And he also said...
And he also said, Ali bin Abdullah, on the authority of Ibrahim bin Muhammad, on the authority of Ibrahim bin Maymun, on the authority of Ibn Jafi Ibn Abi Ali: Imam Mohammed Baqir -asws said, while explaining the above Verse, Allah -azwj Glorified and Exalted means by saying “ He gives you two shares of its mercy ” Al-Hassan -asws and Al-Hussain -asws and Says “ will appoint for you a light wherein ye shall walk ”.
He -asws refers to the ‘ إِمَامُ عَدْلٍ ’ (Justice Imam) which should be followed, who is Ali -asws Ibn Abi Talib -asws .
[25] لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍ{397:} The Night of Pre-determination is better than a thousand months [97:3] أَقُولُ وَ رَوَى الشَّيْخُ شَرَفُ الدِّينِ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ فِي كِتَابِ تَأْوِيلِ الْآيَاتِ الْبَاهِرَةِ بِإِسْنَادِهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جُمْهُورٍ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُسْكَانَ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: قَوْلُهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍ هُوَ سُلْطَانُ بَنِي أُمَيَّةَ وَ قَالَ لَيْلَةٌ مِنْ إِمَامٍ عَدْلٍ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍ مِنْ مُلْكِ بَنِي أُمَيَّةَ I say and narrated that Sheikh Sharf al-Din, may God have mercy on him, in the book of interpretation of the glorious verses with its chain of transmission on the authority of Muhammad Ibn Muhammad About Abi Abdullah -asws explained the above Verse as: Allah -azwj , Glorified and Exalted, says “Better than one thousand months” Refers to the reign of bani-Umayya, and Implies that a night of Just Imam -asws is certainly better than one thousand months reign of bani-Umayya.
[26] اللَّهُ وَلِيُّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا يُخْرِجُهُمْ مِنَ الظُّلُمَاتِ إِلَى النُّورِ …{2572:} Allah is the Guardian of those who believe.
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