They were the partner of the Qur’an...
They were the partner of the Qur’an, the second previous legacy of the Prophet (S) and the interpreters of the religious laws, and they showed to the people the pristine and genuine Islam after the Prophet’s (S) demise. Their extinction would be an irreparable loss. The Commander of the Faithful said: فَنَظَرْتُ فِإِذا لَيسَ لي مُعينٌ إلاّ أهلُ بَيتى فَضَنَنْتُ بِهِمْ عَنِ المَوْتِ.
“Then, I looked and found that there is no supporter for me except my family { ahla bayti }, so I refrained from thrusting them unto death.”[^8] The Concrete Political Formation of the Shi‘ah after the Event of Saqifah Although ‘Ali ( ‘a ) distanced himself from the…
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