[1]. The complete and revised text of The Secret of the Salat, including its photostatic copy, comments and different indexes, has already been published by this Institute.

[2]. The numbers at the (left) side of the printed pages (of the Persian text) represent the numbers of the MS (manuscript) pages which are the same as those of the printed pages. We draw the attention of the respected readers of the Persian text to the fact that the Imam, by oversight, had repeated the two page-numbers 172 and 278, and next to the number 263 he had written 267. We could have renumbered them correctly on the printed pages (of the Persian text), but as this would have made it a bit difficult to find the MS's page numbers, besides the fact that the readers might, during their reading of the book, forget this warning and get lost in finding out a particular page of the MS, therefore, we had but to retain the same numbering on the printed pages (of the Persian text) as are on the Imam's hand-written pages. That is, the numbers 172 and 178 were repeated, and after the number 263 comes number 267.

[3]. Mustadrakul Wasail, "Book of As-Salat", chs. On "Invocations", ch. 22, 521 hadith No.1.

[4]. Fatimah Tabataba'i, wife of Hujjatul Islam wal Muslimin Haj Sayyid Ahmad Khomeini.

[5]. "Munajat-i Sha'baniyah", Biharul Anwar, vol. 91, p. 99.

[6]. He refers to the book Sirrus' Salat (Mi'rajus-Salikin wa Salatul arifin). The author (may Allah sanctify his honourable tomb, at its beginning, after the praising (Allah), blessing (the Prophet) and invoking, has written: "Now then, I, the bewildered in the valley of perplexity and ignorance, and tied to the wishes of l-ness and egoism, indulged in the intoxicating selfness and egotism, knowing nothing of the spiritual stations and the kingdom of existence, have sincerely decided to write about some of the spiritual stations of the great guardians in this spiritual suluk and mi'raj of faith ..."He has finished the said honourable book on the 21st of Rabi'uth Thani, 1358 L.H. (19 Khurdad, 1318 S.H.).

[7]. It hints at some narratives, including one from the Messenger of Allah (SA) saying that: "My delight has been placed in the salat". Furu' ul Kafi, vol 5, p. 321, "Book of Marriage", ch. On "Loving Women", hadith No.7.

[8]. It refers to a narrative from the Messenger of Allah (SA) saying: "The salat is the mi'raj of the believer", I'tiqadat, by the late 'allamah al-Majlisi, p. 29.

[9]. Surah Al-i' Imran: 30.

[10]. Surah Kahf: 49.

[11]. Surah Zilzal: 7.

[12]. Wasail ush-Shi'ah, vol. 3, p. 90. Kitabus-Salat, chs. On "Times" ch. 3, hadith, 17 (with a slight difference ).

[13]. Surah 'Ankabut: 64.

[14]. 'Usul ul Kafi, vol. 3, p. 143, "Book of Belief and Disbelief', ch. On "Forbearance", hadith, 8. Thawabul A'mal, p. 203. Thawabul-Salat waz-Zakat wal-Birr was-Sabr, hadith, 1.

[15]. Refer to footnote No.7.

[16]. Surah az-Zumar: 56.

[17]. Falahus Sa'il, p. 127, quoting Man la Yahduruhul Faqih, in which the 522 text is: "The first thing about which the servant is questioned is the salat, if it was accepted his other (worshipping) acts would be accepted, and if it was returned to him, his other acts would be returned to him (too)". vol. 1. "The Merit of the Salat", ch. 30, hadith 5.

[18]. The Mother of the idols is your self's idol, As those are snakes, and this is a dragon-idol! (by Maulawi)

[19]. Surah an-Nisa: 100.

[20]. Misbahush-Shari'ah, "On the Reality of Servitude", ch. 100.

[21]. This is a reference to a narrative about "The Approximation by Nawafil", which reads: " ...He (Allah's servant) keeps trying to get closer to Me by means of the nafilah until I love him. Loving him, I will become his ears with which he hears, his eyes with which he sees, his tongue with which he speaks and his hand with which he strikes. When he asks Me I answer him, and if he demands from Me 1 will give him ..." 'Usul ul Kafi, vol. 4, p. 53, the book of "Faith and Infidelity", ch. On "One who hurts and despises the Muslims", narratives 7 and 8.

