True Vision - The Qur'ān and the Imam
The Qur'ān and the Imam
Tags: Imam,, Speaking Qur'an
The Holy Qur'ān is the wisdom-filled speech of God, the glorification and veneration of which is incumbent upon every pious Muslim and in this connection all appropriate manners, rendered in words and deeds, are commended. Similarly, the respect and veneration of the Imam of the time is also incumbent and necessary, because by the command of God, he has not only the exalted rank of the teacher of the Qur'ān, but also of the speaking Qur'ān.
It would be a glaring audacity against the sanctity and honour of the Qur'ān if someone denies the honour and veneration of the Qur'ān just because it cannot remove a fly when it sits on it. Similarly, if someone objects to some human aspect of the exalted Imam and on that ground says that he should not be respected and venerated, then this would definitely be a weakness of his intellect and a grave error indeed.
The example of the Qur'ān, according to Islam, is that first, it should be accepted with devotion and love and kept with oneself, whether travelling or at home and to read and understand it and then act upon its teachings. Similarly, first of all, one has to accept the exalted Imam with sincerity and certainty, then to create within oneself friendship and love for him and full zeal for his vision, then as a consequence is attained the light of his teachings and guidance, in the illumination of which, acting upon the commands of God and the Prophet, eternal salvation is attained.
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