the sky nor the earth.(1)

In addition, the Commander of the Faithful, peace be upon him, had written the following in his letter to Muʿawiyah in regards to the status of the Ahlul Bayt, peace be upon them:

فَإِنَّ صَنَائِعُ رَبِّنَا وَ النَّاسُ بَعْدُ صَنَائِعُ لَنَا

The wordings of this passage are extremely important.(2) There are some people who claim that the meaning of this statement is that “The people have been trained or have had their nurturing and upbringing under our school of teachings (the Ahlul Bayt)” however there is no problem in stating that the meaning of this statement is (also that), “The ultimate purpose of creation is the manifestation and existence of Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, peace be upon all of them.”

There is also a sacred tradition (hadith al-qudsi) in which God has said:

خَلَقْتُکَ لِأَجْلِی

I created you (Muhammad – and as an extension the Ahlul Bayt) for Me (God).(3)

In yet another tradition we read:

لَوْ لاَکَ مَا خَلَقْتُ الأَفْلاَکَ

Had it not been for you (Muhammad) I (God) would not have created the entire universe.(4)

It is impossible for the human mind to fathom what the meaning of the words of God, the Most High, are when He says, “I created you (Muhammad) for Me and I created the entire world of existence for you.”

What Does This Mean!?

That which we generally derive from all of these statements is that their (Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him and his family, and his Ahlul Bayt, peace be upon all of them) relationship

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