[22]. 'Awaliyul-La'ali, vol. 1, p. 277, and vol. 4, p. 115. Nahjul Balaghah, edited by Faydul Islam, maxim, No.100.

[23]. Surah al-Isra': 1.

[24]. This hadith is ascribed to the Prophet (SA) in Jami'ul-Asrar Wa Manba'ul Anwar, by Sayyid Haydar Amuli, pp. 8, 95 and 121. Also in the Lahiji's Commentary on Gulshan-i Raz, p. 153, Naqdun-Nusus, p. 185, Minhajut-Tallibin, p. 221, and Al-Usul ul 'Asharah, p, 31.

[25]. ' Awaliyul-La'lli, vol. 4, p. 132, says: "Oh Allah, show us the facts as they are". Commenting on the same, quoting at-Tafsirul Kabir by al-Fakhr ar-Razi, vol. 6, p. 26, and in Mirsadul 'Ibad, p. 309, it is stated as follows: "Show us the things as they are."

[26]. Surah al-Baqarah: 260.

[26a]. Refer to footnote No.21.

[27]. Nahjul Balaghah, sermon 90.

[28]. Surah al-Mu'minun: 1-2.

[29]. Surah al-A'raf: 12.

[30] Ibid: 14.

[31]. Surah al-Hadid: 16.

[32]. Surah Fatir: 28.

[33]. Misbahush-Shari'ah, ch. 5 "On Supplication", and Mustadrakul Wasa'il, "Book of as-Salat", chs. On "Supplication", ch. On "Rarities", hadith 2.

[34]. 'Ilmul Yaqin, vol. 2, p. 1039.

[35]. Mir'atul 'Uqul, vol. 10, p. 392.

[36]. 'Usul ul Kafi, vol. 4, p. 410, "Book of the Merit of the Qur'an" ch. "One Who learnt the Qur'an then forgot it," hadith 2.

[37]. Ibid., p. 405, ch. "The Merit of the Carrier of the Qur'an", hadith 4.

[38]. Ibid., vol. 3, p. 137, "Book of Faith and Infidelity", ch. "Economy in Worshipping", hadith 2.

[39]. Surah Ma'arij: 34, and Surah Mu'minun: 9.

[40]. Mulla Sadra and his disciples used this expression to define philosophy, to which some added the phrase: "in its image and perfection,"

[41]. Surah at Taubah: 54.

[42]. Surah an-Nisa': 43.

[43]. 'Usul ul Kafi, vol. 3, p. 129, "Book of Belief and Disbelief', ch. On "Equality (moderateness) of Acting and Continuing it", hadith 3.

[44]. Ibid., p. 138, ch. On "Economy in Worshipping", hadith 6.

[45]. Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 75, p. 377, "Book of ar-Raudah", ch. 29, hadith 3.

[46]. Ibid., vol. 100, p. 220, "Book of al-'Uqud wal-'Iqa'at" (Contracts and Agreements), chs. On "Marriage", ch. 1, hadith 14, quoted from Amali by Shaykh al Tusi, vol. 2, p. 132.

[47]. Ibid, hadiths 18 and 35, quoting Raudatul Wa'izin, p. 373, and Nawadir ar-Rawandi, p. 12.

[48]. Wasa'ilush-Shi'ah, p. 15, "Book of Marriage", ch. 2, hadith 6.

[49]. Surah al-Ma'idah: 87-88. Ibid., hadith 8,

[50]. 'Usulul Kafi, vol. 3, p. "Book of Faith and Disbelief', ch. On "Economy in Worshipping", hadith 5.

[51]. Ibid., hadith 4.

[52]. Ibid., hadith 1.

[53]. Ibid., hadith 2.

[54]. Surah Isra': 84.

[55]. Usulul Kafi, vol. 4, p. 418, Book on "The Merit of the Qur'an", ch. On "Reciting the Qur'an in a Sweet Voice", hadith 1.

