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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Infallibility of the Prophets and Messengers The Effect of an Action, its Permanence; the Dispersal of Blessings and Evils of an Action upon a Particular Time and Place In order to understand the meaning of the infallibility of the Prophets Peace upon Them, it is necessary, first of all, to know how the action of man affects his life in the Hereafter; and how these actions are instrumental in the dispersal of blessings and evils without any barrier of time and space.

We pray to the Almighty to help us in this endeavor. Allah remarks: (A) In Surah Baqarah: “The month of Ramadhan is that in which the Quran was revealed, a guidance to men and clear proofs of the guidance and the distinction; therefore whoever of you is present in the month, he shall fast therein.” [Holy Quran, al-Baqarah; The Cow, Shakir 02:185] (b) In Surah Qadr: “Surely We revealed it on the grand night. And what will make you comprehend what the grand night is?

The grand night is better than a thousand months. The angels and Ruhul Qudus descend in it by the permission of their Lord for every affair, Peace! it is till the break of the morning.” [Holy Quran, al-Qadr; The Glory, Shakir 97:1-5] The Almighty Allah has revealed the Quran on His Last Prophet (S) on a night of the month of Ramadhan. So, that night became the night of power (a grand night).

On this night every year the angels and Ruhul Qudus (The Holy Spirit) descend by the order of the Almighty. They shall continue to do so till the Day of Qiyamat. Moreover, the blessings of this night have spread to cover the whole month of Ramadhan and this shall also continue forever. In another discussion Insha Allah, we shall study how the day of Friday has become blessed since the time of Hazrat Adam (A), when the Almighty showered His bounties upon him.

The ninth night of Zilhaj is also one of the blessed nights. On this night too, the Almighty has bestowed His blessings upon Adam (A) at Mina. He also forgives the sins of His servants on this night. Since that time on the 9th and 10th of Zilhaj, blessings descend upon the people at Mashar, Arafat and Mina. This will also continue till the day of Qiyamat. Similarly the place where Ibrahim (A) stood while raising the walls of Kaaba has also become blessed.

The Almighty has ordered that prayers must be performed at this blessed spot for all the time to come.