And the duties of people with regard to Imam Az-Zaman (‘aj) and they are eight in number:

First: Shab (Night) al- Qadr; on the contrary, every night that is likely to be thus.

Second: Friday

Third: Ashura Day

Fourth: From the time the sun becomes yellow till sunset every day.

Fifth: al-’Asr of Monday.

Sixth: al-’Asr of Thursday.

Seventh: Eve and day of the 15th of Sha’ban.

Eighth: Nowruz Day.

First: Shab (Night) al-Qadr

It is the night showing respect, honour, greatness and majesty of Imam al-’Asr (‘aj) due to the descent of the Ruh and so many angels descend on His Eminence that the earth falls short to accommodate them all in order to determine the issues of the year regarding the human beings as is recorded in a large number of traditional reports.

In his Tafsir, Ali Ibn Ibrahim al-Qummi has narrated through a number of reliable chains of narrators from Imam Muhammad Al-Baqir (‘a), Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (‘a) and Imam Musa al-Kadhim (‘a) that they said in exegesis of the holy verse:

فِيهَا يُفْرَقُ كُلُّ أَمْرٍ حَكِيمٍ

“Therein every wise affair is made distinct” (44:4).

That the Almighty Allah destines every good and bad matter and that which will occur in that year and there is change of destiny (Badaa) from the Almighty Allah and divine exigency in what He advances and what He delays from deaths, sustenance, calamities, hardships and illnesses and He increases what He likes and decreases what He likes and He entrusts it to the Messenger of Allah (S) and then to Amir Al-Mu’minin (‘a) and subsequently to the Imams in turn till it reaches to Imam Az-Zaman (‘aj) and He makes conditional its advancement and delay.1

Also, it is narrated that the Almighty Allah fixes the destinies on that night of power regarding deaths and sustenances and every matter that will occur from life and death or the cheapness and dearness; or good or evil till he said: Angels and Ruh al-Quds descend on the Imam of the Time (‘a) and give to him what they have written regarding these matters.2

It is Also, narrated that Imam Muhammad Al-Baqir (‘a) said to Abu al-Muhajir: The Night of Power is not concealed from us, because angels circle us on that night.3

In Basa’ir ad-Darajat4, Shaykh Saffaar has narrated from Dawood Ibn Farqad that he said: I asked him (i.e., Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq) regarding the statement of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime:

إِنَّا أَنْزَلْنَاهُ فِي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ

“Surely We revealed it on the grand night” (97:1).

وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ

“And what will make you comprehend what the grand night is?” (97:2).

He said: On that night is revealed what will occur from the deaths or births.

I asked: On whom is it revealed?

He replied: Towards the one, who is perhaps busy in something while people are busy this night in prayer and supplication. The angels descend towards him to determine the issues of the year from sunset till sunrise.

Also, it is narrated from ‘Abd Allah Ibn Sinan that he said: I asked the Imam regarding the 15th of Sha’ban.

He replied: In my view there is nothing special about it, but when it is the 19th of Ramadhan, during that night is distributed sustenance and the deaths are fixed; on that night deliverance is bestowed by the Almighty Allah and those who would perform the Hajj and the Almighty Allah looks with mercy at His servants; thus, He forgives a number of them, except those who drink liquor. When it is the twenty-third night, on that night every firm matter is separated. Then it ends, I asked: To whom does it reach?

He replied: To your master, that is your Imam.

In another report he said: On that night is destined those who will go for Hajj and what else will occur that year from the obedience or disobedience, death or life and the Almighty Allah will make evident on the day and night what He wants. Then He sends it to the master of the earth.

Haaris Ibn Mughira asked: Who is the master of the earth?

He replied: Your master.

In another report, he said: Indeed, the Almighty Allah destines on that night that which will occur during that year. Then he sends it all to the earth.

Moalla Ibn Khunais asked: To whom? He replied: To the one you see. Or he said: O weak. In another report he said: On Shab (Night) al-Qadr the Almighty Allah writes on that night that which will happen and He places it.

The narrator asked: On whom?

He replied: On the one you will know, you fool.

In Zaad al-Maad, Allamah al-Majlisi said: It is apparent from some traditions that each of three nights is Shab (Night) al-Qadr and on the first night the matters are destined and on the second night through excessive supplication and worship it is possible that some change may take place and on the third night the final destiny is made. After that there is no change in it or there might very little change. This is similar to the laws promulgated by rulers; which are initially flexible and changing them is easy. Afterwards the seal is placed on them and then change is more difficult. However, till the effects are not finalized it is possible to change and when it reaches the main seal it is equal to certainty and then change is extremely difficult.

Also, it is regarded as benefit of worshipping in that night that when the destinies of all the affairs from matter and property and children and respect and health and Tawfiq of performing good deeds and other matters he has corrected all his circumstances of the year would be done in this night and it is possible that someone’s name may be written in the register of the wretched and in this night it may be changed and may be written in the circle of the successful ones as this matter is mentioned in the majority of the supplications. End of statement.

On the basis of this, what was mentioned in the previous chapter that supplication for the Imam must be given preference to supplications for one’s own self and on this night, he is busy in that great divine matter that is hinted at in traditional reports. So, the best supplications is seeking help and protection of the Almighty Allah for His Eminence, as was mentioned that on the eve of 23rd in all circumstances, whether in Ruku, in Sajdahs, seated or standing; on the contrary at all times one should recite that supplication whose matter after praise of the Almighty Allah and Salawat on the Messenger of Allah (S) and his progeny was as follows:

“O Allah, be for Hujjat Ibn al-Hasan al-Mahdi (S) at this hour and every hour, guardian and protector and leader and helper…”5

After that seek mediation and refuge from the Imam and beg for his intercession as whatever he wants can happen and beseech him to look upon you with mercy and generosity as he is deserving of greatness in this night as the control of affairs is in his divine hands

It is mentioned in a reliable report that one, who recites Surah Qadr a thousand times on the 23rd of Ramadhan will have a very severe certainty of that which is specially for us as miracles in this night, as a result of what he sees in dream.6

The divine scholar, Sayyid Ali Ibn Abd al-Hamid Neeli has written in commentary of Misbah Shaykh At-Tusi (r.a.) after narrating this report: On Thursday eve, 23rd of the month of Ramadhan, year 788 in the Masjid of Kufa, when I was in I’tikaf with some people; after Prayer, we began to recite Surah Qadr a thousand times; when I concluded it each of us slept at our places.

I saw in dream, when I was not in deep sleep as if the doors have opened that I don’t know where they were; in the sky or on the earth and a group of people came out from it in a very nice appearance and said to me: Serve your Infallible Imams (‘a). Thus, only they are the standards of guidance and the excellent leaders…and other merits, and so on. There is no scope of further elaboration here.

Second: Friday

It is having a special significance with regard to Imam Az-Zaman (‘aj).

One of them being that the birth of the Holy Imam (‘a) occurred on that day as was mentioned in Chapter One and also, that his reappearance will Also, take place on Friday; therefore, awaiting and anticipation on that day is more than on other days as is explained in some traditional reports and in it is mentioned in Ziyarah of the Imam specially performed on Friday that: O Master, O Lord of the time, benedictions of God be on you, and on your family members on this Friday and it is the day on which I anticipate your reappearance and victory in it for the believer upon your hands…till the end when it is said:

O my Lord, O the master of the age, blessings of the Almighty Allah be on you, and on your family members; this is Friday and it is the day on which you await your reappearance and the deliverance of the believers at your hands.

And I O my master, on that day, am your guest and I seek refuge with you and you, O my master, are the noble one and the descendant of the great ones and you are appointed to afford refuge; thus, accept me in your care and give me refuge…and so on.

On the contrary, considering Friday to be a day of Eid from the four important Eid days in fact from the aspect that it is a special day for the believers as they will be elated on seeing the earth purified from the filth of polytheism and infidelity and the dirts of divine disobedience and from the presence of the tyrants, apostates, disbelievers and hypocrites and the appearance of the word of truth, the loftiest religion, laws of faith and the emblems of Muslims without any hurdle and prohibition of anyone from the enemies of the Almighty Allah and his devotees on that bright day will be pleased and elated.

In the supplication after the rising of the Sun on Friday there is hint to this point as Sayyid Ibn Tawus has mentioned in Jamaal al-Usboo’7 from Imam Musa al-Kadhim (‘a) that he said to Muhammad Ibn Sinan on Friday: Have you recited the necessary supplication this day?

He replied: asked: Which supplication?

He replied: Say:

السلام عليك أيها اليوم الجديد المتبارك الذي جعله الله عيدا لأوليائه المطهرين من الدنس، الخارجين من البلوى، المكرورين مع أوليائه، المصفين من العكر، الباذلين أنفسهم في محبة أولياء الرحمن تسليما

Peace be on you, O the new blessed day which the Almighty Allah has made as the Eid for His friends, who are purified from the filths and who have exited from mischief and those, who have returned with His Awliya (‘a) and who are cleaned of pains and the filths of beliefs and evil deeds, who have devoted their lives to the love of the friends of the Almighty Allah.

Then turn towards the Sun and say:

السلام عليك أيها الشمس الطالعة…الخ

“Peace be on you O the brilliant Sun.” and so on.

On the contrary, Friday is one of the names of the master of the affair or it is an allusion to that noble man or the reason of naming Friday as Friday as as-Saduq in Al-Khisal8 has narrated from Saqar Ibn Abi Dalf.

