Otherwise, didn’t the Prophet (s) preach the religion?
Didn’t the Prophet (s) make people aware that the Qur’an has been revealed?
He did, right?
So then why is God still saying,
‘You must proclaim what I have descended unto you?’
It must have been something special, right?
Which was descended [by God] but not discussed [by the Prophet].
What was it?
It was the caliphate of Ali…
The Caliphate of Ali (a)
[Question by] Syed Haider Naqvi from Mirpurkhas:
Gohar Shahi Marhaba.
You supplied an excellent reply to my queries and my faith and belief dictate that Sarkar Gohar Shahi is Imam Mehdi.
No one else holds this rank nor will they ever.
However, could you please further clarify this topic?
I implore you not to view my question as disrespectful, and please guide me.
Sarkar declared that the divine energy only lasted for seven generations in the Prophet’s Household,
and Imamate lasted eleven generations -
No, it was not eleven generations but eleven imams.
Q cont: So, there has been a generation in which there were two imams -
Yes, the misunderstanding here is
that you thought the eleven imams came in the same number of generations,
that the Imamate lasted for eleven generations.
Imamate did not carry on for eleven generations
but rather through eleven individuals,
even if more than one of those individuals was part of the same generation.
Imamate did not proceed for eleven generations, but rather through eleven individuals.
Whether those eleven individuals were all part of the same generation or ten generations.
Imamate didn’t proceed for eleven generations.
Imamate proceeded through eleven individuals.
Q cont: I am referring to Imam Hassan (a) and Imam Hussain (a) -
Yes, that only happened once.
Two brothers were made imam in the same era.
This incident did not occur again after that.
It was only Imam Hassan (a) and Imam Hussain (a), both brothers became imam in the same era. It did not happen again.
Q cont: Whereas, there should be twelve imams -
Well, the eleven imams have already come
and now, the twelfth imam will be Imam Mehdi.
Imam Hassan Al-Askari completed the number of eleven imams.
Imam Hassan Al-Askari was the eleventh imam.
Including Imam Mehdi would make twelve imams.
Some people refer to them as imam but the Prophet (s) referred to them as khalifa.
In the detailed discourse by the Prophet (s) regarding this topic,
the Prophet (s) said, ‘There shall be twelve caliphs in my nation’.
Then, somebody asked a question
in response to which the Prophet (s) declared, ‘All twelve caliphs shall be from Quraysh’.
‘All twelve caliphs shall be from Quraysh’.
This is what the Prophet (s) stated.
Now, the Shia brethren noted that Abu Bakr became a caliph,
Umar bin Khattab became a caliph
and Usman e Ghani became a caliph,
therefore, they decided to refer to the caliphs in the Prophet’s progeny as imams instead of caliphs.
However, I say to the Shias
that Hazrat Abu Bakr, Hazrat Umar bin Khattab and Usman e Ghani were chosen by the people to be caliphs, not God!
How can these three individuals be among the twelve caliphs?
These are the fabrications of the clergymen.
They say there are four ‘Rightly Guided Caliphs’.
Where did this title come from?
Did God anoint them as caliphs? It was the people!
When did God declare it?
When did God declare Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq a caliph?
When did God declare Umar bin Khattab a caliph?
They hindered God from saying what He wanted to say.
God wanted to say something.
When?
When the Prophet (s) said, ‘Get a quill and parchment so I may give you advice’.
They did not permit the Prophet (s) to speak.
So why do you think they are caliphs? They are self-appointed.
People appointed them.
God did not appoint them,
this was a mutual deliberation by the Muslims, wasn't it?
Most Sunnis don’t even include Imam Hassan (a) among the Rightly Guided Caliphs.
Now, tell me, it was Imam Hassan (a) who became caliph after Maula Ali (a), was it not?
It was him, right?
So why do you say there were four Rightly Guided Caliphs?
The Sunnis should be ashamed of themselves.
Ask them, ‘Why do you say there are only four Rightly Guided Caliphs?
Did Imam Hassan (a) become the caliph after Maula Ali (a) was martyred or not?
He did.
Yet they say there were only four Rightly Guided Caliphs - - they don’t include Imam Hassan (a).
This means our nation does not include the Prophet’s grandson among the Rightly Guided Caliphs despite his being a caliph!
