One who follows his desires, concedes to the wishes of his enemy.
Imam Jawad (A)
Excerpt from 'The Life of Imam Muhammad Al-Jawad':
Imam ar-Ridha’ (a.s) took much care of his (wife) bondmaid because he had perceived through the unseen that she would give birth to a boy that Allah had chosen for the imamate and the general guardianship of the Holy Prophet (a.s). He would be one of the Prophet’s twelve successors. Imam ar-Ridha’ (a.s) had informed his close companions of that.
Imam ar-Ridha’ (a.s) entrusted his honored sister Hakeemah bint Imam Musa bin Ja’far al-Kadhim (a.s) to remain with his wife until she gave birth to her child. Lady Hakeemah carried out everything her brother had asked her to do. When the bondmaid felt she was about to give birth, Imam ar-Ridha’ (a.s) asked his sister to come with a midwife. Imam ar-Ridha’ (a.s) lit a lamp in the house and remained in expectation of the great newborn. It was not long until his bondmaid gave birth to a great figure of intellect and jihad in Islam.Waves of delight and joy overcame Imam ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) after the birth of his blessed newborn son. He began saying,
'The like of Moses son of Imran, the splitter of the seas, and the like of Jesus son of Mary, blessed be the mother that bore him… has been borne to me.'
Imam ar-Ridha’ (a.s) turned to his companions and told them the good news of his newborn son. He said, 'Allah has granted me one who will inherit me and inherit the children of Dawood….'
He told them that that newborn child would be the imam after him.
He received that great newborn with tremendous joy and delight because that child was the awaited spiritual leader of the umma for that period. Amongst his companions, there was Di’bil al-Khuza’iy, a poet of the Ahlul Bayt (a.s). He participated with the Ahlul Bayt (a.s) in their joys and delights over the birth of Imam al-Jawad (a.s).