Imam Hadi’s (AS) Lasting Legacy(6)
Sunday 14 January 2024Year 1959 Number 12170
Imam Hadi’s (AS) Lasting Legacy
By: Seyyed Ali Shahbaz
“Regarding the prostration of (Prophet) Jacob and his sons, it was out of their obedience to God and affection for Joseph. It was similar to the prostration of the angels to Adam (on the creation of the first human being). That prostration was not intended to Adam personally. It was a sign of their obedience to God and reverence for Adam. Thus, Prophet Jacob and his sons prostrated themselves as a sign of showing gratitude to God for their reunion with Joseph. At that very time, Prophet Joseph also showed thankfulness to God by saying:
“My Lord, You have granted me a share in the kingdom, and taught me the interpretation of
dreams. Originator of the heavens and earth! You are my guardian in this world and the Hereafter!
Let my death be in submission [to You], and unite me with the Righteous.” (Holy Qur’an 12:101)
Imam Hadi (AS), whose Imamate could be roughly divided into two equal parts –about 17 years in Medina and 17 years in Samarra where he was placed under virtual house arrest by the Abbasid regime – shouldered the crucial task of grooming Muslims for the eventual start of the “ghayba” or period of occultation of his yet-to-be-born grandson, the 12th Imam who will rise in the end times as Mahdi al-Qa’em (AS) to cleanse the earth of all vestiges of corruption and oppression by establishing the global government of peace, prosperity and justice.
In view of the need for guidance of posterity, the 10th Imam groomed a great many ulema, who through a solid chain of succession have kept alive the aspirations of the faithful till this day, a millennium and almost two centuries later.
Continued in the next post.....
Imam Hadi’s (AS) Lasting Legacy
By: Seyyed Ali Shahbaz
“Regarding the prostration of (Prophet) Jacob and his sons, it was out of their obedience to God and affection for Joseph. It was similar to the prostration of the angels to Adam (on the creation of the first human being). That prostration was not intended to Adam personally. It was a sign of their obedience to God and reverence for Adam. Thus, Prophet Jacob and his sons prostrated themselves as a sign of showing gratitude to God for their reunion with Joseph. At that very time, Prophet Joseph also showed thankfulness to God by saying:
“My Lord, You have granted me a share in the kingdom, and taught me the interpretation of
dreams. Originator of the heavens and earth! You are my guardian in this world and the Hereafter!
Let my death be in submission [to You], and unite me with the Righteous.” (Holy Qur’an 12:101)
Imam Hadi (AS), whose Imamate could be roughly divided into two equal parts –about 17 years in Medina and 17 years in Samarra where he was placed under virtual house arrest by the Abbasid regime – shouldered the crucial task of grooming Muslims for the eventual start of the “ghayba” or period of occultation of his yet-to-be-born grandson, the 12th Imam who will rise in the end times as Mahdi al-Qa’em (AS) to cleanse the earth of all vestiges of corruption and oppression by establishing the global government of peace, prosperity and justice.
In view of the need for guidance of posterity, the 10th Imam groomed a great many ulema, who through a solid chain of succession have kept alive the aspirations of the faithful till this day, a millennium and almost two centuries later.
Continued in the next post.....
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