But for a society...

But for a society, it is necessary that a correct system rule over it and human talents blossom to struggle against deviations, preserve the rights of all individuals and for reaching this great goal, programming and organization are necessary and the motives be mobilized for motion in a free environment in all of society. It is a fact that human beings sin. Because of this, human beings have always borne witness to the political deviation of the world.

The necessity for a pure leader, sent on behalf of God Almighty to supervise this important issue and, also, make use of the people’s power and the great thoughts of scholars, prevents any kind of deviation. This is another of the philosophies behind the existence of the Imam and another, we repeat, is to be a guide. Thus the duty of the people at the special times when the pure Imam is in occultation has become clear and, with the will of God, we will speak about it in later lessons.

The Necessity for the Final Proof Not only must the heart be guided by the rays of the existence of the Imam, and follow its way towards absolute perfection, but for those who knowingly and consciously follow the wrong way and who have gone astray, there must be a final proof so that if they are promised a chastisement, it will not be without reason and no one can complain that no one had shown them the way and if they had been shown, they would not have gone astray.

In other words, it is to close the way to excuses that the proof of the truth be given to the necessary extent, and awareness is given to the unaware and to the aware, to gain the strength of willpower. The Imam is a Great Intermediator for Divine Grace Many of the scholars following the Islamic traditions compare the existence of the Prophet and the Imam in the human society in the total world of Creation to the existence of a heart in the body of the human being.

We know that when the heart beats, blood is sent to all the parts of the body and it nurtures all of the cells of the body.