It was he who addressed the Muslims saying...

It was he who addressed the Muslims saying: "There were two types of temporary marriage lawful during the Prophets time, but I prohibit them and declare them unlawful, and I will punish their agents and have them flogged". 5 Imam Sadeq (a.s) also did not say: I expound thus, I vote thus or my personal opinion is this. On the contrary he would say: Allah ordained, or Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said thus. However Abu Hanifa would say: I expound this or I have this opinion or vote as such.

6 During the first century or so our scholars were only narrators who narrated from the Imam. Todays scholars also don't say: "I say". They are canonists, means those who understand the laws of God and the Prophet, and for the explanation of each law in Islamic religious law they refer to the Imams remarks, the Holy Prophets traditions and the Holy Quran. As such, whatever they do is towards understanding the law of God, and are not application of their own personal opinion, style and enterprise.

Therefore, the person who has followed Imam Sadeq (a.s) or obeys the scholars of his school has listened to Gods commands. He is Gods, servant and he has worshipped God. But on the other hand those who listen to persons who say: I say, I expound thus, I vote and I create laws, have not been Gods, servants having made a weak despised person their deity or god. 2- Lord is the most important Islamic term in this lecture necessary for us to understand.

At this time we will be using this term more frequently and wish to search regarding it. We repeat the phrase "Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds" very frequently but for many of us the exact meaning of this is not clear. What does the term (Lord) mean in this phrase? We don't know.

Certainly until the meaning of Lord is not clarified God cannot be recognized nor the Holy Prophet (s.a.w) or Imam (a.s) and neither can the monotheist be separated from the polytheist nor their differences understood. First of all lets see what this word means in the Arabic language. Ragheb Isfahani the famous linguist says: Lord is originally an infinitive means to train or educate.

The person who trains a thing, developing and nurturing it from its first stage of development to its last, is this Lord. 7 This is one aspect of the word lord. In addition to training and nurturing it also has the meaning of ownership. 8 As such, we may say that a Lord is the owner, manager and trainer of a thing.