According to the
Ahlul Bayt News Agency, Dr. Majdi Wahba Al-Shafi’i,
of Al-Azhar University, had established from the Ayahs of the Glorious Qur’an
that the number of Imams is twelve and they are Infallible and the Shiite Islam
is correct and authentic. This article was published in an Egyptian
magazine “Roz al-Yusuf”.
There is a
philosophy in the number of the
words; the word “Yom” (Day) has been
used in the Glorious Qur’an 365 times meaning the number of days in a year are
365. Similarly, the word “Shhar” (Month) has been used in the Glorious Qur’an
12 times meaning there are 12 months in a year. On the same lines the word “Imam”,
either singular or plural, has been used 12 times in the Glorious Qur’an
meaning there are 12 Imams in Islam. According to a Tradition of the Noble
Prophet (s.a.w.a.s.): “The number of Imams are 12, the first three are
Commander of the Faithful, Imam Ali (a.s.), Imam Hasan al-Mujtaba (a.s.), and the
King of Martyrs, Imam Hussayn (a.s.) and the balance 9 Imams are from his lineage.
The word “Imam” has been used in the Glorious Qur’an in the
following Ayahs:
1.
Surah al-Baqarah Ayah 124; “…..I am appointing
you as the Leader (Imam) of mankind…..”
2.
Surah al-Taubah Ayah 12: “Fight against the
Leaders (Imams) of the unbelievers……”
3.
Surah al-Hud Ayah 17: “…..a witness who is an imam and a blessing recites it…….”
4.
Surah al-Isra’ Ayah 71: “On the day when we call
every nation with their Leader (Imam)….”
5.
Surah al-Anbiya Ayah 73: “We appointed them as
Leaders (Imams) to guide the people…..”
6.
Surah al-Qisas Ayah 5: “…suppressed ones in the
land by appointing them Leaders (Imams)...”
7.
Surah al-Hijr Ayah 79: “Both people had clear
(divine) authority (Imam) among
them.”
8.
Surah al-Sajdah Ayah 24: “We appointed some of
the Israelites as Leaders (Imams)….”
9.
Surah Ya’seen Ayah 12: “And everything have We
confined into a Manifesting Imam.”
10.
Surah al-Qasas Ayah 41: “We made them the kinds
of Leaders (Imams) who would invite…..”
11.
Surah al-Furqan Ayah 74: “Our Lord, make our
spouses….and appoint an Imam of
pious ones.”
12.
Surah al-Ahqaf Ayah 12: “Before this the book of
Moses was a Guide (Imam) and a
blessing...”
Doctor Majdi had also
mentioned the “Hadees-e-Kissa” which is also narrated in different books of the
“Saha-Sitta” (The Six True Books”) of our Muslim brothers. The word Kissa or covering has been used in
the Glorious Qur’an 5 times which number coincides with the “Five Pure
Personalities” (Panjetan Pak).
1.
Surah al-baqarah Ayah 233: “….on the father’s hall
be their sustenance and their clothing….”
2.
Surah al-Baqarah Ayah 259: “….how We clothe them with flesh…..”
3.
Surah al-Ma’idah Ayah 89: “…typical of that
which you feed to your own people, to clothe
them…”
4.
Surah al-Muminoon Ayah 14: “The bones, then,
were covered with flesh….”
5.
Surah al-Nisa Ayah 5: “Feed and clothe such people and speak to them in
reasonable way”
Doctor Majdi says that from the above Ayahs the number of
Imams is confirmed as Twelve and the number of Masoomeen is confirmed Fourteen
in which the Lady of Paradise, Fatima Zahra (s.a.) and the Noble Prophet
(s.a.w.a.s.) are included.
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