The advent of mid-Shaban
In the name of Allah, the beneficent, the merciful
It was requested to speak about the conditions for establishing a connection with the Imam of our time, the Imam Zaman.
(The answer to such a request) is in the Holy Quran
The book of Allah begins,
after the al-Hamd (first) Chapter, with the following verse:
"In the name of Allah, the beneficent, the merciful
It was requested to speak about the conditions for establishing a connection with the Imam of our time, the Imam Zaman.
(The answer to such a request) is in the Holy Quran
The book of Allah begins,
after the al-Hamd (first) Chapter, with the following verse:
"In the name of Allah, the beneficent, the merciful
Alif. Lam. Mim. This book, there is no doubt in it, is a guidance for the pious.
Those who believe in the unseen and keep up prayer and spend out of what we have provided for them;
and who believe in that which has been revealed to you and that revealed before you (to other messengers)
and they are certain about the hereafter."
This noble verse
is the (guiding) model for (attaining) bliss in this world and in the hereafter.
A detailed exposition of this verse requires an entire book.
After Allah describes the greatness of the Qur`an
with a pronoun:
"This book, there is no doubt in it,..."
Then, he allocates the guidance of this book to a specific level.
These rays (of the Qur`anic verse) illuminate an (entire) universe.
However, without eyes one cannot see that sun (that produces those rays).
If there are eyes, but there is a cover on those eyes,
again the rays will not be seen.
For one interested in seeing the sun, two conditions are necessary.
First, eyes that can see. Second, removal of any screens and coverings (that are on those eyes).
If there are no eyes, he/she is deprived of seeing the sun.
If there are eyes but those eyes are behind a cover,
he/she is also deprived.
Only those eyes can see the sun
that do not have a screen on them.
The sun of existence is the book of Allah.
Allah has two books:
One the textual book, the honourable Qur`an.
The other, the book of creation.
That means, the person who embodies the Qur`an
and all the realities of the Qur`an,
the esoteric and inner aspects of the Qur`an and the exoteric and apparent aspects of the Qur`an.
The insights into Qur`anic verses are concentrated in his logic.
The ethics and morals of the Qur`an are embodied in his characteristics.
All Qur`anic commandments are reflected in his deeds.
He is the speaking book of Allah, the master of our era and time.
Establishing a connection with these two suns,
firstly, requires the eyes of reason and thought.
Secondly, sinning should not cover the eyes of logic.
(Only) such a person deserves
to use the intricacies contained within the Qur`an,
(and) also benefit from the grace of the Imam of our time.
You who are all here,
you are in a stage in your life
where you do not know the value of this blessing.
This youthful stage is the spring in human being's life,
just as this world has a spring season.
The seeds should blossom in spring.
Then, by the next winter, all produce must be picked,
and it is not the time for the seed to blossom.
You are now in that season
in which the seeds of knowledge and action is blossoming in your selves.
You must know the value of this grace!
If you act according to this program,
you will ensure the happiness of this world and the world to come.
Having a connection with the imam of our times is not done by seeing him.
This door and wall that you see,
are facing the Sun from dawn till dusk.
What profit have they gained (from the Sun)? Nothing!
But in the depths of mountains, seventy or even a hundred meters in the depth of the earth
That turquoise stone has never seen the Sun,
but has acquired all the necessary rays
and it has become a shining gem.
This door, wall and stone faces the sun,
but where is the benefit?
This turquoise, in the depth of the mountain, is not near the sun,
but it has received the mysterious rays of the Sun.
If you also tread this path
you will use the rays of the Imam of our time.
