
The Shooting Star:
An Account Of The Concealment Of Imam Al-Mahdi (‘aj), The Twelfth Imam Of The Twelver Shi’a Muslims
This text gives an overview of the life of the hidden Twelfth Imam, Imam al-Mahdi ('aj), in the Twelver Shi’a traditions. It covers various aspects, such as the circumstances of his birth, his names and titles, distinctive qualities, and proofs of his Imamate from miracles. It Also, discusses incidents of individuals claiming to have met the Imam during the Major Occultation, reconciling these claims, and incidents of divine intervention attributed to the Imam. Additionally, it addresses the duties of believers towards the Imam of the Age and highlights times and occasions associated with him. Lastly, it presents rituals aimed at seeking the honour of seeing Imam al-Mahdi ('aj).
- The Shooting Star
- Translator’s Foreword
- The Author And His Writings
- Author’s Preface
- Chapter 1: A Brief Account Of The Birth And Some Circumstances Of Imam During The Lifetime Of His Father
- Date Of Birth Of The Imam (‘A)
- Different Statements About The Year Of Birth And The Most Preferable Option
- Reason For Difference In The Name Of His Respected Mother
- Arrival Of Lady Narjis Khatoon To The Imam (‘A)
- Account Of The Holy Birth Of Imam (‘A)
- Statement Of Allamah Tabataba’i That There Are Two Ladies Named Hakima
- Statement Of Allamah al-Majlisi About The Report Of Hakima Khatoon
- Mention Of Bani Abbas Caliphs During Minor Occultation
- Chapter 2: Names, Titles And Kuniyats Of Imam And The Reason Of Naming Him As Such
- Regarding Names, Titles And Agnomens Of His Eminence, al-Mahdi (‘aj)
- Names, Titles And Agnomens Of Imam (‘A) And The Reason Of Naming Him As Such
- One: Ahmad
- Two: Asal
- Three: Ooqeezmoo
- Four: Eezad Shanaas
- Five: Eezad Nishaan
- Six: Standing One
- Seven: Abu al-Qasim
- Eight: Abu ‘Abd Allah
- Nine: Abu Ja’far
- Ten: Abu Muhammad
- Eleven: Abu Ibrahim
- Twelve: Abu al-Husayn
- Thirteen: Abu Turab
- Fourteen: Abu Bakr
- Fifteen: Abu Salih
- Sixteen: Amir al-Omarah
- Seventeen: Al-Ehsaan
- Eighteen: Ozono Saamea’h
- Nineteen: Aydee
- Twenty: Baqiyat Allah
- Twenty-One: Bearim Mua’ttalah
- Twenty-Two: Al-Balad al-Amin
- Twenty-Three: Behraam
- Twenty-Four: Bandah Yazdaan
- Twenty-Five: Parweez
- Twenty-Six: Proof Of God
- Twenty-Seven: Baasit
- Twenty-Eight: Baqiyyat al-Anbiya’
- Twenty-Nine: At-Taalee
- Thirty: Taaeed
- Thirty-One: At-Tamaam
- Thirty-Two: As-Saaer
- Thirty-Three: Ja’far
- Thirty-Four: Friday
- Thirty-Five: Jaaber
- Thirty-Six: Al-Janb
- Thirty-Seven: Al-Jawaari al-Kunnas
- Thirty-Eight: Proof And The Proof Of Allah
- Thirty-Nine: Truth
- Forty: Al-Hijab
- Forty-One: Al-Haamed
- Forty-Two: Al-Hamd
- Forty-Three: Al-Haasher
- Forty-Four: Seal Of The Successors
- Forty-Five: Seal Of The Imams (‘A)
- Forty-Six: Khajistah
- Forty-Seven: Khusroo
- Forty-Eight: KHudaa Shanaas
- Forty-Nine: Al-Khaazen
- Fifty: Al-Khalaf And Al-Khalaf as-Salih
- Fifty-One: Al-Khunnas
- Fifty-Two: Khalifat Allah
