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99-/683_1-  فَلَمَّا جَحَدُوا مَا عَرَفُوا ابْتَلاَهُمُ اللَّهُ بِذَلِكَ فَسَلَبَهُمْ رُوحَ الْإِيمَانِ،وَ أَسْكَنَ أَبْدَانَهُمْ ثَلاَثَةَ أَرْوَاحٍ:رُوحَ الْقُوَّةِ، وَ رُوحَ الشَّهْوَةِ،وَ رُوحَ الْبَدَنِ،ثُمَّ أَضَافَهُمْ إِلَى الْأَنْعَامِ،فَقَالَ: إِنْ هُمْ إِلاّٰ كَالْأَنْعٰامِ [1]لِأَنَّ الدَّابَّةَ إِنَّمَا تَحْمِلُ بِرُوحِ الْقُوَّةِ،وَ تَعْتَلِفُ بِرُوحِ الشَّهْوَةِ،وَ تَسِيرُ بِرُوحِ الْبَدَنِ».

99-/683_1- When they denied what they had recognized, Allah tested them with that and stripped from them the spirit of faith, and He placed within their bodies three spirits: the spirit of strength, the spirit of desire, and the spirit of the body. Then He associated them with the cattle, saying: “They are nothing but like cattle” [1], because a beast carries by the spirit of strength, feeds by the spirit of desire, and moves by the spirit of the body.

Quran reference and translation:

إِنْ هُمْ إِلَّا كَالْأَنْعَامِ

– al-Furqān 25:44

99-/684_2- عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ،قَالَ:حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي،عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ،عَنْ حَمَّادٍ،عَنْ حَرِيزٍ،عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)،قَالَ: «نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ فِي الْيَهُودِ وَ النَّصَارَى،يَقُولُ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى: اَلَّذِينَ آتَيْنٰاهُمُ الْكِتٰابَ يَعْنِي التَّوْرَاةَ وَ الْإِنْجِيلَ يَعْرِفُونَهُ يَعْنِي يَعْرِفُونَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَمٰا يَعْرِفُونَ أَبْنٰاءَهُمْ لِأَنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ قَدْ أَنْزَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ فِي التَّوْرَاةِ وَ الْإِنْجِيلِ وَ الزَّبُورِ صِفَةَ مُحَمَّدٍ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ)وَ صِفَةَ أَصْحَابِهِ وَ مُهَاجَرَتِهِ [2]، وَ هُوَ قَوْلُ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى: مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللّٰهِ وَ الَّذِينَ مَعَهُ أَشِدّٰاءُ عَلَى الْكُفّٰارِ رُحَمٰاءُ بَيْنَهُمْ تَرٰاهُمْ رُكَّعاً سُجَّداً يَبْتَغُونَ فَضْلاً مِنَ اللّٰهِ وَ رِضْوٰاناً سِيمٰاهُمْ فِي وُجُوهِهِمْ مِنْ أَثَرِ السُّجُودِ ذٰلِكَ مَثَلُهُمْ فِي التَّوْرٰاةِ وَ مَثَلُهُمْ فِي الْإِنْجِيلِ [3]وَ هَذِهِ صِفَةُ مُحَمَّدٍ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ)فِي التَّوْرَاةِ[وَ الْإِنْجِيلِ]وَ صِفَةُ أَصْحَابِهِ،فَلَمَّا بَعَثَهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَرَفَهُ أَهْلُ الْكِتَابِ،كَمَا قَالَ جَلَّ جَلاَلُهُ: فَلَمّٰا جٰاءَهُمْ مٰا عَرَفُوا كَفَرُوا بِهِ [4]».

99-/684_2- ‘Ali b. Ibrahim said: My father narrated to me, from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr, from Hammad, from Hariz, from Abu ‘Abdillah (peace be upon him), who said: “This verse was revealed about the Jews and the Christians. Allah, Blessed and Exalted, says: ‘Those to whom We have given the Book’ — meaning the Torah and the Gospel — ‘recognize him,’ meaning they recognize the Messenger of Allah as they recognize their sons, because Allah, Mighty and Majestic, sent down in the Torah, the Gospel, and the Psalms the description of Muhammad (may Allah bless him and his family), the description of his companions, and his migration [2]. And His saying, the Exalted: ‘Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, and those with him are severe against disbelievers, merciful among themselves; you see them bowing down, prostrating themselves, seeking grace from Allah and His pleasure; their marks are in their faces because of the effect of prostration; that is their description in the Torah and their description in the Gospel’ [3] — this is the description of Muhammad the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and his family) in the Torah [and the Gospel] and the description of his companions. When Allah, Mighty and Majestic, sent him, the People of the Book recognized him, as He said, Glorious is His Majesty: ‘So when there came to them what they recognized, they disbelieved in it’ [4].”

