It is from this aspect that our great scholars...

It is from this aspect that our great scholars, whose names we have mentioned, have relied on these reports. Nevertheless, in the tradition and supplication quoted above, there are some important points as follows: One : That it is recommended to pray for the Imam and his reappearance after the Zuhr Prayer. Two : That it is recommended to raise the hands while paying for His Eminence. Three : It is recommended to seek the mediation of the Imams (as) and to invoke the Almighty in their names.

Four : It is recommended to praise and glorify the Almighty Allah before we mention our desires. Five : It is recommended to invoke blessings on Muhammad and Aale Muhammad before we mention our desires. Six : To purify the heart of sins through Istighfar etc. so that it may be clean of all dirt and be eligible for acceptance of supplications as the request for forgiveness and freedom from Hellfire implies this.

As for the seeking of forgiveness in the case of Imams (as) about whom it is proved from texts as well as logic that they were all infallibles, their sayings have already justified the matter and it is not worth mention here. Seven : The word of ‘Wali’ as proved from the sayings of the Imams (as), implied the Imam of the Time (as). We have also proved this point in Part Five. Eight : That it is recommended to pray for the companions of His Eminence (aj).

Nine : That the Imam is always seeing the actions of the people. It is clearly proved by the phrase: ‘And Your eyes among Your servants’ and other points on this subject have passed in the above discussion. Ten : Among the titles of Hazrat Hujjat (as) is ‘Light of Aale Muhammad’.

Muhaqqiq Noori has also mentioned traditions to this effect in his book, Najmus Thaqib.[^5] Eleven : That after Amirul Momineen (as), Imam Hasan (as) and Imam Husain (as), and the Imam of the Age is superior to all the Imams. Some traditions also emphasize this point. Twelve : The fact that the Almighty Allah has postponed the tenure of His Eminence and He has saved him to take revenge His enemies and the enemies of His Messenger.

Traditions on this subject reach to the limit of Tawatur (widely related). Thirteen : The time of the reappearance of Imam Mahdi (aj) is a secret at the exigency of the Almighty Allah. Traditions on this subject also reach to the limit of Tawatur (widely related).