[19] As per well-established twelve Imami beliefs...
[19] As per well-established twelve Imami beliefs, the one with the above qualities can only be a Prophet -as and/or his -as successor -as , those are Rasool Allah -saww and Ahl Al-Bayt -asws , see for example: – شي، تفسير العياشي عَنْ مَسْعَدَةَ بْنِ صَدَقَةَ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع إِنَّ اللَّهَ جَعَلَ وَلَايَتَنَا أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ قُطْبَ الْقُرْآنِ وَ قُطْبَ جَمِيعِ الْكُتُبِ عَلَيْهَا يَسْتَدِيرُ مُحْكَمُ الْقُرْآنِ وَ بِهَا يُوهَبُ الْكُتُبُ وَ يَسْتَبِينُ الْإِيمَانُ وَ قَدْ أَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص أَنْ يُقْتَدَى بِالْقُرْآنِ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ ذَلِكَ حَيْثُ قَالَ فِي آخِرِ خُطْبَةٍ خَطَبَهَا Tafseer Al Ayyashi – from Mas’ada Bin Sadaqa who said, ‘Abu Abdullah -asws said: ‘ Allah -azwj has Made ‘ وَلَايَتَنَا أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ قُطْبَ الْقُرْآنِ ’ our -asws Wilayah as an ( Qutb ) axis of the Quran, and axis of entirety of the Books.
The Decisive (Verses) of the Quran rotate upon it, and the Books (knowledge) is Bestowed due to it and the Eman becomes clear, and Rasool-Allah -saww had instructed to be led by the Quran and Progeny -asws of Muhammad -saww , and that was whereby he -saww said in the last sermon he -saww had addressed: – إِنِّي تَارِكٌ فِيكُمُ الثَّقَلَيْنِ الثَّقَلَ الْأَكْبَرَ وَ الثَّقَلَ الْأَصْغَرَ فَأَمَّا الْأَكْبَرُ فَكِتَابُ رَبِّي وَ أَمَّا الْأَصْغَرُ فَعِتْرَتِي أَهْلُ بَيْتِي فَاحْفَظُونِي فِيهِمَا فَلَنْ تَضِلُّوا مَا تَمَسَّكْتُمْ بِهِمَا ‘I -saww am leaving behind among you all the two weighty things – the bigger weighty thing and the smaller weighty thing.
As for the bigger, it is the Book of my -saww Lord -azwj , and as for the smaller, it is my -saww family, People -asws of my -saww Household, therefore preserve my -saww (Sunnah) regarding these two, so you will never stray for as long as you adhere to these’’. [20] Qalander: The term ‘قلندر’ ( Qalander ) refers to a noble figure who lived in Southeast Asia. They are also known as Qalander Faqir . Historical accounts show the existence of a few Qalandars in the Terai region of Nepal.
The word ‘Qalandar’ (قلندر) is not found in Ahadith, however, Qalandar in Sufi sm is used as a title for some Sufi s who are considered especially spiritual. Some people for whom the title is used are Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, Bu Ali Shah Qalandar, Syed Shah Abdul Latif Kazmi Al-Mashhadi Qalandar, Shams Ali Qalandar, Rabia Basri, and Qalandar Baba Auliya.