Journey of the spirit, Lesson 12,

1. Journey of the spirit, Lesson 12, RAJAAH part 2 Discussion of the evidences

2. The verse of some one walks • وَمَا أَنتَ بِهَادِي الْعُمْيِ عَن ضَلَالَتِهِمْ إِن تُسْمِعُ إِلَّا مَن يُؤْمِنُ بِآيَاتِنَا فَهُم مُّسْلِمُونَ {81} • [Shakir 27:81] Nor can you be a guide to the blind out of their error; you cannot make to bear (any one) except those who believe in Our communications, so they submit.وَإِذَا وَقَعَ الْقَوْلُ عَلَيْهِمْ أَخْرَجْنَا لَهُمْ دَابَّةً مِّنَ الْأَرْضِ تُكَلِّمُهُمْ أَنَّ النَّاسَ كَانُوا بِآيَاتِنَا لَا يُوقِنُونَ {82} • [Shakir 27:82] And when the word shall come to pass against them, We shall bring forth for them a creature from the earth that shall i wound them, because people did not believe in Our communications.

3. WHAT is DAABATUL ARDH? • Some thing which walks on the earth, in another verse it is mentioned that some of the DABAH on its stomach, some on two legs and some on three legs. Could be Human or other animal. • The QAREENA or clue or indication is the TALK (will talk to them), yes it can have a metaphorical meaning, that its nature talk, but the second phrase is another indication that this talk is real, and not a metaphor.

4. Explanation : • People who choose to remain blind, guidance does not benefit them. • The one who will listen to you are only the ones who submit to our signs or verses. • When the time of the punishment will come for the whole earth some one will come to give them a final warning. • He will tell them the reason for the punishment and their perish is that they were not believing in the signs of God.

5. The narration indicates that: • Ibn Omair narrates from Abo Baseer, who narrates from Imam ASADIQ (AS): That one day the Prophet (S) came to Imam Ali (AS) and he was sleeping, he shook his leg and told him wake of DABAH of the earth (QOM YA DABATAL ALRDH), and then the Prophet recites the verse, and tells Imam Ali (AS) that Allah will bring him in the end of time in a beautiful image, and he will mark his enemies. • Allama Tabatabaee says that there are many narrations which have this meaning.

6. The verse of resurrection • وَيَوْمَ نَحْشُرُ مِن كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ فَوْجًا مِّمَّن يُكَذِّبُ بِآيَاتِنَا فَهُمْ يُوزَعُونَ {83} • [Shakir 27:83] And on the day when We will gather from every nation a party from among those who rejected Our communications, then they shall be formed into groups.حَتَّى إِذَا جَاؤُوا قَالَ أَكَذَّبْتُم بِآيَاتِي وَلَمْ تُحِيطُوا بِهَا عِلْمًا أَمَّاذَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ {84} • [Shakir 27:84] Until when they come, He will say: Did you reject My communications while you had no comprehensive knowledge of them? Or what was it that you did? • وَوَقَعَ الْقَوْلُ عَلَيْهِم بِمَا ظَلَمُوا فَهُمْ لَا يَنطِقُونَ {85} • [Shakir 27:85] And the word shall come to pass against them because they were unjust, so they shall not speak.

7. On the final day every one will be resurrected • أَلَمْ يَرَوْا أَنَّا جَعَلْنَا اللَّيْلَ لِيَسْكُنُوا فِيهِ وَالنَّهَارَ مُبْصِرًا إِنَّ فِي ذَلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ {86} • [Shakir 27:86] Do they not consider that We have made the night that. they may rest therein, and the day to give light? Most surely there are signs in this for a people who believe. • وَيَوْمَ يُنفَخُ فِي الصُّورِ فَفَزِعَ مَن فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَن فِي الْأَرْضِ إِلَّا مَن شَاء اللَّهُ وَكُلٌّ أَتَوْهُ دَاخِرِينَ [Shakir 27:87] And on the day when the trumpet shall be blown, then those who are in the heavens and those who are in the earth shall be terrified except such as Allah please, and all shall come to him abased.

8. The blow of the trumpet • If it is the first one then the exception is for some of the souls they will not die. • If it is the second one then every one will be resurrected in a terrifying status except for few. • Both meanings are possible, but this stage of the sequence of the verses indicates that there will be two resurrections, one from every nation a group, and one entire intelligent living creatures with the blow of trumpet.

9. Resurrection for entire humanity • وَيَوْمَ نُسَيِّرُ الْجِبَالَ وَتَرَى الْأَرْضَ بَارِزَةً وَحَشَرْنَاهُمْ فَلَمْ نُغَادِرْ مِنْهُمْ أَحَدًا {47} • [Shakir 18:47] And the day on which We will cause the mountains to pass away and you will see the earth a leveled plain and We will gather them and leave not any one of them behind.وَعُرِضُوا عَلَى رَبِّكَ صَفًّا لَّقَدْ جِئْتُمُونَا كَمَا خَلَقْنَاكُمْ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ بَلْ زَعَمْتُمْ أَلَّن نَّجْعَلَ لَكُم مَّوْعِدًا {48} • [Shakir 18:48] And they shall be brought before your Lord, standing in ranks: Now certainly you have come to Us as We created you at first. Nay, you thought that We had not appointed to you a time of the fulfillment of the promise.

10. Two deaths and two lives • إِنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا يُنَادَوْنَ لَمَقْتُ اللَّهِ أَكْبَرُ مِن مَّقْتِكُمْ أَنفُسَكُمْ إِذْ تُدْعَوْنَ إِلَى الْإِيمَانِ فَتَكْفُرُونَ {10} • [Shakir 40:10] Surely those who disbelieve shall be cried out to: Certainly Allah's hatred (of you) when you were called upon to the faith and you rejected, is much greater than your hatred of yourselves.قَالُوا رَبَّنَا أَمَتَّنَا اثْنَتَيْنِ وَأَحْيَيْتَنَا اثْنَتَيْنِ فَاعْتَرَفْنَا بِذُنُوبِنَا فَهَلْ إِلَى خُرُوجٍ مِّن سَبِيلٍ {11} • [Shakir 40:11] They shall say: Our Lord! twice didst Thou make us subject to death, and twice hast Thou given us life, so we do confess our faults; is there then a way to get out?ذَلِكُم بِأَنَّهُ إِذَا دُعِيَ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ كَفَرْتُمْ وَإِن يُشْرَكْ بِهِ تُؤْمِنُوا فَالْحُكْمُ لِلَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْكَبِيرِ {12} • [Shakir 40:12] That is because when Allah alone was called upon, you disbelieved, and when associates were given to Him, you believed; so judgment belongs to Allah, the High, the Great.

11. The conclusion: We have three types of scholars: • Who supports extremely in very fine details such as Allah MAJLISI the author of Behaar. • Who supports moderately, such as Allama Tabatabaee. • Who supports only the option of Imam Ali’s (AS) final return. • S. Alkhoei says it is our belief, but not an essential one, that means by denying it, a person still will be called a follower of AHLUL BAYT (AS) if he believes in other essential parts of belief. • May be it is second chance for those who died and did not get proper proof of guidance, since God is most merciful and most compassionate, he may give second chance to those who disbelieved in him due to the lack of the resources or the signs. Because most of the verses of RAJAA are talking about the disbelievers. • The possible of the return of the supporters of the 12th Imam (AS) who died before his coming including the Imams (AS) , based on the Hadeeth of Imam Sadiq (AS).