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possess the Standard used by the Prophet (a.s). Hazrat Ali (a.s.) had said, ‘ The Prophet
had taught to me a thousand chapters of learning, and from every chapter another
thousand chapters became manifest to me. ‘ “
The Imam (a.s) further said, “ O Abu Mohammed! I have the Jameah” I asked him, “
What is Jameah?” The Imam (a.s) replied, “ Jameah is a document dictated by the
Prophet (a.s.) to Hazrat Ali (a.s). This contains the details of everything that is legitimate
(Halal) and
taboo ( Haram ) for the believers.” Then the Imam said, “ We have the Mushaf e Fatima
( the Book of Fatima). This Book is three times more voluminous than the Holy Quran
and contains, besides the Quran, all the information about the past and about the times to
come.”
It is narrated from Hammad bin Othman that the Imam Jafar e Sadiq (a.s) has said that
the Zanadiqah ( Hypocrite Fire-Worshippers) will appear in one hundred and twenty
eight. I have myself read about it in the Sahifa e Fatima.”
I asked, “ What is the Sahifa e Fatima?”
The Imam (a.s.) said, “ When the Prophet (a.s) departed from this world, Hazrat Fatima
(a.s) became very sad and disconsolate. She used to grieve most of the time. To console
her, Allah deputed an angel to narrate to her the events to take place in the future. As the
angel continued the narration, Hazrat Ali (a.s) took notes. This compilation is called the
Sahifa e Fatima. This Book does not contain any instructions about Halal and Haram but
contains the description of events in store for the future.
Abi Yahya was told by Imam Jafar e Sadiq (a.s), “ O AbuYahya! Allah has rewarded us
with high status! Every Friday night Allah permits all the Prophets of the past and your
current Imam to visit the Firmament When they are in the Firmament, they offer two
Rakat each of prayer at every station there. They acquire lot of knowledge during the
visit. Your Imam too comes back with a fund of newly acquired knowledge.”
Saif Tammar narrates that Imam Jafar e Sadiq (a.s) said, “ If I was with Hazrat Moosa
and Hazrat Khizr (a.s), they would have accepted that I was better informed than they
were. I would have brought to their knowledge certain things they were unaware of. They
had knowledge of only the things past, and we know everything of past, present and
future! This knowledge has come down to us from our Prophet as an inheritance.” Then
the Imam said, “ The Beneficent and Merciful Allah bestows kindness on His creations
much more than their own parents. Allah has kept us informed of the events taking place
on the earth and the sky.”
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The Imam (a.s.) also said, “ Jibrail came to the Prophet (a.s.) and gave him two
pomegranates. The Prophet (a.s.) ate one of them and made two portions of the other. One
half of this he ate and gave the other half to Hazrat Ali (a.s) to eat. Then he said, ‘ O Ali!
Do you know anything about these pomegranates? One of the fruits, from which you did