No one had ever approached his rank or his glory.

No one had ever approached his rank or his glory. He was exalted in position. His high position was above stars and his rank was above all ranks. When a delegation saw a fire, they said: it must be his fire [18] .” His Imamate At the time of the death of Imam Ali Al-Rida (a.s) Imam Muhammad al-Jawad (a.s) was only nine years old. According to reports, Imam al-Rida (a.s) declared the imamate of…