- Fifty-Three: Khalifat al-Atqeyaa
- Fifty-Four: Dhabbat al-Ardh
- Fifty-Five: Ad-Da’ee
- Fifty-Six: Ar-Rajul
- Fifty-Seven: Raahnomaa
- Fifty-Eight: Rabb al-Ardh
- Fifty-Nine: Zind Aafrees
- Sixty: Saroosh Eezad
- Sixty-One: As-Sultan al-Ma’mul
- Sixty-Two: Sidrat al-Muntahaa
- Sixty-Three: As-Sanaa
- Sixty-Four: As-Sabeel
- Sixty-Five: As-Sa'ah
- Sixty-Six: As-Sayyad
- Sixty-Seven: Shamaateel
- Sixty-Eight: Ash-Shareed
- Sixty-Nine: As-Sahib
- Seventy: Sahib al-Ghaibah
- Seventy-One: Sahib az-Zaman
- Seventy-Two: Sahib ar-Raja’h
- Seventy-Three: Sahib ad-Daar
- Seventy-Four: Sahib an-Nahiyah
- Seventy-Five: Sahib al-’Asr
- Seventy-Six: Sahib al-Kurrat al-Bayzaa
- Seventy-Seven: Sahib ad-Dawlat az-Zahra’
- Seventy-Eight: As-Salih
- Seventy-Nine: Sahib Al-’Amr
- Eighty: As-Samsaam al-Akbar
- Eighty-One: As-Subh al-Musfar
- Eighty-Two: As-Sidq
- Eighty-Three: As-Seraat
- Eighty-Four: Az-Zeyaa
- Eighty-Five: Adh-Dhuha
- Eighty-Six: Talib At-Turath
- Eighty-Seven: At-Tareed
- Eighty-Eight: Al-Aalem
- Eighty-Nine: Al-‘Adl
- Ninety: ‘Aqibat ad-Dar
- Ninety-One: Al-Izzah
- Ninety-Two: Al-Ayn
- Ninety-Three: Al-’Asr
- Ninety-Four: Al-Gha’ib
- Ninety-Five: Al-Ghulam (الغُلام)
- Ninety-Six: Al-Ghaib
- Ninety-Seven: Al- Ghareem
- Ninety-Eight: Al-Ghaus
- Ninety-Nine: GhAyat ut-Taalebeen
- One Hundred: Al-Ghayat al-Quswaa
- One Hundred And One: Al-Khaleel
- One Hundred And Two: Ghaus al-Fuqara’
- One Hundred And Three: Al-Fajr
- One Hundred And Four: Al-Firdaws al-Akbar
- One Hundred And Five: Fayrooz
- One Hundred And Six: Firkhundah
- One Hundred And Seven: Faraj al-Mu’minin
- One Hundred And Eight: Al-Faraj al-Aazam
- One Hundred And Nine: Al-Fath
- One Hundred And Ten: Al-Faqih
- One Hundred And Eleven: Fayazmoo
- One Hundred And Twelve: Al-Qa’im
- One Hundred And Thirteen: Al-Qa’abidh
- One Hundred And Fourteen: Al-Qiyamah
- One Hundred And Fifteen: Al-Qist
- One Hundred And Sixteen: Al-Quwwah
- One Hundred And Seventeen: Qatil al-Kafarah
- One Hundred And Eighteen: Al-Qutb
- One Hundred And Nineteen: Qa’im az-Zaman
- One Hundred And Twenty: Qayyem az-Zaman
- One Hundred And Twenty-One: Al-Qaate’
- One Hundred And Twenty-Two: Kashif al-Ghita’
- One Hundred And Twenty-Three: Al-Kamaal
- One Hundred And Twenty-Four: Kalimah al-Haqq
- One Hundred And Twenty-Five: Kaiqobaad Duwwum
- One Hundred And Twenty-Six: Kookamaa
- One Hundred And Twenty-Seven: Kaaz
- One Hundred And Twenty-Eight: Al-Lewaa al-Aa’zam
- One Hundred And Twenty-Nine: Lanadyataaraa
- One Hundred And Thirty: Lisan as-Sidq
- One Hundred And Thirty-One: Maashe’
- One Hundred And Thirty-Two: Mahmeed al-Aakhar
- One Hundred And Thirty-Three: Maseeh az-Zaman
- One Hundred And Thirty-Four: Mizan al-Haqq
- One Hundred And Thirty-Five: Al-Mansoor
- One Hundred And Thirty-Six: M-H-M-D
- One Hundred And Thirty-Seven: Munyat as-Saabereen
- One Hundred And Thirty-Eight: Al-Muntaqem
- One Hundred And Thirty-Nine: al-Mahdi
- One Hundred And Forty: ‘Abd Allah
- One Hundred And Forty-One: Al-Mu’ammal
