And if you have taken it from the men (others)...

And if you have taken it from the men (others), you have been destroyed and so have they. Woe be unto you!

(But) that is for the one who comes out from his house with provisions, and lawful means of transportation aspiring for this House while having recognised our -asws rights, loving us -asws with his heart, just as Allah -azwj Mighty and Majestic has Said: “ [14:37] therefore make the hearts of some people yearn towards them” and it does not mean the House, for He -azwj is Saying ‘towards them’.

So we -asws are, by Allah -azwj , the supplication of Ibrahim -as towards whom -asws if one loves with one’s heart, his Pilgrimage would be Accepted, otherwise it will not be, O Qatada! So if it is like that, he would be safe from the Punishment of Hell on the Day of Judgement’. Qatada said, ‘No offence. By Allah -azwj , I will not explain it except like this’. So Abu Ja’far -asws said: ‘Woe be unto you, O Qatada!

But rather, you should understand the Quran from the ones -asws who have been addressed by it’. [10] وعنه: عن أحمد بن هوذة الباهلي، عن إبراهيم بن إسحاق النهاوندي، عن عبد الله بن حماد الأنصاري، عن عبد الله بن سنان، عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام)، قال: قال: جعلت فداك، فأخبرني عن القرى الظاهرة. قال: هم شيعتنا- يعني العلماء منهم And from him, from Ahmad Bin Howzat Al-Bahily, from Ibrahim Is’haq Al-Nahawandy, from Abdullah Bin Hamaad Al-Ansary, from Abdullah Bin Sinan, ‘From Abu Abdullah -asws .

He (Al-Basry) said, ‘May I be sacrificed for you -asws ! Inform me about the Apparent towns’. He -asws (Abu Abdullah -asws ) said: ‘They are our -asws Shias – meaning the learned among them’. [11] See Appendix – a Hadith which is usually quoted in the interpretation of 95:1-3) by general Muslims and has also been included by Sheikh Sadduk.

VERSES 4 – 6 لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنْسَانَ فِي أَحْسَنِ تَقْوِيمٍ {4} We have Created the human being in an excellent form [95:4] ثُمَّ رَدَدْنَاهُ أَسْفَلَ سَافِلِينَ {5} Then We Returned him (to be) as lowest of the low [95:5] إِلَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ فَلَهُمْ أَجْرٌ غَيْرُ مَمْنُونٍ {6} Except those who believe and do righteous deeds, so for them would be Recompense without any restrictions [95:6] علي بن إبراهيم قال: نزلت في الأول ثُمَّ رَدَدْناهُ أَسْفَلَ سافِلِينَ Ali Bin Ibrahim (Tafseer Qummi) said, ‘It was Revealed regarding the first one (Abu Bakr): Then We Returned him (to be) as lowest of the low [95:5] .

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