Hisham b. Salim al-Jawaliqi: Difference between revisions

According to a report, when [['Abd Allah b. Imam al-Sadiq (a)|'Abd Allah al-Aftah]] claimed to be the [[imam]] (leader) after the martyrdom of [[Imam al-Sadiq (a)]], Hisham and [[Mu'min al-Taq]] asked him some questions regarding [[zakat]] (obligatory payment). His inadequate answer made them realize that 'Abd Allah was not the imam. After a short time of confusion, Hisham met [[Imam al-Kazim (a)]] and realized that he was the true imam. Then he started to promote the [[imamate]] (leadership) of Imam al-Kazim (a) among those companions of Imam al-Sadiq (a) who had not been guided to the imamate of Imam al-Kazim (a) by then, which resulted in 'Abd Allah al-Aftah losing many of his followers. Consequently, the latter had some people beat Hisham because of that.