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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Sacred Effusion Volume 1 Chapter 6: The Exceptionally Unique الْوِتْرَ الْمَوْتُورَ The Exceptionally Unique Commentary الْوِتْرَ الْمَوْتُورَ The Exceptionally Unique The original meaning of al-witr in the Arabic language is al-fard (single) and man la thaniya lah (one who does not have a second)’[^1]. And al-mawtur which is an adjective of al-witr also means the same, but is brought as an emphasis[^2] in this case.

A similar example[^3] has come in the Qur`an with regard to hijr (forbidden) and mahjur (prohibited) , the latter being an emphasis of the former: يَوْمَ يَرَوْنَ الْمَلاَئِكَةَ لاَ بُشْرَى يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُجْرِمِينَ وَيَقُولُونَ حِجْرًا مَّحْجُورًا On the day when they shall see the angels, there shall be no joy on that day for the guilty, and they shall say: It is a forbidden thing totally prohibited.

(25:22) And in the well-known supplication of al-Sabah , Amir al-mu’minin ‘Ali (AS) tries to emphasize al-layl (the night) with the adjective al-alyal (nightly): صَلِّ اللَّهُمَّ عَلَى الدَّلِيلِ إِلَيْكَ فِي اللَّيْلِ الأَلْيَل وَالْمَاسِكِ مِنْ أَسْبَابِكَ بِحَبْلِ الشَّرَفِ الأَطوَل Bless, oh Allah, the guide to You in the darkest night, him who, of Thy ropes, clings to the cord of the longest nobility...[^4] Some scholars opine[^5] that al-witr refers to Imam al-Husayn (AS)’s unique spiritual status which the Holy Prophet (S) and the Infallible Imams of the (AS) also possess.

Amir al-mu’minin ‘Ali (AS) describing an Infallible Imam as: لاَ يُوجَدُ لَهُ مَثِيلٌ وَلاَ يَقُومُ لَهُ بَدِيل He is peerless , no substitute can represent him.[^6] And in another tradition, Imam al-Ridha (AS) describing the qualities of an infallible Imam, says: الإِِمَامُ وَاحِدُ دَهْرِهِ لاَ يُدَانِيهِ أَحَدٌ The Imam is unique in his time. None can come closer to him in rank. ..[^7] We may also say that Imam al-Husayn (AS) is a manifestation of the Divine Name al-Witru .