Mīzān al-Ḥikma

Knowing the Imam

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The Twelve Imams 6 Death 2 Divine Knowledge 1 Imam Husayn 1 Ahl al-Bayt 1 Wisdom 1 Qur'an 1 Disbelief/Kufr 1 Guidance and Misguidance 1

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hadith 2332
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Whoever dies without knowing his Imam has died a pagan [pre-Islamic] death.
رسولُ اللهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): مَن ماتَ وَهُوَ لا يَعرفُ إمامَهُ ماتَ مِيتةً جاهليّةً.
Tags The Twelve ImamsDeath
hadith 2333
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Whoever dies without having an Imam has died a pagan [pre-Islamic] death.
رسولُ اللهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): مَن ماتَ بغيرِ إمامٍ ماتَ مِيتةً جاهليّةً.
Tags The Twelve ImamsDeath
hadith 2334
Imam Husayn (AS), when asked how to attain knowledge of Allah, replied, ‘It is for the people of every time to know their Imam, obedience to whom is mandatory.
الإمامُ الحسينُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) ـ لَمّا سُئل عَن مَعرفةِ اللّهِ ـ: مَعرفةُ أهلِ كُلِّ زمانٍ إمامَهُمُ الّذي يَجِبُ عَلَيهِمْ طاعَتُهُ.
Tags The Twelve ImamsDivine KnowledgeImam HusaynAhl al-Bayt
hadith 2335
Imam al-Sadiq (AS), regarding Allahs verse: “and he who is given wisdom…”, said, ‘[It is] obedience to Allah and knowing ones Imam.
الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) ـ في قولِهِ تعالى: «وَ منْ يُؤْتَ الحِكْمَةَ فَقَدْ أُوتِىَ خَيْرًا كَثِيرًا»ـ: طاعةُ اللّهِ ومعرفةُ الإمامِ .
Tags The Twelve ImamsWisdomQur'an
hadith 2336
Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘The Imam is a guide between Allah and His creation, therefore whoever acknowledges him is a believer, and whoever rejects him is a disbeliever.
الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): الإمامُ عَلَمٌ بَيْنَ اللّهِ عزّ وجلّ وبَيْنَ خَلْقِهِ، فَمَنْ عَرَفَهُ كانَ مُؤمنا، ومَنْ أنْكَرَهُ كانَ كافراً .
Tags The Twelve ImamsDisbelief/Kufr
hadith 2337
Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘He who neither knows us nor rejects us is astray, until he returns to the guidance that Allah has made incumbent upon him - that is the obligatory obedience to us. And if he dies in this deviation of his, Allah will do with him as He pleases.
الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مَن لَم يَعْرِفْنا ولَم يُنْكِرْنا كانَ ضإلّا حتّى يَرْجِعَ إلَى الهُدَى الّذي افْتَرَضَ اللّهُ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ طاعَتِنا الواجِبةِ، فإن يَمُتْ على ضَلالَتِهِ يَفْعَلِ اللّهُ بهِ ما يَشاءُ .
Tags The Twelve ImamsGuidance and Misguidance