them, are my Imams, my chiefs, my وَسَادَتِي وَقَادَتِي wa s¡dat¢ wa leaders, and my q¡dat¢ wa shufa`¡'¢ وَشُفَعَائِي interceders. I am to بِهِمْ bihim atawall¡ them and I repudiate wa min a`d¡'ihim وَمِنْ enemies atabarra'u in the world and f¢ aldduny¡ فِي ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلآخِرَةِ the Hereafter.” Be it known to you, O thumma i`lam y¡… ثُمَّ ٱعْلَمْ يَا… ٱبْنَ… the son of ibna… [so-and-so], that Allah the anna all¡ha All-blessed and ٱللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالىٰ tab¡raka wa All-exalted is the ta`¡l¡ ni`ma نِعْمَ ٱلرَّبُّ most excellent alrrabbu Lord, Mu¦ammad, may Allah bless wa anna مُحَمَّداً صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ him and his mu¦ammadan Household, is عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ نِعْمَ ¥all¡ all¡hu `alayhi the most wa ¡lih¢ ni`ma ٱلرَّسُولُ alrras£lu excellent Messenger, the Commander wa anna am¢ra ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ of the Faithful almu'min¢na `Al¢ the son of `aliyya ibna ab¢ عَلِيَّ بْنَ طَالِبٍ §¡libin Ab£-±¡lib and the eleven wa awl¡dah£ Imams who are al-a¦ada his descendants `ashara ni`ma عَشَرَ نِعْمَ are the most excellent Imams, whatever has been conveyed مَا جَاءَ بِهِ مُحَمَّدٌ wa anna m¡ j¡'a by bih¢ mu¦ammadun may Allah bless صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ ¥all¡ all¡hu `alayhi him and his wa ¡lih¢ حَقٌّ Household, is true, wa anna almawta is true, ٱلْمَوْتَ حَقٌّ ¦aqqun the wa su'¡la munkarin وَسُؤَالَ مُنْكَرٍ وَنَكِيرٍ فِي interrogation of wa nak¢rin f¢ ٱلْقَبْرِ حَقٌّ alqabri ¦aqqun Munkar and
them, are my Imams, وَسَادَتِي وَقَادَتِي وَشُفَعَائِي wa s¡dat¢ wa q¡dat¢ wa shufa`¡'¢ my chiefs, my leaders, and my interceders. بِهِمْ bihim atawall¡ I am to them وَمِنْ wa min a`d¡'ihim atabarra'u and I repudiate enemies فِي ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلآخِرَةِ f¢ aldduny¡ in the world and the Hereafter.” ثُمَّ ٱعْلَمْ يَا… ٱبْنَ… thumma i`lam y¡… ibna… Be it known to you, O the son of [so-and-so], ٱللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالىٰ نِعْمَ ٱلرَّبُّ anna all¡ha tab¡raka wa ta`¡l¡ ni`ma alrrabbu that Allah the All-blessed and All-exalted is the most excellent Lord, مُحَمَّداً صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ نِعْمَ ٱلرَّسُولُ wa anna mu¦ammadan ¥all¡ all¡hu `alayhi wa ¡lih¢ ni`ma alrras£lu Mu¦ammad, may Allah bless him and his Household, is the most excellent Messenger, ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلِيَّ بْنَ طَالِبٍ wa anna am¢ra almu'min¢na `aliyya ibna ab¢ §¡libin the Commander of the Faithful `Al¢ the son of Ab£-±¡lib عَشَرَ نِعْمَ wa awl¡dah£ al-a¦ada `ashara ni`ma and the eleven Imams who are his descendants are the most excellent Imams, مَا جَاءَ بِهِ مُحَمَّدٌ صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ حَقٌّ wa anna m¡ j¡'a bih¢ mu¦ammadun ¥all¡ all¡hu `alayhi wa ¡lih¢ whatever has been conveyed by may Allah bless him and his Household, is true, ٱلْمَوْتَ حَقٌّ wa anna almawta ¦aqqun is true, وَسُؤَالَ مُنْكَرٍ وَنَكِيرٍ فِي ٱلْقَبْرِ حَقٌّ wa su'¡la munkarin wa nak¢rin f¢ alqabri ¦aqqun the interrogation of Munkar and
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