Soul Purification

Recognizing the Prophet and his infallible and pure Ahl-Ol-Bait (PBUH) as the appointed Divine leaders and holders of heavenly knowledge and power, in addition to being the goal itself and having credibility , is also way to purification and education and the path towards achievement of good thoughts and acts , i.e. this belief itself is among sincere and definite duties

which are the key to the everlasting salvation and emancipation from hell , without believing in Imamate [ Divinely ordained leadership ] and their Walaayat [heavenly bestowed lord ship] , heaven will not be opened to anyone and no one who denies them shall be safe from the chastisement of God and torment of hell ; while this belief itself is an independent duty of the heart and mind , it also paves the way for growth human qualities and spiritual achievements and is a factor in preventing crime and indecency , too.

Therefore , knowing Imam Mahdy and believing in his Divinely bestowed power and knowledge and accepting his Walaayat are considered true beliefs which are the secret for everlasting blissfulness , in addition these beliefs produce practical and mental results which cause spiritual self-building and purification.

Now , in order not to just generally speak and to express some of the subjects specifically , we mention few of the practical and moral results of believing in this concept.

Educational bases

Knowing any dimension of Hazrat Baqyat-O-Llah's or other infallible Ahl-Ol-Bait's personalities (PBUH) creates a specific educational basis in humankind.

Because their virtuousness directions and Walaayat status are different and again each quality has its own aspects. For example , one of the Prophet's and Ahl-Ol-Bait's heavenly quality is their Divinely bestowed knowledge and gnosis , but this same knowledge and awareness has different aspects and directions of their knowledge are numerous. As there is a chapter in the book Osool Kaafy which is called ((Direction of Imams'knowledge)) and in there , it is a narration from the seventh Imam of the Shi'ah , Musa son of Ja'far , who has said:

((Expressiveness of our knowledge has three kinds:

The past and the future and happenings. The past has

been explained for us. The future has been written for

us and events and phenomena are received through

inspirations upon hearts and through ears - Angels

talk to us - and this is our best knowledge.))

In another narration it is narrated from Mofazzal who said : I told Hazrat Ab-Ol-Hassan: it is narrated from Imam Saadeq who has said: ((Surely our knowledge is there types:the past and the

written and through inspirations upon hearts and

through ears.))

Hazrat Ab-Ol-Hassan (PBUH) has said:

((The past concerns our know ledge about previous

matters , the written is about future matters.

Impressions upon hearts are through inspiration and

The entered in to ears are through communication whit Angels.))

It is obvious that vast discussions in regard to any scientific aspect of Imams or dimensions of their power or types of their infallibility or other levels of their virtuousness and superiority need separate writings and books and each of these matters originates specific effects upon the spirit of a gnostic and one who pays attention and

it creates a special educational basis in him which needs a specific study and analysis. Here , we only briefly mention tow of these effects , first about the effect of knowing and considering the knowledge of Ahl-Ol-Bait (PBUT) and second , in regard to the effect of knowing and considering their power.