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1 The love of prophet s family, in the words of Ali (AS) Zahra Khatib, Faculty member, General department of education and training, Tehran, Iran Jamele Jafari Faculty member, Department of Law, Zarghan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zarghan, Iran Corresponding Author: f_shab2007@yahoo.com Abstract Love and amity to Mohmmad and his inmate has effects and benefits for the human and so that the words of the infallible Imams is used every good and evil has some effects in this world and here after, it means the good things make blessings and high ratings, and bad and evil causes the fall of man reaching to inferiority in the world and here after mean while fraternization and enemy with Ahlul Bat (God bless them) is not outside of this general rule. It means fraternization and amity with prophet and his inmate as a worthwhile adjective causes high rating blessing and dignity of perosons, but hatred and opposition to them eternal destruction and misfortune will follow. Key words: Human Resource Competencies, Organizational Commitment, Job Satisfaction, Discipline of Work, Employees' Job Performance Introduction Friend ship with prophet s family is considered as the axis of motion and evolution of religion, and factor of salvation of followers of the Ahlul Bate.It is the promise of prophet (God bless him) that said in early days of formation of Islam: Realy Ali and his followers will be solvated in doomsday(mohammad Bagher Majlessi. Rolume27.P.145 and volume 35.P.345) and this kind of love to Ali and his descendants became the school of love and amity. One of the scores of shiah is that : It has been formed on basis of love.everything has afundamental and the basis of Islam is our love to AhlulBayt. (Tabarsi.Ali Ben Hasan 2006.P.87 and 234.Tabarsi Hasan Ben Fazel 1412.P 438) love to AhlulBayt is one their rights and its source is Quran. And it is sovereignty of the Imams and continuity of the way of prophet. Merciful Quran has used different interpretation about the Holy Prophet: In one place it says: tell for conveying the message no reward I do ask of you except for those who wish to those away unto their God (Forghan 55) In another place he says: I ask you no reward and I don t impose anything on you. And in third case says: Tell I don t want any reward of you but to love my family (Shora 33). Paying attention to this divine right (Love to AhlulBayt) AS PROPHECY RESPCTING, HUMAN HAPPINESS WILL FOLOW. It s reason has been stated by Quran itself: Tell the reward I wanted from you only gains you reward, and my reward is only from Allah (Shora 47).Hadith o Imam Hassan (as) narrated that: I am from a family that God has obligated every muslim to love it and said to his prophet: Tell for prophecy invitation, I don t ask you any reward except the love of my family. He who acquisites goodness, God will enhance it. God s meaning or intention by (goodness acquisition) is love of us the family of prophet(mohammad Ben Masood Ayashi, volume 2.P.411) Here upon this verse the meaning of love and friendship is not just a mere friendship but friendship and compassion is the reward and cast of prophecy.because if there is not proportion and equality between a thing and it s opposite, the bonus cannot be applied for that. In this case if we consider to the greatness of prophecy of Mohammad in presence of God and people we will achieve the greateness and rating of this reward which is the same love of relatives. This chain of love which begins from God finally joins all of the followers of AhlulBayt (as) to each other. It is narrated that : Imam Ali said: Whoever loves Allah will love prophet and whoever loves prophet will love us (AhlulBayt) and whoever loves as will love our followers. Because prophet, we and our Shiah have been created from the same nature (Forat Ben Ibrahim Koofi 1410.p.128).It can be understood from this state that: Requisite of loving prophet is the love to his AhlulBayt, and requisite of loaning AhlulBayt is to love their Shiah. So no one without the other has any meaning and those who claim love of prophet while they are stranger with Ali (a.s) and those who claim to love AhlulBayt but are stranger with Shiah have aberrant claim. The first question in the day of judgment is about AhlulBayt s right to be loved.(mohammad Bagher Majlessi volume 27.p.79)Then amity of AhlulBayt (a.s) is prophet s bon us for prophecy of divine message and thereby guiding humans and it makes salvation and good fortune for the lovers of AhlulBayt. Because it paves the way towards altimate perfection. There for this question is nothing 188

