SURAH AL-HASHR OF THE GLORIOUS QUR'AN

 

It is the 59^th Surah having 24 Ayahs. Hasher means “Gathering”. It starts and ends with the Glorification of Allah. It mainly deals with the hypocrite’s collaboration with Medinan Jews against the Muslims ending in their humiliation and defeat. According to the Prophetic tradition, whoever recites it with reflection as to its contents, Paradise, Hell, the Throne, seven heavens, the earth, as well as animals, birds, the sun, the moon, and the angels invoke God Almighty that He may bestow His mercy upon him and forgive him.

Ayah 6 and 7 specially deals with “Fay”- Fadak. Fay was the property belonging to Allah and His Prophet which was acquired without the Muslims fighting and using horses and camels. Ayah 6 and 7 states, “And what Allah gave to His Messenger from their property, for this you made no expedition with either cavalry or camelry. But Allah gives powers to His Messengers over whomsoever He wills. And Allah is All-able to do all things. What Allah gave as booty to His Messenger from the people of the townships, it is for Allah, His Messenger, the kindred, the orphans, the poor, and the stranded such that it may not become a fortune used by the rich among you. And whatsoever the Messenger gives you, take it; and whatsoever he forbids you, abstain (from it) and fear Allah. Indeed, Allah is severe in chastisement.

The word “Fay” connotes the property and booties seized without bloodshed and expedition and placed at the disposal of the leader of the Muslim community. It was in the seventh year of Hijra when the Jews surrendered after the Lion of Allah , Imam Ali (a.s.) extricated the mammoth gate of Khyber and killed Amr ibn Abdo-wad, facilitated the capture of the fort of Khyber. The huge war booty was distributed among the Muslim warriors. The Jews handed over the land including Fadak, to the Prophet of Allah. The orchard of Fadak was gifted by the Noble Messenger (s.a.w.a.s.) to his beloved daughter Sayyida Fatima Zahra (s.a.). It was under her management for about three years. The revenue would be distributed to the poor and destitute. Returning from Khyber, Imam Ali (a.s.) distributed his share of the booty among the destitute of Madinah. This exemplary couple (Imam Ali and Sayyida Fatima) distributed whatever comes in the house. Because of their sacrifice for Allah’s creature, Sura-e-Daher or Sura Insan was revealed in their honor.

After the sad demise of the Noble Messenger (s.a.w.a.s.), the first caliph confiscated the Fadak. When Sayyida Fatima Zahra (s.a.) protested, the caliph asked for witness which she produced but was rejected by the caliph. It was against the law to ask for evidence and testimony for some property in someone else possession! She demanded her inheritance. The caliph narrated a fabricated tradition, “We prophets will not leave any inheritance”

Abdullah ibn Masud, one of the companions, narrates that in Masjid-e-Nabawi, a man stood up and said that he was a stranded traveler and was in needs of food. The Prophet asked “who will meet his demand and get recompense of Paradise in return?” Imam Ali (a.s.) stood up and took the man with him and came home and asked Sayyida Fatima Zahra (s.a.). She replied,” O cousin! There is some meager food at home and Hasan and Husain are fasting. The food is only for one person. “Imam Ali (a.s.) asked her to prepare the food. As there was one man’s food, they both thought to pretend as if they were eating and she delayed to get the lamp . When she returned, the man had already finished his food but still there was sufficient food left, hence they both and the children ate from the same food. Next day Imam Ali went in the presence of the Prophet of Allah, who informed him about last night’s story. On inquiry, the Prophet said that angel Gabriel informed him. Part of Ayah ninth relates to this, “and give them preference over themselves even though they were in need of that….”

It is strongly recommended to recite the last three Ayahs of this Surah. It contains seventeen Great Names of Allah detailed as under: Omniscient, Gracious, Merciful, Sovereign, Holy, Peace, Bestower of security, Protector, Mighty, Most Powerful, Magnificent, Creator, Inventor, Bestower of forms, Wise, Glorified by all creatures.

