We were grieved once but cherished a thousand times...

We were grieved

once but cherished a thousand times, we also pleased Allah and His

Another narration which shows the extent of arrogance and insistence

on discrediting Ahlul- Bayt and depriving them of the honor of

relationship to the Prophet (S) says: Sheikh Majlisi reported on the

authority of Ihtijaj and Tafsir Ali Ibn Ibrahim in Bihar that Abu Al-

Jaroud said: 'Abu Ja'far Al-Baqir (A) said to me: 'Abu Jaroud, what do

they (followers of other than Ahlul-Bayt) say about Al-Hassan and Al-

I said: 'They deny the fact that they are sons of Allah's Apostle.'

He then said: 'So with what do you debate them?'

I said: 'With Allah's saying about Isa Ibn Maryam: "And among his

progeny David and Solomon, Job, Joseph, Moses, and Aaron; thus, do

we reward those who do good," (6: 84) and that Allah Almighty made

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He said: 'Then what do they say?'

I said: 'They say: 'A daughter's son can be called a son but he is not

He said: 'How do you argue with them?'

I said: 'We quote the following verse for them':

'Say: Come! Let us gather together, our sons and your sons, our

Then he said: 'Then what do they say?'

I replied: 'They say: "It is common in Arabic for a man to call another

man's children Our children while they are really others' children."'

Imam Baqir (Abu Ja'far (A)) then said: 'By Allah, Abu Al-Jaroud, I shall

quote a verse from the Book of Allah which shows that Hassan and

Hussain are his (S) direct children (form his loins); proof that can only

I said: `May I be your sacrifice, what verse are you speaking of?' He

answered: `When Allah said: "Prohibited to you (for marriage) are your

mothers, daughters... until (those who have been) wives of your sons

Ask them, Abu Al Jaroud, was it permitted for Allah's Messenger to

their answer is negative, it is because they are his children proceeding

In another debate, which took place between Haroun Al-Rashid and

Imam Musa Ibn Ja'far (A) mentioned by Bihar Majlisi on the authority

of 'Oyun Akhbar Al-Redha, Haroun said to the Imam: "Why did you

permit people to trace your ancestry back to Allah's Messenger (S)

and call you sons of Allah's Apostle while you are descendants of Ali?