\n And their -asws number is the number of the spring which...

\n And their -asws number is the number of the spring which burst forth for Musa -as Bin Imran -as when he -saww struck with his -as staff: So there gushed out from it twelve springs; each group knew its drinking place: [2:60] . \n And their number is of the captains of the children of Israel. Allah -azwj the Exalted Said: and We Sent from them twelve chieftains; [5:12] .

So, the Imams -asws , O Jabir, their -asws first one is Ali -asws Bin Abu Talib -asws and their -asws last one is Al-Qaim -asws \u2019\u2019. [5] \n It was said to Abu Ja\u2019far -asws . Isn\u2019t this command for you -asws all?\u2019 He -asws said: \u2018Yes\u2019. I said, \u2018Then why are you -asws sitting back from your -asws rights and your -asws claims, and Allah -azwj Blessed and Exalted Said: And strive hard in (the Way of) Allah, with a striving which He is Rightful of.

He Chose you [22:78] \u2019. \n He -asws said: \u2018There is no problem in Amir Al-Momineen -asws sitting back from his -asws rights when he -asws could not find any helpers, or have you not heard Allah -azwj the Exalted Saying in the story of Lut -as : He said: \u2018If only there was strength for me against you, or a recourse to a strong support\u2019 [11:80] . And He -azwj Said in Narrating from Noah -as : Then he supplicated to his Lord: \u2018I am overcome, so Help!\u2019 [54:10] .

\n And He -azwj Said in the story of Musa -as : He said: \u2018My Lord! I cannot control except myself and my brother, therefore Differentiate between us and the transgressing people\u2019 [5:25] . Therefore, when the Prophet -as is like that, then the successor -asws is more excusable. O Jabir! An example of the Imam -asws is an example of the Kabah, when it is come to and it does not come (to anyone)\u2019\u2019.

[6] \n \u2018Amir Al-Momineen -asws Ali -asws Bin Abu Talib -asws addressed us upon the pulpit of Al-Kufa, sermon of the pearls (Al-Lulu wal Marjan)\u2019. A man called Aamir Bin Kaseer stood up to him -asws and said, \u2018O Amir Al-Momineen -asws ! You -asws have informed us about the imams of Kufr and the false caliphs, so inform us about the Imams -asws of the truth and the truthful tongues after you -asws \u2019.

\n He -asws said: \u2018Yes, it is a pact pacted to me -asws by Rasool-Allah -saww that this command, twelve Imams -asws would control it, nine being from the Sulb of Al-Husayn -asws .