Shaykh Sadiq...

Shaykh Sadiq, the eminent scholar of the Shi’ite world, writes in Kamalud-din: "When the holy body of Imam Hasan al-Askari (a.s.) was buried and the people went away, the caliph and his comrades started their efforts to search for his growing son and inspected the houses carefully." Shaykh Mufid, a distinguished Shi’ite scholar, also wrote in Irshad: "When Imam Hasan al-’Askari (as.) passed away, the caliph of that time, pursued his son because the Shi’ite Imamiyyah’s belief was famous and was spread about that the Shi’ites were awaiting His Eminence.

" Mu’ta’id, one of the tyrant Abassid caliphs who ruled from 279 to 289 A. H., decided all at once to destroy the entire family of al-‘Askari when he heard that more than twenty years had passed since the birth of the son of Imam Hasan al-’Askari (a.s.) and that he was still living in spite of the attempts of the pre-ceding caliph to kill him.

One of Mu’tadid’s officers said: Mu'tadid has ordered me and two other persons, each of us to mount a horse and to proceed to Samarra’ in full speed without even stopping for prayer.

He gave us the address of (Imam) al-’Askari and instructed us to enter his house without his permission and to bring him the head of whoever we find there." As a matter of fact, they were unaware that the same power which had protected the Imam from the former caliphs would give him protection from his evil, because: Allah disdains (nothing) save that He shall perfect His light, however much the disbeliveers are averse. (Qur'an) (9:32) Indeed what an immature thought and foolish act it was!

If the Divine Will bears on some matter, can a person revolt against it and combat it? Is it possible that definite Divine Promises may not be compiled with? Or is it possible that the reins of oppressive impostors who fight against the Divine decree will not cut?

Is it not more amazing that Peerless, Al-mighty Allah has shown His power many times before, so that after that all men should know that if’ He wishes to give His chosen servant government and sovereignty and to destroy in-fidelity and irreligiousness through him, then there is no one who can disrupt His rule? Fortunately, this sensational story is mentioned in the Holy Qur’an. Pharaoh, the great emperor of Egypt, who had great power and pride, claimed the divinity for himself.

He determined to kill all the youths and boy children of Bani Isra’il as a result of what he had heard about a son being born who would destroy his empire and divinity.