SOLITUDE

Among the commandments which Imam Mahdi (AHS) made obligatory on his followers is seclusion, solitude or staying away from the people.

Allah has said: ".....devote thyself to Him whole-heartedly." (LXXIII:8).
This means that one should break away from everything worldly and entirely devote oneself to Allah.

Further, Allah says: "And forsake those who take their religion for a pastime and jest, and whom the life of the world beguileth." (VI: 70). The verse calls upon (the followers) to give up the company of "those people" because they made fun (of the religion).

The verse makes it obligatory upon the followers to stay away from people who made fun of the religion. However, it is not necessary that one should ostracize himself from people who did not indulge in rediculing the religion.

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