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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Hayat Al-Qulub Vol.3 Part 13: Traditions confirming Imams' being the 'helpers of Allah', 'the pious ones' and 'the foremost' Traditions that confirm that Imams (a.s.) are the ‘helpers of Allah’, ‘pious ones’ and ‘the foremost’. And their Shias are ‘the companions of the right’ and their enemies are ‘the companions of the left’. Ibne Mahyar says regarding the following words of the Almighty Allah: وَالسَّابِقُونَ السَّابِقُونَ. أُوْلَئِكَ الْمُقَرَّبُونَ.
فِي جَنَّاتِ النَّعِيمِ. And the foremost are the foremost, these are they who are drawn nigh (to Allah), in the gardens of bliss. (Surah Waqiah 56:10-12) Commentators have said that those who were foremost in faith and obedience of Allah, in the hereafter they would be foremost to go to Paradise and these are the very people who are the proximate ones in the gardens of bliss.
It is narrated from Amirul Momineen (a.s.) that he said: Among all those who precede towards Allah and the Messenger I am the foremost and I am the most proximate to the Almighty.
It is narrated from Ibne Abbas that there are three who are the foremost: Hizqeel, the believer from the people of Firon, who was the first to believe in Moosa (a.s.), Habib the person of Yasin who was the first to believe in Isa (a.s.) and Ali Ibne Abi Talib (a.s.) who was the first to believe in (S), and he is better than other two. Ibne Shahr Aashob narrates from Imam Sadiq (a.s.) that: we are the foremost.
We are foremost in perfection over the whole Ummah and we are the last as our rule and government shall be the last. Ibne Mahyar from Shaykh Tusi with his chains of narrators has narrated from Abu Abbas that he asked the Holy Prophet (S) the explanation of the following verse: وَالسَّابِقُونَ السَّابِقُونَ. أُوْلَئِكَ الْمُقَرَّبُونَ. فِي جَنَّاتِ النَّعِيمِ.
And the foremost are the foremost, these are they who are drawn nigh (to Allah)… (Surah Waqiah 56:10-12) The Prophet (S) replied that Jibraeel has said that they are Ali and his Shias are foremost in heading towards Paradise, and due to their respect for Allah, they are the proximate ones of Allah. Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s.) said in the explanation of the verse: فَأَمَّا إِنْ كَانَ مِنْ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ. فَرَوْحٌ وَرَيْحَانٌ وَجَنَّةُ نَعِيمٍ.
Then if he is one of those drawn nigh (to Allah), then happiness and bounty and a garden of bliss.
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