Sayyid Hashim Bahrani, author
of Tafseer Burhan narrates that Mansur Dawaniqi summoned seventy natives
of Kabul and told them: “You are experts in magic and Ja’far bin Muhammad is
also [God forbid] a sorcerer like you. If you can perform a magic trick, which
defeats him, I will give you a lot of money.”
They began to work upon this
and first of all prepared seventy pictures of lions in the court of Mansur.
Each of the sorcerers sat near the picture he had sketched. Mansur also sat
upon his throne wearing his crown and ordered his men to present Imam Ja’far
bin Muhammad (a.s.), the sixth Divine Proof.
When the Imam entered, his
eyes fell upon those present there like it is mentioned in the Ziyarat: The
seeing eyes of Allah. Then he raised his hands towards the heavens and
mentioned some words; some of them softly and some aloud. Then he said:
“Woe be on you! I would
render your magic and sorcery ineffective.”
Then he issued a command and
said: “O lions, seize them!”
It is mentioned in another
report that he said:
“O images, each of you, seize
your companion!”
So, each of the images turned
into a ferocious lion and seized its companion. Mansur fell down from his
throne unconscious. When he regained senses, he sought the forgiveness of the
Imam and said:
“My lord and master, tell these lions to return those fellows.”
Imam (a.s.) said: “If the staff of Musa (a.s.) had returned what it swallowed,
they would have also done the same.” That is since the staff of Musa (a.s.) did
not restore those serpents, these would also not do that.
(Isbaatul Wilayah of Ayatullah Haaj Shaykh Ali Namazi
Shahroodi (r.a.) Section Seven: Obedience of animals and their pictures to
Prophet and Holy Imams (a.s.), Madinatul Maajiz, 363 & 364)
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