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وَلَئِنْ أَخَّرْنَا عَنْهُمُ الْعَذَابَ إِلَى أُمَّةٍ مَّعْدُودَةٍ

“And if We hold back from them the punishment until a stated period of time (reappearance of Imam az-Zaman (‘a)) …” (Surah Hud, 11:8).

لَّيَقُولُنَّ مَا يَحْبِسُهُ

“…they will certainly say: What prevents it (reappearance of Imam Az-Zaman)?”

أَلاَ يَوْمَ يَأْتِيهِمْ لَيْسَ مَصْرُوفًا عَنْهُمْ وَحَاقَ بِهِم مَّا كَانُواْ بِهِ يَسْتَهْزِؤُونَ

“Now surely on the day when it will come to them, it shall not be averted from them and that which they scoffed at shall beset them” (Surah Hud, 11:8).

It is narrated from Amir al-Mu’minin (‘a) that he said in explanation of this verse: “Ummatin Ma’dooda” implies companions of Qa’im of Aali Muhammad (‘a), who will be 313 in number.

And in Tafsir Ayyashi it is narrated from Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (‘a) that he said: The Almighty Allah in a moment will gather the companions of our Qa’im like the dispersed clouds of autumn.

And in Ghaybah an-Nu’mani it is narrated from Ishaq Ibn Abd al-Aziz from the Imam (‘a) that he said:

وَلَئِنْ أَخَّرْنَا عَنْهُمُ الْعَذَابَ إِلَى أُمَّةٍ مَّعْدُودَةٍ

“And if We hold back from them the punishment until a stated period of time…” (Surah Hud, 11:8).

This punishment is reappearance of Imam az-Zaman (‘a) and ‘Ummatin Ma’dooda’ are his companions, who will be equal to the number of soldiers of Battle of Badr (313 persons).

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وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا مُوسَىٰ بِآيَاتِنَا أَنْ أَخْرِجْ قَوْمَكَ مِنَ الظُّلُمَاتِ إِلَى النُّورِ وَذَكِّرْهُمْ بِأَيَّامِ اللَّهِ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ لِكُلِّ صَبَّارٍ شَكُورٍ

“And certainly We sent Musa with Our communications, saying: Bring forth your people from utter darkness into light and remind them of the days of Allah; most surely there are signs in this for every patient, grateful one” (Surah Ibrahim, 14:5).

“The Days of Allah are three: The Day of the reappearance of the Qa’im, the Day of death and Judgment Day.”

In Al-Kisal, as-Saduq it is narrated from Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (‘a) that he said: “The Days of Allah are three: The Day of the reappearance of the Qa’im, the day of Rajat and Judgment Day. And also Saduq has narrated this traditional report in Ma’ani al-Akhbar.

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وَقَضَيْنَا إِلَى بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي الْكِتَابِ

“And We had made known to the children of Israel in the Book…” (Surah al-Isra’, 17:4).

That is: And We made declaration to the Children of Israel in the Book, that is, We gave them knowledge. Then the address shifts from the Children of Israel to the Ummah of the Messenger of Allah (S) saying:

لَتُفْسِدُنَّ فِي الأَرْضِ مَرَّتَيْنِ

“…Most certainly you will make mischief in the land twice…” (Surah al-Isra’, 17:4).

That is (O Ummah of Muhammad), you will raise mischief on earth twice, alluding to the two certain individuals and their followers and their breach of the covenant.

وَلَتَعْلُنَّ عُلُوًّا كَبِيرًا

“…And most certainly you will behave insolently with great insolence…” (Surah al-Isra’, 17:4).

…that is, their claim of the caliphate. When the promise of the first of the two came to pass, that is, the Battle of Jamal, We sent against you Our servants, men of great prowess, meaning Amir al-Mu’minin (‘a) and his companions. They went to and fro in the lands, that is, they searched for you and killed you. Then We gave you back the turn to prevail over them, meaning, We gave the Umayyads back the turn to prevail over Aali Muhammad (‘a) and We succoured you through wealth and progeny and We made your band of greater number compared to Husayn Ibn ‘Ali (‘a) and his companions, when the womenfolk of Aali Muhammad (‘a) were taken hostage. If you should do good, you do good for your own selves and if you should do evil, you do it against yourselves.

So when the second promise comes to pass, meaning the Qa’im (‘a) and his companions, so they may make discountenance you, meaning rendering their countenances dark, and so they may enter the Mosque as they entered the first time, meaning, the Messenger of Allah and his companions, and to destroy utterly that which they ascended to, that is, they will prevail over you and will kill you. Then the verse shifts to Aali Muhammad (‘a) and says: Perchance your Lord will have mercy on you, that is, He will grant you victory over your enemy. Then it addresses the Umayyads. If you again return, We will return, that is, If you return with Sufiyani, We will return with the Qa’im from Aali Muhammad (‘a).

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أَوْ يُحْدِثُ لَهُمْ ذِكْرًا

“…or that it may produce a reminder for them” (Surah Taha, 20:113).

…that is, remembrance of the reappearance of the Qa’im and advent of the Sufiyani.

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فَلَمَّا أَحَسُّوا بَأْسَنَا إِذَا هُمْ مِنْهَا يَرْكُضُونَ

“So when they felt Our punishment, lo! they began to fly from it” (Surah al-Anbiya, 21:12).

That is: When they perceived Our might, behold they ran headlong out of it.

لَا تَرْكُضُوا وَارْجِعُوا إِلَىٰ مَا أُتْرِفْتُمْ فِيهِ وَمَسَاكِنِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُسْأَلُونَ

“Do not fly (now) and come back to what you were made to lead easy lives in and to your dwellings, haply you will be questioned” (Surah al-Anbiya, 21:13).

When they, meaning the Umayyads, sensed Our wrath, that is, the Qa’im from Aali Muhammad (‘a), behold, they ran headlong out of it. Do not run away and return to what you were made to lead easy lives in and to your dwellings, haply you will be questioned, that is, return to the treasures you have treasured.

It is mentioned in tradition that when Imam az-Zaman (‘a) will reappear, Bani Umayyah will cry in terror and enter Rome and the Qa’im (‘a) will search for them. Then he will take them out of Rome and will demand from them the treasures, which they have garnered. So they will say, as Allah has quoted them:

قَالُوا يَا وَيْلَنَا إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَالِمِينَ

“They said: O woe to us! surely we were unjust” (Surah al-Anbiya, 21:14).

فَمَا زَالَتْ تِلْكَ دَعْوَاهُمْ حَتَّىٰ جَعَلْنَاهُمْ حَصِيدًا خَامِدِينَ

“And this ceased not to be their cry till We made them cut off, extinct” (Surah al-Anbiya, 21:15).

Imam (‘a) said: That will be through the sword and under the shade of the sword of the Qa’im of Aali Muhammad (‘a).

All of this is in the past tense but it refers to the future. It is of the verses we mentioned that their realization is after their revelation.

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وَلَقَدْ كَتَبْنَا فِي الزَّبُورِ مِنْ بَعْدِ الذِّكْرِ أَنَّ الْأَرْضَ يَرِثُهَا عِبَادِيَ الصَّالِحُونَ

“And certainly, We wrote in the Book after the reminder that (as for) the land, My righteous servants shall inherit it” (Surah al-Anbiya, 21:105).

And We inscribed in the Psalms following the Reminder. He said: “All Divine Books are Reminders.” My honourable servants shall inherit the earth. He said: “That is the Qa’im (‘a) and his companions.”

