Again Allah says...
Again Allah says: And those whom they call upon besides Him have
no authority for (or, do not own) intercession, but he who bears
witness to the truth and they know (him)' (43: 86). b. The angels: The preceding two verses prove that the angels too
may intercede, because they too were called daughters of Allah. Moreover, Allah says: And how many an angel is there in the Heavens
whose intercession does not avail at all, except after Allah has given
permission to whom He pleases and chooses' (53: 26); `On that day
shall no intercession avail except of him whom the Beneficent God
allows and whose word He is pleased with. He knows what is before
them and what is behind them...' (20: 109-110). c. The witnesses; Allah says: And those whom they call upon besides
Him have no authority for (or, do not own) intercession, but he who
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bears witness of truth and they know (him)' (43: 86). This verse shows
that those who bear witness of the truth do own (or, have authority for)
intercession. The witness mentioned here, does not mean the one
killed in the battlefield. It refers to the witness for the deeds, as was
described in the Chapter of the Opening. d. The believers: They shall be joined to the witnesses on the Day of
Judgment; it follows that they, too, may intercede-like the witnesses. Allah says: And (as for) those who believe in Allah and His apostles,
these it is that are the truthful and the witnesses with their Lord..." (57:
It is noticeable that Sayyid Tabataba'i did not mention the Imams or
Fatima (A) in his categorization of the intercessors. This is because
the Imams are among the witnesses that he spoke of. In his
explanation of the sixth verse of chapter one (1), and verse 143 of
chapter two (2), he implicitly stated that what is meant by the witness
on the right path, are the Imams (A). In addition to this, there are
various narrations, which clearly state that they (A) are the ones meant
Lady Fatima (A) undoubtedly is included among the believers who are
intercessors on the Day of Rising. If a certain class of believers have
the right of intercession, then it is only reasonable that she (A) is at the
top of the category. Nevertheless, the previously mentioned narrations
regarding her intercession deem it unnecessary for us to speak further
Traditions Regarding Intercession
Sayyid Tabataba'i has also selected several traditions which speak of
intercession on the Day of Rising by the Prophet (S) and Ahlul-Bayt
(A).
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