Everyone should be worried about his own self and find a way for establishing a relationship with the Imam and for his own aid, regardless of whether Imam’s reappearance is near or close.
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If we act according to that which is certain in religion, at the time of sleeping and self-accounting we will identify which of our deeds definitely please the Imam, and which of them definitely displease him.
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More important than praying for the hastening of the reappearance of Imam Mahdi, peace be upon him, is to pray for our faith, steadfastness in our beliefs, not denying the Imam until his reappearance.
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How benevolent is the Imam to those who utter his name, call upon him, and seek his help; he is more compassionate to them than their own parents are.
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True love is that there be no opposing love in it. Anyone that has love towards any of the fourteen Infallibles, peace be upon them, his work is done [he's felicitous]. The only condition is that his love should be true.
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Why do us Shias not sit at the foot of the pulpit of the Commander of the Faithful, the Imams of Guidance, and the Messenger of God, peace be upon them, every day, and listen to their words of wisdom, ethics, and the unlimited knowledge that is hidden in their words.
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