They pretended that he -asws was just helping them.

They pretended that he -asws was just helping them. When that person -asws got finished he -asws told Mosayyab: ‘If you had any doubts about me -asws , be no longer in doubt. I -asws am your Divine Leader, your Master, and God -azwj ’s Proof for you after my -asws father -asws . O Mosayyab! The example of me is like that of the honest Joseph -as . Their example is like that of Joseph -as ’s brothers who came to him.

Joseph -as knew them but they could not recognise him -as .’ Then they carried the 7 th Imam -asws and buried him -asws in the cemetery of the Quraysh, and did not raise his -asws tomb more than he -asws had ordered it to be raised. The tomb was raised later, and a building was constructed over it.

[6] The formation of Waqafi Sect after 7 th Imam -asws The ‘Waqifites’ or ‘Waqifa’ are a ‘break-away’ sect from the twelve Imami Shias, they believe in the seven Imams – Imam Musa Al-Kazim -asws being their last Imam -asws and they refer to him -asws as the ‘Al-Qa’im -asws ’ and consider him -asws to be in the second occultation (Ghayba – they also believe in two Ghayba). They deny the Divine Leadership of Imam Al-Reza -asws as well as the other Imams – who have come after him -asws .

Waqifites emerged during the time of 8 th Imam (Ali -asws Ibn Musa Al-Reza -asws ) – about 183 A.H., just after the martyrdom of Imam Musa Al-Kazim -asws – so they were formed a long time ago. Several of the twelve Imami Ahadith compilers have given the reasons behind the emergence of the ‘Waqifites’, and have provided refutations based on Ahadith. In a Hadith, the narrator says: Uthman ibn Isa Ar-Ravasay was one of the representatives (of Imam Al-Kazim -asws who lived in Egypt.

A lot of (Imam Al-Kazim -asws ’s) property and six slave maids were in his possession. Abul Hassan Al-Reza -asws sent someone to him and asked him to return the slave maids and the property. Uthman ibn Isa Ar-Rawasi wrote a letter in response and said, ‘Your father -asws has not died yet.’ Imam Al-Reza -asws wrote a letter to him and said, ‘My father -asws has passed away and we have divided up his -asws possessions.

There is correct news to confirm his -asws death.’ Imam Al-Reza -asws presented some proofs. Uthman wrote to him -asws in reply, ‘If your father -asws is alive, you have no rights over his property. If he -asws has died as you -asws say, he -asws has not given me any orders to dispose of these possessions to you -asws .