Imam Ali an-Naqi (‘a) says in the exegesis of the tradition of the Messenger of Allah (S) that you must not be inimical to the days, as they will Also, be inimical to you. Then he said: We are the days…

Till he said: And Friday is the son of my son and the folks of truth will gather with him.

as-Saduq said: Days are not the Imams (‘a); however it is an allusion to them so that other than the folks of truth do not understand its meaning as the Almighty Allah has stated:

وَالتِّينِ وَالزَّيْتُونِ

“I swear by the fig and the olive” (95:1).

وَطُورِ سِينِينَ

“And mount Sinai” (95:2).

وَهَٰذَا الْبَلَدِ الْأَمِينِ

“And this city made secure” (95:3).

Implying the Prophet, Ali, Hasan and Husayn (‘a) and then He has mentioned some other similes Also, therein.

Husayn Ibn Hamadan in his book has narrated from Hasan Ibn Masud and Muhammad Ibn Khalil that they said: We came to our master, Abu al-Hasan Ali Ibn Muhammad (‘a) in Samarrah and found him with some Shi’a people. We asked the Imam regarding the auspicious and inauspicious days.

He replied: Do not be inimical to the days, lest they become inimical to you.

I asked the Imam about the meaning of this tradition.

He replied: There are two meanings of this tradition: outward and inward.

The outward meaning is that Saturday is for us, Sunday is for our Shi’a, Monday is for Bani Umayyah, Tuesday is for their followers; Wednesday is for Bani Abbas and Thursday is for their followers; and Friday is the Eid for Muslims. And the inward meaning is that Saturday is my grandfather, the Messenger of Allah (S), Sunday is Amir Al-Mu’minin (‘a), Monday is Hasan and Husayn (‘a), Tuesday is Ali Ibn Husayn, Muhammad Ibn Ali and Ja’far Ibn Muhammad (‘a); Wednesday is Musa Ibn Ja’far, Ali Ibn Musa and Muhammad Ibn Ali (‘a) and I; and Thursday is my son, Hasan and Friday is his son; who will unite the words; that is the faiths. All will unite on a single faith and through it he will perfect the bounty and the Almighty Allah will prove and express the truth and destroy falsehood and he is your awaited al-Mahdi. Then he recited:

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

بَقِيَّتُ اللَّهِ خَيْرٌ لَكُمْ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ مُؤْمِنِينَ ۚ وَمَا أَنَا عَلَيْكُمْ بِحَفِيظٍ

“What remains with Allah is better for you if you are believers, and I am not a keeper over you” (11:86).

Then he said: He, by Allah, is the remnant of Allah.9

as-Saduq (r.a.) writes in Al-Khisal10: narrating from Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (‘a) that he said: Saturday is for us, Sunday is for our Shi’a, Monday is for our enemies, Tuesday is for Bani Umayyah, Wednesday is for taking medicine, Thursday is the day when wishes will be fulfilled and Friday is for hygiene and for use of perfumes and it is the Eid of Muslims and it is the superior to Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Azha.

Day of Ghadir is the best of the Eids and it is the 18th of Zilhajj and it was a Friday. The Qa’im of us Ahl Al-Bayt (‘a), will appear on Friday and the Judgment Day will be on Friday and no deeds is better on Friday, except reciting Salawat on Muhammad and Aali Muhammad (‘a).

Allamah al-Majlisi has narrated in Bihar Al-Anwar11 that from the ancient sources of our scholars: After you conclude the Morning Prayer on Friday, recite the following testimony and then recite Salawat on Muhammad and Aali Muhammad (‘a) and it is a lengthy supplication and some of its sentences are related to Imam al-’Asr (‘aj)

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم اللهم كن لوليك في خلقك وليا وحافظا وقائدا وناصرا حتى تسكنه أرضك طوعا، وتمتعه منها طولا، وتجعله وذريته فيها الأئمة الوارثين، واجمع له شمله وأكمل له أمره، وأصلح له رعيته، وثبت ركنه، وافرغ الصبر منك عليه حتى ينتقم فيشتفى ويشفي حزازات قلوب نغلة، وحرارات صدور وغرة، وحسرات أنفس ترحة، من دماء مسفوكة، وأرحام مقطوعة [وطاعة] مجهولة قد أحسنت إليه البلاء، ووسعت عليه الآلاء، وأتممت عليه النعماء، في حسن الحفظ منك له.

اللهم اكفه هول عدوه، وأنسهم ذكره، وأرد من أراده، وكد من كاده، وامكر بمن مكر به، واجعل دائرة السوء عليهم، اللهم فض جمعهم، وفل حدهم، وأرعب قلوبهم، وزلزل أقدامهم، واصدع شعبهم، وشتتت أمرهم، فإنهم أضاعوا الصلاة واتبعوا الشهوات، وعملوا السيئات، واجتنبوا الحسنات، فخذهم بالمثلات وأرهم الحسرات، إنك على كل شئ قدير

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. O Allah, be for Your Wali among Your creatures, a protector, a guard, a leader and helper, till he lives in Your earth in peace and enjoys it for a long time. And appoint him and his progeny the inheritor Imams. And bring together his dispersed affairs, and perfect his rule, and bring for him his subjects and make his glory strong, and bless him with patience and forbearance. Till he takes revenge and give peace to his heart. And cure the hearts of malice and make the burning hearts cool. And end the regret of aggrieved souls, from the aspect of blood shed unlawfully and broken relations, and unknown obedience [ignorance about compulsory obedience of the rightful Imam] make the hardships good for him and make Your bestowals wide and complete Your bounties on him with a good protection to him.

O Allah, remove the fear of enemy from him and erase his memory of enemies; do bad with all those who wish bad for him and plot against all those who plot against him and reserve evil for him. O Allah, scatter their conglomeration and end their limit and make their hearts overawed and make their steps slip. And crush their tribes, and scatter their affairs as they have wasted the prayer and have followed their base desires. They have committed evils and kept away from good. Therefore, apprehend them through exemplary punishment and show them regrets. Indeed, You are powerful over everything.

Ziyarah Of Imam al-’Asr (‘A) On Friday

The venerable Sayyid Ali Ibn Tawus has mentioned this Ziyarah in Jamaal al-Usboo’12 for Hazrat Hujjat (‘a):

اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يا حُجَّةَ اللهِ في اَرْضِهِ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يا عَيْنَ اللهِ في خَلْقِهِ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يا نُورَ اللهِ الَّذي يَهْتَدي بِهِ الْمُهْتَدُونَ وَيُفَرَّجُ بِهِ عَنِ الْمُؤْمِنينَ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ اَيُّهَا الْمُهَذَّبُ الْخائِفُ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ اَيُّهَا الْوَلِيُّ النّاصِحُ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يا سَفينَةَ النَّجاةِ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يا عَيْنَ الْحَياةِ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْكَ وَعَلى آلِ بَيْتِكَ الطَّيِّبينَ الطّاهِرينَ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ عَجَّلَ اللهُ لَكَ ما وَعَدَكَ مِنَ النَّصْرِ وَظُهُورِ الْاَمْرِ، اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يا مَوْلايَ، اَنَا مَوْلاكَ عارِفٌ بِاُولاكَ وَاُخْراكَ اَتَقَرَّبُ اِلَى اللهِ تَعالى بِكَ وَبِآلِ بَيْتِكَ، وَاَنْتَظِرُ ظُهُورَكَ وَظُهُورَ الْحَقِّ عَلى يَدَيْكَ

وَأَسْأَلُ اللهَ اَنْ يُصَلِّيَ عَلى مُحَمَّد وَآلِ مُحَمَّد وَاَنْ يَجْعَلَنى مِنَ الْمُنْتَظِرينَ لَكَ وَالتّابِعينَ وَالنّاصِرينَ لَكَ عَلى اَعْدائِكَ وَالْمُسْتَشْهَدينَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ في جُمْلَةِ اَوْلِيائِكَ، يا مَوْلايَ يا صاحِبَ الزَّمانِ صَلَواتُ اللهِ عَلَيْكَ وَعَلى آلِ بَيْتِكَ هذا يَوْمُ الْجُمُعَةِ وَهُوَ يَوْمُكَ الْمُتَوَقَّعُ فيهِ ظُهُورُكَ وَالْفَرَجُ فيهِ لِلْمُؤْمِنينَ عَلى يَدَيْكَ وَقَتْلُ الْكافِرينَ بِسَيْفِكَ وَاَنَا يا مَوْلايَ فيهِ ضَيْفُكَ وَجارُكَ وَاَنْتَ يا مَوْلايَ كَريمٌ مِنْ اَوْلادِ الْكِرامِ وَمَأْمُورٌ بِالضِّيافَةِ وَالْاِجارَةِ فَاَضِفْني وَاَجِرْني صَلَواتُ اللهِ عَلَيْكَ وَعَلى اَهْلِ بَيْتِكَ الطّاهِرينَ

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Peace be on you O Proof of Allah in His earth. Peace be on you O eye of Allah on the creatures. Peace be on you O effulgence of Allah through which the righteous are guided and through him the believers gain relief. Peace be on you O disciplined and accomplished; the fearful. Peace be on you O the guardian the advisor. Peace be on you O the ark of salvation. Peace be on you O spring of life. Peace be on you, may Allah bless you and your purified progeny of your family. Peace be on you may Allah hasten for you from that which He has promised from help and from the becoming apparent of the matter. Peace be on you, O my master. I am your slave I am cognizant of your first and your last. I seek proximity to Allah the high, through you; and through the progeny of your house.

