Al-Kafi vol 1

grandfather and my father. He did to me as he done to them. I then went with the knowledge
of Allah and with joy for what Allah had granted to me to bed with my wife and she
conceived with the baby that is just born. The newborn is with you and he, by Allah, will be
your companion after me. The seed of the Imam is from what I just explained to you. When
the seed is accommodated in the womb for four months and the spirit is established therein
Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High, then send an angel. This angel is called Haywan
(animal or living). He then writes on his right shoulder ". . .in all truth and justice, your Lord's
Word has been completed. No one can change His Words. He is All-hearing and Allknowing.".
(6:115) When he comes out of his mothers womb he places his hands on the floor
and raises his head to the sky. Placing his hands on earth is an indication of his taking
possession of all the knowledge of Allah that is sent from the heavens to earth. Raising his
head to the sky is that because a caller from inside the Throne calls him from the high horizon
with his name and the name of his father. It is for (on behalf of) the Lord, the Most Majestic,
the Most gracious, saying, "O so and so, son of so and so. Be firm so that you would be
established. For the great purpose that I have created you, you are my chosen one in my
creatures. You are the keeper of My secrets, the container of My knowledge, the trustee of
My inspiration and My deputy and representative on earth. I have made it necessary for My
blessings and mercy to reach you and those who would love you (and acknowledge your
Divine Authority). I have gifted My paradise and given a place near Myself to you and to
them. Also, by My Majesty and Grace, I will make your enemies to feel the heat of My
punishment even though I may have given them expanded prosperity in My world such as
prosperity in their livelihood. When the call of caller ends he responds to it by placing his
hands on the ground and raising his head to the sky and says the following. "God Himself
testifies that He is the only Lord. The angels and the men of knowledge and justice testify that
God is the only Lord, the Majestic, and All-wise." (3:18)
The Imam (a.s.) said, "When he says this, Allah grants him the knowledge of the fist and the
knowledge of the last the qualification to be visited by the spirit in the nights of destiny." I
then said, may Allah take my soul in service for your cause, is the Spirit different from
Jibril?" He said, "The Spirit is a creature greater than Jibril. Jibril is of the angels. The Spirit
is a creature greater than the angels. Is it not true that Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High,
has said, "On this Night, the angels and the Spirit descend . ." .(97:4)
Muhammad ibn Yahya and Ahmad ibn Muhammad have narrated from Muhammad ibn al-
Husayn from Ahmad ibn al-Hassan from al-Mukhtar ibn Ziyad from Muhammad ibn
Sulayman from his father from abu Basir a similar hadith.
H 1003, Ch. 93, h 2
Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from mmd ibn al-Husayn from Musa ibn Sa‘dan from