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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Misbah-uz-Zulam, Roots of the Karbala’ Tragedy Verses Of The Holy Quran Proving The Caliphate Of His Eminence, Ali We should know that traditions and verses of the Holy Quran prove the Caliphate of His Eminence, Ali (a.s.). There are so many verses of Quran that point to the Caliphate of His Eminence, Ali (a.s.) that the writer cannot include all of them in this book.

The following is a brief summary of the verses concerning Imam Ali’s Caliphate: A verse of the Holy Quran states: “Say: I do not ask of you any reward for it but love for my near relatives” [^1] According to commentators of Quran, the near relatives mean Ali, Fatima, Hasan and Husayn (a.s.).[^2] The Quraish, Bani Hashim, Helpers (Ansar), Emigrants (Muhajireen) and others are not included in this. Only Ali, Fatima and Hasnain (a.s.) are included.

According to this verse, these are the four divinely appointed persons, after the Prophet and nobody else can be more deserving of love. In such a condition, it seems unlikely that none of them should be selected as a Caliph and Umar should appoint one who is himself obliged by Allah to love these four personalities. Such a man would indeed be inferior to the four. Thus, to appoint such a person as Imam or Caliph over these excellent persons, informs of a great deviation.

Obviously, Lady Fatima (s.a.), being a woman, cannot become a Caliph or Imam after the Messenger of Allah (S) and Hasan and Husayn (a.s.) were of a very young age. So it was necessary for His Eminence, Ali (a.s.) to get the position of Caliphate. But due to his personal enmity, Umar did not allow Ali (a.s.) to become a Caliph.

This was doubtlessly, the first mistake of Muslims as the writer has mentioned previously and it was a mistake due to which Islam had to face great losses and is still facing them. Divine will is supreme, but apparently Umar has committed such a mistake that its correction is impossible till Judgment Day.

The verse of Surah Tahrim states: “And if you back up each other against him, then surely Allah it is Who is his Guardian, and Jibraeel and the believers that do good.” [^3] This verse shows that the guardian and helper of the Prophet is Allah, Jibraeel and ‘the believers that do good’, that is Ali (a.s.).

The writer of Tafseer Majmaul Bayan says on page 423 that ‘believers that do good’ denotes Amirul Mo-mineen (a.s.) as stated by Mujahid in the book of Fasra Ahl-ul-Tanjeel through Sudair Sairafi and Abu Ja’far.