WHAT IS THE MEANING OF INTERCESSION?
Refrence: Al-Mizan, An Exegesis of the Quran، Allamah as-Sayyid Muhammad Husayn at-Tabata`i؛ ash –Shafa’ah” (= الشفاعة intercession) is derived from “ash-shaf’” (الشفع) which means “even” as opposed to odd the interceder adds his own recommendation to the plea of the petitioner; in this way the number of pleaders becomes even, and the weak plea of the petitioner is strengthened by the prestige of the intercessor. We are accustomed in our social and communal life to seek others’ intercession and help for fulfilling our needs. We resort to it to get an advantage or to ward off a disadvantage. Here we are not talking about an advantage or a disadvantage, a benefit or a harm that is caused by natural causes, like hunger and thirst, heat or cold, illness or health; because in such cases we get what we want through its natural remedies, like eating and drinking, wearing clothes, getting treatment and so on. What we are talking here about is the benefit and harm, punishment and reward resulti
