Servants of Imam al-Sadiq (peace be upon him)

[Basa'ir al-Darajat page 80] "I asked Abu 'Abdullah about the Words of Allah: "it's roots are stable and its branches are in the sky (14:24)." He said:  ‘The Messenger of Allah is it's roots, and the Commander of the Faithful 'Ali it's peak,  and Fatima it's main branch (trunk),   and the Imams from Her offspring are its branches,  and knowledge of the Imams are it's fruits, and their Shi'as are it's leaves...'" حدثنا   إبراهيم   بن   هاشم   عن   عمرو   بن   عثمان   الخزاز   عن   عبد   الرحمن   بن   حماد   عن   عمر   بن   يزيد   قال   سئلت   أبا   عبد   الله   عليه   السلام   عن   قول الله   تعالى   أصلها   ثابت   وفرعها   في   السماء   فقال   رسول   الله   صلى   الله   عليه   وآله   والله   جذرها  (2)  وأمير   المؤمنين   عليه   السلام ...

  3 Sahih chains on the attack on al-Zahra’a? Introduction: A popular contention towards the attack on al-Zahra’a (upon her be peace) is that the Shi’a do not have a single authentic report by chain that mentions this event, thus casting doubt on it. I’d like to tackle this in four parts. Part A Subjective Authenticity: As we know, ‘Ilm al-Rijal and Chain-based authentication can very much be subjective, since different Rijal scholars differ with each other in their understanding of narrators and their narrations. Ayatollah Wahid Behbehani (d.1791) points this reality out : [al-Fawa’ed al-Rijaliya page 38] ( ومنها )  قولهم :  كان   من   اهل   الطيارة   ومن   اهل   الارتفاع   وأمثالهما   والمراد   انه   كان   غاليا  ( اعلم )  ان   الظاهر   أن   كثيرا   من   القدماء   سيما   القيمين منهم  ( والغضائري )  كانوا   يعتقدون   للائمة   عليهم   السلام ...