Abi Talib.

Abi Talib.’ I asked: ‘What is my obligation (after you)?’ the Imam answered: ‘It is upon you to follow my son, Muhammad …’ and then continued: ‘My tomb and that of Harun are like these,” showing his two fingers stuck together.’[^7] Departure toward Fars Departure toward Fars [^8] Some have talked about his holiness’ sojourn in Bihbahan (Arjan) and his praying in the mosque there.[^9] There is also a footprint in that city called qadamgah (footprint) of Imam al-Ridha (a.s.).

^10 On his way, the holy Imam (a.s.) passed through Yazd and Abarquh, which has a well-known qadamgah , and then through Dehshir, which is apparently the same as Farashah (presently known as Islamiyya). There is a place called qadamgah in this city, too. The way from Shiraz to Yazd also passes through that route, i.e., Taft and Islamiyya in which qadamgah is located.

Islamiyya’s qadamgah comprises of a building complex, which according to an inscription in its niche, has been constructed by Garshasb b. ‘Ali in 512/1118. Known then as Masjid-i Mashhad-i ‘Ali b.

Musa al-Ridha (a.s.), this building has a date stone, inscriptions, internal ornaments, and other mementos.[^11] Moving toward Khurasan Shaykh al-Saduq ( ra ) related: “When Imam al-Ridha (a.s.) entered a house in Fozz quarter,[^12] in Nayshabur he planted an almond seed, which turned into a tree and fruited within a year.

The people were informed and whoever got sick would eat from the almonds of that tree and would get healed; the ones who had sore eyes, the women who would run into difficulty giving birth to their babies, or the animals which would come down with colic were all cured by the almond or a twig of the tree.

Then, a man named Abu ‘Umar cut down the tree, as a result of which he lost his abundant properties and wealth; his two sons also took out the root left in the ground in order to fix their house and both of them came down with a severe illness and died within a year.[^13] Muhaddith Qummi ( ra ) quotes one of the camel-drivers of Imam al-Ridha’s (a.s.) caravan as saying: “When, together with his holiness we arrived in our village (Karand or Karmand in Isfahan), I asked the Imam to write down a hadith in his own handwriting for me.