It has been narrated by Ahmad ibn Ubaydullah ibn Khāqān, who was appointed by the Abbasid caliphs as the administrator of the endowments and alms of Qom, and who eventually became an enemy of and deviated from the Ahl al-Bayt
O Lord! What need is there for anything other than You, when I have You? How beautiful it is to hope in You and despair of all others! You Yourself said, “Call upon Me and I will answer you” ;
He intended to perform Hajj, but not for the purpose of benefiting from the journey; rather, he sought to flaunt his power, unaware that he was about to circumambulate the sanctuary of absolute power. He entered the Masjid al-Haram, where
