The stagnant vegetative world is gifted a meaningful...

The stagnant vegetative world is gifted a meaningful existence by the moving animals. The irrational creatures are made useful by the rational man. Man is made to be purposeful due to the existence of Imam (A.S.). Now let us examine the following famous tradition of the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) which says, “0 Ali, if we had not been there: Allah would have created neither Adam nor Hawwa, neither heaven nor hell, neither sky nor the earth. “ (Kamaluddin, Chap. 33, Hadith No. 4, p. 254, Vol.

1.lbn Hajjaj has recorded this hadith-e-Qudsi upon the authority of lbn Abbas. The Almighty Allah revealed to Hazrat Isa (a.s.) “0 Isa Believe in Muhammad* And command your people that whosoever from them lives upto his time, must also believe in him. For if Muhammad did not exist, I would not have created Adam. And if Muhammad did not exist, I would not have created heaven and hell.” (Shawaahidul Haqq Fil Isteghatha Basayyedil Khalq by Nabhani, p.

139 published from Istanbul 1394) The traditions clearly explain the fact that the personality of Imam-e-Asr (A.S.) is an absolute perfection and an apparent face of the divine qualities. He is the aim of creation. It is thus certain that if Imam (A.S.) had not been there, the universe would have vanished. One who is cognizant of the recognition of ‘Imam (A.S.). And each corner of his heart is filled with the love of Imam (A.S.).

One who wishes to scale the grades of perfection in following those divine qualities. One who endeavors to walk the path of his immaculate ancestors… he is definitely the one who is spending a purposeful life. On the other hand, those who do not have any such aim, they are merely a dead load that moves about on the earth.

The following statement of Hazrat Ali (A.S.) must appropriately explain the above concept while it contains in itself a world of meaning, “We (Aale Bait) have been created for the Almighty and the creatures have been created for us. “ (Nahjul Balagha, Letter No. 28) IMAM (A.S.) IS THE CAUSE OF THE CONTINUED EXISTENCE OF THE WORLD Zirat-e-Jamea Kabeera is an authentic ziarat (salutations). This ziarat is recorded by Shaykh Sadooq in his book ‘Man La Yahzorohul Faqih’ (Vol. 2, p.

609 ) and another of his book ‘ Uyoon-o-Akhbar ar-Reza’ (Vol. 2, p. 277). Shaykh Tusi (R.A.) has also quoted it in his Tahzibul Ahkam’ (p. 95, Vol. 2) . Concerning this ziarat, Allama Majlisi says, “Ziarat Jamea is authentic from the aspect of the chain of narrators.

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