[56]. Al Kafi, (Raudah), Vol. 8, p. 167. Biharul Anwar, vol. 67 p. 59, Book on "Faith and Disbelief' ch. 44, hadith, 38.

[57]. Al-Mahajjatul Bayda' vol. I. p. 352, Book on "The Secrets of the Salat", ch. On "The Merit of Submission and its Meaning".

[58]. Surah al-Ma'idah: 118. Ruhul Ma'ani Tafsir al-Qur'an, by 'Allamah al-Alusi Vol. 7, p. 70, quoted from the Sunans of an-Nasai and al-Bayhaqi.

[59]. Biharul Anwar, vol. 74, p. 82, Book of "Ar-Raudah" ch. On "The Prophet's Admonitions", hadith 2, quoted from Makarimul Akhlaq, p. 465.

[60]. Ibid. And Biharul Anwar, vol. 67, p. 248, quoted from jami 'ul Akhbar, p. 117 (with a slight addition).

[61]. Refer to footnote No.33.

[62]. Refer to footnote No.6.

[63]. Forty hadiths is one of Imam Khomeini's works, which he finished in the month of Muharram, 1358 H. In its preface, after praising, blessing and invocation, he says: " ... I, a poor and weak servant, have, for sometime, been thinking to collect forty hadiths of the hadiths of the infallible and pure Ahlul Bayt (AS) out of the reliable books of the Companions and Ulama (may Allah be pleased with them), and to explain each in a way suitable for the common people. I, thus, wrote it in Persian so that the Persian-speaking people may benefit from it, and, insha'allah (Allah willing), I may be covered by the noble hadith of the Seal of the Prophets (SA), who said: 'Whoever preserved for my Ummah forty hadith that may benefit them, Allah would resurrect him on the Day of Resurrection a learned jurist.' I was, thanks to God, successful, with Allah's good help, in starting it. I ask Allah, the Exalted, to help me in finishing it. Surely He is the Giver of success!"

[64]. Surah at Tahrim: 6.

[65]. Ilmul Yaqin, vol. 2, p. 1061 (with a slight difference).

[66]. Surah ' Ankabut: 45.

[67]. It refers to the ayah: "Read your book; your soul suffices as a reckoner against you this day." Surah al-Isra': 14.

[68]. I'tiqadat, p. 29. By the late Majlisi. Furul 'ul Kafi, vol. 3, p. 265, "Book of as salat," ch. On "The Merit of as salat", hadith 6.

[69]. Surah Maryam: 39.

[70]. Surah az-Zumar: 56.

[71]. This concept is understood from the narrative of 'Amr ibn Yazid in Furul 'ul Kafi, vol. 3, p. 242, and in Ilmul Yaqin, vol. 2, p. 1051.

[72]. As in Biharul Anwar, vol. 8, p. 362, "Book of Justice and Resurrection", ch. 12, hadiths 35 and 36.

[73]. Biharul Anwar, vol. 74, p. 74, "Book of Ar-Raudah". Ch. 4, hadith 3. Makarimul Akhlaq, p. 459.

[74. Wasa 'il ush-Shi'ah, vol. 4, p. 688, "Book of as salat", chs. On "The Acts of as salat", ch. 3, hadith 6.

[75]. Biharul Anwar, vol. 81, p. 249, "Book of as Salat", ch. 16, hadith 41.

[76]. Mustadrakul Wasail, "Book of as Salat", chs. On "The Acts of the salat", ch. 2, hadith 20.

[77]. Ibid. hadith 13.

[78]. Biharul Anwar, vol. 81, p. 260, "Book of as Salat", ch. 16, hadith 59.

[79]. Mustadrakul Wasa'il, "Book of as Salat," chs. On "The Acts of the Salat", ch. 2, hadith 22.

[80]. Wasa'ilush-Shi'ah, vol. 4, p. 687, "Book of as Salat", chs. On "The Acts of the Salat", ch. 3, hadith 3.

[81]. Ibid., hadith 1.

[82]. 'Ilalush-Shara'i', vol. 2, p. 327, ch. 22, hadith 2.

