Series: Inscribing the Return: Writing as Divine Leadership: The Pen and the Ark: Writing, Tafsir, and the Leadership of the Spirit
Why the Inheritance of Leadership Begins with the Pen Intro : The Qur'an and Hadith are filled with clues about the role of writing in spiritual preservation, prophetic mission, and divine leadership. A recurring thread that binds the earliest prophets to the mission of Imam al-Mahdi (ajtf) is the Pen — not just as a tool, but as a divine trust . Section 1: The Prophet Who Did Not Write, and the Imam Who Did The Holy Prophet (ṣ) did not write. This is no shortcoming — it is a sign : → His mission was morality, purification, and message delivery . → He was the seal of communication , the unlettered Prophet who brought the final letter. Imam Ali (as), however, wrote. And not only did he write, he compiled the entire tafsir of the Qur’an within six months of the Prophet’s passing. → His mission was leadership — preservation, interpretation, application . → The sword of Zulfiqar was preceded by the pen of tafsir . This tells us something important: You can carry the...