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Question No. 3237 31 August 2022 Official answer by Master Ali Saei (Abdullah Meshkat) verified Content level: Intermediate

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It is the duty of all people to follow God’s proof in every circumstance, whether during the Occultation or after the ظهور. The belief that the earth endures is conditional on the presence and existence of God’s proof, and the duties of each particular era are specific to that time.

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

The duties of the people of the world toward the Deliverer—whether present or promised—are determined not by their attitudes or inclinations, but by the code of conduct laid down for them by God.

Before the question of the Deliverer comes the question of God’s Proof in the world. The sound belief that the earth endures depends on the presence and continued existence of God’s Proof upon it.

The Promised One has two distinct aspects: one concerns his existence, and the other the fulfilment of God’s promise through him. The promise that God’s final Proof would exist was fulfilled when he was born on earth; the promise concerning the Promised One will be fulfilled at the time of his ظهور.

It is the duty of all people to follow God’s Proof under every circumstance, both during the Occultation and at the time of ظهور. This duty is binding in both periods, though each has its own particular obligations: the age of Occultation has duties specific to it, and the age of ظهور will have others.

Before the twelfth Proof, the world welcomed eleven divine Proofs, all of whom were to be obeyed. The same duty applies to God’s twelfth Proof. Everyone is required to fulfil their obligations during his Occultation; the form those obligations take will change in the age of ظهور. Following him finds its meaning in action.

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