In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful

Eighteen Dates from the Eighth Imam

(for 10 years old and more)

 

Imam Rida [AS] on his way from Medina to Tous, passed through a city where a man called Muhamad ibn Isa lived there. Muhammad ibn Isa had a dream that the Holy Prophet Muhammad [PBUH] was in the masjid. He greeted the Prophet [PBUH] and noticed that there was a large dish of dates kept near him. The Prophet took a handful of dates and gave it to him. When Muhammad ibn Isa counted, there were 18 dates. 

A few days later, Imam Rida [AS] arrived and stayed in the same masjid where he had seen the Prophet in his dream. People ran to greet him and Muhammad ibn Isa went too. He found that the Imam was seated in the same place and had a dish of dates next to him. When he greeted, the Imam called him closer and picked up a handful of dates and gave it. When he counted, he found there were 18!

Muhammad ibn Isa requested the Imam to give him more. To his amazement, Imam Rida [AS] said “If the Prophet had given you more, I too would have given you more!”