“ Allah shall confirm them who believe...

“ Allah shall confirm them who believe, by the steadfast word (of faith) in this life and the next one; but Allah shall leave the wicked into error; and Allah does what He pleases” (Qur'an, 14:27) It means that Allah keeps the believers steadfast in their faith in this life by the Creed of the Unity of Allah, and will keep them firmly on the path of Paradise in Qiyamat by the same Creed. But according to the interpretation of our Imams (A) , the word 'next world' in this Ayat refers to the grave.

Accordingly, this Ayat refers to questioning in the grave. It says that Allah will keep the believers steadfast in the grave because of their Creed. This help from Allah needs no further explanation because we have seen how Allah by His Grace, exempts them from questioning if the Talqin has been recited for them, or if they have died on Friday or Friday eve. Even when they are questioned, Allah sends Hadhrat Ali (A) to help them at that time. In this way their faith is confirmed.

As for others, Allah leaves them in their error in the grave, because they rejected the divine guidance in this life. “They (the unbelievers) shall say (on the Day of Resurrection).

'O Lord, thou hast given us death twice, and thou hast twice given us life; and we confess our sins; is there, therefore, any way to get forth (from retribution)?” (Qur'an, 40:11) According to many traditions, two deaths and two lives mean death in this world, then resurrection in the grave for questioning, then death in the grave after questioning, then resurrection on the Day of Reckoning. According to others, it refers to Raj'at (Return), which is briefly mentioned in ch. 36.

[^1]: Safinatu 'l-Bihar, Vol.2 pp.556. [^2]: Biharu 'l-anwar, vol.6. pp. 292.256.257. [^3]: Vol. 19. Previous…