{"id":3812,"date":"2019-02-12T11:33:59","date_gmt":"2019-02-12T11:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/roshd.com\/?p=3812"},"modified":"2019-08-07T19:29:21","modified_gmt":"2019-08-07T19:29:21","slug":"the-verse-of-wilayah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roshd.com\/fa\/the-verse-of-wilayah\/","title":{"rendered":"The Verse of Wilayah"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Only Allah, His Messenger,\nand the believers who keep up prayer (Salat) and pay alms (Zakat) while they\nbow (Rokoo) during prayer, are your&nbsp;<strong>Wali<\/strong>(Master). (Quran,&nbsp;5:55<\/em><em>)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Islamic\nprinciples and wisdom, in every stage and aspect of his life a person should\nobey his creator, Allah. For in every moment of a person\u2019s life, one is merely\ndependent on Allah. None of us is aware of his near future and thus does not\nknow what does happen in the next moments of his life, but the Almighty Allah,\nwho has created us, is aware of the smallest secrets of our nature. He knows\nthe origin and destination of our creation and because of this, our wisdom\nleads us to Him. He offers nothing else than absolute blessings to His\ncreatures, because He does not need anything and is not dependent on anyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the Holy Quran\nand Islamic Teachings, this obedience is not limited to Allah only. It is\nAllah\u2019s will that every Muslim should obey the Great Prophet of Islam&nbsp;(PBUH&amp;HP)&nbsp;and\nthe infallible Imams&nbsp;(PBUH&amp;HP). This belief implies that absolute obedience\nbelongs only to Allah and this is His order that makes us obey the Great\nProphet&nbsp;(PBUH&amp;HP)&nbsp;and the infallible Imams. Their behavior\nand sayings lead us to the Right path and provide Allah\u2019s satisfaction and\neternal prosperity. They have been granted Infallibility, and thus do not\ncommit any sin or make any mistake. Islam restricts absolute obedience to the\nAlmighty Allah and His Messenger and other Infallibles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although the necessity of\nsuch obedience is proved by our wisdom, but another factor makes it complete.\nThis factor is affection towards the Almighty Allah, who has showered us with\ngreat blessings and excessive favors. While seeing continuous favors of Allah\ndespite his disobedience, the human tries to obey Allah more than before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The main concept of \u201c<strong><em>Wilayat<\/em><\/strong>\u201d\ncontains such obedience to the Almighty Allah and the Infallibles. The relation\nof Muslims (Shiites) with the Great Prophet&nbsp;(PBUH&amp;HP)&nbsp;and\nImams is a deep and bilateral one. The first part of this relation begins with\nthem; they are so kind to the Muslims that even a simple calamity of a Muslims\nwould bring them unhappiness. (There are many evidences in proof of this claim\nin Islamic texts.) The second part of this relation is the affection to the\nInfallibles. The infallibles possess such moral characteristics and spiritual\ncompletion that every Muslim loves them deeply. This strong bond between the\nMuslims and the Infallibles causes for the Muslims to obey the actions and\nsayings of the Infallibles.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Holy Quran, there\nare many evidences that the Almighty Allah has mentioned verses, which prove\nthe position of&nbsp;<em>Wilayat&nbsp;<\/em>for the great Prophet&nbsp;(PBUH&amp;HP)&nbsp;and\nImam Ali&nbsp;(PBUH). However,&nbsp;<em>Wilayat<\/em>&nbsp;of the other Infallible is\nproved by the Prophet\u2019s declaration on account of the Almighty Allah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this article, we will\ndiscuss and consider one of the Quranic verses, in which the&nbsp;<strong><em>Wali<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;of\nthe believers is introduced and besides Allah the Great Prophet&nbsp;(PBUH&amp;HP)&nbsp;and\nImam Ali&nbsp;(PBUH&amp;HP)&nbsp;have been named and referred. So first, we\nwill study the words applied in this verse separately<sup>1<\/sup>, then refer\nto the case of descending (<em>Shan e Nozoul<\/em>), and finally contemplate\ndifferent phrases of the verse more carefully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Innama<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is a word of Arabic\nlanguage, used for restriction (<em>Hasr<\/em>). Restriction means to limit the\nintention to one specific