Fragrance of Mastership

Dr. Shabeeb Rizvi

Contents

Dedication

• The importance of learning traditions of the Ahle Bait (peace be upon them)

• True knowledge can be obtained only from the Ahle Bait (peace be upon them)

• Is guidance possible except from those in whose houses the Revelation has descended

• Denial of the traditions of Aale Mohammad (peace be upon him) which are difficult and complex, is disbelief

• The Knowledge of the Holy Quran is only with the Ahle Bait (peace be upon them)

• The Infallible Imams (peace be upon them) are the inheritors of the Holy Quran

• The reward of Prophethood is the love of his Ahle Bait (peace be upon them)

• Not referring to the Divine Proof (peace be upon him) is tantamount to polytheism

• Speak the truth even if it is bitter

• Speak the truth even if you perish in it

• Submission to the Divine Proof (peace be upon him) is Submission to Allah the Almighty!

• Our belief is same as that of Ahle Bait (peace be upon them) at all times

• The Shiahs follow the path of the Ahle Bait (peace be upon them) which is the path of the Holy Quran and the Sunnah

• The Shiahs follow the view of the Ahle Bait (peace be upon them) in all issues

• Allah has not emphasized on anything as much as Imamat

• Allah cannot be worshipped except through the obedience of His Proof

• The desire of Allah the Almighty

• Allah the High loves those who love the Ahle Bait (peace be upon them)

• Allah has written Aliyyun Waliyyullah across the heavens and the earth

• Recognition of the Divine Proof (peace be upon him) is a condition for martyrdom

• People have value only when they follow the Divine Proof (peace be upon him)

• Ameerul Momineen Ali Ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him) is the foundation of religion and his followers are the handsome ones

• The Infallible Imams (peace be upon them) are the truthful ones

• The Imams of Guidance and the Imams of Deviation

• The indecencies forbidden by Allah in the Holy Quran are the Imams of Deviation

• The Great Kingdom is the Wilaayah of the Ahle Bait (peace be upon them)

• The Ahle Bait (peace be upon them) are the Reminder about which the nation shall be questioned

• To Raise anyone to the status of Imamat is Polytheism

• Rejection of the Divine Proof (peace be upon him) is Polytheism

• Allah shall not speak to those who deny the Divine Proofs (peace be upon them)

• Those who oppose the Divine Proofs (peace be upon them) are polytheists

• Both the false claimant of Imamat and the one who follows him are accursed

• Denial of the Divine Proofs (peace be upon them) is Denial of Allah the Almighty

• Those who deny the Divine Proofs (peace be upon them) have entered the darkness of disbelief

• There can be no Wilaayah without Bara’aah

• He lies who claims to love the Ahle Bait (peace be upon them) but does not express hatred towards their enemies

• Who are the Batris?

• The Batris shall declare war against Imam Mahdi (may Allah hasten his reappearance)

• Those who befriend the enemies of the Ahle Bait (peace be upon them) and make enemies with the lovers of the Ahle Bait (peace be upon them) are worse than the Anti-Christ (al-Dajjal)

• Unity can be achieved only through the Imamat of the Ahle Bait (peace be upon them)

• The Naasebi is the one who hates the lovers of the Divinely Appointed Hujjat

• Imam (may Allah hasten his reappearance) will not spare the Naasebis but will live in peace with the Ahle Kitab

• The enemy of the Ahle Bait (peace be upon them) shall be in the hell-fire whether he prays or steals

• The actions of those who hate the Ahle Bait (peace be upon them) do not reach Allah

• Angels cannot get proximity to Allah without cursing the enemies of the Ahle Bait (peace be upon them)

• A believer can never hate Ameerul Momineen (peace be upon him) and a hypocrite can never love him

• The opponents of the Ahle Bait (peace be upon them) shall abide in Hell Fire

• Wilaayah of the Ahle Bait (peace be upon them) is only for the chosen ones whose faith has been tested

• There is no one more deviated before Allah than the one who rejects the Divine Proof (peace be upon him)

• Those who do not curse the killers of Imam Husain (peace be upon him) are the enemies of Allah and His Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny)

• Imam Sajjad (peace be upon him) used to provide food for those who mourned for Imam Husain (peace be upon him)

• Imam Sajjad (peace be upon him) wept for Imam Husain (peace be upon him) his entire life

• All believers weep for Imam Husain (peace be upon him) when they remember him

• Prophets and angels request Allah to visit Imam Husain (peace be upon him) in Karbala

• Imam Sadeq (peace be upon him) says: Never abandon the Ziyaarat of Imam Husain (peace be upon him)