And I await for your reappearance and the advent of truth on your hand. I ask you, O Allah, to bless Muhammad and the progeny of Muhammad and to make your awaiter and follower and your helper against your enemies. And the testifier before you of all the Wali of the Walis, O my master. O master of the time. Peace be on you and the progeny of your house. This is Friday, the day when your advent is awaited and relief for the believer is at your hand and slaying of the disbelievers through your sword. And I O my master, am your guest in it and your neighbor. And you, O my master are noble from the descendants of the noble and ordered the recompense; so please bestow me and recompense me. Peace of Allah be on you and on purified ones of your house.

Sayyid Ibn Tawus (r.a.), after the mention of this Ziyarah, says: I recite the following couplet after this Ziyarah and gesture:

I reach you, wherever I travel.

In whichever city I may be, I am always your guest.

It was previously mentioned that the respected Sayyid has mentioned another lengthy Salawat, which is to be recited after the al-’Asr Prayer on Friday and he has greatly emphasized its recitation.

It is recommended to recite the well-known Du’a Nudbah, which is related to His Eminence and in fact the points mentioned therein are very touching and moving; causing one to be emotionally charged with attachment to the Imam for one, who has tasted even a little bit of the syrup of his love; it is bitterness of the poison of his separation, which becomes effective on Friday; on the contrary on its eve Also, as is mentioned in an ancient book of Ziyarah written by Shaykh Tabarsi, the author of Ihtijaj, in which it is mentioned that it should be recited and since it is a lengthy supplication and is available in many other books as well, we have not mentioned it here.

The Best Deed On Friday

He says that the best of the deeds on Friday is to recite a hundred times after al-’Asr Prayer: O Allah, bless Muhammad and the progeny of Muhammad and hasten their reappearance. And in many supplications of Friday, seeking help and hastening of the reappearance in the first supplications of the post prayer litanies of Zuhr on Friday, it is mentioned: O Allah, as my life is dedicated for Paradise with an infallible from the progeny of the Messenger of Allah (S), who is aggrieved due to his victimization and whose rulership is destined that through him He would fill up the earth with justice as it would have been fraught with injustice and oppression. O Allah, hasten his reappearance.

Third: Day Of Ashura

It is the day when the Almighty Allah bestowed to Hazrat Hujjat (‘a) the title of Qa’im. Thus, Shaykh Ja’far Ibn Muhammad Ibn Qulwayh in Kamil az-Ziyarah, has narrated from Muhammad Ibn Humran that he said: Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (‘a) said:

After Husayn’s martyrdom, angels arrived weeping and said:

O Lord! This chosen one of Yours is Husayn, the chosen son of Your Messenger’s daughter.

In response to these words of the angels, Allah Almighty raised the holy shadow of the Qa’im Aali Muhammad and said: I will take the revenge of Husayn through this hand.13

In Ilal ash-Shara’i, Shaykh as-Saduq has narrated from Abu Hamza Ath-Thumali that he said: I asked Imam Muhammad Al-Baqir (‘a): O son of Allah’s Messenger (S), are all of you not Qa’im Ibn Haqq?

He replied: Yes, we are.

I asked: Then why Qa’im (‘aj) is called as the Qa’im?

He replied: When my grandfather, Imam Husayn (‘a) was martyred, angels lamented to Allah, the Mighty and the High and said: O our God and our chief, will you let go the one, who has killed Your chosen one and the son of Your chosen one and the selected one of Your creatures?

The Almighty Allah revealed to them: Rest assured, O My angels, I swear by My might and majesty, that I will definitely take revenge from them even though it may after a long time.

Then the Almighty Allah displayed to them the Imams from the descendants of Imam Husayn (‘a) and the angels were pleased by this.

Suddenly they saw that one of them was standing up in prayers. Allah, the Mighty and Sublime said: I will take revenge through this standing one.14

Also, it is the day of the reappearance and advent of Imam al-Mahdi (‘aj) as Shaykh Al-Mufid (r.a.) has narrated in Irshad15 from Abu Baseer that he said: Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (‘a) said: A caller will call out in the name of Hazrat Qa’im (‘aj) on the 23rd eve of the month of Ramadhan and he will appear on the Day of Ashura and it is the day on which Husayn Ibn Ali (‘a) was martyred.

It is concluded from authentic traditions that among the most important aims of the advent of Imam al-Mahdi (‘aj) is taking revenge for the killing of his grandfather, Imam Husayn (‘a); on the contrary taking revenge for the tyranny suffered by his progeny and to cure the hearts of the believers; on the contrary the sorrow of angels will not end before that day.

Exegesis Of Qur’anic Verse 17:33

وَمَنْ قُتِلَ مَظْلُومًا

“And whoever is slain unjustly…” (17:33).

Shaykh Ayyashi has narrated from Imam Muhammad Al-Baqir (‘a) that he said: This verse was revealed about Imam Husayn (‘a):

وَمَنْ قُتِلَ مَظْلُومًا فَقَدْ جَعَلْنَا لِوَلِيِّهِ سُلْطَانًا

“And whoever is slain unjustly, We have indeed given to his heir authority” (17:33).

فَلَا يُسْرِفْ فِي الْقَتْلِ ۖ إِنَّهُ كَانَ مَنْصُورًا

“So let him not exceed the just limits in slaying; surely he is aided” (17:33).

He said: He is Husayn Ibn Ali (‘a), who was killed unjustly and we are his heirs and the Qa’im from us; when he appears and seeks revenge for the blood of Imam Husayn (‘a). Thus, he will go on eliminating till they would say: He has committed excess in killing.

And he said: The killed is Husayn (‘a) and his heir is the Qa’im (‘aj) and the excess in his killing is that he will kill others than his killer.

إِنَّهُ كَانَ مَنْصُورًا

“Surely he is aided” (17:33).

Thus, indeed the world will not be destroyed till it is helped by a man from the progeny of the Messenger of Allah (S) who would fill up the earth with justice and equity as it would be fraught with injustice and oppression.16

Exegesis Of Qur’anic Verse 22:39

أُذِنَ لِلَّذِينَ يُقَاتَلُونَ

“Permission (to fight) is given to those upon whom war is made…” (22:39).

In Tafsir Ali Ibn Ibrahim it is narrated that he said:

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” (22:39).

That this verse was revealed about Imam Qa’im (‘aj); indeed, when the Imam reappears, he will demand revenge for the blood of Imam Husayn (‘a).17

Slogan Of The Imam’s Companions

It is narrated in Ghaibah of Fazl Ibn Shazan that the slogan of the companions of Imam al-Mahdi (‘aj) will be: Yaa Saaratal Husayn.

In one Ziyarah Jamia, it is mentioned in the salutation on His Eminence:

السلام على الامام العالم، الغائب عن الابصار، والحاضر في الأمصار، و الغائب عن العيون، والحاضر في الأفكار، بقية الأخيار، الوارث ذا الفقار، الذي يظهر في بيت الله الحرام ذي الأستار، وينادي بشعار يا ثارات الحسين أنا الطالب بالأوتار، أنا قاصم كل جبار.

Peace be on the Imam, who is knowing and who is concealed from the eyes and who is present in the cities and who is hidden from the eyes and is present in the thoughts; the remnant of the righteous and the inheritor of the Zulfiqar sword; one, who will appear in the veils of holy House of Allah and who would voice the slogan of Yaa Saaratil Husayn I am demander for respect, I am the slayer of all the tyrants.

In Mahaasin, Shaykh Barqi (r.a.) and in Kamil az-Ziyarah, Ibn Qulwayh have narrated from Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (‘a) that he said: Since the day Imam Husayn (‘a) was martyred, Allah has appointed seventy thousand angels, who are dishevelled and covered with dust; to invoke blessings on Imam Husayn (‘a) and pray for mercy on him as long as Allah wills, that is till the time of the Qa’im (‘aj).

In Amali18, Shaykh as-Saduq has narrated from Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (‘a) that he said: Husayn Ibn Ali (‘a) was struck by the sword, after which his killer came forward to decapitate him. A caller called out from the Almighty Allah in the centre of the Arsh: Know that O bewildered and unjust community after its Prophet, the Almighty Allah will not give you Tawfiq for neither Eid of sacrifice nor Eid al-Fitr.

Then Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (‘a) said: By Allah, indeed, they definitely do not succeed and they will not succeed till the revenger for the blood of Imam Husayn (‘a) rises up; that is the Qa’im (‘aj).

It is Also, narrated from Abu Sult Harawi that he said: I asked Imam Ali ar-Ridha’ (‘a): O son of Allah’s Messenger (S), what do you say about the tradition of Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (‘a) in which he said: When Hazrat Qa’im (‘aj) reappears he will eliminate the progeny of the killers of Imam Husayn (‘a) due to the evil deeds of their forefathers? Imam Ali ar-Ridha’ (‘a) said: It is true.

I asked: Allah, the Mighty and Sublime says:

وَلَا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَىٰ

“And no bearer of burden shall bear the burden of another” (6:164).

What is the meaning of this? He replied: the Almighty Allah is truthful in all His statements, but the progeny of the killers of Imam Husayn (‘a) approved the acts of their forefathers and they took pride in it. And one, who approved an act is as if he has himself committed that act. And if a person is killed in the west and a person in the east approves his killing, this person in the view of the Almighty Allah is a partner in his killing.

