On Miscellaneous Topics
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 28
وَ سُئِلَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنْ قَوْلِ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ: « أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ أَنَّا نَأْتِى ٱلْأَرْضَ نَنقُصُهَا مِنْ أَطْرَافِهَا ۚ وَٱللَّهُ يَحْكُمُ لَا مُعَقِّبَ لِحُكْمِهِۦ ۚ وَهُوَ سَرِيعُ ٱلْحِسَابِ » فَقَالَ «فَقْدُ اَلْعُلَمَاءِ.
Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام was asked about the meaning of Allah’s سبحانه وتعالى words: "Do they not see that We are advancing upon the land, reducing it from its borders? And Allah سبحانه وتعالى judges; there is no adjuster of His ruling, and He is swift in account." (Surah Ar-Ra’d 13:41). Imam عليه السلام replied: "The loss of the scholars."
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