The author says: According to ‘Ali Ibn Ibrahim, “All Divine Books are Reminders” means that the verse means, “After We wrote in the other revealed Books.” Other interpreters have said that the Torah is intended by the Zabur, which we translated above as Psalms. Some have said that Zabur means all of the Divine Books and “remembrance” is the Protected Tablet (Lawh Mahfuz).

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أُذِنَ لِلَّذِينَ يُقَاتَلُونَ بِأَنَّهُمْ ظُلِمُوا وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَىٰ نَصْرِهِمْ لَقَدِيرٌ

“Permission (to fight) is given to those upon whom war is made because they are oppressed, and most surely Allah is well able to assist them” (Surah al-Hajj, 22:39).

Ibn Abi Umair narrates on the authority of Abdullah Ibn Miskan from Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (‘a) in the context of the holy verse: “The Ahle Sunnat says that this verse was revealed about the Messenger of Allah (S) when the Quraish expelled him from Mecca. However, it is the Qa’im (‘a) when he rises to avenge the blood of al-Husayn (‘a), saying, ‘We are the heirs of the blood and the seekers of vengeance.’”

And in Ghaybah an-Nu’mani it is narrated from Asbat al-Wasiyya of Masudi from the Imam (‘a) that he said: the verse of:

أُذِنَ لِلَّذِينَ يُقَاتَلُونَ بِأَنَّهُمْ ظُلِمُوا وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَىٰ نَصْرِهِمْ لَقَدِيرٌ

“Permission (to fight) is given to those upon whom war is made because they are oppressed, and most surely Allah is well able to assist them” (Surah al-Hajj, 22:39).

…was revealed about our Qa’im and his companions.

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وَمَنْ عَاقَبَ بِمِثْلِ مَا عُوقِبَ بِهِ ثُمَّ بُغِيَ عَلَيْهِ لَيَنصُرَنَّهُ اللَّهُ

“That (shall be so); and he who retaliates with the like of that with which he has been afflicted and he has been oppressed, Allah will most certainly aid him…” (Surah al-Hajj, 22:60).

And whosoever chastises, that is, the Messenger of Allah (S) to the extent that he was chastised, that is, when they desired to murder him, and then again is oppressed. Surely Allah will help him through Qa’im (‘a) from his progeny.

9- Ab al-Jarud narrates from Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (‘a) about the verse:

الَّذِينَ إِن مَّكَّنَّاهُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ أَقَامُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَآتَوُا الزَّكَاةَ

“Those who, should We establish them in the land, will keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate…” (Surah al-Hajj, 22:41).

“These are the qualities of Aali Muhammad (‘a) to the last of the Imams, the Mahdi and his companions. Allah will give them the kingdom of the earth, its easts and its wests. Through him, He will manifest the religion and through him and his companions, He will eradicate heresy and falsity, as the foolish have tried to eradicate righteousness, until it will not be visible where is oppression. And they will be encouraging the right and discouraging the wrong.”

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إِنْ نَشَأْ نُنَزِّلْ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ آيَةً فَظَلَّتْ أَعْنَاقُهُمْ لَهَا خَاضِعِينَ

“If We please, We should send down upon them a sign from the heaven so that their necks should stoop to it” (Surah ash-Shu’ara, 26:4).

It is narrated from Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (‘a) that he said: “Their necks (that is, the Umayyads) will bow. The sign will be the call from the heavens on the name of the Qa’im of Aali Muhammad (‘a).”

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أَمَّن يُجِيبُ الْمُضْطَرَّ إِذَا دَعَاهُ وَيَكْشِفُ السُّوءَ وَيَجْعَلُكُمْ خُلَفَاء الْأَرْضِ

“Or, Who answers the distressed one when he calls upon Him and removes the evil, and He will make you successors in the earth” (Surah an-Naml, 27:62).

It is narrated from Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (‘a) that he said: “This verse has been revealed about the Qa’im (‘a). He is, by Allah, the constrained. When he prays two rakats at Maqam and supplicates to Allah, He will answer him and will remove the evil and will appoint him the heir on the earth.”

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وَلَئِن جَاء نَصْرٌ مِّن رَّبِّكَ

“…and if there come assistance from your Lord…” (Surah al-’Ankabut, 29:10).

That is the assistance of Qa’im of Aali Muhammad (‘a).

لَيَقُولُنَّ إِنَّا كُنَّا مَعَكُمْ أَوَلَيْسَ اللَّهُ بِأَعْلَمَ بِمَا فِي صُدُورِ الْعَالَمِينَ

“…they would most certainly say: Surely, we were with you. What! is not Allah the best knower of what is in the breasts of mankind” (Surah al-’Ankabut, 29:10).

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وَلَمَنِ انتَصَرَ بَعْدَ ظُلْمِهِ

“And whoever defends himself after his being oppressed…” (Surah ash-Shura, 42:41).

It is narrated from Abu Hamza Ath-Thumali from Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (‘a) that he said: “That is, the Qa’im and his companions.”

فَأُوْلَئِكَ مَا عَلَيْهِم مِّن سَبِيلٍ

“…these it is against whom there is no way (to blame)” (Surah ash-Shura, 42:41).

“…against them there is no way. When he rises, the Qa’im and his companions will seek Divine help against the Umayyads, the falsifiers and the Nasibis.”

إِنَّمَا السَّبِيلُ عَلَى الَّذِينَ يَظْلِمُونَ النَّاسَ وَيَبْغُونَ فِي الْأَرْضِ بِغَيْرِ الْحَقِّ أُوْلَئِكَ لَهُم عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ

“The way (to blame) is only against those who oppress men and revolt in the earth unjustly; these shall have a painful punishmnt.” (Surah ash-Shura, 42:42).

“This has been denoted in the above verse.”

This traditional report is also narrated from Jabir Ju’fi from Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (‘a) in Tafsir Ibrahim.

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اقْتَرَبَتِ السَّاعَةُ

“The hour drew nigh…” (Surah al-Qamar, 54:1).

It is narrated that it refers to the uprising of the Qa’im (‘a).

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مُدْهَامَّتَانِ

“Both inclining to blackness.” (Surah ar-Rahman, 55:64).

It is narrated from Ahmad Ibn Idris from Ashari from Ibn Yazid from ‘Ali Ibn Hammad Khazaz from Husayn Ibn Ahmad Minqari from Yunus Ibn Dhibyan from Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (‘a) about this verse that:

“During the rule of Imam az-Zaman (‘a), Mecca and Medina will be connected with palm trees.”

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يُرِيدُونَ لِيُطْفِؤُوا نُورَ اللَّهِ بِأَفْوَاهِهِمْ وَاللَّهُ مُتِمُّ نُورِهِ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْكَافِرُونَ

“They desire to put out the light of Allah with their mouths but Allah will perfect His light, though the unbelievers may be averse” (Surah as-Saff, 61:8).

Imam (‘a) said: This will be through the Qa’im from Aali Muhammad (‘a) when he rises up to manifest Islam over all other religions, so that no deity other than Allah is worshipped. It is signified by the narration, “He will fill the earth with equity as it will be replete with oppression and inequity.”

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وَأُخْرَى تُحِبُّونَهَا نَصْرٌ مِّنَ اللَّهِ وَفَتْحٌ قَرِيبٌ

“And yet another (blessing) that you love: help from Allah and a victory near at hand…” (Surah as-Saff, 61:13).

It will be happened in this life, through the victory of the Qa’im (‘a).

