Firash). These are all the festivals of the Shia, and praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds.

[96] We have narrated it from Al-Mufaddal ibn 'Umar (peace be upon him), from my Master Al-Sadiq, Mighty is His Might, that he said: "In the era of the Persians, The Meaning (Al-Ma’na), Mighty is His Might, used to manifest twice every year: at the transition of the cold into heat, and the transition of the heat into cold. They named the passing of the cold into heat Nowruz, and they named the passing of the heat into cold Mehregan, so they took them as two festivals. At that time, when the Greatest Meaning manifested within the Cycles of Existence (Al-Akwar), He manifested through eating and drinking; thus, the Persians [to this day] manifest eating and drinking on these two days."

Al-Mufaddal (peace be upon him) said: {Only those of understanding will pay heed} ¹.