A150
Surah: 002 - Ayah: 150
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2:150
The Status of Hazir Imam:
Question: In the spiritual and luminous sense we give paramount importance to the Imam of the age. How should we present the philosophy of the physical holiness of the Imam when non-Ismailis, particularly Christians, question us?
Answer: You are quite right in posing this question for it is the physical aspect of the Prophet and the Imam, which is the greatest problem for people. However, what the common people understand according to their fancies is not true. The truth is attainable in the light of the instructions of God, the Prophet and the guiding Imams. So, according to these instructions, there is a difference among bodies, just as there is a difference among souls. That is, among souls and bodies some are pure and some are impure. The first and foremost pure are those people whom God has purified in order that they may purify others from all kinds of dirt and impurity. This means that the Prophet and the Imam are themselves pure, and therefore they teach their followers to purify themselves and they purify them in every respect. As it is mentioned in many verses of the Qur'an how the Prophet used to purify the people, such as verses (2:150-51) in which God says: “His favour will be completed and it will continue in future so there should not be any lack of guidance”, then He says: “This favour is the one that we appointed a messenger from among you, who recites unto you our ayaat (signs) [from the physical and spiritual worlds] and thus he purifies you and teaches you the Book (al-kitaab) and Wisdom (al-hikmat), and teaches you that which you knew not”.
This verse has been referred 3 times.