Indeed, when His Eminence, Qa’im (‘aj) reappears, he will eliminate them due to their approval of the act of their forefathers.

In Ziyarah Ashura, it is repeatedly asked that may the Almighty Allah take revenge for the blood of Imam Husayn (‘a) through the apparent and speaking Imam, the al-Mahdi, who is supported one of Aali Muhammad (‘a) and repeatedly the Holy Imams (‘a) and their companions have in prose and poetry given assurance to themselves about that great calamity through the advent of Imam Qa’im (‘aj).

Thus, the Day of Ashura, which is Also, the day of the advent of Imam al-Mahdi (‘aj) and his most important aim being the removal of the greatest sorrow; therefore this day should be accorded the greatest importance. On this day, after completing the usual rituals of Ziyarah and prayers, it is necessary to invoke curse on the killers of the Holy Imam (‘a) and to pray for help and assistance and also, beseech the Almighty Allah to hasten the reappearance of Imam Qa’im (‘aj) and it is supposed to be among the important acts of this day.

Most Important Act On Ashura Day

Since one of the most important acts of that day comprises invoking a thousand curses on the killers of the Chief of the Martyrs and to pray for the destruction of those who fought the divine proofs. As Also, to pray for the victory of Aali Muhammad (‘a) as mentioned in the sentences of the supplications, which is to be recited in the Qunut:

اللّهمّ إنَّ سبلك ضائعة، وأحكامك معطَّلة، وأهل نبيّك في الأرض هائمة كالوحش السائمة. اللّهمّ اعل الحقّ واستنقذ الخلق، وامنن علينا بالنجاة واهدنا للإيمان، وعجّل فرجنا بالقائم عليه السلام، واجعله لنا ردءاً، واجعلنا له رفداً...

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. O Allah, indeed Your paths are wasted and Your laws are make ineffective. And the progeny of Your Prophet are distressed like beasts. O Allah, make lofty the right and save the creatures and do a favour on us through relief and guide us to faith and hasten the reappearance of our Qa’im; and make him as our covering and make him as our protection.

Till he says:

اللّهمّ ارحم العترة الضائعة المقتولة الذليلة من الشجرة الطيّبة المباركة. اللّهمّ اعل كلمتهم، وأفلج حجَّتهم، وثبّت قلوبهم وقلوب شيعتهم على موالاتهم، وانصرهم وأعنهم وصبّرهم على الأذى في جنبك، واجعل لهم أيّاماً مشهوداً وأيّاماً معلومةً، كما ضمنت لأولياءك في كتابك المنزل، فإنَّك قلت: (وَعَدَ اللهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مِنْكُمْ وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحاتِ لَيَسْتَخْلِفَنَّهُمْ فِي الْأَرضِ كَمَا اسْتَخْلَفَ الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ وَلَيُمَكِّنَنَّ لَهُمْ دِينَهُمُ الَّذِي ارْتَضى لَهُمْ وَلَيُبَدِّلَنَّهُمْ مِنْ بَعْدِ خَوْفِهِمْ أَمْناً

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. O Allah, have mercy on the progeny, which has been wasted; who were killed in the most humiliating manner from the pure and blessed tree. O Allah, elevate their word and make their proof successful and keep their hearts steadfast and make the hearts of their Shi’a firm on their mastership and render help to them. And help them and cooperate with them and give them patience in calamities in your side and appoint for them the famous days and the known days as You guaranteed for Your friends in Your revealed book. And You said: 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; and whoever is ungrateful after this, these it is who are the transgressors.

Fourth: From Yellowing Of The Sun Till Sunset

Every day on the basis of classification by scholars dividing the day from dawn till sunset into twelve parts, in such a way that each part is attributed to one of the Imams.

Each part of the day and night is attributed to one of the Twelve Imams

The venerable Sayyid Ali Ibn Tawus in the book of Aman al-Akhtaar19, says: We mentioned in the book of Mawaddah fi Sa-atil Lail wan Nahar: that each hour of the day is specialized for one of the Holy Imams (‘a) and there are two supplications for it; I have narrated one of them from the writing of my grandfather, Abu Ja’far At-Tusi (r.a.) and the other from the writing of Ibn Muqla.

Each of those Imams is like the protector and helper of his particular hour according to traditional reports.

So, the first hour is for our master, Imam Ali (‘a) and then he has enumerated them till the twelfth hour, which is for our master, Imam al-Mahdi (‘aj). A person should pray in every hour for the Imam to whom that hour is attributed, whether it is the summer or winter season, when the days are the shortest as the supplications are divided into twelve parts whatever the length of the days might be, according to traditions.

Then if you happen to undertake a journey in an hour, which is related to one of the Imams, you must seek the help of that Imam and the Almighty Allah has made him as a cause of deliverance; therefore recite the following: O Almighty Allah, please send my master so and so (‘a) and mention that name of that Imam - as we send salutations on him and that we are attentive as a result of Your acceptance on him in that it was in our care and protection and the well-being of your affairs would be on him during that hour.

I say: When you reach your destination at an hour, which is specially related to one of them or set out from that stage of the journey, then recite salutation on that Imam and what makes you near to him and ask for security for all that occurs in that hour.

Thus, if the Almighty Allah had not desired this from you, you will not do that and when you perform this act Allah, the Mighty and Sublime will guide you to Himself and your movement and stillness in that journey will be nothing, but worship and success in your hereafter.

So, the subject was etiquette of journey he was brief regarding what was connected to it and what he said is effective in every worldly and religious act, which a person wants to start in that hour.

Specialization Of The Twelfth Hour With Imam al-’Asr (‘A) And Its Special Supplication

As for the two special supplications for Imam al-’Asr (‘aj), which should be recited on the twelfth hour of the day; the first of them is:

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

يا من توحد بنفسه عن خلقه يا من غني عن خلقه بصنعه، يا من عرف نفسه خلقه بلطفه، يا من سلك بأهل طاعته مرضاته، يا من أعان أهل محبته على شكره، يا من من عليهم بدينه، ولطف لهم بنائله، أسألك بحق وليك الخلف الصالح بقيتك في أرضك المنتقم لك من أعدائك وأعداء رسولك، وبقية آبائه الصالحين "

الحجة ابن الحسن

واتضرع إليك به واقدمه بين يدى حوائجي ورغبتي إليك أن تصلي على محمد وآل محمد، وأن تفعل بي. (كذا وكذا)

وأن تدركني، وتنجيني مما أخاف واحذر، وألبسني به عافيتك وعفوك، في الدنيا والآخرة، وكن له وليا وحافظا وناصرا، وقائدا، وكالئا، وساترا، حتى تسكنه أرضك طوعا، وتمتعه فيها طويلا يا أرحم الراحمين، ولا حول ولا قوة الا بالله العلي العظيم فسيكفيكهم الله وهو السميع العليم. اللهم صل على محمد وآل محمد، أولي الأمر الذين أمرت بطاعتهم وأولي الارحام الذين أمرت بصلتهم، وذوي القربى الذين أمرت بمودتهم، والموالي الذين أمرت بعرفان حقهم، وأهل البيت الذين أذهبت عنهم الرجس، وطهرتهم تطهيرا، أن تصلي على محمد وآل محمد، وأن تفعل بي كذا وكذا

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. O One, who is unique in Himself from His creatures. O One, who is needless of His creatures by His being. O One, who has introduced His kindness to His creatures. O one, who has taken the people of guidance to His pleasure. O One, who has helped the people of love to thank Him. O One, whom when someone prayed to repay his debts, was kind to him. I ask You, by the right of Your Wali, the righteous successor, Your survivor in Your earth, Your revenger from Your enemies, enemies of Your prophets and his righteous forefathers - Muhammad Ibn al-Hasan - and to make You satisfied by it and present to You as a request that You bless Muhammad and the progeny of Muhammad. And do ‘such and such’ for me.20And grant me respite from that which I fear. And dress me up in Your relief and forgive me in this world and the hereafter. And be for him the Wali, and protector, and leader, and supporter and the veiler till he lives in Your earth for a long time. O the most merciful of the merciful ones. And there is no strength and power except by Allah, the High and Mighty. And soon Allah will suffice for you. And He is the Hearer, the knower.

