The lesson
- He taught Ziyarat Ashura to Alqama ibn Muhammad al-Hadrami, telling him that whoever greets al-Husayn with it on Ashura, near or far, has greeted him as the angels do (Kamil al-Ziyarat; Misbah al-Mutahajjid).
- He said of the verse of those vested with authority (4:59): by them God meant only us, and commanded the believers to obey us until the Day of Judgment (al-Burhan of al-Bahrani). He is narrated as saying that the Verse of Affection (42:23) refers to the infallible Imams (al-Kafi 1:413).
- Sunni scholars praised him. Ibn Hajar al-Haytami wrote that he disclosed so many hidden treasures of knowledge that he was called Baqir al-Ilm (al-Sawa'iq al-Muhriqa); Abd Allah ibn Ata' said he never saw scholars humbler before anyone than before Abu Ja'far (Tadhkirat al-Khawass of Sibt ibn al-Jawzi); al-Dhahabi said he combined knowledge, action, dignity and trustworthiness and was worthy of the caliphate (Siyar A'lam al-Nubala).
Questions
To whom did Imam Muhammad al-Baqir teach Ziyarat Ashura, telling him that whoever greets al-Husayn with it on Ashura, near or far, has greeted him as the angels do?
According to Imam al-Baqir, whom did God mean by 'those vested with authority' in verse 4:59?
Which Sunni scholar wrote that Imam al-Baqir disclosed so many hidden treasures of knowledge that he was called Baqir al-Ilm?
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