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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Mikyalul Makarim Fee Fawaaid ad-Duaa Lil Qai’m vol. 1 Increase In Bounties ======================= This can be discussed under a few subheadings: It is that the being of His Eminence is a bounty. Thankfulness of bounty is obligatory. Thankfulness of bounty is source of its increase. Meaning of thankfulness. Praying is a kind of thankfulness and it is indication to other types of thankfulness.

The Being Of His Eminence Is A Bounty Both reason and religious texts prove this matter. Rational proof: There is no doubt that the most important and the most important of the bounties are those that are sources of discerning and divine recognition, useful sciences, achieving high grades and bounties of the hereafter.

And this bounty is the Imam himself, as through him is Allah recognized and worshipped, and the people through him attain high positions and special bestowals as proved by a large number of traditional reports some of which we have quoted in Part One of this book.

It is narrated from His Eminence, Abul Hasan Moosa bin Ja’far (as) that he said: “We are bounty for the believers and Alqam for the disbelievers.” Alqam is colocynth, a bitter fruit which is used to describe something very offending. Indeed the disbeliever in his corrupted view considers the Imam to be bitter since he is aloof from the Imam.