Hadiths of Shi'a Imams
One of the essential characteristics of Imams in Shi'a belief is possession of knowledge of hidden meanings of Qur'an. Although it is believed by Shi'a Muslims that they revealed only a small portion of their knowledge. All hadiths of Imams are considered sources of conventional interpretation of Qur'an, tafsir, in Shi'a Islam.
Shi'a Muslims sometimes refer to the twelfth Shi'a Imam, Mahdi, as Baqiyyat Allah (Arabic: بقیه الله) literally meaning that which is left by God, the term is originally derived from a Qur'anic verse (Sura 11:86, ) according to an esoteric interpretation.
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There are many esoteric interpretations presented by Shi'a Imams, most of them by Ja'far al-Sadiq and Muhammad Baqir. These hadiths usually interpret certain verses in connection with Mohammad's house, Ahlul Bayt.
A Shi'a hadith attributed to Ja'far al-Sadiq, which is an esoteric comment on sura Al-Qadr:
- One who understands the true meaning of the night of fate, has understood the mystery concealed in Fatima.
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