2 elss except to continue the way of the prophet and his successors by divine leaders who were his family. But in this verse friendship has been the basis of this relationship. In fact this question is a return to the people themselves and access to guidance. Benefits of kindness to family of prophet (a.s) has been effective in various aspects of human life which is obvious for the real religious people. The value of loving prophet s family has been emphasized in various narratives. Refer to some of them. The following verses say: Love of AhlulBayt will bring Gods love to people:if you love God, obey the prophet s orders. God loves you.(ali Imam:31) Follow him, you will be guided(aeraf.158)those who oppose his command fear of divine retribution (Nour 63) messenger of God is a good sample for you.(ahzab.21)love of AhlulBayt has been introduced as a principle in the Islamic documents and traditions. Prophet said: God, I love them. I am at peace with those who are at peace with AhlulBayt and I am an enemy to those who are enemies of AhlulBayt (AbnAbiAlhadid volume 3.p.217) It is from the prophet s commands to love his family so that he said: He who likes his life and death be like oures and live in the paradise that God promised me shall love Ali and his descendants.(mohammad sadugh, volume 2.p.558. Makarem Shirazi and coworkers, volume 8.p.38). In another narration from prophet, it is quotes: love we the AhlulBayt. Because one who meets God while he loves my family will go to heaven with our intercession. (Mohammad Ben Alhassan. Tuosi 1414 volume 1.p.181) AhlulBayt and especially Imam Ali (a.s) are those who loving them is necessary in all of the aspects. And those who with kindness with AhlulBayt be considered by God are more popular than others. And those who are loved by God and his messenger are more better than others.prophet s AhlulBayt and specially Hazrat Zahra and Imam Ali were popular with God.As it has been stated in narratives clearly that God s messenger has knownhazrat Zahra s friends and Imam Ali s friends his friends and their enemies his enemies.(hosseinmilani p.154 to 160) with referring to MotevaterHadithes from God s messenger it has been proved that he loved Ali, Hassan and Hossein (A.s) when this meaning proved, it is incumbent on all the nation of Imam to love them. It is true that necessity of love does nt prove necessity of obeying, but when the love is at the level of prophecy, certainly obeying is hidden in that.imam Sadegh(peace be upon him) said too: Verily Allah has given assuming our leadership and our friend ship is obligatory.by Allah, we shall not talk about the desires and their personal choice and not a word to say except what Allah has said (Mohammad Bagher Majlessi, volume 27.p.102)Imam Ali(a.s) also said: Be upon you friendship of your prophet s family.because it is Allah s right upon you. The right that became your obligatory by Allah.Do you not see the word of Allah which says: (Tell I don t want you to give me any reward but to love those who are close to me.(amadi 6169)love of us the AhlulBayt is source of religion.(mohammad Bagher Majlessivolum 27.p.91)Faith will not complete but to love AhlulBayt.(previous p.326) prophet said: Faith will not be completed but with AhlulBayt rule.(same volume 36.p.325) one who dies while loves AhlulBayt is martyr.( Mohammad Bagher Majlessi.v52.p.144.v.65.p137Emadaldin Tabari.1383.p.197) prophet said: one who loves we AhlulBayt will be interceded by us on the day of judgment.(daylami.v2.p.414) Imam Sadegh said: One who loves us will be with us on the day of resurrection.(mohammad Ben MosoodAuashi v2.p.89) Alusi from sunni commentators says about the importance of love of AhlulBayt :It is true that love of relatives of Mohammad because of their closeness to prophet is obligatory, and whatever affinity is stronger love is more obligatory.(tafsir.nemuneh.v2.p.42).the love of AhlulBayt is the way of evolution movement of human. Because the AhlulBayt deserves love for their virtues and miracles. In fact love to them is a response to prophet s call of nature and divine prophetic. No body follows anything except prophet s calling.the friendliness of the family of the prophet. Love of AhlulBayt requires to follow their practices and procedures so that Imam Bagher (peace be opun him) said: whoever loves us is from us( has acted based on our procedure).have not you heared the speech of Ibrahim who said: Whoever follow s me is from me (Mohammad Ben MosoodAuashi v2.p.231/abs Ali Al Aroosi Alhoreyzi, v2.p548).this hadith shows that adherence to AhlulBayt will lead to spiritual connection with this family.as the prophet said: Salman is a member of my family (Mohammad BagherMajlessi v.10.p 121/ SheykhMofid. V1.p341)Elso where he says: He who love us inly, talk for supporting us and fight our enemies in paradise will be with as the same rate. He who love as and support us with his speech will be with us in the paradise but with lower rating.(amadi, H.2043 and 2044)Love to AhlulBayt in the words of Ali (peace be upon him) Ali was asked: How was your friendship with prophet? He said : By Allah he was more popular more than our property, children, mothers and fathers and cold water when you are thirsty (NazemZadeh Qumi.p.150) Love of AhlulBayt is verificated by God.Because as Ali said: prophet s AhlulBayt is column of Islam and a shelter for the fugitives. It is by prophet s family that truth stands in its place and wrong is cutted from it sroot. They are those who have found religion by keeping it and listening by 981

