Imam Mehdi (A.S)
Engineer Madani: however will one excuse that God equipped solely the hidden imaum with a unambiguously long life that was not given to others?
Mr. Hoshyar: Incidentally, the planet has seen the likes of this extraordinary individual. Among them one ought to mention the name of the Prophet patriarch (a.s). Some historiographers have attributed 2,500 years older to him. within the Torah 950 years ar mentioned. The Qur'an clearly states that he battled to unfold the message of God among his individuals for 950 years. within the Sura `Ankabut God says:
Indeed, we tend to sent patriarch to his individuals, and he tarried among them a thousand years, virtually fifty; so the flood seized them, while they were evildoers. (19:14)
Even when we doubt the historiographers, we tend to cannot doubt the Qur'an. That heavenly book describes the days of Noah's preaching to his individuals, namely, 950 years. now this age is completely unusual.
Engineer Madani: I have heard that this verse from the Qur'an is among the ambiguous passages that is receptive interpretation.
Mr. Hoshyar: where is that the ambiguity in it? is that the ambiguity due to the which means and also the intention which is obscure or brief? Anyone UN agency is minimally at home with the rules of the arabic language will explain the verse without any problem. If this is often considered associate ambiguous verse within the Qur'an, then there's no clear verse within the Book of God! I cannot trust the assessment of these individuals except that i think they're basically critical the knowledge contained within the Qur'an, however ar afraid to say therefore.
Mas`udi has mentioned a number of historical figures UN agency lived a protracted life. Among them are:
Adam, UN agency lived for 930 years; Seth, 912 years; Anush, 960 years; heap, 732 years; Idris, three hundred years; patriarch, 950 years; Abraham, 195 years; Jamshid 600 years; `Umar b. `Amir, 800 years; `Ad, 1,200 years.
If you check with the books on history, hadith, and also the Torah you may find numerous persons of this sort mentioned there. However, it is necessary to stay in mind that the main sources for these examples of long age ar either the Torah and its histories, whose dependableness isn't faultless; the 'single' traditions, which do not establish certainty in what they inform; or the books on history that haven't been considered authentic and which don't seem to be free from exaggeration. Since their believability was not clear to Pine Tree State I did not manufacture them as proofs in my discussion and, in fact, I restricted myself solely to the long age of patriarch, as declared within the Qur'an. If you are curious about analysing the matter more you would possibly browse a book on persons UN agency lived long lives, by Abi Hatim Sijistani, al-Mu'ammarun wa al-wasaya. Another book that treats the subject is Abu Rayhan Biruni's al-Athar al-baqiya. in addition, there ar alternative historical sources that debate the matter of the longevity of bound renowned individuals in history.
