His sermons lectures and the words contained in...

His sermons lectures and the words contained in Nahjul-Balaghah (Path of Eloquence) testify to the authenticity of the reported statement of the Messenger: "I am the city of knowledge and Ali is its gate; so whoever wants to enter the city should come through the gate." (8) The record of the other three distinguished members of the House of Mohammad Fatimah and her two children Al- Hassan and Al-Hussein shows that they were the most sincere servants of Islam.

The authentic hadiths spoke of their distinctions and qualifications as permanent allies of justice and truth. Zeid Ibn Arqam reported that the…