Source: The Glorious Qur’an (Tafsir-e-Namoona by Ayatullah Nasir Makarem Shirazi

MIRACULOUS FORE-TELLING OF THE INFALLIBLE IMAM HASAN AL-ASKARI (A.S.)

 

Abbasi king Mahdi was a tyrant like his predecessors and had kept the Imam in house arrest. One of Imam’s followers named Ahmad bin Muhammad complained to the Imam about his oppression, the Imam told him that do not worry, the king’s life is ending in five days and on the sixth day he was found dead. Similarly, a man complained to him about prison but did not mention his poverty, the Imam told him that he will be released the same day and that the Imam will send one hundred dinar to him. An other man inquired about the meaning of “Mishkaat” and further his wife was expecting and requested to name his newborn’s name. The Imam replied that “Mishkaat” is the heart of the Prophet of Allah and also May Allah reward him and  compensate him in other way. His wife gave birth to a still born baby. Ali bin Zaid bin Husain said that he went to see the Imam and the Imam told him that his horse will die the same night and the next morning the horse was found dead. Once, Jaffar bin Muhammad came in the presence of the Imam, and a thought came in his heart that t it would be better if he gets a boy. The Imam told him that he will have a daughter and he did get a daughter.

Jaffar bin Sharif Jirani reported that he went for Hajj and later visited the Imam. Jaffar told the Imam that the people of Jarjan  were anxious to see and meet him. The Imam told him that Jaffar will reach Jarjan in one hundred and ninety days and that the Imam will meet him there. The Imam reached there exactly the same day. The people were delighted to meet the Imam  and presented their problems and the Imam resolved them all. Nasr bin Jabir presented his son who was blind. The Imam  swept his hand over his eyes and Allah gave back his sight. (Kashaf al-Ghima page 128)

Once a man wrote a letter to the Imam with invisible ink. The Imam replied and printed his name and his father’s name. The man wan was surprised and converted to Islam (Dama-e-Sakiba page 172)

An Iraqi philosopher Ishaque Kundi started authoring a book titled “Contradictions in Qur’an”. When the Imam came to know about the book, he decided to guide him. Once, the follower of Kundi came to see the Imam. The Imam asked him if there was anyone  who could stop him from authoring the book. The Imam told him to go to Kundi and ask him if the owner of the book explains that he meant differently than what Kundi understand. When heard this he realized his mistake and asked his follower as to who told him that. First he tried not to tell the truth but on his insistence he told the truth. Kundi said, “Such objections can only stem from the Ahlul Bayt (a.s.) and he destroyed his book. (Biharul-Anwar page 172)

Once, during the time of Mu’tamd Abbasi, there was famine in Samarra for three years. People were asked to recite “Prayer of Istesqa” in huge gathering but there was no rain. Christian priest came and prayed for rain and it started raining. People were perplexed, the king requested the Imam to save Islam. The Imam, like his forefathers were always there to protect Tauheed irrespective of people’s behavior towards them, asked to call the priest for prayer again, when he came and repeated the prayer, the Imam asked someone to bring whatever priest had in his hand. When checked his hand, it was a bone. The Imam took the bone in his possession and asked him to pray. The clouds disappeared without rain. The Imam told the king and the audience that it was the bone of a prophet and whenever exposed below sky it causes rainfall. The Imam asked that bone be wrapped in cloth and buried. The Imam then prayed two unit of salat and prayed to Allah for rain and Allah accepted the prayer with heavy rain. The Imam was set free from the prison along with others who accompanied. (Sawaiq-e-Muhriqa page 124 and Kashfil Ghima page 129)

After one and half year the Imam was again arrested, and the jailor threw him in the animal’s yard. When the lions recognized  the Imam, they fell in front of his feet in obedience. The animals the status of Ahlul Bayt (a.s.) but not the people.