- One Hundred And Forty-Two: Al-Muntadhar
- One Hundred And Forty-Three: Al-Maa-Im Ma-E’en
- One Hundred And Forty-Four: Al-Mukhbir Bemaa Ya’lan
- One Hundred And Forty-Five: Al-Majaazee Bil Aa’maal
- One Hundred And Forty-Six: Al-Mawo’od
- One Hundred And Forty-Seven: Muzhar al-Fazaaeh
- One Hundred And Forty-Eight: Mubleyus Saraaer
- One Hundred And Forty-Nine: Mabda al-Ayat
- One Hundred And Fifty: Al-Mohsen
- One Hundred And Fifty-One: Al-Mune’m
- One Hundred And Fifty-Two: Al-Mufadhdhal
- One Hundred And Fifty-Three: Al-Mannaan
- One Hundred And Fifty-Four: Al-Mawtoor
- One Hundred And Fifty-Five: Al-Modabber
- One Hundred And Fifty-Six: Al-Maamoor
- One Hundred And Fifty-Seven: Al-Moqaddarah
- One Hundred And Fifty-Eight: Al-Maamool
- One Hundred And Fifty-Nine: Al-Mofarraj al-Aa’zam
- One Hundred And Sixty: Al-Mudhtar
- One Hundred And Sixty-One: Man Lam Yaj-A’I al-Laaho Lahu Shabeehan
- One Hundred And Sixty-Two: Al-Muqtasar
- One Hundred And Sixty-Three: Al-Misbahu ash-Shadeed az-Zeyaa
- One Hundred And Sixty-Four: An-Naaqoor
- One Hundred And Sixty-Five: An-Naatiq
- One Hundred And Sixty-Six: An-Nahaar
- One Hundred And Sixty-Seven: An-Nafs
- One Hundred And Sixty-Eight: Noor Aali Muhammad
- One Hundred And Sixty-Nine: Noor al-Asfeyaa
- One Hundred And Seventy: Noor al-Atqeyaa
- One Hundred And Seventy-One: An-Najm
- One Hundred And Seventy-Two: An-Naaheyat al-Muqaddasah
- One Hundred And Seventy-Three: Waaqeez
- One Hundred And Seventy-Four: Al-Watr
- One Hundred And Seventy-Five: Al-Wajh
- One Hundred And Seventy-Six: Waliyyu Allah
- One Hundred And Seventy-Seven: Al-Warith
- One Hundred And Seventy-Eight: Al-Haadi
- One Hundred And Seventy-Nine: Al-Yad al-Baasetah
- One Hundred And Eighty: Al-Yameen
- One Hundred And Eighty-One: Wahoohal
- One Hundred And Eighty-Two: Ya’soob ad-Deen
- Chapter 3: Some Distinctive Qualities Of Imam Az-Zaman
- Section One: Physical Description
- Section Two: Some Of His Distinctive Qualities
- First: Superiority Of The Effulgence Of His Shadow And Form Of The Imam In The Ethereal World
- Second: Noble Lineage
- Third: Taken To Pavilions Of The Throne On The Day Of His Birth
- Fourth: Bait al-Hamd
- Fifth: Reconciling The Agnomen Of Messenger Of Allah (S) With Name Of Imam (‘A)
- Sixth: Prohibition Of Mentioning His Name
- Seventh: End Of Successorship
- Eighth: Occultation From Birth
- Ninth: No Interaction With Infidels, Hypocrites And Transgressors For Fear And Dissimulation
- Tenth: Not Having Allegiance To Anyone
- Eleventh: Sign On His Back
- Twelfth: Almighty Mentioned Him In The Heavenly Scriptures
- Thirteenth: Strange Signs
- Fourteenth: Call From The Sky
- Fifteenth: Slowing Down Of The Rotation Of The Planets
- Sixteenth: Appearance Of The Scroll Of Amir Al-Mu’minin(‘A)
- Seventeenth: A White Cloud To Shade Him
- Eighteenth: Angels And Jinns Will Be Part Of His Army And Reappearance To Assist Him
- Nineteenth: The Passage Of Time Will Not Affect Him
