The Divine Imam-asws
بَلْ يُرِيدُ الْإِنْسَانُ لِيَفْجُرَ أَمَامَهُ {5}
But, the human being wants to undermine his ‘أَمَامَهُ’ Imam (75:5)
NB: Many translations of the Holy Quran do not include imam, which is clearly in the Verse 75:5, see for example:[1]
كشف اليقين مِنْ كِتَابِ أَسْمَاءِ مَوْلَانَا أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْكَرِيمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحِيمِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مَعْدَانَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ فَضْلٍ الْخَيَّاطِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنِ ابْنِ دَرَّاجٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع قَالَ: لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ بَلْ يُرِيدُ الْإِنْسانُ لِيَفْجُرَ أَمامَهُ دَخَلَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ص فَقَالَ لَهُ سَلِّمْ عَلَى عَلِيٍّ ع بِإِمْرَةِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَقَالَ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَ مِنْ رَسُولِهِ قَالَ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَ مِنْ رَسُولِهِ
(The book) ‘Kashf Al Yaqeen’, from the book ‘Asma’a Mawlana Amir Al-Momineen-asws’ – Ahmad Bin Ali, from Abdul Kareem Bin Abdul Raheem, from Muhammad Bin Ma’dan, from Muhammad Bin Imran Bin Abu Layli, from Aasim Bin Fazal Al Khayyat, from Muhammad Bin Muslim, from Ibn Darraj,
From Abu Ja’far-asws having said: ‘When this Verse was Revealed: But, the human being wants to undermine his Imam [75:5], Abu Bakr entered to see the Prophet-saww. He-saww said to him ‘Greet unto Ali-asws as ‘Amir Al-Momineen’!’ He said, ‘From Allah-azwj and from His-azwj Rasool-saww?’ He-saww said: ‘From Allah-azwj and from His-azwj Rasool-saww’.
ثُمَّ دَخَلَ عُمَرُ قَالَ سَلِّمْ عَلَى عَلِيٍّ ع بِإِمْرَةِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَقَالَ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَ مِنْ رَسُولِهِ قَالَ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَ مِنْ رَسُولِهِ
Then Umar entered. He-saww said: ‘Greet unto Ali-asws as ‘Amir Al-Momineen’!’ He said, ‘From Allah-azwj and from His-azwj Rasool-saww?’ He-saww said: ‘From Allah-azwj and from His-azwj Rasool-saww.
فَقَالَ ثُمَّ نَزَلَتْ يُنَبَّؤُا الْإِنْسانُ يَوْمَئِذٍ بِما قَدَّمَ وَ أَخَّرَ قَالَ مَا قَدَّمَ مِمَّا أُمِرَ بِهِ وَ مَا أَخَّرَ مِمَّا لَمْ يَفْعَلْهُ لَمَّا أُمِرَ بِهِ مِنَ السَّلَامِ عَلَى عَلِيٍّ ع بِإِمْرَةِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
He-asws said: ‘Then it was Revealed: On that Day the human being shall be Given the news of what he had sent ahead, and delayed [75:13]. He-asws said: ‘Whatever he had sent ahead from what he had been commanded with, and what he had delayed from what he did not do of what he had been commanded with, from the greeting unto Ali-asws as ‘Amir Al-Momineen’.[2]
NB: Recognition of a Divine Imam-asws | Hubeali.com
[1] Yet man wants to carouse right out in the open
(Shakir 75:5) Nay! man desires to give the lie to what is before him.
(Pickthal 75:5) But man would fain deny what is before him.
(Yusufali 75:5) But man wishes to do wrong (even) in the time in front of him.
[2] Bihar Al-Anwaar – V 37, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen-asws, Ch 54 H 65