course" they all answered." Then all of you know that," continued the prophet. The MASTER of whoever Iam, Ali shall be his master.. [1]

Here we do not intend to go deep throug hreasoning to prove our ideas, We also do not intend to insist upon our assertion. We may only add here that such an important TRADITION is not something to be ignored easily, or changing what it means, as by taking the MASTER MOWLA to mean a friend particularly when we see that the prophet has put so much stress and emphasis upon the word, so as to make it known to all! Is this not the same case that; IBNI ASIR hasbrought in his important history book saying:

" At the begining of his prophetic mission, theprophet was ordered by God:( QURN S 62: 412 )toadmonish his nearest kindred. He invited some fourtymen of them to a dinner, and by a miracle, he fed all

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Thistraditioni snarratedb ymorethan 011 companions of thepr ophetandb y 48 men fromtheirsecond generation, anditis writtenin 063 famousIsla micbooks.