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Imam Mahdi in the Verse (4:159) (1) - Al-Shia The Scientific and Cultural Website of Shia belief Imam Mahdi in the Verse (4:159) (1) 2023-03-02 921 Views Imam Al-Mahdi , The Holy Quran There are several verses of the Qur’an in relation to the twelfth Imam, Imam Mahdi. One such verse is verse 159 of Surah al-Nisa (Chapter 4). In this article, we shall examine the explanations of this verse as follow.

Allah says: Contents A- Tafsir Majma’al-Bayan by Shaykh Tabarsi B- Tafsir al-Mizan by Allamah Tabataba’i And there is none of the People of the Book but must believe in him before his death, and on the Day of Judgment he will be a witness against them (1) A- Tafsir Majma’al-Bayan by Shaykh Tabarsi This verse concerns the Prophet Isa and the People of the Book and as to whether it is intended to refer to the time of the Mahdi ’s reappearance or not.

Shaykh Tabarsi,(2) after having translated the verse, reports several interpretations in this regard: 1- According to ibn ‘Abbas, Abu Malek, Hasan, Qatadeh, and ibn Zaid, the two pronouns hi in “Bihi qabla mawtihi” (“in him before his death”) refers to the Prophet ‘Isa.

It means that all the Christians and Jews will accept Islam as their religion, and will believe in him (‘Isa) before his (‘Isa) death, at which time God, during the time of the reappearance of the Mahdi, will send down ‘Isa for killing the Antichrist (Dajjal) and when all the world’s nations will be united and will come to an agreement.

2- Tabarsi adds that Tabari has also given the above interpretation and that according to Tabari the verse is intended for the group of Jews and Christians who are living at the time of the Mahdi . The author then mentions a tradition in favour of this view and says that Ali ibn Ibrahim reports in his tafsir from Shahr ibn Hushab who reports from Hajjaj ibn Yusuf (3) who said: “This verse surprises me.

When I order the death of Jews and Christians and when their throats are being slit, I wait for them to say something but I never hear anything from them on this subject before their death.

Their lips do not even move.” I said: “May God guide the Amir (leader), the meaning of the verse is not this.” He asked: “What is the meaning then?” I said: “‘Isa ibn Maryam will descend to the earth before the Day of Judgment and will pray behind the Mahdi .”(4) He said: “From which source do you state that?” I said: “Imam Baqir (fifth Imam) related this to me”.