FRIDAY
LEARNING
26th Jamadi al-Awwal 1427 AH
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IMAM AL-HADI (A.S.) & THE
HOLY QURAN- (SECTION 3)
There
was a great Shia’h Scholar in the days of our 10th Imam (as). Once a
Nasibi
(a
person who curses the Ahlul-Bayt) had a debate with this scholar and the scholar
defeated him through Quranic verses and Prophetic
traditions.
One
day this scholar came into a gathering, which consisted mostly of Alavids and
people of Banu Hashim; and Imam al-Hadi (as) was also present. In the centre of
that gathering, Imam (as) was seated and there was a huge pillow placed at that
spot. As soon as the Imam (as) saw this scholar, he (as) rose from his place and
asked the scholar to come forward until the Imam (as) made him sit next to him
and offered him the pillow to relax.
One
old man from Banu Hashim did not like this, so he complained saying, “O Son of
the Prophet! How can you give preference to an ordinary person over a Sayyid who
belongs to the progeny of Abu Talib and Abbas?”
When
the Imam (as) heard this, he (as) was extremely furious with the old man and
started quoting verses from the Holy Quran to prove the supremacy of a scholar
over everyone else.
Imam
(as) asked the people present there: “Do you believe the
commands of Allah in the Quran?”
They
all said, “Yes!”
Then
the Imam (as) said, “Hasn’t
Allah (SWT) said: ‘Allah will raise those who have faith and those who have
been given knowledge in rank…’? (58:11)
Then know that just as Allah loves a Mumin over a
non-Mumin, similarly, He loves a Mumin with knowledge over a Mumin without
knowledge. (Now tell me) Hasn’t Allah
(SWT) also said, ‘Say (O Muhammad): Can those who know and those who do not
know be equal? Verily only the men of understanding take the heed’.? (39:9) Then why are you
people trying to stop me from giving preference to one who has been preferred by
Allah (SWT)?? This Scholar has utilized his knowledge, which Allah (SWT) has
blessed him and defeated our enemy with it. This act is better than any family
ties and relation in my eyes”.
(Al-Ihtijaaj)