hadith
2546
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Imam al-Husayn (AS) said, ‘O People! Allah, exalted be His remembrance, has only created people so that they might know Him; and when they know Him they worship Him; and when they worship Him they become needless of worshipping others by His worship. A man asked him, ‘O son of the Prophet! May my parents be your ransom, what is meant by knowing Allah? He replied, ‘It is that the people of each era must know their Imam, to whom obedience is mandatory.
الإمام الصّادق (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : خَرجَ الحسينُ بنُ عَليٍ على أصحابِهِ فَقالَ : أيّها النّاسُ ، إنّ اللّهَ ـ عزّ وجلّ ذِكْرُهُ ـ ما خَلقَ العِبادَ إلّا لِيَعرِفوهُ ، فإذا عَرفُوهُ عَبَدوهُ ، فإذا عَبَدوهُ اسْتَغنَوا بعِبادتِهِ عن عبادةِ ما سِواهُ . فقالَ
لَه رجلٌ : يا بنَ رسولِ اللّهِ ، بأبي أنتَ واُمّي فما معرفةُ اللّهِ؟ قالَ : معرفةُ أهلِ كلِّ زمانٍ إمامَهُمُ الّذي يَجبُ علَيهِم طاعتُهُ.