Abstract
The Shi‘a are those who follow Ali – the cousin and son-in-law of Prophet Muhammad – and believed in his Imamate and caliphate according to the explicitly teachings and testament of the Prophet Muhammad. In this article, Imam al-Sadiq, the sixth Shi‘a Imam, gives advice to his companion Abd-Allah ibn Jundab on the features of a true Shi‘a, some of which are those who know God, heed the hereafter, constantly engage in self-reckoning (muhasabah), being generous, and treat wrongdoers with respect and forgiveness.
In his advice to Abd-Allah ibn Jundab, Imam al-Sadiq first warned the Shi‘as of Satanic traps, and then enumerated the features of his true friends and those of other Shi‘as.
