Hamed Mostafavifard; Javad Shakor
Abstract
With the revelation of the first verses of Surah At-Tawbah, the Prophet (PBUH) gave the verses to Abu Bakr to convey them to the polytheists during the Hajj season, but after Abu Bakr set out, Gabriel descended and said: God says: “اَنْتَ َوْ رَجُلٌ مِنْکَ” and therefore ...
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With the revelation of the first verses of Surah At-Tawbah, the Prophet (PBUH) gave the verses to Abu Bakr to convey them to the polytheists during the Hajj season, but after Abu Bakr set out, Gabriel descended and said: God says: “اَنْتَ َوْ رَجُلٌ مِنْکَ” and therefore the Prophet (PBUH) entrusted this mission to Ali (AS). This incident, because there is evidence of the virtue of Ali (AS) to replace the Prophet (PBUH) over others, is sometimes misunderstood and denied or its content is interpreted in a way that does not add virtue to the virtues of Ali (AS) and or indicates a virtue for the first Caliph! Therefore, the authors of this study have analyzed the reports in this field and have shown that the reports about this event are well-known and accurate in Sunni sources, and according to them, Ali (AS) is the worthiest person after The Prophet (PBUH) to replace him.