[83]. Mustadrakul Wasa'il, "Book of as Salat", chs. On "The Acts of the Salat", ch. 3, hadith 7.

[84]. See footnote No.59.

[85]. See footnote 17.

[86]. at Tanbihatul 'Aliyah 'Ala Waza'ifis Salatil Qalbiyah, p. 110 (printed within a collection of the statements of the Second Martyr, lithographed in 1313 H., by the handwriting of Muhammad Hasan Jarfadaqani).

[87]. A quotation from Amirul Mu'minin ['Ali] (AS), 'Ilmul Yaqin, Vol. 1, p. 49.

[88]. Mustadrakul Wasa'il, "Book of the Salat", chs. On "Invocations", ch. 22, hadith 1.

[89]. Usulul Kafi, "Book of Faith and Infidelity", ch. On "Loving This World and Being Attached to it", hadith 1.

[90]. Ibid, hadiths 1 to 17.

[91]. Misbahush Shar'iah, ch. 32 "On This World's Attribute(s)".

[92]. Irshadul Qulub, vol. 1, p. 206.

[93]. Usulul Kafi, vol. 3, p. 202, "Book of Faith and Infidelity", ch. On "Dispraising This World and Neglecting it", hadith 20, and ch. On "Loving This World and Being Greedy of it", hadith 7.

[94]. Ibid., hadith 24.

[95]. A part of Moses conversation with his people. "When he saw a fire, he said to his people: 'Stay here! Lo! I see a fire [afar off]."' Surah Ta Ha: 10, and surah an-Naml: 7.

[96]. A poem by Hafiz Shirazi.

[97]. The late Ayatullah Mirza Muhammad Ali Isfahani Shahabadi, a jurist, methodist, gnostic and prominent philosopher, son of the late Ayatullah Mirza Muhammad Jawad Husayn-abadi Isfahani, was born in Isfahan in 1292 L.H. After finishing his preliminary learning in Isfahan and Tehran, he traveled to study in the theological circles of Najaf Ashraf and Samarra' (in Iraq). There his tutors were great scholars, such as the late writer of al-Jawahir, the Akhund Khurasai and Shari'at Isfahani. He soon attained to the degree of ijtihad. He reached a high position of fiqh, philosophy and gnosticism, and he taught these branches of knowledge. His class was one of the most powerful scholarly circles in Samarra'. After returning from Iraq, he settled first in Tehran, then he moved to the sacred town of Qum, where he dwelt for seven years. During his stay in Qum, Imam Khomeini (may Allah be pleased with him and send peace upon him) benefitted so much from his lessons on ethics and gnosticism. The Imam of the nation in many places in this book and in his other books and writings refers to his great teacher with utmost respect and esteem, and relates his scholarly, emissions. Besides teaching different branches of knowledge and educating his distinguished disciples, the late Shahabadi wrote many books in different fields. At the age of seventy-seven years, that man of knowledge and action died in the year of 1369 L.H. In Tehran, and was buried in the neighbourhood of the shrine of 'Abdul 'Azim al Hasani, in the graveyard of the late Shaykh Abul Futuh ar-Razi. May Allah resurrect him together with the Prophet Muhammad and his pure progeny.

[98]. A poem by Hafiz In the printed copies it is stated: "... The show place of the Secret".

[99]. Such as the noble ayah. "So set your face to the religion, as a man of pure faith -Allah's original upon which He originated mankind." (Ar-Rum: 30). Look up the hadiths in Biharul Anwar, vol. 3, p. 276, and vol. 64, p. 130, and in at Tawhid, p. 321, ch. 53.

[100]. A hint at the noble ayah: " ... That Allah may forgive your past faults and those to come". (Fath: 2).

[101]. Biharul Anwar, vol. 67, p. 65, and vol. 19, p. 182.

[102]. Misbahush Shar'iah, ch. 10, on "Purification".

[103]. Refer to footnote No. 88

[104]. Kalilah wa Dimnah, ch. "The Ring-Dove".

