Al Ayyashi...
Al Ayyashi, from Abdullah Bin Suleyman who said, ‘I said to Abu Abdullah -asws , ‘(What about) O you people! There has come to you a convincing Proof from your Lord and We Sent to you a clear Light [4:174] ?’ He -asws said: ‘The convincing Proof is Muhammad -saww , and the Light is Ali -asws ’. I said, ‘(And) Straight Path [4:175] ?’ He -asws said: ‘The Straight Path is Ali -asws ’.
[7] فُرَاتٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ [أَحْمَدَ بْنِ] طَلْحَةَ الْخُرَاسَانِيُّ مُعَنْعَناً عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع قَالَ: نَزَلَ جَبْرَئِيلُ ع عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ ص بِهَذِهِ الْآيَةِ يا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ قَدْ جاءَكُمْ بُرْهانٌ مِنْ رَبِّكُمْ وَ أَنْزَلْنا إِلَيْكُمْ نُوراً مُبِيناً فِي عَلِيِّ [بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع] وَ الْبُرْهَانُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص Furat said, ‘It was narrated to me by Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Ahmad Bin Talha Al Khurasany, From Abu Ja’far -asws having said: ‘Jibraeel -as descended unto Muhammad -saww with this Verse: O you people!
There has come to you a convincing Proof from your Lord and We Sent to you a clear Light [4:174] regarding Ali -asws Bin Abu Talib -asws , and the convincing Proof is Rasool Allah -saww ’. قَوْلُهُ فَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا بِاللَّهِ وَ اعْتَصَمُوا بِهِ قَالَ بِوَلَايَةِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع. (Regarding) His -azwj Words: Then as for those who are believing in Allah and adhering with Him [4:175] , he -asws said: ‘(Adhering) with the Wilayah of Ali -asws ’’.
[8] فِي مَجْمَعِ الْبَيَانِ نُوراً مُبِيناً وَ قِيلَ: النُّورُ وَلَايَةُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ. In Majma Al Bayan – ‘And it is said, ‘The Light [4:174] is the Wilayah of Ali -asws Bin Abu Talib -asws ’ – from Abu Abdullah -asws ’.
[9] The Creation of First Noor: أَقُولُ رَوَى الْبُرْسِيُّ فِي مَشَارِقِ الْأَنْوَارِ، مِنْ كِتَابِ الْوَاحِدَةِ بِإِسْنَادِهِ عَنِ الثُّمَالِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع أَنَّهُ قَالَ: إِنَّ اللَّهَ سُبْحَانَهُ تَفَرَّدَ فِي وَحْدَانِيَّتِهِ ثُمَّ تَكَلَّمَ بِكَلِمَةٍ فَصَارَتْ نُوراً ثُمَّ خَلَقَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ النُّورِ مُحَمَّداً وَ عَلِيّاً وَ عِتْرَتَهُ ع I (Majlisi) am saying, ‘It is reported by Al Bursy in (the book) ‘Mashariq Al Anwaar’, from the book ‘Al Wahida’, by his chain from Al Sumali, From Abu Ja’far -asws having said: ‘Allah -azwj was Individual in His -azwj Oneness, then He -azwj Spoke with a Word, and it became light (Noor).
Then He -azwj Created from that Noor, Muhammad -saww and Ali -asws and his -saww family -asws .
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