Also, this has been explained and clarified by our master...

Also, this has been explained and clarified by our master Musa ibn Ja`far (‘a) as quoted in Tuhaf al-`Uqul when he said, ‘Anyone who is granted by Allah the power for reasoning ought not accuse Him of being slow in providing him with sustenance, nor should he accuse Him with regard to His decrees.’ He (‘a) was asked about sure conviction ( yaqin ). He said, ‘It is when one relies on Allah, surrenders to Allah, accepts Allah’s decrees and entrusts his affairs to Allah.’ ( Tuhaf al-`Uqul , p. 408).

The Messenger of Allah (‘a), too, attracted our attention to the conditions and attributes required for iman and what is lacking in one in order to reach the status of becoming a wali of Allah. Al-Kafi cites Imam al-Sadiq (‘a) quoting his grandfather the Messenger of Allah (‘a) as saying, ‘One who knows Allah and deems Him Great stops his tongue from speaking, his stomach from food and concerns himself with fasting and praying.’ People said to him, ** ** ‘O Messenger of Allah!

May you be sacrificed with our parents, are such people really the walis of Allah (‘a)?!’ He (‘a) said, ‘The walis of Allah remained silent, hence their silence was [an indication of] their remembrance of Allah. They cast a look, hence what they saw was a source of admonishment for them. They spoke, hence their speech was wisdom. And they walked, hence their walking among the people was a blessing (to those people).

Had it not been for the life-terms pre-assigned for them, their souls would not have settled in their bodies out of their fear of the torment and out of eagerness for the rewards.’ ( Al-Kafi , Vol. 2, p. 186). So has our master Imam Ali son of Imam al-Husain (‘a) who attracted our attention to what belief and knowledge of the Almighty require, characteristics whereby a believer and his knowledge of the Almighty are gauged, saying, according to p.

317 of al-Tibrisi’s book Al-Ihtijaj (with a variation of wording), by way of poetic verses thus: Whoever knows Allah, but such knowledge Does not avail him, is surely a wretch, What would one do with the rich man’s prestige While all prestige belongs to the righteous man? What harm can touch a man of obedience So long as he obeys Allah?

The basis of all good things, the axis upon which all matters revolve in as far as these requirements are concerned, is that one must continuously watch his conduct under all circumstances lest he should disobey Allah. He [Allah] must never be out of your sight, for you are never out of His[^1].