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The Philosophy of the Great Occultation … A. Hamade and K. Albunasir / (137
Waiting includes a heart and fight ye two, while
condition established by the we sit here (and
fixed ideological principles of watch)”. (Quran. 5: 24)
the inevitability of the appearance
of the Promised Mahdi and the The result is that we cannot
realization of the goals and wish humanity well without
messages of the prophets and any positive action for it.
the hopes and aspirations of That is why we notice in the
mankind at his hands; And the honorable hadiths that talk
consolidation of true knowledge about the subject of waiting,
through the doctrinal evidence and their emphasis on the
of the existence of Imam knowledge of Imam Mahdi
Mahdi, his absence and his and his role, and the
inevitable appearance. consolidation of the continuous
Accordingly, it becomes clear attachment to him in his
that waiting is not true unless occultation as a man, and the
it includes three elements: talk about positive waiting, the
doctrinal, psychological, and practical commitment to
behavioral. Without that waiting, loyalty and adherence to the
it has no real meaning for the complete Sharia and preparing
believers except the arbitrariness the believer himself to be a
based on what the Children of supporter of Imam Mahdi and
Israel said to Moses: possessing all the jihadi,
“O Moses! While they ideological and moral qualities
remain there, never necessary to contribute to the
shall we be able to completion of his major reform
enter, to the end of time. mission, otherwise it will not
Go thou, and thy Lord, be a real waiting.
