Occasionally, there are questions that arise in some minds – “Can one seek our desires ‎directly from the Imam?” or “Isn’t the seeking of one’s needs directly from the Imam ‎tantamount to associating aught with Allah and polytheism?” or “Is it not against the concept of ‎monotheism if we ask for our needs directly from Imam (a.s.)?” Here is a review of these ‎questions and also their appropriate replies.‎
This world – A system of ‘means’ and ‘end’‎
Allah, the Almighty, has fashioned the world in such a way that everything is achieved ‎through some ‘means’ and ‘causes’. None of our needs are fulfilled directly. Thirst is not ‎quenched by itself. It is done through the medium of water. A child does not come into ‎existence by itself. He is born through its parents. This is true for all other things as well. ‎

A true Shia – who comprehends the reality of his faith, and tries to dispel the worries and ‎difficulties of those around him in the in the light of his belief and faith – will never miss an ‎opportunity to gain proximity to Imam-e-Asr (a.s.). It is impossible to convey the severity of his ‎trials and tribulations in this era. It is as if someone has placed a blistering coal on his palm and ‎has asked him to close his fist. This is also one of the most astonishing prophesies of the Holy ‎Prophet (s.a.w.a.) concerning the last era. As someone rightly said, “Today, Islam is facing an ‎open onslaught from external foes, while internal enemies are attacking and sabotaging it, ‎through apparent and concealed strategies.” Malicious and vile strategies are raising their ‎heads everywhere and inimical agents are working overtime. Things have reached to such a ‎stage that now people have brazenly and shamelessly opened factories and centers of ‎misguidance and deviation. ‎

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