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The Intercession of the Day of Judgment
By: Ayatullah al-Uzma Nasir Makarim Shirazi in Tafsir Namuneh
Translated from Farsi into English by: Fatima Zabeth Beenesh
According to the ayat under discussion and similarly according to some other ayaat of Quran Majeed it is clearly understood that on the judgment day, the intercessors are of numerous classes (their circle of mediators is different). Through the total narrations from the resources of Shia and Sunni sects as their number is very much high.
1 The first intercessor is the Holy Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him himself. As in another hadees we read, the messenger of God peace be upon him said: I am the first intercessor towards the heaven.
2 All the prophets of Exalted God are the intercessors of the Day of Judgment. For this reason in another narration from the prophet peace be upon him is quoted who said: The prophets are the intercessors of the people who sincerely give witness about the oneness of God and give them freedom from the hell.
3 The angels are the intercessors of the judgment day likewise it is quoted from the prophet of the Benevolent God who said: On that day the permission is given to the angels, prophets and martyrs to become the intercessors for the people.
4 & 5 The fourteen infallibles and the Shia are the intercessors. As told by Imam Ali alaihis salam: we have granted the status of intercessors even our associates and friends and established for them the position of intercessors.
6 & 7 the scholars, the learned and likewise the martyrs in the way of Majestic God are the intercessors. Hence in a Hadis of the noble prophet of God peace be upon him we read: On the resurrection day from the first to the last messengers of the Merciful God are intercessors, then the scholars and after that the martyrs.
Even in the narration from the prophet peace be upon him is quoted that: the intercession of a martyr is accepted in the favour of seventy members of his family.
And in another Hadis where late great scholar Allama Majlisi quoted in Baharul Anwar: The intercession and mediation of a single martyr is accepted in the favour of seventy thousand people.
The digits seventy or seventy thousand, both the numbers represent the majority of the people; there is not any contradiction between them.
8 The Noble Quran too at the judgment day plead as a mediator before the Sovereign God. As Imam Ali alaihis salam said: Be aware, the Quran is the intercessor whose intercession will be accepted by the Protector God.
9 About the people who spend their life in the way of Islam, as we read in a narration from the Noble Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him: When a man reaches the age of ninety (in the way of right believe) the Holy God forgives his past and future sins and his intercession for his family will be accepted.
10 The devotion and prayers of the man too will do the intercession for him, as in a narration it is quoted from the prophet peace be upon him: Fasting and the dignified Quran do the intercession for people on the judgment day.
11 In some of the descriptions, it is informed that the good deeds like the amanat (the money and thing or things kept as trusteeship to the person and for its protection that person tried hard) on the judgment day that amanat do the intercession for him.
12 The most interesting thing as told by the most narrations, Merciful God himself made the intercession for the sinners. Therefore in another narration from the prophet peace be upon him we read: On the resurrection day the prophets, angels and the believers do the intercession. And the God declares: Now it is my turn to do the intercession for you.
Once again we repeat that the intercession has its own conditions and limitations without that it is impossible. As the ayaat under the discussion, its meaning obviously mentioned about some culprits for whom the intercession of the entire intercessors is of no use. The most important than that is person must have that capability too. The intercession only is not helpful for the person.( his deeds and dedications are counted too).
รรณรฃรณร รกรณรฅรตรฃรบ รรณรครถ รรกรรธรณรรบรรถรรณรรถ รฃรตรรบรรถรรถรญรครณ  (74:49
Then what is wrong with them (i.e. the disbelievers) that they turn away from (receiving) admonition?
รรตรฃรตรรฑ รฃรธรตรรบรรณรครรถรรณรรฑ (74:50
As if they were frightened (wild) donkeys.
รรณรรธรณรรบ รฃรถรค รรณรรบรฆรณรรณรรฒ (74:51
Fleeing from a lion?
รรณรกรบ รญรตรรถรญรรต รรตรกรธรต รรฃรบรรถรรฒ รฃรธรถรครบรฅรตรฃรบ รรณรค รญรตรรบรรณรฌ ร รตรรตรรฐร รฃรธรตรครณรรธรณรรณรรฐ (74:52
Rather, every person among them desires that he would be given scriptures spread about.
รรณรกรธรณร รรณรก รกรณร รญรณรรณรรรตรฆรครณ รรกรบรรรถรรณรรณ (74:53
No! But they do not fear the Hereafter.
รรณรกรธรณร ร
รถรครธรณรฅรต รรณรรบรรถรรณรรฑ (74:54
No! Indeed, the Qur'an is a reminder
รรณรฃรณรค รรณรร รรณรรณรรณรฅรต (74:55
So whosoever will (let him read it), and receive admonition (from it)!
รฆรณรฃรณร รญรณรรบรรตรรตรฆรครณ ร
รถรกรธรณร รรณรค รญรณรรณรร รรกรกรธรณรฅรต รฅรตรฆรณ รรณรฅรบรกรต รรกรรธรณรรบรฆรณรฌ รฆรณรรณรฅรบรกรต รรกรบรฃรณรรบรรถรรณรรถ (74:56
And they will not remember except that Allah wills. He is worthy of fear and adequate for [granting] forgiveness.
