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'''Rajʿa''' (Arabic:رجعة), the belief that a group of people will return to the Earth after death, is a belief particular to the [[Shi'a]]s. The period of this incident will begin shortly after the [[reappearance]] of the [[Imam al-Mahdi (a)|twelfth Shia Imam, Al-Mahdi (a)]], and end before his death and the final [[resurrection]]. A number of evildoers will be resurrected so that they may taste the punishment of their actions in this world, whilst a group of righteous people will be brought back to life so that they may witness this act of justice. | '''Rajʿa''' (Arabic:رجعة), the belief that a group of people will return to the Earth after death, is a belief particular to the [[Shi'a]]s. The period of this incident will begin shortly after the [[reappearance]] of the [[Imam al-Mahdi (a)|twelfth Shia Imam, Al-Mahdi (a)]], and end before his death and the final [[resurrection]]. A number of evildoers will be resurrected so that they may taste the punishment of their actions in this world, whilst a group of righteous people will be brought back to life so that they may witness this act of justice. | ||
The vast majority of Shia scholars consider Raj’a to be among the necessary components of belief in religion. | The vast majority of Shia scholars consider Raj’a to be among the necessary components of belief in religion. | ||
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=Evidence and proofs for Raj’a from the Qur'an= | =Evidence and proofs for Raj’a from the Qur'an= | ||
According to Shia theologians and Quranic commentators, there are [[verse]]s in the holy [[Qur'an]] that speak about Raj’a. These verses are categorised in to two groups based on their ability to establish Raj’a. | According to Shia theologians and Quranic commentators, there are [[verse]]s in the holy [[Qur'an]] that speak about Raj’a. These verses are categorised in to two groups based on their ability to establish Raj’a. | ||
Group two: Verses that point towards the possibility of Raj’a. These verses speak about people who have died coming back to life in this world; these verses are also proofs for [[resurrection]] too . These verses are: | '''Group one:''' Verses that clearly and directly point towards Raj’a. These verses were employed by the [[Infallible Imams (a)]] to prove Raj’a , they are as follows: | ||
* On that day We shall resurrect from every nation a group of those who denied Our signs, and they will be held in check. (Qur'an, 27:83) | |||
* They will say, ‘Our Lord! Twice did You make us die, and twice did You give us life. We admit our sins. Is there any way out [from this plight]?’ (Qur'an, 40:11) | |||
'''Group two:''' Verses that point towards the possibility of Raj’a. These verses speak about people who have died coming back to life in this world; these verses are also proofs for [[resurrection]] too . These verses are: | |||
* Or him who came upon a township as it lay fallen on its trellises... So Allah made him die for a hundred years, then He resurrected him...And now look at its bones, how We raise them up and clothe them with flesh!’ (Qur'an, 2:259) | |||
* And when Abraham said, ‘My Lord! Show me how You revive the dead,’ He said, ‘Do you not believe?’ He said, ‘Yes indeed, but in order that my heart may be at rest.’ He said, ‘Catch four of the birds. Then cut them into pieces, and place a part of them on every mountain, then call them; they will come to you hastening. And know that Allah is all-mighty and all-wise.’ (Qur'an, 2:260) | |||
* They remained in the Cave for three hundred years, and added nine more [to that number]. (Qur'an, 18:25) | |||
* Then We raised you up after your death so that you might give thanks. (Qur'an, 2:56) | |||
* And when you killed a soul, and accused one another about it—and Allah was to expose what you were concealing— We said, ‘Strike him with a piece of it:’ thus does Allah revive the dead, and He shows you His signs so that you may exercise your reason. (Qur'an, 2:72-73) | |||
* Have you not regarded those who left their homes in thousands, apprehensive of death, whereupon Allah said to them, ‘Die,’ then He revived them? Indeed Allah is gracious to mankind, but most people do not give thanks. (Qur'an, 2:243) | |||
* And [he will be] an apostle to the Children of Israel, [and he will declare,] “I have certainly brought you a sign from your Lord: I will create for you the form of a bird out of clay, then I will breathe into it, and it will become a bird by Allah’s leave... (Qur'an, 3:49) | |||
* When Allah will say, O Jesus son of Mary, remember My blessing upon you and upon your mother, when I strengthened you with the Holy Spirit, so you would speak to the people in the cradle and in adulthood, and when I taught you the Book and wisdom, the Torah and the Evangel, and when you would create from clay the form of a bird, with My leave, and you would breathe into it and it would become a bird, with My leave... (Qur'an, 5:110) | |||
=Evidence and proofs for Raj’a from the narrations= | =Evidence and proofs for Raj’a from the narrations= | ||
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In one narration, [[Imam al-Sadiq (a)]] has counted Raj’a as one of the conditions of faith . Similarly, [[Imam al-Baqir (a)]] and Imam Sadiq (a) have both said in commentary of ‘the days of Allah’ that, ‘the ‘days of Allah’ are the day of the promised Mahdi’s uprising, the day of Raj’a and the day of Judgement’ . | In one narration, [[Imam al-Sadiq (a)]] has counted Raj’a as one of the conditions of faith . Similarly, [[Imam al-Baqir (a)]] and Imam Sadiq (a) have both said in commentary of ‘the days of Allah’ that, ‘the ‘days of Allah’ are the day of the promised Mahdi’s uprising, the day of Raj’a and the day of Judgement’ . | ||
[[Imam al-Rida (a)]] comments that belief in Raj’a is an important and affective factor of faith. He places it alongside belief in [[Tawhid]], [[Prophet-hood]], [[Imamate]], [[Mi’raj]] (the night journey of the Prophet (s)), and the [[questioning of the grave]]. | [[Imam al-Rida (a)]] comments that belief in Raj’a is an important and affective factor of faith. He places it alongside belief in [[Tawhid]], [[Prophet-hood]], [[Imamate]], [[Mi’raj]] (the night journey of the Prophet (s)), and the [[questioning of the grave]]. | ||
As per one report, [[Ma’mun]] Abbasi asked Imam Rida (a), ‘O Abu l-Hasan, what do you say about Raj’a?’ The Imam (a) replied | As per one report, [[Ma’mun]] Abbasi asked Imam Rida (a), ‘O Abu l-Hasan, what do you say about Raj’a?’ The Imam (a) replied: {{centered pull quote|Raj’a is the truth and it existed in previous nations. The Qur'an has also spoken about it and the Prophet (s) has said, ‘After me will come a nation that will face all that was faced by nations before them, without anything extra or less. The Prophet (s) also said, ‘When the Mahdi from among my sons reappears, ‘Isa will descend from the skies and pray behind the Mahdi.’}} Ma’mun asked what the final result of this would be. The Imam (a) answered: {{centered pull quote|‘The Right (Haq) will return to its rightful owners.}} | ||
=Works about Raj’a= | =Works about Raj’a= | ||