Till the time you reach your aim and it is upon Allah...

Till the time you reach your aim and it is upon Allah, as it is beyond their power but it is their duty to supplicate and request the Almighty to get the aimed result. In the same way Marifat of the Imam is having means and causes that the Almighty Allah has created for people and it is in their capacity.

For example to ponder on the miracles and Akhlaq of His Eminence, and study of traditional reports of the Holy Imam (as) about the Imam of the Time (aj), his special qualities, prolongation of his Ghaibat and the duties of people during his Ghaibat. Thus we are duty bound to study all these things in order to gain the recognition of the Imam of the Time (aj) but since Marifat is a creation of Allah, logic and Islamic texts dictate that we must pray to the Almighty Allah to bestow us this Marifat.

Because if Allah opens a door of mercy there is no one who can close it and if Allah has closed a door no one could open it.[^6] [^1]: Usool Kafi, Vol. 1, Pg. 185 [^2]: Usool Kafi, Vol. 1, Pg. 185 [^3]: Usool Kafi, Vol. 1, Pg. 185 [^4]: Usool Kafi, Vol. 1, Pg. 194 [^5]: Usool Kafi, Vol. 2, Pg. 163 [^6]: Surah Fatir 35:2 Previous…