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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Life of Imam Muhammad Ibn 'ali Al-baqir (a.s) The Imamate The Imamate is a breath of Allah's spirit. It is a favor of His favors. He has bestowed it on man to lead him to belief and good and to guide him to the right path. The Shi‘ites believe that it is among the fundamentals of the religion and the pillars of Islam. That is because it is the strong base on which Islamic social justice depends.

Imam Abu Ja‘far (al-Baqir), peace be on him, talked about many dimensions of the Imamate. The following are some of them: The Critical Need for the Imam The Imamate is a necessity of Islamic life. The affairs of society are not righteous without it. Moslems have unanimously agreed that it is obligatory and necessary. Jabir b. Yazïd al-Ju‘fi asked Imam al-Baqir, peace be on him, about the need for the Prophet and the Imam. Thus, he, peace be on him, said: “The world remains righteous.

That is because Allah, the Great and Almighty, does not punish the people of the earth as long as the Prophet or the Imam is among them. Allah, the Great and Almighty, said: ‘Allah does not punish them as long as you are among them.’ The Prophet, may Allah bless him and his family, said: ‘The stars are safety for the people of the sky, and the members of my family are safety for the people of the earth. If the stars went away, what the people of the sky hate would hit them.

If the members of my House went away, what the people of the earth hate would afflict them.’ By the members of his House, he meant the Imams whose obedience Allah, the Great and Almighty, joined to His obedience when He said: ‘O You who believe, obey Allah and obey the Apostle and those in authority among you.’ They were infallible and purified. The did not commit sins nor did they disobey (Allah). They were supported, successful, and guided (to righteousness). Through them Allah gives people.

Through them the country is prosperous. Through them rain comes down from the sky. Through them the blessings of the earth comes forth. Through them the people of sins are given time and are not punished and tortured quickly. Gabriel did not separate himself from them (the Prophet's Household) nor did they separate themselves from him. They did not separate themselves from the Koran nor did it separate itself from them.