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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Kashaful Aqaid (کشاف العقاید) [english] Wasila (Intercessor) When it has been proven the true existance is Moula Ali (as), then it automatically proves there is no distance or third party between Moula Ali (as) and Allah. If we believe that Moula Ali (as) needs a third party or that there is a third party between Moula Ali (as) and Allah, then we would have to accept that third party as the first existance.

The blessings from the “zat e aqdas e illahi” (Allah) are continuously flowing upon the creation. If this stops even for the blink of an eye, then the process of creation will be destroyed and disappear. There are two kinds of blessings. The first type of blessing is for both this world and for the Day of Judgment. The other type of blessing is for the essence of the survival of creation.

Creation itself does not have the power or capability to take this blessing directly from Allah because Allah did not put this power or ability in His creation. This is why creation cannot take this blessing directly from Allah and must have some third party (Moula Ali as) between creation and Allah in order for the creation to receive this blessing. It does not matter how much one struggles to reach this level.

You will never be able to reach Allah directly because it goes against the nature of creation. If it were possible, there would have been no need for Allah to send prophets and messengers to the creation. The creation would have been able to reach Allah by themselves and receive His message directly. The prophets and messengers acted as a source (Wasila) for the creation so that they could receive the message of Allah and come to know what Allah is.

In order to receive the orders of Allah; we have to have a Wasila (intercessor). In the same way we need a wasila (intercessor) to receive the message of Allah; we also need a Wasila for life, death, rizq (sustenance), health, etc. When there is a huge distance between Creator and creation, then certainly there is a need for a “bridge” in between the two so that the creation can easily reach their Creator.

That bridge must be from Allah directly, but at the same time be in a human form so that the creation will be able to receive the message and all the needs of creation easily. If he is not both from Allah and in human form, this distance cannot be removed.