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\n**The Multiplicity (Taw\u0101tur) of Narrations Concerning the Revelation of the Verse of Wil\u0101yah**<\/strong><\/p>\n

**Question:** <\/strong>
\nAre the narrations about the occasion of revelation of the **Verse of Wil\u0101yah** regarding **\u2018Al\u012b ibn Ab\u012b \u1e6c\u0101lib (peace be upon him)** \u2014 in Shi\u2018i sources \u2014 considered **mutaw\u0101tir (mass\u2011transmitted)**?<\/strong><\/p>\n

**Answer:** <\/strong>
\nPeace be upon you, and God\u2019s mercy and blessings.<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are numerous chains of transmission for several narrations in our sources indicating that the verse:<\/strong><\/p>\n

> **\u201cYour guardian (wali) is only Allah, His Messenger, and those who believe \u2014 those who establish prayer and give alms while they are bowing.\u201d** <\/strong>
\n> *(Qur\u2019an 5:55)*<\/strong><\/p>\n

was revealed concerning **Imam \u2018Al\u012b (peace be upon him)**, and that it refers to him and to the Imams (peace be upon them). Among these chains are the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. In **al\u2011K\u0101f\u012b**: from A\u1e25mad b. \u2018\u012as\u0101, who said: Ja\u2018far b. Mu\u1e25ammad (peace be upon him) narrated to me from his father, from his grandfather\u2026 <\/strong>
\n2. In **al\u2011K\u0101f\u012b**: from A\u1e25mad b. \u2018\u012as\u0101, from Ab\u016b \u2018Abd All\u0101h (peace be upon him)\u2026 <\/strong>
\n3. In **al\u2011K\u0101f\u012b**: from al\u2011\u1e24usayn b. Ab\u012b al\u2011\u2018Al\u0101\u2019, who said: I said to Ab\u016b \u2018Abd All\u0101h (peace be upon him)\u2026 <\/strong>
\n4. In **al\u2011K\u0101f\u012b**: from \u2018Umar b. Udhaynah, from Zur\u0101rah, al\u2011Fu\u1e0dayl, Bukayr, Mu\u1e25ammad b. Muslim, Burayd, and Ab\u016b al\u2011J\u0101r\u016bd, all from Ab\u016b Ja\u2018far (peace be upon him)\u2026 <\/strong>
\n5. In **al\u2011K\u0101f\u012b**: from Zur\u0101rah, from Ab\u016b Ja\u2018far (peace be upon him)\u2026 <\/strong>
\n6. In **al\u2011K\u0101f\u012b**: from al\u2011\u1e24usayn b. Ab\u012b al\u2011\u2018Al\u0101\u2019, who said: I mentioned to Ab\u016b \u2018Abd All\u0101h (peace be upon him)\u2026 <\/strong>
\n7. In **Am\u0101l\u012b of al\u2011\u1e62ad\u016bq**: Kath\u012br b. \u2018Ayy\u0101sh, from Ab\u016b al\u2011J\u0101r\u016bd, from Ab\u016b Ja\u2018far (peace be upon him)\u2026 <\/strong>
\n8. In **Am\u0101l\u012b of al\u2011\u1e62ad\u016bq**: al\u2011Rayy\u0101n b. al\u2011\u1e62alt said: Imam al\u2011Ri\u1e0d\u0101 (peace be upon him) attended the gathering of al\u2011Ma\u2019m\u016bn in Marw\u2026 <\/strong>
\n9. In **al\u2011Khi\u1e63\u0101l**: from al\u2011A\u2018mash, from Ja\u2018far b. Mu\u1e25ammad (peace be upon them)\u2026 <\/strong>
\n10. In **al\u2011Khi\u1e63\u0101l**: from Makh\u1e25\u016bl who said: Am\u012br al\u2011Mu\u2019min\u012bn (peace be upon him) said\u2026 <\/strong>
\n11. In **Kam\u0101l al\u2011D\u012bn**: from \u2018Umar b. Udhaynah, from Ab\u0101n, from Sulaym, who said: I saw \u2018Al\u012b (peace be upon him)\u2026 <\/strong>
\n12. In **Man\u0101qib Am\u012br al\u2011Mu\u2019min\u012bn**: from Ab\u016b \u1e62\u0101li\u1e25, from Ibn \u2018Abb\u0101s\u2026 <\/strong>
\n13. In **Man\u0101qib Am\u012br al\u2011Mu\u2019min\u012bn** (another chain regarding \u2018Al\u012b\u2019s charity): from Ab\u016b \u1e62\u0101li\u1e25, the freedman of Umm H\u0101n\u012b\u2019, from Ibn \u2018Abb\u0101s\u2026 <\/strong>
\n14. In **Man\u0101qib Am\u012br al\u2011Mu\u2019min\u012bn** (a third chain concerning the revelation of the verse \u201cIndeed your guardian is only Allah\u2026\u201d): from \u2018Abd All\u0101h b. Mu\u1e25ammad b. al\u2011\u1e24anafiyyah, from his father\u2026 <\/strong>
\n15. In **Man\u0101qib Am\u012br al\u2011Mu\u2019min\u012bn**, in the chapter titled: \u201cCustom and legal judgment when a Qur\u2019anic expression is general, absolute, or ambiguous and explained by the Prophet.\u201d <\/strong>
\n16. In **Kit\u0101b Sulaym ibn Qays**, in the account of the arguments of Am\u012br al\u2011Mu\u2019min\u012bn with the Muslims at \u1e62iff\u012bn. <\/strong>
\n17. In **Am\u0101l\u012b of al\u2011\u1e6c\u016bs\u012b**, in the second session. <\/strong>
\n18. In **al\u2011I\u1e25tij\u0101j** by al\u2011\u1e6cabris\u012b. <\/strong>
\n19. Also in **al\u2011I\u1e25tij\u0101j**, in the letter of Imam al\u2011H\u0101d\u012b (peace be upon him) to the people of Ahw\u0101z. <\/strong>
\n20. In **Kit\u0101b al\u2011Maz\u0101r**. <\/strong>
\n21. In **al\u2011Raw\u1e0dah f\u012b Fa\u1e0d\u0101\u2019il Am\u012br al\u2011Mu\u2019min\u012bn**. <\/strong>
\n22. In **al\u2011Yaq\u012bn** by Ibn \u1e6c\u0101w\u016bs. <\/strong>
\n23. In **Tafs\u012br al\u2011Qumm\u012b**. <\/strong>
\n24. In **Tafs\u012br Fur\u0101t**.<\/strong><\/p>\n

