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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Imam Al-sadiq Al- Sadiq and the Adversities This lasting conflict between the religion and the world, which are rarely united during a certain time, is a trial for religious people. This conflict caused taqiya and those adversities which hit ahl al Bayt. The conflict between ahl al- Bayt and the Omayyads and the Abbâslds was not new as long as ahl al Bat represented the religion and the latter represented the life in this world.

The MarwanTs and the Abbaslds knew that al- Sfldiq, peace be on him, was the leader of this conflict. Although he kept silent and did not wage war against them with the sword, they did not feel safe from him. Maybe that silence itself was the means of the conflict or it was the conflict itself, because silence maybe an answer as they say. The MarwanTs and the Abbâsids subjected al- Sadiq, peace be on him, to adversities every time.

Though he devoted himself to worshipping and knowledge, they wcre afraid of him, because such devotion meant war in their viewpoint. Moreover, the phenomenon of religion would turn people’s eyes to him. So, his position would be strong. Accordingly the religion would be strong, the people who love this world would be defeated. When the Omayyads were united, they killed al- Sadiq’s fathers. But whethey began fighting each other, they kept al- Sadiq, peace be on him, alive.

Yes, it is as if they left such a matter to his near cousins:” And the possessors of relationships are nearer to each other.”[1] The days of al- Saffah were four years. This time was not enough to clean the land from the Ommayyads, build the foundation of the supreme power and strengthen its pillars. Nevertheless, that did not divert him from al- Sadiq, peace be on him.

When he was about to destroy the Ommayyads and build his authority, he sent for al- Sadiq to leave Medina for HTra to kill him, but the appointed time (of death) is a guard. Why was al- Sadiq among the cares of al- Safffih while he (al- Sâdiq) was his cousin, who was busy worshipping, teaching, and guiding (people), who told them that they would gain great authority instead of Bany al-Hasan, who suffered from the Omayyds and were afraid of them?

The reason that led al- SafiTh to do that shameful act was that people turned their eyes to al- Sadiq because they knew his position. Moreover, people thought that the caliphate should be temporal and spiritual. They thought that the caliphate should not be separated from religion.