COMMENTS

      The verse begins with the Arabic word; `ENNAMA' which implies restriction and monopoly, saying:- ``Your guardian and leaders authourized on your corporeal and incorporeal matters are only three persons:- God, His Messenger, and the believers who pay alms to the poor, while they are in the bowing state of their prayer.''

      Without any doubt, BOWING here is that part of the ordinary prayer, through which the body is bended in reverence and submission to God. True that the verb to bow, has also a connotation to mean reverence or esteem, but here it is clear and evident that the denotation of the word is wanted in the sentence. Worthy of note here is that, the CONNOTATIONS of the word TO BOW, has not been used at all throughout the Glorious Quran.

      So also the meaning of VALI in this sentence is not other shades of the principal meaning such a friend, helper, and etc; because to be a friend to all Muslims and to help them, is a duty incumbent upon every other Muslims, and it is one of the Islam's general instruction and teachings, and it is not specialized to those who pray - Every Muslims has to perform his Daily Prayer, and he must pay his alms- tax and they have to be the brothers and helpers to one another.

      Therefore VALI in this sentence has its direct meaning and denotation, which is guardian, governor, or better to say; spiritual and material leader, or Imam, as the technical term is.

      The verse is one of the many that proves the vicegerency and VALطYAT of Hazrat Imam Ali, who was the real successor of the Messenger, appointed by God.