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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Life of Imam Al-hasan Al-askari His letters Some letters of the imam disclose an important side of the religious life which was confused at that age. The following are some of his letters to his adherents: 1. To Isaaq an-Naysaburi Imam Abu Muhammad (a.s.) sent a letter to Isaaq bin Isma’il an-Naysaburi saying in it, “May Allah protect us by His protection, and take care of you in all your affairs by His favor.

I understood your letter, may Allah have mercy on you. We, praise be to Allah and by His blessing, are people of a house who pity our followers and feel delighted for the succession of the favors of Allah on them, and feel happy for every blessing that Allah the Almighty endows them with.

O Isaaq, may Allah endow you with all blessings and endows whoever is like you whom Allah has had mercy on and given insight like yours…and may He determine the Paradise for you… And I say: praise be to Allah as the best praise He has ever been praised with and forever for His mercy on you, His saving you from perishment, and smoothing your way on the obstacle. By Allah, it is insurmountable, impassable, difficult obstacle with great distresses that had been mentioned in the first Books.

At the time of the deceased (Imam al-Hadi), peace be on him, and at my time you had done some things that neither I was satisfied with you nor were you right in them. O Isaaq, know well that whoever comes out of this world blind will be blind in the afterworld and more astray. O Isaaq, it is not the eyes that become blind but the hearts that are in the chests. Allah says about the unjust, (He shall say: My Lord! why hast Thou raised me blind and I was a seeing one indeed?

He will say: Even so, Our revelations came to you but you neglected them; and thus you shall be forsaken this day) .[^102] Is there a sign greater than the excuse of Allah on His creation, His trustee in His earth, and His witness on His people…after those who had left from his first fathers the prophets and his last fathers the guardians (peace and blessings of Allah be on them all). So where do you go astray and where do you go like beasts?

You deviate from the truth and believe in falsehood and disbelieve in the blessings of Allah. Are you from those who believe in a part of the Book and disbelieve in the other? So what is the reward of him who does that from you and from other than you? It is but meanness in this life and eternal torment in the afterlife.