The Special Leadership (Imamate) in The Shia Religion

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Imam Mahdi, the promised existent / Chapter Two

The Special Leadership (Imamate) in The Shia Religion – 4th part

The way to know the Imam of the time (Imam Mahdi)

The absence of Imam Mahdi has always been an important, valid and authentic issue, as all the innocents, from the Holy Prophet of Islam to Imam Askari, who have repeatedly pointed to his blessed existence and qualities. There are many narrations of Shia and non-Shia narrators in this regard.
Muhammad bin Othman says that I heard from my father that I was in the service of Imam Hasan Askari and my father asked: Is it true that the Prophet said: “Whoever dies and does not know the Imam of his time has died the death of ignorance”?
He said: Yes, this statement is true and there is no doubt about it, just as there is no doubt that this day is clear. Then my father said: After you passed away, who is the imam after you? Imam Askari mentioned the blessed name of Imam Mahdi and then said: He has a long absence in which some wanderers, groups perish and groups are doubted.

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Based on this, the absence of Imam Mahdi is difficult for many, and doubts poison many minds, and some people say that how can a person live for more than a thousand years and a group of people say that from where is it known that he will come? And other people raise other simpler or more complex doubts in their minds and publish them.
On the other hand, the time of the appearance of the Blessed Remnant of God (Imam Mahdi) is not known, although we must always wait for the appearance of His Holiness, and it is possible that his absence will be prolonged and doubts will increase.
What should we do to avoid these doubts in individual and social dimensions? And what should we do so that we don’t fall into the trap of reading different readings about religious issues and debates, especially the challenges facing the Islamic government, such as the issue of velayat faqih? And what should we do so that we don’t sink into the quagmire of doubts and recognize and solve the problems of this time by knowing the authenticity of the Imam and the Imamate?
Knowing God’s guardian and the Imam of the age is the only way to salvation, which can be done by asking God’s Holy Essence and scientific and practical struggle.

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The promise of deliverance from ignorance and deliverance from the darkness of misguidance has occupied the hearts of insightful people for a long time, for this reason, some special students of the Ahl al-Bayt, in order to find a way of guidance, have raised questions about knowing the last divine proof in their presence, as mentioned by Mr.
Zarara. He says: I heard from Imam Sadiq that he said: Imam Mahdi Special Leadership will have a long absence before his resurrection.
I said: Why? He said: If it is visible, they will kill him. Then he said: O Zarara, he is the one who is waiting for him and people doubt his birth.
Some say that his father passed away and left no children. Some say it is in his mother’s womb;
A group says it is absent; Some say that he was not born, and some others say that he was born two years before his father’s death.
But the Almighty God wants to test the Shiites, and in this difficult test, the nullists have doubts.
Zarara, who seemed to be frightened by such a suspicious atmosphere, and thought of a solution, said: I told Imam Sadiq that I would sacrifice you! What would I do if I were at that time? The Holy Prophet said, if you understand that time, keep your heart busy with this prayer:
O Lord, make yourself known to me, and if you do not make yourself known to me, I will not know your prophet, O Lord, make your prophet known to me, and if you do not make your prophet known to me, I will not know the imam, O Lord, make the imam known to me, and if you do not make the imam known to me, my religion is going astray.

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Prayer is not only a set of words to read and request, but deep knowledge and valuable lessons are hidden in the prayers of the innocents, which understanding them and reflecting on their teachings brings valuable scientific and practical works as Zarareh seeks to solve his problem with this precious lesson.
There are many ways to know the high status of Imamate and the unique personality of the Imam of the Age (Imam Mahdi Special Leadership); Examining the supplications and pilgrimages that came from the Imam of the age (Imam Mahdi Special Leadership) or what other Imams said about him is one of the best ways.
In the same way, reflecting on the phrases of Nahj al-Balagha (Speech of Imam Ali), Sayyid al-Shahda (Imam Hussein) from the beginning to the end of the Karbala incident, the long teachings of Sahifa Sajjadiyah (Supplications of Imam Sajjad) are indicative of the plans of Imam Ali, Imam Hussein and Imam Sajjad.
From the establishment of scientific fields and the holding of scientific debates, the program of the imams is deduced, from the supplications related to the Imam of the Age (Imam Mahdi Special Leadership), his programs are understood; Because when an Imam prays, in addition to the requirements of prayer, he explains the characteristics of Imamate and Imam’s duty to the people, how the Imam connects with the people, and the worldly and royal influence of the Imam.

