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others In Faith. They have come here to seek clarification about things Halal and
Haram.”
Imam Mohammed Baqir (a.s.) narrates that, one-day, Hazrat Ali (a.s.) was seated on the
pulpit of Masjid e Koofa when a serpent entered the threshold of the mosque. The people
tried to kill it. Hazrat Ali (a.s.) prevented them from doing so. The serpent came near the
pulpit, rose and greeted the Imam (a.s.). Hazrat Ali (a.s.) inquired the reason for its
coming there. It said, “ O Master! I am Omer bin Othman. My father was appointedc the
head of the Jinn by you. He is no more. Before his demise he had asked me to come to
your presence and take your orders.”
Hazrat Ali (a.s.) said, “ I advise you to be pious! I order you too to take the place of your
father and continue discharging the duties of the chief of the Jinns.’
The narrator asked Imam Mohammed Baqir (a.s.) if Omer bin Othman ever comes to him
and is he duty bound to obey him? The Imam (a.s.) replied, “ Yes!”
Noman bin Bashir narrates that after a visit to Imam Mohammed Baqir (a.s.) in Medina
he was on his way back to Kufa along with Jabir bin Yazid Jaufi and other persons. On
the way they noticed a very tall person approaching them from the opposite direction.
The person gave a letter to Jabir having a very fresh seal on it. Jabir kissed the letter, put
it to his eyes, opened and read it. On reading the letter, Jabir had a very sad expression on
his face. After reaching Koofa, I went to Jabir’s place one day. I found him running
around on the streets, riding on a bamboo stick along with urchins, shouting that Mansoor
has become the emir of Koofa. Jabir looked at me, but he didn’t greet or talk to me. He
recited a few couplets of poetry and continued pranking with the urchins. People
expressed their sorrow that Jabir had gone mad.
After a few days Hisham bin Abdul Malik’s orders came to the chief of Koofa to execute
Jabir and send his head to him.
The chief of Koofa asked the people to identify Jabir for him. The people said, “ Jabir is a
reputed scholar, narrator of traditions and has performed the Haj several times over. But
presently he has lost his mental balance and has gone mad!”
The chief of Kooka said, “ Alhamd u Lillah! It is not obligatory for me to execute him
now!”
A few days after the event, Mansoor was appointed chief of the city of Koofa and Jabir’s
prediction was proved true.
The Prophet of Islam(a.s.) has said, “ Allah has two types of learning, one is for Himself,
that has not been taught to anyone else. The other type of learning is that which has been
transferred to the prophets (a.s.) and the angels, that also has come down to us.
Authentic traditions credited to the Imams (a.s.) record that the Torah of Prophet Moosa
(a.s.), Bible of the Prophet Eesa (a.s.), the Zuboor of the Prophet Dawood (a.s.), the Book