H.MAHDI A.S CAUSE OF SURVIVAL OF THE UNIVERSE
H.MAHDI A.S CAUSE OF SURVIVAL OF THE UNIVERSE The Imam or the divine representative is needed not merely for the dissemination of the rules of the Shariah and their compliance. That is, his duty is not confined only to the guidance of the world but the whole creation depends upon him for their existence. If Imam ceases to exist, the entire system would collapse. It is related from Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (A.S.) that he stated, “If Imam (A.S.) is absent from the world even for a moment, the earth would suck in all its inhabitants like the stormy sea drowns the seafarers. (Ghaibat-e-Nomani, p. 139, Chap. 8, Hadith No. 10) Nearly all Muslims are unanimous in their belief that the world has been created for the sake of the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) and his purified progeny (A.S.). A well-known Hadith-e-Qudsi is that the Almighty Allah told the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) “But for you I would not have created the skies.” In another tradition, He says, “I have created you for Myself and the rest of the things for your sake. ” IMAM (A.S.) : THE SOUL OF UNIVERSE Hazrat Ali (A.S.) in a couplet has compared man to the ‘Greatest Creation’. The oft-heard couplet is as follows :- “Do you think that you are an insignificant speck whereas a great world is concealed in you.” Man’s heart is the...
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