It is through the Imam alone that Allah's true recognition...

It is through the Imam alone that Allah's true recognition can be acquired and it is through him that one can leam to worship Allah and reach Him. In this era the 'Proof (Hujjat) of Allah and the Imam of the time is none other than our twelfth Imam Hazrat Hujjat b. Hasan Askari (a.t.f.s.). Genuine recognition and Allah's worship i.e. establishing a divine link through knowledge and actions, is facilitated through the belief in Imamat.

The belief in the Imamat of Imam-e-Asr (a.t.f.s.) means acknowledging the gate that helps man reach Allah's recognition. Status of Imamat: Allah has bestowed the illustrious status of Imamat upon our Imams (a.s) not without any reason or wisdom.

Allah Himself alludes to this fact in the noble Quran when He declares 'So when they were patient, We made them Imams from amongst themselves who guide the people by Our commands.'(Surah Sajdah: 24) This brief verse highlights four crucial points: 'We have made them as Imams.' This shows that the right of appointing an Imam rests exclusively with Allah and with none else.

This is a matter of appointment of an Imam for the entire creation and not a matter of appointing some 'Imam' for congregational prayers in a local mosque. Among them: Allah has appointed only a few from the nation for this crucial position. This shows that each and every person is not eligible for this rank. Allah sees the qualities and abilities and only then does He bestow this honor. They Guide the people: They guide the people by Our commands and orders.

There are two types of systems prevalent in the universe viz. (creation) and (order). The system of creation is that system wherein (he things come into existence through the normal process of "cause and effect". For instance the sperm gradually (after passing through various stages) is converted into a man. Or a seed after undergoing through the normal processes finally becomes a tree.

On the other hand, in the system of 'Amr' - which is superior to the system of creation - things don't move through the normal process. Nor is time and space a pre-condition for the actualization of the outcome. Here only the intention of 'Be' is sufficient. As Allah says in the Quran: 'His command - when He intends anything -is only to say, "Be" and it becomes.' (Surah Yasin: 82) This means that the mere intention of a thing is sufficient to bring about its existence.

Neither any cause or reason is essential nor are there any restrictions of time and place.