Imam Ali (a) is reported to have said, "Verily the friends of Allah are those who remember Him the most, are constantly grateful to Him and have greater patience in the face of His trials."
Ghurar al Hikam H. 10791 .
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![“When they became oblivious to warnings, We showered them with everything they desired. But just as they became prideful of what they were given, We seized them by surprise, then they instantly fell into despair.” (Q6:44)
Aside from the general meaning of the verse, another possible meaning according to Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (a) is
When they became oblivious to warnings,
that when the people neglected their duty of being loyal [to Imam Ali (a)] after they had been commanded to do so,](https://enlighteninginspirations.ir/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Imam-al-Mahdi-ajtf-in-the-Holy-Quran-4-791x1024.png)
![Jabir bin Abdullah al-Ansari is reported to have said, “I asked the Holy Prophet (s): We know Allah and His Messenger, but who are those with authority, the obedience to whom Allah has attached to Him and to His Messenger?”
The Holy Prophet (saww) replied, “O Jabir, Those with authority are
my successors. The first of them is Ali ibn Abi Talib (a), followed by al-Hasan (a) and then al-Husayn (a). Then comes Ali ibn al-Husayn (a) and Muhammad ibn Ali (a) [also known as al-Baqir (a)]. You, Jabir, will live to meet him. When you do meet him, convey my salaams to him.
After him comes, al-Sadiq (a), followed by al-Kadhim (a). Then comes al-Ridha (a), al-Taqi (a), al-Naqi (a) and al-Askari (a).
The last of them is the one who will have the same name as me.
And it is he, al-Mahdi (ajtf). whose occultation (ghaybat) will take a long time. No one will believe in him except the true believers.”](https://enlighteninginspirations.ir/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Imam-al-Mahdi-ajtf-in-the-Holy-Quran-3-791x1024.png)
![Imam Ali al-Ridha (a) is reported to have said, “The best time for reciting the Holy Qur’an is after the completion of the Morning Prayer.”
Imam al-Baqir (a) is reported to have said, “There is a spring for everything, and the spring of the Qur’an is the Month of Ramadhan.” (Al-Kafi Vol. 2 Pg. 630)
Imam al-Sadiq (a) is reported to have said, “… Verily [the month of] Ramadhan has a special right and sanctity that the other months do not have. The Holy Qur’an is to be read in
a measured tone. When you come to a verse that mentions
Paradise, pause and ask Allah, the Mighty and Exalted, to grant you Paradise, and when you come to a verse that mentions
hellfire, then pause and seek refuge with Allah from the fire of hell.” (Al-Kafi. Vol. 2 Pg. 617)](https://enlighteninginspirations.ir/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/inspirations-1-791x1024.png)
![Imam al-Sadiq (a) is reported to have said, “ The pious ones are the shias of Imam Ali (a) and the unseen is Imam al-Mahdi (ajtf). The proof of these words is seen in the verse below:
They ask, “ Why has no [other] sign been sent down to him from his Lord?” Say, [O Prophet] The knowledge of the unseen is with Allah alone. So wait! I too am waiting with you.” (Q10:20)](https://enlighteninginspirations.ir/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Imam-al-Mahdi-ajtf-in-the-Holy-Quran-1-791x1024.png)
![Allah has promised those who believe and do good [His] forgiveness and a great reward. (Q5:9)
Indeed, those in awe of their lord without
seeing Him will have forgiveness and
a mighty reward. (Q67:12)
Who is it that will lend to Allah a good loan which He will multiply [many times over] for them,
and they will have an honourable reward. (Q57:11)
Those who believe and do good will certainly
have a never-ending reward. (Q41:8)](https://enlighteninginspirations.ir/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Types-of-Rewards-663x1024.png)
![No vision can encompass Him, but He encompasses all vision ... (Q6:103)
I replied, “Of course.” Then he asked: “Do you all know what
al-Absār are?” I replied, “Of course.” Then he asked: “What are they?” I replied, “They are Absār meaning ‘eyes’.” He said, “The mind in your heart is more powerful than the eyes [with which you see]. Thus it is minds that cannot behold him, while He
beholds minds.”
To guide Abu Hashim to the hidden meaning of the verse above, Imam al-Ridha (a) first asks him what he understands from the verse. It is worth mentioning that the word Absār here refers to ‘minds’ . Since ‘minds’ which are our most powerful faculty for knowing, cannot behold Him, thus, we cannot truly describe Him.
Al-Kafi Vol. 1 Pg 98](https://enlighteninginspirations.ir/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Imam-al-Ridha-a-2a-663x1024.png)