[59] Abu Sa'id al-Khudri said: I heard the Messenger of Allah—His might was mighty—saying to Fatima when she came to him and said: “O my father, the women of Quraysh taunt me because you married me to Ali, and he is a man who possesses no wealth.” Thereupon, he answered her with a speech, among which was:
“And he is the first who will stand upon the Bridge (al-Sirat) and say to the Fire: ‘Take this one and leave that one.’”
❖ From Surah An-Nisa ❖
[The First Verse: “And Allah is most knowing of your enemies; and sufficient is Allah as an ally, and sufficient is Allah as a helper.”] 1
Indeed, the word Wali (ally/protector) comes with the meaning of the helper, the preserver, the lover, and the master of affairs. It is known from its all-knowing implication that our master—sublime is his remembrance—is the one who aided the religion, the preserver of the covenant and the sacred law, the lover of the Messenger of Allah—His might was mighty—and the believers, and their defender. Upon his forearm, the structure of Islam was erected and the knowledge of the Qur'an flourished.