Imam Mahdi’s (a.t.f.s.) Resemblance with Hazrat Adam (a.s.)

September 13, 2009 by mahdaviyat Leave a comment

In His Name And With The Remembrance of His Last Hujjat (a.t.f.s.)

The Almighty Allah appointed Adam as His caliph on the whole earth and made him its heir and He says in the Quran:
“I am going to place in the earth a vicegerent.”
Surah Baqarah 2:30
And the Almighty Allah would also make Hazrat Hujjat (a.t.f.s.) as the inheritor of the earth and will appoint him as His caliph on His earth, as narrated from His Eminence, Abu Abdillah Sadiq (a.s.) that he said with reference to the exegesis of the verse:

“Allah has promised to those of you who believe and do good that He will most certainly make them rulers in the earth.”
Surah Noor 24:55

“He is the Qaim and his companions; and at the time of his reappearance he would pass his hands over his face and say: Praise be to Allah, One Who fulfilled His promise and made us inherit the earth…”
Tafseer Al-Burhan, Vol. 3, Pg. 146
And in the Hadith of Mufaddal it is mentioned that:
“He will come out with a cloud shading him from above and on which a caller would be announcing: This is Mahdi, the
caliph of Allah; follow him.”

Weeping of Adam (a.s.)

It is narrated from the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) that he said: Adam wept so much at the separation of Paradise that his tears flowed on both his cheeks like floods.”
Biharul Anwar;  Vol. 11, Pg. 204
His Eminence, Qaim (a.s.) also, like Adam would weep much as he says in the Ziarat Nahiya addressing his ancestor, Husain (a.s.): “I lament for you day and night and instead of tears I weep blood.”
Regarding Adam (a.s.) the verse was revealed that:

“And He taught Adam all the names…”

Surah Baqarah 2:31:

As for the Qaim; whatever the Almighty Allah taught to Adam, He taught the same and many other things to the Qaim (a.s.).  Adam was taught 25 letters from the Isme Aazam — as mentioned in tradition — and the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) was taught 72 letters; all the matters that the Almighty Allah gave to His Prophet, He gave them all to the successors of His Eminence also till the matter reached to His Eminence, Qaim (a.s.), may Allah hasten his reappearance.
In an authentic report Thiqatul Islam Kulaini has narrated from His Eminence, Abu Abdillah Sadiq (a.s.) that he said: “Verily, the knowledge that was brought down with Adam (a.s.) was not taken back, and no man of knowledge has ever died whose knowledge has become extinguished; Knowledge is inherited. The earth never remains devoid of a man of knowledge.”
Kafi, Vol. 1, Chapter of Imams as inheritors of knowledge.
Adam enlivened the earth with worship of Allah, after the Jinns had killed it with their infidelity and rebellion.
Qaim (a.s.) would also enliven the earth with the religion of Allah, justice and establishing His code of law after its death due to the disbelief and transgression of the people.
In Biharul Anwar it is narrated from His Eminence, Abu Ja’far Baqir (a.s.) regarding the verse:

“…gives life to the earth after its death…”

Surah Rum 30:19

that he said: “Allah, the Mighty and Sublime would enliven the earth after its death through Qaim (a.s.). Its death denotes infidelity of its people as an infidel is in fact a dead man.”
Biharul Anwar; Vol. 51, Pg. 54
And in Wasailush Shia it is mentioned regarding the verse:

“…gives life to the earth after its death…”

That His Eminence, Ibrahim Moosa bin Ja’far (a.s.) said: “He would enliven it through rain, rather the Almighty Allah
would send a man to revive justice, and the earth will be revived through the revival of justice, and indeed if a single divine ordinance is established on the earth it is better than forty days of rain.”
Wasail ash-Shia, Vol. 18, Pg. 308
In the same book it is narrated from the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) that he said: “One hour of a just Imam is better than seventy years of worship and carrying out of one divine ordinance on the earth is more beneficial than forty days of rain.”
Wasail ash-Shia, Vol. 18, Pg. 308