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H 183 - A saying of Amirul Momineen (a.s), “O Allah, do not leave the earth without a Divine Proof (Hujjah), either apparent and famed or hidden and unknown,” proves this.
183- وقول أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام: اللهم إنك لا تخلي الأرض من حجة إما ظاهرا مشهورا أو خائفا مغمورا يدل على ذلك.
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