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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Hayat Al-Qulub Vol.3 Part 18: Traditions explaining Sun, Moon, Stars and the firmament as the Holy Imams Traditions that explain, Sun, Moon, Stars and the firmament to denote the Holy Imams (a.s.) Ali Ibne Ibrahim has narrated from Imam Ridha (a.s.), that Allah says in Surah Rahman: الرَّحْمَانُ. عَلَّمَ الْقُرْآنَ. The Beneficent God. Taught the Quran.

(Surah Rahman 55:1-2) The Imam (a.s.) said that it means Allah has given to Amirul Momineen (a.s.) the knowledge of all the things, which the people usually require. الشَّمْسُ وَالْقَمَرُ بِحُسْبَانٍ. The sun and the moon follow a reckoning. (Surah Rahman 55:5) It denotes the accursed ones who oppose the sun and the moon, know that they suffer the wrath of Allah. وَالنَّجْمُ وَالشَّجَرُ يَسْجُدَانِ. And the stars and the trees do adore (Him).

(Surah Rahman 55:6) It means that the stars and the trees worship Allah. Star denotes the Holy Prophet (S) and may be due to this context the trees are the Ahlul Bayt (a.s.). وَالسَّمَاءَ رَفَعَهَا وَوَضَعَ الْمِيزَانَ. And the heaven, He raised it high, and He made the balance. (Surah Rahman 55:7) The sky refers to the Holy Prophet (S), whom Allah had taken up for ascension (Meraj). And the balance is Amirul Momineen, who is the scale of justice, which Allah has created for His creatures.

أَلَّا تَطْغَوْا فِي الْمِيزَانِ. That you may not be inordinate in respect of the measure. (Surah Rahman 55:8) That is, do not be disobedient in the matter of the scale, it means, do not disobey the Imam. وَأَقِيمُوا الْوَزْنَ بِالْقِسْطِ. And keep up the balance with equity… (Surah Rahman 55:9) That is, remain steadfast with a just Imam. وَلَا تُخْسِرُوا الْمِيزَانَ. …and do not make the measure deficient.

(Surah Rahman 55:9) And do not reduce the rights of Imam and do not do injustice upon him. Also according to an authentic tradition from Imam Sadiq (a.s.) on the saying of Allah: رَبُّ الْمَشْرِقَيْنِ وَرَبُّ الْمَغْرِبَيْنِ. Lord of the two Easts and Lord of the two Wests. (Surah Rahman 55:17) The ‘two easts’ refer to the Prophet (S) and Ali (a.s.) as the divine lights emanate from them. And the ‘two wests’ denotes Hasan and Husain (a.s.) as the lights gather in them.

In the same way every Imam is ‘speaking one’ whose knowledge is concealed in the silent Imam, who is the succeeding Imam after him. In Tawilul Aayaat there is a tradition from the same Imam on the saying of Allah: فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِرَبِّ الْمَشَارِقِ وَالْمَغَارِبِ. But nay!