اسم الکتاب : This Is My Faith المؤلف : Al-fatlawi, Ali الجزء : 1 صفحة : 53
when they need to do something that takes physical
effort. Is it against what you just said?
Hasan: Unfortunately, many of
those with some ideological knowledge mock people who say this, not knowing
that these people do not mean to manage without Allah, Praised Be His Name, nor
do they mean that Imam Ali (PBUH) is able to manage their needs. Not at all!
Imam Ali (PBUH) is one of the creatures of the Glorious Allah; Imam Ali (PBUH)
and his sons spent all their lives following and worshipping the Almighty Allah
asking only Him for assistance.
So, we believe that Imam Ali (PBUH) is a creature of the
Almighty Allah as he is totally in need for Him and he cannot manage without
Him. At the same time, we believe that Imam Ali (PBUH) is the successor and the
guardian of the Prophet of the Allah; he is also of a very high status to the
Glorious Allah as he is a person of distinction. That is why we beseech to him
for the status and the distinction he has to the Almighty Allah so our God help
us with our needs.
That is what Prophet Suleiman (PBUH) did when he asked
for help from Asif Bin Barkhiya to move – God
اسم الکتاب : This Is My Faith المؤلف : Al-fatlawi, Ali الجزء : 1 صفحة : 53