{"id":22233,"date":"2019-01-28T09:46:22","date_gmt":"2019-01-28T06:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roshd.com\/?p=22233"},"modified":"2025-10-06T14:34:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T11:04:39","slug":"looking-for-a-sign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roshd.com\/en\/looking-for-a-sign\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cAfter a Sign\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"22233\" class=\"elementor elementor-22233 elementor-2095\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f325460 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f325460\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e291388\" data-id=\"5e291388\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fa0e707 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fa0e707\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Recognizing the successor of Allah (SWT) on earth and seeking help from him in the ups and downs of life is one of the most essential foundations of Shiism in theory and practice. As such, throughout the history, Shiites have always been concerned as to the way and\u00a0<strong>signs<\/strong>\u00a0for recognizing their Imams amongst people. So how could we get to know our Imam? This is the very same question that Aba Basir (a distinguished companion of the Ahl al-Bayt (PBUT)) asked from Imam Musa ibn Ja&#8217;far (PBUH), and the Imam replied to him by mentioning 4 of the most important ones from amongst all the signs.<\/p><p>Aba Basir has narrated that:<\/p><p>\u201cOnce I asked Imam Musa ibn Ja&#8217;far (PBUH),\u201d May I sacrifice my life for you! How could an Imam be recognized?\u201d He replied,\u201d By several signs, the first of which is that there should be a\u00a0<strong>statement\u00a0<\/strong>or<strong>\u00a0reference<\/strong>\u00a0made by his father (the previous Imam) regarding his Imamate, which acts as a proof or certification; and (second) that he\u00a0<strong>answers<\/strong>\u00a0when he is asked, and if he is not asked, he\u00a0<strong>initiates speaking<\/strong>; and (third) he\u00a0<strong>informs about the future<\/strong>; and (fourth) he could talk to people with their\u00a0<strong>own languages<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Then, he said,\u201d O Aba Muhammad! I will show you one of those signs before you get up\u201d.<\/p><p>Aba Basir says,\u201d Shortly after that, a man from Khorasan entered and started talking to the Imam (PBUH) in Arabic; however, Imam Musa ibn Ja&#8217;far (PBUH) replied to him in Persian. The man said,\u201d I swear to God that I did not talk to you in Persian because I thought you did not know Persian very well\u201d.<\/p><p>Imam Musa ibn Ja&#8217;far (PBUH) replied to him,\u201d Glory be to Allah! If I were not able to respond to you perfectly, why would I be qualified for being an Imam?\u201d He then continued,\u201d O Aba Muhammad! Verily Imam (is the one) who knows the language of all people (of earth), all the birds, and all the animals very well\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\">[1]<\/a>.<\/p><p>My Imam is the one who is appointed by Allah (SWT) and is introduced to me by Allah\u2019s (SWT) successors. My Imam is the one who knows the answer to all questions and is even aware of my unasked questions. Wherever I might be from, or whatever language I speak, my Imam hears the voice of my heart and is aware of it. So why should I not follow him and find the way of my life through his light of guidance?<\/p><p>Tags: <a href=\"https:\/\/roshd.com\/en\/tag\/date\/\" class=\"tag-link\">Date<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/roshd.com\/en\/tag\/imam-musa-bin-jafar-al-kazim-peace-be-upon-her\/\" class=\"tag-link\">Imam Musa bin Jafar al-Kazim (peace be upon her)<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/roshd.com\/en\/tag\/imams-signs\/\" class=\"tag-link\">Imam&#039;s signs<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/roshd.com\/en\/tag\/shiites\/\" class=\"tag-link\">Shiites<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/roshd.com\/fa\/tag\/the-descendants-of-the-messenger-of-allah\/\" class=\"tag-link\">The Descendants of the Messenger of Allah<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/roshd.com\/en\/tag\/the-descendants-of-the-messenger-of-allah-en-2\/\" class=\"tag-link\">The Descendants of the Messenger of Allah<\/a><\/p><hr \/><h1><strong>Footnotes:<\/strong><\/h1><p><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\">[1]<\/a> Al-Irshad fi Marifat Hujaj Allah ala al-Ibad, by Shaykh Mufid, vol. 2, p. 224<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aba Basir asked **Imam Musa ibn Ja\u2018far (PBUH)** how an Imam can be recognized. The Imam explained four signs: appointment by the previous Imam, answering all questions and speaking without being asked, knowledge of the future, and understanding every language. He then demonstrated this miracle, proving divine appointment and perfect knowledge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":35091,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64372],"tags":[63369,64379,64727,63913,22024,64726],"class_list":["post-22233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-imam-kadhim-pbuh","tag-date","tag-imam-musa-bin-jafar-al-kazim-peace-be-upon-her","tag-imams-signs","tag-shiites","tag-the-descendants-of-the-messenger-of-allah","tag-the-descendants-of-the-messenger-of-allah-en-2"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\u201cAfter a Sign\u201d - Roshd<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/roshd.com\/en\/looking-for-a-sign\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"\u201cAfter a Sign\u201d - Roshd\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Aba Basir asked **Imam Musa ibn Ja\u2018far (PBUH)** how an Imam can be recognized. 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