Imaman-Naqi(a.s.):“Hewillnotbeseen;andmentioninghisnameis
not permissible until he rises and fills the earth with justice just as it
would be filled with injustice and tyranny.”
‘Abdul‘Azimthencontinued:“Itestifythattheir[i.e.,Imams’]friend
isGod’sfriend;andtheirenemyisGod’senemy;obeyingthemisobedi-
ence to God; and disobeying them is disobeying God.
“Ibelieveinthemi‘rāj,thequestioninginthegrave,paradise,hell,the
path(sirāt),thescale—allthesearetruth.Ibelievethatthedayofjudge-
mentissuretocomewithoutanydoubt,andthatGodwillresurrectthe
dead people.
“Ibelievethat myreligious obligationsafterwilāyah(loveandobedi-
ence to the Imams) are prayers, alms-giving, fasting, pilgrimage to
Mecca, jihād, bidding good and forbidding evil.”
Imam ‘Ali an-Naqi (a.s.) said, “O Abul Qāsim! By Allāh,this is the
samereligionthatAllāhhaschosenforHisservants!Soremainfirmon
it; and may Allāh keep you steadfast on this truth.”
Musabin ‘Abdullāh an-Nakha‘īwas anotherlearned companionof
theImam.Oncehewenttothe Imamandrequestedhimforacompre-
hensiveziyārathecould useto recitewheneverhevisits the gravesof
anyoftheImamsofAhlulBayt.ThisziyāratbecamefamousasZiyārat-e
Jāmi‘a whose selected parts are presented below:
“...MaypeacebeuponyouOthePeopleofthehouseofprophethood,
the source ofmessengership, the peopleonwhomangelsdescend and
whererevelation usedtocomedown;the familywhichisthe sourceof
mercy, custodians of knowledge, peaksof forbearance, foundations of
generosity, leadersof nations,masters ofblessings, the creamof pious
people,pillarsofkindness,leadersofpeople...doorsofimān,trusteesof
theMercifulGod,familyofprophets andmessengers,anddescendants
of the best of those chosen by the Lord of the Universe...
“Maypeace be upontheImams of guidance, lampsin thedarkness,
signsofpiety,thosewhopossesswisdomandintelligence,therefugefor
people,the heirsofprophets,the bestof examples...theproofsof God
upon the people of this world and the hereafter...