- Twentieth: Animal Will Lose Their Ferocity
- Twenty-First: Some Resurrected Persons Will Accompany The Imam
- Twenty-Second: The Earth Would Throw Up The Treasures Concealed In It
- Twenty-Third: Increase In Rain, Crops And Fruits
- Twenty-Fourth: Perfection Of Intellects Through Auspiciousness Of The Imam
- Twenty-Fifth: Extraordinary Strength Of The Companions Of The Imam
- Twenty-Sixth: Longevity Of The Companions And Helpers Of The Imam
- Twenty-Seventh: Physical Infirmities Will Be Removed For The Companions Of The Imam
- Twenty-Eighth: Strength Of Forty Men For Each Of The Imam’s Companions
- Twenty-Ninth: Needlessness Of The People From The Sun And Moon
- Thirtieth: He Would Be Having The Standard Of The Messenger Of Allah (S)
- Thirty-First: The Armor Of The Holy Prophet (S) Will Not Fit Anyone, Except Imam Az-Zaman (‘A)
- Thirty-Second: A Special Cloud To Accompany Him
- Thirty-Third: End Of Fear And Dissimulation
- Thirty-Fourth: The Kingdom Of The Imam Will Extend To The Whole Earth
- Thirty-Fifth: Filling Up Of The Whole Earth With Justice And Equity
- Thirty-Sixth: He Will Dispense Justice Among The People According To The Knowledge Of Imamate
- Thirty-Seventh: He Would Bring Special Laws
- Thirty-Eighth: Exposure Of All The Stages Of The Sciences
- Thirty-Ninth: Bringing Out Of The Heavenly Sword For The Companions Of Imam al-Mahdi (‘aj)
- Fortieth: Obedience Of Animals To The Companions Of The Imam
- Forty-First: Gushing Out Of A Stream Of Water And A Stream Of Milk
- Forty-Second: Almighty Allah Gave Distinction To Imam al-Mahdi (‘aj) On The Night Of Mi’raj For The Messenger Of Allah (S)
- Forty-Third: Descent Of Ruhullah ‘Isa Ibn Maryam (‘A)
- Forty-Fourth: Seven Takbeers On The Bier Of Imam al-Mahdi (‘aj)
- Forty-Fifth: Killing Of The Accursed Dajjal
- Forty-Sixth: End Of Oppressive Rule And Kingdom Of The Tyrants
- A Part Of The Sermon Of The Holy Prophet (S) On The Day Of Ghadir Khumm After The Farewell Hajj
- Chapter 4: Difference Among Muslims Regarding Him
- First Difference: From The Aspect Of Lineage
- Second Dispute: Regarding The Name Of Father Of His Eminence al-Mahdi (‘aj)
- Third Dispute: Ascertaining Who The al-Mahdi (‘aj) Is
- First: Kaisaniya
- Second: Mughiriyya
- Third: Nawusiya
- Fourth: Real Ismailiya
- Fifth: Mubarakiya
- Sixth: Waqifiyya
- Seventh: Muhammadiya
- Eighth: Al-’Askariyya
- Ninth: The True School, The Delivered Sect And The Guided Group Of Twelver Imamites, May Allah Assist Them
- Ahl Ul-Sunna Having Similar Views
- First: Abu Saalim Kamal ad-Din Muhammad Ibn Talha Ibn Muhammad Quraishi Nasibi
- Second: Abu ‘Abd Allah Muhammad Ibn Yusuf Ganji Shafei
- Third: Shamsuddin Abu al-Muzaffar, Yusuf Ibn Qazali Ibn ‘Abd Allah Baghdadi
- Fourth: Shaykh Nuruddin Ali Ibn Muhammad Ibn Sabbagh Maliki Makki
- Fifth: Shaykh Abu Muhammad ‘Abd Allah Ibn Ahmad Ibn Ahmad Ibn Al-Khashshaab
- Sixth: Muhyuddin Ibn Muhammad Ibn Ali Ibn Muhammad Arabi
- Seventh: Shaykh Abd al-Wahab Ibn Ahmad Ibn Ali Sherani