                Source: Fourteen Masoomeen (Urdu) by Hujjatul Islam Maulana Najmul Hasan Karrarvi

THE BRAVE WOMEN OF THE AHLUL BAYT (A.S.)

 

When the infidels of Makkah committed aggression on the Noble Messenger (s.a.w.a.s.) and Sayyidah Khadija (s.a.) heard that her husband was injured and bleeding because of beating, she rushed to retrieve her husband and managed to bring him home. She stood up on a hill and denounced the Quraish for their brutal behavior saying, “O people! not long ago when you needed money you used to come to me for assistance and I helped you. Now you are paying me back in this way that you are hurting my husband.” The Quraish realized that although she is a woman and alone but still bold enough to speak the truth. The richest woman of the Arabia, she gave her entire wealth to the Prophet of Allah for the propagation of Islam. As a result of the economic boycott of the Ahlul Bayt (a.s.), along with her family she was forced to spent about three years in the “Shibe Abu Talib,” suffered with her family by eating leaves of the trees and died with no proper shroud.

Her daughter, Sayyidah Fatima Zahra (s.a.), the Chief of the Women of the World, the mother of the Princes of the Paradise, the wife of the Waliullah, Amir-ul-Momineen Imam Ali (a.s.), was the next bravest woman in the Ahlul Bayt who set an example for the women that even in hijab women can speak the truth and fight for the rights of her husband. After the sad demise of her sacred father, the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.s.), she went in complete hijab surrounded by the women of Banu Hashim tribe to the Masjid al-Nabawi and demanded her property rights of Fadak and when denied by discrediting the witness of Imam Ali, her maid Umme Ayman and the young Imam Hasan and Imam Husayn, saying they were under age. This was direct contradiction of Ayah Mubahela in which Allah certified the truthfulness of the “Panjetan” (Imam Ali, Imam Hasan, Imam Husayn and Sayyidah Fatima Zahra herself) Surah Ale Imran Ayah 62which says, “Should anyone argue with you when knowledge has come to you, then say, “Let us call our sons and your sons our women and your women, our souls and your souls , then let us pray earnestly and call down Allah’s curse upon the liars.”  Then she demanded the inheritance of her father. The caliph denied that too based on a fake tradition saying that the prophets do not leave any inheritance. She delivered a sermon saying, “….Allah chose Muhammad, my father as a prophet who brought Islam in which faith was set to cleanse polytheism, salat was prescribed to keep away pride, zakat prescribed to purify yourselves, Hajj to establish religion, obligation to obey us (AhlulBayt) to maintain order in the community, our authority (Imamah) to save people from differences. As for inheritance Allah says in Surah Nimal Ayah 16 “And Suleyman inherited Dawood” Prophet Zakariya prayed, “So grant me from Yourself an heir who shall inherit me and inherit from the family of Yaqoob.” Surah Maryam Ayah 5-6

Sayyida Zaynab (s.a.), the daughter of Sayyida Fatima Zahra (s.a.) and Imam Ali (a.s.) when Yazid’s forces after killing Imam Husayn (a.s.) and his family and friends at Karbala, made captive the daughters of the Noble Messenger (s.a.w.a.s.) and taken around the cities without Hijab and ultimately brought before Yazid (l.a.) ibn Muawiya , she thundered like a lion and addressed Yazid as, “O Yazid! Do you think we have become humble and despicable owing to the martyrdom of our people and our own captivity and have been taken from one place to another, do you think Allah have taken away blessings from us. Do you think by killing the Godly persons you have become great and respectable. Allah says “the disbelievers must not think that our respite is for their good We only give time to them to let them increase their sins. For them there will be humiliating torment.” (Ale Imran Ayah 178). She further said, “O son of the freed slave! Is it just that you cover your women and the slave girls with veils and parade the daughters of the Messenger as prisoners! There is neither anything unusual about you nor any surprise in your actions. How can there be any hope of consideration from the child of a person whose mouth spat the liver of the righteous person and whose flesh grew on the blood of the martyrs. (Yazid’s mother Hinda, chewed the martyred Hamza’s lever in Uhad)

                Sources: The Glorious Qur’an, Fatimia in Ashura by Ayatollah Lutfullah Safi Gulpaygani

                                Sermon of Sayyida Zaynab in the Court of Yazid by Ibrahim Ayati

THE INFALLIBLE IMAM HASAN AL-ASKARI (A.S.)

