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We must always be in a state of remembering the Imam and must always keep him in our hearts. If it is possible to remember him with the tongue (openly and verbally), then this must be done, otherwise if it is only possible to remember him in the heart (silently), then one must act in this way, and if it is only possible to remember him in the mind, then this is how he must be remembered. The point is that we should never be negligent of him.

When the heart of a true believer is taken over by the remembrance of Imam al-Mahdi (ajtf), then his entire presence goes into a state of his remembrance and this is the best state we can find ourselves in. In order for a believer to be able to always remember the Imam, one need to be vigilant[^1] and constantly protect his heart and keep away from everything other than the Imam.

The greater in frequency of the verbal remembrance of the Imam, and the purer the intention, the more of an effect this will have on a person. This will also make the remembrance of the Imam stronger in our heart.

In certain instances, the remembrance of the Imam can actually be obligatory as those who have a deep spiritual insight into this issue will attest to the remembrance of the Imam in any time and in all forms is equivalent to remembering and mentioning Allah, and in a tradition from Imam Muhammad b.

‘Ali al-Baqir (as) we read: إِنَّ ذِكْرَنَا مِنْ ذِكْرِ اللٌّهِ “Surely our remembrance is from the remembrance of Allah.”[^2] Here, we refer to some of the specific times and places which we have been highly recommended to remember Imam al-Mahdi (ajtf): The night and day of the 15th of Sha’ban.