سورة البلد

The Imams (peace be upon them): It has been narrated from some of the Imams (peace be upon them): وَ وَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ [And the begetter and whom he begot]; 'the meaning is the Commander of the Faithful, Ali (peace be upon him), and the Imams from his lineage.'

Imam Ali (peace be upon him): It has been narrated from Sulaym al-Shami: I heard Imam Ali (peace be upon him) say: 'Indeed I and my successors from among my children are guided Imams, and all of us are muhaddath (those who hear the speech of the angels).' I said: 'O Commander of the Faithful (peace be upon him)! Who are they?' He said: 'Hasan (peace be upon him) and Husayn (peace be upon him), then my son Ali ibn al-Husayn, who on that day was a nursing infant, then eight after them, one after another. They are the ones by whom Allah the Exalted swore, saying: وَ وَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ [And the begetter and whom he begot]; the father is the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family), and those whom he brought into being are these very successors (peace be upon them).'

Ali ibn Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him): وَ والِدٍ وَ ما وَلَدَ [And the begetter and whom he begot]; by Adam (peace be upon him) and the prophets and successors who were born from him!