O Allah, bless Muhammad and the progeny of Muhammad, the Ulil Amr, whose obedience You have commanded. And the foremost in relations tying up with whose relations You have ordered. And the near kindred whose love You have ordered. And the masters, whose rights You have ordered to be acknowledged. And the Ahl Al-Bayt, from whom You have removed impurities, and purified them a thorough purification. And bless Muhammad and the progeny of Muhammad and do such and such for me.21

As for the second supplication, it is as follows:

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم اللَّهُمَّ يَا خَالِقَ السَّقْفِ الْمَرْفُوعِ وَ الْمِهَادِ الْمَوْضُوعِ وَ رَازِقَ الْعَاصِي وَ الْمُطِيعِ الَّذِي لَيْسَ مِنْ دُونِهِ وَلِيٌّ وَ لَا شَفِيعَ أَسْأَلُكَ بِأَسْمَائِكَ الَّتِي إِذَا سُمِّيَتْ عَلَى طَوَارِقِ الْعُسْرِ عَادَتْ يُسْراً وَ إِذَا وُضِعَتْ عَلَى الْجِبَالِ كَانَتْ هَبٰاءً مَنْثُوراً وَ إِذَا رُفِعَتْ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ تَفَتَّحَتْ لَهَا الْمَغَالِقُ وَ إِذَا هَبَطَتْ إِلَى ظُلُمَاتِ الْأَرْضِ اتَّسَعَتْ بِهَا الْمَضَايِقُ وَ إِذَا دُعِيَتْ بِهَا الْمَوْتَى انْتَشَرَتْ مِنَ اللُّحُودِ وَ إِذَا نُودِيَتْ بِهَا الْمَعْدُومَاتُ خَرَجَتْ إِلَى الْوُجُودِ وَ إِذَا ذُكِرَتْ عَلَى الْقُلُوبِ وَجِلَتْ خُشُوعاً وَ إِذَا قُرِعَتِ الْأَسْمَاعُ فَاضَتِ الْعُيُونُ دُمُوعاً أَسْأَلُكَ بِمُحَمَّدٍ رَسُولِكَ الْمُؤَيَّدِ بِالْمُعْجِزَاتِ الْمَبْعُوثِ بِمُحْكَمِ الْآيَاتِ وَ بِأَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ الَّذِي اخْتَرْتَهُ لِمُؤَاخَاتِهِ وَ وَصِيَّتِهِ وَ اصْطَفَيْتَهُ لِمُصَافَاتِهِ وَ مُصَاهَرَتِهِ وَ بِصَاحِبِ الزَّمَانِ الْمَهْدِيِّ الَّذِي تَجْمَعُ عَلَى طَاعَتِهِ الْآرَاءَ الْمُتَفَرِّقَةَ وَ تُؤَلِّفُ لَهُ الْأَهْوَاءَ الْمُخْتَلِفَةَ وَ تَسْتَخْلِصُ بِهِ حُقُوقَ أَوْلِيَائِكَ وَ تَنْتَقِمُ بِهِ مِنْ شِرَارِ أَعْدَائِكَ وَ تَمْلَأُ بِهِ الْأَرْضَ عَدْلًا وَ إِحْسَاناً وَ تُوَسِّعُ عَلَى الْعِبَادِ بِظُهُورِهِ فَضْلًا وَ امْتِنَاناً وَ تُعِيدُ الْحَقَّ مِنْ مَكَانِهِ عَزِيزاً حَمِيداً وَ يَرْجِعُ الدِّينُ عَلَى يَدَيْهِ غَضّاً جَدِيداً أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ فَقَدِ اسْتَشْفَعْتُ بِهِمْ إِلَيْكَ وَ قَدَّمْتُهُمْ أَمَامِي وَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ حَوَائِجِي وَ أَنْ تُوزِعَنِي شُكْرَ نِعْمَتِكَ فِي التَّوْفِيقَ لِمَعْرِفَتِهِ وَ الْهِدَايَةِ إِلَى طَاعَتِهِ وَ تَزِيدَنِي قُوَّةً فِي التَّمَسُّكِ بِعِصْمَتِهِ وَ الِاقْتِدَاءِ بِسُنَّتِهِ وَ الْكَوْنِ فِي زُمْرَتِهِ وَ شِيعَتِهِ إِنَّكَ سَمِيعُ الدُّعٰاءِ بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ‌

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. O Allah, the creator of the raised sky and the widespread earth. And giver of sustenance to the sinner and the obedient; other than whom there is no guardian. And neither is there any intercessor. I ask You by Your name, when the straitened paths are named as such ease returns and when it was kept on mountains, it was pulverized and when it was raised to the heavens its doors opened and when it descended to the dark earth wideness appeared in its narrowness. When the dead was called by it, they gathered from the graves. When the inexisting were called by it they came into existence. When it was mentioned on the hearts they shuddered in fear. And when it struck against the ears, tears began to flow from the eyes. And I ask You through Muhammad (S), Your Messenger and who is helped through miracles and who is sent with clear signs and with Amir Al-Mu’minin Ali Ibn Abi Talib (‘a) whom You chose for brotherhood and his successorship and chose him as a bosom friend and the master of age, al-Mahdi, through whom You gathered their different views and joined for him the differing desires and made him special for the right of His Awliya and through him You recompensed the evil of the enemies. And through him the earth was filled with justice and favour. And wideness was bestowed on the people through his reappearance as favour and good. And the right was restored. He is powerful and worthy of praise and he turned the religion at his hand, fresh and new. That You bless Muhammad and the progeny of Muhammad. So that I sought their mediation from You and kept them before me and for my needs and that you put thankfulness for Your bounty and Your guidance to Your obedience and that You increase my strength of my attachment to his infallibility and to follow his Sunnah and to be included in his army and his Shi’a. Indeed, You are the one, who hears the supplication.22

Shaykh Ibrahim Kafami, after quoting these supplications, says: These supplications are not mentioned in the Motahajjid of Shaykh At-Tusi, but I have seen them in the books of some of my associates and they are written in gold.

We should know that the supplication that we have quoted is in accordance to the version of Sayyid Ibn Baqi in his Ikhtiyar and Allamah has quoted it in Minhaj al-Islaah. However, Shaykh At-Tusi has mentioned in his Misbah only till (ان تصل على محمد وآل محمد وان تفعل بي كذا وكذا) and the addition, which is present in the supplication of each of the Imams, is not mentioned there.

Kafami has mentioned that this addition is from Sayyid Ibn Baqi, which he has taken from the report of Abu al-Wafai Shirazi, which was previously mentioned in the ninth chapter; therefore, it should be present in all the supplications, which are ordered to be recited and to seek the mediation of the Imam in that sense; and he has praised it. We should Also, know that repeating these two supplications at times so far it is not learnt to which Imam their chain of narrators ends.

Mirza ‘Abd Allah Isfahani has in As-Sahifah ath-Thalitha Sajjadiyya understood that each supplication is on the authority of the Imam with whom it is related. And we have it in Sahifah Ar-Rabi’ah as-Sajjadiyya and in Sahifah Ath-Thani’ah al-Alawia they have followed him, but without certainty and assurance with the belief that it is not perfectly certified, on the contrary it is known from the preceding and succeeding portion of those supplications, especially the latter, that it should be from an Imam and is very much similar to the words of Imam al-’Asr (‘aj). And Allah knows best.

Fifth: al-’Asr Of Monday

Sixth: al-’Asr Of Thursday

As on these two occasions the deeds of the people are presented to Imam al-’Asr (‘aj) as happened during the period of each of the Imams and during the period of the Messenger of Allah (S) they were presented to him and there are numerous reports on this point and in most of them the time period is not specified, but in some others, it is hinted at and it is appropriate according to Shaykh Tabarsi in Majma Al-Bayan23 under the exegesis of the verse:

وَقُلِ اعْمَلُوا فَسَيَرَى اللَّهُ عَمَلَكُمْ وَرَسُولُهُ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ

“And say: Work; so Allah will see your work and (so will) His Apostle and the believers” (9:105).

Says: Our scholars have narrated that the deeds of the people are presented to the Holy Prophet (S) every Monday and Thursday; thus, he recognizes them and in the same way they are presented to the Imam of guidance; thus, they recognize them and they are implied by the words of ‘and the believers’.

Among the strange facts is that Shaykh Abu al-Fatah Raazi has in Tafsir24, himself said that it has come in reports that deeds of the nation are presented to the Messenger of Allah (S) every Monday and Thursday and on the Holy Imams (‘a) and believers imply the infallible Imams.

In Amali25 of Shaykh At-Tusi and in Basa’ir26, it is narrated from Dawood Raqqi that he said: I was sitting with Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (‘a) when suddenly he initiated a conversation with me: O Dawood, indeed, your record of deeds was presented to me on Thursday. I saw what was mentioned in it from your deeds, most notable being your goodness to your cousin, which pleased me very much. Indeed, I know that your goodness will soon destroy his age and make his death certain.

Dawood said: I had a cousin, who was extremely tyrannical and bigoted; I learnt of his adverse circumstances. So before setting out for Mecca, I wrote down immunity for his expulsion. When I reached Medina, Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (‘a) gave me this news.

Also, it is narrated in Basa’ir ad-Darajat that the Imam said: The record of deeds of people are presented to the Messenger of Allah (S) and the Holy Imams (‘a) on Thursday.

In another report, he said: The record of deeds of people are presented to your Prophet every Thursday evening; so you should be careful that no evil deed is mentioned to the Prophet.

Also, it is narrated from Yunus that he said: I heard Imam Ali ar-Ridha’ (‘a) explain about the days of the week. When he mentioned Thursday, he said: It is the day on which the record of deeds of the people are presented to Almighty Allah, Messenger of Allah (S) and the Holy Imams (‘a).27

Also, ‘Abd Allah Ibn Aban has narrated: I asked Imam Ali ar-Ridha’ (‘a) and there was something between us that: Call Allah for me and your followers.

Then he said: By Allah, your record of deeds is presented to me every Thursday.28

The venerable Sayyid Ali Ibn Tawus, in the treatise entitled Muhasib an-Nafs, says: I saw and narrated in consensually accepted traditional reports of trustworthy tradition narrators that on Mondays and Thursdays the record of deeds of people are presented to Allah, the Mighty and Sublime and it is narrated from Ahl Al-Bayt (‘a) that on Mondays and Thursdays the record of deeds of people are presented to Allah, may his majesty be exalted and, on His Messenger, and the Holy Imams (‘a).

