Imam Mahdi (AHS) was the Caliph (vice-regent) of Allah. Among the commandments he preached for the followers of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) (Ummat-e-Muhammadia SAS) is tark-e-dunya (giving up worldliness). To give up relationship with the creatures of Allah too is obligatory. Allah has said "Devote thyself to Him whole-heartedly". (LXXIII: 8). "(Abdul Majid Daryabadi explains "Forsake every other thing and apply oneself to the service of Allah)".
Imam Razi says tabattal means to give up the world or whatever there is in it. The reason is that a person who is busy or engaged in things other than Allah cannot whole-heartedly devote himself to Allah. This shows that tabattal or retiring from the world and devoting oneself to Allah is obligatory (wajib).
It should be remembered here that where the verb is in imperative mood (in Quran) without qualifications, it mean it is wajib or farz (obligatory). The Imam's of Principles of Arabic Grammar have proved this. Hence tabatta! and tark-e-dunya (giving up worldliness) is obligatory.
Allah says: "Whoso desireth the life of the world and its pomp, We shall repay them their deeds Herein and Therien they will not be wronged. Those are they for whom is naught in the Hereafter save the Fire." (XI:15-16). The Arabic word "man" (a pronounced as U in pun,fun) meaning "who" applies both to Muslims and non-Muslims. Hence, the Verse is applicable to the person who bears the qualifies described in it, irrespective or whether they occur in a faithful or an infidel.
Again Allah says: "Then, as for him who rebelled. And choose the life of the world. Lo; hell will be his home." (LXXIX: 37-38-39). In his Tafseer (commentary). Imam Razi relies on the tradition of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) which says That the love for the world is the fountainhead for all sins. Hence, the two attributes of rebelling and choosing the world guide a man to the height of depravity; he becomes an infidel and qualifies for eternal torture. The basis for the attribute is that a person who has not indulged in wickedness and bad habits will not be admitted to Hell. Since this is the result of the love for the world (or earthly pleasures), lmam Mahdi (AHS) made it obligatory on his followers to give up worldliness, lest they fall into Hell.
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