“He -as (Asif Barkhiya) is the one whom Allah -azwj has...

“He -as (Asif Barkhiya) is the one whom Allah -azwj has Mentioned in your Book (Holy Quran) and in the books of the followers of the Bible.” ‘Imam Musa-e-Kazim -asws then asked (the monk): “How many are the names of Allah -azwj that if one asks through those, one’s prayers are answered?” The monk said: “They are many but the ones with perfect effects that do not leave the person invoking them without the desired results are seven.” Imam Musa-e-Kazim -asws asked him: “Tell of whichever that you know.” The monk said: “I swear by Allah -azwj , who has sent the Torah to Moses -as and has made Jesus to be a lesson for the worlds and a trial for the thankfulness of the people of reason.

(I swear by Allah -azwj ), Who has Made Muhammad -saww to be a blessing and mercy and has made Ali -asws a lesson and the source of understanding, Who has made the executors of his -saww will from his descendants and the descendants -asws of Muhammad -saww that I do not know. Had I known them you -asws would not have to ask me, I would not have to come to you -asws and would not have asked you -asws questions.” ‘The monk then asked him many questions. The Imam -asws answered them all.

He -asws asked the monk certain questions, which he could not answer but the Imam -asws himself answered them for him. The monk then said: “Tell me of the eight letters (code words) that were revealed – out of which four letters were shown on earth and the other four remained in space. To whom those four letters that remained in space were sent? Who will interpret them?” ‘The Imam -asws then said: “He -asws will be our al-Qa’im -asws [2] .

Allah -azwj will Send them to him -asws and he -asws will interpret them. He -azwj will Send to him -asws what has not even been sent to the truthful ones, the messengers and the rightly guided ones -asws .” ‘Then the monk said: “Tell me about the two of the four that were sent to Earth. What are they?’ The Imam -asws said, ‘I will tell you about all four. The first one was, No one deserves to be worshipped and obeyed except Allah -azwj Who is One and has no partners and that He -azwj is Eternal.

The second (testimony) was that Muhammad -saww is Rasool Allah -azwj without doubt. The third one (testimony) was regarding (submission to) us -asws – the Ahl Al-Bayt -asws [3] .