[^4] 4- وَالإِيمانُ اَداءُ الفَرائِضِ وَاجتِنابُ المَحارِمِ.
[^4] 4- وَالإِيمانُ اَداءُ الفَرائِضِ وَاجتِنابُ المَحارِمِ. وَالإِمانُ هُوَ مَعَرِفَةٌ بِالقَلبِ وَإقرارٌ باللِّسانِ وَعَمَلٌ بِالأرکانِ. (تحف العقول ص442) One day Imam Ridha’ (as) mentioned Quran & so he described the magnanimity & glory of it's authority & it's miracles saying, That is the firm cable of Allah & firmest handhold & the ideal & model path, it guides & leads toward paradise & is the savior from the fire (of Hell). It does not corrode & wear out by the passage & flow of time.
Moreover, it's continuous repetition & recitation through the tongue does not devalue & depreciate it. Since, it is not made to exist for a certain age & period apart from other ages & periods. Instead, it has been made a proof & logic for all human beings. Falsehood does nether find passage in the front & afore of it nor from it's back side. It has been descended (revealed) by Allah, the all wise, all praise worthy.
[^5] 5- ذَکَر الرَّضا (ع) يَوماً القُرآنَ فَعَظَّمَ الحُجَّةَ فيهِ وَالآيَةَ المُعجِزَةَ في نَظمِهِ، فَقالَ: هوَحَبلُ اللهِ المَتينُ، وَعُروَتُهُ الوُثقی،وَطريقَتُهُ المُثلی، المُؤَدِّی اِلَی الجَنَّةِ، وَالمُنجِي مِنَ النّارِ ،لايخلق مِنَ الأَزمِنَةِ،وَلا يَغثّ عَلی الأَلسِنَةِ، لاَِنَّهُ لَم يُجعَل لِزَمانٍ دُونَ زَمانٍ،بَل جُعِلَ دَليلَ البُرهانِ،وَحُجَّةً عَلی کُلِّ اِنسانٍ، لا يَأتِيهِ الباطِلُ مِن بَينِ يَدَيهِ، وَلا مِن خَلفِهِ تَنزيلٌ مِن حَکيمٍ حَميدٍ.
(بحارالانوار ج92 ص14) Rayyan says I said to Imam Ridha’ (as), what do you say about Quran?' So he replied ', It is the speech of Allah, do not exceed & move ahead of it & do not seek guidance from other than it. Otherwise, you would go astray.' [^6] 6- قُلتُ لِلرِّضا عَلَيهِ السَّلامُ:ما تَقُولُ في القُرآنِ؟فَقالَ کَلامُ اللهِ لا تَتَجاوَزُوهُ،وَلا تَطلُبُوا الهُدی في غَيرِهِ فَتَضِلوُّا.
(بحارالانوار ج92 ص117) 'Indeed Imamate is the rein of religion & the system of Muslims & the righteousness & welfare of the world & the honor & glory of faithful’s. Verily, Imamate is the growing & ongoing root of Islam & its elevated & sublime branch.
Services, alms, fasting, Hajj & Jihad (the holy war) attain completion & perfection & the booty (tributes) & alms gets plentiful & abundant, & the Allah's bounds, sanctions, & ordinances get executed, & the frontiers & boundaries (of Islamic lands) get safe & secure, through Imam.
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