Quran references and translations:

مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللّٰهِ...

– al-Fatḥ 48:29

فَلَمّٰا جٰاءَهُمْ مٰا عَرَفُوا كَفَرُوا بِهِ

– al-Baqarah 2:89

قوله تعالى:

فَاسْتَبِقُوا الْخَيْرٰاتِ أَيْنَ مٰا تَكُونُوا يَأْتِ بِكُمُ اللّٰهُ جَمِيعاً إِنَّ اللّٰهَ عَلىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ[148]

M. H. Shakir: “So vie with one another in good works; wherever you are, Allah will bring you all together; surely Allah has power over all things.”

99-/685 _1- مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ-اَلْمَعْرُوفُ بِابْنِ زَيْنَبَ-قَالَ:أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ يُونُسَ،قَالَ:حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الْقُرَشِيُّ،قَالَ:حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ أَبِي الْخَطَّابِ،عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ،عَنْ ضُرَيْسٍ،عَنْ أَبِي خَالِدٍ الْكَابُلِيِّ،عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ،أَوْ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ(عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلاَمُ)،أَنَّهُ قَالَ: «الْفُقَدَاءُ قَوْمٌ يُفْقَدُونَ مِنْ فُرُشِهِمْ فَيُصْبِحُونَ بِمَكَّةَ،وَ هُوَ قَوْلُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ: أَيْنَ مٰا تَكُونُوا يَأْتِ بِكُمُ اللّٰهُ جَمِيعاً ،وَ هُمْ أَصْحَابُ الْقَائِمِ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)».

99-/685 _1- Muhammad b. Ibrahim — known as Ibn Zaynab — said: ‘Abd al-Wahid b. ‘Abdillah b. Yunus informed us, saying: Muhammad b. Ja‘far al-Qurashi narrated to us, saying: Muhammad b. al-Husayn b. Abi al-Khattab narrated to us, from Muhammad b. Sinan, from Zurays, from Abu Khalid al-Kabuli, from ‘Ali b. al-Husayn, or from Muhammad b. ‘Ali (peace be upon them), that he said: “The ‘missing ones’ are a people who are missed from their beds and then find themselves by morning in Mecca. This is Allah’s saying: ‘Wherever you are, Allah will bring you all together,’ and they are the companions of the Qai’m (peace be upon him).”

_2) -تفسير القمّيّ 1:32.

_1) -الغيبة للنعمانيّ:4/313.

[1] الفرقان 25:44

– al-Furqān 25:44

[2] في المصدر:أصحابه و مبعثه و هجرته

– fi al-maṣdar: Aṣḥābihi wa mab‘athihi wa hijratih

[3] الفتح 48:29

– al-Fatḥ 48:29

[4] البقرة 2:89

– al-Baqarah 2:89

99-/686 _2- وَ عَنْهُ،قَالَ:أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ عُقْدَةَ،قَالَ:حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ التَّيْمُلِيُّ،قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ وَ مُحَمَّدٌ ابْنَا عَلِيِّ بْنِ يُوسُفَ،عَنْ سَعْدَانَ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ،عَنْ رَجُلٍ،عَنِ الْمُفَضَّلِ بْنِ عُمَرَ،قَالَ:قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ): «إِذَا أُذِنَ الْإِمَامُ دَعَا اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ بِاسْمِهِ الْعِبْرَانِيِّ،فَانْتُجِبَ لَهُ أَصْحَابُهُ [1]،الثَّلاَثُمِائَةِ وَ ثَلاَثَةَ عَشَرَ،قُزَعاً كَقُزَعِ الْخَرِيفِ [2]،وَ هُمْ أَصْحَابُ الْأَلْوِيَةِ؛مِنْهُمْ مَنْ يُفْتَقَدُ مِنْ فِرَاشِهِ لَيْلاً فَيُصْبِحُ بِمَكَّةَ،وَ مِنْهُمْ مَنْ يُرَى يَسِيرُ فِي السَّحَابِ نَهَاراً،يُعْرَفُ بِاسْمِهِ وَ اسْمِ أَبِيهِ وَ حَسَبِهِ [3] وَ نَسَبِهِ». قُلْتُ:جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ،أَيُّهُمَا أَعْظَمُ إِيمَاناً؟ قَالَ:«الَّذِي يَسِيرُ فِي السَّحَابِ نَهَاراً،وَ هُمُ الْمَفْقُودُونَ،وَ فِيهِمْ نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ: أَيْنَ مٰا تَكُونُوا يَأْتِ بِكُمُ اللّٰهُ جَمِيعاً ».

