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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Mikyalul Makarim Fee Fawaaid ad-Duaa Lil Qai’m vol. 1 The First Right: Existence And Being The Almighty Allah has created you and others by the Barakat of His Eminence and if he had not been there no one else had been there. Rather if he hadn’t been there neither the earth would have come into existence nor the sky.

This point is mentioned in the traditions, some of which are as follows: Among the epistles (Tawqee) of His Eminence mentioned in Ihtijaaj is the following: “We are the creations of our Lord, and the creatures after that were created by us.”[^1] Indeed the meaning of this statement is having two aspects. One of it is the same that is mentioned in another epistle in the same book.

A group of Shias had a dispute whether the Almighty Allah had delegated creation of and providing sustenance to the creatures to the Holy Imams (as). Thus some people said that it was impossible because no one other than Allah could create physical bodies. But some people said that the Almighty Allah has delegated the power of creation to the Imams (as) and consequently they are the creators and sustenance givers. A severe dispute arose among the Shia people on this matter.

Someone suggested why they should not contact Abu Ja’far Muhammad bin Uthman and ask him about it so that the facts become clear? Because he was the path leading to the Imam of the time. All agreed to this proposal and they wrote a letter to Abu Ja’far explaining the matter.

Thus the reply to this inquire was received from the Imam of the Age (aj) as follows: “The Almighty Allah has created the bodies Himself and distributed the sustenance because He neither a body nor does he incarnates into a body. There is nothing like Him and He is all- hearing and all-seeing.

As for the Imams, they requested the Almighty Allah and He created and He gave sustenance to fulfill their request and due to the respect of their rights.”[^2] The conclusion of this reason is that Imam az-Zaman (as) and his honorable forefathers are the mediums through whom the divine favors reach the creatures.

The same point is mentioned in Dua Nudbah: “Where is the medium through whom heavenly benefits reach the people of the earth?” The second reason is that the aim of the creation of all that Allah, the Mighty and the High has created are His Eminence and his purified forefathers; that is, they are the main aim of creation and all that is present was created for their sake.