It was told by Imam Zainulabedeen...

It was told by Imam Zainulabedeen, Imam Hasan, Imam Hussain, Imam Ali and finally the Prophet himself. The Imams were introduced as equal the Quran, parallel with the Quran. If the Quran is a book, they are its utterance. If the Quran is Divine they too are Divine figures. What they say and what they practice is within the frame of the Quran. Their deeds correspond to the Quran and do not contradict it. In other words they are as sacred as the Quran. Why should we doubt it. 10.

Support to the Imams: Either the writer has not understood the events or evil intentions are his. When a mischief is made deliberately it is with a preplanned design. He says that Imam Baqer and Imam Sadiq at various intervals were invited by the people to revolt against the governments of the time. Both the Imams in their respective periods did not accept the invitation.

They, the Imams - each in his time, knew that the support of the people could not be relied upon because their support did not go beyond the terrestrial government. The Imams knew that the people desired the regime to change hands from the Abbasies to the Alavies. It was not possible to establish a rule or government of the Imamate.

For example the upraising of Abu Muslim and his like to take the affairs in their own hands and to establish the government of the Imam; such a thing never entered the remotest of possibilities. In order to correct his misunderstanding we should furnish him with some explanation. Not only did Imam Baqer and lmam Sadiq refrain from undertaking the establishment of another government but all of the Imams did. Why? They knew that the support that was being offered was no more than a transaction.

Bani Ommiya and then Bani Abbas had both established an example, which attracted and tempted all to taste its sweetness. Under the pretext of the caliphate they had turned it into an empire and ruled as dictators not in accordance with the Prophet's (SAW) teachings and the Quran but in line with their own lust, desires, and sinful ways. The exaggerated show of dignity that had taken shape, indeed, was a good temptation for others. But the Imams could not go that way.

They were to help establish the government of God under the strict rules of the Quran and within the boundaries of the Prophet's tradition. So, if any Imam accepted the support, he was to give favor in return to those who gave their support. Therefore, they refused the offer because of the unworkability of the bargain.