Had we not been in existence Allah would have been worshipped." Chapter 12: The Imams (a.s.) are the Deputies of Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High, on earth and the Gates through which people go nearer to Allah H 492, Ch. 12, h 1 Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad al-Ash'ari has narrated from Mu'alla ibn Muhammad from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from abu Mas'ud from al-Ja'fari who has said that he heard abu al- Hassan al-Rida (a.s.) say the following. " The Imams (a.s.) are the deputies of Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High, on earth."
baada tu ya kifo cha hadhrat imam hassan askari(a.s.) imam wa kumi na moja, papo hapo imam mehdi (a.s.) angeweza kuanza kuwaadhibu wadhalimu makafiri na waovu kwa uwezo wanaopewa maimam na uwezo aliojaliwa na mungu kudhibiti viumbe wake. kwa hivyo, imam angelazimika kuwaua waislamu wengi sana wakati ambapo waumini walikuwa wachache tu. wengi wa hao waislamu (wafuasi wa banu umayya na bani abbasi wenye tamaa na vile vile washirikina na makafiri) wangepaswa wauliwe na katika muda mfupi tu umati mkubwa wa watu duniani ungemalizika. kwa hivyo, kusingetokea fursa ya watu kuzaliwa kwa wingi na kusubiri mpakaimammehdi(a.s.)kujitokezailiwaweze kujaribiwa subira na imani zao juu ya mungu. watu wote hao waliozaliwa na kuishi kwa imani juu ya mungu wamejipatia pepo, kadhalika na wale watakao zaliwa kabla kujitokeza kwa imam (a.s.).