Imam Al-Hussain in Al-Nuranuya (Divine Light)

عن أبي عبد الله × قال: قال الله تبارك وتعالى: يا محمد, إني خلقتك وعليا نورا, يعني روحا بلا بدن, قبل أن أخلق سماواتي وأرضي وعرشي وبحري, فلم تزل تهللني وتمجدني, ثم جمعت روحيكما فجعلتهما واحدة, فكانت تمجدني وتقدسني وتهللني, ثم قسمتها ثنتين, وقسمت الثنتين ثنتين, فصارت أربعة: محمد واحد, وعلي واحد, والحسن والحسين ثنتان, ثم خلق الله فاطمة من نور ابتدأها روحا بلا بدن, ثم مسحنا بيمينه فأفضى نوره فينا. ^[1]

Abi Abdullah (pbuh) said: Allah the Blessed and Exalted said: O Muhammad, I created you and Ali as a light, meaning a soul without a body, before I created my heavens, my earth, my throne, and my sea. You continued to praise and glorify me. Then I combined your souls and made them one, which continued to glorify, sanctify, and praise me. Then I divided it into two, and divided the two into two more, so they became four: Muhammad as one, Ali as one, and Hasan and Husayn as two. Then Allah created Fatimah from light, initiating her as a soul without a body. Then He touched us with His right hand, and His light was infused in us.

Al-Kafi Volume 1, P:440

 

عن سلمان قال: قال لي رسول الله |: إن الله تبارك وتعالى لم يبعث نبياً ولا رسولاً إلا جعل له اثني عشر نقيباً, فقلت: يا رسول الله, لقد عرفت هذا من أهل الكتابين, فقال: يا سلمان هل علمت مَن نقبائي ومَن الاثني عشر الذين اختارهم الله للأمة من بعدي؟ فقلت: الله ورسوله أعلم. فقال: يا سلمان, خلقني الله من صفوة نوره, ودعاني فأطعته, وخلق من نوري علياً, ودعاه فأطاعه, وخلق من نور علي فاطمة, ودعاها فأطاعته, وخلق مني ومن علي وفاطمة الحسن, ودعاه فأطاعه, وخلق مني ومن علي وفاطمة الحسين, فدعاه فأطاعه, ثم سمانا بخمسة أسماء من أسمائه, فالله المحمود وأنا محمد, والله العلي وهذا علي, والله الفاطر وهذه فاطمة, والله ذو الاحسان وهذا الحسن, والله المحسن وهذا الحسين, ثم خلق منا ومن نور الحسين, تسعة أئمة, فدعاهم فأطاعوه, قبل أن يخلق سماء مبنية, وأرضاً مدحية, ولا ملكاً ولا بشراً, وكنا نوراً نسبح الله, ونسمع له ونطيع. قال سلمان: فقلت يا رسول الله, بأبي أنت وأمي, فما لمن عرف هؤلاء؟ فقال: يا سلمان, من عرفهم حق معرفتهم, واقتدى بهم, ووالى وليهم, وتبرأ من عدوهم, فهو والله منا, يرد حيث نرد, ويسكن حيث نسكن, فقلت: يا رسول الله, وهل يكون إيمان بهم بغير معرفة بأسمائهم وأنسابهم؟ فقال: لا يا سلمان, فقلت: يا رسول الله, فأنى لي بهم وقد عرفت إلى الحسين؟ قال: ثم سيد العابدين علي بن الحسين, ثم ابنه محمد بن علي باقر علم الاولين والآخرين من النبيين والمرسلين, ثم ابنه جعفر بن محمد لسان الله الصادق, ثم ابنه موسى بن جعفر الكاظم غيظه صبراً في الله عز وجل, ثم ابنه علي بن موسى الرضي لأمر الله, ثم ابنه محمد بن علي المختار من خلق الله, ثم ابنه علي محمد الهادي إلى الله, ثم ابنه الحسن بن علي الصامت الأمين لسر الله, ثم ابنه محمد بن الحسن الهادي المهدي الناطق القائم بحق الله, ثم قال: يا سلمان, إنك مدركه, ومن كان مثلك, ومن تولاه بحقيقة المعرفة, قال سلمان: فشكرت الله كثيراً ثم قلت: يا رسول الله وإني مُؤجَّل إلى عهده؟ قال: يا سلمان إقرأ {فإذا جاء وعد ألاهما بعثنا عليكم عباداً لنا أولي بأس شديد فجاسوا خلال الديار وكان وعداً مفعولاً ثم رددنا لكم الكرة عليهم وأمددناكم بأموال وبنين وجعلناكم أكثر نفيراً}. قال سلمان: فاشتد بكائي وشوقي, ثم قلت: يا رسول الله, أبعهد منك؟ فقال: إي والله, الذي أرسل محمداً بالحق, مني ومن علي وفاطمة والحسن والحسين والتسعة, وكل من هو منا ومعنا, ومضام فينا, إي والله يا سلمان, وليحضرن إبليس وجنوده, وكل من محض الايمان محضاً ومحض الكفر محضاً, حتى يؤخذ بالقصاص والأوتار، ولا يَظلم ربك أحداً, ويحقق تأويل هذه الآية: {ونريد أن نمن على الذين استضعفوا في الارض ونجعلهم أئمة ونجعلهم الوارثين ونمكن لهم في الارض ونُري فرعون وهامان وجنودهما منهم ما كانوا يحذرون}, قال سلمان: فقمت من بين يدي رسول الله | وما يبالي سلمان متى لقي الموت, أو الموت لقيه. ^[2]

