Either a literal or a metaphorical interpretation is acceptable.
The narrations could be speaking literally about a person.
Possibly, also, the Prophet (S) and Imams (A) were attempting to explain something to people who, because they lived in a different time with different technologies, could not have understood them at all if they had tried to give a literal explanation. Therefore, they spoke metaphorically in a way that people would understand.
Raj’at or Raj’ah الرَجعَة means the return to this life after death. This return will be during the government of Imam Al-Mahdi (AS) over the whole world. Allah will bring back to this world the best believers to witness the victory of Ahlul Bayt (AS). Allah will also bring back to this world the worst enemies of Islam to see that and get some of the results of their evil deeds.
Raj’ah is mentioned in Quran (Sura Ghaafir, verse 11).
No one agrees on this or knows for sure. A literal reading of hadith indicates he is a real person. However, possibly some things were foretold in a way we could understand which is metaphorical.
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