Some Verses and Traditions about Calumny...
Some Verses and Traditions about Calumny: Allah, the Almighty, says: " And whoever commits a fault or a sin, then accuses an innocent person of it, he has burdened (himself) with a calumny and a manifest sin."(1) Imam Sadiq (a.s.) said: " When a believer accuses his brethren, faith will dissolve way from his heart like salt is dissolved in water."(2) Imam Ali (a.s.) said: "(The sin of) calumny charged against the pious is heavier than the skies."(3) Imam Sadiq (a.s.) said: "Calumny against the pious is heavier than firm, (steady) mountains."(4) Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali (a.s.) said: "A (true) believer does not deceive his brethren, is not treacherous to him, does not abase him, does not denigrate him, and does not tell him he hates him."(5) Imam Rida (a.s.) narrated from the Prophet (p.b.u.h.) who said: "He who belies a believing man or a believing woman, or says something about him which is not in him, on the Day of Judgment Allah will make him stand on a heap of Fire until he comes out of what he had said against him."(6) 1- Sura-An-Nisa', No.4 verse 112 2- Al-Kafi, vol.
They said: 'How shall we speak to one who is (yet) a child in the cradle?' " " He (miraculously) said: 'Verily I am a servant of Allah; He has given me the Book and made me a prophet'." Commentary: Since Mary had observed a silence fasting, in order to fulfill her vow, she signed instead of speaking. The verse says: " Then Mary pointed to him.
They said: 'How shall we speak to one who is (yet) a child in the cradle?' " The first word of Jesus (a.s.) was about servitude unto Allah, but his followers exaggerated and considered Jesus as God or God's son. Once Imam Baqir (a.s.) was asked whether Hadrat Jesus (a.s.) was also the witness of Allah when Jesus was in cradle. Imam (a.s.) said Jesus (a.s.) was a prophet then, but he was not a Messenger until when he was seven years old.
It was in that year that the rank of Messengership was bestowed on him. (Tafsir-i-Kanz-ud-Daghayegh) By a short sentence, Jesus (a.s.) both banished the accusation from his mother, and spoke about his own future, and pointed to the future duty of people.