Help through the Prayer of the Prophet

Argument 8:

The verse (9:103) says:

“(O Prophet!) Take sadaqah from their wealth, whereby you may cleanse them and purify them and pray for them. Verily, your prayer is the means of peace (of heart) for them”.

This verse reveals two great wisdoms. One wisdom is that, through the blessing of the Holy Prophet, people used to receive spiritual help in the form of peace of the heart. Because it is the peace of heart which is called help. The other wisdom is that whenever the angels descended to help the Muslims, they did so through the blessed prayer of the Holy Prophet. For, regarding the descent of the angels it is mentioned that it was to give peace to the mu’mins. And here it is mentioned that the source and means of the peace of heart is none other than the prayer of the Holy Prophet. Now it is clear from the meaning of this verse that the way the angels descended and the way the companions of the Holy Prophet received peace of heart by miraculous help, was all due to the blessing of the prayer of the Holy Prophet.

For the source and means of every kind of true peace is the prayer of the Mercy for the worlds, i.e. the Holy Prophet.(See arguments 4,5,6). Thus it is evident that by the command of God, the fountainhead of the peace of heart and spiritual help is the Holy Prophet and after him, the true Imams from his pure progeny hold the same position in their respective times.