The alive Shia’s whole life, activities, efforts are categorized into two parts which one of them is worshiping the Almighty Allah and the second one is serving the creatures of Allah Almighty. If you study the biographies of the companion of Ahl al-Bayt from Imam Ali(a.s) until the twelfth Imam who had four special representatives, you will see that all of them were alive people who used to worship the Almighty Allah and serve the creatures of Allah.
Professor Ansarian.
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