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'''Maqām Maḥmūd''', (Arabic: {{ia|مقام مَحمود}}) or '''the Praiseworthy Station''', is a position given by [[God]] to the [[Prophet (s)]] because of his [[vigilance]]. In their interpretations of verse 79 of [[Qur'an 17]], Quranic [[exegete]]s have construed the position as that of the Prophet's (s) ability to [[Shafa'a|intercede]] for people. | '''Maqām Maḥmūd''', (Arabic: {{ia|مقام مَحمود}}) or '''the Praiseworthy Station''', is a position given by [[God]] to the [[Prophet (s)]] because of his [[vigilance]]. In their interpretations of verse 79 of [[Qur'an 17]], Quranic [[exegete]]s have construed the position as that of the Prophet's (s) ability to [[Shafa'a|intercede]] for people. | ||
Some Quranic exegetes believe that the "Praiseworthy Station" is the Prophet's (s) ability to monitor all the creatures and his utmost [[proximity to God]], which | Some Quranic exegetes believe that the "Praiseworthy Station" is the Prophet's (s) ability to monitor all the creatures and his utmost [[proximity to God]], which includes the position of [[intercession]] as well. According to part of [[Ziyara Ashura]], [[Imam al-Husayn (a)]] also has the Praiseworthy Station. | ||
==A Praiseworthy Station for the Prophet (s)== | ==A Praiseworthy Station for the Prophet (s)== | ||
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There are different accounts of the Praiseworthy Station means, but they all agree that it involves a position of intercession: | There are different accounts of the Praiseworthy Station means, but they all agree that it involves a position of intercession: | ||
*'''The position of intercession:''' many [[Shi'a]]<ref>Ṭūsī, ''al-Tibyān'', vol. 6, p. 512; Ṭabrisī, ''Majmaʿ al-bayān'', vol. 6, p. 671; Fayḍ al-Kāshānī, ''Tafsīr al-Ṣāfī'', vo. 3, p. 211-212; Baḥrānī, ''al-Burhān fī tafsīr al-Qurʾān'', vol. 3, p. 570-574; ʿAyyāshī, ''Tafsīr al-ʿAyyāshī'', vol. 2, p. 314; Ṭabāṭabāʾī, ''al-Mīzān fī tafsīr al-Qurʾān'', vol. 1, p. 178; Makārim Shīrāzī, ''Tafsīr-i nimūna'', vol. 12, p. 232; Jawādī Āmulī, ''Tafsīr-i tasnīm'', vol. 4, p. 285; Shubbar, ''Tafsīr al-Qur'ān al-karīm'', p. 286.</ref> and [[Sunni]]<ref>Fakhr al-Rāzī, ''Mafātīḥ al-ghayb'', vol. 21, p. 387; Qurṭubī, ''Yawm al-fazaʿ al-akbar'', p. 185.</ref> exegetes of the [[Quran]] draw on [[hadiths]] to show that the Praiseworthy Station is the position of [[intercession]].<ref>Ibn Ḥanbal, ''al-Musnad'', vol. 2, p. 441.</ref> For example, there is a hadith to the effect that "maqam Mahmud" in verse 79 of [[Qur'an 17]] is that in which he intercedes for his people, or a hadith from [[Imam al-Baqir (a)]] or [[Imam al-Sadiq (a)]] in the interpretation of the same verse, according to which the Praiseworthy Station is the position of intercession.<ref>ʿAyyāshī, ''Tafsīr al-ʿAyyāshī'', vol. 2, p. 314.</ref> A number of Quranic exegetes have referred to the position as the "major intercession."<ref>Ṭabāṭabāʾī, ''al-Mīzān fī tafsīr al-Qurʾān'', vol. 1, p. 178; Makārim Shīrāzī, ''Tafsīr-i nimūna'', vol. 12, p. 232; Jawādī Āmulī, ''Tafsīr-i tasnīm'', vol. 4, p. 285.</ref> [[Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Tihrani]] (d. 1416/1995) suggests that the position of intercession given by God to the Prophet (s) is because of his Praiseworthy Station.<ref>Ḥusaynī Tehrānī ''Imāmshināsī, vol. 9, p. 164.''</ref> In his view, all divine beauty and perfection are in the Praiseworthy Station, which is given to the Prophet (s) in an absolute unqualified manner; that is, any praise from any person to any person belongs to the Prophet (s).<ref>Ḥusaynī Tehrānī ''Imāmshināsī, vol. 9, p. 164.''</ref> | *'''The position of intercession:''' many [[Shi'a]]<ref>Ṭūsī, ''al-Tibyān'', vol. 6, p. 512; Ṭabrisī, ''Majmaʿ al-bayān'', vol. 6, p. 671; Fayḍ al-Kāshānī, ''Tafsīr al-Ṣāfī'', vo. 3, p. 211-212; Baḥrānī, ''al-Burhān fī tafsīr al-Qurʾān'', vol. 3, p. 570-574; ʿAyyāshī, ''Tafsīr al-ʿAyyāshī'', vol. 2, p. 314; Ṭabāṭabāʾī, ''al-Mīzān fī tafsīr al-Qurʾān'', vol. 1, p. 178; Makārim Shīrāzī, ''Tafsīr-i nimūna'', vol. 12, p. 232; Jawādī Āmulī, ''Tafsīr-i tasnīm'', vol. 4, p. 285; Shubbar, ''Tafsīr al-Qur'ān al-karīm'', p. 286.</ref> and [[Sunni]]<ref>Fakhr al-Rāzī, ''Mafātīḥ al-ghayb'', vol. 21, p. 387; Qurṭubī, ''Yawm al-fazaʿ al-akbar'', p. 185.