”(And place us) among those who struggle and fight in his way.
”(And place us) among those who struggle and fight in his way.” That person who wishes to be a helper of the Imam must work tirelessly in these four points mentioned and the one who does not possess any of these four points within himself, however prays to Allah (SwT) to make him of the helpers of the Imam (as) will see that his prayers will be far from being answered.
If the scholars take it upon themselves to introduce this sort of ethical program (in the community) then without doubt, we will see one large class of preparation and upbringing take form among the community members. Tawassul (to the Imam) is a good thing and it has its own place - however: وَاجْعَلْنِي مِنْ شِيعَتِهِ وَ أَتْـبَاعِهِ وَ أَنْصَارِهِ.
“So then place me (O' Allah) amongst his followers, supporters and helpers.” This request will never be achieved simply through Tawassul and prayer - rather, our belief and acceptance of the Tawhid of Allah (SwT) must be one of sincerity and thus, we must remove all forms and effects of polytheism from our hearts,…
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