• The reward for remembering Imam Husain (peace be upon him) when drinking water

• The accursed Shimr (l.a.) acknowledged the position of Imam Husain (peace be upon him) before killing him (peace be upon him)

• Beating of faces and weeping for Imam Husain (peace be upon him)

• Necessity of Imamate

• Ahle Bait (peace be upon them) are the Imams of the Muslims and the Divine Proofs

• Debate between Heshaam Ibn al-Hakam (r.a.) with Amr Ibn Ubaid al-Motazeli in Basrah: Necessity of Divine Proof

• Debates between the companions of Imam Sadeq (peace be upon him) and a Syrian opponent – Necessity of Divine Proof

• Importance of Divine Proof

• Necessity of Divine Proof

• Necessity of a Divine Proof – Protecting the people from Iblis (l.a.)

• Necessity of a Divine Proof – Survival of the People and the Earth

• Duties of a Divine Proof

• Divine Imams (peace be upon them) – The uninterrupted words of Allah

• Presence of an Imam – Survival of the Earth

• Absence of a Divine proof – Annihilation of existents

• Divine Proof to Creation –Soul to Body

• Divine Proof – Inevitable Need of the Creatures

• Divine Imam – Protected and Hoped One

• Presence of a Just Imam – Sign of Allah’s Majesty and Greatness

• Divine Guides – Only from the Ahle Bait (peace be upon them)

• Divine Proof – Last human on earth

• Divine Proof – From Prophet Adam (peace be upon him) till the Hereafter

• Ahle Bait (peace be upon them) – The Stars of the Sky

• Only One Divine Proof on the Earth

• Divine Knowledge doesn’t go up again

• Steadfastness on the Mastership of Ali Ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him) and Imams (peace be upon them) after him

• People cannot select an Imam for themselves

• Allah’s Advice to the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny)

• Imamate is in Allah’s Hands – He places wherever He wishes

• Prerogative of Imamat lies only with Allah the High

• Preferring an inferior to a superior – Breach of Divine Trust

• Necessity of Knowing the Imam (peace be upon him) and Denier of a Divine Proof is an Infidel

• Denier of any Imam is an Infidel and Naasebi is a Polytheist

• Importance of Knowing the Imam of the time

• Believing an Imam from other than Allah is Polytheism

• Excuse about ignorance about Imam will not accepted

• Conditions for witnessing Divine Mercy

• Mastership of Ahle Bait (peace be upon them) – Condition for success

• The Minimum Level of Belief

• Not Knowing the Imam of our time is Paganism

• Aim of Creation – Recognition of Imam (peace be upon him)

• Testimony of Tauheed not acceptable without belief in Imamat of Ahle Bait (peace be upon them)

• Whoever forsakes the Imam of his time will be destroyed

• Worship without recognition of Imam (peace be upon him) is in vain

• Imam (peace be upon him) is standard between Allah and creatures

• Denier of Imam (peace be upon him) is an Apostate

• Living or Dead – Imams (peace be upon them) are the same

• Denier of Imam (peace be upon him) is not a Believer

• Denier of Imams (peace be upon them) is denier of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny)

• Terms for Intercession (Shafa’at)

• Test of the People is Massive

• Religion should be based on the Holy Quran and Ahle Bait (peace be upon them)

• Best is he who treats the Ahle Bait (peace be upon them) well

• No Worship without Mastership

• Two Precious Things

• Reward for loving the Ahle Bait (peace be upon them)

• War and Peace of Ahle Bait (peace be upon them)

• Ahle Bait (peace be upon them) are the Door of Hettah

• Ahle Bait (peace be upon them) are the Ark of Salvation

• Truth must be the criterion not personalities

• Ahle Bait (peace be upon them) are Allah’s extended rope

• Benchmarks for Success and Failure

• Denial of Ali (peace be upon him) is Denial of Allah

• Ali (peace be upon him) – The Separator of Truth and Falsehood

• Divine Imams (peace be upon them) never misguide

• Ahle Bait (peace be upon them) are Allah’s Chosen Ones

• Salutations on the Progeny of Muhammad (peace be upon them)

• Ahle Bait (peace be upon them) are the People of Remembrance

• Knowledge of Quran is ONLY with the Ahle Bait (peace be upon them)

• Hallmarks of a Shia

• Reins of Religion in the hands of the Ahle Bait (peace be upon them)

• Only the Imams (peace be upon them) are the bearers of Quranic sciences

• Knowledge of Shariah Laws is miniscule to the knowledge of the unseen (1)

• Knowledge of Shariah Laws is miniscule to the knowledge of the unseen (2)

