It is the way of Islam (submission) to God, or iman (faith) in God.

It is the way of Islam (submission) to God, or iman (faith) in God. This is clearly intended in the opening surah of the Qur'an, verses 6 and 7. The sirat is also said to be a bridge stretched over Hell, which all creatures traverse. The imams, and especially the first Imam 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, have often been identified in Shi'i tradition with the sirat. See Ayoub, M., The Qur'an and its Interpreters (Albany: State University of New York Press, 1983), vol. I, p. 48.

📌[^2]: The phrase 'middle cushion' (an‑numriqatu'l-wusta) is here used metaphorically to signify that the imams are the 'cushion', or source of justice, to whom all creatures must turn in all their affairs. (Editor's Note.) [^3]: See Qur'an 2:58 and 7:161. See also Ayoub, M., The Qur'an and its Interpreters, pp.106‑107.

This is related on the authority of the fifth Imam al‑Baqir, who said: “We are the gate of your hittah.” See al‑'Ayyashi, Abu 'n‑Nadr Muhammad ibn Mas'ad as‑Sulami as-Samarqandi, Tafsiru'l‑Ayyashi, 2 vols. (Tehran: al‑Maktabatu'lIslamiyyah, n.d.), vol. l, p. 45. [^4]: (see Qur'an. 59:23 ) . [^5]: see Qur'an. 33 :33 Previous…

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