Allamah Bahrul Uloom (r.a.) (1 155-1212’) is one of those scholars who had been favoured by Imam (a.s.)’s audience more than once. He was blessed with meeting the Imam (a.s.)’s times. All the scholars have praised his piety and accepted his superiority in piety and knowledge. They have narrated his achievements in their writings. Muhaddith Qummi has recorded in his book ‘Rejal’ eight meetings of Bahrul Uloom’s with the Imam of our age. One of such incidents is mentioned here when Imam (a.s.) made him sit near him and spoke to him in private…’
(Fawailul Rizvia Pg. 679)
What a great achievement it is for a follower of wilayat (Imamlya)
that he is able to reach a stage in piety when the Imam-e-Zamana (a. s.) embraces him.
One day the people saw Allamah Bahrul Uloom in an unusual state. Standing before the mausoleum of Ali (a.s.) instead of reciting the Ziarat in an upbeat mood, his eyes were filled with tears when he recited the following lines: ” How pleasant it is to bear the recitation of Quran in your lovely voice.”
Afterwards, when he was asked the reason for this, he said: “When I was about to enter the sanctuary of Amir-ul-Momineen (a.s.), I saw Hazrat Hujjat seated at the head of Ali (a.s.)’s tomb reciting the Quran in a state of concentration. Upon seeing him I began to repeat those words. But when I entered the Mausoleum I found that Hazrat (a.s.) had finished the recitation and departed from there…
(Najmus Saqib Incident no. 79, Jannatul Maawa Incident no.45)
