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Hadith 27
Hadith #
27
Book
Kitāb al-Ghayba
Volume
1
Section
3
Part
Content
Chapter
First Principle: Necessity of Imamate
Source
Shaykh Muḥammad b. al-Ḥasan al-Ṭūsī
۞
If it is said: Given the existence of a leader, who is obeyed and runs the affairs of the society is necessary, either it is all the work of Allah to offer, or it is for Allah to create him and for us to empower him with the administration of the society, or it is required of us both to create and empower him.
فإن قيل:لا يخلو وجود رئيس مطاع منبسط اليد من أن يجب على الله جميع ذلك أو يجب علينا جميعه أو يجب على الله إيجاده وعلينا بسط يده.
Tags Occultation

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