• Infinite Knowledge of the Imams (peace be upon them)

• Ali (peace be upon him) – The Miracle of Muhammad (peace be upon him and his holy progeny)

• Deeds not acceptable without Mastership of Ali Ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him)

• Holy Prophet’s (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) Will to Ali Ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him)

• Prophet Ibrahim’s (peace be upon him) invocation

• Followers of Ahle Bait (peace be upon them) are their progeny

• Love of Ahle Bait (peace be upon them) – Wage for Messengership

• Hell is the fate without Mastership of Ali Ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him)

• Love and Obedience

• Status of one who dies on the love of the progeny of Muhammad (peace be upon him and his holy progeny)

• Who are the closest relatives?

• The Narration of the Cloak

• Two Lights of Ali Ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him)

• Criterion for Success – Mastership of Ali Ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him)

• House of Ali and Fatemah (peace be upon them both) is the best of houses

• Names of Ahle Bait (peace be upon them) draw Allah’s Attention

• Life of Prophets (peace be upon him) and Death of Martyrs

• A True Believer is a Martyr

• The Imams (peace be upon them) have the knowledge of all the Prophets and Messengers (peace be upon them) and even more

• Guidance implies the mastership of the Ahle Bait (peace be upon them)

• Imam (peace be upon him)’s knowledge encompasses everything

• Submission implies the Mastership of the Ahle Bait (peace be upon them)

• Ahle Bait (peace be upon them) are from the sacrosanct things of Allah

• Carriers of the Divine Throne seek forgiveness for the Shias

• The wretched will usurp the right of the Ahle Bait (peace be upon them)

• People will be tested through the Mastership of the Ahle Bait (peace be upon them)

• The Ummah will abandon the Mastership of the Ahle Bait (peace be upon them)

• Mastership of Ahle Bait (peace be upon them) demands absolute submission

• Ahle Bait (peace be upon them) are the best confidantes

• One who follows somebody has in reality worshipped him

• Shias of Ahle Bait (peace be upon them) must never despair of divine mercy

• Monotheism without Mastership of the Ahle Bait (peace be upon them) will be of no avail

• Everyone will be questioned about the Mastership of Ali Ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him) on the Day of Judgment

• The Enemies of Ali Ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him) will be thrown in Hell

• True Belief in Ahle Bait (peace be upon them) saves one from Hell-fire

• Hajj without visitation of Ahle Bait (peace be upon them) is of no avail

• Ways to know a true Imam (peace be upon him) from an impostor

• Characteristics of a True Imam (peace be upon him)

• Imamate is beyond the comprehension of the people

• Allah the High introduces the Shias to Imams (peace be upon them)

• Imams (peace be upon them) manifest from their perfections only what people can withstand

• Proof of Imamate- Incident of Habaabah al-Waalebiyyah

• Recording Angels of Ameerul Momineen (peace be upon him) take pride over other angels

• Obedience of Imams (peace be upon them) obligatory due to infallibility

• Practice of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny)

• Ali (peace be upon him) is the door of the city of knowledge

• Love of Ahle Bait (peace be upon them) is the wage of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny)’s efforts

• Amazing Excellences of Ameerul Momineen (peace be upon him)

• All the Infallible Guides (peace be upon them) are equal in excellences

• Knowledge – The Minimum Aspect of Ahle Bait’s (peace be upon them) Excellence

• Imam (peace be upon him) knows the universe like the palm of his hand

• A Divine Imam (peace be upon him) has complete knowledge of the entire universe (1)

• A Divine Imam (peace be upon him) has complete knowledge of the entire universe (2)

• A source of Imam’s (peace be upon him) Knowledge of the Unseen

• The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) taught Ameerul Momineen (peace be upon him) a thousand chapters of Knowledge

• Sublime Qualities of Divine Imams (peace be upon them)

• Angels converse with Imams (peace be upon them) and their companions

• Signs of true and divine inspiration

• An Imam (peace be upon him) is aware of the celestial world in its entirety

• An Imam (peace be upon him) is aware of the created knowledge of Allah the High

• Imam’s (peace be upon him) eyes are unlike those of ordinary mortals

• Imam’s (peace be upon him) knowledge encompasses this world as well as the Hereafter

• The Imams (peace be upon them) inherit the knowledge of the unseen from the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny)

• Imams (peace be upon them) know the inner beliefs of every person

• Imams (peace be upon them) know the ultimate fate of every person

• A Shia should be concerned about his fate

• Imams (peace be upon them) know everyone without anyone’s introduction

• Knowledge of the Unseen of Imams (peace be upon them) is proof of Allah’s Divinity

