Grace Imam's mediation in the age of absence with the approach of functionalism

The mediation of the grace of the Imam by God Almighty in the universe is one of the definite Shiite beliefs. This position is reserved according to intellectual and narrative sources at the time of the advent and absence of the Imam. However, some have misunderstood the position of the Imam in the universe, and have considered the mediation function of the Imam's grace to be contingent on emergence. How to mediate the grace of the Imam in the age of absence is a question that has been asked for a long time and has been answered by religious leaders. To the extent that the author has followed in written sources, so far the work has examined this issue with a functionalist approach; not found. The present article, in a documentary manner and in a descriptive-analytical method, has researched the mediation of the Imam's grace in the age of absence in the two realms of development and legislation with such an approach. Accordingly, the active role of the Imam in the safety of the people of the earth, repelling the evil of the enemies and defending the oppressed, esoteric guidance, protection of religion are among the functions of mediating the grace of the absent Imam.