Many other proofs can be given for this but this is not the appropriate occasion.

Many other proofs can be given for this but this is not the appropriate occasion. It is possible that it denotes that they would be the gatherers and resurrectors during the period of Rajat. And Allah knows best. Second: It could also mean that the Holy Imams (as) are the people of secrets. That which supports this point is that which has come in traditional reports that the Almighty Allah informed Ali (as) a secret on the days of the battles of Taif, Khyber, Hunain and Tabuk.

These traditional reports are mentioned in Burhan and some other authentic books. Also in support of this point is the saying of the Holy Imams (as) quoted in Basair that: “Our matter is secret, and a secret which is concealed with secrecy.”[^2] In…