04-05-2007, 03:13 PM
Quote:The Shia believe that Gabriel is one of the most honoured Archangles of Allah (swt) free from error who executes the exact command of his Lord like all Angels. Gabriel is the one upon whom the revelation of the Quran unto The Prophet of Mercy Muhammad(saw) was entrusted.
<b>2:96 Say: "Whoever is the enemy of Gabriel for surely he revealed it to your heart by Allah's Command, verifying that which is before it, and guidance and good news for the believers </b>
2:97 Whoever is the enemy of Allah and His angels and His apostles and Gabriel and Michael - so surely Allah is the enemy of the unbelievers"
Allama Tabatabai a famous Shia exegete makes the following statements about these verses.
<i>"Gabriel is one of the angels of Allah; he has no authority except to follow and obey the Divine Command - just like Michael and other angels. They are honored servants of Allah; they do not disobey His command, and they do as they are told."</i>
<i>So far as the revelation of the Qur'an is concerned, neither Gabriel has any choice or authority of his own in bringing it down (he is subject to the Divine command, which he faithfully carries out) nor the Apostle of Allah (s.a.w.a.) has any choice or authority of his own in receiving it and conveying it to his ummah; his heart is the receptacle of revelation, on which he has no control at all and which he is bound to convey to his people.</i>
AlMizan by Allama Tabatabai (cited in http://almizan.org/tafseer/Volume2/Baqarah19.asp)
As for the identification of the person this revelation was sent to that is fairly obvious but in the spirit if comprehensiveness.
<b>47:2 But those who believe and work deeds of righteousness, and believe in the (Revelation) sent down to Muhammad - for it is the Truth from their Lord,- He will remove from them their ills and improve their condition. </b>
Another famous Shia exegete Agha Pooya Yazdi commenting on this verse.
<i>Aqa Mahdi Puya says: </i>
The repeated reference to the belief in the Holy Prophet excludes the people of the book (Jews and Christians) from "the believers", though they may believe in Allah. because they do not believe in the final revelation (the Quran) revealed to the last messenger of Allah, the Holy Prophet.
commentary by Agha Puya / S.V. Mir Ahmed Ali. (cited in http://al-islam.org/quran/)
Hope this answers your question beyond doubt.
im glad the brother clarified the issue
this is a small sect within the shia sect...the sect with that belief as called Shia Alawi's, whom the transced in line to the Imam Ali as they claim.
they believe in such a disgraceful belief.
Shia's affirm that there is no God except Allah and Muhammad is his prophet.
im not a shia, as myself have what is with and what with against some shia ideology and certain practices.