Imam Al-Sadiq

which are above the level of our ability and knowledge.
These proofs and miracles are also necessary to the trustees of authority (awsiya') of the
prophets to fulfill the purpose for which the prophets summoned people. Allah sent the
prophets to make people know Him and then to serve Him. Also the trustees of authority were
nominated to fulfill the same task. Therefore, the Imam should bring the miracle to prove his
Imamate.
As Allah, the Exalted, nominated al- Sadiq, peace be on him, to carry out the law which the
Prophet, may Allah bless him and his family, brought, then if was incumbent on Allah to
grant him the miracle when necessary as He granted it to the Prophet. This is the viewpoint of
the Imamis concerning the Imamate of al- Sadiq. As for the Sunni viewpoint concerning him,
they think that he belongs to the pure family of the prophet. and that he has all outstanding
merits. We have mentioned their viewpoints on him in the topic: Who was al- Sadiq?
The author of the book 'Madinat al- Ma'ajiz' has mentioned over three hundred miraculous
and laudable acts on al- Sadiq. We will mention some of his miracles from the valuable books
on which the two parties (the Sunnis and the Shi'a) have agreed. They are as follows:
His Accepted Supplications:
In his book 'Is'afal- Raghibin', al- Sabban says: "His supplications were accepted. When al-
Sadiq asked Allah for some thing, it would be between his hands before he had finished his
supplication." In his book 'Lawaqih al- Anwar, al- Sha'arany says: "When al- Sadiq, peace be
on him, was in need of a thing, he said: 'Lord, I am in need of so- and- so.' The thing was put
beside him before he had finished his supplication."
Many authors have mention that al- Mansur sent for al- Sadiq several times. However, al-
Sadiq invoked Allah against him. So, al- Mansur changed his mind and stood up to receive
him.(282)
One day al- Hakam b. al- 'Abbas said:
We hanged Zayd on the trunk of the date palm
We have not seen a Mahdi hanged on the trunk
You have compared 'Ali to 'Uthman out of foolishness
'Uthman was purer and better than 'Ali.
When al- Sadiq heard these words, he invoked Allah against al- Hakam and said: "Allah,
order one of your dogs (one of the animals which you have created) to eat him." Banu
'Umayya (the Omayyads) sent al- Hakam to Kufa. On his way to Kufa, a lion ate him.(283)