The Imam is like the Kaaba: The Imam does not need our obedience; instead, we must move toward the Imam and draw closer to them. Lady Fatimah Zahra said: “The Prophet of God said: The example of the Imam is like the Kaaba, around which people circulate, but it does not circulate around anything.” (Bihar al-Anwar, Volume 36, p. 353)
Prophet Jacob (Pbuh) suffered from the absence of Joseph (Pbuh) for 20, or according to a narration, 40 years! Undoubtedly, God does not want to bother a believer, but rather intends to make him sincere through the affliction, so that his heart is focused only on God; affliction is the best ladder of Solūk (spiritual growth and self-purification).
Never before in history have all moral virtues been stood in front of all moral vices, as they were on Ashura 61 Ah! The confrontation of Ḥusayn b. Alī (pbuh) against the army of Yazīd, the struggle of the ‘Ultimate Truth’ against the ‘Ultimate Falsehood’. In one side, the ‘Highest Human Virtues’ and on the other, the ‘Lowest and most despicable qualities’.
God has reserved him [ImÄm ZamÄn]. It’s because, no one [from the first to the last] have had this power to spread justice throughout the world, and it was for him alone. This it what the prophets (pbu th) failed to achieve, even though they came to serve it.
In times of trial, there are few individuals like “NÄfiÊ¿ b. HilÄl†who said, “By God! We do not find meeting God unpleasant, and we are steadfast in our intention and insight. There are few individuals like “Zuhayr†who said:
O, the offspring of the Messenger of God! I swear by God, I would like to be killed and then be resurrected, and this could happen a thousand times. But may God save you and your family being killed’
ImÄm Huá¹£ayn (pbuh)’s uprising is not confined to a specific time and place.! While supporting Husayn ibn Ali (pbuh) meant, attending in ““Military Front of KarbalÄâ€â€, supporting Ḥujjat ibn al Haá¹£an [ImÄm ZamÄn (mGehr)] means, attending in the “The Soft Intellectual Cultural Frontâ€
The Helpers in AshurÄ didn’t fear from swords’ and spears’ wounds; so that, they even smiled at the face of martyrdom.
God has reserved him [ImÄm ZamÄn]. It’s because, no one [from the first to the last] have had this power to spread justice throughout the world, and it was for him alone. This it what the prophets (pbu th) failed to achieve, even though they came to serve it.
It’s well known among ImÄmiyah scholars that His Majesty’s blessed birthdate was on Rabi’ al-Awwal, 17th. And the late Allama Majlisi confirmed it according to the consensus. But most of Sunni scholars have mentioned that it was on Rabi’ al-Awwal 12th 33, Shaykh KulaynÄ« 34and some of the best Shia scholars agreed with it.
Imam Ali saw his stolen armor in the hands of a Christian man. He brought him before the judge and he himself sat next to the Christian man.
Then he said: This is my armor. The Christian man said this is my armor, but Amir al-Mu’minin does not lie either.
The judge said to Imam Ali: Do you have any witnesses?
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