99-/686 _2- And from him, he said: Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Sa‘id b. ‘Uqdah informed us, saying: ‘Ali b. al-Hasan al-Taymuli narrated to us, saying: al-Hasan and Muhammad, the two sons of ‘Ali b. Yusuf, narrated to us, from Sa‘dan b. Muslim, from a man, from al-Mufaddal b. ‘Umar, who said: Abu ‘Abdillah (peace be upon him) said: “When the Imam is given permission, he will call upon Allah, Mighty and Majestic, by His Hebrew Name, and then his companions are selected for him [1], three hundred and thirteen, in scattered patches like the patches of the autumn clouds [2]. They are the standard-bearers; among them is one who is missed from his bed by night and appears in Mecca by morning, and among them is one who is seen travelling in the clouds by day, known by his name, his father’s name, his lineage [3] and descent.” I said: “May I be your ransom, which of them has greater faith?” He said: “The one who travels in the clouds by day. They are the missing ones, and regarding them this verse was revealed: ‘Wherever you are, Allah will bring you all together.’”

99-/687 _3- وَ عَنْهُ،قَالَ:أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ،قَالَ:حَدَّثَنِي أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ،قَالَ:حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مِهْرَانَ،عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ،عَنْ أَبِيهِ وَ وُهَيْبٍ [4]،عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ،عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ) ،فِي قَوْلِهِ:

فَاسْتَبِقُوا الْخَيْرٰاتِ أَيْنَ مٰا تَكُونُوا يَأْتِ بِكُمُ اللّٰهُ جَمِيعاً قَالَ:«نَزَلَتْ فِي الْقَائِمِ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)وَ أَصْحَابِهِ يَجْتَمِعُونَ عَلَى غَيْرِ مِيعَادٍ».

99-/687 _3- And from him, he said: Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Sa‘id informed us, saying: Ahmad b. Yusuf narrated to me, saying: Isma‘il b. Mihran narrated to us, from al-Hasan b. ‘Ali, from his father and Wuhaib [4], from Abu Basir, from Abu ‘Abdillah (peace be upon him), regarding His saying: “So vie with one another in good works; wherever you are, Allah will bring you all together.” He said: “It was revealed about the Qai’m (peace be upon him) and his companions; they will gather without prior appointment.”

99-/688 _4- وَ عَنْهُ،قَالَ:أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ الْكُلَيْنِيُّ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ،قَالَ:حَدَّثَنِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ هَاشِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ.قَالَ:وَ حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ عِمْرَانَ [5]،عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى.وَ حَدَّثَنِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ غَيْرُهُ،عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ [6]،عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ.وَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْمَوْصِلِيِّ،عَنْ أَبِي عَلِيٍّ أَحْمَدَ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي نَاشِرٍ،عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ هِلاَلٍ،عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ،قَالَ:حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ أَبِي الْمِقْدَامِ،عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ الْجُعْفِيِّ،قَالَ:قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)-فِي حَدِيثٍ يَذْكُرُ فِيهِ عَلاَمَاتِ الْقَائِمِ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)،إِلَى أَنْ قَالَ-:

«فَيَجْمَعُ اللَّهُ لَهُ [7] أَصْحَابَهُ ثَلاَثَمِائَةٍ وَ ثَلاَثَةَ عَشَرَ رَجُلاً،وَ يَجْمَعُهُمُ اللَّهُ لَهُ عَلَى غَيْرِ مِيعَادٍ،قُزَعاً كَقُزَعِ الْخَرِيفِ،وَ هُمْ [1]-يَا جَابِرُ-اَلْآيَةُ الَّتِي ذَكَرَهَا اللَّهُ فِي كِتَابِهِ: أَيْنَ مٰا تَكُونُوا يَأْتِ بِكُمُ اللّٰهُ جَمِيعاً إِنَّ اللّٰهَ عَلىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ فَيُبَايِعُونَهُ بَيْنَ الرُّكْنِ وَ الْمَقَامِ،وَ مَعَهُ عَهْدٌ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ)وَ قَدْ تَوَارَثَتْهُ الْأَبْنَاءُ مِنَ الْآبَاءِ».