3 The love of prophet s family heart. Not by listening and narrating.they are treasures of faith and mine of charity.if they judge, it will be with justice and it they reason or argue, they will be enemied. According to Hazrat Ali s speech which has come in Nahjolbalaghe, the secret of prophet has been deposited to AhlulBaytand those who refuge to them, refuged to right way. They are despository of prophet s science. They are exolanatory of rules of his shariah. They protect Quran and traditions, they are strong like mountain and keeper of religion.(imam Ali, khotbe2).according to Imam Ali s words, the inmate has the altimate authority and evidence or document of legitimacy. Nobody of the people cannot be considered equal with inmate never can consider those who have raised by inmate s blessing on their rank, that Mohammad s family is base of religion and column of certainty. One who much going on returns to them and one who has failed will join them. The right of leadership is specialy for them and heritage of prophet is for them (sayedrazi, Khotbeh2.p.74). Elsewhere Imam Ali declares about top altitude of inmate like that: we gentlefolks and friends and treasures of prophecy and doors of apostolate. You have no way to go to home but through its door. One whose real beloved is Allah should be careful to not open the door of his heart in in appropriate position. That is why Imam Ali said: Lest that use thy love friend ship in in appropriate place, that is called robbery.(imam Ali, Khotbeh 154)The human heart is a special place for love and kindness to those who deserve it, not every creature. Then man is responsible for his love and kindness to not use it in in appropriate place. Signs of affection to inmate: Haring passion or love to something have signs and symptoms, and without that cannot find reality of claim of love of somebody. And even sometimes may man hesitate and mistake in reality of a person s claim of love and friendship. According to Imam Ali s words some of these symptoms include: 1. Love joint with action and virtue Ali (peace be upon him) says whoever loves us should act like us and dress piety clothing. Then our lovers should consider piety. Their obligatory and do not separate piety as their clothes (sharhgharar Alhakam.v5.p.303) 2. Love to friends of AhlulBayt One who loves prophet s family should loves their friends necessarily, and it is another signs of lovers of AhlulBayt. Imam Ali in this regard says: It one wants to know whether he is a true lover of AhlulBayt or not should refer to his hearth. If there is love of us he is not our enemy them he is our friend, But if one of the friends, enemy us in his heart, he is not our true lover. Headship and love of infallible Imams cannot mix with other friendships. It means it is not possible to love prophet s family and be interested in their opponents, on the other hand with a heart cannot have two soulmate. 3. Reservation of love among non-intimates Some people not only don t have talent and ability of love of AhlulBayt but also cannot endure heaving praise of prophet s family. Amir (peace be opun him) prohibited expression of our love infornt of such people and said: Do not praise us unto our enemies and do not express interest us before our enemies, because they cannot tolerate your sacred love and makes your humilitation and harassment.(39) 4. Preparation for exclusions: Imam Ali said: Whoever loves we inmate should wear another skin for the pains. Theirong of being prepared for all kinds of tragedies and problems (ghorarolhekam 9038). In another hadith Imam Ali said: Whoever loves us should accept porety and deprivation as a zincoid dress (ghorarol hekam.9037). 5. The benefits of inmate friend ship in the most difficult moments: Imam Ali said to Hareth: friendship of we AhlulBayt and our love will be useful for you in three crucial places:whenplument of angel of death, when you asked the questions in the grave and when you stand before Allah on judgment day. (Mohammad Bagher Majlessi.v21.p164) and he also said: When the verse 28of raad of Quran was revealed to prophet said:this is for those who love Allah and his messenger on who love my family honestly and without lie and love faithful in attendance and absence, be aware they love each other with love of Allah.(firuzabadi.v2.p67) Imam Ali said: Look at the family of your prophet and do not deviate from the direction they take steps. Go after them they will never deviate you from guidance road and won t get you back to doggery and annihilation. Be silent if they are silent and arise if they arise, and do not exceeding that mislead you and do not left them behind that you will be destroyed.(imam Ali. Nahjolbalagheh p.143) knowledge requirement of friendship. Realization of knowledge and renounce the 911

