stability of the believer” in the face of the oppressor, from the perspective of the Holy Qur’an and the traditions of the Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them)

Author:
Saad shokheir obais Al-Jenabi
Level:
Master
Field of study:
Quranic Sciences
Language:
Arabic
Faculty:
Faculty of Quranic Studies
Year:
2022
Publisher:
URD Press
Supervisor(s):
Mohammad Maleki Nahavandi

“stability” is one of the topics of the Qur’an which is called the equipment of faith. Stability on truth and principles is one of the characteristics of believers and monotheists. Stability is a goal that can only be achieved by a believer who has struggled and fought with his rebellious self and has been austere with obedience and goodness. The meaning of stability is continuity in the path of guidance and commitment to the requirements and requirements of this path and persistence in goodness and constant effort to increase it. No matter how much a person slacks and falls short, there is a certain level that he cannot fall short of or fall short of, and if he slips, he will immediately repent and maybe after repenting he will be better than before. This is the state of a person created by the character of “constant”. The Holy Quran has depicted the steadfastness of the believer with several verses; Verses that forbid oppression and depriving others of their rights and trampling the boundaries and red lines. There are verses in the Holy Quran that indicate steadfastness: verses of steadfastness in temptations; Including temptation of wealth, power, position, wife, children, tyranny and oppression and temptation of Dajjal and verses of stability on Jihad and the way and method of religion and verses of stability at the time of death. The effects of Quranic verses on the steadfastness of a believer are: consideration in the verses of the Quran and its effect on the steadfastness of a believer, following the Holy Quran and acting upon it, examining the stories of the prophets in the Quran and considering them, steadfastness in belief and the pillars of obedience and the divine commands found in Quran, Proof of belief by strengthening faith in minds and hearts, stability in the belief of seeking help from God Almighty, stability in patience in calamity and calamity, and stability in refuting the way of the oppressors and their schemes, refuting mockery and mockery, and refuting false rumors and debates. From the point of view of scholars, stability has different types. Its listed types are: stability on intellectual faith and stability on heart faith; the stability of prophets and believers in standing against the oppressors. There are also examples of those who are stable against the oppressor; Such as the steadfastness of prophets such as Prophet Noah, Abraham and Muhammad (peace be upon them) and the steadfastness of believers such as the believers of Pharaoh’s family, scholars of Qarun’s age, Pharaoh’s wife, and the steadfastness of other scholars. In the hadiths of the Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them), there is also an image for the concept of steadfastness of the believer against the oppressor. Among other examples, stability in narrations, stability in waiting for fulfillment, previous preparation, active participation, healing from inner and inner diseases, patience in hardships and not despairing and achieving the position of waiting for the emergence are the best works. Stability over the province of Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them) consists of keeping alive the matter of their province, preserving their language and speech, and working with their houses, and not rushing and not determining the time of his appearance, and not doubting the birth of Imam Asr (A.S.) and avoiding cruelty of heart. And the renewal of the covenant is with them. Consistency in religion means consistency in obligations and abandoning prohibitions. The factors of stability are obedience to God and submission to His judgment and destiny, and having the love of God Almighty and the hatred of God’s enemies in one’s heart. Following the truth, obeying and loving the Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them), acquiring knowledge and awareness of the world, worshiping God Almighty, being present in the community and not fearing anything other than God and hoping. Stability in the Holy Quran, based on the interpretations, has obstacles; Among them, weakness in discerning the truth, aversion to the truth and righteous actions, veils, not answering prayers, being in the dark and cruelty of the heart. An example of those who are steadfast against the oppressor is the steadfastness of Amirul Momineen, Imam Hasan and Imam Hussain (peace be upon them) against the oppressor.