O Ali, by you the people will be guided after me.

O Ali, by you the people will be guided after me.” [^9] The Prophet (S) had said: “Ali to me is as my head to my body.” [^10] He had also said: “Ali is with the Qur'an and the Qur'an is with Ali; they do never separate until they will come to me at the pond (in Paradise).” [^11] The Prophet (S) had also said: “I am the city of knowledge and Ali is its gate and whoever wants to get knowledge has to come through the gate.” [^12] The Prophet (S) had said: “I am the house of wisdom and Ali is its gate.” [^13] He had also said: “O Ali, you explain to my umma what they will disagree on after me.” [^14] He had also said: “He, who obeys me, obeys Allah and he, who disobeys me, disobeys Allah.

He, who obeys Ali, obeys me and he, who disobeys Ali, disobeys me.” [^15] There are many other traditions like these ones talking about the same meaning even if their wordings are somehow different. These traditions have given Imam ‘Ali (as) a position near the Prophet (S) that no prophet can give except to the guardian and the caliph after him. This is the meaning of the traditions that comes to mind according to the rules of the language.

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