Verse No. 11

“Indeed, there exists among people a man who is well-aware of Allah. It is obligatory for them to ask him so that he informs them about Allah.”

قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى:

﴿الرَّحْمَنُ فَاسْأَلْ بِهِ خَبِيرًا﴾[1]

Translation:

Allah Almighty has said:

“(He is) the Most Compassionate. So, ask one well-aware of Him.”

Consideration

أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الشَّكُورِ بْنُ زُلْمَيَ الْوَرْدَكِيُّ، قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ الْمَنْصُورَ عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى: ﴿فَاسْأَلْ بِهِ خَبِيرًا﴾، فَقَالَ: فَاسْأَلْ خَبِيرًا بِهِ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: إِنَّ فِي النَّاسِ رَجُلًا خَبِيرًا بِاللَّهِ كُتِبَ عَلَيْهِمْ أَنْ يَسْأَلُوهُ لِيُخْبِرَهُمْ عَنِ اللَّهِ، فَمَنْ مَاتَ مِنْهُمْ وَلَمْ يَعْرِفِ الرَّجُلَ فَقَدْ مَاتَ فِي جَهْلٍ وَضَلَالٍ، قُلْتُ: أَنَّى لَهُمْ أَنْ يَعْرِفُوهُ؟! قَالَ: لَوْ تَمَسَّكُوا بِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ وَمَنْ عَرَفُوهُ مِنْ خُلَفَائِهِ فِي الْأَرْضِ لَمْ يَخْفَ عَلَيْهِمْ، لَكِنَّهُمْ أَعْرَضُوا، فَـ﴿طَبَعَ اللَّهُ عَلَى قُلُوبِهِمْ وَسَمْعِهِمْ وَأَبْصَارِهِمْ ۖ وَأُولَئِكَ هُمُ الْغَافِلُونَ﴾[2].

Translation:

Abd al-Shakur ibn Zulmai al-Wardaki informed us, he said: I asked Mansoor about the statement of Allah Almighty, where He has said: “Ask one well-aware of Him.” So, he said: “(It means) ask someone who is well-aware of Him.’” Then he said: “Indeed, there exists among people a man who is well-aware of Allah. It is obligatory for them to ask him so that he informs them about Allah. So, whoever among them dies without knowing this man has died in ignorance and misguidance.” I said: “How can they know him?!” He said: “If they had held firmly to the Book of Allah and to one of His caliphs on Earth whom they knew, it would not have remained hidden from them. But they turned away, so ‘Allah sealed their hearts, ears, and eyes, and they are the heedless ones.’”