‘Lost are those who remained ignorant and guided are those...

‘Lost are those who remained ignorant and guided are those who thought and understood. Allah -azwj has said : It is not their seeing ability that is blind but it is their hearts which are in their chests. (22:46) ‘How can one who does not think find guidance? How can one who has not received warnings think? Follow the Rasool Allah -saww , affirm whatever has come from Allah -azwj , follow the marks -asws of guidance; they -asws are the signs of trust and piety.

You must know that if a man rejects Prophet Isa -as and acknowledges all the other messengers of Allah -as , he is not a believer. Find the way through finding the lighthouse and look for the marks from behind the curtains. Strive to perfect the affairs of your religion and believe in Allah -azwj your Lord.

[9] Rewards for Guiding others to an Imam -asws : م: قال أبو محمد العسكري عليه السلام: قال علي بن الحسين عليه الصلاة والسلام: أوحى الله تعالى إلى موسى: حببني إلى خلقي وحبب خلقي إلى، قال: يا رب كيف أفعل ؟ And Abu Muhammad Al-Askari -asws said: ‘Ali -asws Bin Al-Husayn -asws said: ‘Allah -azwj Revealed unto Musa -as : “Make Me -azwj to be beloved to My -azwj creatures and make my creatures to be Beloved to Me -azwj !” He -as said: ‘O Lord -azwj !

How shall I -as do it?’ قال: ذكرهم آلائي ونعمائي ليحبوني، فلإن ترد آبقا عن بابي، أو ضالا عن فنائي أفضل لك من عبادة مائة سنة بصيام نهارها، وقيام ليلها. He -azwj Said: “Remind them of My -azwj Favours and My -azwj Bounties so they would love Me -azwj , so if you -as were to return one who has absconded from My -azwj door, or one who has strayed from My -azwj courtyard, it would be better for you -as than the worship of a hundred years with Fasting its days and standing (for Salat) its nights”.

قال موسى: ومن هذا العبد الآبق منك ؟ قال: العاصي المتمرد، قال: فمن الضال عن فنائك ؟ قال: الجاهل بإمام زمانه تعرفه، والغائب عنه بعد ما عرفه، الجاهل بشريعة دينه، تعرفه شريعته وما يعبد به ربه ويتوصل به إلى مرضاته. Musa -as asked: ‘And who is this servant who has absconded from You -azwj ?’ Allah -azwj Replied: “The disobedient sinner”.

He -as asked: ‘So who is one who has strayed from Your -azwj courtyard?’ He -azwj Replied: ‘The one ignorant of recognising the Imam -asws of his era, and the one absent from him -asws after having recognised him -asws , the one ignorant with the Laws of his -asws Religion, (failing to) recognise his -asws Laws and what his Lord -azwj can be worshipped with and can be arrive with to His -azwj Pleasure”.