Thus if they recognize Him and (then) worship Him...

Thus if they recognize Him and (then) worship Him, they would become needless of worshipping anything else.” A man asked His Eminence: “O son of Allah’s Messenger (S), may my parents be sacrificed on you, what is the recognition of Allah?” He replied: “In every age the recognition ( Marefat ) of Allah is the recognition of the Imam whose obedience is obligatory on the people.”[^8] Here the author of this book quotes from his teacher, Allamah Majlisi an anecdote that the latter has mentioned in Biharul Anwar : From this point of view the recognition ( Marefat ) of Allah is interpreted as the Marefat of Imam (as) perhaps because the Marefat of Allah cannot be gained except through Imam or that getting a share of divine recognition ( Marefat ) is subject to Marefat of Imam (as).

Now that this matter is clear I say: Without any doubt Dua for an early reappearance of Maula Sahib az-Zaman (aj) is also a means that the Almighty Allah has appointed towards Himself. Not only to the Almighty Allah, it is a means towards all the Imams, rather towards all the prophets and all successors as they are divine mediums and spiritual fathers, and this Dua is a cause of their satisfaction and seeking of their aim and goal.

Just as He has ordered the obedience of the Holy Prophet (S) and Amirul Momineen (as) and he has used metaphor for them.