Ayatollah Kazem Seddiqi said that the cause of the current problems is due to not complying with wilayah (guardianship) and added, “Wilayah is the only way to frustrate the foreign enemies and internal infiltrators.” RNA – Speaking at a ceremony marking the auspicious occasion of Eid al-Ghadir in at Tehran’s Ghadir Khomm Mosque, Ayatollah Kazem Seddiqi, the interim Friday prayer leader of Tehran, said, “Eid al-Ghadir is the day of the salvation of the Quran and the divine religion from distortion and destruction.”
His Eminence stressed that after the Prophet Muhammad’s death, God didn’t leave the Islamic ummah without a wali (guardian) and Imam Ali was chosen as the wali of the ummah and added, “‘Ali’ is one of the great names of God and is the manifestation of the glory and beauty of the Lord.”
Noting that most of the verses of the Holy Quran speak about the enemies and friends of Imam Ali, he said, “The truth and the hidden meaning of the Holy Quran is Imam Ali. Imam Ali said, ‘I am the speaking Quran.’”
Ayatollah Seddiqi continued, “ibn Abbas [a companion of the Prophet and Imam Ali] is quoted as saying that approximately 300 verses have been revealed in regard to the status of Imam Ali, of which four verses clearly indicate his imamate and the caliphate from the Prophet.”
His Eminence emphasized that Ghadir is the reason for the life of mankind and said, “The wilayah (guardianship) of Imam Ali is equal to the Holy Quran and the principle of monotheism. The soul, spirit and consistency of religion are with the wilayah of Imam Ali.”
Pointing out that the animosity of the enemies toward us isn’t due to prayer and fasting but their animosity is due to wilayah and said, “The existence of wilayah causes our enemies to be despaired and frustrates them but wilayah is the hope of our friends because it’s this wilayah that protects the existence of Muslims and gives them power from within and provides the grounds for the enemies’ despair.”
Ayatollah Seddiqi added that the cause of the current problems is due to not complying with wilayah (guardianship) and added, “Wilayah is the only way to frustrate the foreign enemies and internal infiltrators.”
He emphasized that the Shi’ahs must be vigilant over the influence of the hypocrites and said, “If the economy is suffering today, it’s not due to the supporters of wilayah but rather the problems are caused by the influence of those who are opposed to wilayah.”
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