• None was given such knowledge which Ameer al-Momineen (peace be upon him) was given

• “Ask me before you lose me”

• Each of the infallible Imams of the Ahle Bait (peace be upon them) has knowledge of the unseen

• Guidance and lives of Imams (peace be upon them) and those of their enemies

• Imams (peace be upon them) are aware of our conversations

• Allah grants the knowledge of the unseen to His Proofs (peace be upon them)

• Every truth is from Ahle Bait (peace be upon them) and every falsehood is from the people

• The Ahle Bait (peace be upon them) have been given the created knowledge of Allah the Almighty

• The Ahle Bait (peace be upon them) have the knowledge of the Entire Book

• A divinely appointed Imam (peace be upon him) knows all the languages that people speak

• Making Ahle Bait (peace be upon them) happy and joyous makes one eligible for the Messenger of Allah’s (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) intercession

• Believing Ahle Bait (peace be upon them) to be the most superior after the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny)

• Importance of remembrance and love of Ahle Bait (peace be upon them)

• One who helps the Ahle Bait (peace be upon them) helps Allah the High

• The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) will compensate the one who helps the Ahle Bait (peace be upon them)

• Magnitude of the Holy Prophet’s (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) compensation

• Paradise is prohibited for the one who oppresses the Ahle Bait (peace be upon them)

• Ali Ibn Abi Talib’s (peace be upon him) remembrance is worship

• Rewards for discussing Ali ibn Abi Talib’s (peace be upon him) excellence and merits

• The opponents could not conceal the excellence of Ali ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him)

• Reward of Glorifying Imams (peace be upon them) through poems (1)

• Reward of Glorifying Imams (peace be upon them) through poems (2)

• Whoever thinks that he is like the Infallible Imams (peace be upon them) is a polytheist

• The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) and Ali Ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him) are one

• Obedience of Ali (peace be upon him) is the obedience of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny)

• Whoever denies that Ali (peace be upon him) is the best of mankind is a disbeliever

• Supplications of Divine Emissaries (peace be upon him) accepted through intercession of Ahle Bait (peace be upon them)

• None has more knowledge of the unseen than the Ahle Bait (peace be upon them) except Allah the Almighty

• Comprehending the Great Names of Allah is not even for some great companions (1)

• Comprehending the Great Names of Allah is not even for some great companions (2)

• Even those who know the Greatest Name of Allah need the Ahle Bait (peace be upon them)

• The minimum power of Ameer al-Momineen (peace be on him) could annihilate his enemy

• The Imams (peace be on them) have the knowledge of all the Prophets and Messengers (peace be on them) and even more

• The Real Condition of the Enemies of the Ahle Bait (peace be on them)

• One who loves the Ahle Bait (peace be on them) and their lover not for worldly gains

• Obligatory to love and hate only for the sake of Ali Ibn Abi Talib (peace be on him)

• Love and Hatred in Allah’s Way – The Most Reliable Rope of Faith

• One who doesn’t do Bara’ah is not a lover of the Ahle Bait (peace be on them)

• No act of worship will be accepted without Bara’ah

• Fastening to the people of truth even if they are minority

• The Fortunate and the Wretched

• Love of Ali (peace be on him) on the Bridge on the Day of Judgment

• Love of Ahle Bait (peace be on them) and elimination of sins

• Holy Prophet (peace be on him and his progeny) will be the intercessor of the one who loves the Ahle Bait (peace be on them)

• Who claims to love the Holy Prophet (peace be on him and his progeny) but does not love Ali (peace be on him) is a liar

• One who loves/hates Ali (peace be on him) loves/hates Allah

• Mastership of Ahle Bait (peace be on them) is safety from hell-fire

• Entire goodness lies in the cognition and mastership of Ahle Bait (peace be on them)

• Enter Paradise from whichever door you like

• The Messenger of Allah (peace be on him and his progeny) and his progeny (peace be on them all) are the leaders of the nation

• Importance of helping the Ahle Bait (peace be on them) with one’s heart, tongue and hands

• Being named after the Ahle Bait (peace be on them) is beneficial for believers

• People will be questioned the most about the mastership of the Ahle Bait (peace be on them)

• Majority have abandoned the mastership of Ali Ibn Abi Talib (peace be on them both)

• How to train our employees for mastership of Ahle Bait (peace be upon them)

• One day of love of Aale Muhammad (peace be on them) is better than a year of worship

• The best among you is the one who treats my family the best

• Holy Prophet’s (peace be on him and his progeny) intense love for the Ahle Bait (peace be on them)

