Question No. 2863 31 August 2022 Official answer by Master Ali Saei (Abdullah Meshkat) verified سطح محتوا: مقدماتی

How Can We Love the Imams Without Having Seen Them?

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If we’ve never seen any of the Imams, how can we love them so much without ever having seen them?

Subject category: Ahl al-Bayt and Islamic History Religious education

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We can love the Imams without ever having seen them because God, in His mercy, places their love and their spiritual, celestial image in our hearts. Those whose hearts are pure feel this love more deeply.

Answer by Master Ali Saei (Abdullah Meshkat)

Teacher and researcher in the intellectual tradition of wisdom and the Ahl al-Bayt | Soroush Bamdadān Cultural Center

Because God, in His mercy, has placed love for them and their spiritual, heavenly image in our hearts, those whose hearts are as pure and refined as yours feel that love all the more deeply.

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How Can We Love the Imams Without Having Seen Them?

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

Answer by Master Ali Saei (Abdullah Meshkat)

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