For example...
For example, when we look at the lives of holy Prophets -as , people waited for several hundred years before the awaited Prophet Musa -as (Moses) announced (himself –as ) that he is the Prophet of Allah -azwj and has been sent as a ‘deliverer’ to Bani Israel (Children of Israel) for safeguarding them from the cruelty of Pharaohs (Firons).
Holy Quran also confirms that Prophet Isa -as announced himself –as from his cradle as he –as is the Prophet of Allah -azwj : قَالَ إِنِّي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ آتَانِيَ الْكِتَابَ وَجَعَلَنِي نَبِيًّا {30} He (Isa) said: ‘I am a servant of Allah; He Gave me the Book and Made me a Prophet [19:30] Similarly, there is a big gap between the Prophet Isa -as and -saww , so who announced the Prophet-hood of -saww , no one else but he -saww himself told people that I am the Prophet of Allah -saww .
As when the Verse of the Holy Quran was revealed: وَأَنْذِرْ عَشِيرَتَكَ الْأَقْرَبِينَ {214} And warn your kindred, the near ones! [26:214] So Rasool Allah -saww organised a feast which is known as “the Feast of the Clan” ( Da’wat dhi ‘l-‘ashíra ). This is the first time that Rasool Allah -saww openly and publicly called the relatives to accept him -saww as the Messenger and Prophet of Allah -azwj .
Therefore, the Divine Proofs of Allah -azwj , in between the publically known Prophet -as , were hidden or so called in ‘Ghayeebah’ (occultation), but while in that state, they continued to guide the believers, this is also true for our time! Allah -azwj Says about this: فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِالْخُنَّسِ {15} But no!
I swear by the concealed one [81:15] الْجَوَارِ الْكُنَّسِ {16} The one who runs his course, the hidden one [81:16] عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ الْبَغْدَادِيِّ عَنْ وَهْبِ بْنِ شَاذَانَ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ أَبِي الرَّبِيعِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ أُمِّ هَانِئٍ قَالَتْ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ ( عليه السلام ) عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى فَلا أُقْسِمُ بِالْخُنَّسِ الْجَوارِ الْكُنَّسِ قَالَتْ فَقَالَ إِمَامٌ يَخْنِسُ سَنَةَ سِتِّينَ وَ مِائَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ يَظْهَرُ كَالشِّهَابِ يَتَوَقَّدُ فِي اللَّيْلَةِ الظَّلْمَاءِ فَإِنْ أَدْرَكْتِ زَمَانَهُ قَرَّتْ عَيْنُكِ.
Ali Bin Muhammad, from Ja’far Bin Muhammad, from Musa Bin Ja’far Al Naghdady, from Wahab Bin Shazan, from Al Hassan Bin Abu Al Rabie, from Muhammad Bin Is’haq, from Umm Hany who said, ‘I asked Abu Ja’far Muhammad -asws Bin Ali -asws about the Words of Allah -azwj the Exalted [81:15] But nay!
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