THE MEANING OF WILAYAH AT-TAKWINIYYAH

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What is the meaning of Wilayah at-Takwiniyyah?

 

One of the important beliefs of the Shia is the Wilayah at-Takwiniyyah of divine saints. That means, the Prophet and the Imam have extraordinary power and can control the world of creation, for example, Jesus resurrected a dead person who according to nature should not be alive again, or gave life to a statue, or informed about the unseen[1]. An other Qur'anic example is Asif Ibn Barkhia who was able to bring the throne of Balqis to Prophet Suleiman in the blink of an eye.[2]

Therefore, it is stated; It is possible rationally and legally, that God grants His special servants

 1. The authority and the power to control the universe.

2. Special missions such as managing affairs, of course, only in those cases that are assigned to them.

3. To make the universe submissive and subservient to them so that they can do whatever they see fit according to necessity and expediency. In order to express their status and position, to complete the argument against others or for other purposes.

Such a guardianship for the Holy Prophet and the Imams is stable and reliable. Their extraordinary power and certain events that have been recorded by history and frequent hadiths cannot be denied or doubted.

And even from some special companions of the Imams, scholars and pious persons, extraordinary deeds have been issued, and this type of Wilayah(guardianship) is neither Shirk (polytheism), nor Tafwidh (delegation), nor Ghulu (exaggeration), nor is it against Tawhid (monotheism).[3]

In Ziyarat Jami'a al-Kabirah, Imam Hadi (a.s.) said:"The return of creation is to you, and their reckoning is with you, and the speech that separates truth from falsehood is with you, and God's signs are with you"[4]

 

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[1] . (Al-Imran-49) "وَرَسُولًا إِلَىٰ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنِّي قَدْ جِئْتُكُمْ بِآيَةٍ مِنْ رَبِّكُمْ ۖ أَنِّي أَخْلُقُ لَكُمْ مِنَ الطِّينِ كَهَيْئَةِ الطَّيْرِ فَأَنْفُخُ فِيهِ فَيَكُونُ طَيْرًا بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ ۖ وَأُبْرِئُ الْأَكْمَهَ وَالْأَبْرَصَ وَأُحْيِي الْمَوْتَىٰ بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ ۖ وَأُنَبِّئُكُمْ بِمَا تَأْكُلُونَ وَمَا تَدَّخِرُونَ فِي بُيُوتِكُمْ"

[2]  "قَالَ الَّذِي عِنْدَهُ عِلْمٌ مِنَ الْكِتَابِ أَنَا آتِيكَ بِهِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَرْتَدَّ إِلَيْكَ طَرْفُكَ ۚ فَلَمَّا رَآهُ مُسْتَقِرًّا عِنْدَهُ قَالَ هَٰذَا مِنْ فَضْلِ رَبِّي" (An-Naml-40) .

[3] . Wilayah at-takwiniyyah and Wilayah at-tashri’iyyah /Lotfollah Safi Golpayegani/p.94

[4] . «اِیابُ الْخَلْقِ ِالَیْکُمْ، وَحِسابُهُمْ عَلَیْکُمْ، وَفَصْلُ الْخِطابِ عِنْدَکُمْ، وَ آیاتُ اللهِ لَدَیْکُمْ» (Ziyarat Jamea Kabira)