يكصد و پنجاه درس زندگى - مكارم شيرازى، ناصر - الصفحة ١١٥ - Lesson one hundred fifteen The most truthful and wise
Lesson one hundred fifteen :The most truthful and wise
The Prophet( S. A. )said:
لِكُلِّ امَّةٍ صَديقٌ وَ فارُوقٌ وَ صَدِيقُ هذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ وَ فارُوقُها عَلِىُّ ابْنُ أَبِى طالِبص (ع).
Translation
Any nation has a truthful and distinguisher man, and the truthful and distinguisher man of my nation is Ali Ebne Abitaleb..
Brief description
For completion of program of a genuine religion, an everlasting religion like Islam, there should be someone familiar with all aspects and details of that religion and able to distinguish between truth and false( deserving the name of distinguisher )after demise of Prophet) S. A. (, the most part of whose mission was passed while being engaged in different conflicts with obstinate enemies. He should be also very truthful, honest, eloquent and frank so that he can remove any ambiguity for people after demise of first leader. This rank, as per above explicit expression, was allocated to Imam Ali) A. S. (.