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

22 - الإمام محمّد بن عليّ الباقر

22. IMAM MUHAMMAD B. ALI AL-BAQIR (AS)

142 - النَّصُّ عَلى‏ إمامَتِهِ‏

142. Proofs of his Imama

448.كفاية الأثر عن مالك بن أعين الجهني ، قال : أوصى عَلِيُّ بنُ الحُسَينِ عليه السلام إبنَهُ مُحَمَّد بنَ عَلِيّ - صلوات اللَّه عليهما - فَقالَ : يا بُنَيَّ إنِّي جَعَلتُكَ خَليفَتِي مِن بَعدِي ، لا يَدّعي فيما بَيني وَ بَينكَ أحَدٌ إلّا قَلَّدَهُ اللَّه يَومَ القِيامَةِ طَوقاً مِن نارٍ .¹

448. It is narrated in Kifayat al-Athar: 'Ali b. al-Husayn said in his will to his son Muhammad b. Ali: 'My son! I have chosen you as my successor after me. No one would claim what lies between you and me, and if so Allah would suspend a yoke of fire on his neck on the Day of Resurrection.' ²