A036
Surah: 009 - Ayah: 036
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9:36
Shuhur (sing. shahr) (Months)
It is mentioned in verse (9:36): "Verily, the number of months with Allah is twelve months in Allah's Book (since) the day He created the heavens and the earth. Of these four are sacred. That is the religion of the qa'im." That is, the twelve hujjats of the Imam of the time work during the spiritual creation and progress of the personal world. This is the number in the Speaking Book of God (i.e. the Imam), of whom four hujjats are revered and close. This is the firm religion of Hazrat qa'im, may the most excellent greeting and salutation be upon him.
Islam is the religion of God, therefore, it is eternally present and established (9:36, 12:40, 30:30, 30:43). In accord with the time, it is called the religion of nature, because God has created people according to His nature i.e., His religion (30:30). To understand the meaning of the religion of nature, one should reflect upon the best example in nature i.e., a human being who after being born as a little baby progresses through the different stages of life and gradually reaches perfection. In a similar way Islam gradually passes through different stages of progression and its light becomes complete and perfect (9:32, 61:8). The proof that the light reaches the stage of perfection as a result of Islam’s all-embracing progress is that as the true religion, it will surpass all the other religions of the world (9:33, 61:9).
This verse has been referred 7 times.