\n \n The author of the chapter 4 has conveniently neglected...

\n \n The author of the chapter 4 has conveniently neglected so many Shia Ahadith which clearly state that there will be 12 Imams (Commanders) after Rasool Allah -saww .\u00a0 The author has tried unsuccessfully to create doubts that Ismail the eldest son of Imam Jafar-e-Sadiq -asws did not die but Imam -asws (nouzobillah) faked his son (Ismail\u2019s) funeral \u2013 this is beyond the dignity of a Divine Imam -asws to fake death of his successor, as Allah -azwj has Promised to Protect His \u2018 Hujja \u2019 even if unbelievers would not like it (61:8) [2] .

\u00a0There is also no plausible reason stated or can be imagined that \u2018why 6 th Imam\u2019 would be faking Ismail\u2019s funeral \u2013 to achieve what?

\n Then all presented Ahadith and historical accounts in \u2018proof 1\u2019 confirm that the eldest son of Imam Jafar-e-Sadiq -asws had passed away during the life time of the Imam -asws and the 6 th Imam -asws continued with his Divine responsibilities as an Imam for several years and finally left behind his legatee Musa Ibn Jafar -asws , as the 7 th Imam.

\n There is a lengthy discussion on Zurarah (narrator of many Ahadith) who sends his son to enquire the successor to the 6 th Imam -asws , eventually his son (Ubayd) brings back the news that the 6 th Imam nominated Musa -asws Ibn Jafar -asws as his legatee.\u00a0 In \u2018Proof 1\u2019 several questions are raised, e.g., why did Zurarah, being a narrator of many Ahadith, had doubts about the successor to the 6 th Imam aws and why he had to send his son to enquire?

\u00a0Well, there could be many reasons, e.g., to clarify the doubts of other people as there was a prevailing belief that Ismail Ibn Jafar has gone into occultation [3] – or to refute earlier rumours (of the fake funeral of Ismail \u2013 nouzobillah), however, the end result is Ubayd confirms that Musa -asws Ibn Jafar -asws was declared as the 7 th Imam -asws by Imam Jafar-e-Sadiq -asws !