Imam Al-Sadiq

spread throughout Medina to discover the followers of Ja'far al- Sadiq, peace be on him, to
behead them. So, Husham said to Mu'min al- Taq: "Go away from me, because I have fear for
you and for my own self He (the old man) wants me, he does not want you. Go away from me
so as not to help them to kill you." Abu Ja'far (Mu'min al- Taq) went not far away. Husham
followed the old man. He was still following him. The old man led Husham to the door of
Abu al- Hasan (Imam Musa), peace be on him. He left him there and went away. There was a
servant at the door. The servant said to Husham: "Come in, may Allah have mercy on you."
When Husham came in, Abu al- Hasan, peace be on him, said to him: "To met To met To me!
Not to the Murjea, not to the Qadaria, not to the Zaydis, not to the Mu'tazlis, and not to the
Kharijites."
Husham left al- Kazim, peace be on him. He met Abu Ja'far (Mu'min al- Taq). Mu'min al-
Taq said to Husham: "What is behind you?" "The guidance," said Husham. Then he told him
about the story. Then Husham met al- Mufaddal and Abu Basir. They all went to Musa,
greeted him, heard his words and believed in his Imamate. Then Husham met people in
groups. All these groups visited Musa, peace be on him, except one group such as 'Ammar al-
Sabaty and his companions. So, very few people visited Abd Allah. When Abd Allah knew
that Husham prevented people from visiting him, he ordered some people to hit him
(Husham) in Medina."(545)
Nevertheless, Abd Allah claimed that he was the Imam after his father till he died. His days
after his father were only seventy. When he had died, the rest of his followers believed in the
Imamate of Abu al- Hasan, peace be on him, except very few persons of them.(546) It is they
who were called the Aftahiya. They were called so because they believed in the Imamate of
Abd Allah al- Aftah (i.e. broad- legged or broad- headed).(547) This sect finished after that
time in a few years. The last of them were banu (the sons) of Fudal.
Ishaq:
Ishaq was good, righteous, pious. He was a jurisprudent. People reported traditions from him.
Concerning him, b. Kasib(548) said: "The reliable (person) al- Rady Ishaq believed in the
Imamate of his brother Musa, peace be on him. He reported the textual nomination about his
brother Musa, peace be on him, from his father. Also he reported this nomination from his
brother 'Ali b. Ja'far, who was virtuous and pious.(549)
Ishaq was among those who attended the textual nomination which al- Kazim peace be on
him, made for his son al- Rida, peace be on him, which proves that he was virtuous and pious.
When al- Kazim, peace be on him, had died, the sons of al- Kazim brought their brother al-
Rida before the judge. Al- Abbas b. Musa, peace be on him, said: "May Allah make you
righteous and enjoin us with you, indeed, below the will, there is a treasure and jewels, he
wants to hide them and take them instead of us, and our father, may Allah have mercy on him,