 

Imam Hasan al-Askari (a.s.) was born on 10 Rabi As-Sani 232 AH in Samarra and martyred on 8 Rabi ul Awwal 260 AH. He was the eleventh Infallible Imam of Shia Islam.

Asker in Arabic means army. The reason for this name was that the Abbasid Caliph wanted to impress the Imam with his military strength, and he arranged an army parade. After the parade, the Imam asked the Caliph to look between his two fingers. The Caliph saw and was impressed by the army much superior in number to his own and he named the Imam as “Askari”

The Imam spent his life from childhood to adulthood in the house where his father, Imam Ali al-Naqi (a.s.) remained house arrest by the order of the Abbasid caliph! Even then the Imam continued his duties of preaching and explaining the Glorious Qur’an and the Sunnah of the Noble Messenger (s.a.w.a.s.). The Imam had written a complete Tafseer on Qur’an apart from other literary works. Imam’s life was not peaceful even during house arrest and taken to Baghdad, unnecessarily questioned, and imprisoned there.

While he was in Baghdad, there was a severe drought. There was no rainfall for a long time. People were facing famine. A Christian priest came to rescue the people. He prayed and it rained. The Caliph was concerned that people may become Christian because of this event. The caliph requested the Imam to help. The Imam told them when the priest shows that miracle, he will remove the doubts. Next time when the priest lifted his hands for prayers, the Imam told his companions to get the bone the priest had in his hand. The Imam told them that it was the bone of a Prophet, and it was the effect of the bone that when lifted in prayer, Allah’s mercy falls on earth. After this the Imam spread his prayer carpet and performed two rak’ats of prayers and prayed for rain. Before the Imam’s prayer finished, it started to rain heavily. As a reward for this, the Imam could return to Samarra but still placed under house arrest.

It was the tragedy of Muslim Ummah that instead of being respectful and thankful to the Ahlul Bayt (a.s.) and getting benefits from them, the caliphs in power, due to their own inferiority complexes and feeling of guilt as they had robbed the Ahlul Bayt(a.s.) of their right to lead the Muslims, subjected the Infallible Imams to imprisonment and kept them away from the people’s contact.

Allama Majlisi had given a detailed account of Imam Hasan Askari’s marriage. Imam Ali al-Naqi wrote a letter in ‘Roman,’ enclosed it with 220 Dinars in a red purse and gave it to his friend Bashir Ibne Suleyman and explained how to respectfully escort the granddaughter of the Emperor of Rum. Nargis Khatoon narrated the story to Bashir: “I am a princess. My mother was the vice-gerent of Jesus. My grandfather was anxious to marry me to his nephew. On the day of the proposed marriage, an abnormal event prevented the wedding. One night, I saw a dream in which Jesus and Prophet Muhammad greeted each other and the Prophet asked my hand for his grandson Hasan Askari. When I consented, the Prophet Muhammad solemnized the wedding. Afterwards, I had another vision in that Fatima, the daughter of Prophet Muhammad and Mariam, the mother of Jesus told me that I cannot marry Hasan Askari unless I become a Muslim. This I accepted and saw Hasan Askari in my dream.” Bashir asked as to how she became a prisoner, she replied: “Hasan Askari told me that my father was planning to send an army against the Muslims, and that I should disguise myself and the women servants and go with the army. I did this and before long the army guards captured us.” Imam Ali al-Naqi gave her in the custody of his sister, Hakima Khatoon (s.a.). Afterwards, Imam Hasan al-Askari was married to the granddaughter of Emperor of ‘Rum.’

