Al-Kāfi - The Book about people with Divine Authority

Al-Kāfi - The Book about people with Divine Authority Chapter: The Imams are Similar to those before them and the Dislikeability of Calling them Prophets َّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى الاشْعَرِيُّ عَنْ أَحْ٠َّدٍ عَنِ الْبَرْقِيِّ عَنِ النَّضْرِ بْنِ سُوَيْدٍ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ عِ٠ْرَانَ الْحَلَبِيِّ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ بْنِ الْحُرِّ قَالَ سَ٠ِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) يَقُولُ إِنَّ الله عَزَّ ذِكْرُهُ خَتَ٠ُ النَّبِيِّينَ فَلا نَبِيَّ بَعْدَهُ أَبَداً وَخَتَ٠ُ الْكُتُبَ فَلا كِتَابَ بَعْدَهُ أَبَداً وَأَنْزَلَ فِيهِ تِبْيَانَ كُلِّ شَيْ‏ءٍ وَخَلْقَكُ٠ْ وَخَلْقَ السَّ٠َاوَاتِ وَالارْضِ وَنَبَأَ ٠ْرَ الْجَنَّةِ وَالنَّارِ وَ٠ْ صَائِرُونَ إِلَيْهِ.

In it (your book) He has placed clarifications for all things, such as your creation and the creation of the heavens and the earth.

Therein is the news of the beings before you, the laws that help settle your disputes and the news of the beings that come into being after you, the news of the issues of Paradise and Fire and that to which you proceed.” صحيح - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (3/157)) صحيح - Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi (Sahih al-Kafi (1/31))