[14] الشيخ المفيد...

[14] الشيخ المفيد: بإسناده، عن محمد بن همام، عن رجل من أصحاب أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام) قال: سمعته يقول: «نزلت هذه الآية: وَ لا يَكُونُوا كَالَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتابَ مِنْ قَبْلُ فَطالَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْأَمَدُ فَقَسَتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ وَ كَثِيرٌ مِنْهُمْ فاسِقُونَ، في أهل زمان الغيبة، و الأمد أمد الغيبة» Al-Sheykh Al-Mufeed, by his chain, from Muhammad Bin Hamam, A man from the companions of Abu Abdullah -asws said, ‘I heard him -asws saying: ‘This Verse was Revealed – [57:16] And that they should not be like those who were given the Book before, but the time became prolonged to them, so their hearts hardened, and most of them are transgressors – regarding the people of the era of the occultation, and the prolongation of the duration of the occultation’.

كأنه أراد عز و جل، يا أمة محمد، أو يا معشر الشيعة، لا تكونوا كالذين أوتوا الكتاب من قبل فطال عليهم الأمد. فتأويل هذه الآية جار [في أهل‏] زمان الغيبة و أيامها دون غيرهم. Ait is as if the Mighty and Majestic Intended: ‘O community of Muhammad -saww , or O community of the Shias! Do not become like the ones who were Given the Book before, and the duration was prolonged for them’.

So the explanation of this Verse flows regarding the people of the era of the occultation, and its days, apart from others’. [15] Return of the Prophet Isa -as : Prophet Isa -as was neither crucified nor killed and nor did he die for any other reason. The Holy Quran tells us that they did not kill him and they did not crucify him and that Allah -azwj Raised him up to Him. In addition, the Holy Quran informs us with some events from the life of Jesus -as which have not yet happened.

Thus, his -as second coming to earth is to surely happen. وَقَوْلِهِمْ إِنَّا قَتَلْنَا الْمَسِيحَ عِيسَى ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَمَا قَتَلُوهُ وَمَا صَلَبُوهُ وَلَٰكِنْ شُبِّهَ لَهُمْ ۚ وَإِنَّ الَّذِينَ اخْتَلَفُوا فِيهِ لَفِي شَكٍّ مِنْهُ ۚ مَا لَهُمْ بِهِ مِنْ عِلْمٍ إِلَّا اتِّبَاعَ الظَّنِّ ۚ وَمَا قَتَلُوهُ يَقِينًا {157} And their words, ‘We killed the Messiah, Isa son of Maryam, a Rasool of Allah’.

And they did not kill him and did not crucify him, but he was resembled for them; and those who are differing regarding him are in doubt about it. There is no knowledge with it for them except the pursuance of conjecture; and they did not kill him for certain [4:157] بَلْ رَفَعَهُ اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ ۚ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ عَزِيزًا حَكِيمًا {158} But!

✦ ✦ ✦