And without any doubt...

And without any doubt, praying for an early reappearance is among its certain implications as will be explained below. The following couplet composed by a spiritual personality is very apt in this regard: My expressions are many and your beauty is one, and each of them from me is an indication to that elegance. Although it implies that he is unique from the aspect of beauty and not that his beauty is restricted to one aspect.

Also there are traditions in praise of verbal expression of love recorded in manners of socializing with the believing brothers.

In an authentic tradition, in the book of Kafi, it is narrated from Imam Ja’far Sadiq (as) that he said to Hisham bin Saalim: “If you love someone, let that person know about it as it strengthens friendship between you.”[^2] Also in an authentic tradition – in the terminology of the past scholars – from Nasr bin Qaboos al-Jaleel – (r.a.) it is mentioned that he said: Imam Ja’far Sadiq (as) told me: “If are fond of one of your believing brothers, you must let him know about it.

Ibrahim (as) said: O Lord, show me how You enliven the dead. Allah said: Don’t you have faith? He said: Why not?

(I am making this request) so that my heart should be at rest.”[^3] Allamah Majlisi in the explanation of this tradition in Miraat al-Uqool says: And this tradition fully applies to the point recorded in the exegesis of this verse that: “So that my heart is at rest on friendship and my being appointed as the Khaleel (friend of Allah).” I say: Making the believing brothers aware of love implies all those actions that prove it and not by verbal statements alone.

That which proves this is that Ibrahim (as) considered the acceptance of his Dua to be a confirmation of the fact that Allah has really taken him as His Khaleel . On the basis of this, to prepare and arrange to pray for an early reappearance of Imam (as) is an expression of love towards him. And it would become the cause of the Imam having more love for the one who prays, rather it would also be a cause of the love of his venerable ancestors.

It is so because praying for the Imam of the Age (aj) is an expression of love towards this whole family. Therefore it would be an important cause of their bestowal and love. If except for this good effect there had been nothing else in Dua, it would have been sufficient for its excellence. [^1]: Wasailush Shia, Vol. 10, Pg. 467 [^2]: Kafi; Vol. 2, Pg. 644 [^3]: Kafi; Vol. 2, Pg. 644.