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He talked about his son Allah had gifted with grace and dignity, saying: "Allah will bring forth from<br />

his backbone twelve rightly‐guided ones. He will distinguished them by his dignity and place them<br />

in the abode of His Holiness; he who follows the twelve one from among them is like him who<br />

draws his sword before Allah's Apostle to defend him."<br />

When Imam al‐Sadiq, peace be on him, reached these words, some Umayyad hirelings broke into<br />

his house, and he, peace be on him, stopped his talk. Ibraheem wanted him to <strong>com</strong>plete it but he<br />

did not do that; so he left Yethrib (Medina) for his homeland. In the following year he had the<br />

honor of visiting the Imam while he felt burning desire for hearing the rest of his speech. The<br />

Imam, peace be on him, understood that and said: "Ibraheem, he will remove distress from his<br />

Shi'ites after long straits and tribulation, impatience and fear; so blessed is he who lives during his<br />

time." Then he said to him: "That is enough for you, Ibraheem."<br />

Ibraheem was pleased with this speech of the Imam and said: "I have never returned with a thing<br />

more delightful and happier to my heart than this (speech)."[1]<br />

6. 'Isa al‐'Alawi<br />

`Isa b. 'Abd Allah al‐'Alawi visited Imam Ja'far b. Muhammed to ask him about the Imam after him,<br />

saying: "If some thing happened‐may Allah not make me see such a thing‐who should I follow?"<br />

He, peace be on him, pointed to his son Musa.<br />

"If anything happened to Musa, who should I follow," asked 'Isa.<br />

"His son," replied the Imam.<br />

"If anything happened to his son," 'Isa went on, "and he left a big brother and a small son, who<br />

should I follow?"<br />

"His son; it is always this," answered the Imam.<br />

"If I do not recognize him and his place?"<br />

"You say: O Allah, I follow the one from among Your proofs from among the children of the last<br />

Imam who has remained, for that is enough for you."[2]<br />

[1] Bihar al‐Anwar, vol. 11, 235.<br />

[2] Usool al‐Kafi, vol. 1, p. 309. Bihar al‐Anwar, vol. 11, p. 235.<br />

7. Mu'adh Bin Kuthayr<br />

Mu'adh Bin Kuthayr[1] visited Imam al‐Sadiq to ask him about the Imam whom he should follow<br />

after him, saying: "I ask Allah, Who provided your father with you for this position, to provide you<br />

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