وَهُوَ شَدِيدُ الْمِحَالِ “And He is mighty in cunningness” Asbagh bin Nobatah said, I heard Ali, the Commander of the Believers (as) say, There will be (many) deviating years before (the rising of) the Qaem (as) during which time the truthful ones will be belied, the liars will be believed, and the cunning ones will be respected.” What does “cunningness” mean?, I (Asbagh bin Nobatah) asked....
وَعَدَ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مِنكُمْ وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَيَسْتَخْلِفَنَّهُم فِي الْأَرْضِ كَمَا اسْتَخْلَفَ الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ وَلَيُمَكِّنَنَّ لَهُمْ دِينَهُمُ الَّذِي ارْتَضَى لَهُمْ وَلَيُبَدِّلَنَّهُم مِّن بَعْدِ خَوْفِهِمْ أَمْنًا يَعْبُدُونَنِي لَا يُشْرِكُونَ بِي شَيْئًا وَمَن كَفَرَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فَأُوْلَئِكَ هُمُ الْفَاسِقُونَ “Allah has promised to appoint those of you...
بَلْ كَذَّبُوا بِالسَّاعَةِ وَأَعْتَدْنَا لِمَن كَذَّبَ بِالسَّاعَةِ سَعِيرًا “Nay, they belie the hour. We have prepared a blazing fire for him who belies the hour” Imam Sadiq (as) said, There are twelve hours in a night. There are twelve hours in a day. There are twelve months (in a year). There are twelve Imams and the number of the chiefs (of Bani Israel) was twelve. Allah is one hour...
فَأَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ رِيحًا صَرْصَرًا فِي أَيَّامٍ نَّحِسَاتٍ لِّنُذِيقَهُمْ عَذَابَ الْخِزْيِ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَلَعَذَابُ الْآخِرَةِ أَخْزَى وَهُمْ لَا يُنصَرُونَ “We will make them taste the torment of disgrace in the life of this world” Abu Baseer said, I asked Imam Sadiq (as), “What is “the torment of disgrace in the life of this world” which is mentioned in this verse, ‘We...
سَنُرِيهِمْ آيَاتِنَا فِي الْآفَاقِ وَفِي أَنفُسِهِمْ حَتَّى يَتَبَيَّنَ لَهُمْ أَنَّهُ الْحَقُّ “Soon We will show Our signs to them in the horizons (of the world), and within themselves until it becomes manifest to them that he is the truth” Imam Sadiq (as) said, “Soon We will show Our signs to them in the horizons (of the world), and within themselves until it becomes manifest to them that he...