Of course you may join me and your brother!

Of course you may join me and your brother!” Suddenly, Hazraté Ali Ibn Abi Tâléb [may God’s Greetings reach him!] entered the room, and after asking me about my welfare, he announced: ‘‘What a beautiful fragrance I smell in here! It’s as though my beloved brother and cousin, our venerable Prophet has entered in this room…!” I answered him back and said: ‘‘Yes, you are right indeed.

He is with our two sons under the Abâ…” At that moment, Ali went also near the abâ, and after a most respectful greetings to my father, asked permission to enter and join them. The Prophet answered him back:” Greetings to you, o, my beloved brother! Thou, who shall be my heir and successor, and who shall keep up the banner of Islam! Of course you may join us!” At last it was Fâtemeh’s turn to ask permission to join her family under the abâ.

The Prophet replied: ‘‘Of course you may join us, my beloved daughter!” When all of them were under the abâ, the Messenger of God took the helm of his abâ in his left hand, and raised his right hand in the sky and declared:” O God! These are from my Household, and those I love dearly and tenderly! These are from my own flesh and blood.

Whatever that will make them upset, will also upset me, and whatever that shall be a burden to them, shall be my burden too… Whoever wants to challenge or oppose them, has challenged or opposed me. And whoever is in peace with them and shows them his friendship, is in peace with me, and shows his friendship to me. Whoever shows them his enmity, show his enmity towards me. And at last, whoever loves them and is devoted to them, is loving me, and is devoted to me.

They come from me, and I come from them… O Merciful God! Send Thy Greetings, Favors, Bounty, Abundance, Grace and Forgiveness to us, and purify them from any unholiness and wickedness whatsoever!” At that moment, God announced graciously:” O, Angels of mine! O, You who reside in Heavens! I did not make the sky, I did not create Earth, I did not create the moon and the sun, I did not let the waters flow, unless for the love of these five persons who are under the abâ…!

At that moment, the Archangel Gabriel said:” O, God! Wouldst Thou permit me to go on Earth, and be the sixth person under this abâ?” God granted His Archangel this wish, and announced: ‘‘Thou mayest go.” The Archangel Gabriel came down to earth and said:” O, Messenger of God! Greetings to you! Thy God Almighty has sent His Greetings to thee.