they are not disturbed by Imam’s absence as they are by losing such petty things

 

 

Sayyed-ibn-Taoos says to his son, Sayyed Muhammad:

‘O my son, Muhammad! I,advise you  your brother and anyone who reads this book to deal correctly with the Almighty Allah and His messenger (s.a.w.a.) and to follow their recommendations and glad tidings about the advent of our master, Mahdi (a.t.f.s.). For, I have witnessed a plenty the words and deeds of numerous people in opposition to what Allah and His messenger wish so For instance, if he loses someone, a horse, a dirham or dinar, his thought will at once focus on them and he will earnestly strive to find them. But I have not found anyone so engrossed over the matter of delay in Imam’s advent as they are over such petty issues. Besides, they are not disturbed by Imam’s absence as they are by losing such petty things. So, how can such a person claim that he has recognized the right of the Almighty Allah and His messenger (s.a.w.a.) and that he believes in the Imamat of(Mahdi (a.t.f.s.)

The lessons we have learned from the life of the lady Fatima Zahra

 

The lessons we have learned from the life of the lady Fatima Zahra ,are those of persistence ,endeavor,effort,and living a life of purity

Ayatollah Khamenei

 

 

 

... the first duty of scholars is

 

The divine scholar and jurist Ayatullah Mirza Mahdi Esfahani (1365 A.H.) a great lover of Imam-e-Zaman (a.t.f.s.) in his letter to his student, Ayatullah Shaikh Muhammad Baqir Maleki Miyanji (1419 A.H.) pinpoints that the first duty of scholars is to open the door of the house of Ahl al-bayt (a.s.) before the Shias. He recommends them to talk about the Imamat and perfection of Imamof the age (a.t.f.s.)so that the people remain immune from the evil.

 In one part of this letter, he writes

O BROTHER, I ADVISE YOU; AND ONCE AGAIN I ADVISE YOU

TO INVITE THE ‘PEOPLE TOWARDS THE IMAM (A.S.) OF THE TIME, THEIR REFUGE AND SHELTER

.AND DIRECT THEIR HEARTS AND TONGUE TOWARDS HIM

 

... Look at the people of the Prophet's family

 

 

Imam Ali (PBUH)said the following in one of his sermons preserved

in Nahj al-Balagha

Look at the people of the Prophet's family. Adhere to their direction. Follow their" footsteps because they shall never let you out of guidance and shall never throw you into destruction. If they sit down, you sit down, and if they rise up you rise up. Do not go ahead of them for you will go astray, and do not fall behind them for you will perish."

... May Allah have mercy on

 

Imam al-Sadiq (PBUH) asked Fudhail Ibn Yasar,

"Do you assemble with your friends and narrate traditions?" He said, "Yes, may I be sacrificed for you." He (PBUH) said, "I hold dear such gatherings as it will revive our matter. May Allah have mercy on him who revives our matter. O Fudhail! He who remembers us or is reminded about us, and this brings tears to his eyes even to the extent of a wing of a fly, Allah will forgive (his sins even if they are greater than the foam of the sea.