Then he has narrated from his grandfather, Shaykh At-Tusi (r.a.), who has said in his Tafsir Tibyan: It is narrated that the record of deeds is presented to the Holy Prophet (S) every Monday and Thursday; so he becomes aware of them and in the same way, they are presented to the Holy Imams (‘a); thus, they recognize them.

After quoting some reports on this topic from Ahl al-Sunna channels, he says: The Messenger of Allah (S) said: The deeds of people are presented to me twice a week: on Mondays and Thursdays. Thus, Allah forgives each of them, except the two brothers between whom there is enmity. Thus, he says: Leave these two.

Also, it is narrated that the Messenger of Allah (S) used to fast on Mondays and Thursdays; someone asked the reason for it.

He replied: The record of deeds rise up every Monday and Thursday; and I want that when they are taken up, I should be fasting.

Sayyid said: It is appropriate that a person should be precautious every Monday and Thursday in every way in seeking Tawfiq and lest he should find himself lax on these two days in being warned in obedience and that he should strive that his deeds are not wasted as much as possible, because logic and traditions both say that at the time of presentation of reports to the ruler, one should be extra cautious as opposed to other times.

Also, in Part Seven of Jamaal al-Usboo’29, it is said that among the important facts about Monday is that it is the day when the record of deeds is presented to the Almighty Allah, His Prophet and his special confidants (‘a). Then he has quoted some reports from Shi’a and Ahl al-Sunna channels and said: Narrated through Shi’a channels are times of presentation of deeds, which is in fact is the time of expiry of these two days. Thus, it is worthy for a person to have divine recognition of the sanctity of the one to whom the deeds are presented so that he checks his deeds and improves them by the strength he receives for them and it will be recalled that those deeds are presented to Allah, the Mighty and Sublime as He is cognizant of the secrets. Then it is presented to His special ones, holders of rank, who present these scrolls in advancement of Almighty Allah and advancement of the disgrace of major and minor sins.

Then how easy this meaning is for a person who has testified for the Almighty Allah, the most powerful ruler and to the Judgment Day. And in both books, there is explanation of encouragement for accounting of deeds and their circumstances, but this is not the time to explain all that.

In Kashf al-Muhajja30, it is narrated that he made a bequest to his son: Present your requests to His Eminence, al-Mahdi (‘aj) every Monday and Thursday of every week with the oath, which is obligatory to be observed for the Imam from the manners of respect and honour and say at the time of addressing to the Imam after Salaam on him by the Ziyarah, which begins with: Salaam al-laahe Kaamel ut-Taam and so on as was mentioned in the previous chapter.Say:

يَا أَيُّهَا الْعَزِيزُ مَسَّنَا وَأَهْلَنَا الضُّرُّ وَجِئْنَا بِبِضَاعَةٍ مُزْجَاةٍ فَأَوْفِ لَنَا الْكَيْلَ وَتَصَدَّقْ عَلَيْنَا ۖ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَجْزِي الْمُتَصَدِّقِينَ

“O chief! Distress has afflicted us and our family and we have brought scanty money, so give us full measure and be charitable to us; surely Allah rewards the charitable” (12:88).

Till the end that since they were not mentioned and they were restricted for Sadat, we have not quoted them.

At the end of it, he says: Mention it to the Imam what your father mentioned to you and made a will to His Eminence and turned you by the permission of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime - His servant and he has left you for him. Thus, the reply of His Eminence will come to you.

In other words, these last two days, which according to reliable traditional reports are days of presentation of the record of deeds, and on the basis of the report of Shaykh At-Tusi in Ghaibah31: First they entrust it to the Master of the Age (‘a) and then it is presented to each in succession till it reaches the Messenger of Allah (S) who presents it to Almighty Allah. And Also, according to the division of the hours of the day, which is specialized for the Imam and also, the time of the change of angels is fixed that the angels appointed on the day go up and the angels appointed for the night come down; at this time you must be extremely careful about your deeds and to reform your acts and to make up what has lapsed and to remove the activities and hurdles of attention and humility and to leave the gathering of the people of ignorance and to seek the mediation of Imam al-’Asr (‘aj) in way which we hinted previously and asking from His Eminence, intercession in correction of the scrolls of deeds and changing the sins into good deeds, and to perfect the good deeds in it by the residue of his own good deeds, according to the famous supplication, which His Eminence prays for his Shi’a and asks the Almighty Allah to do that.

Also, on the eve and day of Monday and Thursday he strived in performing sincere deeds that perhaps through its blessings He overlooks other sins and he restricts those two days with some acts as is mentioned in traditional reports, like recommendation of reciting Surah Qadr a thousand times on each day and reciting Surah Insan in the Morning Prayer on both the days as both the chapters are especially related to Imam al-’Asr (‘aj), sweeping the Masjid on both days, recitation of effective repentance at the end of the day on Thursday and other such acts which are mentioned in their places.

Seventh: Eve And Day Of 15th Sha’ban

Which is the birthday of Imam al-Mahdi (‘aj) and the Almighty Allah bestowed this great blessings on His creatures and it is sufficient to prove the respect of this noble occasion by saying what was mentioned by Ahl Al-Bayt (‘a) as quoted by the divine scholar, Sayyid Ali Ibn Tawus (r.a.) in Iqbal32: Know that our master, al-Mahdi (‘aj) is one, who is interpreted by the people of truth to be one on whom reliance is placed by that the Holy Prophet (S) gave glad tidings to the Ummah for the Wilayat of His Eminence and a great benefit of Muslims by his rulership and mentioned his perfections and what will be received from him, condition of his majesty to a position that neither any past prophet has achieved nor any successor of the prophet; nor the kingdom of Sulaiman where he ruled over humans and jinns. Because Sulaiman (‘a) remarked:

وَهَبْ لِي مُلْكًا لَا يَنْبَغِي لِأَحَدٍ مِنْ بَعْدِي

“Grant me a kingdom which is not fit for (being inherited by) anyone after me” (38:35).

In reply, He did not say: I have accepted your request in that I will not give to anyone after you more than that, and it is not, except that Allah, the Mighty and Sublime said:

فَسَخَّرْنَا لَهُ الرِّيحَ تَجْرِي بِأَمْرِهِ رُخَاءً حَيْثُ أَصَابَ

“Then We made the wind subservient to him; it made his command to run gently wherever he desired” (38:36).

وَالشَّيَاطِينَ كُلَّ بَنَّاءٍ وَغَوَّاصٍ

“And the shaitans, every builder and diver” (38:37).

وَآخَرِينَ مُقَرَّنِينَ فِي الْأَصْفَادِ

“And others fettered in chains” (38:38).

We gave him control on wind and satans; and Muslims have consensus that a great favour is granted to Muhammad, the chief of the messengers and the seal of the prophets (S), a like of which was never granted to any prophet at any time and neither Sulaiman. al-Mahdi (‘aj) will appear in the last period of time at a time when the pillars of religion of the prophets would have fallen down and the signs of the successors would be absolutely erased. Then he would fill up the earth with justice, equity and wisdom as it would be fraught with injustice, oppression and ignorance.

The Almighty Allah sent His Prophet, Muhammad (S) so that he may revive the customs of all the prophets and that he may enliven the sciences of the truthful ones from the formers and latters and it did not reach that one of them (‘a) had arose for all his functions after it being worn out and it having reached which will reach to al-Mahdi (‘aj).

Abu Noaim Hafiz and others from the Ahl al-Sunna narrators and Ibn Munadi has mentioned in Kitab Malahim and he is reliable in their view and trustworthy and Abu al-Aala Hamadani, who Also, commands a high rank and Shi’a of His Eminence have mentioned verses of his reappearance and the arrangement of his affairs by the chief of the prophets (S) and its testimony of that with which the Almighty Allah has mentioned His Eminence especially in the Holy Qur’an:

لِيُظْهِرَهُ عَلَى الدِّينِ كُلِّهِ

“That He might cause it (the religion of the Prophet) to prevail over all religions” (9:33).

Therefore, it is appropriate that this night should be accorded respect and from the aspect of the Wilayat of His Eminence, in the view of Muslims as they confess to the rights of his Imamate and according to what his grandfather Muhammad (S) has mentioned and the important personalities of the Ummah gave his glad tidings to their people; because if darkness encompasses the Muslims and they are surrounded by armies or the ill fortune of their own sins, the Almighty Allah will make a new born to appear, who would save them from humiliation of slavery and restore right of all the deprived and bestow on every person what he is deserving of as fruits of their past deeds and will spread ease for the people in the east and the west, whose sides would be equal and whose shelters would be unlimited and whose qualities would be nice. It shows that the kind father has put his children on the throne like a kind ruler deals with his subjects to give them the best. Something which testifies for those who are present regarding those who are absent. They bow their heads in humility and the hearts are inclined to one who bestows.

Thus, indeed every neck will rise up on this night through the power of thankfulness on what Allah, the Mighty and Sublime has bestowed on him by this king and that He has made him as his subject and one, who is mentioned in the muster of his army for stability of Islam and for eradication of infidelity and rebellion and to widen the horizons till the sun will rise from the place of its setting.

He is dedicated to the Almighty Allah that was the cause of this birth and success and nobility of this kingdom and service of his purified forefathers who were his true helpers for establishing its sanctity and on what is obligatory on the subjects for the ruler and to convey it to success.

We don’t find that human strength is capable of establishing these magnificent rights, except through a divine power. Thus, every righteous will rise up with his power and the strength, which Almighty Allah has blessed him with.