Allahu Akbar! Allah is the greatest and all praises are for Allah only!
Why not?
Perhaps because out of the previous three caliphs, not one of them had been appointed by God.
Who was appointed by God?
On the occasion of Ghadeer e Khum, the Prophet (s) declared,
‘To whomsoever I am Maula, Ali is also their Maula’.
And the Prophet (s) had been silent [regarding this] due to their modesty.
They remained silent. [God] descended a verse.
‘O Messenger of God, you must declare in its entirety all that I have descended upon you,
otherwise, you shall not have honoured the rank of prophethood’.
After this verse was revealed,
the Prophet (s) declared, ‘To whomsoever I am Maula, Ali is also their Maula’.
Then, God also said, ‘Do not worry about what people say, for I shall preserve your honour’.
Let’s take a look at this verse.
‘Ya aiyuhar rasoolu - O Messenger of God (s)...’
‘ballagh - deliver unto them…’
For instance, ‘tableegh’ (to preach) comes from ‘ballagh’.
‘Ballah - deliver unto them…’
‘ ma’a unzila ilaika - what has been descended to you…’
‘min rabbika - from your Lord…’
‘wa il lam taf'al - and if you do not enact this…’
‘famaa ballaghta risaalatah - then you shall not have honoured your messengerhood’.
And ‘wallaahu ya'simuka minan naas - and do not be afraid, God shall protect you from these people…’
Who were these people?
The ones who didn’t bring the quill and parchment!
The verses of the Qur’an reveal that there were people who opposed the Prophet (s)
and tried to stop him from speaking the truth.
Why else would God say,
‘Do not worry about people, Allah such protect you from them’?
Then, after this verse was revealed, the Prophet (s) declared,
‘To whomsoever I am Maula, Ali is also their Maula’.
Alright, now,
the Prophet (s) were to announce everything God revealed unto him in its entirety.
So where is that announcement?
The Prophet (s) merely uttered one sentence:
To whomsoever I am Maula, Ali is also their Maula.
Therefore, the divine revelation that God descended unto the Prophet (s)
was not verbalised by him,
rather the Prophet (s) transferred it directly into the spiritual heart of Maula Ali (a).
The revelations that the Prophet (s) did not disclose
were later verbalised by Maula Ali (a)
and it was the revelation of God.
It was the revelation of God.
Now, by Sarkar’s grace, we understood it with such clarity
that the revelation of God was uttered by Ali (a),
however, he is not a prophet so how could he receive revelations?
The revelation descended upon Prophet Muhammad’s spiritual heart,
the Prophet (s) was not to declare it and so he transferred it to the spiritual heart of Ali (a).
Therefore, the Prophet’s revelation was delivered by Maula Ali because he was the Wasi (Heir).
The divine revelation was descended upon Prophet Muhammad (s),
however, just as Aaron was Moses’s heir,
the helper of his rank of prophethood,
similarly, the Prophet (s) gave Ali’s example.
‘Ali is to me what Aaron was to Moses’.
Therefore, the divine revelations regarding the special knowledge
were transferred directly to Maula Ali’s heart from Prophet Muhammad’s heart.
It was not uttered by the Prophet (s),
it was delivered by Ali (a).
This is why it was said, ‘You must declare everything that has been descended unto you’.
And the following words are, ‘God shall protect you from people’.
This proves that there was an issue present.
There was a reason, there was a problem, there was an issue due to which the Prophet (s) were hesitant.
However, God disclosed the matter.
Otherwise, didn’t the Prophet (s) preach the religion?
Didn’t the Prophet (s) make people aware that the Qur’an has been revealed?
He did, right?
So then why is God still saying,
‘You must proclaim what I have descended unto you?’
It must have been something special, right?
Which was descended [by God] but not discussed [by the Prophet].
What was it?
It was the caliphate of Ali!
It was Ali whom God appointed as caliph.
Thereafter, all the caliphs from the Prophet’s progeny -
- whom the Shias refer to as imams.
However, it is the caliphate.
That is the original caliphate.
The Rightly Guided Caliphs - this is a fabricated caliphate.
This is a made-in-Pakistan caliphate.
The original caliphate is made in Allah
and this caliphate proceeded through Maula Ali (a).
Now, it’s up to you whether you want to call it sainthood, imamate or caliphate.
Call it anything but that is the divine appointment.