- Eighth: Shaykh Hasan Iraqi
- Ninth: Sayyid Ali Khawas
- Tenth: Nuruddin Abdur Rahman Ibn Ahmad Ibn Qawamuddin Muhammad Dashti Jami Hanafi
- Eleventh: Muhammad Ibn Muhammad Ibn Mahmud Hafiz Bukhari
- Twelfth: Shaykh Abd al-Haq Dehlavi
- Thirteenth: Sayyid Jamaaluddin Husayni Muhaddith
- Fourteenth: Abdur Rahman Sufi
- Fifteenth: Ali Akbar Ibn Asadullah Maududi
- Sixteenth: Ahmad Ibn Muhammad Ibn Hashim Balazari
- Seventeenth: Shahabuddin Ibn Shamsuddin Ibn Umar Daulatabadi
- Eighteenth: Nasr Ibn Ali Jahzami
- Nineteenth: Muhaddith Fadhil Mulla Ali Qari
- Twentieth: Qazi al-Jawad Sabati
- Statements Of Ahl Ul-Sunna Regarding The Promised al-Mahdi
- Objections Of This Group
- Chapter 5: Proof That Hujjat Ibn Hasan al-’Askari Is The Promised al-Mahdi
- First: Quotation Of Suyyuti From Bukhari Based On The Point That The Twelve Imams Are From Quraish
- Second: Traditional Reports Of The Messenger Of Allah On The Incumbency Of Devotion To The Holy Imams
- Third: The Almighty Allah Mentioned The Holy Imams On The Night Of Mi’raj
- Fourth: Traditional Reports Of The Messenger Of Allah (S) About The Arrival Of The Holy Imams (‘A) At Hauz Kawthar
- Fifth: Tradition Of Ibn Ayyash
- Sixth: Report Of Imam Husayn (‘A) About The Description Of The Last Imam
- Seventh: Report Of Ibn Ayyash From Salman al-Farsi (R.A.)
- Eighth: Address Of The Messenger Of Allah (S) To Imam Husayn (‘A)
- Ninth: Report Of Jabir From The Messenger Of Allah (S)
- Tenth: Inscription Having Names And Qualities Of The Holy Imams (‘A) Found In The Foundation Of Ka’aba
- Eleventh: Report Of Umm Salim, The Owner Of The Pebble
- Twelfth: Report Of Dawood Raqqi From Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (‘A) Regarding Zaid Ibn Ali (‘A)
- Thirteenth: Report Of Amir Al-Mu’minin(‘A) In The Honour Of Hasan And Husayn (‘A)
- Fourteenth: Report Of Jarud Ibn Mundhir Regarding The Circumstances Of Qas Ibn Saidah Mentioned In The Presence Of The Messenger Of Allah
- Fifteenth: Quotation Of Daulatabadi From The Messenger Of Allah (S)
- Sixteenth: Quotation Of Daulatabadi From Jabir
- Seventeenth: Quotation Of Abdur Rahman Jami From Imam Hasan al-’Askari (‘A)
- Eighteenth: Another Quotation Of Abdur Rahman Jami
- Nineteenth: Report Of Imam Ridha’ (‘A) Regarding The Righteous Successor (Khalaf Salih)
- Twentieth: Report Of Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (‘A) About The Righteous Successor (Khalaf Salih)
- Twenty-First: Report Of Ibn Sabbagh From Imam Hasan al-’Askari (‘A)
- Twenty-Second: Report Of Abu Hisham From Imam Hasan al-’Askari (‘A)
- Twenty-Third: Report Of Jabir Ibn ‘Abd Allah al-Ansari Regarding Imam al-Mahdi (‘aj)
- Twenty-Fourth: Quotation Of Muhammad Parsa From Hakima Khatoon
- Twenty-Fifth: Inquiry Of Jabir Regarding The Imams After Amir Al-Mu’minin(‘A)
- Twenty-Sixth: Report Of Imam Ali Ridha’ (‘A) Regarding al-Mahdi (‘aj)
- Twenty-Seventh: Address Of Imam Ridha’ (‘A) To Debil
- Twenty-Eighth: Quotation Of Khwarizmi From Salman al-Farsi (R.A.)
