Imam Khomeini once said in a historic message that " Our jurisprudence, which is an endless sea, is the result of Imam Sadiq’s endeavor. The late founder of the Islamic-Republic time and again hailed divine-oriented movement launched by Imam Sadiq (PBUH), a truthful successor of the holy prophet of Islam, at decisive juncture of history.
He furthered Imam Sadiq ’s school of thought and stressed on the following the teachings of Imam Sadiq (PBUH) and his school of thought. Imam on another occasion also said in a historic address that he is honored to be a follower of Imam Sadiq (PBHH), who furthered divine teachings and revived original teachings of Islam at very sensitive juncture of history.