Eighth Objection: Regarding Our Claim That Musa B. ja'far Al-Kadhim Died

Some Zaidiyyah have said: The Waqifiya sect has the right to object against this claim of yours. Imam Musa bin Ja’far عليه السلام passed away and you learnt about it through public information, normal conditions and visible proof. And it is that Allah, the Mighty and Sublime mentioned this about Prophet Isa عليه السلام: «And they did not kill him nor did they crucify him, but it appeared to them so (like Isa)» (4:157) Thus this group on the basis of normal conditions and visual proof saw that Prophet Isa عليه السلام has been crucified and killed. Therefore if it is said about the occultation of Imams, it is not improper.
They shall be told in reply: Here the example of the Imams عليه السلام is not like Prophet Isa ibn Maryam عليه السلام because regarding Isa ibn Maryam عليه السلام when the Jews claimed that he had been killed the Almighty Allah refuted them through this statement: «And they did not kill him nor did they crucify him, but it appeared to them so (like Isa)» (4:157) While regarding our Imams عليه السلام no such statement has come from the Almighty Allah that they appeared to others to have been killed.
Although an extremist (ghluat) group had made such a claim. The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم had informed in advance about the martyrdom of Amirul Momineen Ali ibn Abi Talib عليه السلام as mentioned in Al-Irshad that his beard shall be colored by the blood of his head. And the Imams who followed Ali عليه السلام also told us about his martyrdom. In the same way with regard to Imam Hasan and Imam Husain also, the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم narrated from Jibraeel that the two of them shall be martyred in the near future and the two of them have also informed about themselves that it shall indeed come to pass. And each of the Imams who came after the two, that is from Ali bin al-Husain to Hasan al-Askari عليه السلام informed all about that was to befall the succeeding Imam. While the succeeding one also confirmed all that had occurred with his predecessor Imam.
  Thus among those who informed about the news of the death of the Imams include the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم and each of the Imams one after another. While it were the Jews that brought the news of Isa’s death. Thus on the basis of this we say that the event that passed on our Imams are based on truth and not on possibilities or doubt. It is so because it is impossible for them to lie about their death as all of them are infallible while it is possible for the Jews to tell untruths.