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On this basis, whoever wants to know the blessed existence of Imam Mahdi Special Leadership, it is better to carefully examine the pilgrimages and prayers related to that Imam, so that she can get to know Imam Mahdi Special Leadership.
On the other hand, the knowledge of the Imam of the Age (Imam Mahdi Special Leadership) has levels whose influence in removing the dust of ignorance is not the same, because the effects of each level of knowledge in explaining the true and correct expectation are different from the other level; For example, knowing the birth certificate of Imam Mahdi Special Leadership.
and knowing the date of birth and the time of short and long absence and the like will never be the same as knowing the true meaning of Imamate and knowing the truth of guardianship and the exclusive application of that legal personality in a certain real person; The one who knows God with divinity has followed the best way to know God and has become a good knower of God;
And like even though knowing the Messenger through a miracle is enough; But it does not provide a high level of recognition; But the one who knows the Messenger with the knowledge of the mission, will not need to know him because of the miracle, because when the meaning of divinity and mission is understood, God and the Messenger are known.

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It is in the narration of Kolini and Sadouq that the leader of the community (Imam) is known by these qualities: Know God by his divinity, the Prophet by his mission, and the Imam by goodness, justice and beneficence; But this narration is not enough because one can never recognize the leader of the community (Imam) by only doing what is good, fair and benevolent because there are many good commanders, that’s why in another narration he said: … by goodness, justice and beneficence and not by commanding to do good, because the Imam is known by goodness, justice and beneficence, not by commanding them, the one who The guardian of the society is from God and he is in charge of the affairs, he is not satisfied with just ordering the good, justice and beneficence, but his tradition is goodness, his character is justice and his way is kindness.
If someone is well-informed, he will find the truth in the Guardian. Just as the knower of justice and benevolence observes justice and benevolence in the Imam’s lifestyle and realizes that he is the owner of the position of guardianship.

The best way to know the Imam of our time (Imam Mahdi Special Leadership)

In order to get to know God, man sometimes uses universal signs and sometimes self-inflicted verses, and sometimes on the basis of “Know God by His Divinity”, “Through you, I have come to know you, and you are my reason for knowing yourself, O one whose nature is the reason for his nature.” He knows God through his blessed existence and realizes realistically that “Isn’t it enough that God sees everything?” (Surah Faslat verse 53).
Such a person tells those who are looking for outward and inward signs in the present language, why do you consider God’s essence to be absent and seek a way to Him by searching in the outward and inward, while before those two, God is visible. God first said: “Soon We will show them Our signs around the world and in their souls, so that the truth will become clear to them” (Surah Al-Fashlat, verse 53).
Then he mentioned the sufficiency of God to know Him and the lack of need for outward and inward signs in this regard: “Isn’t it enough that God…” (Surah al-Fashlat verse 53) and then he stated the reason for the sufficiency of God’s blessed existence to know Him like this: “Indeed, He is the Seer of all things” (Surah al-Fashlat, verse 53)
Whatever man wants to see, he sees God first. Before he understands the reason, the understanding of the reason and himself who is reasoned, he understands God.

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God, who has an infinite presence in everything, because “God is between man and his heart” (Surah Anfal verse 24) does not need us to ask him from outsiders: “Isn’t it enough that God sees everything?” (Surah Faslat verse 53)
Such knowledge is the most useful knowledge and is possible for everyone. This path is the path of the heart, which does not require knowledge of philosophical, theological terms, or seminary and university courses, and is universal and permanent guidance.
The Noble Prophet of Islam and the Infallible Imams are the manifestations of the Names and Attributes of God’s Holy Essence and the highest signs of His presence, and just as God originally has the highest level of appearance and visibility manifestations of His Holy Essence (Imams) naturally have a lower rank than the existence of God and superior to others.
According to what has been said, the best way to know the Messenger of God and the imams of guidance is the way of the heart and understanding of divinity, prophethood and imamate. to be continued…