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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Al Kafi (volume 4)(part 2) Chapter 53 : the Imams Are Similar To Those Before Them and the Dislikeability of Calling Them Prophets H 702, Ch. 53, H 1 Abu Ali al-Ash'ari has narrated from Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Jabbar from Safwan ibn Yahya from Humran ibn A'yan who has said that he asked abu Ja'far (a.s.) the following.

"What is the position of the scholars?" The Imam (a.s.) said, " It is like Dhul Qarnayn, (see 18:83 - 99 Holy Quran),the companion of Solomon (see 27:40),and the companion of Moses (a.s.) (See 18:65)" H 703, Ch. 53, h 2 Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu 'Umayrfrom al-Husayn ibn abu al-'Ala' from abu 'Abdallah (a.s.) who has said the following. "To refer to us (as the Divine authorities) is valid only in finding the lawful and unlawful matters.

To refer to us as prophethood is not valid." H 704, Ch. 53, h 3 Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Ash'ari has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Barqi from al-Nadr ibn Suwayd from Yahya ibn 'Imran al-Halabi from Ayyub ibn al-Hurr who has said that he heard abu 'Abdallah (a.s.) say the following. "Allah, Majestic is Whose mention, ended with your prophet the (coming of) the prophets. Thus, there will never come any prophet after him. With your book He ended sending of (heavenly) books.

Thus, there will never come other heavenly books. In it (your book) He has placed clarifications for all things, such as your creation and the creation of the heavens and the earth. Therein is the news of the beings before you, the laws that help settle your disputes and the news of the beings that come into being after you, the news of the issues of Paradise and Fire and that to which you proceed." H 705, Ch.

53, h 4 A number of our people has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Husayn ibn Sa'id from Hammad ibn 'Isa from al-Husayn ibn al-Mukhtar from al-Harith ibn al-Mughirah who has said that abu Ja'far (a.s.) has said the following. "Ali (a.s.) was a Muhaddith (a Divine spokesman)." The narrator has said that he then asked the Imam (a.s.), "What is mmeans, O Imam?

Do you say he was a prophet?" The narrator has said that the Imam (a.s.) rose his hand like this, (meaning thereby, no, I did not say that)." The Imam (a.s.) then said, "Or he is like the companion of Solomon, or the companion of Moses or like Dhul Qarnayn. Have you not heard that he said, "Among you is one similar to him (Dhul Qarnayn)." H 706, Ch.