And you will never be able with evil upon me -asws today if...
And you will never be able with evil upon me -asws today if Allah -azwj so Desires!’ [1] (an extract) الكتاب العتيق الغرويّ مهج، مهج الدعوات الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ النَّوْفَلِيُّ عَنِ الرَّبِيعِ صَاحِبِ الْمَنْصُورِ قَالَ: حَجَجْتُ مَعَ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ الْمَنْصُورِ فَلَمَّا كَانَ فِي بَعْضِ الطَّرِيقِ قَالَ لِيَ الْمَنْصُورُ يَا رَبِيعُ إِذَا نَزَلْتُ الْمَدِينَةَ فَاذْكُرْ لِي جَعْفَرَ بْنَ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ فَوَ اللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ لَا يَقْتُلُهُ أَحَدٌ غَيْرِي احْذَرْ [أَنْ] تَدَعَ أَنْ تُذَكِّرَنِي بِهِ ‘Kitab Al Ateeq’ of Al Garwy, (and) ‘Mahj Al Dawaat’ – Al Hassan Bin Muhammad Al Nowfaly, from Al-Rabie, companions of Al-Mansour who said, ‘I performed Hajj with Abu Ja’far Al-Mansour.
When we were in one of the roads, Al-Mansour said to me, ‘O Rabie! When you descended at Al-Medina, then remind me of Ja’far -asws Bin Muhammad -asws Bin Ali -asws Bin Al-Husayn -asws Bin Ali -asws . By Allah -azwj the Magnificent! No one will kill him -asws apart from me. Be cautious of leaving reminding me of him -asws ’.
قَالَ فَلَمَّا صِرْنَا إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ أَنْسَانِيَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ ذِكْرَهُ قَالَ فَلَمَّا صِرْنَا إِلَى مَكَّةَ قَالَ لِي يَا رَبِيعُ أَ لَمْ آمُرْكَ أَنْ تُذَكِّرَنِي بِجَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ إِذَا دَخَلْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ نَسِيتُ ذَلِكَ يَا مَوْلَايَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ He (the narrator) said, ‘When we came to Al-Medina, Allah -azwj Caused me to forget mentioning him -asws . When we came to Makkah, he said to me, ‘O Rabie!
Did I not order you to remind me of Ja’far -asws Bin Muhammad -asws when we enter Al-Medina?’ I said, ‘I forgot that O my master! O commander of the faithful!’ قَالَ فَقَالَ لِي إِذَا رَجَعْتُ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَاذْكُرْنِي بِهِ فَلَا بُدَّ مِنْ قَتْلِهِ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَفْعَلْ لَأَضْرِبَنَّ عُنُقَكَ فَقُلْتُ نَعَمْ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ He (the narrator) said, ‘He said to me, ‘When I return to Al-Medina, then remind me of him -asws , for there is no escape from killing him -asws .
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