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حَتَّى إِذَا رَأَوْا مَا يُوعَدُونَ فَسَيَعْلَمُونَ مَنْ أَضْعَفُ نَاصِرًا وَأَقَلُّ عَدَدًا

“Until when they see what they are threatened with, then shall they know who is weaker in helpers and fewer in number” (Surah al-Jinn, 72:24).

This is the Qa’im and Amir al-Mu’minin (‘a). Then they will know who is weaker in helpers and fewer in numbers.

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إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْدًا

“Surely they will make a scheme” (Surah at-Tariq, 86:15).

وَأَكِيدُ كَيْدًا

“And I (too) will make a scheme” (Surah at-Tariq, 86:16).

فَمَهِّلِ الْكَافِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًا

“So grant the unbelievers a respite: let them alone for a while” (Surah at-Tariq, 86:17).

That is, O, Muhammad, respite them. Let them alone for a while until the Qa’im (‘a) rises and avenges for Me from the despots and the tyrants of Quraish and Umayyads and the rest of the people.

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وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَى

“I swear by the night when it draws a veil…” (Surah al-Lail, 92:1).

It is narrated from Ahmad Ibn Idris from Muhammad Ibn Jabbar from Ibn Abi Umair from Hammad Ibn Uthman from Muhammad Ibn Muslim, saying, I asked Abu Ja’far (‘a) about the holy verse:

وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَى

“I swear by the night when it draws a veil…” (Surah al-Lail, 92:1).

The Imam said: “The night here is the second person. He drew veil over Amir al-Mu’minin (‘a) during his reign, which he enjoyed over Amir al-Mu’minin (‘a). Amir al-Mu’minin (‘a) was ordered to forebear during their rule.”

Muhammad Ibn Muslim said:

وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّى

“And the day when it shines in brightness…” (Surah al-Lail, 92:1).

The Imam said: “The day is the Qa’im from us, the Ahl al-Bayt. When he rises, he will defeat the rule of falsity. The Qur’an has used many parables about it for the people; however, the Divine words are addressed to His Messenger (S) and us and no one other than us knows their meaning.”

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قُلْ أَرَأَيْتُمْ إِنْ أَصْبَحَ مَاؤُكُمْ غَوْرًا فَمَن يَأْتِيكُم بِمَاء مَّعِينٍ

“Say: Have you considered if your water should go down, who is it then that will bring you flowing water?” (Surah al-Mulk, 67:30).

That is: O Prophet, Say to the people, ‘Have you thought if your Imam should go absent, who will bring you an Imam like him?” In this verse, Imam az-Zaman (‘a) is compared to water, which is the cause of life of all the things and the interpretation of this verse is that if the Imam disappears from your sight, who will make him appear again?

Narrated to us Muhammad Ibn Ja’far from Muhammad Ibn Ahmad from Qasim Ibn Alaa from Ismail Ibn ‘Ali Fazari from Muhammad Ibn Jamhur from Faddala Ibn Ayyub that he said:

I asked Imam ar-Ridha’ (‘a) about this verse and he said: “Your water is your gateways, the Imams. The Imams are the gateways to Allah. ‘Who will bring you running water’ means, ‘Who will bring the knowledge of the Imam?’” (And who will open those gateways for you?).

This traditional report is also mentioned in Kafi, Ghaybah an-Nu’mani and Ikmal ad-Din of Saduq on the authority of Imam Musa al-Kazim (‘a).

Then the Imam said: By Allah, these verses have not been realized so far, but will be realized in the future.

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هُوَ الَّذِي أَرْسَلَ رَسُولَهُ بِالْهُدَى وَدِينِ الْحَقِّ لِيُظْهِرَهُ عَلَى الدِّينِ كُلِّهِ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ

“He it is Who sent His Apostle with the guidance and the true religion, that He may make it overcome the religions, all of them, though the polytheists may be averse” (Surah as-Saff, 61:9).

This verse was revealed about the Qa’im of Aali Muhammad (‘a). He is the Imam that Allah will uplift and manifest him over all religions and he will fill the earth with equity and justice, as it is replete with oppression and inequity. This is of the verses the materialization thereof is after their revelation.

23- It is mentioned in Al-Kisal from Attar from Saad from Ibn Yazid from Muhammad Ibn al-Hasan Maithami from Muthanna Hannat that he said: I heard Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (‘a) say:

“The Days of Allah are three: The Day Qa’im will arise, the Day of the Return and the Day of Judgment.”

24- Shaykh as-Saduq has mentioned in Thawab al-’Amal from Ibn Walid from Saffar from Ibad Ibn Sulayman from his father that he said:

I recited to Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (‘a):

هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْغَاشِيَةِ

“Has not there come to you the news of the overwhelming calamity?” (Surah al-Ghashiya, 88:1).

The Imam said: “Qa’im will overwhelm them with the sword.”

I recited:

وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَاشِعَةٌ

“(Some) faces on that day shall be downcast…” (Surah al-Ghashiya, 88:2).

The Imam said: “It means that they will be humble and will not be able to defy.”

I said:

عَامِلَةٌ نَّاصِبَةٌ

“Labouring, toiling…” (Surah al-Ghashiya, 88:3).

The Imam said: “They laboured not according to what Allah, the Exalted, revealed. They appointed other than the Guardians of the Order.”

تَصْلَى نَارًا حَامِيَةً

“Entering into burning fire…” (Surah al-Ghashiya, 88:4).

He said: “They will enter the fire of wars in this life in the time of the Qa’im and the fire of Hell in the hereafter.”

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يَوْمَ يَأْتِي بَعْضُ آيَاتِ رَبِّكَ لاَ يَنفَعُ نَفْسًا إِيمَانُهَا لَمْ تَكُنْ آمَنَتْ مِن قَبْلُ

“…On the day when some of the signs of your Lord shall come, its faith shall not profit a so al-which did not believe before…” (Surah al-’Anam, 6:158).

Shaykh as-Saduq has in Ikmal ad-Din and Thawab al-’Amal narrated on the authority of his father from Saad from Ibn Abil Khattab from Ibn Mahbub from Ibn Raab from Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (‘a) that he said: “The signs are the Imams and the Awaited Sign is the Qa’im (‘a). On that Day, one’s belief will not benefit him, has he not already believed before his uprising with the sword, even if he may have believed in his forefathers.”

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فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِالْخُنَّسِ الْجَوَارِ الْكُنَّسِ

“But nay! I swear by the stars” (Surah at-Takwir, 81:15).

الْجَوَارِ الْكُنَّسِ

“That run their course (and) hide themselves…” (Surah at-Takwir, 81:16).

Shaykh as-Saduq has narrated in Ikmal ad-Din from his father and Ibn Walid together from Saad and Himyari from Ahmad Ibn Husayn from Umar Ibn Yazid from Husayn Ibn Rabi from Muhammad Ibn Ishaq from Asad Ibn Thalaba from Umm Hani that she said:

I met Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (‘a) and asked him about the above verse and he replied: “An Imam who will go into hiding, when all who know him will be gone, in the year two hundred and sixty and then he will appear like a blazing meteor in the darkness of the night. If one should live up to that time, his heart shall find solace.”

The same report is also mentioned in Ghaybah at-Tusi and Ghaybah an-Nu’mani.

The author says: The reason that the word “stars” has come in plural form could be to show veneration for the Imam of the Age (‘a) or for the purpose of emphasis in his being the last and that his appearance will encompass the appearance of all the Imams, peace be with them, considering their Rajat. It can also mean that his appearance is as great as if all of the Imams were to appear.