These constitute a collection of transmission chains that are sufficient to establish **taw\u0101tur (mass transmission)**, and there are even more beyond these. Therefore, there is no need to examine the reliability of the individual narrators in each chain when such numerous independent transmissions exist.<\/strong><\/p>\n

And may you remain under God\u2019s care.<\/strong><\/p>\n

**References**<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. *Al\u2011K\u0101f\u012b* by al\u2011Kulayn\u012b, vol. 1, p. 427, hadith 77, Book of Proof (Kit\u0101b al\u2011\u1e24ujjah), chapter: \u201cSelections from the Revelation concerning Wil\u0101yah.\u201d <\/strong>
\n2. *Al\u2011K\u0101f\u012b*, vol. 1, p. 288, hadith 3. <\/strong>
\n3. *Al\u2011K\u0101f\u012b*, vol. 1, p. 189, hadith 16. <\/strong>
\n4. *Al\u2011K\u0101f\u012b*, vol. 1, p. 289, hadith 4. <\/strong>
\n5. *Al\u2011K\u0101f\u012b*, vol. 1, p. 146, hadith 11. <\/strong>
\n6. *Al\u2011K\u0101f\u012b*, vol. 1, p. 187, hadith 7. <\/strong>
\n7. *Am\u0101l\u012b al\u2011\u1e62ad\u016bq*, p. 186, hadith 193, session 26. <\/strong>
\n8. *Am\u0101l\u012b al\u2011\u1e62ad\u016bq*, pp. 615\u2013624, hadith 1, session 79. <\/strong>
\n9. *Al\u2011Khi\u1e63\u0101l* by al\u2011\u1e62ad\u016bq, p. 479, hadith 46. <\/strong>
\n10. *Al\u2011Khi\u1e63\u0101l*, p. 572, hadith 1. <\/strong>
\n11. *Kam\u0101l al\u2011D\u012bn* by al\u2011\u1e62ad\u016bq, p. 274, hadith 25. <\/strong>
\n12. *Man\u0101qib Am\u012br al\u2011Mu\u2019min\u012bn* by Mu\u1e25ammad b. Sulaym\u0101n al\u2011K\u016bf\u012b, vol. 1, p. 150, hadith 15. <\/strong>
\n13. *Man\u0101qib Am\u012br al\u2011Mu\u2019min\u012bn*, vol. 1, p. 169, hadith 100. <\/strong>
\n14. *Man\u0101qib Am\u012br al\u2011Mu\u2019min\u012bn*, vol. 1, p. 189, hadith 110. <\/strong>
\n15. *Man\u0101qib Am\u012br al\u2011Mu\u2019min\u012bn*, vol. 2, p. 415, hadith 896. <\/strong>
\n16. *Kit\u0101b Sulaym ibn Qays*, p. 296. <\/strong>
\n17. *Am\u0101l\u012b al\u2011\u1e6c\u016bs\u012b*, p. 59, hadith 55, session 2. <\/strong>
\n18. *Al\u2011I\u1e25tij\u0101j* by al\u2011\u1e6cabris\u012b, vol. 1, p. 66. <\/strong>
\n19. *Al\u2011I\u1e25tij\u0101j*, vol. 2, p. 251. <\/strong>
\n20. *Kit\u0101b al\u2011Maz\u0101r* by Ibn al\u2011Mashhad\u012b, p. 268. <\/strong>
\n21. *Al\u2011Raw\u1e0dah f\u012b Fa\u1e0d\u0101\u2019il Am\u012br al\u2011Mu\u2019min\u012bn*, p. 161. <\/strong>
\n22. *Al\u2011Yaq\u012bn* by Ibn \u1e6c\u0101w\u016bs, p. 223. <\/strong>
\n23. *Tafs\u012br al\u2011Qumm\u012b*, vol. 1, p. 170.<\/strong>
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:::writing **The Multiplicity (Taw\u0101tur) of Narrations Concerning the Revelation of the Verse of Wil\u0101yah** **Question:** Are the narrations about the occasion of revelation of the **Verse of Wil\u0101yah** regarding **\u2018Al\u012b ibn Ab\u012b \u1e6c\u0101lib (peace be upon him)** \u2014 in Shi\u2018i sources \u2014 considered **mutaw\u0101tir (mass\u2011transmitted)**? **Answer:** Peace be upon you, and God\u2019s mercy and blessings. …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":29773,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":1,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29772","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-islamic-research--"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29772","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29772"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29772\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29774,"href":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29772\/revisions\/29774"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29773"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29772"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29772"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29772"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}