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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books the Life of Imām 'ali Bin Mūsā Al-ridā Chapter Xvi THE AFFAIRS OF THE IMĀM IN KHURASĀN It is necessary for us to pause in order to talk about some affairs of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him, when he resided in Khurasān; his affairs there are as follows: Poets visit the Imām A group of the eminent Arab poets in that time visited Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him, blessed him, and congratulated him on his undertaking regency.

Among them was the great poet, Dibil al-Khazāi, who revolted against oppression and tyranny, expressed the sufferings of the oppressed and the deprived. One of them was the inspired poet, Ibrāhim b. al-Abbās al-Sawli, the unique poet and proser of the time. [1] And among them was the great poet Razin b. Ali, the brother of Dibil al-Khazāi. Before they traveled to Khurasān, Dibil had said to Ibrāhim: I want to accompany you to Khurasān. How nice a companion and accompanied one your are!

exclaimed Ibrāhim, surely we have followed the precondition of Bashshār. What is his precondition? asked Dibil. He has said his statement: [1] We have mentioned his biography in the research on the of the Imām and the Narrators of his Traditions. The best brother whom I fraternize is he whose baggage I carry, and who carries my baggage when I ask him to carry them. When a time turns away from him, I have confidence in him; and when the time turns away from me, he has confidence in me.

His property belongs to me and I do not fear his miserliness; my property belongs to him, and he does not fear my miserliness throughout the time. [1] During their journey, they were robbed, so they were forced to ride donkeys carrying thorns, so Ibrāhim composed, saying: They have been loaded thorns instead of pottery; they are drunk not because of wine; rather because of intense weakness.

He asked Razin to complete this (poetry line), and he said: So if you, in spite of that, come to playing and amusement, then your state concerning it is equal and will not persist in decrease. Then he said to Dibil: Complete this (poetry line), O Abū Ali. And he said: If that has passed, so be witty and hasten to play and amuse (our selves), for surely I am going to sell my sandals.

[2] Then the caravan of these eminent figures began covering the desert paying no attention to anything until it arrived in Khurasān.