• Life and Death of the Holy Prophet (peace be on him and his progeny)

• Our duties towards Ameerul Momineen Ali Ibn Abi Talib (peace be on them both)

• Whoever abandons the mastership of Ali Ibn Abi Talib (peace be on them both) cannot enter Paradise

• Love of Fatemah (peace be on her) is beneficial in a hundred places

• Every person will see Ameerul Momineen (peace be on him) at the time of death and at all places in the Hereafter

• Stay from major sins to be included from the lovers of the Ahle Bait (peace be on them)

• The Purity of Monotheism is Obedience of the Ahle Bait (peace be on them)

• None can pass the Seraat without Mastership of Ali Ibn Abi Talib (peace be on them both)

• Love of Ahle Bait (peace be on them) benefits in the seven most difficult places

• The Most Steadfast on the Seraat

• Without the Mastership of Ali Ibn Abi Talib (peace be on them both) none can enter Paradise

• The Root of the Tragedy of Karbala lay in Saqifah

• One who is not moved by the tragedy of Hazrat Mohsin Ibn Ali’s (peace be on them both) martyrdom is cursed by the Ahle Bait (peace be on them)

• No worship will be accepted without the love of the Ahle Bait (peace be on them)

• The Best Place on Earth

• No worship will be accepted without approaching Allah through Divine Proof

• Allah will punish the followers for believing in an unjust Imam

• When the nations gets fragmented, seek the true religion

• Ali Ibn Abi Talib’s (peace be on them both) Mastership distinguishes the People of Paradise from the People of Hell

• Each generation will be called with the Imam of their time

• Ameer al-Momineen (peace be on him) is Allah’s covenant to the Holy Prophet (peace be on him and his progeny)

• Water of Euphrates is Prohibited (Haraam) for the Enemy of Ameer al-Momineen (peace be on him)

• Love of Ali (peace be on him) – The Sole Criterion for Acceptance of All Good Actions

• Love the one who loves Ali (peace be on him and his progeny) and hate the one who hates him regardless of their deeds

• Ameerul Momineen (peace be on him) – The Self of the Prophet (peace be on him and his progeny) but oppressed after him

• Who is a Naasebi?

• A Naasebi is worse than an Alcoholic

• A Naasebi will Never Receive Intercession

• Divine Curse descends on the Naasebi every day at least three times

• A Naasebi will go to Hell regardless of his actions

• None will kill the Divine Prophets or their offspring except the illegitimate ones

• Etiquette of Interacting with the Infallible Proofs (Peace be on them) Abomination of Entering the Holy Houses in a state of Impurity

• Imams of the Ahle Bait (peace be on them) have been given the knowledge of everything

• The Birds love Imams (peace be on them) more than their Spouses

• Imam’s (peace be on him) exemplary ethics even with animals

• Birds curse those who hate the Ahle Bait (peace be on them)

• The First Stone to Accept Monotheism, Prophethood and Mastership was Agate

• The Earth is not allowed to eat the flesh of Divine Proofs (peace be on them)

• Every Hajj season, the two usurpers are brought from their graves and are stoned by an infallible Imam (peace be on him)

• Ali (peace be on him) is the Door of Wisdom

• Ali (peace be on him) – The Gate of the City of Knowledge

• Only A Pure Thing will Emerge from a Pure thing

• Liar is he who thinks he can enter Paradise other than its door

• Ahle Bait (peace be on them) are the cause of safety and survival for the inhabitants of the earth

• People cannot survive the Hereafter without passing the test of the love of the Ahle Bait (peace be on them)

• Acceptance of all good actions depends on the Belief in the Mastership of Ali Ibn Abi Talib (peace be on them both)

• Allah will forgive all the sins of those who seek His Pardon for the right of Muhammad and his Household (peace be on them all)

• The Holy Prophet (peace be on him and his progeny), Ameer al-Momineen Ali Ibn Abi Talib (peace be on them both) and all the believers are all troubled by the people

• Whoever doubts the disbelief of the enemies of the Ahle Bait (peace be on them) and their oppressors is himself a disbeliever

• Umar was the cause of the Martyrdom of Hazrat Zahra (peace be on her)

• Ameer al-Momineen Ali Ibn Abi Talib (peace be on him) is the Chief of all good-doers and the Killer of all transgressors

• The Messenger of Allah’s (peace be on him and his progeny) prolonged secret conversation with Ameer al-Momineen Ali Ibn Abi Talib (peace be on them both) was disliked by some companions

• The Incident of Delivering the Initial Verses of Surah Taubah

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