The Thirty Signs of a Divine Leader

“There are certain signs designating the Imam. He is the most knowledgeable, the wisest, the most pious, the most patient, the bravest, the most generous, and the person who worships the most among the people. He was…

“Behold! God said, O Jesus! I will take thee and raise thee to Myself and clear thee (of the falsehoods) of those who blaspheme.” The Almighty God also expressed what Jesus (MGB) will say on the Resurrection Day as…

The month of Ramazan is thirty days. I swear by God that it never is less.”

“I asked Al-Ridha (MGB), ‘Would the month of Ramazan ever be twenty-nine days?’’ The Imam (MGB) replied, ‘No. The month of Ramazan will never be less than thirty days.’”

Indeed when Adam ate from the tree, the fruit remained in his stomach for thirty days before it was digested. That is why the Honorable the Exalted God made it incumbent upon his offspring to abstain from eating and…

“I asked Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) about the meaning of ‘the prescribed period in the following words of the Honorable the Exalted God, ‘(He wants you) to complete the prescribed period… ’’ The Imam (MGB) replied,…

The month of Ramazan is thirty days as the Honorable the Exalted God says, ‘(He wants you) to complete the prescribed period…’ Here complete means thirty full days.”

The Shiites and their wise men consider Ramazan as never being less than thirty days. The narrations which have been written in this chapter are in agreement with the Quran but against the public opinion (that sometimes…