Itrah (Authority)

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’Imām al-Riḍā ▧:

May Allāh ◣ shower mercy upon an obedient who has revived our cause. The ’Imām was asked “how could one revive your cause”? He replied: by learning about our knowledge, and making it known to [other] people. People would indeed follow us if they knew about the virtue of our words.

Book No. 25, v.1, p.180

’Imām al-Ḥusayn ▧:

Verily, the love of us, Ahl al- Bayt, sheds sins off an individual, just as a strong wind sheds leaves off the tree.

Book No. 3, v. 27, p. 77, h. 9, c. 4.

’Imām al-Bāqir ▧:

A believer can escalate to highest degree of belief with prudent study of our narration.

Book No. 3, v. 1, p. 106, h. 2, c. 3.

’Ḥaḍrat Fāṭimah Zahrā ▨:

We, Ahl al-Bayt, are the intermediaries in His Creation, we are His favourites, and the descending point of divinities, and we are His final Proof of His unseen world, and we are inheritors of His prophets.

The Fatimiyyeh Sahifah, p.174

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ʿItrah (Authority)

The Arabic word ʿItrah has many meanings based on three main features: The first one refers to the closeness (genealogy) of a person. The second one refers to the chain and circle. The third one refers to ʿIṭr (عطر) which means fragrance. In actual fact members of the Ahl al-bayt (a.s.) are the ʿItrah of the holy prophet (ph&hp). They are the stem and the origin of the above features, initiated by Allāh (J.J.), to perform such a role of authority for protecting His dīn, and for guiding the people. Unithetically , ʿItrat(h) resembles authority in English and Latin languages. Authority is derived from Author which resembles the Arabic word Athar(اثر). Traditionally speaking Athar and ʼAḥādith maʼthūrah are the narrations narrated from the ʿItrah.