STRAIGHTPATH July 26, 2011
(And when your Lord said unto the angels:
Lo! I am placing a viceroy in the earth, they
said: Will You place therein one who will do
harm therein and will shed blood, while we,
we hymn Your praise and sanctify You? He
said: Surely I know that which you know
not.)
Al-baqara:30
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An article written by an Ansari that had the honor of spending time and staying with Ahmed a.s
By Ansari
In the name of Allah the most merciful and gracious
Peace and prayers upon Muhammad and his kinship of
Imams and Mahdis.
How is Imam Ahmad al Hassan (pbuh) described as the
Qaim of the progeny of Mohammed (pbut)?
Do words even aid me in such a task, or are words disabled
before the description of his forgiveness, humility, generosity
and desire to serve the believers from his Ansar?
Yes, words are disabled before this description, but we
suffice to mention the experiences we have been through with
him (pbuh). This great man, who was oppressed by those
claiming to be Shia, just like his fathers (pbut). He is a
knowledgeable one from the knowledgeable ones of Ahlul Beit
(pbut) whose knowledge is not reached by any of the creatures.
You never ask him about a matter without finding the
fulfilling answer from him. In fact, with each answer from him,
you know that what comes (pbuh) of knowledge from him is
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that which has only been acquired by Ahlul Beit (pbut), who
have been named in the quran to be the ones firmly grounded
in knowledge; (None knows its interpretation except Allah and
those firmly grounded in knowledge) Al-Baqara:7
And the Quran called them the people of Remembrance
(And we sent not [as our messengers] before you other than men
whom we inspired, so ask the people of Remembrance if you
know not) Al-Nahl:43
Once, one of the Ansar asked the Imam (pbuh) a question,
wondering about the attitude of the angels and how they
managed to object over the command of Allah Almighty in
assigning Adam as a successor, and Allah described their saying
in the Quran; (And when your Lord said unto the angels: Lo! I
am placing a viceroy in the earth, they said: Will You place
therein one who will do harm therein and will shed blood, while
we, we hymn Your praise and sanctify You? He said: Surely I
know that which you know not.) Al-baqara:30