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قُلْ أَرَأَيْتُمْ إِنْ أَصْبَحَ مَاؤُكُمْ غَوْرًا فَمَن يَأْتِيكُم بِمَاء مَّعِينٍ

“Say: Have you considered if your water should go down, who is it then that will bring you flowing water?” (Surah al-Mulk, 67:30).

It is narrated from Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (‘a) that he said: “This verse is revealed about the Qa’im. It implies that if your Imam goes into hiding from you, while you don’t know where he is, who will bring you an apparent Imam who can bring you the news of the heavens and the earth and the orders and prohibitions of Allah, the Exalted.” Then the Imam said: “This verse has not been actualized as yet and it will be actualized in the future.”

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الَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْغَيْبِ

“Those who believe in the unseen…” (Surah al-Baqarah, 2:3).

Shaykh as-Saduq in Ikmal ad-Din has narrated from Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (‘a) that he said: “Those who believe in the rise of the Qa’im (‘a) that it is true.”

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الم

“Alif Lam Mim” (Surah al-Baqarah, 2:1).

ذَٰلِكَ الْكِتَابُ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهِ هُدًى لِلْمُتَّقِينَ

“This Book, there is no doubt in it, is a guide to those who guard (against evil)” (Surah al-Baqarah, 2:2).

الَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْغَيْبِ

“Those who believe in the unseen…” (Surah al-Baqarah, 2:3).

Also in the same book, it is narrated from Yahya Ibn Ab al-Qasim that he said: I asked Imam as-Sadiq (‘a) about these verses and he said: “The pious are the Shi’a of ‘Ali (‘a). As for the unseen: it is the Hujjah gone into occultation. The evidence of that is the saying of Allah:

إِنَّمَا الْغَيْبُ لِلّهِ فَانْتَظِرُواْ إِنِّي مَعَكُم مِّنَ الْمُنتَظِرِينَ

“The unseen is only for Allah; therefore wait - surely I too, with you am of those who wait” (Surah Yunus, 10:20).

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قُلْ أَرَأَيْتُمْ إِنْ أَصْبَحَ مَاؤُكُمْ غَوْرًا فَمَن يَأْتِيكُم بِمَاء مَّعِينٍ

“Say: Have you considered if your water should go down, who is it then that will bring you flowing water?” (Surah al-Mulk, 67:30).

It is mentioned in Ikmal ad-Din that Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (‘a) said about this verse: “Say have you thought if your Imam should disappear from you, who will bring you a new Imam?”

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وَفِي السَّمَاء رِزْقُكُمْ وَمَا تُوعَدُون

“And in the heaven is your sustenance and what you are threatened with” (Surah adh-Dhariyat, 51:22).

فَوَرَبِّ السَّمَاء وَالْأَرْضِ إِنَّهُ لَحَقٌّ مِّثْلَ مَا أَنَّكُمْ تَنطِقُونَ

“And by the Lord of the heavens and the earth! it is most surely the truth, just as you do speak” (Surah adh-Dhariyat, 51:23).

It is mentioned in Ghaybah of Shaykh at-Tusi that Ibn Abbas said about this verse: “It implies the rise of the Qa’im of Aali Muhammad (‘a).”

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اعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّهَ يُحْيِي الْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا قَدْ بَيَّنَّا لَكُمُ الْآيَاتِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ

“Know that Allah gives life to the earth after its death; indeed, We have made the communications clear to you that you may understand” (Surah al-Hadid, 57:17).

In Ghaybah of Shaykh at-Tusi through the same chain of narration from Ibn Abbas about the verse it is narrated that he said: “It means that the earth will be returned through the Qa’im of Aali Muhammad (‘a) after its death, that is, after the inequity of its rulers. We explained to you the signs, through the Qa’im of Aali Muhammad (‘a), so perhaps you may understand.”

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وَفِي السَّمَاء رِزْقُكُمْ وَمَا تُوعَدُون

“And in the heaven is your sustenance and what you are threatened with” (Surah adh-Dhariyat, 51:22).

فَوَرَبِّ السَّمَاء وَالْأَرْضِ إِنَّهُ لَحَقٌّ مِّثْلَ مَا أَنَّكُمْ تَنطِقُونَ

“And by the Lord of the heavens and the earth! it is most surely the truth, just as you do speak” (Surah adh-Dhariyat, 51:23).

It is narrated from Ibn Abbas that he said: “It is the rise of the Qa’im. Similar to this is the verse:

أَيْنَ مَا تَكُونُواْ يَأْتِ بِكُمُ اللّهُ جَمِيعًا

“…wherever you are, Allah will bring you all together…” (Surah al-Baqarah, 2:148).

He said: “This is about the companions of the Qa’im, Allah will bring them together in one day.”

34- It is mentioned in Ghaybah at-Tusi that Ishaq Ibn Abdullah Ibn ‘Ali Ibn Husayn Ibn ‘Ali Ibn Abi Talib (‘a) said with regard to the verse:

فَوَرَبِّ السَّمَاء وَالْأَرْضِ إِنَّهُ لَحَقٌّ مِّثْلَ مَا أَنَّكُمْ تَنطِقُونَ

And by the Lord of the heavens and the earth! it is most surely the truth, just as you do speak.” (Surah adh-Dhariyat, 51:23).

“This is the verse of the Qa’im from Aali Muhammad (‘a) and the following verse is about him.”

وَعَدَ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مِنكُمْ وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَيَسْتَخْلِفَنَّهُم فِي الْأَرْضِ كَمَا اسْتَخْلَفَ الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ وَلَيُمَكِّنَنَّ لَهُمْ دِينَهُمُ الَّذِي ارْتَضَى لَهُمْ وَلَيُبَدِّلَنَّهُم مِّن بَعْدِ خَوْفِهِمْ أَمْنًا يَعْبُدُونَنِي لَا يُشْرِكُونَ بِي شَيْئًا

“Allah has promised to those of you who believe and do good that He will most certainly make them rulers in the earth as He made rulers those before them, and that He will most certainly establish for them their religion which He has chosen for them, and that He will most certainly, after their fear, give them security in exchange; they shall serve Me, not associating aught with Me…” (Surah an-Nur, 24:55).

It is narrated in Ghaybah at-Tusi that these verses were also revealed about the Mahdi and his companions. In Kanz al-Fawaid also this report is narrated through another channel.

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وَنُرِيدُ أَن نَّمُنَّ عَلَى الَّذِينَ اسْتُضْعِفُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَنَجْعَلَهُمْ أَئِمَّةً وَنَجْعَلَهُمُ الْوَارِثِينَ

“And We desired to bestow a favour upon those who were deemed weak in the land, and to make them the Imams, and to make them the heirs…” (Surah al-Qasas, 28:5).

It is narrated in Ghaybah at-Tusi from Amir al-Mu’minin (‘a) that he said in explanation of this verse: “They are Aali Muhammad (‘a). Allah will raise their Mahdi after their distress, so he will honour them and will disgrace their enemy.”

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وَلَا يَكُونُوا كَالَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ مِن قَبْلُ فَطَالَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْأَمَدُ فَقَسَتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ وَكَثِيرٌ مِّنْهُمْ فَاسِقُونَ

“…And (that) they should not be like those who were given the Book before, but the time became prolonged to them, so their hearts hardened, and most of them are transgressors” (Surah al-Hadid, 57:16).