meaning or definite persons, and leave out other\nmeanings and\/or people. For example if we say only Allah is our object of\nworship, it means that being worshiped does belong only to Him and no one else\nhas any share in this position. According to the previous explanation the usage\nof this word in Arabic, we shall conclude that the usage of the word at the\nbeginning of the verse, limits the position of&nbsp;<strong><em>Wilayat<\/em>&nbsp;<\/strong>to\nspecific instances. In other words, only three instances are introduced to\nposses the positions of Mastership from the time of descent, and others have no\nshare in this position. Therefore, the meaning is as follows\u201d: Only Allah, His\nMessenger, and the believers who keep up prayer and pay alms (<em>Zakat<\/em>)\nwhile they bow (<em>Rokoo<\/em>) during prayer, are your&nbsp;<strong><em>Wali<\/em><\/strong>(Master).\u201d\n(More explanation about&nbsp;<em>Innama&nbsp;<\/em>is brought in \u201cMore\nexplanation\u201d)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>More explanation\nabout&nbsp;<em>Innama<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In\norder to state a concept in the form of a sentence, there are two kinds of\nsentences considered in Arabic language. (One is called&nbsp;<em>Fe&#8217;lieh,&nbsp;<\/em>beginning\nwith a verb, the other is called,&nbsp;<em>Esmieh,&nbsp;<\/em>beginning with a\nnoun. The sentence in this verse is&nbsp;<em>Esmieh<\/em>. Nevertheless, it is not\nnecessary to describe the details of these concepts in this article). Each kind\nof sentence has its own parts and elements. These parts and elements make the\nsentences to have a complete meaning, and if any of them is omitted the meaning\nwould not be perfect. The speaker can put each of these elements in different\nplaces of his sentence. In other words, the speaker can change the order of the\nelement of the sentence according to the meaning he has in his mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Innama<\/em>&nbsp;precedes\nthe two main elements of the sentence, and restricts the last element. For\nexample, imagine a person called Mohammad is standing. In Arabic language, we\ncan state this concept in these two ways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. The standing man is\nMohammad. 2. Mohammad is standing. If&nbsp;<em>Innama<\/em>&nbsp;precedes the\nfirst sentence, it restricts Mohammad i.e. only Mohammad is standing and no\nother person is standing. If&nbsp;<em>Innama<\/em>&nbsp;precedes the second\nsentence, it restricts standing i.e. Mohammad is only standing and does nothing\nelse except standing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this verse, the last\nelement introduces the instances who are&nbsp;<em>Wali<\/em>&nbsp;of the\nbelievers. Considering&nbsp;<em>Innama<\/em>&nbsp;placed at the beginning and the\nlast element mentioned above, it would be clear that these instances are\nrestricted and the verse implies that:&nbsp; \u201cOnly Allah, His Messenger, and\nthe believers who keep up prayer and pay alms (<em>Zakat<\/em>) while they bow (<em>Rokoo<\/em>)\nduring prayer, are your&nbsp;<strong><em>Wali<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;(Master).\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Wali<\/em><\/strong><strong>&nbsp;(Master)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Arabic dictionaries such as\nLesan-al-Arab name several meanings for this word. Some of the meanings that\nare suggested are son in law, confederate, friend, master, assistant, etc\u2026 Not\nonly do the definitions mentioned not make sense in this verse, but they also\ndo not make sense in other verses including term \u201c<em>Wali<\/em>\u201d. (For example,\nif we chose son in law, the meaning of the verse will be: \u201cOnly Allah and His\nMessenger and the believers who keep up prayer and give alms while they bow\nduring prayer, are your son in law, which is definitely incorrect). According\nto this point, Islamic commentators have chosen only one of these three\nmeanings: 1. Friend 2. Helper 3. Master&nbsp;&nbsp; We will discuss these three\nmeanings in the following parts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Zakat<\/em><\/strong><strong>&nbsp;(Alms)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Giving&nbsp;<em>Zakat<\/em>&nbsp;means\nto give one\u2019s property in a way that Allah is pleased. One of its cases, which\nis named in this verse, is giving one\u2019s property to the poor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Rokoo<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this verse, Rokoo is\nreferring to a specific act in prayer that requires the bending of the upper\npart of the body, reciting a supplication.