Words of Wisdom: The Imam said: “Fear Allah, increase prostrations, be kind to your neighbors, associate with your kin and fulfill their rights, treat people kindly, mention Allah excessively and remember death, recite the Qur’an and send peace and blessings on Prophet because it has the reward of ten virtuous deeds, generosity has a limit when extended it is extravagance, economy also has a limit and if it is exceeded it is stinginess, and courage has a limit and if it is exceeded it is recklessness. Death comes unexpectedly. Whoever sows charitable deeds shall harvest happiness and whoever sows evil deeds shall harvest regrets. Worship is not abundant fasting and praying but includes deliberating on the Signs of the Magnificent God. What a bad man he is who has two faces and two tongues! He praises his brother when he is present and eats his flesh (back-biting) when he is absent. Vices put in a house and its key is telling lies. He, who praises an undeserving one, becomes as an accused person. Staying up makes sleep more pleasant, and hunger makes food more delicious. Reaching Allah, the All-Mighty, is a journey not achieved, except by performing night prayers (Tahajjud)

The Imam advised al-Mutawakkil, the Abbasid Caliph: “Do not expect goodwill from one, whom you have offended, or expect loyalty from one whom you have betrayed, or sincerity from one whom you have suspected, because the hearts of others towards you are like hearts are like your heart towards them. From the disasters that break one’s back is a neighbor who, if sees a good deed conceals it, and if sees a bad deed, spreads it.

BismillahirRahmanir Rahim (In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful) is closer to the Ism-e-Azam (Great Names of Allah) than the iris of the eye to its white. Polytheism in people is more inconspicuous than the creeping of ants on a black rock in a dark night.

Once, Muntasir Billah, the Abbasid caliph, visited the holy shrines of Imam Hasan al-Askari (a.s.) and Imam Ali al-Naqi (a.s.) in Samarra. His vizier suggested to him that he should visit the tombs of his fathers of Abbasid kings, and he agreed. When he reached there, he found the graves dark and miserable where dirt accumulated. The vizier asked the king to take care and pay money to rebuild these graves, but the Abbasid king asked if he saw the flourishing tombs of the pure Imams? “My fore- fathers associated with Satan and these masters associated with Allah, and all that which is for Allah remains, and all that which is for Satan perishes and disappears.”

 Addressing one of his companions, the Imam said: “Allah the All-Mighty did not deprive the earth of Hujjah since He created Adam, and He will not deprive it until the Day of Resurrection, of an authority (Hujjat) over His people. My son, named after the Messenger of Allah, will fill the earth with justice and fairness after it was filled with injustice and oppression. He will hide in an occultation, during which time no one shall be saved except the one whom Allah fixes on the belief in his imamate and supplicating Allah to hasten his deliverance and reappearance.

             Sources used:

            The Fourteen Luminaries of Islam                               by Ahmad Bijandi           

           Principles of Shiite Creed                                              by Ayatullah Ibrahim Amini

            Story of the Holy Ka’ba and its People                       by S.M.R. Shabbar

            Islam, Faith, Practices, and History                             by Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi

 

AMIR -UL-MOMINEEN, IMAM ALI (A.S.)' VALUABLE ADVICE TO THE PEOPLE

In response to a man’s request, the Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali (a.s.) said:

Do not be like him who, hopes for (Bliss in) the next life without action, and delays repentance by lengthening desires, who utters words like ascetics in this world but acts like those who are eager for it; if he is allowed something from it he does not feel satisfied, if he is denied he is not content ; he is not grateful for what he gets and covets for increase in whatever remains with him; he refrains others but not himself, he commands others for what he himself does not do; he loves the virtuous but does not behave like them, he hates the vicious but himself is one of them; he dislikes death but because of the excess of his sins but adheres to that for which he is afraid of death.

