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143 - هُوَ يَبقَرُ العِلمَ بَقْراً

143. He Cleaves Knowledge Open

449.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله - لِجابِرِ بنِ عبدِ اللَّهِ الأنصاريّ - : إنَّكَ سَتَدرُكُ رَجُلاً مِنِّي اسمُهُ اسمي وَ شَمائِلُهُ شَمائِلي يَبقَرُ العِلمَ بَقرَاً .1

449. The Prophet (SAWA) said to Jabir b. Abdullah al-Ansari, 'Soon you will be seeing a man from my household, his name will be my name , his feature will resemble mine, and he will cleave the knowledge deeply.' 2

450.الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام: إنَّ الحَقَّ استَصرَخَني وَقَد حَواهُ الباطِلِ في جَوفِهِ ، فَبَقَرتُ عَن خاصِرَتِهِ وَاطَّلَعتُ الحَقَّ عَن حُجُبِهِ حَتَّى ظَهَرَ وَانتَشَرَ ، بَعدَ ما خَفيَ وَاستَتَرَ .3

450.Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, 'Verily the truth, harbouring falsehood in its midst, cried out for assistance from me. I cleaved it open from the side and disclosed the truth from its veils until it became manifest and widespread after having being concealed and hidden.' 4

1.بحار الأنوار : ۴۶ / ۲۲۵ / ۵ .

2.Bihar al-Anwar, v. ۴۶, p. ۲۲۵, no. ۵

3.ربيع الأبرار : ۲ / ۶۰۳ .

4.Rabi al-Abrar, v. ۲, p. ۶۰۳

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