Sayyid Aga Zunnoor narrates: One night, I saw a very resplendent and luxurious palace in my dream. When I stepped into it after taking permission of the gatekeeper, I saw lavish facilities all over the place. Passing through the beautiful edifice I strolled to the center of the complex, where all kinds of streams were flowing. Jasmine trees grew so thick that they intermingled with each other and a soft fragrance emanated from them. A royal throne was laid i n their shade, having a number of decorations and covered with a beautiful covering.

I saw Shaykh Muhammad Qasim Talaqat (preacher) seated on it in a grand fashion. l asked the gatekeeper to whom this palace belonged. He said: Aga Talaqat, who is seated on the throne. I sought his permission and went to meet him and after paying homage to him asked: Aga Talaqat, I have been your companion and was aware of your circumstances. Why has the Almighty Allah given you this position?

He replied: It is as you are saying. In fact I was not having to my credit any such act, which might have conveyed me to this position, but I had a son, who got a throat illness and died within twenty-four hours and the Almighty bestowed me with this as recompense.

Aga Zunnoor says: I was unaware of the death of Aga Talaqat's son. I thought I would narrate my dream to him, but then thought that perhaps his son was not dead yet and there may be some other interpretation of my dream. Thus, I did not ask directly, on the contrary I asked another scholarly personality who was his friend and companion.

He said: His eighteen-year-old son died within twenty-four hours.

A large number of traditional reports and incidents are mentioned regarding the recompense of the death of children, especially sons, which are mentioned in layali ul-Akhbar of Late Tuisarkani. Apart for this, the book of Maskana ul-Fawad fee Maotin Ahibba wal Awla of Shahid Thani may also be referred. Here we narrate one traditional report by way of illustration.

Imam Ja'far as-Sadiq (‘a) said: Paradise is the recompense of a believer on the death of his son, whether he is patient on it or not.

In spite of the fact that the recompense for every calamity depends on being patient in it, recompense of the death of a child is definite, whether one is able to observe patience in it or not.