&nbsp; It is done after the\nrecitation of Surah al-Fatiha and another Surah. The reason for this meaning is\nthat in the previous parts of the verse it is talked about saying prayers by\nthe believers [those who keep up prayers].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>More explanation\nabout&nbsp;<em>Rokoo<\/em>&nbsp;(bowing)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The word \u201c<em>Rokoo<\/em>\u201d has\na literal, expressional, and figurative meaning. The literal meaning is\nbending. If it is done in prayers with the intention of approaching Allah, then\nit is used as the expressional meaning. In other words, the expressional\nmeaning is derived from the literal meaning, with the difference that it is a\npart of prayers and must be done to please Allah, (intention of approaching\nAllah (<em>Ghasd e Ghorbat<\/em>) means all the attention is towards Allah, and\nthe action is done only to please Him and not for any other intention). The\nfigurative sense is submissiveness and humility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While reading texts, at\nfirst, we consider the literal meanings of the words. If there are any reasons\nor indications, we refer to the expressional meaning or the figurative sense.\nThis rule can also be used with the Holy Quran. We should consider the literal\nmeaning at first, then refer to the expressional meaning or figurative sense in\ncase of any reason or indication. Therefore, for the word \u201c<em>Rokoo<\/em>\u201d, first\nwe consider the literal meaning and if any concept about prayers and saying\nprayers is mentioned, it is referred to the expressional meaning and if other\nindications are noted, we refer to the figurative sense. In this verse, we\nnever encounter the figurative sense. Because of the usage of prayers in this\nverse, the expressional meaning of \u201c<em>Rokoo<\/em>\u201d (namely bowing) is extracted.<sup>2<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the beginning of the\narticle, it was mentioned that according to what the commentators have\nconsidered,&nbsp;<em>Wali&nbsp;<\/em>has only three meanings: 1.Friend 2. Helper (<em>Naser<\/em>)\n3. Master<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to reach the best\nmeaning of&nbsp;<em>Wali&nbsp;<\/em>in this verse, we discuss the first and second\nmeaning firstly, and then explain the third one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If we consider the first\nand the second meaning for&nbsp;<em>Wali&nbsp;<\/em>in this verse the whole verse\nwould be:\u201d Only Allah, His Messenger, and the believers who keep up prayer and\npay alms (<em>Zakat<\/em>) while they bow (<em>Rokoo<\/em>) during prayer, are your\nfriend or helper.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;As it was mentioned\nbefore,&nbsp;<em>Innama&nbsp;<\/em>is used to restrict. We know that&nbsp;<em>Wali<\/em>&nbsp;means\nfriend or helper; therefore the meaning of the verse would be: \u201cThe only friend\nor helper of us is Allah, His messenger and the believers who keep up prayer\nand pay alms while they bow during prayers.\u2019 This means that we should not\nexpect any other friend or helper other than these three. For example, the\nperson who has not given alms to the beggar cannot be our friend. It is obvious\nthat such a meaning is wrong and is in contrast with other Quran verses. There\nare many verses in the Holy Quran, which the Almighty Allah has invited\nbelievers to be friend and help one another. (Every body knows that Quran is\nthe word of Allah and no contrast is credible in it.) For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cIf they ask you in a\nreligious matter, you must help them<\/em>. (Quran, 8:72)\u201d This verse\nimplies that helping others is not limited to specific people.&nbsp; Rather in\naspects of religion, it is a necessity for the believers to help one another\nany problem in the religion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cHelp one another in\nrighteousness and piety.&nbsp;<\/em>(Quran, 5:2)\u201d As repeated\nin this verse, the Almighty Allah has invited believers to help each other in\nrighteousness and piety.