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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Mikyalul Makarim Fee Fawaaid ad-Duaa Lil Qai’m vol. 1 The Letter Noon (N) Nafa’ (Benefit) Of His Eminence You should know that the benefits of the blessed existence of His Eminence are of few types: First Type: Benefits of His Eminence whether he is in Ghaibat or present among the people. These are again of two kinds: First kind: In which all the creatures are partners; like: life and survival in the world etc.

as all these are the bounties and benefits of the blessed being of His Eminence – as we have mentioned in Part One and Two of this book – therefore he says in his Tawqee thus: “And as for getting benefits from me while I am in the occultation, it is like benefiting from the Sun when the clouds conceal it from the sight, and I am the security for the folks of the earth just like the stars are security for the folks of the heavens…”[^1] Another report of the Purified Imams (as) has been recorded with the same meaning that shall be mentioned at the end of the book, in a section on sources and references, Insha Allah Taala.

Second kind: Scientific benefits and divine bestowals that are especially granted to the believers like: Becoming clear of the time of Daily Prayers and things like that, as mentioned in Wasail through the author’s own chain of narrators from His Eminence, Abu Abdillah Sadiq (as) that he said: “There is no cloudy day on which the time of Zawaal (decline of the sun) is unknown to the people, but that Imam (as) will call the Sun and it will come out.

So that people of every populated place become ready for Prayer and not let it lapse.”[^2] Second Type: Benefits Of The Occultation Of His Eminence; These Are Also Of Two Kinds: First kind: They are restricted for the believers and they are many in number. Among them is that: There is much reward related to the anticipation of the reappearance of His Eminence and it shall be explained in Part Eight, if Allah wills.

And also that which is among the rewards related to their patience and forbearance during the period of occultation; it shall also be explained in Part Eight, if Allah wills.