457 - لِلَّهِ الحُجَّةُ البالِغَةُ

457. To Allah Belongs the Conclusive Argument

(قُلْ فَلِلَّهِ الْحُجَّةُ الْبَالِغَةُ فَلَوْ شاءَ لَهَدَاكُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ) .¹

"Say, 'To Allah belongs the conclusive argument. Had He wished he would have surely guided you all." ²

1406.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام - في قولِهِ تعالى‏ : (قُلْ فللّهِ الحُجَّةُ البالِغَةُ) - : إنَّ اللَّهَ تعالى‏ يقولُ للعبدِ يَومَ القيامَةِ : عَبدي ، أكنتَ عالِماً ؟ فإنْ قالَ : نَعَم ، قالَ لَهُ : أفلا عَمِلْتَ بما عَلِمْتَ ؟! وإنْ قالَ : كُنتُ جاهِلاً ، قالَ لَهُ : أفلا تَعلّمْتَ حتّى‏ تَعْمَلَ ؟! فيُخْصَمُ ، فتِلكَ الحُجَّةُ البالِغَةُ .³

1406. Imam al-Sadiq (AS), with regards to Allah's verse in the Qur'an: "Say, 'To Allah belongs the conclusive argument", said, 'Verily Allah, most High, will ask the servant on the Day of Resurrection, "My servant! Did you know?" If he then answers: "Yes", Allah will tell him, "Then why did you not act upon what you knew?" But if he says, "I was ignorant", He will tell him, "Why did not you learn in order that you may act?!" He will then be disarmed - and that is the conclusive argument.' ⁴

1407.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : الحُجَّةُ قَبل الخَلقِ، ومَع الخَلقِ، وبَعد الخَلقِ .⁵

1407.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'The Argument existed before the creation of people, it exists alongside creation, and will remain after them.' ⁶