&nbsp; Furthermore, the helping suggested in these\nverses is not restricted to specific or special persons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<em>Truly the believers are\nbrothers of each other<\/em>&nbsp;(Quran, 49:10)\u201d. In this verse, the Almighty\nAllah has called believers, brothers of each other. It is an obvious fact that\nIslamic brotherhood is a closer relationship than friendship, and it holds a\nhigher status than just helping others<strong>.<\/strong>&nbsp;How can it be possible that\na person limits his choice of friends to only those who say their prayer and\ngive alms (zakat) while they bow down in prayer (Rokoo), while Quran has called\nall believers, brothers of each other. Therefore, we can deduce that here the\nmeaning of&nbsp;<em>Wali<\/em>&nbsp;cannot be friend or helper, because these meanings\n(being a friend and helping) have general concept and cannot be restricted to a\nspecific persons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Wali<\/em><\/strong><strong>&nbsp;meaning\nMaster<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now if we consider Master\nruler or possessor of superior authority, as the meaning for&nbsp;<em>Wali<\/em>,\nthere would be no contrast with other verses of the holy Quran. For mastership,\nruling, and superior authority do not belong to all people. In other words,\nonly specific persons can posses these positions, there should be certain\npeople introduced by Allah to be responsible for mastership of the human being<strong>.<\/strong>&nbsp;It\nis obtained from the verse that&nbsp;<em>Wilayat<\/em>meaning Mastership belongs\nfirstly to the Almighty Allah, and then to His Messenger and the believers who\nkeep up prayer and pay alms (<em>Zakat<\/em>) while they bow during prayer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It should be noticed that\nwho the believers, who pay alms (<em>Zakat<\/em>) while they bow during prayer,\nare at the time of descent of the verse. For, the important position of\nMastership is granted to him after the Almighty Allah Himself and His Messenger.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both Shiite<sup>3<\/sup>&nbsp;and\nSonny commentators<sup>4<\/sup>&nbsp;have said that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA poor man came to the\nmosque and asked the Muslims for help. Nobody helped him except Ali&nbsp;(PBUH)&nbsp;who\npaid his ring to him, while he was bowing during his prayer. Then this verse\n(5:55) was descended to the Prophet&nbsp;(PBUH&amp;HP).\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have two different ways\nfor describing a person. In the first kind, we give a special characteristic of\na specific person and we mean just that person and nobody else .In the second\ndescription, we give a general characteristic and we mean all who have this\ncharacteristic and not a specific person .To explain more, we give an example\nbelow:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Suppose a teacher is asked,\n\u201cWhich of your students is the most brilliant? \u201c, and he answers,\u201d The one who\nis the cleanest\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Being the cleanest student\nhas nothing to do with being the most brilliant student, but by giving that\nspecific characteristic, the teacher has singled out that student from the\nrest. Now, if somebody tries to be clean from then on, he is not included in\nteacher\u2019s answer, because the teacher\u2019s answer was only for that specific date\nand time. We can also infer from the teacher\u2019s answer that he likes cleanliness\nand wants his students to be clean; however, they cannot become the most\nbrilliant student. This was an example of the first kind of description.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, suppose the teacher\nanswers, \u201cThe one who tries more is the most brilliant \u201c.Here, the teacher does\nnot mean a specific student, rather it is said for all students to try harder\nin becoming the most brilliant. Therefore, the teacher has given a general\ncharacteristic and every student who tries more; may become the most brilliant\nstudent. This was an example of the second kind of description.