4 family of prophet and the in fallible Imams an realization the characteristic and their circumstances and sufficient knowledge about them depends on their vicious and evil deeds.hence it is necessary for muslims to recognize the virtues and perfections of Imams and their place in the universe and human social life find friendship towards them. And with realization of their friendship achieve salvation and for the fulfillment of exculpation the enemies of Allah should be known by them. And to know their characteristics and vices which it s result is resentment away from enemies. In narratives has introduced like that: knowing Imams and saints of Allah is good and not knowing is bad. Hazrat Sadegh(peace beupon him) goodness is our love cognition is our right and vice is our hatred and underplay our right. Imam Bagher said: Imam Ali told Abuabdollah Jadali it that : goodness is cognition of Imam and Love of inmate and vice is denying.imam and hatred of AhlulBayt (Koleini,v.1.p.185) and then read this verse: one whoever brings good deeds on doomsday will berewarded better than his deeds and whoever practiced bad deeds will be punished just for his deeds. It is a scientific fact that human beings wouldnot find actual value of subject. When he doesn t have full understanding of that subject, and for understanding of the truth of one thing research is necessity. So correct understanding of the truth of one thing research is necessity. So correct understanding of the existential dimension of the prophet s family gives the background to express love to him. Practical following to devine saints and practical hatred to the enemies. In the perfection of divine cognition, love to inmate will be effective if one s sample is Imam and AhlulBayt, and follows them, achieve their virtues and recognize dins of their enemies and avoid them. So the sign of love to AhlulBayt is to act according to their function. Imam Ali said: Whoever loves us should behave like us piety to be the Best friend in the world and the hereafter.(mohammad Bagher Majlessi v.67.p.307) then whoever wants us should take our words and action to do like that.(same Reference 3212) so this love should be reflected in practice, otherwise the love which is merely by words is not real love. But when the love is heartly which makes lover to beloved closer.it means to be like him in the moods and characteristics. Because two persons cannot love each other while they are different with eachother. Then love of AhlulBayt makes manifestation of features of them in one who loves them.exageration in love: one may do exaggeration or under state loving of AhlulBayt :because of ignorance or following the feeling.as a result more orer than he doesn t gain any profit he will catch suffer and eternal perdition.imam Ali has pointed to these destroyer plagues, and says in Nahjolbalagheh about those who are perverted in friendship and affection of himself that: Two groups become destroyed in relation to me: One who overspends in love of me and severity of love and kindness deviate him from the right way, and one who goes toward wrong way because of intensity of hostility with me. The best people are those who keep moderation, so you do not separate from them.(nahjolbalaghe.p 184) He has warned about those who exaggerated in praising him and in counting his virtues and merits and also those who attributed him divinity. Imam Ali states the border of love like that: Do not exaggeration in loving us and believe that we have been created, developed by our Allah and belongs to him, and then tell about our virtues what you will.(majlessi Mohammad Bagher.prerious.v92) ofcourse the phenomenon of extremism has been a dangerous belief in history of islamand causes aberration and aberrance. This bad belief was much more on Imam Ali. Forevoiding this mistake and for more information of his friend he declares the true concept of subject by an example: Me and my nation are like the jesus son of Maryam! A group loved him and overspended in loving him and thus perished. And some went to astray and got destroyed by asserting in enemy with jesus. Conclusion Friendship of prophet s family is considered as the axis of motion and evolution of religion and cause of salvation of followers of ahlulbayt one of the scores of shiah is that it has been formed on the basis of love the chain of ahlulbayt which begins from allah finally connects all of the followers of ahlulbayt necessity of having love to prophet is to love his family and requirement of loving his family is to love their shiah. then non has any meaning without the other and those who claim that love prophet while they are stranger with imam ali or those who claim that love ahlulbayt while are stranger with shiah have inappropriate claim. Love of ahlulbayt has been effective in different aspects of human life that is obvious for religious people. Value of love of ahlulbayt has been emphasized in different narratives.on the other hand the phenomenon of extremism in loving the prophet s family has been a dangerous belief in history of islam and it leads to aberrance and confusion. This bad faith happened for imam ali more than others. 919

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