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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Special Salawaat of the month of Sha'ban Chapter 11: Seeking Comfort And Intercession There are some very important and fundamental questions, which we will briefly address here. What Is Intercession? Intercession in a simple word is help of a strong to a weak in the way of perfection, so the weak can climb the steps to perfection fast and successfully. However, we usually use this word for the intercession for sinners.

We must know that intercession includes all the elements of development. As an example: soil, water, air and light are all the four ingredients that help a seed to turn into a complete prolific tree or a beautiful flower. These four are the genetic guides and the intercessors of seed for perfection. If we understand the intercession in this way, we would not see the Intercessors as the restrictions for God’s power.

They are the appliances for God to apply his power in this world and all of them get their efficiency from Allah. With this point of view, all of them will be the sign of God’s power and they work only for performing God’s will. Unfortunately, some of us think about the intercession as an immoral social phenomenon like. Awkwardly it causes some people to think that we can sin as much as we want and as much as we can, and then we can hold onto the intercession of our Imam.

As we have pointed out, intercession for humans is like the seed and its genetic Intercessors. If a seed does not have the potential for growing, the Intercessor of nature cannot help it. The soft bed of soil, life giving sunlight, breeze of spring and the refreshing drops of rain have the same effect on that seed and piece of pebble. Intercession of Imams or any righteous will not affect those who did not prepare the basis of development in their soul.

Also our wise Imams will not waste their intercession for them. Intercession needs adequacy between the Intercessor and the one who wants to get the intercession. Those who want to receive the intercession must make a connection of compatibility with their Intercessors. This connection is a tool for preparing the one who will receive the intercession to be more like his Intercessor.

In this way, intercession makes us more responsible and gives us hope to get better, and it is not a method of escaping our duty and responsibilities. This also makes it clear that the intercession does not stand against God’s will when he wants to punish the sinner.