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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Emendation of A Shi‘ite Creed Chapter on Al-A‘raf ======================= Abu Ja‘far says: "Our belief concerning al-A‘raf is that it is a dividing wall . . ."ash-Shaykh al-Mufid comments that: "It has been said that al-A‘raf is a mountain midway between Paradise and the Fire. Also, that it is a dividing wall between Paradise and Hell.

It is generally considered a (particular) place belonging neither to Paradise nor to Hell."These interpretations are confirmed by traditions, which furthermore, state that on the Day of Resurrection there will be found upon it the Messenger of Allah, the Commander of the Believers and the Imams from his progeny – may the blessing of Allah be upon him and his family.

Those are they whom Allah, the Exalted, and means by His saying: And on the ramparts do men know each by their mark, who shall call to the inhabitants of Paradise: "Peace be upon you! They have not entered it, for all their eagerness" [7:46], that is, because Allah, the Almighty, will enable them to discriminate between the inhabitants of Paradise and those of Hell by signs resembling marks. This He illustrates further in His saying: "They know each by their mark".

And also: The sinners shall be known by their marks [55:41]. He the Almighty, also says: Surely in that are signs for such as mark; surely they are on a way still un- effaced [15:75-76]. Thus, He tells that amongst His creatures there is a group which scrutinizes men and knows them by the marks they bear.

It has been related from the Commander of the Believers, peace be upon him, that he has said in some of his narrations, "I am the holder of the baton and the clear-sighted", which means that he knows the state of him whom he scrutinizes carefully.