وَ سُئِلَ ع عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- أَ وَ لَمْ يَرَوْا أَنَّا نَأْتِي الْأَرْضَ نَنْقُصُها مِنْ أَطْرافِها فَقَالَ
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فَقْدُ الْعُلَمَاءِ.
Read English translationHide English translationBab Ul Qaim Publications — attributed by Thaqalayn
Hadith.560 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) was asked about the meaning of Allah’s (swt) words: "Do they not see that We are advancing upon the land, reducing it from its borders? And Allah (swt) judges; there is no adjuster of His ruling, and He is swift in account." (Surah Ar-Ra’d 13:41). Imam (as) replied: "The loss of the scholars."
Translation: Bab Ul Qaim Publications — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.