A143
Surah: 002 - Ayah: 143
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2:143
Several verses of the Holy Quran show that God is witness over not only people, but also over the entire universe and existent and this is related to His name “Shahid (Witness)” In verse (2:143), it is said: “And thus We have made you (the pure Imams) a just community (ummat), so that you may be witnesses over mankind and the messenger may be a witness over you.” The result of this verse also is that the witness over the ulu’l-amr is the Prophet and the witness over the Prophet is God. Therefore, it is true to say that the friendship of Imam of the time is that of the Prophet and the friendship of the prophet is that of God.
In reality the Holy Prophet recited the verses of God to them exoterically and esoterically, taught them the heavenly Book and wisdom and purified them, so that they may deserve the light of Imamat due to this special and miraculous teaching of the Quraan and wisdom and attributes of purity and impart the grace of guidance from the spirit of the tawilof the Quraan to the servants of God according to their struggle and capacity. This fact can be further substantiated and corroborated by the following verse: “And thus We have made you a just group, so that you may be witness over mankind, and the messenger may be a witness over you.” (2:143).
In Kawkab-i Durri, Mawla cAli is reported to have said: “I am the one who speaks in every language of the world”.83 This means that if all the people of the world become capable of hearing the inner (batini) speech of the Imam, he, by the command of God, can converse with all of them in their respective languages. The reason for this is that there is a spark of the light of the Imam of the time in every human being. Internally, the Imam is witness over the people (2:143; 22:78).
This verse has been referred 8 times.