If we notice that our contemporary fellow human beings are...

If we notice that our contemporary fellow human beings are being devastated with their most modern arms and ammunitions, we must not be surprised, for the advanced industries which they relied upon for the exploitation of oppressed nations, would be eventually used for their own destruction. 3- Unreliable shelters of straw. It is usual for everyone to take shelter to something when in need.

Some take refuge in their wealth, some find shelter in their position, some rely upon their bodily strength, and finally, some rely upon their power of thinking. However, as the above verses show, and as history has demonstrated for us, none of these can resist the command of the Almighty, and they will easily disappear just like a spider's web standing in the storms. The ignorant and stiff- necked son of the prophet Noah committed the same fault.

He thought that the mountains could protect him from Allah's Wrath. But, what a grave mistake! The sweep of a wave put an end to his life. 4- The Ark of Salvation. As it has been quoted from the blessed Prophet(p.b.u.h.) which is found in Shi'ah and Sunni books, the Prophet's family, which are the Imams and Ahl- ul- Bayt(a.s.), as well as the content of the school of Islam, have been designated as 'the Ark of Salvation'.

That is, when tremendous changes occur in the mental, ideological, and social spheres of the Islamic community, the only means of salvation is to take refuge in the School of the Ahl- ul- Bayt(a.s.). The tradition which talks about this 'Ark of Salvation', the tradition of/ safinah/(ship)has been generally accepted by the consensus of the Imamiah scholars and by more than 001 Sunni scholars as well.

It has been narrated as follows: "Abouthar, the great companion of the Prophet(p.b.u.h.) , while holding the knob of the door of the Ka'bah, said with a loud voice: 'O you people! I heard the Prophet(p.b.u.h.) saying with my own ears, that the Prophet(p.b.u.h.) said 'The similitude of my Ahl- ul- Bayt(family)is like Noah's Ark; he who embarks upon it is rescued, and he who distances himself ‏from it, will perish.