An adherent of a revealed religion (kitabi) attacked the Ima`m, was aggressive towards him, and addressed him with bitter words:
“You are baqar (cow).
However, the Imam treated him kindly. He smiled at him, saying:
“No, I am Ba`qir.
The adherent went on attacking the Imam, saying: “You are the son of the cook.
The Imam smiled at him. This aggression did not excite him. Rather he said to him:
“That is her job.
Still the adherent went on attacking the Imam, saying:
You are the son of the black woman….
The Ima`m did not become angry. Rather he treated him kindly, saying:
If you are truthful, may Allah forgive you. If you are a liar, may Allah forgive you.
Thus, the adherent admired the Ima`m’s high morals that marked the morals of the prophets. Then he became Moslem.
- (A’yan al-Shi’a, 4/Q1/504)
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