Fifth Objection: it is Not Permissible for the Imams to Be Only Twelve, Since the Proof of God Must Remain Upon This Ummah Until the Day of Resurrection
Kamāl al-Dīn wa Tamām al-Niʿma|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 19
Kamāl al-Dīn wa Tamām al-Niʿma
Book 1, Chapter 19
Fifth Objection: it is Not Permissible for the Imams to Be Only Twelve, Since the Proof of God Must Remain Upon This Ummah Until the Day of Resurrection
عمر بن موسى الوجيهى زيدى له كتاب قراءة زيد بن عليّ عليه السلام و قال: سمعت زيد ابن على يقول: هذا قراءة أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام.
Umar ibn Musa al-Wajeehi Zaidi has a book titled 'Qira'at Zaid ibn Ali عليه السلام,' and he said: I heard Zaid ibn Ali saying: This is the recitation of the Commander of the Faithful, Ali عليه السلام."