He will then say People have not stood up but only for thee.

He will then say People have not stood up but only for thee. Tafseer-e-Seraj-ul-Munir vol 3 pg. 462 too has interpreted the verse in this same manner but has not specified the name of Mahdi. Nur-ul-Absar too (on Page 146) has narrated from the book of Ganji the same as Ibn-Hajar. 5-Hamuini in "Fara'ed-us-Semtain" chapter 31 has mentioned in this regard a tradition narrated by Ibn-Abbass from the Holy Prophet. Nasaye-al-Kaafiya, pg. 24. (Proof) of Allah has appeared near the House of Allah.

So follow him since the truth is in him and with him. The word of Allah too refers to the same. [If We please, We should send down upon them a from the heavens so that their neck: should stoop to it.] Naishabouri in his "Tafseer" (Vol. 1.) in interpreting the verse of says: Some of the Shias believe that ??? (i.e.

unseen) in this verse refers to Mahdi, the Awaited one; the one who Allah has promised about him in His Book as such: [Allah has promised to those of you who believe and do well that He will most certainly make them rulers in the earth.] Moreover, about him the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.A) has said the following: "If there remains not more than a day from the life of the earth, God Almighty will set the day so long, until a person from my progeny who carries the same name as mine, shall appear and fill the earth with Justice opposite the ext1ent it had been filled with injustice and oppression.6 Naishabouri further says that according to the Ahl-e-Sunnat, the afore-said verse gives indication to the Imamate of "Khulafa-e-Rashedin" (rightly-guided Caliphs) because the word of ((????) Menkom) in the holy verse indicates 'part' (of) and it is necessary for this 'part' (of) to be present at the time of addressing.

Also, it is well - known that those four caliphs (Abu Bakr, Omar, Osman and Ali) were men of faith and virtue and at that time were present. Consequently the matter of Caliphate and victory was certain for them. Therefore it becomes necessary to say that this verse refers to them. Thereafter he says: A group has gone against them arguing why it is not permissible to say that the word of (??) denotes exposition.

They consider succession over the earth to mean possession and domination over it just as it was so in the case of Bani-Isra'il.