These are they on whom Allah bestowed favors...

These are they on whom Allah bestowed favors, from among the prophets of the seed of Adam, and of those whom We carried with Noah, and of the seed of Ibrahim and Israel, and of those whom We guided and chose; when the communications of the Beneficent God were recited to them, they fell down making obeisance and weeping.” [^9] Imam Sajjad (AS) has been reported in Manaqib and Majma’ as saying: “It is we that have been meant by these verses.”[^10] In traditions, we read that whenever the Imams (AS) recited the Holy Quran, they started weeping.

As an example, Raja ibn Abu adh-Dhahhaak narrated: “Imam Reza(AS) was reciting the Holy Quran on his way to Khurasan and when he came across a verse about paradise and hell, he began weeping and beseeched Allah for Paradise and sought His protection from Fire.”[^11] In another tradition, the Holy Prophet (a.s.) has been reported as saying: “Recite the Quran and weep.

And if you do not weep, pose as weeping.”[^12] The Messenger of Allah (a.s.) has been reported by Imam Sadiq (AS) as having said to a group of young men from the Ansar: “I want to recite the Quran. Whoever makes himself weep, paradise shall be his.” He recited some verses from the Quran until he came to the verse: “And those who disbelieve shall be driven to hell in troops...” [^13] He recited this verse until the end of the chapter.

The all began weeping except a young man who said: “O Messenger of Allah! I tried to weep, but my tears do not come out.” The Holy Prophet (SAW) said: “I will recite these verses again. Whoever weeps, paradise will be his.” This time, all of them wept and that young man posed as weeping. They all deserved to be in paradise.[^14] The Messenger of Allah (SAW) has been reported as saying: “O Abu Tharr!