Saduq in Ikmal ad-Din has narrated from Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (‘a) that he said: “This verse was revealed about the Qa’im of Aali Muhammad (‘a).”

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اعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّهَ يُحْيِي الْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا قَدْ بَيَّنَّا لَكُمُ الْآيَاتِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ

“Know that Allah gives life to the earth after its death; indeed, We have made the communications clear to you that you may understand” (Surah al-Hadid, 57:17).

Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (‘a) said: “Allah, the Exalted will revive it through the Qa’im after its death; its death implies disbelief of its inhabitants, because the disbelievers are dead.”

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وَتِلْكَ الأيَّامُ نُدَاوِلُهَا بَيْنَ النَّاسِ

“And We bring these days to men by turns…” (Surah Aali Imran, 3:140).

In Tafsir Ayyashi it is narrated from Zurarah from Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (‘a) about this verse that, “It has always been the case since Allah created Adam that there has been a chance for God and a chance for Satan. So where is the chance of God? Is he not the Qa’im of Aali Muhammad (‘a)!”

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الْيَوْمَ يَئِسَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ مِن دِينِكُمْ فَلاَ تَخْشَوْهُمْ وَاخْشَوْنِ

“This day have those who disbelieve despaired of your religion, so fear them not, and fear Me” (Surah al-Maidah, 5:3).

In Tafsir Ayyashi it is narrated from Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (‘a) that he said: “The day Qa’im of Aali Muhammad (‘a) rises, the Umayyads will despair. They are the disbelievers who will despair from Aali Muhammad (‘a), peace be with them.”

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وَأَذَانٌ مِّنَ اللّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ إِلَى النَّاسِ يَوْمَ الْحَجِّ الأَكْبَرِ أَنَّ اللّهَ بَرِيءٌ مِّنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَرَسُولُهُ

“And an announcement from Allah and His Apostle to the people on the day of the greater pilgrimage that Allah and His Apostle are free from liability to the idolaters…” (Surah at-Tawbah, 9:3).

In Tafsir Ayyashi it is narrated from Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (‘a) and Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (‘a) that they said: The day of the greater pilgrimage is the uprising of the Qa’im and the announcement of his call to the people.”

The author says: This is the esoteric interpretation of the verse.

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وَقَاتِلُواْ الْمُشْرِكِينَ كَآفَّةً كَمَا يُقَاتِلُونَكُمْ كَآفَّةً وَاعْلَمُواْ أَنَّ اللّهَ مَعَ الْمُتَّقِينَ

“…and fight the polytheists all together as they fight you all together; and know that Allah is with those who guard (against evil)” (Surah at-Tawbah, 9:36).

In Tafsir Ayyashi it is narrated from Zurarah that he said: Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (‘a) said that his father was asked about this verse. He said: “This verse has not been realized. If our Qa’im should rise, the people of his time will see as the realization of this verse unfolds and that the religion of the Prophet reaches where the night reaches, so much so that there will be no polytheism on the face of the earth, as said by Allah:

وَقَاتِلُوهُمْ حَتَّى لاَ تَكُونَ فِتْنَةٌ وَيَكُونَ الدِّينُ كُلُّهُ لِلّه

“And fight with them until there is no more persecution and religion should be only for Allah” (Surah al-Anfal, 8:39).

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وَلَئِنْ أَخَّرْنَا عَنْهُمُ الْعَذَابَ إِلَى أُمَّةٍ مَّعْدُودَةٍ

“And if We hold back from them the punishment until a stated period of time…” (Surah Hud, 11:8).

According to Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (‘a): “It means a number equal to the number of the fighters of Badr.” The Imam said: “They will gather for him in a single hour like scattered patches of cloud of autumn.”

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وَلَئِنْ أَخَّرْنَا عَنْهُمُ الْعَذَابَ إِلَى أُمَّةٍ مَّعْدُودَةٍ

“And if We hold back from them the punishment until a stated period of time…” (Surah Hud, 11:8).

Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (‘a) said about the above verse: “That is the Qa’im and his companions.”

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أَفَأَمِنَ الَّذِينَ مَكَرُواْ السَّيِّئَاتِ أَن يَخْسِفَ اللّهُ بِهِمُ الأَرْضَ أَوْ يَأْتِيَهُمُ الْعَذَابُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لاَ يَشْعُرُونَ

“Do they then who plan evil (deeds) feel secure (of this) that Allah will not cause the earth to swallow them or that punishment may not overtake them from whence they do not perceive?” (Surah an-Nahl, 16:45).

In Tafsir Ayyashi it is narrated from Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (‘a) that he said: “The covenant of the Messenger of Allah reached ‘Ali Ibn Husayn and then Muhammad Ibn ‘Ali. Then Allah will do what He desires. They adhere to it when a man from them rises and with him are three hundred men and the standard of the Messenger of Allah (S). He is heading to Medina until he passes by Baidha and says, ‘This is the place of the people who will be swallowed.’

45- Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (‘a) was asked about the verse:

أَفَأَمِنَ الَّذِينَ مَكَرُواْ السَّيِّئَاتِ أَن يَخْسِفَ اللّهُ بِهِمُ الأَرْضَ أَوْ يَأْتِيَهُمُ الْعَذَابُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لاَ يَشْعُرُونَ

“Do they then who plan evil (deeds) feel secure (of this) that Allah will not cause the earth to swallow them or that punishment may not overtake them from whence they do not perceive?” (Surah an-Nahl, 16:45).

He replied: “They are the enemies of Allah and they will be deformed, beaten and drawn into the earth.”

46- It is narrated from Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (‘a) regarding the verse:

وَقَضَيْنَا إِلَى بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي الْكِتَابِ لَتُفْسِدُنَّ فِي الأَرْضِ مَرَّتَيْنِ

“And We had made known to the children of Israel in the Book: Most certainly you will make mischief in the land twice…” (Surah al-Isra’, 17:4).

He said: It refers to the assassination of Imam ‘Ali (‘a) and the killing of Imam al-Husayn (‘a)…

وَلَتَعْلُنَّ عُلُوًّا كَبِيرًا

“…and most certainly you will behave insolently with great insolence.”

…refers to the killing of Imam al-Husayn (‘a).

فَإِذَا جَاء وَعْدُ أُولاهُمَا

“…So when the promise for the first of the two came…”

…refers to the event of avenging the blood of Imam al-Husayn (‘a)…

بَعَثْنَا عَلَيْكُمْ عِبَادًا لَّنَا أُوْلِي بَأْسٍ شَدِيدٍ فَجَاسُواْ خِلاَلَ الدِّيَارِ

“We sent over you Our servants, of mighty prowess, so they went to and fro among the houses…”

…it is about a nation Allah sends before the rise of the Qa’im, who will not leave any felon against Aali Muhammad (‘a) but set him ablaze.

وَكَانَ وَعْدًا مَّفْعُولاً

“…and it was a promise to be accomplished.”

…before the rise of the Qa’im”

ثُمَّ رَدَدْنَا لَكُمُ الْكَرَّةَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَأَمْدَدْنَاكُم بِأَمْوَالٍ وَبَنِينَ وَجَعَلْنَاكُمْ أَكْثَرَ نَفِيرًا

“Then We gave you back the turn to prevail against them, and aided you with wealth and children and made you a numerous band.”

This refers to the coming of al-Husayn (‘a) in Rajat with seventy of his companions who were martyred with him. They will be wearing white cloaks embroidered with gold; each cloak having two sides.