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;Now let us\ndiscuss the above verse. This verse says that after Allah and the Prophet&nbsp;(PBUH&amp;HP)&nbsp;those\nwho pay alms during the bending state of their prayer are the Masters of other\nMuslims. Because there is no relation between paying alms during the prayer and\nMastership of all other Muslims, the description here is of the first kind. In\nthis description those believers who are masters to all other Muslims, are\nspecified by a special characteristic at a specific time. Considering the case\nof descent (<em>Shan e Nozoul<\/em>) about this verse, we infer that the one who\nhad this special characteristic was Ali&nbsp;(PBUH). We may\nalso infer that Allah likes paying alms during praying. So the verse is telling\nMuslims indirectly that although they cannot become the Master of all other\nMuslims, try to pay alms during praying and not delay it to the end of their\nprayer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;Now this\nquestion may be asked that in this verse the word \u201cbelievers\u201d is in plural form\nwhile we said it refers just to Ali&nbsp;(PBUH)&nbsp;who\nis a single person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;To answer this\nquestion, we should consider that a single word should not be used for more\nthan one thing but a plural word can be used for a single thing. Now, we give\nsome examples from Quran in which a plural form is used for a single person:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>When they are told,\n&#8220;Come and let the Prophet of Allah seek forgiveness for you\u201d, they shake\ntheir heads and you can see them arrogantly turning away. (Quran, 63:5)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>They say, \u201cGive nothing to\nthose who are around the Messenger of Allah so that they will desert him\n(Quran, 63:7)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These two verses talk about\nall the hypocrites, who turned away arrogantly in front of the Prophet&nbsp;(PBUH&amp;HP)&nbsp;and\ntold others not to give anything to the Prophet\u2019s followers. Although these\nverses talk about all the hypocrites, referring to the case of descent (<em>Shan\ne Nozoul<\/em>) of these verses shows us that these verses are about\nAbdullah-bin-Obay (you may refer to Tabari or Qortobi elaborations and read\nnarratives from Ibn-Abbas following these verses). For more examples, we just\ngive the addresses of the verses and elaborations about them:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. The Holy Quran (3:181)\nQortobi elaboration vol. 4 p. 294<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. The Holy Quran (9:61)\nQortobi elaboration vol. 8 p.\n192,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\nal-khazen elaboration vol. 2 p. 253<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4.&nbsp;The Holy Quran\n(4:10) Qortobi elaboration vol. 10, p. 53,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>al-Esabah, vol. 3, p. 397<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. The Holy Quran (60:8)\nBukhari, Moslem, Ahmad, Ibn&nbsp; Jarir, Ibn Abi-Hatam, also Qortobi\nelaboration, vol. 18, p. 59, Ibn Kathir, vol. 4, p. 349<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6.&nbsp;The Holy Quran\n(5:41) Qortobi elaboration, vol. 6, p. 177,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>al-Esabah, vol. 2, p. 326)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7.&nbsp;\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus, to conclude, it does\nnot matter if a word that is used in plural form holds a singular meaning to\nitself. On the other hand, using a plural word and intending a single person as\nMaster in this verse, will lead minds to a more complete definition. It means\nthat by using a plural word in this verse, the Almighty Allah has indicated\nindirectly to the believers that, although you cannot be master but you can do\nthe two worships together. Just like Ali&nbsp;(PBUH&amp;HP), who did\nthe two worships; paying and giving alms (<em>Zakat<\/em>), together and did not postpone\none for another (this matter has been discussed in details in the previous\npart. In the end, we will quote the Zamakhshari\u2019s opinion about this subject.\n(Zamakhshari is one of the greatest commentators of Sonnies, who has written\nthe text below about the verse mentioned in the Kashaf elaboration).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThen if we say: How come\nthis phrase (the believers) is about Ali&nbsp;(PBUH)&nbsp;if\nit is used in plural. I will say although this verse was revealed because of\none man, it is stated in plural to in encourage such deeds, as of his, in\npeople to gain blessings.&nbsp; People should notice that the moral values of\nthe faithful should be to such extent of interest and caring for the poor that\neven if a good deed occurs in the middle of prayer, they should not postpone it\nuntil the end of prayer lest the lose the opportunity (to help).