When I went to see him (the Imam (a)) and asked for the permission...

When I went to see him (the Imam (a)) and asked for the permission, the Imam (a) told me about a place named "'Herah" and said: "I shall be there tomorrow." When I went to Hisham and told him about this matter, he became happy. On the fixed day, Hisham reached there earlier than the Imam (a). Hisham says: "While I was waiting there, suddenly Imam al-Sadiq (a) appeared in the far distance riding on a donkey, in great show.

As he came nearer and nearer, I was impressed more and more by his greatness and splendour. Then he stopped and waited for me to say something. But I was so overwhelmed by his splendour that I could not speak a word. I believed that this formidableness was from God and it was due to the respect and position which the Imam (a) had before God." Umar ibn Yazid says: "This was the very meeting that changed Hisham.

He left his previous sect (religion) and was converted whole-heartedly to the true religion. From that time on he was always in the presence of the 6th Imam (a)." [^3] The late Mamghani writes: "Hisham asked the Imam (a) about five hundred problems and questions in his first meeting and received correct answers for all of them.

As a result he was so much enchanted by the divine greatness of the Imam (a) that as long as he was alive, he was the greatest defender of the Wilayah of the Ahlul Bayt (the guardianship of the Prophet's household (a))."[^4] [^1]: This chapter (the first meeting) is quoted from the book - Rejal Kashi.

[^2]: The Moatazalah sect is affected by Jahmiyah sect and have accepted all the teachings of Jaham ibn Safwan except the Problem of Jabr (compulsion) Jamaluddin Qasemi Damishqi has mentioned the "Moatazalah" sect as one of the branches of the Jahmiyah sect, in his book (History of al-Jahmiyah and al-Moatazalah), and has attributed most of the latest problems of the speculative theologians of Ash'ari to Jahmiyah. [^3]: Rejal by Kashi. [^4]: Tanghih al-Maghal by Mamghani; "Usul Kafi" vol.2. Pg.

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