Salman said: The Messenger of Allah (pbuhp) said to me: "Verily, Allah the Blessed and Exalted did not send any prophet or messenger except that He appointed for him twelve chiefs." I said: "O Messenger of Allah, I have known this from the people of the two books." He said: "O Salman, do you know who my chiefs and the twelve whom Allah has chosen for the nation after me are?" I said: "Allah and His Messenger know best." He said: "O Salman, Allah created me from the essence of His light, and He called me and I obeyed Him. And He created from my light, Ali, and He called him and he obeyed Him. And He created from the light of Ali, Fatimah, and He called her and she obeyed Him. And He created from me and Ali and Fatimah, Hasan, and He called him and he obeyed Him. And He created from me and Ali and Fatimah, Husayn, and He called him and he obeyed Him. Then He named us with five names from His names: Allah is the Praised One (Mahmoud) and I am Muhammad, and Allah is the High (Ali) and this is Ali, and Allah is the Creator (Fatir) and this is Fatimah, and Allah is the Beneficent (Hasan) and this is Hasan, and Allah is the Good (Muhsin) and this is Husayn. Then He created from us and from the light of Husayn, nine Imams. He called them and they obeyed Him, before He created a constructed heaven or an extended earth, or an angel or a human. And we were a light glorifying Allah, listening to Him and obeying Him."

Salman said: "I said, O Messenger of Allah, may my father and mother be sacrificed for you, what is the reward for knowing these individuals?" He said: "O Salman, whoever knows them with true knowledge, follows them, befriends their friends, and disassociates from their enemies, he is indeed one of us. He will go where we go and live where we live." I said: "O Messenger of Allah, can one have faith in them without knowing their names and lineage?" He said: "No, O Salman." I said: "O Messenger of Allah, then how shall I know them after knowing up to Husayn?" He said: "Then Ali, the master of the worshippers, son of Husayn, then his son Muhammad, the one who splits the knowledge of the first and the last among the prophets and messengers, then his son Ja'far, the truthful tongue of Allah, then his son Musa, the patient for Allah’s sake, then his son Ali, who is content with Allah’s decree, then his son Muhammad, the chosen one among Allah’s creation, then his son Ali, the guide to Allah, then his son Hasan, the trustworthy custodian of Allah’s secret, then his son Muhammad, the guide and the rightly guided one, the one who rises with Allah’s right."

He said: "O Salman, you will meet him, and whoever is like you and truly follows him will also meet him." Salman said: "I thanked Allah greatly and then said: O Messenger of Allah, will I live until his time?" He said: "O Salman, recite {When the promise of the first of the two came, We sent against you Our servants of great might, and they probed into the homes, and it was a fulfilled promise. Then We gave you back the return victory over them. We reinforced you with wealth and sons and made you more numerous in manpower}."