They run away from the truth in such a way that the zebra runaway in the awe of lion!
In the continuation of the discussion about the fate of the criminals and the hell dwellers mentioned in the previous ayaat. The ayaat under discussion indicates the reflections and the awe of this adamant and obstinate group who refuse to hear every kind of admonition (nasihat) and advice told to them in very clear manner.
First it said: why they turn their faces from a good deal of warnings and cautions
รรณรฃรณร รกรณรฅรตรฃรบ รรณรครถ รรกรรธรณรรบรรถรรณรรถ รฃรตรรบรรถรรถรญรครณ (74:49
Why they run away from the curative medicine, the gracious Quran? Why they reject the treatment of sympathetic doctor? Is not it a matter of surprise?
As if they are the zebras, who run away in fright,
รรตรฃรตรรฑ รฃรธรตรรบรรณรครรถรรณรรฑ (74:50
Escapes from the lion or the hunter
รรณรรธรณรรบ รฃรถรค รรณรรบรฆรณรรณรรฒ (74:51
Which means donkey, รรฃรร Is the plural of รรฃร
It is one of the names of the lion. รรณรรบรฆรณรรณรรฒ
Some say it is a hunter or archer but the first term is appropriate. It is very famous that the zebra is astonishingly frightful of the lion. Even when it hear the yell of lion he overwhelms so much with awe that it crazily began to run hither thither specifically when the lion come close to their herd. They disperse in fright and began to run on every direction, creates amaze in every spectator. Basically this animal is in awe with every wild animal where as the lion is its first blood thirsty enemy.
Any way this ayat is very expressive term for the polytheists who run away from the spiritual nourishing ayaat of the Quran. They are compared to the zebra which lacks both wisdom and being wild runs away from everything.
But with all that ignorance and idiocy they are to a large extent overconfident that each of them expects to be given a particular letter from the Majestic God.
รรณรกรบ รญรตรรถรญรรต รรตรกรธรต รรฃรบรรถรรฒ รฃรธรถรครบรฅรตรฃรบ รรณรค รญรตรรบรรณรฌ ร รตรรตรรฐร รฃรธรตรครณรรธรณรรณรรฐ (74:52
It is similar to the statement which is mentioned in the in ayat 93 Sura e Asra:
รฆรณรกรณรค รครธรตรรบรฃรถรครณ รกรถรรตรรถรญรธรถรรณ รรณรรธรณรฌ รรตรครณรรธรถรกรณ รรณรกรณรญรบรครณร รรถรรณรรรฐร รครธรณรรบรรณรรตรฅรต รรตรกรบ รรตรรบรรณรรครณ รรณรรธรถรญ รฅรณรกรบ รรตรครรต ร
รณรกรรธรณ รรณรรณรรฐร รรธรณรรตรฆรกรรฐ (17:93
And [even then], we will not believe in your ascension until you bring down to us a book we may read."
Or the ayat of 124 Sura e Anaโam
รรณรรกรตรฆรรบ รกรณรค รครธรตรรบรฃรถรครณ รรณรรธรณรฌ รครตรรบรรณรฌ รฃรถรรบรกรณ รฃรณร รรตรฆรรถรญรณ รรตรรตรกรต รรกรกรธรฅรถ (6:124
They say, "Never will we believe until we are given like that which was given to the messengers of Allah.โ
Like this way each one of them were expecting to be the ulul azm messengers of God.
(They were Nuh (Noah), Ibrahim (Abraham), Musa (Moses), 'isa (Jesus) and Muhammad. The best and most noble of the Prophets are those Messengers with firm determination (Ulul 'Azm) and to descend a special letter from the Mighty God
In the case if such thing was descending upon them but it was not sure they were going to bring the faith.
In some of the narrations it is revealed that Abu Jahal and a group of people of Quraish said: O Muhammad we will not bring faith upon you till we receive a divine letter from the heaven and its headlines must be such that: From the creator and provider of the universe an order is solemnized that bring faith in such a person son of such a person (prophet peace be upon him).
And hence in the next ayat it is added: it is not like that what they say.
The descent of the book and other such matters was only an excuse( of polytheists).
In fact they do not fear the judgement day.
รรณรกรธรณร รรณรก รกรณร รญรณรรณรรรตรฆรครณ รรกรบรรรถรรณรรณ (74:53
If they were in fear of the punishment of hereafter they would not have to bring so many excuses, they would not deny the messenger of God and must not severely mock the divine signs and the angels who appointed to punish the sinners.
Here the effects of the faith on judgement day is getting apparent that brings piety and make the man to avoid the sins and clean the inner self from various misdeeds.
Truly it must be said that believe in the occurrence of resurrection day, its rewards and its punishments gives the man a new personality. It can change a proud, immoral, self-centred and cruel man into a pious, responsible, just and unselfish person.
Then once again it stressed that it is not, as they think about the noble Quran.
The Quran is a Warner and the Reminder
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