Nature of Their Glorious Bodies is Different from All Other Bodies
In this chapter, we will delve, along with the deficient group, into understanding the nature of the Imam's body. We will not claim that the meaning appeared in him, suggesting it is a form of imagination or confusion. Rather, we will show from their books that the Imam's body has marvelous special characteristics that differ from other human bodies, and that the element of the body of the Name (the Imam) is completely different from the elements of the bodies of the believers, let alone all of creation.
Our Master al-Ṣādiq (May his glory be exalted) said: "Indeed, God created us from 'Illiyyīn, and created our souls from above that. He created the souls of our followers from 'Illiyyīn, and created their bodies from below that."1
If you reflect, may God have mercy on you,
The Imam's soul is created from above 'Illiyyīn.
The Imam's body is created from 'Illiyyīn.
The believer's soul is created from 'Illiyyīn.
The believer's body is created from below that.
If killing does not affect your soul because you are from 'Illiyyīn, then how can killing and the touch of iron affect the Imam's body, when his body is created from the same element as your soul, which cannot be killed because it is from 'Illiyyīn?!
Reflect, may God have mercy on you.
Our Master al-Ḥasan al-Mujtabā (May His Glory be Mighty) said: "And lift the constraints of humanity from us."2
What are the constraints of humanity?