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Therefore, on the Day of Resurrec­tion, no one among all the nations will be more eminent than Muhammad (s.a.w.a.); and it is (the meaning of) the words of Allâh: May be your Lord will raise you to a praised position. " (al -`Ayyashi) The author says: This meaning is narrated by both sects in great number, in detail as well as in short, with numerous chains; and it proves that the "praised position" means the position of intercession.

This tradition is not in conflict with intercession of other prophets, because probably their intercession will be an off­shoot of our Prophet's, and it will begin on his hand. `Ubayd ibn Zurarah said: "Abu `Abdillah (a.s.) was asked whether a believer would have the right of intercession. He said: `Yes.' Then someone said: `Will even a believer need the inter­cession of Muhammad (s.a.w.a.) on that day?' He said: `Yes.

The believers too will come with wrongs and sins; and there will be none but he shall need the intercession of Muhammad on that day.' " (`Ubayd) said: "And someone asked him about the words of the Messenger of Allâh: ‘I…