سورة النساء

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): Ibn Sinan narrates: Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) said regarding the verse: وَ إِنْ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْکِتابِ [And there is not one of the followers of the Book], which is about Isa (peace be upon him): "The belief of the People of the Book is in Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family)."

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): When the verse: وَ إِنْ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْکِتابِ إِلَّا لَیُؤْمِنَنَّ بِهِ [And there is not one of the followers of the Book but most certainly believes in him] was revealed, the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) said: "No one rejects what has been said concerning Isa ibn Maryam (peace be upon him) except that he is a disbeliever, and none but a disbeliever denies what the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) has stated concerning Ali (peace be upon him)."

The Prophet (peace be upon him and his family): O Ali (peace be upon him), there is in you a likeness of Isa (peace be upon him). Allah said: وَ إِنْ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْکِتابِ إِلَّا لَیُؤْمِنَنَّ بِهِ قَبْلَ مَوْتِهِ وَ یَوْمَ الْقِیامَةِ یَکُونُ عَلَیْهِمْ شَهِیداً [And there is not one of the People of the Book but will most certainly believe in him before his death, and on the Day of Resurrection he will be a witness against them]. O Ali (peace be upon him)! No one from among those who accused Isa (peace be upon him) of being a liar died except that before their death they believed in him — and this is correct, that this belief no longer benefits them. You too are like this: your enemy does not die except that he sees you at the moment of death, and the situation is hard and sorrowful for him, until he acknowledges the truth of your matter, speaks the truth concerning you, and confesses your wilayah, although this confession no longer benefits him. But the one who loves you sees you at the moment of death while you intercede for him and give him glad tidings and are a delight to his eye.

Imam Baqir (peace be upon him): There is no one, from among the followers of the various religions, from the first to the last, who dies except that he perceives the truth of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) and Amir al-Mu'minin (peace be upon him).

The Prophet (peace be upon him and his family): Al-Mahdi (may Allah hasten his noble reappearance) is from my progeny; when he reappears, Isa ibn Maryam (peace be upon him) will descend to assist him, and he (al-Mahdi) will place him in front and pray behind him.

Imam Hasan (peace be upon him): Every one of us Imams inevitably has upon his neck the allegiance to the tyrannical ruler of his time, except for the Qa'im (may Allah hasten his noble reappearance), behind whom Ruhullah, Isa ibn Maryam (peace be upon him), will pray.

Ali ibn Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him): When the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) returns, all people will believe in him.

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): Mufaddal said: I asked Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) about the verse: وَ إِنْ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتابِ إِلاَّ لَيُؤْمِنَنَّ بِهِ قَبْلَ مَوْتِهِ [And there is not one of the People of the Book but must certainly believe in him before his death]. He said: "This verse was revealed specifically about us. Not one of the children of Fatima (peace be upon her) dies and leaves this world without acknowledging the imamate of the Imam, just as the sons of Yaqub (peace be upon him) acknowledged the station of Yusuf (peace be upon him) when they said: تَاللهِ لَقَدْ آثَرَکَ اللهُ عَلَیْنا [By Allah, indeed Allah has preferred you over us]. (Yusuf/91)"