Salman said: "I wept intensely and longed deeply. I then said: O Messenger of Allah, is this a promise from you?" He said: "Yes, by Allah, Who sent Muhammad with the truth, it is from me and Ali and Fatimah and Hasan and Husayn and the nine Imams, and everyone who is from us and with us and within us. Yes, by Allah, O Salman, Satan and his soldiers will also be present, and everyone who has pure faith and everyone who has pure disbelief, until retribution and justice are served, and no one will be wronged by your Lord. This will fulfill the verse: {And We desire to show favor to those who were oppressed in the land and to make them leaders and to make them inheritors. And We will establish them in the land and show Pharaoh and Haman and their soldiers what they feared from them.}"

Salman said: "I rose from the presence of the Messenger of Allah, and Salman did not care when he met death or when death met him."

Dala’il Al-Imama P:447

 

عن ابن مسعود قال: دخلت يوما على رسول الله | فقلت: يا رسول الله ارني الحق لأتصل به فقال: يا عبد الله لجّ المخدع قال فولجت المخدع وعلي بن أبي طالب يصلي وهو يقول في ركوعه وسجوده: اللهم بحق محمد عبدك ورسولك اغفر للخاطئين من شيعتي, فخرجت حتى أخبرتُ به رسول الله | فرأيته وهو يصلي ويقول: اللهم بحق علي ابن أبي طالب × عبدك اغفر للخاطئين من أمتي قال فأخذني هلع حتى غشي عليّ فرفع النبي | رأسه وقال يا ابن مسعود أكفر بعد إيمان؟ فقلت حاشا وكلا يا رسول الله | ولكني رأيت علياً يسأل الله تعالى بك ورأيتك تسأل الله به فلم أعلم أيكم أفضل عند الله! فقال |: اجلس فقال ابن مسعود فجلست بين يديه فقال لي اعلم ان الله تعالى خلقني وخلق علياً من نور عظمته قبل ان يخلق الخلق بألفي عام إذ لا تقديس ولا تسبيح ففتق نوري فخلق منه السموات والارض وإنّا والله أجلّ من السموات والارض, وفتق نور علي بن أبي طالب × فخلق منه العرش والكرسي وعلي بن أبي طالب أفضل من العرش والكرسي, وفتق نور الحسن فخلق منه اللوح والقلم والحسن أفضل من اللوح والقلم, وفتق نور الحسين فخلق منه الجنان والحور العين والحسين والله أجل من الجنان والحور العين, ثم أظلمت المشارق والمغارب فشكت الملائكة إلى الله تعالى ان يكشف عنهم تلك الظلمة فتكلم الله جل جلاله بكلمة فخلق منها روحاً ثم تكلم بكلمة فخلق من تلك الروح نوراً فأضاف النور إلى تلك الروح وأقامها أمام العرش فزهرت المشارق والمغارب فهي فاطمة الزهراء ولذلك سميت الزهراء لأن نورها زهرت به السموات. يا ابن مسعود إذا كان يوم القيامة يقول الله جل جلاله لعلي بن أبي طالب ولي أَدخلا الجنة من شئتما, وأَدخلا النار من شئتما وذلك قوله تعالى: {ألقيا في جهنم كل كفار عنيد} فالكافر من جحد نبوتي والعنيد من جحد ولاية علي بن أبي طالب فالنار أمده والجنة لشيعته ومحبيه. ^[3]

