Recognition of Imam Part II - Following the Light after the Prophet
Following the Light after the Prophet
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In verse (7:157), God says: ""Then those who believe in him and honour him and help him and follow the light which is revealed with him: they are the successful"".
The wisdom of this holy verse is that, the mu'mins, together with believing in the Prophet, honouring and helping him, also believe in the Qur'an. For, his messengership is in the form of the Qur'an and not separate from it. As for the light the mu'mins follow, it is the light of Imamat. For the Islamic cycle has two parts: the first part is the period of Prophethood, which is mostly related to the tanzili or exoteric matters and the second is that of the Imamat, in which mostly the ta'wili or esoteric matters are considered. This is why in the period of tanzil or Prophethood, the mu'mins obey the Prophet and in the period of ta'wil or Imamat, they obey the Imam.
It should also be known that in verse (7:157), in the mention of ""following the light of Imamat"" after following the Prophet, it is prophesied that after the Prophet, the darkness of negligence and ignorance is going to spread, which can only be dispelled by the light of the holy Imam.
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