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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Role of Holy Imams in Revival of Religion Section 1 IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE COMPASSIONATE, THE ALL MERCIFUL" "Surely your Lord is Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth in six periods of time, and He is firm in power; He throws the veil of night over the day which it pursues incessantly; and (He created) the sun and the moon and the stars, made subservient by His command; surely His is the creation and the command; blessed is Allah, the Lord of the worlds".

(Holy Quran: A'raf: 54) The discussions put forth here are so that we may consider and come to understand what role the Imams (a.s) had after the Holy Prophet (s.a.w), in the preservation of Islam's elements and or in other words, what did they do to turn Islam over and return it to the community, removing the alterations that had been made therein. How did the Al-Mighty God by way of the Imams holy war bring a faded Islam back to life?

On another occasion, how did what was altered, concealed or changed return to the Human society being made available to all? By the grace of the Al-Mighty God it will be made clear that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w) had (unity in action and aim) with Imam Hujjat ibn-al Hassan (a.s) Imam Sadeq (a.s) and finally with every one of the Imams.

It will become evident that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w) with regard to his actions and their effect on the community was of one class with the Holy Imams (a.s), no others belonging to this class. This discussion, being put forth in this manner in our society for the first time needs an introduction which will be presented in a few lectures. Now, as a foundation for that introduction it is necessary for us to study carefully a few Islamic terms.

An understanding of these terms will also be of help in obtaining a better grasp of all of our remarks in the following lectures. Of course there are numerous Islamic terms which must be studied in all of their aspects and parts for an understanding of their meanings and thus an accurate complete understanding of Islam.

However, because of our immediate necessities for this discussion we will discuss only a few of the most important terms, being: "Elah", "Abd", "Rab" and "Islam" 1- "Elah" is derived (rooted) from "Elaha" accorded with "Kataba" taken as "Abada" i.e.