Turn Your Mind!
A student told his teacher that he really wanted to see the Imam of the Age, but he did not know why it seemed to be impossible!!!
"Turn back and sit down in a position in which I am behind you." The teacher told.
The student turned back and sat down.
"Can you see me now?" The teacher asked.
"It is clear, no." The student said.
"Why?" The teacher asked.
"Because you are behind me." The student answered.
"Do you notice why you cannot see the Imam of the Age? Because you put him behind yourself." The teacher stated.
"We put the Imam of the Age behind ourselves by sinning and neglecting him; and we are still looking to meet him." The teacher continued.
Sayyid bin Tāwūs (one of the great Shiˈa scholars) wrote to his son,
"Do not think that the Imam of the Age needs your prayers,
It is never true; and anyone who thinks so is in error.
When I say, 'Pray for the Imam' it is just because the Imam has a great right over you, and he has done lots of good things for you.
Beforehand, firstly pray for yourself to get ready, then if you pray for him for the next step, the doors of acceptance will be opened sooner for you;
You have closed the doors of answering your requests with your sins, but when you pray for that Master who is one of Allah’s special agents, due to his respect in the presence of Allah, the doors of compliance will be opened to you and you will be subject to divine mercy, grant, and care."[1]
Who can fully understand the meaning of seven years? A paramedic who spends seven years on his course.
Who is able to realize the meaning of four years? A Bachelor student who should spend four years to complete the course.
Who can fully understand the meaning of nine months? A mother who waits nine months to give birth to her child.
Who can fully realize the meaning of one month? People who fast during the month of Ramadān.
Who can fully understand the meaning of one day? The workers who are paid on a daily basis.
Who is able to understand the meaning of one minute? People who missed a flight.
Who can fully understand the meaning of one second? People who survive after an accident.
Who can fully understand the meaning of one-tenth of a second? Those who gained the second rank in Olympics.
BUT
Just one person can fully understand the meaning of 1183 years of solitude. He is our Imam who is waiting for his Shias and also the needy people of the world to get prepared for his appearance; and the Imam knows that they still are not ready.
Source: The Final Hope, April 2021, Issue no. 5
[1] Falāh al-Sā'il, by Sayyid bin Tāwūs.
