al-Askari’s) companions for awaiting his son...

al-Askari’s) companions for awaiting his son, and for their certainty concerning his (i.e. the son’s) existence, and for their belief in his (i.e. the son’s) Imamah . He tempted the people so much that he made them fearful and scared them away.

The survivors of Abu Muhammad, peace be upon him, underwent a terrible experience on account of that – including confinement, imprisonment, threats, slander, degradation and humiliation.[^5] Obviously, the first source of this rumour was none other than a liar – Ja’far The Liar. He created it to support his claim to the properties of…