Mention of the Signed Letters (tawqi‘at) Issued by the qa'im
Kamāl al-Dīn wa Tamām al-Niʿma|Volume 1|Book 2|Chapter 43
Kamāl al-Dīn wa Tamām al-Niʿma
Book 2, Chapter 43
Mention of the Signed Letters (tawqi‘at) Issued by the qa'im
37- حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ الطَّالَقَانِيُّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: كُنْتُ عِنْدَ الشَّيْخِ أَبِي الْقَاسِمِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ رَوْحٍ قَدَّسَ اللَّهُ رُوحَهُ مَعَ جَمَاعَةٍ فِيهِمْ عَلِيُّ بْنُ عِيسَى الْقَصْرِيُّ فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ لَهُ إِنِّي أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَسْأَلَكَ عَنْ شَيْءٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ سَلْ عَمَّا بَدَا لَكَ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ أَخْبِرْنِي عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ ع أَ هُوَ وَلِيُّ اللَّهِ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ أَخْبِرْنِي عَنْ قَاتِلِهِ أَ هُوَ عَدُوُّ اللَّهِ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ الرَّجُلُ فَهَلْ يَجُوزُ أَنْ يُسَلِّطَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَدُوَّهُ عَلَى وَلِيِّهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو الْقَاسِمِ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ رَوْحٍ قَدَّسَ اللَّهُ رُوحَهُ افْهَمْ عَنِّي مَا أَقُولُ لَكَ اعْلَمْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ لَا يُخَاطِبُ النَّاسَ بِمُشَاهَدَةِ الْعِيَانِ وَ لَا يُشَافِهُهُمْ بِالْكَلَامِ وَ لَكِنَّهُ جَلَّ جَلَالُهُ يَبْعَثُ إِلَيْهِمْ رُسُلًا مِنْ أَجْنَاسِهِمْ وَ أَصْنَافِهِمْ بَشَراً مِثْلَهُمْ وَ لَوْ بَعَثَ إِلَيْهِمْ رُسُلًا مِنْ غَيْرِ صِنْفِهِمْ وَ صُوَرِهِمْ لَنَفَرُوا عَنْهُمْ وَ لَمْ يَقْبَلُوا مِنْهُمْ فَلَمَّا جَاءُوهُمْ وَ كَانُوا مِنْ جِنْسِهِمْ يَأْكُلُونَ الطَّعامَ وَ يَمْشُونَ فِي الْأَسْواقِ قَالُوا لَهُمْ أَنْتُمْ بَشَرٌ مِثْلُنَا وَ لَا نَقْبَلُ مِنْكُمْ- حَتَّى تَأْتُونَّا بِشَيْءٍ نَعْجِزُ أَنْ نَأْتِيَ بِمِثْلِهِ فَنَعْلَمَ أَنَّكُمْ مَخْصُوصُونَ دُونَنَا بِمَا لَا نَقْدِرُ عَلَيْهِ فَجَعَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ لَهُمُ الْمُعْجِزَاتِ الَّتِي يَعْجِزُ الْخَلْقُ عَنْهَا فَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ جَاءَ بِالطُّوفَانِ بَعْدَ الْإِنْذَارِ وَ الْإِعْذَارِ فَغَرِقَ جَمِيعُ مَنْ طَغَى وَ تَمَرَّدَ وَ مِنْهُمْ مَنْ أُلْقِيَ فِي النَّارِ فَكَانَتْ بَرْداً وَ سَلَاماً وَ مِنْهُمْ مَنْ أَخْرَجَ مِنَ الْحَجَرِ الصَّلْدِ نَاقَةً وَ أَجْرَى مِنْ ضَرْعِهَا لَبَناً وَ مِنْهُمْ مَنْ فُلِقَ لَهُ الْبَحْرُ وَ فُجِّرَ لَهُ مِنَ الْحَجَرِ الْعُيُونُ وَ جُعِلَ لَهُ الْعَصَا الْيَابِسَةُ ثُعْبَاناً تَلْقَفُ ما يَأْفِكُونَ وَ مِنْهُمْ مَنْ أَبْرَأَ الْأَكْمَهَ وَ الْأَبْرَصَ وَ أَحْيَا الْمَوْتَى بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ وَ أَنْبَأَهُمْ بِمَا يَأْكُلُونَ وَ مَا يَدَّخِرُونَ فِي بُيُوتِهِمْ وَ مِنْهُمْ مَنِ انْشَقَّ لَهُ الْقَمَرُ وَ كَلَّمَتْهُ الْبَهَائِمُ مِثْلُ الْبَعِيرِ وَ الذِّئْبِ وَ غَيْرِ ذَلِكَ فَلَمَّا أَتَوْا بِمِثْلِ ذَلِكَ وَ عَجَزَ الْخَلْقُ عَنْ أَمْرِهِمْ وَ عَنْ أَنْ يَأْتُوا بِمِثْلِهِ كَانَ مِنْ تَقْدِيرِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ لُطْفِهِ بِعِبَادِهِ وَ حِكْمَتِهِ أَنْ جَعَلَ أَنْبِيَاءَهُ ع مَعَ هَذِهِ الْقُدْرَةِ وَ الْمُعْجِزَاتِ فِي حَالَةٍ غَالِبِينَ وَ فِي أُخْرَى مَغْلُوبِينَ وَ فِي حَالٍ قَاهِرِينَ وَ فِي أُخْرَى مَقْهُورِينَ وَ لَوْ جَعَلَهُمُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فِي جَمِيعِ أَحْوَالِهِمْ غَالِبِينَ وَ قَاهِرِينَ وَ لَمْ يَبْتَلِهِمْ وَ لَمْ يَمْتَحِنْهُمْ لَاتَّخَذَهُمُ النَّاسُ آلِهَةً مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ لَمَا عُرِفَ فَضْلُ صَبْرِهِمْ عَلَى الْبَلَاءِ وَ الْمِحَنِ وَ الِاخْتِبَارِ وَ لَكِنَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ جَعَلَ أَحْوَالَهُمْ فِي ذَلِكَ كَأَحْوَالِ غَيْرِهِمْ لِيَكُونُوا فِي حَالِ الْمِحْنَةِ وَ الْبَلْوَى صَابِرِينَ وَ فِي حَالِ الْعَافِيَةِ وَ الظُّهُورِ عَلَى الْأَعْدَاءِ شَاكِرِينَ وَ يَكُونُوا فِي جَمِيعِ أَحْوَالِهِمْ مُتَوَاضِعِينَ غَيْرَ شَامِخِينَ وَ لَا مُتَجَبِّرِينَ وَ لِيَعْلَمَ الْعِبَادُ أَنَّ لَهُمْ ع إِلَهاً هُوَ خَالِقُهُمْ وَ مُدَبِّرُهُمْ فَيَعْبُدُوهُ وَ يُطِيعُوا رُسُلَهُ وَ تَكُونُ حُجَّةُ اللَّهِ ثَابِتَةً عَلَى مَنْ تَجَاوَزَ الْحَدَّ فِيهِمْ وَ ادَّعَى لَهُمُ الرُّبُوبِيَّةَ أَوْ عَانَدَ أَوْ خَالَفَ وَ عَصَى وَ جَحَدَ بِمَا أَتَتْ بِهِ الرُّسُلُ وَ الْأَنْبِيَاءُ ع لِيَهْلِكَ مَنْ هَلَكَ عَنْ بَيِّنَةٍ وَ يَحْيى مَنْ حَيَّ عَنْ بَيِّنَةٍ- قَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فَعُدْتُ إِلَى الشَّيْخِ أَبِي الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ رَوْحٍ قَدَّسَ اللَّهُ رُوحَهُ مِنَ الْغَدِ وَ أَنَا أَقُولُ فِي نَفْسِي أَ تَرَاهُ ذَكَرَ مَا ذَكَرَ لَنَا يَوْمَ أَمْسِ مِنْ عِنْدِ نَفْسِهِ فَابْتَدَأَنِي فَقَالَ لِي يَا مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ لَأَنْ أَخِرَّ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ فَتَخْطَفَنِي الطَّيْرُ أَوْ تَهْوِي بِيَ الرِّيحُ فِي مَكانٍ سَحِيقٍ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ أَنْ أَقُولَ فِي دِينِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ بِرَأْيِي أَوْ مِنْ عِنْدِ نَفْسِي بَلْ ذَلِكَ عَنِ الْأَصْلِ وَ مَسْمُوعٌ عَنِ الْحُجَّةِ ص.
39 - Narrated to us Muhammad bin Ibrahim bin Ishaq Taliqani رضي الله عنه that:
“I was in the company of Shaykh Abul Qasim Husain Ibne Rauh قدس سره with a group of people including Ali bin Isa Qasri when a man stood up and said:
‘I wish to pose some questions to you.’ He (Ibne Rauh) replied, ‘You may ask.’ He asked, ‘Please tell me if Husain عليه السلام is the Wali (saint) of Allah?’ He replied at once, ‘Yes.’ He asked, ‘Is it possible for Allah to give power to His enemy over this friend?’ Husain bin Rauh said, “Pay attention to what I am saying and remember it.
You should know that the Almighty Allah does not speak to the people directly. But He sends some prophets of His to them. If He had sent non-humans as prophets they would not have gathered near him, they would have shunned him.
That’s why the prophets were from the people (human). They used to eat like humans and walked in the streets and bazaars. People used to say to him: You are like us and we are like you. We do not accept that you are a prophet but that you present some miracle. If you show a miracle we would know that you have a special distinction from Allah, which we do not have.
Thus the miracles of the prophets are the greatest proof of the veracity of their claims. Therefore some of them after warnings and completion of proof presented the miracle of the flood and storm and the arrogants were drowned.
Some were such that when thrown into the fire, it became cool and comfort for them. For some of them the sea split and the enemies drowned in it. The Almighty Allah turned the dry staff into a python. Of them were such through whose hands the Almighty enlivened the dead and for some split the moon and in the same way gave speech to animals like camel and wolf, etc.
In other words the divine prophets presented such miracles that people were not capable of performing them. The wisdom of the Almighty was such that the prophets, though they possessed the miracles sometimes they achieved victories and sometimes they suffered defeat. If they had always been victorious and had never suffered defeat and calamities the people would have mistaken them for being God and considered them all-powerful.
Thus the prophets, despite their miracles were sometimes victorious and successful and sometimes vanquished, therefore the people did not perceive them to be omnipotent and realized that there was a power above the prophets Who is the creator and Nourisher of the Universe? They were compelled to confess to Him and obey His prophets, who are the proofs of Allah over the people.
Anyone who saw their propagation, warnings and signs decided and confessed that it was truth and worth obedience. In this way they secured their salvation and those who deviated from this and became inimical to the divine messengers fell into everlasting chastisement. So: that he who would perish might perish by clear proof, and he who would live might live by clear proof.’”
Muhammad bin Ibrahim bin Ishaq says that the reply of Husain bin Rauh was so astonishing that the next day he went to him to ask him whether it was his own reply or he had learnt it from the Infallible Imam عليه السلام. Husain bin Rauh told him: “O Muhammad bin Ibrahim! I never say anything on my own even in the most difficult circumstances. Rather the source of all the things is from the favors I have received from the Proof of Allah and heard from him...”