Knowing the Imam عليه السلام and Belief in His Divine Authority

2. Al-Husayn has narrated from Mu‘alla from al-Hassan ibn Ali from Ahmad ibn ‘A’idh from his father from Ibn ‘Udhayna who has said that more than one person has narrated to us from one the two Imams عليه السلام who has said the following. “One will not be considered a Mu‘min until he knows Allah, His Messenger and all of the Imams and the Imam of ones time, acknowledges his Divine authority and submits his affairs to the Imam عليه السلام.” He then said, “How would one know the last one when one is ignorant of the first one.”