It is as if the time has approached when I shall be called...

It is as if the time has approached when I shall be called away (by Allah) and I shall answer. "O people! Don't you witness that there is no diety but Allah, Muhammed is his servant and his apostle, paradise is truth and that the Day (of judgment) shall certainly arrive, and Allah shall raise people from the graves?" People replied "Yes we believe in them". The Prophet then said "Behold! I am leaving among you two precious symbols, that if you adhere to them, you shall never go astray after me.

Each of these two surpasses the other in its grandeur." The Prophet then said "One of them is the book of Allah and the other one is my selected progeny (itrat) that is family (Ahlul Bayt)." "Behold" he said, "I am your predecessor at the pool (of Paradise), and 1 shall be a witness over you. Thus be careful how you treat these two precious things after me. Do not stray away from them, for you will perish".

Then he grasped the hand of Ali (a.s) and raised it and said: "WHOEVER I AM HIS MASTER, ALl IS HIS MASTER (repeating three times). O, God! Love those who love him. Be hostile to those who are hostile to him. Help those who help him, and keep the truth with him wherever he turns. " "Ali, the son of Abu Talib is my brother, my executor (WASI), my successor (caliph), and the leader (Imam) after me.

His position to me is the same as the position of Haroon to Moses, except there shall be no Prophet after me. He is your Master. " "O, people! Verily Allah has appointed him to be your Imam and ruler.

Obedience of him is obligatory for all immigrants (Muhajerin) and helpers (Ansars), those who follow virtues, the dwellers of the cities and the nomads, the Arabs and the non Arabs, the freeman and the slave, the young and the old, the noble and the poor, the white and the black." "His command should be obeyed, and his word is binding. His order is obligatory on everyone who believes in one God. Cursed is the man who disobeys him, and blessed is the one who follows him.

He who believes in him is a true believer. His WALlYAH (belief in his mastery) has been made obligatory by Allah, the powerful, the exalted." He then went on to talk about the Holy Quran and to reflect on the verses and not to presume the meanings by saying "by Allah, nobody can explain them to you, the warnings and its meanings, except me and this man(i.e Ali) whose hand I am lifting up in front of myself." After that he went on to talk about the 11 successors after Ali (p.b.u.h.) "O People!