The Holy Prophet [s] said: “Happiness is for the one who will attend the Qaim (12th Imam) of my Ahlul Bayt and will follow him before his rise. This person will love his (Qaim’s) lovers and hate his enemies, and will accept the leadership of the Imams from before his advent. These ones are my friends, and are the most sincere members of my Ummah (community) whom I honor very much.”[i]

[i] Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 52, p. 129

The seventh Imam, Musa ibn Ja’far [a], said: “The likeness of this world is as the water of the sea. However much (water) a thirsty person drinks from it, his thirst increases so much so that the water kills him.”[i]

[i] Bihar-uI-Anwar, vol. 78, p. 311