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NOTE
Every fair-minded, by reflecting on Islam, the Holy Quran, and hadiths of the immaculate Imams (a.s) admits that the extraordinary and supernatural events in the lives of the prophets and saints cannot be denied nor can any individual believing in the Holy Quran have the least doubt about them. The Holy Quran, this heavenly living evidence testifies that the rod of Moses turned into a serpent, ?So he threw his rod, then lo! It was a clear serpent. (The Holy Quran; 7:107),? and the fire became cool for Ibrahim (a.s), ?We said: O fire, be a comfort and peace to Ibrahim. (The Holy Quran; 21:69),? or Jesus' ability to bring the dead to life, ?That I have come to you with a sign from your Lord? and bring the dead to life. (The Holy Quran; 3:49)?

Evidently, all these extraordinary events have taken place with God's permission. Therefore, if we are given certain hadiths about miracles in the lives of the prophets, Imams, or about the Kaaba, the

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Black Stone, and the Standing-place of Ibrahim, and they are not contrary to indisputable Quranic principles, it would be unfair to have doubt about them, for all the miracles and extraordinary events which the Holy Quran has expressly confirmed are outside the logic of natural sciences.
We now acknowledge the truthfulness and heavenly nature of the Holy Quran, under its guidance, admit that beyond this material world there is a world full of mysteries and lights which we cannot see. The relation between the material and spiritual worlds is exactly the relation between body and soul. All phenomena of this world are defective examples of the original truths and realities of that world. In this relation, the Holy Quran says: وَإِنْ مِنْ شَيْءٍ إلاّ عِنْدَنَا خَزَائِنُهُ وَمَا ننَزِّلُهُ إلاّ بِقَدَرٍ مَعْلُومٍ.
?There is not a thing but with us are the treasures of it; and We do not send it down but in a known measure. (15:21)?
This Quranic verse indicates that all things have, beyond this world, infinite existence but when coming to this world, they are limited to certain measure. About the Holy Quran itself, God says: إِنَّهُ لَقُرْآنٌ كَرِيمٌ. فِي كِتَابٍ مَكْنُونٍ. لا يَمَسُّهُ إِلاّ الْمُطّهَّرُونَ. تَنْزِيلٌ مِنْ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ.
?Most surely, it is an honored Quran, in a book that is protected ?hidden- none shall touch it save the purified ones. (The Holy Quran; 77:80)?
This Quranic Verse considers a world beyond this one and a form beyond the tangible form, for the truth of the Holy Quran.
Elsewhere, the Holy Quran says: بَلْ كَذَّبُوا بِمَا لَمْ يُحِيطُوا بِعِلْمِهِ وَلَمَّا يَأْتِهِمْ تَأْوِيلُهُ
?Nay, they reject that of which they have no comprehensive knowledge and the final sequel of it has not yet come to them. (10:39)?
The day of sequel is on the Day of Judgment: لَقَدْ كُنْتَ فِي غَفْلَةٍ مِنْ هَذَا فَكَشَفْنَا عَنْكَ غِطَاؤُكَ فَبَصَرُكَ الْيَوْمَ حَدِيدٌ.
?Certainly, you were heedless of it, but now We have removed from you your veil, so your sight today is sharp. (50:22)?

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Many hadiths confirm the truthfulness of the Quranic Verses, the sequel, and face to which all beings return. One of these hadiths is related to the Holy Quran itself. Jaber quotes Imam Baqir (a.s) as saying: يجِيءُ القُرآنُ يومَ القِيامةِ في أحسَنِ مَنظورٍ إليهِ صورَةً فَيَمُرُّ بالمُسلمِينَ فيقولونَ: هذا الرّجُلُ منّا، فيُجاوِزُهُم إلى النّبيِّينَ فَيقولونَ: هو مِنّا، فيُجاوِزُهُم إلى المَلائِكَةِ المُقرَبِينَ فَيقولونَ: هُوَ منّا، حتّى ينتهِيَ إلى رَبِّ العِزة ِعزّ وجلّ فيقولُ: يا رَبُّ، فُلانُ بنُ فلانٍ أظمأتُ هواجِرَه وأسْهَرتُ ليلَهُ في دارِ الدّنيا، وفلانُ بنُ فلانٍ لم أظمأْ هَواجِرَهُ ولم أسْهَر ليلَه. فيقولُ تباركَ وتَعالى: أَدخِلهُم الجَنَّةَ على مَنازِلهِم، فَيَقومُ فَيتّبِعونَهُ فَيقولُ للمُؤمِنِ: إقْرأْ وارْقَ. (قال) فِيقرَأُ ويَرقى حتّى يبلُغَ كُلُّ رجُلٍ مِنهُم مَنزِلَتَهُ التي هِيَ له فَيَنْزِلهُا.
?On the Day of Judgment, the Holy Quran turning into the most handsome man will pass by Muslims. They will say: This man is ours. He then will pass by the prophets and they will say: He is ours. He then will pass by the angels. They will say: he is ours. Finally, he will stand before Allah saying: O Lord, I encouraged such and such person to fast on hot days while he was thirsty and encouraged him to keep vigil but I did not keep such and such person thirsty on hot days nor did I make him keep vigil. Then, Allah will say: Make the former one enter Paradise and settle them in suitable houses. Then, the Holy Quran will move forward and those loving the Holy Quran will follow him, He will say to the believing man: Read and ascend. The believing man will read and ascend until he reaches his special station and will settle there.?1
This hadith shows the sequel of the Holy Quran as the most handsome man whose glory and majesty impress even the angels and prophets. He is eventually missioned by God to make the believers settle in their heavenly houses.

ALL BEINGS IN THE WORLD HAVE TWO FEATURES
Those having foresight believe that all beings have two features, one towards the world and the other towards the heaven. Their features, which are related to the world is quite and dead but their
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1 See Ussoul al-Kafi; vol. 2 p. 601 hadith 11

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features, which are related to heaven is stormy and living. Superficial observers who see the worldly features cannot possibly accept that a rod can turn into a serpent, a tree or stone speak, a mountain gives birth of a camel, or the Black Stone turns into a seeing and speaking man who witnesses people's deeds both in the world and the Hereafter, and testify to their belief and disbelief. Hence, they deny all the miracles and extraordinary events. They do not know that the same dead land and dry wood behind their dead features have living features, which they will show when ordered by God the Everliving the Self-Subsistence: وَإِنْ مِنْ شَيْءٍ إِلاّ يُسَبِّحُ بِحَمْدِهِ وِلَكِنْ لاَ تَفْقَهُونَ تَسْبِيحَهُمْ.
?And there is not a single thing but glorifies Him with His praise, but you do not understand their glorification. (The Holy Quran; 17:44)? فَسُبْحَانَ الَّذِي بِيَدِهِ مَلَكُوتُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ
?Therefore glory be to Him in Whose hand is the kingdom of all things, and to Him you shall be brought back. (The Holy Quran; 36:83)?
The two Quranic Verses show that the heavenly features of every being control its earthly features.

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