The Remedy to all pains
Concerning the Love for Imam Mahdi, May God Hasten His Reappearance
Praying for the faraj [i.e. praying for the hastening of relief and the reappearance of the Imam] is the remedy to all our pains.
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What answer do we have?
Concerning the Love for Imam Mahdi, May God Hasten His Reappearance
Can we escape divine witnessing or hide ourselves, or carry out every act that we feel like, despite believing in a Master that is ‘God’s witnessing eye’? How will we answer them?
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The doors of meeting the Imam are not closed
Concerning the Love for Imam Mahdi, May God Hasten His Reappearance
During the period of occultation too the blessings and favors of the Imam, peace be upon him, have been seen towards his lovers and followers. The doors of meeting him are not completely shut; in fact, even witnessing him physically cannot be denied.
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We must seek refuge in him
Concerning the Love for Imam Mahdi, May God Hasten His Reappearance
We are on the verge of drowning in the sea of life, and we are in need of the assistance of God's Wali in order to reach the destination safely. We must seek help from Imam Mahdi, may God hasten his reappearance, so that he may lighten the path for us, and take us with himself, to the destination.
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Better than Meeting
Concerning the Love for Imam Mahdi, May God Hasten His Reappearance
It is not necessary for one to be striving to see Imam Mahdi, peace be upon him; rather, offering two Rak'ats of prayers and then doing tawassul (seeking intersession) to the Holy Infallibles, peace be upon them, may perhaps be better than meeting the Imam.
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The Steadfast before the Reappearance of the Imam
Concerning the Love for Imam Mahdi, May God Hasten His Reappearance
There will be special blessings and favors for those that remain steadfast in their faith and religion before the reappearance of the Imam.
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The Reason behind the Occultation of the Imam
Concerning the Love for Imam Mahdi, May God Hasten His Reappearance
We ourselves are the reason behind the occultation of the Imam.
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The Perfect Manifestation of God
Concerning the Love for Imam Mahdi, May God Hasten His Reappearance
The Imam of the Time, May God hasten his reappearance, is ‘God’s witnessing eye, hearing-ear, expressive-tongue and open-hand.’
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Present Everywhere
If one seeks to quench his thirst of meeting the Infallibles...
If one seeks to quench his thirst of meeting the Infallibles, peace be upon them, then visiting the shrines of Ahl al-Bayt is like meeting them, and Imam Mahdi. They are present and watching [us] everywhere.
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Sayyid Hassan Nasrollah in an interview with Al-Manar Channel on the late Ayatollah Bahjat
Imam Mahdi (P) Meetings with Certain Personae Vital to Shia
S. Nasrallah: The Resistance's victories were mainly based on that religious and moral factor...
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