[105]. It refers to a narrative related by the late Akhund Khurasani (may Allah sanctify his spirit) in Kifayatul 'Usul, vol. 1, p. 130, to the effect that: "Dust is one of the two purifiers, and is enough for you for ten years."

[106]. Surah an-Naml: 62.

[107]. Uyunu Akhbarir Rida, vol. 2, p. 104, ch. 34, hadith 1.

[108]. Biharul Anwar, vol. 67, p. 241, quoting Jami'ul Akhbar, p. 117 (with a slight difference).

[109]. Ilalush-Sharai', vol. I, p. 280, ch. 191, hadith 1.

[110]. Ibid, vol. 2, p. 378, ch. 109, hadith 1.

[111]. Surah Ta Ha: 121.

[112]. Misbahush Shari'ah, ch. 10, on "Purity".

[113]. He refers to Shaykh Muhyiddin 'Arabi, al-Futuhat al-Makkiyah, vol. 1, p. 363.

[114]. Wasa'ilush-Shi'ah, vol. 1, p. 261, "Book of Purification", chs. On "Wudu", ch. 4, hadith 1.

[115]. Ibid., p. 466. Chs. On "Janabah", ch. 2, hadith 2, quoted from Man la Yahduruhul Faqih, vol. 1, p. 22. Al-Majalis, p. 115. Al-'Ilal, p. 104.

[116]. Ibid., hadith 4, quoted from al-Ilal vol. 1, p. 281, and Uyunu Akhbarir Rida, p. 291.

[117]. "Paradise is not entered except by the good." Usulul Kafi, vol. 3, p. 371, "Book of Faith and Disbelief', ch. On "Sins", hadith 7.

[118]. Wash yourself, then walk to the tavern, That this ruined convent may not be polluted by you. (Hafiz Shirazi)

[119]. Refer to footnote No. 21.

[120]. Biharul Anwar, vol. 78, p. 51, "Book of Purification", ch. On "The Incumbency of the Ghusl of Janabah", hadith 23.

[121]. Jami' Ahadithish-Shi'ah, "Book of Purification", chs. On "The Ghusl and its Regulations", ch. 12.

[l22]. "I am better than him. You have created me of fire, and him You created of dust." (Surah Sad: 76).

[123]. Biharul Anwar, vol. 71, p. 95, quoted from Ma'aniyul Akhbar, p. 302.

[124]. Ibid., vol. 66, p. 129, quoted from al-Mahasin, p. 528.

[125]. Surah al-Hadid: 3.

[126]. Surah Nur: 35.

[127]. 'Ilmul Yaqin, vol. 1, p. 54.

[128]. Surah al-Baqarah: 115.

[129]. Misbahush-Shari'ah, ch. 9, "Privy = W.C."

[130]. Nahjul Balaghah, edited by Faydul Islam, sermon No.108: "They fell upon a carrion by eating of which they were exposed." Or as in sermon No. 151: "They are falling upon an easy carrion."

[131]. My leg is lame, while the destination is so far, My hand is short, while the dates are (high) on the date-palms. (by Hafiz Shirazi).

[132]. Refer to footnote No.21.

[133]. Refer to footnote No.96.

[134]. Mustadrakul Wasa'il, "Book of as-Salat", chs. On "The Rules of the Clothes", ch. 16, Hadith 5, quoted from Lubbul Albab, Qutb the Rawandi.

[135]. Al-Jawahirus-Saniyah, ch. On "Abu 'Abdullah Ja'far ibn Muhammad, as Sadiq", Hadith 60.

[136]. Wasa'ilush-Shi'ah, vol. 3, p. 354, "Book of as Salat", chs. On "Rules Concerning the Clothes", ch. 12, Hadith 1.

[137]. Ibid, Hadith 3.

[138]. Mustadrakul Wasa'il, "Book of as Salat", chs. On "The Rules of the Clothes", ch. 8, Hadith 2.

[139]. Ibid., Hadith 1.

[140]. Surah Mariam: 39.

[141]. Mafatihul Ghayb, by Mulla Sadra, edited by Khajawi, p. 50.

[142]. It is ascribed to the theologian philosophers, as is related by Mirza Abul Hasan Sha'rani in the Preface of his The Secrets of the Maxims, p. 32.

