One of the devoted servants of Imam Hasan Askari (PBUH), named Nasr, has narrated that he used to see and hear the Imam (PBUH) speaking to his Roman, Turkish, Indian and … staff in their own native languages. Nasr was astonished; he said that one day he was thinking how could that be, how could he speak to them in their languages, while the Imam (PBUH) was born in Medina, and as long as his father was alive, he had not spoken to any one but his father! Let us not forget that the beloved father of Hadrat Mahdi (May Allah hasten his Emergence), Imam Hasan Askari (PBUH), had assumed the responsibility of Imamat, after his father, Imam Ali son of Muhammad, Haadi, (PBUT) was martyred, and like his fathers (PBUT), had no human teacher but his father (PBUH).

As Nasr was thinking these wondrous thoughts, Imam Hasan Askari (PBUH) turned to him and said:

Allah bestows upon whom He -the Exalted- has made His Hojjat (Proof) upon His creations, the Knowledge and Gnosis of All things, and All languages. If it was any thing but this, there would not be any difference between he who is the Hojjat of Allah, and he who is not! Do not be astounded by this.

(Hadiqat-O-SHshi'ah of Moqaddas Ardabili, p. 709; …)

Truly the Allah Bestowed Knowledge of the Hojaj (Hojjats, Proofs) of Allah is never comparable to the very limited gained knowledge of regular people. All the Prophets and their Successors (PBUT) have been the Hojaj of Allah upon His creations, throughout the history of creation. And of course the level of the Bestowed Knowledge itself depends upon the rank of the Hojjat by Allah; i.e. Hadrat Mohammad (PBUH&HP), and his AhlulBayt (PBUT) after him, being the most exalted creations of Allah, have the highest level of the Bestowed Knowledge which is ever-increasing too. Let us engrave on our minds and hearts, the profound statements of Imam Hasan Askari (PBUH): "… If it was any thing but this, there would not be any difference between he who is the Hojjat of Allah, and he who is not!"

Therefore, if, there truly exists any genuine and undistorted case in history in which it has been reported that the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH&HP) did not read and write in front of the people, first of all Allah and His Prophet know all the reasons and Allah-Willing, Imam Mahdi (PBUH) will disclose them; but from one aspect, perhaps it was so that everyone including the many hypocrites around the Prophet, and the enemies -who had all witnessed that the prophet had never attended a human teacher- would comprehend that all of the Prophet's Knowledge was Divinely bestowed, and so that they would not have an excuse to accuse the Prophet of being an impostor, and reading and narrating from other books such as Torah, Enjil (gospel) and …; as this issue has been clearly proven, Qur'an confirms all previous Divine Prophets (PBUT) and their Books, and reports some of their stories, stories which are in many details very much different from the presented stories in the Bible; i.e. Allah through Qur'an has corrected the distorted Bible stories.

Truly, how could those dark-hearted and closed-minded hypocrites and ignorant disbelievers, who had accused the Prophet of sorcery and insanity (Qur'an, 81:22, 68:51, 37:36, 10:2, …), comprehend the Divinely bestowed Knowledge and Power of the Prophet as a human; a holy man who was neither a god-incarnate nor a demi-god (as for instance, distorted Christianity was and still is introducing Jesus -PBUH-), nor a magician (as Moses -PBUH- was accused). The pagans of Arabia, like the pagans elsewhere, and the Jews and Christians -due to human distortions which have entered into previous Divine teachings, and misguidance of ancient myths, gnosticism, philosophy and …- had no correct conception of Prophethood and Divine Revelation at all. They would believe in any celestial agency such as Angels, or any untrue phenomenon such as incarnation (god becoming man), or magic, but it was beyond their comprehension that a human being, looking like them, could be the Chosen Messenger of Allah and -by Allah's Will- possess such Power and Knowledge without being a god or angel or magician or …; i.e. they misjudged the Divinely bestowed Knowledge and Power of Messengership and Prophethood by attributing it to magic and sorcery or insanity. Perhaps the Prophet (PBUH&HP) -in order to compassionately and benevolently guide all of them to the Right Path and teach them that Prophets and Successors (PBUT) are not God or gods, and to obliterate their accusations and …, and therefore effectively deliver Allah's messages to every one from all walks of life- moved one step at a time with people's intellects, and manifested slowly his abilities to the public, while he disclosed certain facts to his sincere and devoted followers. For more information in this regard, we cordially invite you to read both parts of the article: "Ummi Prophet, illiterate or not!" in this site: kindfather.com

But what about us?! Over 1400 years have gone by since the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH&HP); do we still have a misconception in regard to the Allah-Bestowed Knowledge of Muhammad and his AhlulBayt (PBUT)? Have we not realized that their Knowledge as manifested in their Words and Guidance, which are the heart and soul of Qur'an, actually encompass the entire knowledge of humankind? Have we not comprehended that they are the Knowledge Chest of all Sciences?!

The Mahdi (PBUH) whom we are seeking his guidance and assistance moment by moment, and are Anticipating his Appearance, is the Hojjat of Allah upon the entire existence today; his Knowledge, encompasses the entire knowledge of humankind. Let us remember again some of the statements which our most loving Prophet Mohammad (PBUH&HP), over 1400 years ago, has said in regard to his beloved Mahdi (PBUH), in his unforgettable and everlasting Ghadir Sermon:

"… He shall be the heir of Every Knowledge, and the one who shall encompass; … Know that he shall be the Remaining Proof (of Allah), after whom there shall be no (new) Proof. There shall be no Truth except with him, nor shall there be any Light (of Knowledge, Guidance, …) except at his disposal … ."

O' our beloved Mahdi (Peace and Blessings be upon you and your fathers and mother)! We know not of any wiser and more intelligent and Monotheistic thing to do, than to try to walk behind you second by second in every thing we do in our lonely lives, and pray for your glorious Emergence … . Our beloved! Our hearts are broken and our minds astonished to see that still the same old ignorance and hypocrisy exist among some dark-hearted and closed-minded … .