The Peak of Eloquence and Being Informed of the Invisible

Being informed of the invisible events of the world, especially the events after the Imam’s martyrdom, is one of the most important discussions in “The Peak of Eloquence” (the collection of Imam Ali’s sermons), totally there are 75 invisible news in this great book, which most or all of them were fulfilled.

The author
“Jafar Sobhani” was born in 1930 in Tabriz – Iran, into a religious and educated family. He studied in Tabriz ####Seminary called “Talebiyeh”. The following were his master:
- Ayatollah Khomeini
- Sheikh Hasan Nahvi
- Mirza Muhammad Ali Modarres Khiyabani
- Allameh Tabatabaee

Ayatollah Sobhani is one of the masters in Islamic Dar al-Tabliq in Qom, also the founder of Islamic Kalam (Theological) Studies Center (Imam Sadeq Institution) and a significant master in Qom Seminary.

The subjects of the book
- The three major roads of gnosis:
1- The empirical and sensory method
2- The rational and intellectual method
3- The inspiration and illumination method
- The different kind of being informed of the invisible
- Some examples on the invisible news in The Peak of Eloquence:
1- Basra will be sunk
2- Mu’awiya will take control of Iraq
3- Mrvan Ibn Hakam will rule for a short time
4- There will be a time which there is only the name of Islam (not the principles)
5- After my death (Imam’s death), Khawarij will live abjectly
6- I am able to answer all tour questions about everything

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