- Why is Imam Mahdi (AS) leading the uprising of the end of the time despite Jesus (AS)?
Imam Mahdi (a.s) and Jesus Christ (a.s)
Imam Mahdi (a.s) and Jesus Christ (a.s)
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...The God Almighty collected all these letters for Muhammad (pbuh). Indeed, the great name of God is seventy-three letters, and seventy-two letters were given to Muhammad (pbuh). Only one word was hidden from him”.[1]
In a narration from Imam Baqir (peace be upon him) it is also stated that all seventy-two letters of the great name that was given to Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) were also given to the infallible Imams (peace be upon them): “We [Ahl al-Bayt] have seventy-two letters of the Great Names, and one letter is with God, who has made it special for Himself in the knowledge of the unseen”.[2]
Another direction that can be used to argue for the superiority of the Prophet of Islam (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) compared to other divine prophets is the issue of “infallibility”. In the Holy Qur'an, many cases of the first desertion are attributed to divine prophets, even the “Resolute apostles”[3].[4] This is despite the fact that no case of the “lapse”[5] has been issued by the Prophet of Islam (peace be upon him). If it was done, the enemies of Islam would abuse it and make stories out of it. [6]
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[1] Ibid
إِنَّ عِيسَى ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ أُعْطِيَ حَرْفَيْنِ كَانَ يَعْمَلُ بِهِمَا وَ أُعْطِيَ مُوسَى أَرْبَعَةَ أَحْرُفٍ وَ أُعْطِيَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ ثَمَانِيَةَ أَحْرُفٍ وَ أُعْطِيَ نُوحٌ خَمْسَةَ عَشَرَ حَرْفاً وَ أُعْطِيَ آدَمُ خَمْسَةً وَ عِشْرِينَ حَرْفاً وَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى جَمَعَ ذَلِكَ كُلَّهُ لِمُحَمَّدٍ(ص) وَ إِنَّ اسْمَ اللَّهِ الْأَعْظَمَ ثَلَاثَةٌ وَ سَبْعُونَ حَرْفاً أُعْطِيَ مُحَمَّدٌ(ص) اثْنَيْنِ وَ سَبْعِينَ حَرْفاً وَ حُجِبَ عَنْهُ حَرْفٌ وَاحِدٌ»
[2] Ibid:
نَحْنُ عِنْدَنَا مِنَ الِاسْمِ الْأَعْظَمِ اثْنَانِ وَ سَبْعُونَ حَرْفاً وَ حَرْفٌ وَاحِدٌ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى اسْتَأْثَرَ بِهِ فِي عِلْمِ الْغَيْبِ عِنْدَهُ...
[3] The 5 Great prophets who had the Sharia ( law ): Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus and the Noble Prophet Mohammad (Peace be upon them)
[4] See: Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 36; Surah Qasas, verse 16; Surah Anbiyyah, verse 87; Surah Taha, verse 94 and 121; Surah Hajar, verse 52; Surah Hud, verses 45-47; Surah Safat, verses 88 and 89; Surah al-Shura, verse 82; Surah A'raf, verse 15; Surah Yusuf, verse 24.
[5] Doing what was better not done
[6] Translated: https://makarem.ir/maaref/l/0429001