Jabir replied...

Jabir replied, I have asked them again, ‘ why you do not reply to Imam -asws , they again did not reply and showed an bewilder-ness! Imam -asws then said to Jabir, don’t worry, they will remain like this, as I have informed you earlier. Then Imam -asws addressed them directly and asked ‘why you do not reply to my questions? They started looking at each other and reluctantly replied we lack knowledge and could not reply due to our ignorance.

Afterwards, Imam Zain-ul-Abadeen Ali bin Hussain -asws looked at Imam Mohammed Baqir -asws and asked them who is he? They replied, ‘O! Son of Prophet -asws , he is your son’. Imam -asws asked who am I? They replied, ‘You are his father, Imam Ali bin Hussain -asws , Thus Imam -asws recited few words which we could not understand and immediately Imam Mohammed Baqir -asws turned into Imam Ali bin Hussain -asws and Imam Zain-ul-Abadeen Ali bin Hussain -asws became Imam Mohammed Baqir -asws .

Upon observing this, all the companions started reciting ‘La a la ha Il-llah’. Imam Ali bin Hussain -asws said, ‘Do not be surprised at the supremacy of Allah -azwj ’. ‘I am Mohammed -asws and Mohammed -asws is from Ali -asws ’. Imam Mohammed Baqir -asws then explained, ‘O! People, do not be surprised to see the ‘Amr Allah’, I am Mohammed -asws and Ali -asws is in my (Mohammed’s) appearance. We are all the same, from one ‘Noor’ and our souls are ‘Amr Allah’.

Our first, was Mohammed -asws , our middle one was Mohammed -asws and our last one is also Mohammed -asws , in fact we are all Mohammed. Upon listening this, they all went down in prostration and uttered we all believe in your authority- also in your hidden attributes, in your clear miracles and we submit to your eloquent status and high ranks. Imam Ali -asws bin Hussain -asws said, rise from prostration and lift your faces, now you truly recognise us and have succeeded!

You have witnessed the facts and perfected your beliefs and by doing so you have found means of reaching Allah -azwj . Be aware! Allah -azwj does not show these signs to the one who have weak-beliefs and are among ‘muqassareen’ [23] – which you are observed today from my son Mohammed -asws and myself. If you are going to narrate what you have seen today then people will not admit it and make ridicule of you. They replied we have understood it and we will obey you.

Imam -asws said, now go away since you achieved comprehensive guidance. And they went away. [24] . Who is Ghali?