Imam Al-Sadiq

and then for his children. When al- Sadiq went out, Abu Ja'far (al- Mansur) followed him and
said to him: "Abu Abd Allah, do you know what you have said?" Al-Sadiq, peace be on him,
said: "Yes, by Allah, I know it (the caliphate) and it shall occur."(288)
Also al- Sadiq predicted the killing of Mohammed and Ibrahim, the two sons of al- Hasan, on
many occasions. One day, he said: "Marwan shall be the end of the Omayyads, and
Mohammed shall be killed."(289)
His Psychological Analyses:
When the self of the believer is free from vices, it becomes like the clear mirror that reflects
everything before it. For this reason, Allah's Apostle, may Allah bless him and his family,
said: "Be ware of the insight of the believer, for he sees through Allah's Light." This is the
insight of the believer, just imagine how much more is the insight of the Imam of the faithful!
Al- Khidr (Elija), peace be on him, made a hole in the boat, slew the boy, and put that wall
into a right state. He had done all these things according to the knowledge which Allah, the
All- knowing, had given to him.
So, al- Sadiq, peace be on him, told people about the things sounded in their mind.
'Amr b. Yazid came to al- Sadiq. Al- sadiq was ill, so he turned the face to the wall. 'Amr said
to himself: "I do not know what will happen to him when I ask him about the Imam after
him." While 'Amr was asking himself such questions, al- Sadiq turned the face toward him
and said: "My condition is not as you think. My illness has no power over me.""(290)
Al- Hasan b. Musa al- Hannat,(291) Jamil b. Darraj,(292) and 'A'idh al- Ahmasi(293) came to
al- Sadiq. 'A'idh said to himself: "I want to ask al- Sadiq a question." When they greeted al-
Sadiq and sat down, al- Sadiq turned to 'A'id and said: "Whoever fulfills what Allah has
imposed on him, Allah will not ask him more than that." So, 'A'id made a gesture to his
companions and they stood up. When they all went out, they (his companions) asked him:
"What was your need?" 'A'id said: "It was what you have heard. I have no ability to rise at
night to pray, so I was afraid that Allah would punish me.(294)
Ja'far b. Harun al- Zayyat and Abu Abd Allah (al- Sadiq), peace be on him, were performing
the procession round the Kaaba. Al- Zayyat looked at al- Sadiq and said to himself: "Is this
the proof of Allah? Is this the person through him Allah accept the needs?" While al- Zayyat
was asking himself such questions, al- Sadiq came from behind him, patted his shoulder, and
said: "A single mortal from among us! Shall we follow him? Most surely we shall in that case
be in sure error and distress."(295) Then, al- Sadiq left him.(296)