An example of this is His saying—Mighty and Majestic—in Surah Muhammad: [“That is because Allah is the protector (mawla) of those who have believed and because the disbelievers have no protector (la mawla lahum) for them.”] 1 , meaning that Allah is Ali, the protector of those who have believed...
...and their helper, and that the disbelievers have no "Ali" (عَلِيَّ) for them to help them and grant them might, given that they did not adhere to Him nor hold fast to Him.
This is due to His saying, the Exalted:[“O you who have believed, if you support Allah, He will support you and plant firmly your feet.”] 2 . It is of well-known understanding that the word Mawla (مَوْلَى) was exclusively designated for our master the Commander of the Faithful—His might was mighty—as evidenced by the saying of the Messenger—His might was mighty—: “Whosoever’s Mawla I am, Ali is his Mawla.” And within the saying of Allah, Glory be to Him: “And indeed, it is the truth of certainty (haqqu al-yaqin).” in Surah Al-Haqqah,




