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There are hadiths in [[Shiite]] hadith collections with regard to the meeting between Moses (a) and al-Khidr (a). | There are hadiths in [[Shiite]] hadith collections with regard to the meeting between Moses (a) and al-Khidr (a). | ||
According to a hadith from [[Imam al-Sadiq (a)]], the mosque of [[al-Sahla Mosque|al-Sahla]] in [[Kufa]] is the location of the rock near which al-Khidr (a) appeared to Moses (a). Given this hadith, “majma' al-bahrayn” (the junction of the two seas) refers to the junction of [[Tigris]] and [[Euphrates]]. There is also a hadith according to which al-Khidr (a) lived very long, at least until the time of the [[Prophet Muhammad (s)]]. | According to a hadith from [[Imam al-Sadiq (a)]], the mosque of [[al-Sahla Mosque|al-Sahla]] in [[Kufa]] is the location of the rock near which al-Khidr (a) appeared to Moses (a).<ref>Ṣadūq, ''Man lā yaḥḍuruh al-faqīh'', vol. 1, p. 232; Ṭūsī, ''Tahdhīb al-aḥkām'', vol. 3, p. 277.</ref> Given this hadith, “majma' al-bahrayn” (the junction of the two seas) refers to the junction of [[Tigris]] and [[Euphrates]]. There is also a hadith according to which al-Khidr (a) lived very long, at least until the time of the [[Prophet Muhammad (s)]]. | ||
[[Al-Shaykh al-Saduq]] cited a hadith in his ''[['Uyun akhbar al-Rida (a)]]'' in which [[Imam al-Rida (a)]] quoted his father and ancestors quoting [[Imam 'Ali (a)]] as saying that al-Khidr (a) appeared to the Holy Prophet (s) and 'Ali (a) as a tall, sturdy old man with thick beard when they were crossing an alley in [[Medina]] and talked with them. | [[Al-Shaykh al-Saduq]] cited a hadith in his ''[['Uyun akhbar al-Rida (a)]]''<ref>Ṣadūq, ''Man lā yaḥḍuruh al-faqīh'', vol. 2, p. 910.</ref> in which [[Imam al-Rida (a)]] quoted his father and ancestors quoting [[Imam 'Ali (a)]] as saying that al-Khidr (a) appeared to the Holy Prophet (s) and 'Ali (a) as a tall, sturdy old man with thick beard when they were crossing an alley in [[Medina]] and talked with them.<ref>Mahdawī Dāmaghānī, ''Risāla darbāra-yi Khiḍr (a)'', p. 22-24.</ref> | ||
[[Al-'Allama al-Majlisi]] devoted a section of the volume 13 of his ''[[Bihar al-anwar]]'' to the story of Moses (a) and al-Khidr (a) and cited 55 hadiths in this regard. Some of these hadiths concern the details of the meeting between Moses (a) and al-Khidr (a), and some others concern the identification of al-Khidr (a) and his being or not being a prophet. There are also hadiths according to which al-Khidr (a) went to [[Ahl al-Bayt (a)]], offering his condolences for the demise of the Holy Prophet (s). And there are hadiths according to which he accompanied [[Dhu l-Qarnayn]] in the search for the spring of life, and there are hadiths concerning his longevity. | [[Al-'Allama al-Majlisi]] devoted a section of the volume 13 of his ''[[Bihar al-anwar]]''<ref>Majlisī, ''Biḥār al-anwār'', p. 278-322.</ref> to the story of Moses (a) and al-Khidr (a) and cited 55 hadiths in this regard. Some of these hadiths concern the details of the meeting between Moses (a) and al-Khidr (a), and some others concern the identification of al-Khidr (a) and his being or not being a prophet. There are also hadiths according to which al-Khidr (a) went to [[Ahl al-Bayt (a)]], offering his condolences for the demise of the Holy Prophet (s). And there are hadiths according to which he accompanied [[Dhu l-Qarnayn]] in the search for the spring of life, and there are hadiths concerning his longevity.<ref>Ṭabāṭabāʾī, ''al-Mīzān fī tafsīr al-Qurʾān'', vol. 13, p. 352.</ref> | ||
==As a Prophet== | ==As a Prophet== | ||