- Twenty-Ninth: Report Of ‘Abd Allah Ibn Masud From The Messenger Of Allah (S)
- Thirty-First: Address Of The Messenger Of Allah (S) To Amir Al-Mu’minin(‘A) Regarding Necessity Of Devotion To His Progeny
- Textual Declaration Of Imamiyah From The Messenger Of Allah (S) And The Holy Imams (‘A) On The Imamate Of Hujjat Ibn Ul-Hasan (‘A)
- Chapter 6: Proofs Of Imamate Of The Twelfth Imam From Miracles
- Tradition One
- Tradition Two: A Rare Report Regarding The Circumstances Of Ja’far Al-Kadhdhab
- Tradition Three
- Tradition Four
- Tradition Five
- Tradition Six
- Tradition Seven
- Tradition Eight
- Tradition Nine
- Tradition Ten
- Tradition Eleven
- Tradition Twelve
- Tradition Thirteen
- Tradition Fourteen
- Tradition Fifteen
- Tradition Sixteen
- Tradition Seventeen
- Tradition Eighteen
- Tradition Nineteen
- Tradition Twenty
- Tradition Twenty-One
- Tradition Twenty-Two
- Tradition Twenty-Three
- Tradition Twenty-Four
- Tradition Twenty-Five
- Tradition Twenty-Six
- Tradition Twenty-Seven
- Tradition Twenty-Eight
- Tradition Twenty-Nine
- Tradition Thirty
- Tradition Thirty-One
- Tradition Thirty-Two
- Tradition Thirty-Three
- Tradition Thirty-Four
- Tradition Thirty-Five
- Tradition Thirty-Six
- Tradition Thirty-Seven
- Tradition Thirty-Eight
- Tradition Thirty-Nine
- Tradition Forty
- Chapter 7: Incidents Of Those Who Met The Imam During Major Occultation
- Report Of Shaykh as-Saduq Regarding Those Who Met Imam al-Mahdi (‘aj)
- Types Of Incidents Of Meeting The Imam
- Incident One: Foundation Of Masjid Jamkaran
- Incident Two: Cities Of The Sons Of Hazrat
- Incident Three: An Imamite Saw The Imam During Hajj
- Incident Four: Painful Treatment
- Incident Five: Ismail Ibn Hasan Harqali Is Cured By Imam (‘A)
- Incident Six: Cure Of Mirza Muhammad Saeed Naini Isfahani
- Incident Seven: Fulfilment Of Sayyid Muhammad Jalil Amili’s Supplication
- Incident Eight: Sayyid Muhammad Jabal Amili
- Incident Nine: Cure Of Atwa Zaidi
- Incident Ten: Mahmud Farsi Embraced Shi’ism By The Blessing Of The Imam
- Incident Eleven: Shaykh Abd al-Mohsin
- Incident Twelve: Related By Sayyid Ibn Tawus
- Incident Thirteen: Meeting The Imam In Kadhmayn Shrine
- Incident Fourteen: Shaykh Warraam
- Incident Fifteen: Allamah Hilli
- Incident Sixteen: Imam’s Advice To A Person
- Incident Seventeen: Taking The Letter From An Applicant
- Incident Eighteen: Sayyid Ibn Tawus Heard The Imam Supplicate
- Incident Nineteen: Sayyid Ibn Tawus Heard The Munajaat Of Imam (‘A)
- Incident Twenty: Ziyarah Of The Hujjat For Amir Al-Mu’minin(‘A) On Monday
- Incident Twenty-One: Istikhara With Tasbih Taught By Imam Of The Age (‘Aj)
- Incident Twenty-Two: Sayyid Raziuddin Muhammad Aawi Husayni
- Incident Twenty-Three: Supplication Taught By The Imam To Muhammad Ibn Ali Husayni
- Incident Twenty-Four: Supplication For Relief
- Incident Twenty-Five: Supplication Of Imam al-’Asr (‘A) Which The Patient Should Drink And Eat With Turbah For Cure
- Incident Twenty-Six: Supplication Of The Imam For Dawn, Morning And Evening
- Incident Twenty-Seven: Supplication Attributed To Imam (‘A)
