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Imam Mahdi in the Verse 3 of Qur'an 2 - Al-Shia The Scientific and Cultural Website of Shia belief Imam Mahdi in the Verse 3 of Qur’an 2 2023-04-30 1241 Views Imam Al-Mahdi , The Twelfth Imam In this article, we shall examine the interpretations of verse 3 of Chapter 2 ( Surah al-Baqarah) in relation to Imam Mahdi.

It is said: Contents A- Tafsir Majma’al-Bayan by Shaykh Tabarsi B- Tafsir al-Mizan by Allama Tabataba’i C- Tafsir Makhzan al-‘Irfan by Banu Nusrat Amin Who believe in the Unseen, are steadfast in prayer, and spend out of what We have provided for them (1) A- Tafsir Majma’al-Bayan by Shaykh Tabarsi Shaykh Tabarsi (2) explains that the verse concerns the attributes of the virtuous ones guided by the light of the Qur’an. Their first attribute is their belief in the unseen (Ghayb).

He then gives several views concerning the meaning of ghayb here: 1- it means jurisprudence 2- the Day of Judgement, the Heaven, the Hell (according to Hasan) 3- anything from God (according to ibn ‘Abbas) 4- the Qur’an (according to Zirr ibn Hubaysh) 5- anything that is outside the knowledge of ordinary people (according to ibn Mas’ud).

Here, Shaykh Tabarsi makes a connection between this verse and the Mahdi and says that this view includes what the Imams said concerning the Occultation (ghayba) of the Mahdi and the time of his Appearance since no one but God knows the date of his appearance. B- Tafsir al-Mizan by Allama Tabataba’i Tabatabai, (3) in his explanation of the term “al-Ghayb” (the unseen), says that it is the opposite of “the perceived”, and that we cannot perceive through our usual senses.

He adds that the term is used to denote Allah, and His great signs, including the revelation, which is referred to in the Qur’an; And who believe in the Revelation sent to thee, and sent before thy time, and (in their hearts) have the assurance of the Hereafter. (4) He affirms that it also includes the hereafter, but in this verse, the belief in the revelation and in the hereafter have been mentioned separately. Therefore, “the unseen” must have been used only to mean Allah.

In this way the belief in the three fundamentals of religion becomes complete. Tabatabai then reports from the Ma’ani a1-Akhbar a tradition from Imam al-Sadiq (sixth Imam), who said that: “Who believe in the Unseen” means those who believe in the rising of al- Qa’im (the Mahdi) and consider it as the Truth.” The author comments that this explanation is given in other traditions also.