The duties of Imām Zamān (mGehr) in the common occasions
Shi’a belief: By referring to the books of Shi’a Mutakallim 1, it will be possible to find out the philosophy of Imamate [Here we mean, […]
12 Shiites’ imams
People will be inclined to the religion and love it, if the faithful benefit from their piety and faith to gain calmness, and have calm faces even in the peak of problems!
Many people are used to discomfort so they never understand they are not calm! They even don’t look for it! Of the signs of being used to discomfort is that, when the problems of these people are over and they feel free, they will look for them; they cannot live without anxiety!
A strategy for avoiding regret
“If your wish is not fulfilled, consider, ‘I haven’t ever wanted such a thing! [Not to feel sad]. And if you lose something, tell, ‘I haven’t ever had such a thing!’”
Relieve your soul! Emotional distress leads humans to disbelief! Now, what is to make us happy?’ Imām Alī (pbuh) stated,
قُرَّةُ عَیْنِ فِیمَالا یَزول
(Nahj al Balāghah, Sermon 193)
It means the pious individual is happy with the immortal things; the eternal things enlighten their eyes.
What’s the specific and important technique for fulfilling the prayers?
Imām Ṣādiq (pbuh) stated:
A Muslim’s prayer for their brothers [other Muslims] in their absence, makes him to be safe from the calamities and gifts him God’s blessing. Also, the divine angels call him/ her, ‘You will be gifted twice the things, you prayed [wished] for your brother!’
About Imām Zamān (mGehr)’s honorable mother
When the ships that carry the captives landed on the shore, you can see a crowd of bondmen. Also, a group of deputies of Bani Abbās’s Emirs and a few Arab young men will gather around them. All day long, you have to be on the lookout for the slaver named “Amroo ibn Yazīd”. You will wait up to the time, he will introduce the bondwoman who has such and such features… she will wear a silk clothes.
1-It was a coin equal to 3.45 grams of gold.
There are two ways to reduce suffering: To choose some appropriate [meaningful] suffering, and to welcome the suffering which God considered for us
One of the ways to reduce suffering is to choose some of the suffering ourselves! After accepting the philosophy of suffering, a wise individual will mention, “As I cannot get rid of suffering, I will choose some of them myself [and embrace it].” If we choose a positive and meaningful suffering, God will reduce our suffering two or more times; such as by giving alms/donations or so on. Although giving alms is a little suffering, poverty is making you suffer more!
Convenience shouldn’t be destroyed; It should be controlled and managed
Seeking comfort [convenience] is of the nature of humans. But, it can be in an extreme state, transforming, and leads humans to fall. We are not supposed to destroy seeking comfort in ourselves; instead, we should control and manage it. This doesn’t mean to remove all the comforts! On the contrary, we are supposed to provide ourselves with comforts and convenience.
While Imām Mahdī (mGehr)’s Hujjah [Mahdaviiat] was clear, why did some Shiites consider “Nafs al- Zakiyyah1” or “Muḥammad ibn Hanafiyyah” as Imām Mahdī (mGehr)?!
Although in some Aḥādīth which are about Imām Mahdī (mGehr)’s rise, by the Messenger of God (pbuh&h) and his Ahl al Bayt (pbu th), it has been clarified that he is definitely the son of 11th Imām “Askarī (pbuh)”, because the people knew all Ahl al Bayt (pbu th) as “The best guide for people” and “Guided By God”; therefore, facing cruelty and violation, they took refuge to one of them as “Imām Mahdī (mGehr)” [It was a sort of psychological need to a divine Imām]. They would also take some other people with themselves.
The wisdom and benefits behind The Occultation
Regarding the issue, Ahl al Bayt1 (pbu th) presented some reasons for The Occultation:
1- Protecting the Imām (mGehr)’s life from the enemies’ dangers/ detriments.
[In this relation,] Zurārah2 narrated from Imām Ṣādiq (pbuh):
إِنً لِلْقَائِمَ غَیْبَۀِ قَبْلُ ظُهُورِهَ قُلْتَ وَ لِمُ قَالَ یَخَافوِ أَوْمَىبِیَدِهِ إِلَىَ بَطْنِهُ قَالزُرَارَۀَ یَعْنِیاَلْقَتْل
Indeed, the Qā’im will be absent before his appearance.
Whoever sees small sufferings as big, will be affected by big sufferings
Imām Alī (pbuh): Whoever sees small sufferings as big, will be affected by big sufferings
Amīr al Mu’menin (pbuh) stated,
مَن عظَّم صغارَ المصائبِ ابتلاهُ اللهُ بِکِبارِها
(Nahj al Balāghah, Sermon 448)
“Whoever sees small sufferings as big, big sufferings will affect them.”