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" He then said, "Glory belongs to Allah, If would not b e able to answer you (in Persian) than how would have any excellence over you?" He said to me, "O abu Muhammad, "No one's language is unknown to the Imam (a.s.) nor the language of birds, animals and any living things.

Whoever would not have these qualities he is not A number of our people has narrated from Imam." Chapter 63 : Proof that Imamat (leadership with Divine Authority) Continues in the Descendents of the Preceding Imam but not through his Brother or Paternal Uncle or other such Relatives H 752, Ch. 63, h 1 Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Muhammad ibn 'Isa from Yunus from al-Husayn ibn Thuwayr ibn abu Fakhita from abu'Abdallah (a.s.) who has said the following.

"Imamat (Leadership with Divine Authority) will never go to two brothers after al-Hassan and al- Husayn (a.s.). It has continued from Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.) as Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High has said, "The relatives are closer to each other, according to the Book of God, . . ." (33:6) After Imam Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.) will only be found in the descendents one after the other." H 753, Ch.

63, h 2 Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Muhammad ibn Walid from Yunus ibn Ya'qub who has said that he heard abu 'Abdallah (a.s.) say the following. " Allah has disdained to place Imamat in two brothers after al-Hassan and al-Husayn (a.s.)." H 754, Ch. 63, h 3 Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn 'Isa from Muhammad ibn Isma'il ibn Bazi' who has said the following.

"Abu al-Hassan al-Rida (a.s.) was once asked, "Can Imamat continue in uncles?" He replied, "No, it can not happen." The narrator has said that he asked the Imams (a.s.), "Can it continue in a brother?" He replied, "No, it can not happen." I then asked, "With who then it can continues?" He replied, "It will continue with my children." In those days he hadd no children." H 755, Ch.

63, h 4 Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al Husayn from 'Abd al-Rahman ibn abu Najran from Sulayman ibn Ja'fari from Hammad ibn 'Isa from abu 'Abdallah (a.s.) who has said the following. "Imamat (Leadership with Divine Authority) does not take place in two brothers after al-Hassan and al-Husayn (a.s.). It only continues in the descendents of the Imam (a.s.) generation after the generation." H 756, Ch.