Abu Ja‘far (a.s.) who has said the following: “O the community of of our followers, debate the opposition by means of chapter ninety seven of the Holy Quran. We have revealed on the Night of Determination, you will gain victory. I swear by Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High, that this is the authoritative evidence from Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High, against the creatures after the Messenger of Allah. This is the lead evidence in your religion. It certainly, is the goal of our knowledge. “O community of our followers, (the Shi‘a) debate the opposition by means of, “I swear by the illustrious Book (44:2) that We have revealed the Quran on a blessed night to warn mankind.” (44:3) This verse is exclusively about the people who possess Divine authority after the Messenger of Allah .” “O community of our followers, Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High, has said, “. . No nation who lived before was left without a Warner.. .”(35:24) A person then said, “O Abu Ja‘far, the Warner is Muhammad (saww)” The Imam (a.s.) said, “What you just said is true. Was there a Warner for the different parts of the land from those he had commissioned, while he (the Messenger of Allah ) was living?” The person questioning said, “No, there was no Warner.” Abu Ja‘far (a.s.) then said, “Consider the person he commissioned. Was he not his Warner, just as the Messenger of Allah, in being commissioned from Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High, was a Warner?” The person said, “Yes, it is true.” The Imam (a.s.) said, “In the same way Muhammad (saww) did not die without having someone as his delegate and Warner.” The Imam (a.s.) said, “If you would say, “No, it would mean that the Messenger of Allah has lost his followers who are still to be born.” The person then said, “Is the Holy Quran not enough for them?” The Imam (a.s.) said, “It is enough only if they find A number of our people has narrated from interpreter for it.” The person then asked, “Has the Messenger of Allah not interpreted it?” The Imam (a.s.) said, “Yes, he has done so just for one man and he has interpreted the conditions of that man for his followers. That man is Ali ibn Abu Talib (a.s.).” The man asking the question then said, “O Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), this was a special matter. Common people are not able to bear it. The Imam (a.s.) said, “Allah, disdains not being worshipped in secrecy until the time comes to when His religion becomes public. It is just as the Messenger of Allah and Khadija would not make their religion public until they were commanded to do so.” The man asking question then said, “Is it proper for the author of this religion to to hide?” The Imam (a.s.) said, “Did Ali ibn Abu Talib not hide his religion on the day he became a Muslim with the Messenger of Allah until his matter became public?” He said, “Yes, that was the case.” The Imam (a.s.) then said, “So also is our case (the publicity of Divine authority) until the appointed time will come.”