The news that reaches the people will be that Imam al-Husayn (‘a) has come with his companions, so the believers will not doubt; and that he is neither Dajjal nor Satan. The Qa’im will be among the people at that time. When it is established to the believers that he is Imam al-Husayn (‘a) and when this news reaches Imam al-Qa’im (‘a), he will pass away. So Imam al-Husayn (‘a) will perform his last rites as only an infallible can perform the last rites of an infallible.

It is also mentioned that Imam al-Husayn (‘a) will rule for such a long time that his eyebrows will droop over his eyes due to old age.

47- It is narrated from Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (‘a) that he recited the verse:

بَعَثْنَا عَلَيْكُمْ عِبَادًا لَّنَا أُوْلِي بَأْسٍ شَدِيدٍ

“We sent over you Our servants, of mighty prowess…” (Surah al-Isra’, 17:5).

and said: “He is the Qa’im and his companions are men of mighty prowess.”

48- Masada Ibn Sadaqah narrates from Imam Ja’far Ibn Muhammad, from his father, from his grandfather, saying: Said Amir al-Mu’minin (‘a) in his sermon, “People! Ask me before you lose me, for I have extensive knowledge. So ask me before the eastern mischief tears apart with its leg, while its wreckage will be treading. Accursed are its hooter, its ally, its leader, its driver, and the one who seeks protection from it. How abundant will be the ones who will raise its cloak and call to its curse, while there is no place to protect it and there is no one to have mercy on it! When times pass, you would say, ‘He is dead, or killed, or gone to some valley.’ Then expect relief, which is the materialization of this verse:

ثُمَّ رَدَدْنَا لَكُمُ الْكَرَّةَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَأَمْدَدْنَاكُم بِأَمْوَالٍ وَبَنِينَ وَجَعَلْنَاكُمْ أَكْثَرَ نَفِيرًا

“Then We gave you back the turn to prevail against them, and aided you with wealth and children and made you a numerous band” (Surah al-Isra’, 17:6).

By the One Who split the seed and created the nations, they will live at that time like blessed kings. No one of them will go from this world until he has fathered one thousand sons, secure from every heresy and mishap and hardship, and practicing according to the Book of God and the conduct of His Apostle, in a time when all misgivings and doubts have abandoned them.

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فَإِذَا نُقِرَ فِي النَّاقُورِ

“For when the trumpet is sounded…” (Surah al-Muddaththir, 74:8).

It is mentioned in Ghaybah an-Nu’mani narrating from Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (‘a) that when he was asked about the interpretation of this verse, he said: An Imam from among us will disappear. Thus, when the Almighty Allah intends to make him appear, He will make a sign appear in his heart and in this way, he will appear with the command of the Almighty Allah.

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وَعَدَ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مِنكُمْ وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَيَسْتَخْلِفَنَّهُم فِي الْأَرْضِ كَمَا اسْتَخْلَفَ الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ وَلَيُمَكِّنَنَّ لَهُمْ دِينَهُمُ الَّذِي ارْتَضَى لَهُمْ وَلَيُبَدِّلَنَّهُم مِّن بَعْدِ خَوْفِهِمْ أَمْنًا يَعْبُدُونَنِي لَا يُشْرِكُونَ بِي شَيْئًا

“Allah has promised to those of you who believe and do good that He will most certainly make them rulers in the earth as He made rulers those before them, and that He will most certainly establish for them their religion which He has chosen for them, and that He will most certainly, after their fear, give them security in exchange; they shall serve Me, not associating aught with Me…” (Surah an-Nur, 24:55).

The Imam said: “It is the Qa’im and his companions.”

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وَلَئِنْ أَخَّرْنَا عَنْهُمُ الْعَذَابَ إِلَى أُمَّةٍ مَّعْدُودَةٍ

“And if We hold back from them the punishment until a stated period of time…” (Surah Hud, 11:8).

Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (‘a) said: “The punishment is the rise of the Qa’im and the numbered group is the number of fighters in Badr and his companions.”

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فَاسْتَبِقُواْ الْخَيْرَاتِ أَيْنَ مَا تَكُونُواْ يَأْتِ بِكُمُ اللّهُ جَمِيعًا إِنَّ اللّهَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

“…therefore, hasten to (do) good works; wherever you are, Allah will bring you all together; surely Allah has power over all things.” (Surah al-Baqarah, 2:148).

In Ghaybah an-Nu’mani it is narrated from Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (‘a) that he said in the context of this holy verse: “The verse has come about the Qa’im and his companions. They will be brought together without a tryst.”

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أُذِنَ لِلَّذِينَ يُقَاتَلُونَ بِأَنَّهُمْ ظُلِمُوا وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَى نَصْرِهِمْ لَقَدِيرٌ

“Permission (to fight) is given to those upon whom war is made because they are oppressed, and most surely Allah is well able to assist them” (Surah al-Hajj, 22:39).

The Imam said: “This verse is about the Qa’im (‘a) and his companions.”

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يُعْرَفُ الْمُجْرِمُونَ بِسِيمَاهُمْ

“The guilty shall be recognized by their marks…” (Surah ar-Rahman, 55:41).

In Ghaybah an-Nu’mani it is narrated from Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (‘a) that this verse means that: “Allah recognizes them (the guilty); however, this verse has come about the Qa’im; he will recognize them from their appearance and he and his companions will strike them with the sword.”

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وَلَنُذِيقَنَّهُمْ مِنَ الْعَذَابِ الْأَدْنَى دُونَ الْعَذَابِ الْأَكْبَرِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ

“And most certainly We will make them taste of the nearer chastisement before the greater chastisement that haply they may turn.” (Surah as-Sajdah, 32:21).

In Kanz Jami al-Fawaid and Tawil al-Ayat al-Dhahira it is narrated from Mufaddal Ibn Umar that: I asked Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (‘a) about this verse and he said: “The nearer one is the rise of prices and the greater one is the Mahdi with the sword.”

56- It is also mentioned in Kanz Jami al-Fawaid and Tawil al-Ayat al-Dhahira that Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (‘a) said: “When the Qa’im rises, he will enter the Sacred Mosque (Masjid al-Haraam) and face the Ka’ba and put the Maqam behind and pray two rakats. Then he will stand and say, ‘O people! I am the nearest of all people to Adam. O people! I am the nearest of all people to Ibrahim. O people! I am the nearest of all people to Ismail. O people! I am the nearest of all people to Muhammad (‘a).’ Then he will raise his hands to the heavens and pray and beseech so fervently that he falls on his face. This is the saying of Allah:

أَمَّن يُجِيبُ الْمُضْطَرَّ إِذَا دَعَاهُ وَيَكْشِفُ السُّوءَ وَيَجْعَلُكُمْ خُلَفَاء الْأَرْضِ أَإِلَهٌ مَّعَ اللَّهِ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ

“Or, Who answers the distressed one when he calls upon Him and removes the evil, and He will make you successors in the earth. Is there a god with Allah? Little is it that you mind!” (Surah an-Naml, 27:62).

Also it is narrated from Muhammad Ibn Muslim that Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (‘a) said: “This verse is revealed about our Qa’im (‘a). When he rises, he will wear a turban and offer prayers at the Maqam and fervently beseech his Lord. Thus, no standard of his will ever be defeated.”

57- It is mentioned in Kanz Jami al-Fawaid and Tawil al-Ayat Dhahira that the holy verse:

يُرِيدُونَ لِيُطْفِئُوا نُورَ اللَّهِ بِأَفْوَاهِهِمْ

“They desire to put out the light of God with their mouths” (Surah as-Saff, 61:8).

