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‘If Allah (s.w.t.) does not leave these five limbs without a guide for the removal of doubts, then how can it be conceived that He (s.w.t.) will leave the people without an Imam (a.s.) for the removal of their doubts and differences among them?’ If their answer is that this is impossible, then I have achieved my objective. Or if they were to say that indeed this has happened, then Hisham’s argument would be falsified.

But then this would even falsify the verification of the Holy Imam (a.s.) as well as what is written in the Books of the two great Prophets. This will then entitle them to complain to Allah (s.w.t.) on the day of judgement that since there was no Guide for them, why are they now being questioned? You tell me, which of these answers you would prefer.

Now, if someone were to say that during the occultation these tasks of the removal of differences and dispelling of doubts and providing guidance is being done by the jurists whom they refer to as the representatives of the Holy Imam (a.s.) (And nowadays Imams) then there is none more devoid of wisdom than him. These jurists are virtually at each other’s throats and there are so many differences between them which cannot be counted. They themselves are engulfed in doubts and confusion.

How will they remove doubts from other people? The level of differences among the Shiites today is such that everyone seems to be performing their deeds in a different way to others and doubts whether his actions are the ones to be found in the sharia or not? In the mosques two congregations are taking place for prayers. One is praying with the intention of an obligatory act while the other is praying with the intention of a preferable act. Who is responsible for these differences?

These scholars and jurists. So it has been established that the Holy Imam (a.s.) is indeed carrying out his duties as have been prescribed to him by Allah (s.w.t.). It is only a question paying a little bit of attention to this. If you align the antenna of your T.V. towards ‘Doordarshan’ and then complain that you are not getting of P.T.V. broadcasts, then this is not the fault of the P.T.V., but yours.

Hence, to consider the Holy Imam (a.s.) to be incapable of carrying out his work is their way of covering up their own faults.