On Proofs of Divine Leadership of al-Ridha صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم Among the Twelve Imams صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم

6-28 Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Imran ad-Daqqaq - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Abi Abdillah al-Kufi quoted on the authority of Musa ibn Imran an-Nakha’ee, on the authority of his uncle Al-Hussein ibn Yazid al-Nowfali, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Abi Hamza, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Yahya ibn Abil Qasim, on the authority of As-Sadiq Ja’far ibn Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, on the authority of his father صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, on the authority of his grandfather صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, on the authority of Ali صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم that God’s Prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم said, “There are twelve Divine Leaders after me. The first one of them is Ali ibn Abi Talib صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم and the last one of them is the Riser. They are my Successors, my Trustees, my Masters, and God’s Proofs for my nation after me. Whoever bears witness to them is a believer, and whoever denies them is an atheist.”