“By sun and his light, by the moon when it follows (the sun), by the day when it reveals his radiance, by the night when it enshrouds it….” (entire chapter) Sulayman Al-Dailami said, I asked Imam Sadiq (as) about the verse, “By the sun and his light” Imam (as) replied, “The sun” is the Messenger of Allah (sawa) who illuminated the religion for the people. I asked (about the verse), “By the moon...
Ghaybat has been discussed extensively in the Quran and in traditions of the Holy Prophet (sawa) and Aimmah (as). According to traditions, Ghaybat was not for Imam Mahdi (as) alone. Allah has kept sufficient examples in previous prophets which include Hazrat Yunus (as), Hazrat Saleh (as), Hazrat Yusuf (as) who were hidden from the eyes of their nation for a long period of time.In the Quran we...
إِنَّ عِدَّةَ الشُّهُورِ عِندَ اللّهِ اثْنَا عَشَرَ شَهْرًا فِي كِتَابِ اللّهِ يَوْمَ خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَات وَالأَرْضَ مِنْهَا أَرْبَعَةٌ حُرُمٌ ذَلِكَ الدِّينُ الْقَيِّمُ فَلاَ تَظْلِمُواْ فِيهِنَّ أَنفُسَكُمْ “Verily the number of months with Allah is twelve months in Allah’s Book (since) the day He created the heavens and earth. Of these four are sacred. That is the established religion, so be...
وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَى وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّى “By the night when it veils (all things with darkness), by the day when it appears radiant” Mohammed bin Muslim said, I asked Imam Baqir (as) about the verse, “By the night when it veils (all things with darkness)”. Imam (as) replied, “The night” in this verse refers to the second (caliph) who betrayed the Commander of the Believers (as) with...
سَلَامٌ هِيَ حَتَّى مَطْلَعِ الْفَجْرِ “ (It is) peace, till the break of dawn” Imam Sadiq (as) said, My father narrated for me that Ali bin Abi Talib (as) recited the verses in the Chapter of Qadr while Hasan and Husain (as) were with him. Husain (as) said, O father! Hearing (this chapter) from your mouth tastes like something sweet. Ameerul Momeneen (as) replied, O son of the Messenger of...