The Infallible Successors and Progeny of the Noble Messenger
(s.a.w.a.s.), who were the Imams of the Muslims, were given knowledge by Allah
(s.w.t.). They were born with knowledge, they did not go to any school or had
any teacher. The divine knowledge which was given to the Noble Messenger
(s.a.w.a.s.) was transferred by him to the Gateway of Knowledge, the Infallible
Imam Ali (a.s.), who in turn transferred it to his elder son, the Infallible
Imam Hasan (a.s.). Imam Hasan (a.s.) transferred it to his brother, the
Infallible Imam Husayn (a.s.). From thenceforth, the knowledge continued to
move from father to son till the last twelfth Imam Mahdi (a.s.) who is in
occultation and will reappear when Allah (s.w.t.) wishes.
According to the time, environment and need, one of the
Imams displayed the divine knowledge to the world. Imam Sadiq (a.s.) had the
opportunity to disclose the knowledge to the world. An enemy of the Imam, Abu Shakir challenged the Imam about the existence
of God. The Imam replied to him, “You do not believe in anything which cannot
be perceived by five senses. Can you see the tiny living beings Allah has created
in your body? They are like sand in the desert. You cannot see them with your
eyes but you cannot live without them. Do see the air on which the life of
plants, animals and human beings depend? Without which they will die. All
scientists and scholars believe in a Creator, they may call Him by different
names. When a wise man thinks about himself, he finds that his own body needs a
controller so that all its organs and systems may function properly. He then
realizes that this vast universe needs a controller so that it may run
smoothly.
Everything in the
universe is in motion. Nothing is destroyed. Everything is subject to change.
Mountains were in a liquid form and gradually it cooled down and Allah
solidified it. Air is a creation of Allah, you cannot see it. He is everywhere
you cannot see Him. The plants, animals and birds follow the
laws made by the Creator that means they worship Him. The light which comes
from the sun also worship Allah by obeying His laws. It comes into being by the
combination of two opposite forces.
If there was no Allah there would have
been no universe.
At the age 11, the
Imam refuted the theory that the sun, moon and the planets rotated around the
earth. The earth, moon and the planets rotate around the sun. He also announced
that earth rotated around its axis. When the astronauts landed on the surface
of the moon, and directed their telescope towards the earth, they observed
that it was rotating slowly on its axis.
At the age 12, he
rejected the theory of four elements by Aristotle and proved that it was wrong.
He said that earth is not element. It contains many elements. Each metal which
is in the earth is an element. Also, there are many elements in the air which
are essential for breathing.
About the origin of
universe, the Imam said, “The
universe was born out of a tiny particle, which had two opposite poles. In this way matter came into being.” About the
human body, he said, “Whatever is in the earth is in the human body. It has
four elements in large quantity and eight elements in small quantity and eight
elements in minute quantity.” The Imam also discovered the oxygen in the air
and his father Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s.) also discovered hydrogen in water.
The Imam’s great contribution to the theory of light was that he said, “Light
reflected by different objects comes to us, but only a part of the rays enters
our eyes. That is the reason why we do not see distant objects clearly.” About
the transfer of disease by rays, the Imam said, “Patients suffering from
certain diseases emits special types of rays. If these fall upon healthy
person, they are apt to make him sick.” The Imam said about a unique theory of “Anti-Matter”,
“Everything, except Allah, has its opposites.” In the Anti-Matter, the
electrons are positively charged and protons are negatively charged. Scientists
have now concluded that if one kilo gram of matter collides with one kilo gram of
anti-matter, so much energy will be released that the entire world would be
destroyed. About pollution of environment, the Imam said, “We should not pollute
our environment otherwise it would become impossible to live on earth.”
Lastly, the Imam
advised mothers that they should put their new born babies to sleep on their
left side.” Doctors at the Research Institute of Cornell University observed
that the babies who are put to sleep on the left side of their mother’s sleep
more soundly and peacefully but those who are put on the right side, wake up
every now and then and cry.
Source: The
Superman in Islam – A thesis published by the Research Committee of Strasbourg,
France
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