99-/688 _4- And from him, he said: Abu Ja‘far Muhammad b. Ya‘qub al-Kulayni said: ‘Ali b. Ibrahim b. Hashim narrated to me, from his father. He said: And Muhammad b. Yahya b. ‘Imran [5] narrated to me, from Ahmad b. Muhammad b. ‘Isa. And ‘Ali b. Muhammad and others narrated to me, from Sahl b. Ziyad [6], from al-Hasan b. Mahbub. And ‘Abd al-Wahid b. ‘Abdillah al-Mawsili narrated to us, from Abu ‘Ali Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Abi Nashir, from Ahmad b. Hilal, from al-Hasan b. Mahbub, who said: ‘Amr b. Abi al-Miqdam narrated to us, from Jabir b. Yazid al-Ju‘fi, who said: Abu Ja‘far (peace be upon him) — in a narration in which he mentions the signs of the Qai’m (peace be upon him) — said: “Allah will gather for him his companions, three hundred and thirteen men, and Allah will gather them for him without prior appointment, in scattered patches like the patches of the autumn clouds, and they — O Jabir — are the verse which Allah mentioned in His Book: ‘Wherever you are, Allah will bring you all together; surely Allah has power over all things.’ They will pledge allegiance to him between the Rukn and the Maqam, and with him is a covenant from the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and his family) which the sons have inherited from the fathers.”

99-/689 _5- ابْنُ بَابَوَيْهِ،قَالَ:حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى الْعَطَّارُ(رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ)،قَالَ:حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي،عَنْ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ أَبِي الْخَطَّابِ،عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ،عَنْ أَبِي خَالِدٍ الْقَمَّاطِ،عَنْ ضُرَيْسٍ،عَنْ أَبِي خَالِدٍ الْكَابُلِيِّ،عَنْ سَيِّدِ الْعَابِدِينَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)قَالَ: «الْمَفْقُودُونَ مِنْ فُرُشِهِمْ ثَلاَثُمِائَةٍ وَ ثَلاَثَةَ عَشَرَ رَجُلاً،عِدَّةَ أَهْلِ بَدْرٍ، فَيُصْبِحُونَ بِمَكَّةَ،وَ هُوَ قَوْلُهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ: أَيْنَ مٰا تَكُونُوا يَأْتِ بِكُمُ اللّٰهُ جَمِيعاً وَ هُمْ أَصْحَابُ الْقَائِمِ».

99-/689 _5- Ibn Bābawayh said: Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Yahya al-‘Attar (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated to us, saying: My father narrated to us, from Muhammad b. al-Husayn b. Abi al-Khattab, from Muhammad b. Sinan, from Abu Khalid al-Qammat, from Zurays, from Abu Khalid al-Kabuli, from the Chief of the Worshipers ‘Ali b. al-Husayn (peace be upon him), who said: “Those missing from their beds are three hundred and thirteen men, the number of the people of Badr. They will be in Mecca by morning. This is His saying, Mighty and Majestic: ‘Wherever you are, Allah will bring you all together,’ and they are the companions of the Qai’m.”

99-/690 _6- عَنْهُ،قَالَ:حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ مَاجِيلَوَيْهِ(رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ)،قَالَ:حَدَّثَنِي عَمِّي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي الْقَاسِمِ [2]، عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْبَرْقِيِّ [3]،عَنْ أَبِيهِ،عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ،عَنِ الْمُفَضَّلِ بْنِ عُمَرَ،قَالَ:قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ): «لَقَدْ نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ فِي الْمَفْقُودِينَ [4] مِنْ أَصْحَابِ الْقَائِمِ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)،قَوْلُهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ: أَيْنَ مٰا تَكُونُوا يَأْتِ بِكُمُ اللّٰهُ جَمِيعاً إِنَّهُمُ الْمَفْقُودُونَ فِي [5] فُرُشِهِمْ لَيْلاً فَيُصْبِحُونَ بِمَكَّةَ،وَ بَعْضُهُمْ يَسِيرُ فِي السَّحَابِ نَهَاراً،يُعْرَفُ بِاسْمِهِ وَ اسْمِ أَبِيهِ وَ حِلْيَتِهِ وَ نَسَبِهِ». قَالَ:فَقُلْتُ:جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ،أَيُّهُمْ أَعْظَمُ إِيمَاناً؟قَالَ:«الَّذِي يَسِيرُ فِي السَّحَابِ نَهَاراً».

