The Statements and the Explicit Texts on Leadership with Divine Authority) of the Twelve Imams عليه السلام

11. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa and mdd ibn abu ‘Abdallah and Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from Sahl ibn Ziyad all from al-Hassan ibn al-‘Abbass ibn al-Jarish from abu Ja‘far al-Thani عليه السلام who has said the following. “Amir al-Mu’minin Ali عليه السلام said to ibn ‘Abbass, “Layla al-Qadr (the night of destiny) comes every year and that night the command for the whole year descend down. To receive that command are the Leaders with Divine Authority after the Messenger of Allah.” Ibn ‘Abbass then asked, “Who are they?” He said, “I and the eleven persons from my descendant who all are Imams, (Muhaddathun) such persons to whom angles speak.”