And that is the explanation of this Verse...

And that is the explanation of this Verse: Then We Returned the prevalence to you over them and Aided you with wealth and sons and Made you more numerous [17:6] ’.

[21] على بن ابراهيم عن أبيه عن ابن أبى عمير عن هشام بن سالم وحفص بن البخترى عن أبى عبد الله عليه السلام قال: ان الرجل ليحبكم وما يعرف ما أنتم عليه، فيدخله الله عزوجل الجنة بحبكم، وان الرجل ليبغضكم وما يعرف ما أنتم عليه فيدخله الله ببغضكم النار Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Hisham Bin Salim and Hafs Bin Al-Bakhtary, ‘Abu Abdullah -asws has said: ‘The man who loves you and does not understand what you (Shias) are upon (believing in), then Allah -azwj Mighty and Majestic, would Make him to enter into the Paradise due to his love for you (Shias).

And the man who hates you (Shias) and does not understand what you (Shias) are upon (believing in), then Allah -azwj would Make him to enter the Fire due to his hatred for you (Shias)’.

[22] وباسناده إلى اسحق بن عمار عن أبى عبد الله عليه السلام قال: كل من لم يحب على الدين ولم يبغض على الدين فلا دين له And by his chain going up to Is’haq Bin Amaar, from Abu Abdullah -asws having said: ‘Everyone who does not love due to the Religion, and does not hate because of the Religion, then there is no Religion for him’.

[23] Appendix: Amulet on the day of Friday – بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ‏ لَا حَوْلَ وَ لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْمَلَائِكَةِ وَ الرُّوحِ وَ النَّبِيِّينَ وَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ وَ قَاهِرُ مَنْ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَ الْأَرَضِينَ وَ خَالِقُ كُلِّ شَيْ‏ءٍ وَ مَالِكُهُ ‘In the Name of Allah -azwj the Beneficent, the Merciful! There is neither might nor strength except with Allah -azwj the Exalted, the Magnificent!

Allah -azwj is Lord -azwj of the Angels, and the Spirit, and the Prophets -as , and the Messengers -asws , and Subduer of the ones in the skies and the earths, and Creator of all things and its Owner!

كُفَّ بَأْسَهُمْ وَ أَعْمِ أَبْصَارَهُمْ وَ قُلُوبَهُمْ وَ اجْعَلْ بَيْنَنَا وَ بَيْنَهُمْ حَرَساً وَ حِجَاباً وَ مَدْفَعاً إِنَّكَ رَبُّنَا لَا حَوْلَ وَ لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِكَ‏ عَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْنا وَ إِلَيْكَ أَنَبْنا وَ أَنْتَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ‏ Stop their forces, and Blind their sights and their hearts, and Make a guard and a veil and defence to be between us and them! You -azwj are our Lord -azwj ! There is neither might nor strength except with You -azwj !

Upon You we rely, and to You we are penitent, [60:4] You are the Mighty, the Wise [60:5] !

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