Reference: Quran: Saad 38:26
We instructed him: “O David! We have surely made you an authority in the land, so judge between people with truth. And do not follow ˹your˺ desires or they will lead you astray from Allah’s Way. Surely those who go astray from Allah’s Way will suffer a severe punishment for neglecting the Day of Reckoning.”
| Reference | : Quran: Saad 38:26 |
Reference: Quran: Al-Baqarah 2:124
And [mention, O Muḥammad], when Abraham was tried by his Lord with words [i.e. commands] and he fulfilled them. [Allah] said, "Indeed, I will make you an Imam (leader) for the people." [Abraham] said, "And of my descendants?" [Allah] said, "My covenant does not include the wrongdoers."
| Reference | : Quran: Al-Baqarah 2:124 |
Reference: Quran: Al-Baqarah 2:30
˹Remember˺ when your Lord said to the angels, “I am going to place a successive ˹human˺ authority on earth.” They asked ˹Allah˺, “Will You place in it someone who will spread corruption there and shed blood while we glorify Your praises and proclaim Your holiness?” Allah responded, “I know what you do not know.”
| Reference | : Quran: Al-Baqarah 2:30 |
Reference: Quran: As-Sajdah 32:24
And when they became steadfast and believed firmly in Our revelations, We appointed from among them Imams who guided by Our command.
| Reference | : Quran: As-Sajdah 32:24 |
Reference: Quran: An-Nisa 4:59
O believers! Obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you. Should you disagree on anything, then refer it to Allah and His Messenger, if you ˹truly˺ believe in Allah and the Last Day. This is the best and fairest resolution.
| Reference | : Quran: An-Nisa 4:59 |
Note: 1. Obeying, by definition is unconditional. To obey unconditionally, those in authority among you must be infallible, else we could be committing a sin. Hence, we can conclude that the only types of people this can possibly apply to are the Ahlulbayt, who Allah (swt) has purified in Quran 33:33.
2. Allah (swt) reminds us in Quran 14:22: Be careful of who you take as your leader, if they misguide you, they will not be able to protect you on the day of judgement.
3. It's evident that those in authority of the Muslim ummah did order Muslims to sin, for example, Abd Rabb al-Ka'ba testifies that Mu'awiayh ordered them to unjustly consume wealth and kill one another. Clearly, Allah (swt) cannot be telling us to obey such people unconditionally.
4. The Quran also tells us in Quran 11:113: Do not incline to those who do wrong, and therefore this verse can only refer to those who are infallible, the AhlulBayt.
Reference: Quran: Hud 11:113
And do not incline toward those who do wrong, lest you be touched by the Fire, and you would not have other than Allah any protectors; then you would not be helped
| Reference | : Quran: Hud 11:113 |
Reference: Quran: Al-Ahzab 33:33
Allah's wish is but to remove uncleanness far from you, O AhlulBayt (Folk of the Household), and cleanse you with a thorough cleansing.
Allah only intends to keep ˹the causes of˺ evil away from you and purify you completely, O AhlulBayt (members of the ˹Prophet’s˺ family).
Allah intends only to remove from you the impurity [of sin], O people of the AhlulBayt (Prophet's household), and to purify you with [extensive] purification.
| Reference | : Quran: Al-Ahzab 33:33 |
Reference: Quran: Ibrahim 14:21
They will all appear before Allah, and the lowly ˹followers˺ will appeal to the arrogant ˹leaders˺, “We were your ˹dedicated˺ followers, so will you ˹then˺ protect us from Allah’s torment in any way?” They will reply, “Had Allah guided us, we would have guided you. ˹Now˺ it is all the same for us whether we suffer patiently or impatiently, there is no escape for us.”
وَبَرَزُوا۟ لِلَّهِ جَمِيعًۭا فَقَالَ ٱلضُّعَفَٓؤُا۟ لِلَّذِينَ ٱسْتَكْبَرُوٓا۟ إِنَّا كُنَّا لَكُمْ تَبَعًۭا فَهَلْ أَنتُم مُّغْنُونَ عَنَّا مِنْ عَذَابِ ٱللَّهِ مِن شَىْءٍۢ ۚ قَالُوا۟ لَوْ هَدَىٰنَا ٱللَّهُ لَهَدَيْنَكُمْ ۖ سَوَآءٌ عَلَيْنَآ أَجَزِعْنَآ أَمْ صَبَرْنَا مَا لَنَا مِن مَّحِيصٍۢ
| Reference | : Quran: Ibrahim 14:21 |
Reference: Quran: Ash-Shu'ara 26:83-84
[Abraham says:] My Lord, give me Judgment, and join me with the righteous,
and appoint me a tongue of truthfulness among the later generations.
رَبِّ هَبْ لِى حُكْمًۭا وَأَلْحِقْنِى بِٱلصَّلِحِينَ
وَٱجْعَل لِّى لِسَانَ صِدْقٍۢ فِى ٱلْءَاخِرِينَ
| Reference | : Quran: Ash-Shu'ara 26:83-84 |
Note: Tongue of Truthfulness is a verbatim transation.
Reference: Quran: Maryam 19:49-50
So when he had left them and those they worshipped other than Allah, We gave him Isaac and Jacob, and each [of them] We made a prophet.
and We gave them of Our mercy, and We appointed unto them a tongue of truthfulness, Ali-ya.
فَلَمَّا ٱعْتَزَلَهُمْ وَمَا يَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَهَبْنَا لَهُۥٓ إِسْحَقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ ۖ وَكُلًّۭا جَعَلْنَا نَبِيًّۭا
وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُم مِّن رَّحْمَتِنَا وَجَعَلْنَا لَهُمْ لِسَانَ صِدْقٍ عَلِيًّۭا
| Reference | : Quran: Maryam 19:49-50 |
Note: 1. Ali-ya is translated by Arberry as sublime, but we see from the previous verse (19:49) that Allah (swt) mentions Isaac and Jacob by name, and therefore can infer that Ali-ya is indeed the name of Imam Ali.
2. A sublime or high tongue of truthfulness (لِسَانَ صِدْقٍ عَلِيًّۭا) is not an idiom or expression used in vernacular, poetic nor historical Arabic. Therefore, it must be a name.
3. Inventing an idiom could contradict Quran 12:2
4. Why is not more explicit? Mu'awiyah invoked the "Sunnah" of cursing Imam Ali from the pulpit during Jummah prayers every Friday. This sunnah continued for approximately 70 years and would have resulted in the Quran being changed by Banu Ummayah.