[قالُوا رَبَّنَا أَمَتَّنَا اثْنَتَيْنِ وَأَحْيَيْتَنَا اثْنَتَيْنِ…[غافر/۱۱
They will say: “Our Lord! Twice hast Thou made us without life, and twice hast Thou given us Life! [Al-Ghafir/ 11]
In the interpretation of the verse, ʿAlī ibn Ibrāhīm narrated from Imam Ṣādiq (pbuh) “This verse is about Rajʿa1.”
1- In Shi’a s’ beliefs, it’s an era that a group of people who have died will return to the Earth shortly after the reappearance of the twelfth Shi’a Imam, al-Mahdī (mgehr). It is a belief particular to the Shi’a Muslims. The Qur’an has mentioned the story of some people who have been resurrected after death. Based on some hadiths, a number of perfect believers as well as a number of complete infidels will return to this world. The return of Imam ʿAlī (pbuh) and Imam al-Ḥusayn (pbuh) has been especially emphasized. Since there are Mutawātir hadiths about Raj’a, it is a certain fact. However, details about Raj’a are not as certain.
Collection Date:
9/ 13/ 2016
The key words for Mahdavī verses, p. 362
Leave a Reply