The Meccan Revelations: al-Futuhat al-Makkiyya

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[ The imam is the person intended to represent the group ]

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The inner images and aspirations of the worshipers should be equal in their proportion of turning to God Almighty and sincerity to Him in that worship to which He has called them in terms of what they are praying. And when God chose one of them, He named him an Imam to address him on behalf of the group with what He would like to give to the group, and He made him like an interpreter between His hands and between their hands, facing their Lord, so the group must remain silent, listen and wait for what comes back to them from their master through the mediation of that imam. This is why it was stated in the hadith of Jabir that the imam’s recitation is sufficient on behalf of the group, for he is the one whom the truth has brought forward for monologue, so since the imam is what is meant on behalf of the group and the Sharia commands that they follow him. In everything he does that is prescribed for him to do, they must listen and follow the example of everything the imam does in hi


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