</ref> exegetes of the [[Quran]] draw on [[hadiths]] to show that the Praiseworthy Station is the position of [[intercession]].<ref>Ibn Ḥanbal, ''al-Musnad'', vol. 2, p. 441.</ref> For example, there is a hadith to the effect that "maqam Mahmud" in verse 79 of [[Qur'an 17]] is that in which he intercedes for his people, or a hadith from [[Imam al-Baqir (a)]] or [[Imam al-Sadiq (a)]] in the interpretation of the same verse, according to which the Praiseworthy Station is the position of intercession.<ref>ʿAyyāshī, ''Tafsīr al-ʿAyyāshī'', vol. 2, p. 314.</ref> A number of Quranic exegetes have referred to the position as the "major intercession."<ref>Ṭabāṭabāʾī, ''al-Mīzān fī tafsīr al-Qurʾān'', vol. 1, p. 178; Makārim Shīrāzī, ''Tafsīr-i nimūna'', vol. 12, p. 232; Jawādī Āmulī, ''Tafsīr-i tasnīm'', vol. 4, p. 285.</ref> [[Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Tihrani]] (d. 1416/1995) suggests that the position of intercession given by God to the Prophet (s) is because of his Praiseworthy Station.<ref>Ḥusaynī Tehrānī ''Imāmshināsī, vol. 9, p. 164.''</ref> In his view, all divine beauty and perfection are in the Praiseworthy Station, which is given to the Prophet (s) in an absolute, unqualified manner; that is, any praise from any person to any person belongs to the Prophet (s).<ref>Ḥusaynī Tehrānī ''Imāmshināsī, vol. 9, p. 164.''</ref> | ||
*'''Monitoring the creatures:''' A number of Quranic exegetes believe that the Praiseworthy Station is one in which the prophet (s) monitors all the creatures, and in which God gives him whatever he wants, including intercession for his people.<ref>Ṭabrisī, ''Majmaʿ al-bayān'', vol. 6, p. 671; Muḥyi al-Dīn al-ʿArabī, ''al-Futūḥāt al-makkiyya'', vol. 4, p. 57; Ḥuwayzī, ''Tafsīr nūr al-thaqalayn'', vol. 3, p. 206.</ref> | *'''Monitoring the creatures:''' A number of Quranic exegetes believe that the Praiseworthy Station is one in which the prophet (s) monitors all the creatures, and in which God gives him whatever he wants, including intercession for his people.<ref>Ṭabrisī, ''Majmaʿ al-bayān'', vol. 6, p. 671; Muḥyi al-Dīn al-ʿArabī, ''al-Futūḥāt al-makkiyya'', vol. 4, p. 57; Ḥuwayzī, ''Tafsīr nūr al-thaqalayn'', vol. 3, p. 206.</ref> | ||
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==The Praiseworthy Station for the Imams (a)== | ==The Praiseworthy Station for the Imams (a)== | ||
In some [[Ziyara-texts]], [[Imam 'Ali (a)|Imam Ali (a)]],<ref>Ṭūsī, ''Tahdhīb al-aḥkām'', vol. 6, p. 30.</ref> [[Imam al-Husayn (a)]],<ref>Majlisī, ''Biḥār al-anwār'', vol. 101, p. 292.</ref> and [[Imam al-Rida (a)]]<ref>Ṣadūq, ''Man lā yaḥḍuruh al-faqīh'', vol. 2, p. 605; Ṭūsī, ''Tahdhīb al-aḥkām'', vol. 6, p. 88.</ref> are also described as having the Praiseworthy Station. One part of [[Ziyara Ashura]] reads: "I beseech Allah … to include me with you in this world and | In some [[Ziyara-texts]], [[Imam 'Ali (a)|Imam Ali (a)]],<ref>Ṭūsī, ''Tahdhīb al-aḥkām'', vol. 6, p. 30.</ref> [[Imam al-Husayn (a)]],<ref>Majlisī, ''Biḥār al-anwār'', vol. 101, p. 292.</ref> and [[Imam al-Rida (a)]]<ref>Ṣadūq, ''Man lā yaḥḍuruh al-faqīh'', vol. 2, p. 605; Ṭūsī, ''Tahdhīb al-aḥkām'', vol. 6, p. 88.</ref> are also described as having the Praiseworthy Station. One part of [[Ziyara Ashura]] reads: "I beseech Allah … to include me with you in this world and the Hereafter … I also beseech Him to make me attain the praiseworthy status that you enjoy with Allah."<ref>Majlisī, ''Biḥār al-anwār'', vol. 101, p. 292.</ref> | ||
According to [[Nasir Makarim Shirazi]], a Shi'a exegete of the Quran, although Qur'an 17:79 is about the [[Prophet (s)]], it can probably include others as well, in the sense that a believer who keeps vigilant at nights and performs [[Night Prayer]]s can enjoy part of the Praiseworthy Station and intercede for others, to the extent to his or her [[closeness to God]].<ref>Makārim Shīrāzī, ''Tafsīr-i nimūna'', vol. 12, p. 231-232.</ref> | According to [[Nasir Makarim Shirazi]], a Shi'a exegete of the Quran, although Qur'an 17:79 is about the [[Prophet (s)]], it can probably include others as well, in the sense that a believer who keeps vigilant at nights and performs [[Night Prayer]]s can enjoy part of the Praiseworthy Station and intercede for others, to the extent to his or her [[closeness to God]].<ref>Makārim Shīrāzī, ''Tafsīr-i nimūna'', vol. 12, p. 231-232.</ref> | ||