shia vs sunna

Imām Riḍā (pbuh)’s prayer for Imām Zamān (mGehr), is an important prayer (We need to publicize it!)

December 2, 2024 0

*There is a need for us to be connected to His Excellency, through reciting honest Du’a al-Baha1. We are expected to hold the religious meetings, for reciting all the worshipping and Mathur prayers2 which where stated by the Excellency.

*Our main Dawn prayer, is expected to be for Imām Zamān (mGehr). It shouldn’t be recited in our language, but narrated from [Infallible] Imāms. One of them, is the Adh Prayer3. The other, is Imām Riḍā (pbuh)’s prayer for Imām Zamān (pbuh) which looks very important, to me. It is as follows:

Calamities and Reading prayers

May 30, 2024 0

Once, Imām Ṣādiq (pbuh) stated to his companions, ‘Can you recognize whether the disaster you suffer, will last long or not?’ The companions said, ‘No!’ The Imām reacted, ‘whenever reading is inspired [and you perform it] to each of you, it means the disaster doesn’t last [and it will be]!’   (Kāfī, Vol. 2, P. 470)

2-    Why are the healthy people expected to read prayers as the sick people?

Imām Zamān (mGehr)’s duties, while he is unknown to the people

May 30, 2024 0

Imām Zamān (mGehr)’s duties while he is unknown are of two types, based on Sayyid Muḥammad Ṣadr:

1-    Protecting his Shiites and friends and observing their social relations with other people. Also he observes them, since they are supposed to teach Islamic taught as good as possible, and implement Islamic laws.

The wisdom and benefits behind The Occultation

May 30, 2024 0

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.