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The Philosophy of the Existence of the Imam - Al-Shia The Scientific and Cultural Website of Shia belief The Philosophy of the Existence of the Imam 2022-12-14 373 Views Imamate , Necessity of an Imam The discussion which we had about the necessity for the sending of the Holy Prophet by God, makes us familiar, to a certain extent, with the necessity for the existence of an Imam after the Prophet because in many of the important issues, they hold things in common, but here, it is important to mention other reasons, as well.

Contents Spiritual Perfection along with Divine Leadership The Political and Social Leadership of the Ummah The Necessity for the Final Proof The Imam is a Great Intermediator for Divine Grace Spiritual Perfection along with Divine Leadership Before anything else, we must seek out the goal for the creation of human beings which is the highest creature in the world of Creation.

They take a way which is long and full of twists and turns towards God, towards Absolute Perfection and spiritual perfection in all of the dimensions. Without any doubt, this way cannot be taken and the goal cannot be attained without the presence of a pure leader. It is not possible to undertake this way without a leader who is a heavenly teacher because it is a way full of darkness and the dangers of becoming lost.

It is clear that God created human beings with their own free will and choice and gave them a conscience and a heavenly book and sent his prophets to them but it is possible that the human being, despite all of these facilities and possibilities, errs upon the way.

Clearly, the presence of an infallible leader will help to prevent the danger of deviation and going astray to a great extent, and in this way, all existence of the Imam is necessary to complete the goal of the creation of human beings. This is that very thing which is called ‘the law of kindness’.

What is meant by this is that God, the Wise, has seen to all of the affairs of the human being to reach the goal of creation among which is the sending of the prophets and the selection of pure Imams, otherwise there would be an imperfection in motive.