&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;With more precision, we can conclude another result: Although the\nAlmighty Allah considers the Mastership of the believers after Himself for the\nProphet&nbsp;(PBUH&amp;HP)&nbsp;and Imam Ali&nbsp;(PBUH), but he\nhas used the word \u201cyour Master\u201d, which is singular, instead of your \u201cMasters\u201d,\nwhich is plural. From using \u201cyour Master\u201d, which is singular, it can be\nunderstood that the Almighty Allah has intended to authorize his Mastership to\nthe Prophet&nbsp;(PBUH&amp;HP)and Imam Ali&nbsp;(PBUH)&nbsp;without\ntaking this position away from Him. Their Mastership is as like as Allah\u2019s\nMastership. It means that, if Allah had said, \u201cyour Masters\u201d it could have been\nconcluded that there are other types of masterships that people have over the\nbelievers, but Allah did not say such and has specified only one kind of\nMastership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;In fact, the\nMastership of the Almighty Allah, the Prophet&nbsp;(PBUH&amp;HP)&nbsp;and\nImam Ali&nbsp;(PBUH)&nbsp;are the same with the difference that the Mastership of\nAllah is inherent and independent. It means that the Mastership of Allah is not\nauthorized to Him. (Since Allah is the creator of everything, he should be\nMaster of all the creatures) but the Prophet\u2019s&nbsp;(PBUH&amp;HP)&nbsp;Mastership\nand the Imam Ali\u2019s&nbsp;(PBUH)&nbsp;are authorized by the Almighty Allah and their Mastership\ndepends on Allah\u2019s Mastership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Shiites believe the\nProphet&nbsp;(PBUH&amp;HP)&nbsp;and the Infallible Imams&nbsp;(PBUT)&nbsp;are\nAllah\u2019s creatures.&nbsp; Whatever power they have has been granted to them by\nAllah, for they have nothing from themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;1. According to\nMuslims Quran is the word of the Almighty Allah and is directly descended from\nHim. To prove this fact, Quran itself has invited the deniers many times to\nbring few verses like its verses. However, historical evidences show that the\ndeniers were unable to even bring one verse. While considering this\ncharacteristic of the Holy Quran, we understand that by contemplating and\nconcentrating more on Quran verses, we will reach higher and deeper concepts\nand meanings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. We\nmust pay attention to the fact that some words have meanings different from\ntheir original meaning and have become an expression among the experts of various\nfields. For instance, the word \u201cAtom\u201d, which originally means indivisible, has\nbecome an expression and is said to be the tiniest particle of a substance\namong Physicists or Chemists, or the word \u201c<em>Salat<\/em>\u201d, which originally\nmeans invocation, means prayers among Muslims. When we come across these words\nin different fields (in which the words have expressional meanings), first we\nshould consider the expressional meaning and then refer to the literal meaning\nor figurative sense supposing that there are indications. For example, wherever\nthe word \u201c<em>Salat\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;comes in the holy Quran, it means prayers and if\nthere are any indications, we refer to the literal meaning, namely invocation,\nor the figurative sense.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Refer to al-Tebyan,\nMajma\u2019 al-bayan, al-mizan, Kanz al-dagha\u2019egh,&nbsp;Safi&#8230; below the verse 55\nof Surah al-Ma\u2019ida<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. Tabari elaboration,\n(Egypt), vol. 6 p. 165.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Kashaf elaboration, (Egypt,\nal-Tejariatolkobra), vol. 1, p. 347.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Fakhr al-Din al-Razi, Tafsir al-Kabir, (New,\nEgypt),&nbsp; vol. 12 p. 26.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Al-Suyuti, al-Dorr al-Manthur, (first publish),\nvol. 2 p. 293.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Aloosi al-baghdadi, Rooh al-mani,(Cairo,Second\nedition), vol. 6 p. 169.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Only Allah, His Messenger, and the believers who keep up prayer (Salat) and pay alms (Zakat) while they bow (Rokoo) during prayer, are your&nbsp;Wali(Master). (Quran,&nbsp;5:55) According to Islamic principles and wisdom, in every stage and aspect of his life a person should obey his creator, Allah. 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