Died: 652 A.H.
بأنك منی یا علی و آخاه
بانك مولى كل من كنت مولاه
گفت شرفا في ماثرات سجاياه
وانكحه الطهر البتول وزاده
و شرفه يوم الغدير فخصه
ولو لم يكن الاقضيه خيبر
“He married Lady Fatima Zahra (s.a.) and then and added: O Ali, you
are from me; and deemed him to be his brother. Accorded nobility to him on
the day of Ghadeer and specialized him saying: ‘You are the master of
whomsoever I am the master,’ and if there was nothing, but the incident of
Khyber; it would have been enough for him.”1
Introduction to the poet
He was Abu Salim Kamaluddin Muhammad bin Talha bin Muhammad bin
Hasan Qarashi Adawi Nasibani Shafei. He was a roving jurist, a prominent
personality, an imam and scholar of Shafei jurisprudence; an expert in traditions,
principles and Ilme Khilaf2 He excelled all in adjudication and oratory, he was an
expert in literature and writing and he was a religious man.
He was born in 582 A.H. and passed away in Aleppo on 17th Rajab 652 A.H.3
Some of his couplets regarding Ahle Bayt (a.s.) are mentioned in his book
of Matalibus So-ool.4 Among his verses are:
1. He is a firm refuge for those, who seek his refuge. His merits have come down through divine revelation. 2. His excellence is mentioned in Surah Shura, Hal Ataa and Ahzab, as the reader of Quran is aware of them. 3. They are the family members of Mustafa, therefore love for them is incumbent. 4. Merits, which narrators have kept exalted; reporters, who patiently bore the hardship of recording the chains of narrators.
Through these verses, the poet has hinted at a number of distinctive merits of
Ahle Bayt (a.s.) mentioned in Surah Shura, Hal Ataa and Ahzab.
As for Surah Shura:
It is mentioned in the following verse:
قُل لَّآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ أَجْرًا إِلَّا ٱلْمَوَدَّةَ فِى ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ ۗ وَمَن يَقْتَرِفْ حَسَنَةًۭ نَّزِدْ لَهُۥ فِيهَا حُسْنًا
“Say: I do not ask of you any reward for it but love for my near
relatives; and whoever earns good, We give him more of good
therein.”5
Moreover, there are traditional reports regarding the verse proving that it was revealed for the purified progeny.6
As for Surah Hal Ataa:
يُوفُونَ بِٱلنَّذْرِ وَيَخَافُونَ يَوْمًۭا كَانَ شَرُّهُۥ مُسْتَطِيرًۭا (٧) وَيُطْعِمُونَ ٱلطَّعَامَ عَلَىٰ حُبِّهِۦ مِسْكِينًۭا وَيَتِيمًۭا وَأَسِيرًا (٨)
“They fulfill vows and fear a day the evil of which shall be spreading far and wide. and they give food out of love for Him to the poor and the orphan and the captive:”7
In addition to this, we will explain through exegesis that these verses were revealed for Ahle Bayt (a.s.).8
As for Surah Ahzab:
The following verse:
مِّنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ رِجَالٌۭ صَدَقُوا۟ مَا عَـٰهَدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ عَلَيْهِ ۖ فَمِنْهُم مَّن قَضَىٰ نَحْبَهُۥ وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَنتَظِرُ ۖ وَمَا بَدَّلُوا۟ تَبْدِيلًۭا (٢٣)
“Of the believers are men who are true to the covenant which
they made with Allah: so of them is he who accomplished his
vow, and of them is he who yet waits, and they have not changed
in the least;”9
And the verse:
إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ ٱللَّهُ لِيُذْهِبَ عَنكُمُ ٱلرِّجْسَ أَهْلَ ٱلْبَيْتِ وَيُطَهِّرَكُمْ تَطْهِيرًۭا (٣٣)
“Allah only desires to keep away the uncleanness from you, O people of the House! and to purify you a (thorough) purifying.”10
Before this, we mentioned that the first verse was revealed for Ameerul Momineen (a.s.), Hamza and Ubaidah.11
Islamic Ummah has consensus that the
verse of purification was revealed for Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.), Ameerul
Momineen (a.s.), Imam Hasan (a.s.), Imam Husain (a.s.) and Lady Fatima Zahra
(s.a.). Scholars and experts of traditions have recorded widely narrated authentic
traditions in Sihah and Musnad books.