Dear Ms. Khodaei, could you please separate this question into its different parts, so that we can ask the esteemed teacher to answer each one separately?
The Imam of the Age (peace be upon him) is alive. Perhaps it is not proper to greet him without wearing hijab, and perhaps the Imam might wish to answer the greeting in person. But perhaps the other Infallible Imams, since they are no longer alive, have a different ruling on this. I would be grateful if the esteemed teacher could clarify.
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There is no distinction among the Pure Imams between being alive and not being alive. All the Imams are alive; the distinction is between being the Imam of the Age and not being the Imam of the Age.
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Is it improper to greet the Imam of the Age (AJ) without wearing hijab?
The essence and first answer at a glance (60-word summary)
Spiritual presence with and visitation of the Imam of the Age (AJ) take place beyond the material realm, in the realm of meaning and spirits; physical presence is therefore not a condition. The Infallible Imams (peace be upon them) are witnesses to creation both during their material lives and after them. Meeting them is not confined to the material realm or to what lies beyond it.
Answer by Master Ali Saei (Abdullah Meshkat)
Teacher and researcher in the intellectual tradition of wisdom and the Ahl al-Bayt | Soroush Bamdadān Cultural CenterSpiritual presence and visitation transcend the material world. Such an encounter takes place in the realm of meaning and spirits. Since it occurs beyond the material realm, physical presence is not a condition of the meeting.
The Infallible Ones, peace be upon them, are witnesses for all creation both during their earthly lives and after them. From this perspective, too, an encounter with them is not confined or restricted by any material boundary, or by what lies beyond it.