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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Mikyalul Makarim Fee Fawaaid ad-Duaa Lil Qai’m vol. 2 53: To Bear Hardships, Denials And Other Testing Circumstances For The Sake Of Imam (As) There is no doubt that the Almighty Allah subjects us to all kinds of examinations regarding the Ghaibat of His Wali, in order to distinguish the righteous ones from the sinful. So that He may reward the righteous slaves and gather the wrong doers with other evil creatures and dispatch them to Hell.

The Almighty Allah says: مَا كَانَ اللَّهُ لِيَذَرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَىٰ مَا أَنْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ حَتَّىٰ يَمِيزَ الْخَبِيثَ مِنَ الطَّيِّبِ On no account will Allah leave the believers in the condition which you are in until He separates the evil from the good. (Qur’an, Surah Aale Imran 3:179) Now this is not something new because before this Allah has taken the examination of all the previous nations and those who would come in the future.

Allah also says: أَحَسِبَ النَّاسُ أَنْ يُتْرَكُوا أَنْ يَقُولُوا آمَنَّا وَهُمْ لَا يُفْتَنُونَ . وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ Do men think that they will be left alone on saying, We believe, and not be tried? And certainly We tried those before them…(Qur’an, Surah Ankabut 29:2-3) Hazrat Ali (as) says, “O Men!

The Almighty Allah has kept you away from oppression but He has not given you exemption from trials because Allah says: وَإِنَّ لَكُمْ فِي الْأَنْعَامِ لَعِبْرَةً Most surely there are signs in this, and most surely We are ever trying (men). [^1] I say: One of the greatest examinations for a believer is when he sees that vicious and evil people are living in style and splendor while the righteous have to undergo untold difficulties and penury, and no one pays any attention to them.

No one even lends ear to their pleading and they are oppressed by the tyrants of this world. They are made the butt of ridicule and people make fun of their belief with regard to Ghaibat of Imam az-Zaman (aj). This causes a contradiction of reason and desire. The carnal desires command us to follow falsehood and spend our lives in enjoyment while reason advises us to be patient in the difficulties and to bear their falsification.

That it is necessary to follow the truth in order to achieve everlasting life in the hereafter in addition to the rightful kingdom. Thus the best people are those who strive for good consequences and remain patient in calamities.

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