Question No. 3606 10 September 2026 Official answer by Master Ali Saei (Abdullah Meshkat) verified Content level: Intermediate

How Does God’s Proof Keep the Earth from Destruction?

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Dear questioner, Master Ali Saei

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Dear teacher, in light of a hadith from Imam al-Baqir (AS), which says, “If the Imam were removed from the Earth for even a moment, the Earth would convulse, and its inhabitants would be thrown into turmoil, just as the sea and its inhabitants are tossed about in a storm”; and in light of what we read in Ziyarat al-Jami‘a al-Kabira:

و بکم یمسک السماء ان تقع علی الارض الا باذنه ».

“Through you, God keeps the heavens from falling upon the Earth, except by His permission.”

What is the reason for this, from various perspectives—mystical, scientific, and so on? Does this mean that all other creatures have no value? Thank you.

Subject category: Ahl al-Bayt and Islamic History Mahdism

The essence and first answer at a glance (60-word summary)

God’s Proof is to the Earth what the soul and its governing system are to the body. If the connection with him were severed, the Earth would fall apart like a body deprived of its soul, becoming a wandering celestial rock. By God’s permission, he preserves the Earth’s spiritual safeguards and holds the reins of guidance.

Answer by Master Ali Saei (Abdullah Meshkat)

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Just as a body falls apart when the soul departs from it, so too:

If the body’s connection to the heart is severed, a person suffers a heart attack.

If its connection to the brain is weakened, the person is reduced to animal and plant life; if that connection is completely severed, the body becomes an insensate mass.

If the body’s connection to its immune system is severed, it is afflicted with all manner of deadly diseases.

And so on.

Without Earth’s protective magnetic and atmospheric layers, the planet and its inhabitants would face all manner of deadly dangers. If its spiritual protective layers were severed and the Earth lost touch with the laws that govern its motion and survival, it would become a wandering stone in the heavens.

God’s Proof on Earth is like its soul and its governing system. If its connection with this Proof is severed, it falls apart like a body…

Before their earthly lives, in the World of Particles and even before it, the divine proofs attained stations that led to their appointment in this world as God’s vicegerents. By God’s permission, they are the vessels of salvation for the people of the Earth and its helmsmen.

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How Does God’s Proof Keep the Earth from Destruction?

The essence and first answer at a glance (60-word summary)

Answer by Master Ali Saei (Abdullah Meshkat)

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