If he falls ill he is remorseful; if he is healthy he feels secure and indulges in amusements; when he recovers from illness he feels vain about himself; when he afflicted he loses hope; if distress befalls him he prays like a bewildered man; when he feels ease of life he falls into deceit he turns his face away; his heart overpowers him  by means of imaginary things while he cannot control his heart by his conviction; for others he is concerned about small sins, but for himself he expects more reward than his performance;  if he becomes wealthy he becomes self-conceited  and falls into vice; if he becomes poor he despairs and becomes weak; he falls short when doing a good thing but goes too far when he is begging; when passion overtakes him he is quick in committing sin but delays repentance; if hardship befalls him he goes beyond the cannons of the (Islamic) community; he describes instructive events but does not take instruction himself; he preaches at length but does not accept any preaching for himself; he is tall in speaking but short in action; he aspires for things that will perish and ignore things that will last for good; he regards profit as loss and loss as profit; he fears death but does nothing in its anticipation.

He regards sins of others as big but considers the same thing for himself as small; if he does something in obedience to Allah he considers it much  but if others do the same thing he considers it small; he therefore rebukes others but flatters himself; entertainment in the company of the wealthy is dearer to him than remembrance (of Allah ) with the poor;  he passes verdicts against others  for his own interest and does do so against himself for others interests; he guides others but misguides himself;; he is obeyed by others but he himself disobeys (Allah); he seeks fulfillment (of obligations towards himself); he fears the people (and acts) for other than his Lord (Allah) and does not fear his Lord in his dealings with the people.   

Source: Nahjul Balagha by Ayatullah Sharif Razi (r.a.) 

THE SEVENTH INFALLIBLE IMAM MUSA BIN JA'FAR AL-KAZIM (A.S.)

 

The sixth infallible Imam Ali al-Raza (a.s.) had married the Lady Hamidah (s.a.) and thus Imam Musa al-Kazim (a.s.) was born on Safar 7, 128 A.H. in al-Abwa, a place between Makkah and Madinah.

Prophet Musa was famous for his anger, hence Allah decided to show an Imam who will control his anger. Similarly, Allah stressed that character is more important than mere names as the vicegerent of Prophet Musa was Harun while the killer of Imam Musa al-Kazim was Abbasi caliph Harun.

As a child, the Imam holding the ears of a young goat, was forcing it to prostrate before Almighty Allah.

The Imam (a.s.) was five years old when he answered questions from Abu Hanifa, who was a student of his father. Abu Hanifa came to see Imam Sadiq (a.s.) who was busy, Abu Hanifa was waiting for Imam Sadiq (a.s.). The young Imam Musa al-Kazim offered to help him. Abu Hanifa asked, “When we commit a sin, is it Allah makes us sin? Is it us and Allah? Or is it us alone who commits a sin? Imam Musa said to him, “O Abu Hanifa! If it is Allah who makes us commit a sin, then it is not fair He puts us in Hell when He made us commit the sin. If it is us and Allah, once again, it is not fair that we are punished when He was part of the crime. On another occasion, Abu Hanifa asked the young Imam, “If a person comes to your town, where he should go to attend the call of nature?” The Imam replied, “He should take the support of rear walls, keep away from the views of neighbors, remain aloof from riverbanks, and avoid shades of fruit bearing trees; away from courtyards and streets; leaving the mosque, refraining from facing Ka’ba or keeping his back to it, he should take care of his garments and sit down wherever he likes.”

