Do you want to see your successors whose Wilayat is obligatory upon the people?

Do you want to see your successors whose Wilayat is obligatory upon the people?’ ‘Yes’, I said and I was ordered to stand up. As soon as I moved forward I saw Ali Ibne Abi Talib, Hasan, Husain, Ali Ibne Husain, Muhammad Ibne Ali, Ja’far Ibne Muhammad, Musa Ibne Ja’far, Ali Ibne Musa, Muhammad Ibne Ali, Ali Ibne Muhammad, Hasan Ibne Ali and Hujjat-e-Qaim (aj), whose countenance was more brilliant among them. I asked Allah who they were?

The Almighty said: These are the Imams (as) and this is Qaim (aj), He would make My halaal as halaal and My haraam as haraam. He shall take revenge from My enemies. O Muhammad! You love him because I love those who love him.’”[^2] I say: This tradition lays special emphasis on the love of Imam az-Zaman (aj) even though love of all Imams (as) is Wajib on the people.

This is due to the following reasons: Love and recognition of His Eminence cannot be separated from the love and recognition of the other Imams (as), but the converse of this is not true (because it is possible that one may love and recognize the other Imams but that he has no love and recognition of His Eminence). On the basis of this, if one loves the Imam of the Time (aj) truly and recognizes him, it implies that he has perfect faith.

Supporting this point is a tradition mentioned in the 9th volume of Biharul Anwar quoting from Fadail, from Imam Ali Reza (as) from his forefathers from the Messenger of Allah (S) in which he has mentioned the names of the Holy Imam (as), till he said: One who wants to meet the Almighty Allah in a perfect condition of faith and good Islam should have the Wilayat of Hujjat, the Master of the Age, the Awaited one.

Thus they are the lamps of darkness and the Imams of guidance and the banners of piety; one who loves them and has their Wilayat; for him I guarantee that the Almighty Allah would admit him in Paradise.[^3] Islam’s domination over all world religions and Muslims’ supremacy over all the peoples will take place at the hands of His Eminence as mentioned in Part Four. In the light of reason and religious texts, it necessitates that we should love His Eminence.