[143]. Surah an-Nahl: 52.

[144]. Surah Ya Sin: 83.

[145]. Surah Zukhruf: 84.

[146]. A poem by Maulawi.

[147]. Usulul Kafi, vol. 3, p. 242, "Book of Faith and Infidelity, ch. On "The Believers' Brotherhood to One Another", Hadith 4.

[148]. Surah Fatir: 15.

[149]. Misbahush Shar'iah, ch. 95, on "Knowledge".

[150]. Biharul Anwar, vol. 67, p. 248, quoting Jami'ul Akhbar, p. 117 (with a slight addition).

[151]. Munyatul Murid, p. 24.

[152]. 'Ilmul Yaqin, vol. 2, p. 1033.

[153]. Surah Zumar: 69.

[154]. Ihya 'Ulumuddin, vol. 4, p. 256. A Divine Saying. In the MS (manuscript) both the words "qibabi" and "qiba'i" are stated.

[155]. Surah al-Baqarah: 257.

[156]. Misbahush Shar'iah, sec. Seven, on "Clothing".

[157]. Wasa'ilush-Shi'ah, vol. 3, p. 593, "Book of as-Salat", chs. On "What One Can Prostrate upon", ch. 1, hadith 8.

[158]. Refer to footnote No.141.

[159]. Surah Adh-Dhariyat: 56.

[160]. Surah al-A'raf: 23.

[161]. In Ghurarul Hikam vol. 7, p. 269, it is said: " A scholar's slip corrupts the world."

[162]. ... your Lord prays ...He says: "All-Glorious, All-Holy, I am the Lord of the angels and the Spirit", Usulul Kafi, vol. 2, p. 329, "Book of the Proof', ch. On "Histories", ch. On "The Birth of the Prophet (SA) and his Death", hadith 13.

[163]. Hafiz says: O the wayfarer in the lane of our Beloved Be aware that head breaks its wall.

[164]. Misbahush Shar'iah, ch. 12, on "Entering the Mosque". The Qur'anic verse at the end of the hadith is verse 62 from Surah an-Naml.

[165]. Surah al-Ma'idah: 1.

[166]. Usulul Kafi, vol. 2, p. 266, "Book of the Proof', narratives in ch. "Concerning that All Land is the Imam's"

[167]. This is a reference to the ayah: "and made them bear witness against their own souls: 'Am I not your Lord?' They said: 'Yes, we bear witness"' (Surah An'am: 172).

[168]. By the world I am pleased, since the world is pleasant by Him, I love the whole world, as the whole world is from Him. (by Sa'di)

[169]. Wasai'lush Shi'ah, vol. 7, p. 388, with a slight difference. Al-Bukhari's Sahih, vol. 4, "Book of Wishes", p. 251. Maulawi, in a couplet says: As "I spend the night with my Lord" became knowledge, "He feeds and waters" afterwards became porridge.

[170]. 'Awaliyul La'ali vol. 4, p. 7, hadith 7. Biharul Anwar, vol. 18, p. 360, "Book of the Prophet's History", ch. On "Proving the Mi'raj".

[171]. Surah al-'Araf: 142.

[172]. "I am your Lord; take off your shoes"," Surah Ta-Ha: 12.

[173]. Mustadarkul Wasa'il, "Book of as-Salat" , chs. On "The Acts of the salat", ch. 2, Hadith 17.

[174]. Ibid., Hadiths 5 and 14.

[175]. Sayyid Ibn Tawus (may his spirit be sanctified) has stated this point in his Falahus Sa'il, quoting al Lulu'iyat, concerning the conditions of Imam Hasan ibn 'Ali (AS)

[176]. Biharul Anwar, vol. 77, p. 346, "Book of purification", chs. On "Wudu"', ch. 34, Hadith 34, quoting Falahus Sa'il.

[177]. Mustadarkul Wasa'il, "Book of as-Salat", chs .On "The Acts of the salat, ch. 2, Hadith 35.

