سورة المعارج

Imam Sajjad (peace be upon him): [Addressing Zayd ibn Ali (peace be upon him)] ... Indeed the Kaaba is the House of Allah. Whoever performs Hajj to the House has aimed for Allah. The mosques are the houses of Allah; whoever hastens to them has hastened to Allah and aimed for Him. The one performing salat, so long as he is in his salat, is standing before Allah. The people of the standing at Arafat are standing before Allah; Allah the Blessed and Exalted has, in His heavens, spots such that whoever is caused to ascend to one of them has been caused to ascend to Allah. Have you not heard the words of Allah the Mighty and Majestic when He says: تَعْرُجُ الْمَلائِکَةُ وَ الرُّوحُ إِلَیْهِ [To Him ascend the angels and the Spirit].

Ali ibn Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him): The angels and the Spirit [that angel brought near to Allah] ascend to Him on the morning of the Night of Qadr from the presence of the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) and his successor (Ali (peace be upon him)).

Ali ibn Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him): فِی یَوْمٍ کَانَ مِقْدَارُهُ خَمْسِینَ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ [In a day the measure of which is fifty thousand years]; on the Day of Resurrection there are fifty stations, and the duration of each station is one thousand years.

Imam Ali (peace be upon him): The Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) was carried the distance of a month's journey from al-Masjid al-Haram to al-Masjid al-Aqsa, and from there he was raised up in the kingdom of the heavens a distance of fifty thousand years, and all this was in less than a third of the night, until he reached the leg of the Throne.

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): Hafs ibn Ghiyath said: Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) said: "Be aware! Take account of yourselves before you are called to account, for the halting-places and stations of the Resurrection [for the reckoning of deeds] are fifty stations, and each station and halting-place is one thousand years." Then he recited this verse: فِی یَوْمٍ کانَ مِقْدارُهُ خَمْسِینَ أَلْفَ سَنَة [In a day the measure of which is fifty thousand years].

Imam Ali (peace be upon him): It is narrated from Abu Ma'mar al-Sa'dani that a man came to Amir al-Mu'minin Ali ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him) and said: "O Amir al-Mu'minin (peace be upon him)! I have come to doubt the Book of Allah that was sent down." The Imam (peace be upon him) said to him: "May your mother mourn you! How have you come to doubt the Book of Allah that was sent down?!" He said: "Because I have found that the verses of the Book of Allah contradict one another — how then should I not doubt it?" The Imam (peace be upon him) said: "The verses of the Book of Allah confirm one another and never contradict one another, but you have not been apportioned an intellect by which you may benefit. Now tell me what it is in the Book of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, that you have doubted." The man said: "I have found that Allah says: ... يَوْمَ يَقُومُ الرُّوحُ وَ الْمَلائِكَةُ صَفًّا لا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ إِلَّا مَنْ أَذِنَ لَهُ الرَّحْمنُ وَ قالَ صَواباً [The day when the Spirit and the angels will stand in a row, none shall speak except one to whom the All-Merciful has given permission, and who says what is right]. (al-Naba'/38) And: وَ اللهِ رَبِّنا ما كُنَّا مُشْرِكِينَ [and when they are made to speak, they will say: By Allah, our Lord, we were not idolaters!]. (al-An'am/23) And: يَوْمَ الْقِيامَةِ يَكْفُرُ بَعْضُكُمْ بِبَعْضٍ وَ يَلْعَنُ بَعْضُكُمْ بَعْضاً [and on the Day of Resurrection you will disown one another and curse one another]. (al-Ankabut/25) And: إِنَّ ذلِكَ لَحَقٌّ تَخاصُمُ أَهْلِ النَّارِ [and this is a reality — the hostile disputing of the people of the Fire!]. (Sad/64) And: لا تَخْتَصِمُوا لَدَيَّ وَ قَدْ قَدَّمْتُ إِلَيْكُمْ بِالْوَعِيدِ [Do not dispute in My presence, for I have already warned you beforehand (and completed the proof against you)]. (Qaf/28) And: الْيَوْمَ نَخْتِمُ عَلى أَفْواهِهِمْ وَ تُكَلِّمُنا أَيْدِيهِمْ وَ تَشْهَدُ أَرْجُلُهُمْ بِما كانُوا يَكْسِبُونَ [Today We seal their mouths, and their hands speak to Us, and their feet bear witness to what they used to do!]. (Ya-Sin/65) So one time He informs us that they speak, and another time He informs us that none shall speak except one to whom the All-Merciful has given permission, and who says what is right. (al-Naba'/38) And another time He informs us that the creatures will not open their mouths, though He reports their words: By Allah, our Lord, we were not idolaters. (al-An'am/23) And another time He informs us that they argue with one another — how is this possible, O Amir al-Mu'minin?! And how should I not doubt in what you have heard?" ... The Imam (peace be upon him) said: "As for His word, the Exalted: يَوْمَ يَقُومُ الرُّوحُ وَ الْمَلائِكَةُ صَفًّا لا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ إِلَّا مَنْ أَذِنَ لَهُ الرَّحْمنُ وَ قالَ صَواباً [The day when the Spirit and the angels will stand in a row, none shall speak except one to whom the All-Merciful has given permission, and who says what is right]. (al-Naba'/38) And His word: وَ اللهِ رَبِّنا ما كُنَّا مُشْرِكِينَ [By Allah, our Lord, we were not idolaters]. (al-An'am/23) And: يَوْمَ الْقِيامَةِ يَكْفُرُ بَعْضُكُمْ بِبَعْضٍ وَ يَلْعَنُ بَعْضُكُمْ بَعْضاً [and on the Day of Resurrection you will disown one another and curse one another]. (al-Ankabut/25) And: إِنَّ ذلِكَ لَحَقٌّ تَخاصُمُ أَهْلِ النَّارِ [and this is a reality — the hostile disputing of the people of the Fire!]. (Sad/64) And: لا تَخْتَصِمُوا لَدَيَّ وَ قَدْ قَدَّمْتُ إِلَيْكُمْ بِالْوَعِيدِ [Do not dispute in My presence, for I have already warned you beforehand (and completed the proof against you)]. (Qaf/28) And: الْيَوْمَ نَخْتِمُ عَلى أَفْواهِهِمْ وَ تُكَلِّمُنا أَيْدِيهِمْ وَ تَشْهَدُ أَرْجُلُهُمْ بِما كانُوا يَكْسِبُونَ [Today We seal their mouths, and their hands speak to Us, and their feet bear witness to what they used to do!]. (Ya-Sin/65) — each of these belongs to one of the stations of that Day whose measure is fifty thousand years. On that day Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, will gather the creatures — while they are scattered — into stations, and they will speak with one another and seek forgiveness for one another; these are the ones who, in the abode of this world, obeyed their chiefs and leaders."

The Prophet (peace be upon him and his family)— Abu Sa'id al-Khudri said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) was asked: "How long is that day?" He said: "By the One in whose hand is the soul of Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family), that day will be so light and short for the believer that it will be lighter and shorter for the believer than performing his obligatory prayer in this world."

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): If the reckoning of the Day of Resurrection were entrusted to anyone other than Allah, it would take fifty thousand years for the task to be completed, whereas Allah the Glorified accomplishes this matter in a single hour.

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): That day will not have passed its midpoint before the people of Paradise are received in Paradise and the people of Hell are sent to Hell.