1717 - خَيرُ النّاسِ أُسرَةً

1717. THE BEST FAMILY AMONG ALL PEOPLE

6039.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : اُسرَتُهُ خَيرُ اُسرَةٍ ، وشَجَرَتُهُ خَيرُ شَجَرَةٍ ، أغصانُها مُعتَدِلَةٌ ، وثِمارُها مُتَهَدِّلَةٌ ، مَولِدُهُ بمَكّةَ ، وهِجرَتُهُ بطَيبَةَ، عَلا بِها ذِكرُهُ ، وامتَدَّ مِنها صَوتُهُ .¹

6039.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'His family is the best family and his tree is the best tree. Its branches are moderate and its fruits hang down. His birth was in Makkah and his migration was to Tayba [Madina]. In it his remembrance was elevated and from it his voice spread.' ²

6040.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : أشهَدُ أنّ محمّداً عَبدُهُ ورَسولُهُ ، وسَيّدُ عِبادِهِ ، كُلَّما نَسَخَ اللَّهُ الخَلقَ فِرقَتينِ جَعَلَهُ في خَيرِهِما .³

6040.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'I testify that Muhammad is His servant and messenger, and the chief of His creation; whenever Allah divided the line of descent, He put him in the better one.' ⁴

1716 - عالَمِيَّةُ رِسالَةِ مُحَمَّدٍ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله‏

1716. THE UNIVERSALITY OF THE MESSAGE OF Muhammad (SAWA)

(وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ إِلَّا كَافَّةً لِلنَّاسِ بَشِيراً وَنَذِيراً وَلَكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَايَعْلَمُونَ) .¹

"We did not send you except as a bearer of good news and a warner to all mankind, but most people do not know." ²

6037.رسول اللَّه صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أنا رَسولُ مَن أدرَكتُ حَيّاً ومَن يُولَدُ بَعدي .³

6037.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'I am the messenger of those who live in my time, as well as those who will be born after me.' ⁴

6038.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : بُعِثَ كلُّ نَبيٍّ كانَ قَبلي إلى‏ اُمَّتِهِ بلِسانِ قَومِهِ ، وبَعَثَني إلى‏ كُلِّ أسوَدَ وأحمَرَ بالعَربيَّةِ .⁵

6038.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Every prophet before me was sent to their people in their own language, but I was sent to all, black and red [skinned], in Arabic.' ⁶