Ibn Hajar has also reported some of these traditions in his...

Ibn Hajar has also reported some of these traditions in his as-Sawa'iq) from Darqutni- He quotes Umm Salamah as saying: "Oh Ali, You and your shi'as shall attain Paradise." Ibn Athir writes in connection with the word "qumh." that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.) said to Hadrat 'Ali (a-s.): "When people come into the presence of God, your Shi'as will be there content with God and He with them, and your enemies shall be subjected to God's wrath and their hands shall be tied to their necks." The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.) demonstrated this by putting his hands behind his neck, and said: "See, they shall be tied up in this way." Probably this tradition has been reported by Ibn Hajar also in his as-Sawa'iq" and other 'ulama' have also reported it in different ways, showing that it is among the well known hadith.

In az-Zamakhshari's "Rabi' al-Abrar" the following statement of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.) has been recorded: "Oh 'Ali, On the Day of Judgement the skirt of God's mercy will be in my hand and my skirt will be in your hand and your skirt will beheld by your descendants and the Shi'as of your descendants will be hanging on to their skirt. Then you will see where we will be taken (i.e.

Paradise)." For further satisfaction, it will be useful to study Ahmad ibn Hanbal's "al-Musnad" and an-NaSa'i's "Khasa'is" etc., which contain a number of such traditions. These traditions show that the Prophet of Islam (s.a.w.) spoke a number of times about the Shi'as of 'Ali (a.s.) and pointed out that on the Day of Judgement they, in particular, shall be safe and successful, God being pleased with them and they with Him.

Everyone who believes that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.) was the embodiment of truthfulness and that the verse which begins "ma yantiqu 'an il-hawa . . . " (He does not speak of himself unless 'why' is revealed to him) refers to the Prophet himself, realise that these hadith must be true. Those people however who understand the above hadith as referring to all the companions of the prophet, have failed to recognise their real inner meaning.

We find that during the days of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.) a group of outstanding companions was attached to Hadrat 'Ali (a.s.). Not only did every man in this group acknowledge the Holy Imam (a.s.) to be his spiritual leader, the real transmitter of the Holy Prophet's teachings, but they also acknowledged him as the true interpreter and commentator of the orders and secrets of the Prophet (s.a.w.).