MIRACLE 120 – FULFILLING VOW

And it is narrated by Ali Bin Muzaffar Al Najjar who said,

‘There was a share for me in an estate, but its ownership was usurped from me. I entered the holy shrine for visitation of Ameerul Momineen (a.s.), I completed it and then said to him, ‘O Ameerul Momineen! Make this share return to me. I shall build this seat from my wealth’. His share was returned to him.

He saw Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) in his dream, and he (a.s.) was standing in a corner of the shrine, and he had grabbed upon his hand and came the farewell door outside and indicated to the seat and said: ‘O Ali! Fulfil the vow!’

He said, ‘With love and prestige, O Ameerul Momineen (a.s.)!’ And in the morning, he was busy in working it’’.¹

Glossary of Terms/ Abbreviations Used

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
(s.a.w.a.)	Sallaho alayhi wa aalehi wa-sallam	Peace be upon him and his progeny
(a.s.)	Alayhis salaam	Peace be upon him
(s.a.)	Salaamul Laahe Alayhaa	Peace be upon her
(a.t.f.s)	Ajjalallaaho Ta’ala Farajahush Shareef	May Allah hasten his reappearance

His Eminence, Sulaiman (a.s.) prayed: O God, give me a kingdom, which is not worthy for anyone else after me, so that it is not said that the kingdom of Sulaiman was obtained through domination and oppression. Thus, his supplication was fulfilled and Almighty Allah gave wind in his control, that he used to travel in it wherever he wanted; the jinns and satans also came under his control, and the language of the birds was also taught to him: in this way, he settled down in the earth and the people of his time and after him knew that this rulership was not be obtained through force and that it is a bestowal of God. \[Biharul Anwar, Vol. 14, Pg. 85, quoting from the books of Saduq\].

This author has also explained this in detail under the term of ‘Umam’, and in the books of Abwaab Rahmat, Arkaan Deen and Maqam Quran O Itrat.

This view that manifest Imam in this verse is the same ‘protected tablet’ \[Lauhe Mahfuz\] is taken from the books of Ahle Sunnat and it is a statement against the apparent connotation of Quran, which is not supported by any traditional report or logical proof.

Perhaps ‘Imam Mubeen’ implies the position of mastership (Wilayat) and effulgence of His Eminence, Amirul Momineen (a.s.). As His Eminence is the carrier of the light of lights and that is an effulgence, which illuminated all things. As we read regarding it: I ask by the effulgence of Your face, with which you have illuminated everything. Whereas this effulgence surrounds everything and everything is surrounded by it. Its carrier is also most knowledgeable and capable than everything.

Since the reasonings of the like of these traditional reports are clear and the matter is transparent and logical, there is no need of authentic chains of narrators and sources.

The implication of Almighty Allah from ‘those who have knowledge of the book’ in the holy verse, as the Imam has mentioned, is Amirul Momineen (a.s.) and following him, the Holy Imams (a.s.).

This point is narrated in widely narrated Shia traditions and Ahle Sunnat scholars, also, have narrated from Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) in their books of exegesis that the implication is Ali Ibne Abi Talib (a.s.) \[as was mentioned before\].

Footnotes

1. Behar al-Anwaar, Vol. 42, Chp 129, Trad 13 ↩