Recognition of Imam Part II - Light is the Source of Guidance
Light is the Source of Guidance
No belief and no religion can pass safely through the dangerous darknesses of the long course of time and reach the pond of kawthar, without the presence and guidance of the light appointed by God. Nor can the initial existence of a religion be established without accepting an embodied (mujassam) light. In this regard, in verse (57:28), God says: “O you who believe! Fear Allah and believe in His messenger. He will give you twofold of His mercy and will appoint for you a light, by which you shall walk, and will forgive you. Allah is Forgiving, Merciful”.
The explanation of this blessed verse is: O you who have entered the pale of Islam! Now fear God. That is, fear God in intention, speech and deed and duly believe in His Messenger, the Prophet Muhammad(s). That is, be true mu'mins, so that God will give you twofold of His infinite mercy through the Prophet. That is, He will provide the means of exoteric and esoteric guidance and He will appoint a light, i.e., an Imam for you, whose chain will continue till the Day of Resurrection, so that through this light you will be able to advance from stage to stage, in both worldly and religious matters according to the time, until you reach the pond of kawthar safely.
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