The number executors of the Will after Muhammad -saww ...
The number executors of the Will after Muhammad -saww , who explain the ‘Sunnah’, is the same as the number of executors of the will of Jesus (twelve.) Amir-ul-Momineen -asws experienced the tradition of Jesus.’ [19] The narrator of the Hadith says: ‘Amir-ul-Momineen -asws said to ibn ‘Abbas, ‘Layla al-Qadr (the night of destiny Verse 97:1-6) comes every year and in that night the command for the whole year is sent down.
The Command is (only) received by the Leaders with Divine Authority after the Rasool Allah -saww .’ ‘Ibn ‘Abbas then asked, ‘Who are they?’ Amir-ul-Momineen -asws replied: ‘I -asws and the 11 persons -asws from my -asws descendants -asws who all are ‘A’immah -asws (Leaders with Divine Authority), and Muhaddathun -asws , such persons to whom angels speak.’ [20] The narrator of the Hadith says: ‘The Messenger of Allah -saww once said to his companions, ‘You must believe in the Layla al-Qadr (Night of Destiny: Verse no.
97 in the Holy Quran). It is Ali -asws Ibn Abu Talib -asws and his eleven descendants -asws after me -saww . [21] The narrator of the Hadith says: ‘Amir-ul-Momineen Ali -asws one day recited (the following Verses of the Holy Quran) to Abu Bakr, ‘Do not think of those slain for the cause of Allah as dead. ‘They are alive with their Lord and receive sustenance from Him.’ (3: 169) I testify that Muhammad -saww , the Messenger of Allah -azwj , died as a martyr.
He -saww , by Allah -azwj , is going to come to you so do not have any doubts when he -saww comes to you. Satan cannot disguise in his appearance.’ Ali -asws took the hand of Abu Bakr and showed the Holy Prophet -saww to him, who said, ‘O abu Bakr, believe in Ali -asws and in the eleven ‘A’immah (Leaders with Divine Authority) from his -asws descendants. They are all like me -saww except the Prophet-hood. Repent before Allah -azwj because of what you are involved in.
You have no right to it (taking the position of an Infallible Imam -asws ).’ ‘The narrator has said that then he -saww vanished and could not be seen around.’ [22] The narrator of the Hadith says: ‘I heard Abu Ja’far -asws say, ‘There will be 12 ‘A’immah -asws (Leaders with Divine Authority) from the family of Muhammad -saww and they -asws all will be Muhaddathun -asws , persons to whom angels speak.
They -asws will be of the descendants of the Messenger of Allah -saww and Ali -asws Ibn Abu Talib -asws . The Messenger of Allah -saww and Ali -asws are their ancestors.