فَلَمَّا عَرَّفَ اللَّهُ مَلَائِكَتَهُ فَضْلَ خِيَارِ...
فَلَمَّا عَرَّفَ اللَّهُ مَلَائِكَتَهُ فَضْلَ خِيَارِ أُمَّةِ مُحَمَّدٍ ص وَ شِيعَةِ عَلِيٍّ وَ خُلَفَائِهِ ع وَ احْتِمَالَهُمْ فِي جَنْبِ مَحَبَّةِ رَبِّهِمْ مَا لَا تَحْتَمِلُهُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ أَبَانَ بَنِي آدَمَ الْخِيَارَ الْمُتَّقِينَ بِالْفَضْلِ عَلَيْهِمْ When His -azwj Angels recognised the merits of the best of the community of Muhammad -saww and the Shias of Ali -asws , and his -asws Caliphs upon them, and their bearing regarding a side of the love of their Lord -azwj – what the Angels are not bearing – it became clear that the sons of Adam -as , the good, the pious are with the superiority over them.
ثُمَّ قَالَ فَلِذَلِكَ فَاسْجُدُوا لآِدَمَ لِمَا كَانَ مُشْتَمِلًا عَلَى أَنْوَارِ هَذِهِ الْخَلَائِقِ الْأَفْضَلِينَ Then Allah -azwj Said, for that, “Perform Sajda to Adam -as !” It was due to what was contained (within him -as ) of the lights of these people -asws , the meritorious ones -asws ”.
وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ سُجُودُهُمْ لآِدَمَ إِنَّمَا كَانَ آدَمُ قِبْلَةً لَهُمْ يَسْجُدُونَ نَحْوَهُ لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ كَانَ بِذَلِكَ مُعَظَّماً لَهُ مُبَجَّلًا وَ لَا يَنْبَغِي لِأَحَدٍ أَنْ يَسْجُدَ لِأَحَدٍ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ يَخْضَعُ لَهُ خُضُوعَهُ لِلَّهِ And their Sajdas did not happen to be to Adam -as .
But rather, Adam -as was a Qiblah (direction) for them – they were doing Sajdas towards him -as , (but) to Allah -azwj Mighty and Majestic – and it was a veneration, a dignity to him -as with that, and it is not befitting for anyone that he does Sajda to anyone besides Allah -azwj , and be humble to him like his humbleness to Allah ‑azwj , and venerate him – with the Sajda s to him – like his veneration to Allah -azwj .
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