Patronage of Imam Ali
This book is one of the works of Ayatollah Javadi Amoli, written in pension, concerning commentary of the Koranic verse: “your patron is God, as well as His messenger and those who believe –who keep up prayer, pay the welfare tax and bow their head [in worship].” (5:55)
The author
Ayatollah Abdullah Javadi Amoli, contemporary Iranian scholar,
born in 19333 in Amol- Iran. He entered. Amol seminary in 1946 and continued his studies in this school up to 1950, then he went to Mashad seminary but he left there soon and entered Tehran seminary
(Marvi school ),
Where he continued his studies for five years.
Then he went to Qom and established “Asra institute of research and publication” in1993
His masters
1- Ayatollah Tabarsi
2- Ayatollah Khomeini
3- Allameh Tabatabaee
4- Ayatollah Boroujerdi,etc.
Works
1- Tasnim (Quranic Exegesis)
2- The secrets of prayer
3-subject Exegesis of the Koran, etc.
The book structure
The book includes the following sections:
1- Exegesis of the verse
2- Revelation of the verse
3-The terms applied in the verse
4-The concepts of the verse
5-The characteristics of the patron mentioned in the verse
6-on patronage, the virtues of Imam Ali ( p. b. u .h), loving the prophet, the consequences of accepting the patronage, etc.
The book was published in 2005 in Qom –Iran.
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Patronage of Imam Ali