Presence of an Imam – Survival of the Earth

عَنْ اَبِي جَعْفَرٍؑ قَالَ لَوْ اَنَّ الْاِمَامَ رُفِعَ مِنَ الْاَرْضِ سَاعَةً لَمَاجَتْ بِاَهْلِهَا كَمَا يَمُوجُ الْبَحْرُ بِاَهْلِهِ

Imam Abu Jafar (al-Baqer a.s.) said, “If the Imam is raised from the earth even momentarily, the earth will gulp down its inhabitants like the ocean gulps down its dwellers.”

Note

q Here too the word Imam is used in its vast meaning i.e. Prophet, Messenger or successor i.e. any divine proof. q Moment here means even a fraction of a second. q ‘Is removed’ means to be killed or elevated to the skies. In other words, Imam is a safety for the earth. Existence of earth depends on the presence of the Imam.

Reference

1. Kaafi, vol. 1, p. 179, H. 12 بَابُ اَنَّ الْاَرْضَ لَا تَخْلُو مِنْ حُجَّةٍ