Ibn Mas'ud said: One day, I entered upon the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) and said: "O Messenger of Allah, show me the truth so that I may connect with it." He said: "O Abdullah, enter the chamber." So, I entered the chamber and saw Ali ibn Abi Talib praying, saying in his bowing and prostration: "O Allah, by the right of Muhammad, Your servant and Messenger, forgive the sinners from my followers." I then left and informed the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) about it, and I saw him praying, saying: "O Allah, by the right of Ali ibn Abi Talib, Your servant, forgive the sinners from my nation." I was overwhelmed with anxiety until I fainted. The Prophet (pbuh) raised his head and said: "O Ibn Mas'ud, disbelief after faith?" I said: "No, never, O Messenger of Allah, but I saw Ali asking Allah through you, and I saw you asking Allah through him, so I did not know which of you is more esteemed by Allah!" He said: "Sit down." Ibn Mas'ud continued: "I sat before him, and he said to me: 'Know that Allah Almighty created me and Ali from the light of His grandeur two thousand years before He created the creation, when there was neither glorification nor sanctification. He split my light, and from it, He created the heavens and the earth, and we are greater than the heavens and the earth. He split the light of Ali ibn Abi Talib, and from it, He created the Throne and the Chair, and Ali ibn Abi Talib is greater than the Throne and the Chair. He split the light of Hasan, and from it, He created the Tablet and the Pen, and Hasan is greater than the Tablet and the Pen. He split the light of Husayn, and from it, He created the Gardens and the Houri, and Husayn is greater than the Gardens and the Houri. Then the east and west darkened, and the angels complained to Allah Almighty to reveal that darkness. Allah spoke a word, from which He created a spirit, then spoke another word, from which He created a light. He added the light to that spirit and placed it before the Throne, illuminating the east and west. She is Fatimah al-Zahra, and that is why she was named al-Zahra because her light illuminated the heavens.

O Ibn Mas'ud, when it is the Day of Judgment, Allah Almighty will say to Ali ibn Abi Talib: 'O My beloved, admit to Paradise whomsoever you wish and admit to Hell whomsoever you wish,' and that is the saying of Allah Almighty: {Throw into Hell every stubborn disbeliever}. The disbeliever is the one who denies my Prophethood, and the stubborn is the one who denies the guardianship of Ali ibn Abi Talib. For them, Hell is their abode, and for his followers and lovers, Paradise is their abode."

Al-Fada’il for Ibn Shadhan P:128

 

عن رسول الله | قال قال: يا عباد الله إن آدم لما رأى النور ساطعاً من صلبه, إذْ كان الله قد نقل أشباحنا من ذروة العرش إلى ظهره, رأى النور, ولم يتبين الاشباح, فقال: يا رب ما هذه الانوار؟! قال الله عز وجل: أنوار أشباح نقلتهم من أشرف بقاع عرشي إلى ظهرك ولذلك أمرت الملائكة بالسجود لك, إذ كنت وعاء لتلك الاشباح. فقال آدم: يا رب لو بينتها لي؟ فقال الله عز وجل: انظر يا آدم إلى ذروة العرش, فنظر آدم, ووقع نور أشباحنا من ظهر آدم على ذروة العرش, فانطبع فيه صور أنوار أشباحنا التي في ظهره كما ينطبع وجه الانسان في المرآة الصافية فرأي أشباحنا, فقال: يا رب ما هذه الاشباح؟ قال الله تعالى: يا آدم هذه أشباح أفضل خلائقي وبرياتي: هذا محمد وأنا المحمود الحميد في أفعالي, شققت له اسماً من اسمي, وهذا علي, وأنا العلي العظيم, شققت له اسماً من اسمي, وهذه فاطمة وأنا فاطر السماوات والارض, فاطم أعدائي عن رحمتي يوم فصل قضائي, وفاطم أوليائي عما يعتريهم ويسيئهم فشققت لها اسماً من اسمي, وهذان الحسن والحسين وأنا المحسن والمجمل شققت اسميهما من اسمي, هؤلاء خيار خليقتي وكرام بريتي, بهم آخذ, وبهم أعطي, وبهم أعاقب, وبهم أثيب, فتوسل إلي بهم يا آدم, وإذا دهتك داهية, فاجعلهم إلي شفعاءك, فاني آليت على نفسي قسماً حقاً أن لا أخيب بهم آملاً, ولا أرد بهم سائلاً.

فذلك حين زلت منه الخطيئة, دعا الله عز وجل بهم, فتاب عليه وغفر له. ^[4]

