(A question from a young girl)
When we go on a pilgrimage to visit the kind Imams and the kind Prophet, we become their guests. How do they welcome and receive us? I’d like to know how.
How Do the Imams and the Prophet Welcome and Receive Their Visitors?
The essence and first answer at a glance (60-word summary)
The Imams and the Prophet welcome and receive their visitors by tenderly comforting their hearts and souls. This spiritual hospitality softens the heart, lifts grief and sorrow, brings inner joy and vitality, and deepens love.
Answer by Master Ali Saei (Abdullah Meshkat)
Teacher and researcher in the intellectual tradition of wisdom and the Ahl al-Bayt | Soroush Bamdadān Cultural CenterThey welcome us by gently touching our souls and hearts. A softened heart, the lifting of sorrow, inner joy and delight, the emergence of particular feelings, and a deepening of love are all examples of their hospitality.