[178]. al Mahajjatul Bayda fi Tahdhibil ahya " val. 1, p. 377. (Bilal was the Prophet's mu'adhdhim, or the caller for the salat), Maulawi, in a couplet, says: The soul is perfect and perfect is its call, The Chosen One said: "Relieve us, O Bilal!"

[179]. Surah al-An'am: 79.

[180]. Ilmul Yaqin, vol. 1, p. 106.

[181]. Surah al-An'am: 79.

[182]. Surah al-An'am: 76.

[183]. Surah Yunus: 30.

[184]. Misbahush Shari'ah, ch. 13, on "Opening the salat", Mustadrakul Wasa'il, "Book of as-Salat", chs. On "The Acts of the salat", ch. 2, hadith 9.

[185]. Wasa'ilush Shi'ah, vol. 1, p. 61, " Book of purity", chs. On "Preliminaries to Worships", ch. 19, hadith 2, quoted from the Messenger of Allah (SA)

[186]. Biharul Anwar, vol. 75, p. 309, "Book of ar-Rawdah", ch. 25, hadith 1, from Tuhaful 'Uqul.

[187]. Refer to footnote No. l78.

[188]. Surah ash-Shura: 23.

[189]. Biharul Anwar, vol. R1, p. 131, "Book of the Salat", ch. On "The Adhan and the Iqamah", hadith 24.

[190]. Misbahush Shari'ah , ch. 13 , on " Finishing the Salat" . al Mahahhatul Bayda, printed by as-Saduq Library , vol. 1 , p. 385 , Mustadarak Wasa'il, 'Book of as-Salat", chs. On "The Acts of the Salat", ch. 2, hadith 9.

[191]. 'Ilalush-Shara'i " vol. 2, p. 312, chs. On "The Causes of the Wudu" the Adhan and the salat", hadith 1.

[192]. Surah Ta-Ha: 124.

[193]. Refer to footnote No. 190.

[194]. Usulul Kafi, vol. 3, p. 218, "Book of Faith and Disbelief', ch. On "Doing Without the People" hadith 1.

[195]. Ibid., hadith 3.

[196]. Surah Al-i 'Imran: 18

[197]. Al-'Ayyashi's Exegesis (on the Qur'an), vol. 1, p. 157, Commenting on Surah al-Baqarah, narrative 530.

[198]. Ilalush Shara'i, vol. 2, p. 312.

[198a]. Surah Nur: 40.

[199]. Misbahul Hidayah is a book written in the Arabic language by Imam Khomeini (may Allah sanctity his honourable soul), explaining some truths and knowledge concerning the caliphate and guardianship. In the Preface to this honourable book he says: "I like to uncover for you, in this paper, by the help of Allah, the guardian of guidance in the beginning and in the end, and indication of the Muhammadan caliphate, and an exudation of the truth of the , Alawian guardianship (upon them be the greeting from the Beginning to eternity) and how they spread through the invisible and visible worlds ..., or rather it should be named: Misbahul Hidayah to Caliphate and Guardianship. I ask Allah success, as He is the best assistant and company, and I ask His pure guardians their patronage in this world and in the other world ..." The writer finished writing the book in the month of Shawwal, 1349 H.

[200]. Surah Hud: 56.

[201]. Wasai'lush Shi'ah, vol. 1, p. 90 chs. On "Preliminaries to Worship." ch. 29, hadith 1. Usulul Kafi, vol. 1, p. 259," Book of Proof " , ch. On "Knowing the Imam and Returning to Him", hadith 8.

[202]. Usulul Kafi, vol. 3, p. 30. "Book of Faith and Infidelity", ch. On "The Pillars of Islam", hadith 5.

[203]. Iqabul Amal, ch. On "He Who Ignores the Merits of Ahlul Bayt hadith 2. Wasa'ilush-Shi'ah, vol. 1, p. 93, chs. On "Preliminary to Worships", ch. 29, hadith 12.

[204]. Surah Nur: 35.

[205]. Surah an-Najm: 9.

[206]. Surah al-A'raf: 29.

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[208]. Refer to footnote No. 191.

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[210]. al Ihtijaj, vol. 1, p. 230.