The Continuity of the Divine Testament Since the Time of Adam عليه السلام
Kamāl al-Dīn wa Tamām al-Niʿma|Volume 1|Book 2|Chapter 22
Kamāl al-Dīn wa Tamām al-Niʿma
Book 2, Chapter 22
The Continuity of the Divine Testament Since the Time of Adam عليه السلام
حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ شَعِرٍ عَنْ هَارُونَ بْنِ حَمْزَةَ الْغَنَوِيِّ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عليه السلام هَلْ كَانَ النَّاسُ إِلَّا وَ فِيهِمْ مَنْ قَدْ أُمِرُوا بِطَاعَتِهِ مُنْذُ كَانَ نُوحٌ عليه السلام قَالَ لَمْ يَزَالُوا كَذَلِكَ وَ لَكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ.
Narrated to us my father رضي الله عنه: Narrated to us Abdullah bin Ja’far: Narrated to us Muhammad bin Husain from Yazid bin Ishaq Sha-ar from Harun bin Hamza Ghanwi that he said: I asked Abi Abdullah عليه السلام: “Did it become necessary after Prophet Nuh عليه السلام that there should be a person among the people, to obey whom is incumbent on them?” He replied: “It is so, but most people do not believe.”