95 - دَعوَةُ كُلِّ اُمَّةٍ بِإمامِها

95. The Summoning of Every Nation With Their Imam

(يَوْمَ نَدْعُو كُلَّ أُناسٍ بِإِمامِهِمْ) .¹

"The day We shall summon every group of people with their Imam." ²

298.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : إذا كانَ يومُ القِيامةِ ... يَأتي النِّداءُ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللَّهِ جلَّ جلالُهُ : ألَا مَنِ ائْتَمَّ بإمامٍ في دارِ الدُّنيا فَلْيَتَّبِعْهُ إلى‏ حَيْثُ يَذْهَبُ بهِ ، فَحِينَئذٍ (تَبَرَّأ الَّذينَ اتُّبِعُوا مِنَ الّذينَ اتَّبَعُوا...)³ . ⁴

298.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'When the Day of Judgment comes... an address will come from Allah, the Exalted, saying, 'Lo! whosoever accepts the leadership of an Imam in the worldly abode should follow him wherever he takes him, hence 'those who were followed will disown the followers...' ⁵

94 - لَولَا الإمامُ لَساخَتِ الأرضُ‏

94. Were It Not For The Imam, The Earth Would Have Perished

296.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : لَو بَقِيَتِ الأرضُ بِغَيْرِ إمامٍ لَسَاختْ .¹

296.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'If the earth were to remain without an Imam, it would perish.' ²

297.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : إنّ الأرضَ لا تكونُ إلّا وفيها حُجَّةٌ ، إنَّهُ لا يُصْلِحُ النّاسَ إلّا ذلكَ ، ولا يُصْلِحُ الأرضَ إلّا ذاكَ .³

297.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Certainly the earth cannot exist without an authority [of Allah -i.e. a hujja] therein. In fact, mankind can only prosper through him, and the earth can only prosper through that.' ⁴

(اُنظر) عنوان 88 «الحُجَّة» .

(See also: THE ARGUMENT, section 88)