- Incident Twenty-Eight: Supplication Recited By Imam (‘A) In Masjid Sa’asa During Rajab
- Incident Twenty-Nine: Amir Ishaq Astarabadi
- Incident Thirty: Du’a al-Faraj Taught By Imam al-’Asr (‘A)
- Incident Thirty-One: Hajj Ali Baghdadi Meets Imam Az-Zaman (‘A)
- Incident Thirty-Two: A Grocer Who Met The Imam
- Incident Thirty-Three: A Short Man Prays Behind Imam (‘A)
- Incident Thirty-Four: Thair Billah
- Incident Thirty-Five: Abu Muzaffar Or Abu al-Faraj Hamadani
- Incident Thirty-Six: Ali Ibn Yunus Amili
- Incident Thirty-Seven: Green Island
- Discussion Regarding The Authenticity Of The Incident Of The Green Island
- Account Of Fazl Ibn Yahya, Narrator Of The Incident Of The Green Island
- City Of The Fatimid al-Mahdi
- Account Of A Strange City In Andulas
- An Outline Of The Circumstances Of The Companions Of Imam Qa’im (‘aj) In Jablisa And Jabliqa
- Regarding The Order Of Khums And Sihm al-Imam (‘A)
- Method Of Utilization Of Khums Funds
- Incident Thirty-Eight: Version Of Mirza Muhammad at-Taqi al-Majlisi
- Incident Thirty-Nine: Version Of Mirza Muhammad at-Taqi Almasi
- Incident Forty: Version Of Sayyid Fazlullah Rawandi
- Incident Forty-One: Abu Raje Himami
- Incident Forty-Two: Moammar Ibn Shams
- Incident Forty-Three: Ja’far Ibn Zohdari
- Incident Forty-Four: Husayn Ibn Mudallil Meets The Imam
- Incident Forty-Five: Najm Aswad
- Incident Forty-Six: Muhyuddin Arbili
- Incident Forty-Seven: Hasan Ibn Muhammad Qasim
- Incident Forty-Eight: A Man From Kashan Meets Imam (‘A)
- Incident Forty-Nine: Shi’a Of Bahrain
- Incident Fifty: Imam’s Epistle For Shaykh Al-Mufid
- Incident Fifty-One: Another Epistle Of The Imam For Shaykh Al-Mufid
- Incident Fifty-Two: Marsiya Attributed To The Imam Regarding Shaykh Al-Mufid
- Incident Fifty-three: Abu al-Qasim Ja’far Qulwayh
- Incident Fifty-Four: Abu al-Hasan Sherani
- Incident Fifty-Five: Shaykh Tahir An-Najafi
- Incident Fifty-Six: Shaykh Tahir An-Najafi (2)
- Incident Fifty-Seven: Iskandar Ibn Darbis
- Incident Fifty-Eight: Abu al-Qasim Hasmi
- Incident Fifty-Nine: Mulla Zayn al-’Abidin Salmasi
- Incident Sixty: Quoted By Shaykh Hurre Amili
- Incident Sixty-One: Shaykh Hurre Amili
- Incident Sixty-Two: Imam Az-Zaman (‘A) Will Emerge From Kara
- Incident Sixty-Three: Muqaddas Ardbeli
- Incident Sixty-Four: Mutawakkil Ibn Umair
- Incident Sixty-Five: Report Of Imam Hasan al-’Askari (‘A)
- Incident Sixty-Six: Mirza Muhammad Astarabadi
- Incident Sixty-Seven: The Second Martyr
- Incident Sixty-Eight: Quoted From Sayyid Ali Khan Musawi
- Incident Sixty-Nine: Shaykh Qasim
- Incident Seventy: Sayyid Ahmad Rashti Musawi
- Incident Seventy-One: Shaykh Ali Rashti
- Incident Seventy-Two: Mulla Zayn al-’Abidin Salmasi
- Incident Seventy-Three: Bahr al-’Uloom In Masjid as-Sahla
- Incident Seventy-Four: Sayyid Bahr al-’Uloom
- Incident Seventy-Five: Sayyid Bahr al-’Uloom
- Incident Seventy-Six: Bahr al-’Uloom In Holy Mecca
- Incident Seventy-Seven: Bahr al-’Uloom In The Holy Sardab
- Incident Seventy-Eight: Sayyid Bahr al-’Uloom
- Incident Seventy-Nine: Bahr al-’Uloom In The Shrine Of Amir Al-Mu’minin(‘A)
- Incident Eighty: Mulla Zayn al-’Abidin Salmasi
