VERSE 13 OR “AYAT-E-ULIL AMAR”
In Surah Nisa, verse 59, the Qur’an declares:
يَأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا الرَّسُوْلَ وَأُولِي الْأَمْرِ مِنْكُمْ
“O believers! Obey Allah and Obey the messenger, and those who have power of command amongst you.”
Hadrat Abdul Ghaffar bin Qasim reports that Hadrat Sayyiduna Imam Jafer Saadiq Radi Allahu ‘Anhu was once asked about who is meant by those in command. He replied, “I swear by Allah azza wajal that among them is ‘Ali.” (As Sawaaiqu Al Muharriqah)
