في ذِكْرِ حالِ الأئمّهِ و صِفاتِهمِ: جَعَلَهُمُ اللّهُ حياةً للأنامِ، و مَصابيحَ للظَّلامِ، و مَفاتيحَ للكلامِ، و دَعائمَ للإسلامِ. 
								 Imam Ja‘far al-Ṣadiq (as):
								Imam al-Sadiq (as), mentioning the status and qualities of the Imams said,  Allah has made them the [source of] life for mankind, the lamps in the darkness, the masters of speech, and the pillars of Islam.
							
							
							
									Source:
											
												al-Kāfī
												Vol1
												P204
											
											
												Mizan al-Hikmah
												Vol1
												P82
											
							
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