Kitāb al-Ghayba - Content

Chapter: Al-Qa’im’s aspects and deeds د بن سعيد بن عقدة قال: حدثنا علي بن الحسن التي٠لي في صفر سنة أربع وسبعين و٠ائتين قال: حدثني ٠اعيل بن بزيع، عن ٠نصور بن يونس بزرج، عن ح٠د بن علي الباقر يقول: نظر ٠ران في السفر الأول إلى ٠كين والفضل، فقال ٠وسى: رب اجعلني قائ٠د، فقيل له: إنّ ذاك ٠نظر في السفر الثاني فوجد فيه ٠نظر في السفر الثالث فرأى ٠(34) Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Sa’eed bin Oqda narrated from Ali bin al-Hasan at-Taymali from Muhammad bin Ali from Muhammad bin Issma’eel bin Buzay’ from Mansoor bin Younus bin Bazraj from Hamza bin Hamran from Salim al-Ashall that Abu Ja’far al-Baqir (as) had said: “Prophet Moses (as) looked up in the first Pentateuch what abilities and virtues would be given to al-Qa’im of Muhammad’s family and then he said: “O my Lord, make me al-Qa’im of Muhammad’s family!” It was said to him: “He is from Muhammad’s progeny.” He looked up in the second Pentateuch and he found the same things.

He prayed Allah for the same thing and he was answered with the same answer. Then he opened the third Pentateuch and found the same thing. He asked his Lord for the same thing and the same was said to him.”