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From the questions of Shi'as and the answers of Imam al-Jawad (a) mentioned in Shi'a sources, it can be learned that during the imamate of Imam al-Jawad (a), People of Hadith, Waqifids, Zaydis and Ghulat were also active that time. People of Hadith believed in the embodiment of God and Imam al-Jawad (a) prohibited Shi'a of following them in [[congregational prayers]] and paying [[zakat]] to them.<ref>Ṣadūq, al-Tawḥīd, p. 101; Ṭūsī, al-Tahdhīb, vol. 3, p. 283 quoted from Jaʿfarīyān, ''Ḥayāt-i fikrī sīyāsī-yi Imāmān-i Shīʿa'', p. 603.</ref> | From the questions of Shi'as and the answers of Imam al-Jawad (a) mentioned in Shi'a sources, it can be learned that during the imamate of Imam al-Jawad (a), People of Hadith, Waqifids, Zaydis and Ghulat were also active that time. People of Hadith believed in the embodiment of God and Imam al-Jawad (a) prohibited Shi'a of following them in [[congregational prayers]] and paying [[zakat]] to them.<ref>Ṣadūq, al-Tawḥīd, p. 101; Ṭūsī, al-Tahdhīb, vol. 3, p. 283 quoted from Jaʿfarīyān, ''Ḥayāt-i fikrī sīyāsī-yi Imāmān-i Shīʿa'', p. 603.</ref> | ||
In answering [[Abu Hashim al-Ja'fari]] who asked about the meaning of the verse "The sights do not apprehend Him, yet He apprehends the sights" | In answering [[Abu Hashim al-Ja'fari]] who asked about the meaning of the verse "The sights do not apprehend Him, yet He apprehends the sights"<ref>''Qur'an 6:103.''</ref>, Imam al-Jawad (a) rejected the possibility of seeing God by eyes (the belief in the embodiment) and said, "fantasies of the heart are more delicate than the eyesight. Human being can fantasize things he has not seen. When fantasies of the hearts cannot perceive God, how may the eyes see Him?"<ref>Kulaynī, ''al-Kāfī'', vol. 1, p. 99.</ref> | ||
There are hadiths narrated from Imam al-Jawad (a) in which he (a) considered [[Zaydiyya]] and [[Waqifiyya]] similar to [[Nasibis]].<ref>Kashshī, ''Ikhtīyār maʿrifat al-rijāl'', p. 460.</ref> He (a) said that the verses "Some faces on that day will be humbled, (2) wrought-up and weary" | There are hadiths narrated from Imam al-Jawad (a) in which he (a) considered [[Zaydiyya]] and [[Waqifiyya]] similar to [[Nasibis]].<ref>Kashshī, ''Ikhtīyār maʿrifat al-rijāl'', p. 460.</ref> He (a) said that the verses "Some faces on that day will be humbled, (2) wrought-up and weary"<ref>''Qur'an 88:2-3.''</ref> were revealed about them.<ref>Kashshī, ''Ikhtīyār maʿrifat al-rijāl'', p. 229, 460.</ref> Also, Imam al-Jawad (a) prohibited his companions from following Waqifiyya in congregational prayers.<ref>Ṭūsī, Man lā yaḥḍuruh al-faqīh, quoted from Jaʿfarīyān, ''Ḥayāt-i fikrī wa sīyāsī-yi Imāmān-i Shīʿa'', p. 603.</ref> | ||
Imam al-Jawad (a) also cursed [[Ghulat]] | Imam al-Jawad (a) also cursed [[Ghulat]] (exaggerators) such as [[Abu l-Khattab]] and his followers. He (a) also cursed those who doubted or were silent about cursing Abu l-Khattab.<ref>Kashshī, ''Ikhtīyār maʿrifat al-rijāl'', p. 528-529.</ref> He (a) introduced people such as Abu l-Ghamr, Ja'far b. Waqid, and Hashim b. Abi Hashim, as followers of Abu l-Khattab and said that they abuse people in our names.<ref>Kashshī, ''Ikhtīyār maʿrifat al-rijāl'', p. 528-529.</ref> Also in a hadith, he (a) permitted the killing of two of Ghulat who were Abu l-Mahri and Ibn Abi Razqa' because of their role in deviation of Shi'a.<ref>Kashshī, ''Ikhtīyār maʿrifat al-rijāl'', p. 528-529.</ref> It is said that in letters Imam (a) sent to his deputies, prohibited Shi'a of associating with Ghulat.<ref>Ḥājīzāda, ''Ghāliyān dar dura-yi Imām al-Jawād wa nuʿ barkhurd-i haḍrat bā ānān'', p. 226.</ref> | ||
Also, Imam al-Jawad (a) addressed [[Muhammad b. Sinan]] and rejected the claim of [[Mufawwida]] about leaving the creation and management of the world to the Prophet ( | Also, Imam al-Jawad (a) addressed [[Muhammad b. Sinan]] and rejected the claim of [[Mufawwida]] about leaving the creation and management of the world to the Prophet (s).<ref>Kulaynī, ''al-Kāfī'', vol. 1, p. 441.</ref> | ||
==Conduct== | ==Conduct== | ||