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Some of the Miraculous Acts of Imam al-Reza(A.S.) for Guiding the Shī‘as
A person named Ibn Abī Kathīr said, “After the demise of Mūsā b. Ja‘far, people ceased to follow Imam al-Reza(A.S.). That year, I went on to Ḥajj pilgrimage and all of a sudden saw Imam al-Reza(A.S.); this āya struck my mind: ﴾Are we to follow a lone human from ourselves?﴿(Qur'an: 54/24)
Suddenly Imam al-Reza(A.S.) came to my side in a flash and (having read my mind) said, ‘By God, I am the one that you have to follow!’ I said, ‘I apologize to God and you.’ And he said, ‘You are forgiven.”
In another instance, ‘Abd Allāh b. Mughayra said, “I was an advocate of the Waqifites while I went on to the Ḥajj and next to the House of God and I said, ‘O God! You know what I am after. Guide me to the best Religion. After that, it came to my mind to go to Imam al-Reza(A.S.). I came to Medina, went to his holiness’ house door, and said to his retainer: ‘Tell him a man from Iraq is at the door.’ All of a sudden, I heard his holiness say: ‘O ‘Abd Allāh b. Mughayra! Come in!’ When I entered, he said, ‘God responded to your prayer and guided you to His religion.’ I said, ‘I bear witness that you are Allāh’s Authority #7716;ujja) and His Trustee over His creatures.”
The Fate of some Followers of the Waqifites in Imam al-Reza's (A.S.) Words
Ibrāhīm b. Yaḥyā said, “Imam al-Reza(A.S.) told me: ‘What did that wretched, Ḥamza b. Bazī‘, do? I answered: ‘He has come.’ The Imam (A.S.) said, ‘He imagines my father is alive; today, they are doubtful and tomorrow, they will die in heresy.
The holy Imam cursed one of the heads of the Waqifites, namely Ibn Mihrān, and said, “May God remove the light of your heart and bring poverty to your house.” He also cursed ‘Alī b. Abī Ḥamza, the head of the Waqifites and called him a damned infidel.
Husayn b. ‘Alī al-Washshā’ (who was at first doubtful and later welcomed the truth by a miraculous act of Imam al-Reza– A.S.) said, “My master Imam al-Reza(A.S.) summoned me in Marv and said, ‘O Ḥasan! Today ‘Alī b. Abī Hamza died (in Kūfa) and they now laid him in grave; two angels went down to him and asked: ‘Who is your lord?’ He said, ‘Allāh.’ They asked: ‘Who is your Messenger?’ He said, ‘Muhammad(S.A.W.).’ They asked: Who is your guardian (walī)?’ He said, ‘‘Alī b. Abī Ṭālib.’ They asked: ‘After him?’ He said, ‘Al-Ḥasan.’ They asked: ‘After him?’ He said, ‘‘Ali b. al-Ḥusain.’ They asked: ‘After him?’ He said, ‘Muhammad b. ‘Alī.’ They asked: ‘After him?’ They said, ‘Ja‘far b. Muhammad.’ They asked: ‘After him?’ He said, ‘Mūsā b. Ja‘far.’ They asked: ‘After him?’ His tongue began to tremble. They asked him again angrily: ‘After him?’ He kept silent. They asked: ‘did Mūsā b. Ja‘far commanded this to you?’ Then, they beat him with a fiery club so that his grave is on fire till Resurrection!”
Husayn b. ‘Alī al-Washshā’ said, “I left the presence of the Imam and wrote down the date of that day. After several days, I received a letter from Kūfa that Baṭā’inī (‘Alī b. Abī Ḥamza) had died on that same day and had been laid in the grave at that same hour that the holy Imam said.”
Reference:
Story of the Sun
A Look at Imam al-Reza's Life
Author: Sayyid Muhammad Najafi Yazdi
Translated by: Ahmad Rezwani
Published by: Islamic Research Foundation, Astan Quds Razavi, Mashhad - I.R. Iran
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