Important Supplication For Eve Of 15th Sha’ban

Then he said: Recite the following supplication on the eve of the 15th of Sha’ban as it is adjuring the Almighty Allah by the right of this great newborn:

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم اللّهُمَّ بـِحَقَّ لَيْلَتِنا وَمَوْلُودِها وَحُجَّتِكَ وَمَوْعُودِها الَّتِي قَرَنْتَ إِلى فَضْلِها فَضْلاً فَتَمَّتْ كَلِمَتُكَ صِدْقاً وَعَدْلاً، لا مُبَدَّلَ لِكَلِماتِكَ وَلا مُعَقّبَ لآياتِكَ، نُورُكَ المُتَألّقُ، وَضِياؤُكَ المُشْرقُ، وَالعَلَمُ النُّورُ فِي طَخْياء الدَيْجُورِ، الغائِبُ المَسْتُورُ جَلَّ مَوْلِدُهُ وَكَرُمَ مَحْتِدُهُ وَالمَلائِكَةُ شُهَّدُهُ وَالله ناصِرُهُ وَمُؤَيَّدُهُ إذا آنَ مِيعادُهُ وَالمَلائِكَةُ أمْدادُهُ، سَيْفُ الله الَّذِي لا يَنْبُو، وَنُورُهُ الَّذِي لا يَخْبُو، وَذُو الحِلْم الَّذِي لا يَصْبُو، مَدارُ الدَّهْر وَنَوامِيسُ العَصْر، وَوُلاةُ الأمْر، وَالمُنَزَّلُ عَلَيْهِمْ ما يَتَنَزَّلُ فِي لَيْلَةَ القَدْرِ وَأصْحابُ الحَشْر وَالنَشْر، تَراجِمَةُ وَحْيِهِ وَوُلاةُ أمْرهِ وَنَهْيـِهِ. اللّهُمَّ فَصَلّ عَلى خاتِمِهِمْ وَقائِمِهِمْ المَسْتُورِ عَنْ عَوالِمِهِمْ، وَادْرِكْ بـِنا أيَّامَهُ وَظُهُورَهُ وَقِيامَهُ وَاجْعَلْنا مِنْ انْصارِهِ وَاقْرنْ ثَأرَنا بـِثَأرِهِ وَاكْتُبْنا فِي أعْوانـِهِ وَخُلَصائِهِ وَأحْيـِنا فِي دَوْلَتِهِ ناعِمِينَ وَبـِصُحْبَتِهِ غانـِمِينَ وَبـِحَقّهِ قائِمِينَ وَمِنَ السُّوءِ سالِمِينَ يا أرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ، وَالحَمْدُ للهِ رَبَّ العالَمِينَ، وَصَلّى اللهُ عَلَى خاتَم النَّبـِيَّنَ وَالمُرْسَلِينَ، وَعَلى أهْل بَيْتِهِ الصَّادِقِينَ وَعِتْرَتِهِ النَّاطِقِينَ، وَالعَنْ جَمِيعَ الظَّالِمِينَ، وَاحْكُمْ بَيْنَنا وَبَيْنَهُمْ يا أحْكَمَ الحاكِمِينَ

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. O Allah, for the sake of this night of ours and for the sake of the one who was born in it and Your Proof and its promised with whose excellence it is related. Thus, Your true and just promise was completed. And there is no one to postpone Your signs. Your light is about to rise up and Your rays are about to spread and knowledge is effulgence in pitch dark. So bless the place of his birth and honour its precincts and angels are witness of it. And Allah is his helper and his supporter and when it is time the angels would be his helpers. Sword of Allah who would neither go back and his effulgence, which will not be concealed. And he is having forbearance, which is the pivot of the times and the confidant on whom the reminder is revealed and that which is revealed on the Night of Power. And the companions of the gathering and the scattering. And the interpreter of His revelation and the guardians of His commands and prohibitions.

O Allah bless their last and on the Qa’im of them and on the concealed from their signs and join me to their days and appearance and their advent and make us as their helpers and join our steps with their steps and make us as their helpers and their sincere followers and enliven us in their kingdom and recipients of bounties and in his kingdom of bounties and gaining benefits of his company and who will rise up by his right and those who remain secure from evil, O the most merciful of the merciful ones. And praise be to Allah the Lord of the worlds and may Allah bless Muhammad, the seal of the prophets and messengers and on his truthful Ahl Al-Bayt (‘a) and his speaking progeny and curse be on all the oppressors and judge between us and them O the ruler of all the rulers.

Eight: Nowruz Day

Which is the day of the reappearance and victory of Imam al-’Asr (‘aj) over Dajjal. As the elegance of the wayfarers, Ahmad Ibn Fahd Hilli has mentioned Muhazzib al-Baare through his chains of narrators from Moalla Ibn Khunais from Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (‘a) that he said:

The day of Nowruz is the day when the Holy Prophet (S) took oath of allegiance for Amir Al-Mu’minin (‘a) in Ghadir Khumm. So they submitted to his Wilayat. Thus, glad tiding to one, who remained steadfast on it and unfortunate are those, who broke that pledge. And it is the day when the Messenger of Allah (S) sent Ali (‘a) to the valley of Jinns; thus, he took the oath of submission from them.

Also, it is the day when Imam Ali (‘a) emerged victorious over the people of Naharawan and when he eliminated the one with the broken hand.

It is the day when the Qa’im of us Ahl Al-Bayt (‘a) will reappear and the Almighty Allah will bestow him success and victory over Dajjal. Thus, he will eliminate him in Kufa.

And there is no Nowruz day, except that on that day we await for his reappearance; because it is one of our days, which the Persians have adopted and you (Arabs) have disregarded it…and so on.

In Bihar Al-Anwar33,Allamah al-Majlisi has narrated this report in detail from Sayyid Fazlullah Rawandi about the occasion of reciting it and mentions difficulties in that report and its reply and is not research into the day of Nowruz. But we should know that the day of reappearance of Imam Az-Zaman (‘aj) being Friday, Nowruz and Ashura is not absolute as this occurs in many years so when they do not occur, one should not await for the reappearance as other than the reappearance and advent of Hazrat Hujjat Ibn al-Hasan Ibn Ali al-Mahdi (‘aj), who is presently 1040 odd years old there will not be any change in that and the rest which has come in verses of the Holy Qur’an and traditional reports regarding the signs of reappearance is all subject to delay and advancement as per the interpretation of that which has come from Ahl Al-Bayt (‘a); so much so that they are mentioned as certain signs.

As the apparent implication of inevitability in those reports is not that none of them are subject to change and all what they said should be as such only; on the contrary the implication is of - and Allah knows best - difference in ranks of emphasis.

That which supports this is the statement of Shaykh an-Nu’mani in Ghaibah:34 from Abu Hashim Dawood Ibn Qasim Ja’fari that he said: I was with Abu Ja’far Muhammad Ibn Ali ar-Ridha’ (‘a); Once we were with Abu Ja’far Muhammad Ibn Ali al-Jawad (‘a) when Sufyani was mentioned and that his matter was inevitable. I said to Abu Ja’far al-Jawad (‘a): “Does Allah change His determination concerning the inevitable matters?”

He said: “Yes, He does.”

We said to him: “We fear that He may change his determination concerning the matter of al-Qa’im!”

He said: “The matter of al-Qa’im is a part of divine promise and Allah does not fail to fulfil His promise.”

Probably each of those days is the day of one of the circumstances of His Eminence. Since the advent from the village of Karaa or advent from Holy Mecca or the period of dominance over the enemies and elimination of killers or stay in Kufa, the seat of government.

Prophet’s Warning

It will be known to those with insight that since these time periods are restricted for His Eminence, Hujjat (‘a) that necessitates attention and seeking refuge and acting on worship rituals of His Eminence more than other times, it is Also, possible that with attention to some Shi’a and Sunni traditional reports it seems very much likely that His Eminence would be present at those places on particular times; therefore it is worth being present in those places even though one may not see or recognize His Eminence.

As residence of His Eminence in a place is cause of descent of divine mercy and blessings and if one is in the neighborhood of that source of goodness, general grace and mercy will fall in his share, even though he might not be deserving of it as happened with someone, who was eligible for divine fury and curse. Fear includes curse and distancing from divine mercy, if it befalls that person.

In Kamal ad-Din35, Shaykh as-Saduq has said: It is mentioned in a correct narration from our Holy Imams (‘a) that even if someone sees in dream that the Messenger of Allah (S) or one of the Imams (‘a) is entering a village, this will be sufficient to secure the people of that village from that which they are afraid of.

Shaykh Kulaini and Shaykh At-Tusi have narrated from Muhammad Ibn Muslim that he said: Imam Muhammad Al-Baqir (‘a) or Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (‘a) passed by me and I was seated with the Qadi of Medina. The following day I came to the Imam. He said to me: What was the gathering in which I saw you seated yesterday?

I said: May I be sacrificed on you, indeed that Qadi accords respect to me, so sometimes I sit with him.

Imam (‘a) said: What has assured you from the fact that a curse may descend and afflict all the participants of the gathering?36

Testimonies of these two points are in plenty in traditional reports and the aim of warning to make most of presence at that place among them being Arafat and during the Hajj season and other holy places to be present where is emphasized at appropriate times and places of accompanying a bier and praying on the dead also.

