قَالَ الإِمَامُ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَينِ السَّجَّادُ : إِنَّ أَهْلَ زَمَانِ غَيْـبَتِهِ الْقَائِلِينََ بِإِمَامَتِهِ الْمُنْـتَظِرِينَ لِظُهُورِهِ أَفْضَلُ أَهْلِ كُلِّ زَمَانٍ لأَِنَّ اللٌّهَ تَعَالـى ذِكْرُهُ أَعْطَاهُمْ مِنَ الْعُقُولِ وَ الأَفْهَامِ وَ الْمَعْرِفَةِ مَا صَارَتْ بِهِ الْغَيْـبَةُ عِنْدَهُمْ بِمَنْـزِلَةِ الْمُشَاهَدَةِ.
Imam ‘Ali ibnil Husain al-Sajjad (peace be upon both of them) has said: “Indeed the people who live during the time of his occultation, have firm belief in his (the 12th Imam’s) Imamate and are awaiting his advent are the best people of every age since Allah, Great is His Mention, has granted them from the intellect, understanding and cognizance needed which would permit them to live during the period of the occultation, as if they were living during the time of his advent.”
Biharul Anwar, Volume 52, Page 122; al-Ihtijaj
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