Thus, he -asws is the honour of all nobles and a branch from...

Thus, he -asws is the honour of all nobles and a branch from the (descendants of) Abd Manaaf; he has (complete) knowledge of (worldly) affairs and is well versed in the governance (of all affairs). Obedience to him -asws is incumbent until the day of judgement and Allah -azwj has made his Heart a (vessel) for His mystery and elects to speak through Imam’s tongue. Thus, He -asws is infallible, represents Allah -azwj and is free from any element of ignorance and weakness.

O Tariq, the people have abandoned him and followed their own desires and who can be more astray than the one who follows his whims without any guidance from Allah -azwj . O Tariq! the Imam -asws may be considered like an angel in the appearance of human being, a heavenly body, a divine command, a sacred spirit, a lofty station, a manifest light, a hidden secret.

He is angelic in essence with attributes of the Divine powers, endowed with unlimited good qualities, posses the knowledge of the realms of the Unseen, specifically chosen by the Lord of the Worlds and is connected with the Truthful and Trustworthy (Rasool Allah -azwj ). All this is for the household of Muhammad -saww alone; nobody else can partake in this with them.

This is because they are: the source of revelation and the meaning of its exposition; the elect of the Lord of Majesty; The place of Gibrael, Al-Ameen’s descent; the words of the attributes of Allah -azwj ; His secret and His words; the tree of Prophet hood; the source of chivalry; the essence of all opinions; the ultimate meaning and signification; the station of apostolic wisdom; the illumination of majesty in proximity to Allah -azwj , and in His care the location of Allah -azwj ’s word; the key to his wisdom; the lamps of Allah -azwj ’s mercy; the well springs of His bounty; the path that leads to Allah -azwj -the salsabeel-the Qistaas al Mustaqeem (the upright scale) the straight path; the remembrance (full) of wisdom; the noble face; the eternal light; possessors of honour and repute; take precedence over all noble and exalted; the successors of the noble Prophet -saww ; the progeny of the compassionate and gentle (Prophet -saww ); we are the progeny of one from the other, in the custody of the most High, the most Mighty- Allah -azwj knows all and observes all of these.

These are the immense and unmistakable signs of guidance and the straight path. Whosoever recognises them -asws and takes (guidance) from them -asws , he belongs to us.