Imam Bagher (p.b.u.h.) was
born in city of Medina in the year: 57 (lunar calendar). His mother was Ome
Abdollah, daughter of Imam Hassan Mojtaba (p.b.u.h.), so he was the first Imam
whose parents were both Alavi and Fetemi.
Imam Bagher (p.b.u.h.)
passed away in the year: 114 (lunar calendar) in city of Medina and was buried
in Baghi cemetery. The fifth Imam of Shiite was propagating under the same
undesirable circumstances the realities and truths and the divine instructions
and was illustrating to the people the scientific problems and created a wide
and expanding scientific movement. A movement which paved the way for
foundation of a great Islamic university which reached its peak during the
imamate of his honorable son, Imam Sadegh (p.b.u.h.).
We seize the opportunity
to express some matters in proving the truthfulness of the great Imams and
necessity for following the innocent relatives of prophet.
Guidance to truth is the
necessary point in infallibility.
Is one who guides the people to truth is more deserved for leading or one who
does not, except if he is guided himself. So, how do you feel, the pagans? How
can you have such a void judge for the idols?
(sura: Younes, verse: 35)
In this sacred verse, God
instructs to his prophet the quality of reasoning for the pagans. How to prove
to them, no partner shall be considered to God to be worshipped, and how based
on the same need, they shall follow truth and honesty and shall take far from
all except truth.
This is the reasoning by
wisdom; because it is based on a general principle, the principal being
necessity for following truth continuously. Thus, reasoning by relying on
necessity of obedience and following an innocent Imam (p.b.u.h.) will make the
best reason and to apply the principle of reasoning, we shall state the base in
the introduction.
One of the man’s inborn
and wisdom decrees is necessity to follow truth. This decree is a general law,
on which man is always depended and if he deviates in his actions or dialogues
and if he intends something other than truth, due to his self needs or a doubt
or any mistake made by him, it is for what he thinks about truth and it is
because of his error or because the fact is concealed of him, that he follows
anything other than truth. So he will make the excuses and will consider the
fact that he made a mistake in knowing the truth, as an excuse.
Thus, truth shall be
enforceable without any term and condition. And for the same principle another
rule is considered, which is, one who leads to truth, shall be followed. It is
imperative to follow him, because he is right and he shows the truth, so he
shall be followed and shall enjoy priority to others who do not lead to right
path or do not indicate the truth or those who indicate something/some one
other than the truth. Because following one who leads to truth is the same as
following the truth.
So, based on what has been
mentioned,
following the truth is an essential, inborn, and intellectual decree.
Based on the same
principle, Holy Koran establishes its reasoning against the pagans in the way
that: firstly, it asks them:
Oh prophet! Ask them: Is among the partners you consider for God, anyone who
might lead you to truth?
(sura: Younes, verse: 35) it is obvious that the pagans have no answer in this
field. Because the partners they consider for God are either inanimate or idol
or if the are living, they are angles, fauns, pharaohs, masters whom they
follow and it is clear that none of them can lead anyone to truth, because they
impose no loss, bring no profit, have no life, will not die. So, when the
pagans give no positive answer, God orders the prophet to immediately reply: It
is God Who leads to the Truth. And has leaded the creature in the complementary
goal to what he needs and will provide to him, his needs.
As God orders:
When Pharaoh asked Moses and Haroon who was their God? They replied: Our God is
the One Who has bestowed to any creature in the world of His creation, his own
needs, then created him and then leaded him to Himself.
Sura: Taha, verse: 50
So, it is God Who leads
man to prosperity and to Paradise and absolute felicity by dispatching to them
the prophets and the divine books and decrees.
So, we will use what has
been mentioned to prove that Man shall follow a person who leads to Truth, of
course he is one who is leaded himself intrinsically, not one who has been
leaded by another man and he is the innocent Imam who has not worshiped anyone
but God and has made no sin. Such a person has been guided to God without any
need to any meddler. But, a person who has committed a sin or has worshipped
other than God, even though he has been punished and has worshipped God and is
fair now, but, he will not deserve the rank of Imamate and might not be
followed.
Thus, it is imperative to
follow the innocent Imam and it is forbidden to follow others.