- Incident Eighty-One: A Sunni From Samarrah
- Incident Eighty-Two: Imam Az-Zaman (‘A) Cures A Dumb Person In The Sardab
- Incident Eighty-Three: Sayyid Na’mat Allah Jazaeri
- Incident Eighty-Four: Hajj ‘Abd Allah Waiz
- Incident Eighty-Five: Mulla Sayyid Al-Baqir Qazwini Meets Imam Az-Zaman (‘A) In Masjid as-Sahla
- Incident Eighty-Six: Imam Az-Zaman (‘A) Emphasized Serving The Aged Father
- Incident Eighty-Seven: Narrated By Shaykh Al-Baqir Qazwini
- Incident Eighty-Eight: Sayyid Murtaza An-Najafi
- Incident Eighty-Nine: Sayyid Muhammad Qatifi And Two Other Persons Met Imam Az-Zaman (‘A) In Masjid Kufa
- Incident Ninety: Efficacy Of Praying For Forty Days In Kufa To Meet Imam Az-Zaman (‘A)
- Incident Ninety-One: Mulla Ali Tehrani
- Incident Ninety-Two: Imam (‘A) Advises Agha Sayyid Al-Baqir Qazwini
- Incident Ninety-Three: Sayyid al-Mahdi Qazwini
- Incident Ninety-Four: Sayyid al-Mahdi Qazwini
- Incident Ninety-Five: Sayyid al-Mahdi Qazwini
- Incident Ninety-Six: Shaykh Ibrahim Qatifi
- Incident Ninety-Seven: Hajj Mulla Al-Baqir Bahbahani
- Incident Ninety-Eight: Shaykh Hasan Iraqi
- Incident Ninety-Nine: Abdur Rahim Damawandi
- Incident One Hundred: Shaykh Muhammad Harfoshi
- Clarification Of Doubts About The Longevity Of Imam Al-’Asr (‘A)
- Chapter 8: Reconciling These Incidents With Claims Of Meeting The Imam During Major Occultation
- Chapter 9: Incidents Of Persons Lost In The Wild Etc. And Saved By A Holy Personality, Regarding Whom It Is Not Confirmed That He Was Imam al-’Asr
- Chapter 10: Our Duties Towards The Imam Of The Age
- First: Being Aggrieved For The Imam During Occultation And In His Separation
- Second: Waiting For Reappearance Is An Important Duty Of A Believer
- Third: Praying For The Protection Of Imam al-’Asr (‘A)
- Fourth: Giving Of Sadaqah On Behalf Of Imam al-’Asr (‘A)
- Fifth: Performing Hajj And Sending Someone For Hajj On Behalf Of Imam al-’Asr (‘A)
- Sixth: Standing Up To Accord Respect When One Hears The Name Of His Eminence
- Seventh: Beseeching The Almighty Allah
- Eighth: It Is Our Duty To Seek Help From His Eminence
- Seeking Mediation And Refuge Of Hazrat Hujjat
- Written Appeals To Hazrat Hujjat (‘A)
- The Special Deputies Are Mediums During The Minor And The Major Occultation
- Imam’s Epistle To Muhammad Ibn ‘Uthman
- Why Imam (‘A) Is Compared To The Sun?
- Excellence And Rewards Of The Shi’a During Occultation
- Traditional Report Of Abu Khalid Kabuli Regarding Imam Al-’Asr (‘A)
- Exegesis Of The Qur’anic Verse 67:30
- Chapter 11: Times And Occasions Specially Associated With Imam al-’Asr
- Chapter 12: Rituals For Getting The Honour Of Seeing Imam Az-Zaman
- Bequest Of Prophet ‘Isa (‘A) To The Hawareen
- Only The Path Of Divine Cognition Can Bestow You With The Mediation Of Divine Saints
- Specialty Of Number ‘Forty’ In Traditional Reports
- Supplication To See Hazrat Hujjat (‘A) In Sleep Or Wakefulness
- Supplication Quoted By Shaykh Al-Mufid (R.A.) For Seeing The Holy Imams (‘A)
- Report Of Sayyid Ibn Tawus For Seeing Amir Al-Mu’minin(‘A) In Sleep
- Aamal To See The Messenger Of Allah (S)
- Glossary Of Islamic Terms