In its interpretation, Muhammad Ibn Abbas narrates through his chains of narration on the authority of Ab al-Jarud from Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (‘a) that he said: “If you should abandon this order, Allah will not.”

This is supported by the narration of Shaykh Muhammad Ibn Yaqub on the authority of Muhammad Ibn Fudhail from the Seventh Imam (‘a). Muhammad Ibn Fudhail says, I asked the Imam about the verse: And Allah will complete His light. He said: “‘They desire to put out the light of God with their mouths refers to the guardianship of Amir al-Mu’minin (‘a) ‘and Allah completes His light’ refers to the position of Imamate, on the virtue of the Divine saying:

فَآمِنُوا بِاللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ وَالنُّورِ الَّذِي أَنزَلْنَا

“Believe in Allah, His Apostle and the light which We have descended.” (Surah Taghabun, 64:8).

“The light is the Imam.”

I recited the verse, He is the One Who sent His Apostle with guidance and the true religion. He said: “He is the One Who ordered His Apostle with guardianship for his heir. Guardianship is the true religion.” I recited, So He may uplift it over all religions. He said: “It refers to all religions at the time of the rise of the Qa’im, because of the God’s statement, And Allah will complete His light through the guardianship of the Qa’im, even if disbelievers may hate the guardianship of ‘‘Ali.”

I asked, “Is this revelation?”

He said: “Yes, this word is revelation and the rest is interpretation.”

58- It is mentioned in Kanz Jami al-Fawaid and Tawil al-Ayaat al-Dhahira: Muhammad Ibn Abbas narrates through his chain of narration on the authority of Abu Basir: I asked Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (‘a) about the Divine saying in His book:

هُوَ الَّذِي أَرْسَلَ رَسُولَهُ بِالْهُدَى وَدِينِ الْحَقِّ لِيُظْهِرَهُ عَلَى الدِّينِ كُلِّهِ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ

“He it is Who sent His Apostle with guidance and the religion of truth, that He might cause it to prevail over all religions, though the polytheists may be averse.” (Surah at-Tawbah, 9:33).

He said: “By Allah, its realization has not come yet.” I asked, “May I be your ransom, when will it be realized?” He said: “When the Qa’im rises, God willing. When the Qa’im rises, there will be no disbeliever and no polytheist, but that he will dislike his rise. Even if there will be a disbeliever or a polytheist inside a rock, the rock will call out, ‘O believer, there is a disbeliever or a polytheist inside me, so kill him.’ So Allah brings the disbeliever to him, and he kills him.”

Tafsir al-Furat Kufi: Ja’far Ibn Ahmad narrates from Abu Abdullah (‘a) an identical narration, however it has, “The rock says, ‘O believer, there is a polytheist inside me. So break me and kill him.’”

59- It is mentioned in Kanz Jami al-Fawaid and Tawil al-Ayaat al-Dhahira: Muhammad Ibn Abbas narrates through the chain of narration on the authority of Abaya Ibn Rabi that he heard Amir al-Mu’minin (‘a) recite the verse, He is the One Who sent His Messenger, until its end and then say, “This has happened? Never! By the One my life is in His hands, there will be no vicinity save there will be calls of testimonials that a deity other than Allah is not and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah every morning and night.”

He also narrates from Ibn Abbas about the verse:

لِيُظْهِرَهُ عَلَى الدِّينِ كُلِّهِ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ

“…that He might cause it to prevail over all religions, though the polytheists may be averse” (Surah at-Tawbah, 9:33).

Ibn Abbas said: “This will not happen until there will be no Jew, Christian, or follower of any other path but he enters Islam. There will be a harmony so the sheep and wolf, the cow and the lion, and man and snake will live in peace; so much so that no mice will break into a food Ibn ; so much so that Jizya will be cancelled, the cross will be broken and pigs will be killed. This will happen when the Qa’im (‘a) rises.”

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إِذَا تُتْلَى عَلَيْهِ آيَاتُنَا قَالَ أَسَاطِيرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ

“When Our communications are recited to him, he says: Stories of those of yore” (Surah al-Qalam, 68:15).

In Kanz Jami al-Fawaid and Tawil al-Ayat al-Dhahira it is narrated from Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (‘a) that he said: “This refers to his falsification of the Qa’im from Aali Muhammad (‘a) when he will say to him, ‘We do not know you and you are not from the progeny of Fatimah’, as the polytheists said to Muhammad (S).”

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كُلُّ نَفْسٍ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ رَهِينَةٌ

“Every so al-is held in pledge for what it earns” (Surah al-Muddaththir, 74:38).

In Tafsir al-Furat Kufi it is mentioned that Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (‘a) said: “It is us and our Shi’a. Then the Shi’a of us Ahl al-Bayt are in Gardens, asking the guilty, ‘What has brought you into Hell?’ They will say, ‘We were not of those who prayed.’ It means they were not from the Shi’a of ‘Ali Ibn Abi Talib.

‘And we used not to feed the poor. And we used to enter into vain discourse with those who entered into vain discourses.’ That is the day of the Qa’im, (‘a) and that is Judgment Day. ‘We used to belie Judgment Day, till death overtook us. So the intercession of the intercessors shall not avail them.’ So the intercession of no person will benefit them. And the Messenger of Allah will never intercede for them on the Day of Resurrection.”

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قُلْ مَا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ وَمَا أَنَا مِنَ الْمُتَكَلِّفِينَ

“I do not ask you for any reward for it; nor am I of those who affect” (Surah Saad, 38:86).

إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِلْعَالَمِينَ

“It is nothing but a reminder to the nations” (Surah Saad, 38:86).

وَلَتَعْلَمُنَّ نَبَأَهُ بَعْدَ حِينٍ

“And most certainly you will come to know about it after a time” (Surah Saad, 38:88).

In Al-Kafi it is narrated from Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (‘a) that he said: “‘Reminder’ implies Amir al-Mu’minin (‘a) and “And most certainly you will come to know about it after a time,” is at the rise of the Qa’im.

وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَا مُوسَى الْكِتَابَ فَاخْتُلِفَ فِيهِ

“And certainly, We gave the book to Musa, but it was gone against…” (Surah Hud, 11:110).

Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (‘a) said: “They disagreed as did this Ummah disagree about the Book. And they will disagree in the Book that will be with the Qa’im, who will bring it to them, so much so that a large number of people will deny him. He will come to them and strike their necks.” As for the Divine verse: And were it not for the Word of Judgment, decision would have certainly been given between them, and surely then the unjust will have a painful punishment, the Imam said: “Were it not for what Allah, glory to His name, has predestined them to, the Qa’im would have not left even one of them.” And with regard to the verse:

وَلَوْلاَ كَلِمَةٌ سَبَقَتْ مِن رَّبِّكَ لَقُضِيَ بَيْنَهُمْ وَإِنَّهُمْ لَفِي شَكٍّ مِّنْهُ مُرِيبٍ

“…and had not a word gone forth from your Lord, the matter would surely have been decided between them; and surely they are in a disquieting doubt about it” (Surah Hud, 11:110).

Imam (‘a) said: “If there had been no divine exigency, the Qa’im would not have spared even one of them.”

وَالَّذِينَ يُصَدِّقُونَ بِيَوْمِ الدِّينِ

“And those who accept the truth of Judgment Day…” (Surah al-Ma’arij, 70:26).

It is mentioned in Al-Kafi from Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (‘a) that he said: “That is one who testifies and believes in our Qa’im when he reappears.”

