He simply) said: I summon you to al-Rida, of the House of Muhammad.

He simply) said: I summon you to al-Rida, of the House of Muhammad.”[^6] In one account, those of the House of Muhammad who ventured forth were mentioned before Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq, who then answered, “I and my partisans will always be well so long as there is someone from the House of Muhammad who ventures forth. How I long for him to venture forth!

And incumbent upon me is the maintenance of his dependents.”[^7] In sum, the Imams' abandonment of direct military action against the deviationist rulers did not imply that they had foresaken the political aspect of their leadership and devoted themselves solely to worship. It expressed merely a difference in the form of social action, and was limited by the actual conditions. It also expressed a profound grasp of the nature of reform activity and the method by which to achieve it. [^1]: See Dr.