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84 - الاُمَّةُ الوَسَطُ

84. The Middle Nation

(وَكَذلِكَ جَعَلْناكُمْ أُمَّةً وَسَطاً لِتَكُونُوا شُهَدَاءَ عَلَى النَّاسِ وَيَكُونَ الرَّسُولُ عَلَيْكُمْ شَهِيداً) .1

"Thus We have made you a middle nation that you may be witnessed to the people, and that the Apostle may be a witness to you." 2

269.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : نَحْنُ شُهَداءُ اللَّهِ على‏ خَلْقِهِ ، وحُجَّتُهُ في أرضِهِ ، ونَحْنُ الّذينَ قالَ اللَّهُ جلّ اسمه : (وَكَذلِكَ جَعَلْناكُمْ اُمَّةً وَسَطاً) .3

269.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'We are the witnesses of Allah on His creation and His proof on the earth, and we are those regarding whom Allah has said, "Thus We have made you a middle nation." 4

1.البقرة : ۱۴۳ .

2.Qur'an ۲:۱۴۳

3.شواهد التنزيل : ۱ / ۱۱۹ / ۱۲۹ .

4.Shawahid al-Tanzil, v. ۱, p. ۱۱۹, no. ۱۲۹

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