One is in the East and the other is in the West.

One is in the East and the other is in the West. They have a boundary around them that is made of iron and each one has a million doors. Seven thousand different languages exist therein and I know all those languages and all that is in and between the two cities. No one is an Imam (possesses Leadership with Divine Authority) over them except me -asws and my brother Al-Hussain -asws . [4] Imam Jafar e Sadiq -asws has said, ‘One year Imam Al-Hassan -asws ibn Ali -asws left for Makkah on foot.

On the journey Imam -asws ’s feet swelled and the Imam -asws ’s servants said, ‘If you -asws travel riding, the swelling will go away.’ The Imam -asws replied, ‘I will not ride up to the coming place for rest where you will see a black person who has oil with him.

Buy from him oil without trying to reduce the price.’ The servant said, ‘May Allah -azwj Keep my soul and the souls of my parents in service for your -asws cause, we had never been up to a place of rest where anyone sold such medicine.’ ‘The Imam -asws said to him, ‘Yes, there are such people right ahead of you before reaching the place for rest.’ They walked for a mile and they met the black person. Imam AI-Hassan -asws said to his servant, ‘There is the man.

Take the oil from him and pay him.’ The black man asked the servant, ‘For whom do you want this oil?’ He replied, ‘I want it for Imam Al-Hassan -asws ibn Ali -asws . He said, ‘Take me to him -asws .’ They came to Imam Al-Hassan -asws and the man said, ‘May Allah -azwj Keep my soul and the souls of my parents in service for your -asws cause; I did not know that you -asws need this. If you -asws want to have it you -asws can have it as a gift. I am only one of your -asws servants.

Just pray for me to Allah -azwj to grant me a healthy son who would love you -asws , the -asws . When I left, my wife was about to give birth.’ The Imam -asws said, ‘Go to your place. Allah -azwj has gifted you with a healthy son who is of our Shi’a (followers). [5] Shahadat of Imam Hassan -asws : It is narrated by some companions of the Holy Imam -asws that ‘Ju’ada’ daughter of ‘Ash’th ibn Qays al-Kindi poisoned Imam Al-Hassan -asws ibn Ali -asws and a female servant of the Imam -asws .

The female servant, however, vomited the poison but in case of Imam Hassan -asws , the poison remained in his -asws digestive system and caused swelling that became the cause of the Imam -asws ’s Shahadat.