"I asked abu 'Abdallah (a.

"I asked abu 'Abdallah (a.s.), 'Can the earth be left without the Imam?'" The Imam (a.s.) replied, " Were to remain without Imam it would obliterate its inhabitants." H 438, Ch. 5, h 11 Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Muhammad ibn 'isa from Muhammad al-Fudayl who has said the following.

"I asked abu al-Hassan al-Rida (a.s.), 'Can the remain without Imam?'" He replied, "No, it will not remain so." I then said, "We narrate from Imam abu 'Abdallah (a.s.) that the earth will not remain without Imam unless Allah becomes extremely angry with the people of the earth or with His servants." The Imam (a.s.) said, "In such condition it will not remain but it would obliterate with its inhabitants." H 439, Ch.

5, h 12 Ali has narrated from Muhammad ibn 'Isa from abu 'Abd al_Mu'min from abu Harassa from abu Ja'far (a.s.) who has said the following. "Would the Imam be taken away from the earth it will create waves against her inhabitants just like what the inhabitants of the ocean face." H 440, Ch. 5, h 13 Al-Husayn ibn Ali has narrated from Muhammad from Mu'alla ibn Muhammad from al- Washsha' who has said the following.

"I asked al-Hassan al-Rida (a.s.), "I can the earth remain without Imam?" The Imam (a.s.) replied, "No, it will not remain so." I said, "We narrate that it will not remain without the Imam unless Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High, becomes angry with the people." The Imam said, "In such condition it will not remain but it will obliterate its inhabitants." Previous…