The Relationship between the Ascension of the Prophet Mohamad and Imam Ali's Wardship Based on the Style of Initial Verses in Sura Al-Najm

According to Shiite narrations, the most important issue raised by God in the Prophet Muhammad’s (pbuh) ascension is Imam Ali's wardship. Both Shiite and Sunni interpretations consider verses 5 – 18 in Sura al-Najm as to the ascension, while in Shiite interpretations, the relation between these verses with Imam Ali's (AS) guardianship is not explained. This research is based on semantic coherence of the divine verses 1-23 of Sura al-Najm with the assumption that the arrangement of these Quranic verses is done according to divine revelation. Accordingly, the ascension of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) is considered as a great mission to reveal one of the great verses of God the Almighty. During revelation of these divine verses, a star-shaped light descends and appears in Imam Ali's (AS) house, which designates that his position of caliphate and wardship is rooted in the higher realms. However, instead of adhering to this fact, a group of Muslims tried to fabricate it as unreal statements regarding Imam Ali's (AS) guardianship instead of joining this call of God. Meanwhile, numerous Shiite hadiths confirm this recitation of the first verses of Sura al-Najm.