Al-Eman is built upon four pillars – upon the certainty...

Al-Eman is built upon four pillars – upon the certainty, and the patience, and the justice, and the Jihad (striving).’’ [15] The Holy Verse (42:52) which says Not knowing the Book and the Eman Sometimes, Holy Verse 42:52 is also cited to allege that Prophet -saww was not literate (Nouzobillah), which is taking it entirely out of context; let us review the following Holy Verse: وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَيْكَ رُوحًا مِنْ أَمْرِنَا ۚ مَا كُنْتَ تَدْرِي مَا الْكِتَابُ وَلَا الْإِيمَانُ وَلَٰكِنْ جَعَلْنَاهُ نُورًا نَهْدِي بِهِ مَنْ نَشَاءُ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ۚ وَإِنَّكَ لَتَهْدِي إِلَىٰ صِرَاطٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ {52} And like that We Sent down a Spirit unto you from Our Command.

You (people) did not know what the Book was, nor the Eman, but We Made it a ‘Noor’ (Light) We Guide with one We so Desire from Our servants; and surely you (Rasool) guide to the Straight Path [42:52] Not knowing the Book and the Eman تفسير القمي جَعْفَرُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْكَرِيمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحِيمِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْفُضَيْلِ عَنْ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع‏ فِي قَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى لِنَبِيِّهِ- ما كُنْتَ تَدْرِي مَا الْكِتابُ وَ لَا الْإِيمانُ وَ لكِنْ جَعَلْناهُ نُوراً يَعْنِي عَلِيّاً وَ عَلِيٌّ هُوَ النُّورُ Tafseer Al Qummi – Ja’far Bin Ahmad, from Abdul Kareem Bin Abdul Rahman, from Muhammad Bin Ali, from Muhammad Bin Al Fuzeyl, from Abu Hamza, From Abu Ja’far -asws regarding Words of Allah -azwj the Exalted to His -azwj Prophet -saww : ‘ You (people) did not know what the Book was, nor the Eman, but We Made it a ‘Noor’ (Light) [42:52] – meaning Ali -asws , and Ali -asws , he -asws is the Noor.

فَقَالَ- نَهْدِي بِهِ مَنْ نَشاءُ مِنْ عِبادِنا يَعْنِي عَلِيّاً بِهِ هَدَى مَنْ هَدَى مِنْ خَلْقِهِ وَ قَالَ اللَّهُ لِنَبِيِّهِ- وَ إِنَّكَ لَتَهْدِي إِلى‏ صِراطٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ‏ يَعْنِي أَنَّكَ لَتَأْمُرُ بِوَلَايَةِ عَلِيٍّ وَ تَدْعُو إِلَيْهَا He -azwj Said: We Guide with one We so Desire from Our servants; [42:52] – meaning Ali -asws , Guiding through him -asws the one from His -azwj creatures He -azwj Guides.