So Allah addressed the Prophet as ‘Naas’ and the Ahle Bayt...

So Allah addressed the Prophet as ‘Naas’ and the Ahle Bayt of the Hazrat are included in it and man who is superior in excellence of knowledge than all living beings. They are Muhammad and his progeny, and their Shias also, as they have followed them and gained some of their qualities. That is why they are also included. Others are neither human nor similar to humans; rather they are animals and apparently seem to be humans.

In the field of knowledge and practice they are like ‘Na-naas’; animals in human form. There is a difference of opinion about ‘Na-naas’. Some say they are Gog and Magog and some say it is a creature in human form, which is not human. The Ahle Sunnat have narrated that a tribe of Aad disobeyed their Prophet, so Allah changed them and they become ‘Na-naas’. They have a hand on one side and leg on the other and they graze like quadrupeds.

In some traditions ‘Insan’ refers to Amirul Momineen (a.s.) as Allah says: When the earth is shaken with her (violent) shaking, And the earth brings forth her burdens, And man says: What has befallen her? On that day she shall tell her news, Because your Lord had inspired her. (99:1-5). Thus Ibne Babawayh has narrated that during the time of Abu Bakr a severe earthquake occurred in Medina. People came to Abu Bakr and Umar to seek refuge.

They saw that these two were also very much afraid and going towards the house of Ali al-Murtuza. The people also went with the two and arriving at his door saw that the Hazrat, calmly and fearlessly was coming towards them. Looking at them the Hazrat said: Are you amazed at my confidence and calmness? Yes, said the people. Imam said: I am the one about whom Allah has said: And man says: What has befallen her. On the day of Judgement I will ask the earth and it will tell me all about itself.

According to the tradition of Kulaini, he said that if it were the earthquake of Qiyamat the earth would have answered me. Previous…