قَالُواْ وَاللّهِ رَبِّنَا مَا كُنَّا مُشْرِكِينَ

“…they would say: By Allah, our Lord, we were not polytheists” (Surah al-’Anam, 6:23).

It is mentioned in Al-Kafi from Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (‘a) that he said: “That is they will say at the time of the reappearance of Imam az-Zaman (‘a): We were not deniers of the Wilayat of Amir al-Mu’minin (‘a).”

وَقُلْ جَاء الْحَقُّ وَزَهَقَ الْبَاطِلُ إِنَّ الْبَاطِلَ كَانَ زَهُوقًا

“And say: The truth has come and the falsehood has vanished; surely falsehood is a vanishing (thing)” (Surah al-Isra’, 17:81).

It is mentioned in Al-Kafi that Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (‘a) said: When our Qa’im reappears, the kingdom of falsehood will be destroyed.”

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سَنُرِيهِمْ آيَاتِنَا فِي الْآفَاقِ وَفِي أَنفُسِهِمْ حَتَّى يَتَبَيَّنَ لَهُمْ أَنَّهُ الْحَقُّ

“We will soon show them Our signs in the Universe and in their own souls, until it will become quite clear to them that it is the truth…” (Surah Fussilat, 41:53).

Kulayni in Al-Kafi has narrated from Abu Basir that he said: I asked Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (‘a) about this and he said: “He will show them in their souls deformation (maskh) and will show them the contraction of horizons. So they will see the might of Allah, the Exalted, in their souls as well as in the horizons.” I recited to him, until it becomes clear to them that he is the truth. He said: “The rise of the Qa’im is the truth from Allah, the Exalted, which the creation will see. It is inevitable.”

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حَتَّى إِذَا رَأَوْا مَا يُوعَدُونَ إِمَّا الْعَذَابَ وَإِمَّا السَّاعَةَ فَسَيَعْلَمُونَ مَنْ هُوَ شَرٌّ مَّكَانًا وَأَضْعَفُ جُندًا

“…until they see what they were threatened with, either the punishment or the hour; then they shall know who is in more evil plight and weaker in forces” (Surah Maryam, 19:75).

Also, in Al-Kafi, it is narrated from Abu Basir from Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (‘a) that he said: “‘When they see what they have been promised of refers to the rise of the Qa’im, and that is ‘the Hour.’ They will know at that day what will befall them at the hands of Qa’im. This is denoted by the Divine word, ‘who is of more evil plight’ - that is, in the eyes of the Qa’im - and weaker in forces.”

مَن كَانَ يُرِيدُ حَرْثَ الدُّنْيَا نُؤتِهِ مِنْهَا وَمَا لَهُ فِي الْآخِرَةِ مِن نَّصِيبٍ

“…and whoever desires the gain of this world, We give him of it, and in the Hereafter, he has no portion” (Surah ash-Shura, 42:20).

In Al-Kafi it is narrated from Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (‘a) that he said: “It is the cognition of Amir al-Mu’minin (‘a) and the Purified Imams.” Through the blessings of whose love the Almighty Allah will enrich their followers, but whoever desires the harvest of this world, We will give him from it and he will not have any share in the hereafter.” He said: “He will not have any share with the Qa’im in the governance of the Truth.”

65- Sayyid ‘Ali Ibn Abd al-Hamid narrates in Al-Anwar al-Mudhia through his chain of narration that the Amir al-Mu’minin (‘a) said: “‘The enfeebled on earth’ mentioned in the Book, whom Allah will make Imams, are we the Ahl al-Bayt (‘a). Allah will send our Mahdi and he will make us honourable and disgrace our enemies.” He also narrates from Ibn Abbas about the holy verse:

وَفِي السَّمَاءِ رِزْقُكُمْ وَمَا تُوعَدُونَ

“And in the heavens is your sustenance and what you are promised…” (Surah adh-Dhariyat, 51:22).

…that he said: “It is the rise of the al-Mahdi (‘a).”

He again narrates from Ibn Abbas about the holy verse, Know that Allah brings to life the earth after its death, that he said: “Allah will restitute the earth through the Qa’im from the House of Muhammad after its death, that is, after the inequity of its dwellers of its kingdoms. We illustrate to you the Signs through the Hujja from the House of Muhammad, perchance you may ratiocinate.”

In the same book, the author narrates through his chain of narration on the authority of Hibatullah Rawandi from Musa Ibn Ja’far (‘a) about the Divine verse:

وَأَسْبَغَ عَلَيْكُمْ نِعَمَهُ ظَاهِرَةً وَبَاطِنَةً

“…and made complete to you His favours outwardly and inwardly…” (Surah Luqman, 31:20).

The Imam said: “The outward favour is the Manifest Imam and the inward favour is the Hidden Imam whose person will go into hiding from the eyes of the people and the treasures of the earth will appear for him and every far will come near him.”

I found in the handwriting of the Sheikh Muhammad Ibn ‘Ali Jubai: I found in the handwriting of the First Martyr, may Allah illuminate his tomb: Safwani narrates in his book from Safwan that when Mansur summoned Abu Abdullah (‘a), the Imam made ablution and offered two rakats prayer and then went into prostration of gratification and said: “O Allah, you promised on the tongue of Your Apostle Muhammad (‘a), and your promise is true, that you will give us in exchange security after our fear. O Allah, fulfil to us what You promised, for You do not violate the promise.” I said: “My master, where is God’s promise to you?” He said: “The word of Allah, the Exalted:

وَعَدَ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مِنكُمْ وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَيَسْتَخْلِفَنَّهُم فِي الْأَرْضِ كَمَا اسْتَخْلَفَ الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ وَلَيُمَكِّنَنَّ لَهُمْ دِينَهُمُ الَّذِي ارْتَضَى لَهُمْ وَلَيُبَدِّلَنَّهُم مِّن بَعْدِ خَوْفِهِمْ أَمْنًا يَعْبُدُونَنِي لَا يُشْرِكُونَ بِي شَيْئًا

“Allah has promised to those of you who believe and do good that He will most certainly make them rulers in the earth as He made rulers those before them, and that He will most certainly establish for them their religion which He has chosen for them, and that He will most certainly, after their fear, give them security in exchange; they shall serve Me, not associating aught with Me…” (Surah an-Nur, 24:55).

It is narrated that the verse:

وَنُرِيدُ أَن نَّمُنَّ عَلَى الَّذِينَ اسْتُضْعِفُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَنَجْعَلَهُمْ أَئِمَّةً وَنَجْعَلَهُمُ الْوَارِثِينَ

“And We desired to bestow a favour upon those who were deemed weak in the land, and to make them the Imams, and to make them the heirs…” (Surah al-Qasas, 28:5).

…was recited in the presence of the holy Imam (‘a). His eyes drowned in tears and he said: “By Allah, we are the Enfeebled.”

66- It is mentioned in Nahj al-Balagha that Amir al-Mu’minin (‘a) said in a sermon, “The world will lean favourably to us after its rejection, the leaning of a caring camel to its calf.” Then the Imam recited this verse:

وَنُرِيدُ أَن نَّمُنَّ عَلَى الَّذِينَ اسْتُضْعِفُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَنَجْعَلَهُمْ أَئِمَّةً وَنَجْعَلَهُمُ الْوَارِثِينَ

“And We desired to bestow a favour upon those who were deemed weak in the land, and to make them the Imams, and to make them the heirs…” (Surah al-Qasas, 28:5).