Al-Kāfi - The Book about people with Divine Authority

Al-Kāfi - The Book about people with Divine Authority Chapter: The Birth of the Possessor (of Divine Authority) (a.s.) 1ـ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ ٠َّدٍ الاشْعَرِيُّ عَنْ ٠َّدٍ قَالَ خَرَجَ عَنْ أَبِي ٠َّدٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) حِينَ قُتِلَ الزُّبَيْرِيُّ هَذَا جَزَاءُ ٠َنِ افْتَرَى عَلَى الله فِي أَوْلِيَائِهِ زَعَ٠َ أَنَّهُ يَقْتُلُنِي وَلَيْسَ لِي عَقِبٌ فَكَيْفَ رَأَى قُدْرَةَ الله وَوُلِدَ لَهُ وَلَدٌ سَ٠‏د سَنَةَ سِتٍّ وَخَ٠1.

Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad al-Ash‘ari has narrated from Mu‘alla ibn Muhammad from Ahmad ibn Muhammad who has said the following. “When al-Zabayri was killed this letter came from abu Muhammad (a.s.). ‘Such as this is the retribution for those who lie against Allah in the matters of those who possess authority from Him. He thought that he will kill me and I will leave no children behind. How then he has experienced the power of Allah?

“ A child was born to him -that he named M.H.M.D- in the year two hundred fifty six AH.” يخرجه - Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi (Sahih al-Kafi) شهور - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (6/171))