The Imam protected his friends and followers even when he was in prison. Ali ibne Yaqteen was a minister of Harun. Ali ibne Yaqteen was given a cloak as a gift by Harun and Ali ibne Yaqteen forwarded it to the Imam as a gift. The Imam sent it back to him saying that he might need it. This proved true when people complained to Harun that Ali ibne Yaqteen sends everything to Imam Musa Kazim (a.s.), Harun got his premises searched and the cloak was found there. On another occasion Ali ibne Yaqteen inquired from the Imam the method of wiping feet in wudu. The Imam wrote complete Ahle Sunnat method and followed it. People again complained to Harun that Ali ibne Yaqteen is a Shia and Harun spied on him to see how he was doing wudu, he was pleased and rewarded Ali ibne Yaqteen and punished the detractors severely. After two days he received a communication from the Imam that the time of Taqiyya was over and do wudu as commanded.

On advice from his advisor, Yahya Barmiki, Harun summoned Muhammad ibne Ismail, his nephew, from Madinah to plot Imam’s murder. He came and falsely alleged in the court of Harun. Harun awarded him two hundred thousand dirhams, but Allah punished him in this world, and he died the next day! Harun had Imam Musa al-Kazim arrested from the mosque not giving an opportunity to meet his family members. He was sent to Basra where the governor was Harun’s cousin. After a year, the governor recommended that the Imam may be released as the Imam was engrossed in prayer all the time. The Imam was shifted to Baghdad. Fazal bin Rabi was the jailor who was also impressed by the Imam. Harun appointed Sanadi ibne Shahik who ultimately poisoned the Imam.

Sources: The Life of Imam Musa bin Ja’far al-Kazim (a.s.) by Baqir Shareef al-Qurashi

                  Biography of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a.s.) by Sayed Ammar Nakshwani, Duas.org

THE DIVINE MEANINGS OF THE AYAHS OF SURAH FATIHA

 

The meanings assigned to the Six Ayahs of the Surah Fatiha of the Glorious Qur’an had been narrated by Amir al Momineen Imam Ali (a.s.) as communicated to him by the Messenger of Islam (s.a.w.a.s.) as mentioned in the famous Tafsir al-Mizan by Ayatullah Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai’:

The Apostle of Allah saying, Allah the Mighty and Great has said, “I have divided the Opening of the Book (Surah Fatiha) between Myself and My servants; so that half is for Me and the (other) half is for My servant. And My servant shall get what he asks for. “When the servant says: In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful, Great is His Glory, says: “My servant has started with My name, and it is incumbent upon Me that I should complete his works and bless him in his affairs. And when he says: All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the worlds, Allah, Great is His Glory, says: My servant has praised Me, and he knows that the bounties that are with him are from Me, and that the misfortunes that have been averted from him were so averted by My grace; (O My angels!) I appoint you as My witness that I shall add for him the favors of the next world to those of this world and will avert from him the calamities of this world.” And when he says, the Beneficent, the Merciful, Allah, Great is His Glory, says: My servant bore witness for Me that I am the Beneficent,  the Merciful; I make you My witness that I will most surely augment his share in My mercy, and I will most certainly increase his portion in My bounties. And when he says, the Master of the Day of Judgement, Allah, the High says: “I make you My witness that as he has acknowledged that I am the Master of the Day of Judgement, I will most certainly make his reckoning easier (for him) on the Day of Reckoning, and I will most certainly accept his good deeds, and look over his sins.” And when he says: Thee do we worship, Allah, the Mighty and Great is he says: ‘My servant is telling truth, he worships Me only. Be My witness that I will most surely give him for his worship a reward that will be the (object of) envy to all who opposed him while he worshipped Me.” And when he says, and Thee we beseech for help, Allah, the High says: “From Me has My servant sought help, and in Me has he taken refuge. Be My witness that I will most certainly help him in his affairs, and will aid him in his difficulties, and will take his hand in his calamities. And when he says, guide us to the right path, Allah, the Mighty and Great is he, says: “This (part) is for My servant, and My servant shall have what he asks for; and I have answered (the prayer of) My servant, and have given him what he hopes for.  

 

                Source: Tafsir al-Mizan by Ayatullah Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai