When it is said that genius...

When it is said that genius, cleverness, eloquence, knowledge, honesty, and truthfuliass are enough to confirm those we claim Prophethood, we say that most people do not attach importance to these qualities. Rather, they are not able to know the person who has such qualities. So, it is necessary for the prophet to bring the material thing which people cannot bring to uproot their questions and to be as a plain proof to convince the knowledgeable and the ignorant.

Why does the science refuse the things which occur not according to the natural laws? Is it not the Creator of the usual laws and the Creator of the unusual laws one? And He Who is able to create the things through their usual causes is able to create them through the causes which are above the level of our ability and knowledge. These proofs and miracles are also necessary to the trustees of authority (awsiyä’) of the prophets to fulfill the purpose for which the prophets summoned people.

Allah sent the prophets to make people know Him azad then to serve Him. Also the trustees of authority were nominated to fulfill the same task. Therefore, the Imam should bring the miracle to prove hia Imamate. As Allah, the Exalted, nominated al- Sâdiq, peace be on him, to carry the law which the Prophet, may Allah bless him and his family, brou then it was incumbent on Allah to grant him the miracle when necessary He granted it to the Prophet.

This is the viewpoint of the concerning the Imamate of al- Sädiq. As for the Sunni viewpoint concerning him, they think that he belongs to the pure family of prophet. and that he has all outstanding merits. We have mentioned viewpoints on him in the topic: Who was al- Sâdiq? The author of the book ‘Mad?nat al- Ma’âjiz’ has mentioned over hundred miraculous and laudable acts on al- Sâdiq.

We will mention of his miracles from the valuable books on which the two parties Sunnis and the Sh?’a) have agreed. They are as follows: His Accepted Supplications: In his book ‘Is’âfal- RAghibin’, al- Sabbãn says:” His supplications accepted.

When al- Sâdiq asked Allah for some thing, it would be bet’a his hands before he had finished his supplication.” In his book ‘Lawâqih al-Anwâr, al- Sha’arâny says:” When al- Sâdiq, peace be on him, was in need of a thing, he said:’ Lord, I am in need of so- and- so.’ The thing was piat beside him before he had finished his supplication.” Many authors have mention that al- Mansiir sent for al- Sâdiq several times.