Thus, a group of scholars like Ibn Shahr Ashob, Qutub Rawandi and Muhammad Ibn Ali At-Tusi in Thaqib al-Manaqib have narrated in a lengthy tradition as follows:

The Shias of Nishapur [during the Imamate of His Eminence, Musa Ibn Ja’far (‘a)] gathered and selected a man named Muhammad Ibn Ali Nishapuri, so that he may go to Medina to take presents, religious taxes and gifts to their Imam. They gave 30000 Dinars and 50000 Dirhams in cash and 12000 garments to Muhammad Ibn Ali. during this a believing lady, named Shatita brought an original dirham and a piece of woolen cloth she had knitted by hand which cost 4 dirhams and gave these things saying: I have nothing more to give; please convey it to the Imam.

That person said: I am ashamed to take this to the Imam.

She said: The Almighty Allah is not ashamed of the truth (that is even if the share of the Imam is less, it must be conveyed to him). At that moment, that gathering brought a sheaf of paper containing 70 pages and a question was written on each sheet and the rest of it left blank so that the reply may be written below it. Both the pages were placed face to face and tied at three places with a string and a seal was put at the knots. They said: Take the file and give it to the Imam in the evening and collect it from him the next morning. Then break the seals and see if the questions mentioned therein are replied or not. If the replies have been included without breaking the seals, he is that same Imam and eligible for these monies. If not, bring us back the cash and goods. Muhammad Ibn Ali reached the holy city of Medina and first happened to go to ‘Abd Allah Aftah and tested him and found that he did not have the capability for the position of Imamate. He came out of his house uttering: “O Lord guide me to the right path.”

He was standing in that confused state when a child came and said: Come to the one you are looking for. And he took him to the house of His Eminence Musa, Ibn Ja’far (‘a). His Eminence glanced at him and said: O Abu Ja’far, why did you lose hope and why did you wander like Jews and Christians in bewilderment? Did not Abu Hamza at the Masjid of my great grandfather guide you to me, the Divine Proof and His Wali? I gave the replies to the questions in the file yesterday. Bring it to me and also, get me the dirham of Shatita that is in the purse. And the weight of her dirham would be one dirham and four Daniq. Bring it to me. There will be 400 dirhams in that purse that is from Aan al-Waazoori and the piece of her cloth is tied together with the garments of two Balkhi brothers. He (the narrator) says: The words spoken by His Eminence left me astounded. I went out and brought back whatever he had commanded and presented it to him respectfully. He picked up the dirham and cloth piece of Shatita and addressed me:

“And Allah does not forbear from the truth.”

O Abu Ja’far convey my Salaam to Shatita and give this purse to her. That purse contained 40 dirhams. Then he said: “I am Also, gifting her a piece of shroud of mine. The cotton of this shroud is from our village Saida in the area of Fatimah (‘a) and my sister, Halima, the daughter of His Eminence, Abu Abdillah Ja’far Ibn Muhammad as-as-Sadiq (‘a) has spun it. Tell Shatita that after receiving from Abu Ja’far the money and the piece of shroud she will not remain alive for more than nineteen days. “So spend 16 dirhams on yourself and keep 24 dirhams for your funeral expenses and Sadaqah. And I shall recite the funeral prayer on your bier.” O Abu Ja’far, when you see me (at that time) keep this matter secret as it is better for the safety of your life. Then he said: Take these things back to their owners and break the seal on the file and see if the replies have not been given before you brought the sheaf?”

He says: “I looked at the seals and saw that they were untouched. I broke one of the seals from the middle and saw the writing of the Aalim (‘a) and noted what he had said regarding a man who said that he had made a vow to Almighty Allah that he will free each slave who is in his charge since old, and he has many slaves; does he have to free all of them? The reply in his blessed handwriting was as follows: He must free every slave who has been under his authority for at least six months. The following verse proves the correctness of this matter:

وَالْقَمَرَ قَدَّرْنَاهُ مَنَازِلَ حَتَّىٰ عَادَ كَالْعُرْجُونِ الْقَدِيمِ

“And (as for) the moon, We have ordained for it stages till it becomes again as an old dry palm branch” (36:39).

And the new is one, who has not been with him for more than six months.”

I removed the second seal and saw the following writing: What does the Imam say about one, who said: I will give a huge amount in Sadaqah? How much Sadaqah does he have to pay? The reply to this in the Imam’s writing was: One, who has made such a vow, if he is having sheep, he must give eighty-four sheep in Sadaqah and if he has camels, he must give eighty-four camels and if he has money, he must give eighty-four dirhams. The evidence of this is the following verse:

لَقَدْ نَصَرَكُمُ اللَّهُ فِي مَوَاطِنَ كَثِيرَةٍ

“Certainly, Allah helped you in many battlefields” (9:25).

Since the number of battles fought till the time of the revelation of this verse were 84. Then I broke the third seal and read the question and reply: The Imam (‘a) had answered the query about the penalty for a person who digs up a grave, beheads the corpse and steals the shroud cloth. The reply in the handwriting of His Eminence was as follows: The hands of the thief shall be cut off due to the theft he had committed. And he must be fined 100 dinars for beheading the corpse, because we consider a corpse equal to the fetus that has not yet received the soul and the Diyah of ‘Nutfa’ is 20 dinars…till the end of the verdict. When Abu Ja’far Muhammad Ibn Ali Nishapuri returned to Khorasan he saw that those whose monies His Eminence had rejected had started following the Fathiya religion. However, Shatita still followed the true faith. He conveyed the Salaam of His Eminence, al-Kadhim (‘a) to her and gave her the purse and piece of shroud cloth. Then as the Imam had predicted she remained alive for 19 days and when she passed away, Imam (‘a) arrived on a camel. At the conclusion of the rituals, he mounted his camel and headed towards the desert saying: “Relate the matter to your companions and convey my Salaams to them. And tell them that I and the Imams like me inevitably come to attend their funerals wherever they may go in the earth. So (always) keep the fear of Allah (piety) in yourselves.”37

End of the gist of that lengthy report; whose benefits include the promise of Imam al-’Asr (‘aj) to be present in the funeral of the believers, who had performed good deeds and who were pious and perhaps it can be learnt from the reports of Ahl Al-Bayt (‘a) on some junctures and other occasions that is similar in this nobility.

• 1. Tafsir al-Qummi, vol. 2, p. 290.
• 2. Tafsir al-Qummi, vol. 2, p. 431.
• 3. Tafsir al-Qummi, vol. 2, p. 290.
• 4. Basa’ir ad-Darajat, pp. 240-242.
• 5. Misbah al-Motahajjid, p. 930; Al-Kafi, vol. 4, p. 163; Tahzib al-Ahkam, vol. 3, p. 103; Al-Mazar, Muhammad Ibn Mashhadi, p. 612; Iqbal al-’Amal, vol. 1, p. 191.
• 6. Al-Muqna, Shaykh Mufid, p. 313; Misbah al-Motahajjid, p. 577; Tahzib al-Ahkam, vol. 3, p. 10; Wasa’il ash-Shi’a, vol. 10, p. 362; Iqbal al-’Amal, vol. 1, p. 382.
• 7. Jamal al-Usboo’, p. 152.
• 8. Al-Khisal, p. 396.
• 9. Hidayat al-Kubra, p. 363.
• 10. Al-Khisal, p. 394.
• 11. Bihar Al-Anwar, vol. 3, pp. 340-341.
• 12. Jamal al-Usboo’, pp. 41-42.
• 13. Al-Kafi, vol. 1, p. 456; Al-Amali, Shaykh At-Tusi, p. 418; Bihar Al-Anwar, vol. 45, p. 221 and, vol. 51, p. 68; Al-Lohoof fi Qatl at-Tofoof, p. 74.
• 14. Dala’il al-Imamah, pp. 451-452; Bihar Al-Anwar, vol. 37, p. 294 &, vol. 45, p. 221.
• 15. Al-Irshad, vol. 2, p. 379.
• 16. Tafsir Al-Ayyashi, vol. 2, p. 290.
• 17. Tafsir al-Qummi, vol. 2, pp. 84-85.
• 18. Al-Amali, p. 232.
• 19. Aman al-Akhtar al-Asfar, pp. 101-102.
• 20. In these two places, instead of the words such and such mention your needs.
• 21. Bihar Al-Anwar, vol. 86, p. 340. In these two places, instead of the words such and such mention your needs.
• 22. Bihar Al-Anwar, vol. 83, pp. 355-356; Miftah al-Falah, pp. 177-178.
• 23. Majma al-Bayan, vol. 5, p. 119.
• 24. Wasa’il ash-Shi’a, vol. 16, p. 112.
• 25. Al-Amali, p. 413.
• 26. Basa’ir ad-Darajat, p. 449.
• 27. Basa’ir ad-Darajat, p. 448.
• 28. Basa’ir ad-Darajat, p. 550.
• 29. Jamal al-Usboo’, pp. 116-117.
• 30. Kashf al-Muhajja li Samarat al-Muhajja, pp. 152-153.
• 31. Al-Ghaibah, p. 387.
• 32. Iqbal al-’Amal, pp. 703-706, Dar al-Kutub al-Islamiya.
• 33. Bihar Al-Anwar, vol. 56, p. 119 and later.
• 34. Ghaibah, pp. 302-303.
• 35. Kamal ad-Din wa Tamam an-Na’mah, p. 210.
• 36. Al-Kafi, vol. 7, p. 410.
• 37. Bihar Al-Anwar, vol. 47, p. 73.