Imam Al-Sadiq

the message through writing. Though al- Tawhid and the message have no strong authority of
al- Sadiq, their style indicates that. We can mention them both with brief comments, but we
will exceed our drawn plan. Nevertheless, we will mention some of them lest this book should
be empty of these precious masterpieces.
Tawhid al- Mufaddal:
In the Mosque of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and his family, al-Mufaddal heard b. Abu
al- 'Awja' and his friend mentioning the Prophet, may Allah bless him and his family. They
were astonished at his wisdom and high position. Then they mentioned the existence of Allah.
Ibin Abu Al- 'Awja' refused it (Allah's existence) and claimed that things began through
negligence. Their views annoyed al- Mufaddal. He was full of anger. So, he abused b. Abu al-
Awja'. After a debate had happened between them, al- Mufaddl stood up and went to al-
Sadiq, peace be on him. He was very sad. In the meantime he was thinking about such atheist
ideas from which Islam suffered. When al- Sadiq, peace be on him, saw his sorrowful sight,
he asked him about the matter. Al- Mufaddal told him about what he had heard from the
atheists and about his debate with them. Then, al- Sadiq, peace be on him, said: "I will tell
you something about the wisdom of the Maker, the Great and Exalted, in creating the
universe, the beasts of prey, livestock, vermins, birds, every thing with soul of the animals,
plants, fruitful and non- fruitful trees, seeds, eatable and uneatable greens, and all things from
which people take a lesson, in which believers trust, and in which the atheists become
confused, so come to me early in the morning tomorrow.
Indeed, al- Sadiq, peace be on him, told al- Mufaddal things which enlightened the proof,
made the suspicion clear, and removed the doubt. He showed him words of his wonderful
manners and excellent deeds, which perplexed the wise. And he revealed for him some of his
hidden wise sayings of which the wise were not able to reveal.
Whenever I (the author) tried to choose some of his masterpieces, I was not able because I
have found them all good. I was not able because I have found them in .the same color and
fragrance. Therefore, I have mentioned the first part of every masterpiece. And these
masterpieces are four. They are:
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Having mentioned the ignorance of the atheists, the factors of their doubt, the creation of this
world, and the regulation of its parts, al- Sadiq, peace be on him, said: "Mufaddl, we will start
with the creation of man. Take a lesson from it (man's creation). First of all, think of the
creation of the fetus in the womb. It is hidden in three darkness: the darkness of the abdomen,
the darkness of the womb, and the darkness of the placenta, where it has no ability to seek its