بررسي راويان شان نزول آيه ولايت

A Study on the Transmitters of the Tradition Concerning Revelation Occasions of the Verse of W,layat

The Shiʹas have made great benefits from referring to the Qurʹan, Sunna, and intellect as evidence of their commitment to the school of Alhl al-Bayt (A.S.) and adherence to it. The verse of wilayat is among the verses that the Shiʹas have referred to as evidence of the immediate Imamate of Amxr al-Mu`minrn, Ali (A.S.). The Shiʹasʹ referring to this verse as evidence is based on some premises, one of which is the revelation of the aforementioned verse in relation to his holiness. It is to be noted that the revelation occasions of some verses are greatly effective in understanding them to the extent that disregarding the revelation occasion would impair getting to know the purpose of the verse. On the other hand, the opponents of the Shiite attitude toward the revelation occasion of aforementioned verse have raised some misconceptions. Among other things, they have stated that the transmitters of the tradition confirming the revelation of the above verse as to be about Imam Ali (A.S.) are all Shiites, hence invalid! This article attempts to figure out the criterion for acceptance of this tradition through examining the Sunni hadith and rijali (biographical) sources, to find out whether the transmittersʹ being Shiite is detrimental to their authenticity, and finally, to identify the transmitters of the tradition concerning the above-mentioned verse. Therefore, the research method used here is descriptive-analytical and based on certified Sunni sources. According to the surveys made into the Sunni sources, it is clarified that the criterion for accepting the tradition is neither the transmittersʹ being Sunni; nor their being Shiite is detrimental to the authenticity of the tradition. Apart from this, several of the transmitters of the tradition on the revelation occasion of the aforementioned verse concerning Imam Ali (A.S.) are from among the Sahaba (companions of the Prophet) who are all regarded as just according to the generally accepted Sunni sources and their traditions are to be accepted as reliable.