The Messenger of Allah (pbuhp) said: "O servants of Allah, when Adam saw the light shining from his loins—since Allah had transferred our apparitions from the peak of the Throne to his back—he saw the light but could not discern the apparitions. He said: 'O Lord, what are these lights?' Allah, the Almighty, said: 'These are the lights of apparitions that I transferred from the most honored parts of My Throne to your back, and that is why I commanded the angels to prostrate to you, for you are the vessel of those apparitions.' Adam then said: 'O Lord, could You show them to me?' Allah, the Almighty, said: 'Look, O Adam, at the peak of the Throne.' So Adam looked, and the light of our apparitions from Adam's back fell upon the peak of the Throne, imprinting the images of our lights from his back as a person's face imprints on a clear mirror. He saw our apparitions and said: 'O Lord, what are these apparitions?' Allah, the Almighty, said: 'O Adam, these are the apparitions of the best of My creation and My creatures: This is Muhammad, and I am the Praised One (al-Mahmood) and Praiseworthy in My actions. I have derived his name from My name. This is Ali, and I am the Most High (al-Ali), the Supreme. I have derived his name from My name. This is Fatimah, and I am the Creator (Faatir) of the heavens and the earth. I shall sever My enemies from My mercy on the Day of Judgment, and I shall sever My allies from what may harm and distress them. I have derived her name from My name. And these are Hasan and Husayn, and I am the Beneficent (al-Muhsin), the Gracious. I have derived their names from My name. These are the best of My creation and the noblest of My creatures. Through them, I take (acts), through them, I give, through them, I punish, and through them, I reward. Seek intercession with Me through them, O Adam. If a calamity befalls you, make them your intercessors to Me, for I have sworn by Myself a true oath that I will never disappoint those who hope through them nor reject those who ask through them.'

Thus, when he committed the sin, he called upon Allah, the Almighty, through them, and Allah accepted his repentance and forgave him."

Tafseer Al-Asakari P:219

 

عن جابر بن عبد الله الأنصاري قال: سمعت رسول الله | يقول: إن الله خلقني وخلق علياً وفاطمة والحسن والحسين والأئمة من نور فعصر ذلك النور عصرة فخرج منه شيعتنا فسبحنا فسبحوا, وقدسنا فقدسوا, وهللنا فهللوا, ومجدنا فمجدوا, ووحدنا فوحدوا, ثم خلق الله السماوات والأرضين وخلق الملائكة فمكثت الملائكة مائة عام لا تعرف تسبيحاً ولا تقديساً ولا تمجيداً, فسبحنا فسبحت شيعتنا فسبحت الملائكة لتسبيحنا, وقدسنا فقدست شيعتنا فقدست الملائكة لتقديسنا, ومجدنا ومجدت شيعتنا فمجدت الملائكة لتمجيدنا, ووحدنا فوحدت شيعتنا فوحدت الملائكة لتوحيدنا, وكانت الملائكة لا تعرف تسبيحاً ولا تقديساً من قبل تسبيحنا وتسبيح شيعتنا فنحن الموحدون حين لا موحد غيرنا وحقيق على الله تعالى كما اختصنا واختص شيعتنا أن ينزلنا في أعلى عليين إن الله سبحانه وتعالى اصطفانا واصطفى شيعتنا من قبل أن تكون أجساماً فدعانا وأجبنا فغفر لنا ولشيعتنا من قبل أن نسبق أن نستغفر الله. ^[5]

Jabir ibn Abdullah al-Ansari said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (pbuhp) say: "Indeed, Allah created me, Ali, Fatimah, Hasan, Husayn, and the Imams from light. Then He squeezed that light with a squeeze, and from it emerged our followers (Shi'a). We glorified Allah, and they glorified Allah; we sanctified Allah, and they sanctified Allah; we proclaimed the oneness of Allah, and they proclaimed the oneness of Allah. Then Allah created the heavens and the earth and created the angels. The angels remained for a hundred years not knowing how to glorify, sanctify, or praise Allah. We glorified Allah, and our followers glorified Allah, so the angels glorified Allah with our glorification. We sanctified Allah, and our followers sanctified Allah, so the angels sanctified Allah with our sanctification. We praised Allah, and our followers praised Allah, so the angels praised Allah with our praise. We proclaimed the oneness of Allah, and our followers proclaimed the oneness of Allah, so the angels proclaimed the oneness of Allah with our proclamation. The angels did not know how to glorify, sanctify, or proclaim the oneness of Allah before our glorification and the glorification of our followers. Therefore, we are the monotheists when there were no other monotheists, and it is true upon Allah, as He has chosen us and our followers, to place us in the highest ranks of 'Illiyyin. Indeed, Allah, the Glorified and Exalted, chose us and our followers before they became bodies. He called upon us, and we responded, so He forgave us and our followers before we sought forgiveness from Allah."

