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'''Al-Mawadda verse''' (Arabic: {{iarabic|آية المودة}}) is a part of verse 23 of [[ | '''Al-Mawadda verse''' (Arabic: {{iarabic|آية المودة}}) is a part of verse 23 of [[Sura al-Shura]] which shows the high status of the [[Ahl al-Bayt (a)]] and considers the reward for the mission of [[the Prophet (s)]] nothing except the love of the Ahl al-Bayt (a). | ||
== Text == | == Text == | ||
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== Meaning of Keywords == | == Meaning of Keywords == | ||
"Mawadda" means love and "Qurba" means relatives. | "Mawadda" means to love and "Qurba" means blood relatives. | ||
== | == Occasion of Revelation == | ||
All [[Shi'a]] and most of [[Sunni]] | All [[Shi'a]] and most of [[Sunni]] exegetes have narrated from [[Ibn 'Abbas]] that after the Prophet's (s) [[migration to Medina]], [[Ansar]] had discussions about the Islamic government. They decided to go the [[Prophet (s)]] and say, "We will submit to you all our small wealth and facilities if you have any financial needs for the progress of [[Islam]] and the management of the newly-established Islamic society. In any way you take and use it would be our honor." That was when al-Mawadda verse was [[revelation|revealed]] to the Prophet (s) to mention the love of the [[Ahl al-Bayt (a)]] as the reward for the Prophet's (s) mission, not any material or worldly reward. | ||
== Relatives == | == Relatives == | ||
Based on several reasons, [[Shi'a]] scholars believe that the intended meaning of "relatives" in this verse is "the [[Ahl al-Bayt (a)]]" i.e. [[Imam Ali (a)|'Ali (a)]], [[Fatima (a)]], [[al-Hasan (a)]] and [[al-Husayn (a)]] and the nine [[Imam]]s (a) of al-Husayn's (a) progeny. | |||
Also, [[al-'Allama al-Hilli]] considers al-Mawadda verse, the fourth verse proving the [[Imamate]] of 'Ali (a) and quoted from [[Ibn 'Abbas]] that when al-Mawadda verse was revealed, the [[Prophet (s)]] was asked, "O the Messenger of God (s)! Who are the relatives, whose love is incumbent upon us?" and the Prophet (s) answered, "'Ali (a), Fatima (s), al-Hasan (a) and al-Husayn (a)". | Also, [[al-'Allama al-Hilli]] considers al-Mawadda verse, the fourth verse proving the [[Imamate]] of 'Ali (a) and quoted from [[Ibn 'Abbas]] that when al-Mawadda verse was revealed, the [[Prophet (s)]] was asked, "O the Messenger of God (s)! Who are the relatives, whose love is incumbent upon us?" and the Prophet (s) answered, "'Ali (a), Fatima (s), al-Hasan (a) and al-Husayn (a)". Ibn Hanbal (the Sunni founder of [[Hanbali School]]) has narrated this hadith from Ibn 'Abbas, too. | ||
== Related Hadiths == | == Related Hadiths == | ||
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It is narrated from [[Imam al-Baqir (a)]] that the intended reference of al-Mawadda verse is the [[Infallible]] [[Imams]] (a)." | It is narrated from [[Imam al-Baqir (a)]] that the intended reference of al-Mawadda verse is the [[Infallible]] [[Imams]] (a)." | ||
[[Imam al-Sadiq (a)]] says, "al-Mawadda verse is revealed about us, the Ahl al-Bayt (a)." | [[Imam al-Sadiq (a)]] says, "al-Mawadda verse is revealed about us, the Ahl al-Bayt (a), [[Ashab al-Kisa']]." | ||
Hakim al-Haskani, one of the [[Sunni]] scholars mentioned seven traditions in the commentary of the verse, suggesting that "al-Qurba" referred to [[Imam Ali (a)|'Ali (a)]], [[Fatima (a)]], [[al-Hasan (a)]], and [[al-Husayn (a)]]. | Hakim al-Haskani, one of the [[Sunni]] scholars has mentioned seven traditions in the commentary of the verse, suggesting that "al-Qurba" referred to [[Imam Ali (a)|'Ali (a)]], [[Fatima (a)]], [[al-Hasan (a)]], and [[al-Husayn (a)]]. | ||
Also [[Ahmad b. Hanbal]] narrated that, when al-Mawadda verse was revealed, [[companions]] of [[the Prophet (s)]] asked him, "O the Messenger of God (s)! Who are your relatives, whose love is incumbent upon us?" and the Prophet (s) answered, "'Ali (a), Fatima (a) and their two sons" and he (s) repeated this three times. | Also [[Ahmad b. Hanbal]] narrated that, when al-Mawadda verse was revealed, [[companions]] of [[the Prophet (s)]] asked him, "O the Messenger of God (s)! Who are your relatives, whose love is incumbent upon us?" and the Prophet (s) answered, "'Ali (a), Fatima (a) and their two sons" and he (s) repeated this three times. | ||
In his commentary on ''[[Ihqaq al-haq]]'', [[Sayyid Shihab al-Din Mar'ashi Najafi]] has enumerated up to fifty great Sunni scholars who have included hadiths about al-Mawadda verse in their books through numerous chains of transmission. Also [[al-Sayyid Hashim al-Bahrani]] has mentioned 17 hadiths from Sunnis and 22 hadiths from Shiites about this verse in his book ''[[Ghayat al-maram (book)|Ghayat al-maram]]''. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||