Lesson one hundred thirty :Heavy duties of Imam

Imam Reza( A. S. )says:

الْامامُ أَمينُ اللّهِ فِى أَرْضِهِ وَ خَلْقِهِ وَ حُجَّتُهُ عَلَى عِبادِهِ وَ خَلِيفَتُهُ فى بِلادِهِ وَ الدّاعِى الَى اللّهِ وَ الذابُّ عَنْ حَرِيمِ اللّهِ.

Translation

Imam is trustee of God on the earth and among God's people, and His proof for the servants and His successor in the cities and summoner towards Him and protector of divine sanctuaries..

Brief description

In this tradition, which is a part of a long tradition in respect to introduction of Imamate position, it is referred to five parts of heavy and important duties of Imam.

1- Imam is a treasurer and trustee of revelation and protector of all sciences, commands and knowledges of religion.

2- Imam is an alive reason and obvious proof and introducer of divine religion.

3- Imam is a divine supervisor and authority and His representative among people.

4- Imam is one who, bids to goodness and forbids of badness and greatest emissary of religion.

5- Imam is a protector of sanctuary of divine religion against the invasion of enemies. And such person should enjoy divine knowledge and station of infallibility and nobody save God can appoint him.