Jami’ Al-Akhbar P:9

 

عن جابر, عن أبي جعفر × قال قال: إن الله تعالى خلق أربعة عشر نوراً من نور عظمته قبل خلق آدم بأربعة عشر ألف عام فهي أرواحنا فقيل له: يا بن رسول الله عدهم بأسمائهم فمن هؤلاء الاربعة عشر نوراً؟ فقال: محمد وعلي وفاطمة والحسن والحسين وتسعة من ولد الحسين وتاسعهم قائمهم, ثم عدهم بأسمائهم ثم قال: نحن والله الأوصياء الخلفاء من بعد رسول الله |, ونحن المثاني التي أعطاها الله نبينا, ونحن شجرة النبوة ومنبت الرحمة ومعدن الحكمة ومصابيح العلم وموضع الرسالة ومختلف الملائكة وموضع سر الله, ووديعة الله جل اسمه في عباده, وحرم الله الاكبر وعهده المسؤل عنه, فمن وفى بعهدنا فقد وفى بعهد الله ومن خفره فقد خفر ذمة الله وعهده, عرفنا من عرفنا وجهلنا من جهلنا, نحن الاسماء الحسنى التي لا يقبل الله من العباد عملاً إلا بمعرفتنا, ونحن والله الكلمات التي تلقاها آدم من ربه فتاب عليه, إن الله تعالى خلقنا فأحسن خلقنا, وصورنا فأحسن صورنا وجعلنا عينه على عباده ولسانه الناطق في خلقه, ويده المبسوطة عليهم بالرأفة والرحمة ووجهه الذي يؤتى منه وبابه الذي يدل عليه, وخزان علمه وتراجمة وحيه وأعلام دينه والعروة الوثقى والدليل الواضح لمن اهتدى, وبنا إثمرت الاشجار وأينعت الثمار وجرت الانهار ونزل الغيث من السماء ونبت عشب الارض, وبعبادتنا عبد الله, ولولانا ما عُرف الله, وأيم الله لولا وصية سبقت وعهد أُخذ علينا لقلت قولاً يعجب منه, أو يذهل منه الاولون والآخرون. ^[6]

Jaber reported that Imam Mohammad Al-Baqir (Pbuh) said: "Allah created fourteen lights from the light of His Greatness before creating Adam in fourteen thousand years. These lights are our souls." One said: "O son of the Messenger of Allah (Pbuh). Tell us their names. Who are these fourteen lights?" Imam (Pbuh) said: "Mohammad, Ali, Fatima, Hassan, Hussein, and the nine descendants of Hussein. The ninth is their Qa'im (Rising one)." Then Imam recited their names and said: "I swear by Allah, we are the successors and custodians after the Messenger of Allah (Pbuhp). We are the verses that Allah gave to our prophet. We are the tree of prophet-hood, the spring of mercy, the essence of wisdom, the lanterns of knowledge, the core of the message, the destination of the angels, and the treasure of Allah's secret. We are the trusts of Allah among his servants. We are the grandest sanctuary of Allah and his covenant that He will ask about. He who fulfills our covenant then he fulfills the covenant of Allah and he who breaks it then he breaks the covenant of Allah. Those who know us, know us, and those who don’t know us don’t know us. We are the supreme names that Allah doesn’t accept any deed of a worshiper but by knowing us. I swear by Allah, we are the words that Adam received from his lord and then He accepted his repentance. Allah created us in the most perfect way and formed us in the most perfect images. He made us His eye on His servants, His speaking tongue to His creatures, His out-stretched hand with compassion and mercy, His face which He is reached throughout, His door that leads to Him, the treasurers of His knowledge, the translators of His revelation, the banners of His religion, the tight handhold, and the clear proof to he who seeks guidance. By us the fruits ripened, by us the rivers flowed, by us rain fell from the sky and the grass of lands grew. By our worship, Allah is worshiped. If it hadn’t been for us, Allah would have never been known. I swear by Allah, if a covenant wasn’t made with me, I would have uttered a saying that wonders and stuns the first beings and the last.”

Bihar Al-Anwar Volume 25, P:4