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my faith as evil. When I al‐Mehdi saw that, he had pity on him and wrote under each poetry line:
“Allah and I have given you security; therefore, appear whenever you wish.” A person asked him
about the person who had written them, and he answered: “Surely he is ‘Isa b. Zayd.”[2] Dhu al‐
Nun al‐Mesri mentioned that he walked through a village, and that he saw some poetry lines had
been written on a wall of its:
I am the son of Mina, al‐Mish’arayn, Zamzam, Mecca, and the Magnified Kaaba.
My grandfather is the chosen Prophet; and my father is he whose authority is incumbent on all
Muslims.
My mother is the chaste (one) from whom (men) seek light if we do not number her as equal to
Maryam (Mary).
The grandsons of Allah’s Apostle are my uncles and (fore)fathers; and his pure (grand)sons are
nine stars.
If you cling to the cord of their authority, you will be successful on the day when the successful
will be rewarded and you will lead a life of ease and comfort.
The Imams of this creation after their Prophet; if you do not know that, then know
[1] Al‐Hadara al‐Islamiya, vol. 1, p. 127.
[2] Maqatil al‐Talibiyyin, pp. 411‐412.
(it).
I am the Alawid, the Fatimid who is full of fear; and days fill man with (fear).
Thus, I feel that the earth is narrow through it is wide; and I cannot obtain the sky through a
ladder. So I have stopped at the house in which I have written my poetry; therefore, read and
acquaint yourself with whatever you like. And submit to the Command of Allah in all
circumstances; whoever does not submit (to His command) is not a follower of Islam. Dhu al‐Nun
has said: “I have come to know that he was an ‘Alawid who escaped from the authority. That was
at the time of Harun.” Al‐Mejjlisi assumed that the poetry lines belonged to Imam al‐Kazim, peace
be on him. We have discussed that in the previous chapters of the book. Anyway, the ‘Alawids and
their followers met severe ordeals and misfortunes during those black periods of time, to the
extent that they wrote on walls their sorrows, that the people might come to know of the
oppression and persecution they met.
The last poetry lines picture a side of the protest of the ‘Alawids against the rulers, that they
might obtain their rights in undertaking the caliphate and the affairs of the Muslims. For they
were the most appropriate of the people in the great Prophet, may Allah bless him and his family.
They were his successors over his community. So whoever cling to them will be successful on the
Day of Resurrection. This was mentioned by their grandfather, the Prophet, may Allah bless him
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