99-/690 _6- From him, he said: Muhammad b. ‘Ali Mājīlawaih (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated to us, saying: My uncle Muhammad b. Abi al-Qasim [2], from Ahmad b. Abi ‘Abdillah al-Barqi [3], from his father, from Muhammad b. Sinan, from al-Mufaddal b. ‘Umar, who said: Abu ‘Abdillah (peace be upon him) said: “Indeed this verse was revealed about the missing ones [4] from among the companions of the Qai’m (peace be upon him) — His saying, Mighty and Majestic: ‘Wherever you are, Allah will bring you all together.’ They are those missing from their beds [5] by night and by morning they are in Mecca; and some of them travel in the clouds by day, known by his name, his father’s name, his adornment, and his lineage.” He said: “I asked: May I be your ransom, which of them has greater faith?” He said: “The one who travels in the clouds by day.”

99-/691 _7- مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ:عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ،عَنْ أَبِيهِ،عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ،عَنْ مَنْصُورِ بْنِ يُونُسَ،عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ جَابِرٍ،عَنْ أَبِي خَالِدٍ،عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ) [6]،فِي قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ: فَاسْتَبِقُوا الْخَيْرٰاتِ أَيْنَ مٰا تَكُونُوا يَأْتِ بِكُمُ اللّٰهُ جَمِيعاً . قَالَ:«الْخَيْرَاتُ الْوَلاَيَةُ،وَ قَوْلُهُ: أَيْنَ مٰا تَكُونُوا يَأْتِ بِكُمُ اللّٰهُ جَمِيعاً يَعْنِي أَصْحَابَ الْقَائِمِ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ) الثَّلاَثَمِائَةِ وَ الْبِضْعَةَ عَشَرَ رَجُلاً-قَالَ-«هُمْ وَ اللَّهِ الْأُمَّةُ الْمَعْدُودَةُ-قَالَ-:يَجْتَمِعُونَ وَ اللَّهِ فِي سَاعَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ قُزَعاً كَقُزَعِ الْخَرِيفِ».

99-/691 _7- Muhammad b. Ya‘qub: from ‘Ali b. Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr, from Mansur b. Yunus, from Isma‘il b. Jabir, from Abu Khalid, from Abu ‘Abdillah (peace be upon him) [6], regarding Allah’s saying: “So vie with one another in good works; wherever you are, Allah will bring you all together.” He said: “The ‘good works’ are the guardianship (wilayah). And His saying, ‘Wherever you are, Allah will bring you all together’ refers to the companions of the Qai’m (peace be upon him) — the three hundred and some odd men.” He said: “By Allah, they are the numbered nation.” He said: “By Allah, they gather in one hour, in scattered patches like the patches of the autumn clouds.”

99-/692 _8- عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ،قَالَ:حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي،عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ،عَنْ مَنْصُورِ بْنِ يُونُسَ،عَنْ أَبِي خَالِدٍ الْكَابُلِيِّ،قَالَ:قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)-فِي حَدِيثٍ يَذْكُرُ فِيهِ خُرُوجَ الْقَائِمِ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)-قَالَ: «ثُمَّ يَنْتَهِي إِلَى الْمَقَامِ فَيُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ،وَ يَنْشُدُ اللَّهَ حَقَّهُ». ثُمَّ قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ):هُوَ-وَ اللَّهِ-اَلْمُضْطَرُّ فِي قَوْلِهِ: أَمَّنْ يُجِيبُ الْمُضْطَرَّ إِذٰا دَعٰاهُ وَ يَكْشِفُ السُّوءَ وَ يَجْعَلُكُمْ خُلَفٰاءَ الْأَرْضِ [1]فَيَكُونُ أَوَّلَ مَنْ يُبَايِعُهُ جَبْرَئِيلُ،ثُمَّ الثَّلاَثُمِائَةِ وَ الثَّلاَثَةَ عَشَرَ رَجُلاً؛فَمَنْ كَانَ ابْتُلِيَ بِالْمَسِيرِ وَافَاهُ،وَ مَنْ لَمْ يُبْتَلَ بِالْمَسِيرِ فُقِدَ عَنْ فِرَاشِهِ،وَ هُوَ قَوْلُ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ):هُمُ الْمَفْقُودُونَ عَنْ فُرُشِهِمْ، وَ ذَلِكَ قَوْلُ اللَّهِ: فَاسْتَبِقُوا الْخَيْرٰاتِ أَيْنَ مٰا تَكُونُوا يَأْتِ بِكُمُ اللّٰهُ جَمِيعاً -قَالَ-:اَلْخَيْرَاتُ الْوَلاَيَةُ».

99-/692 _8- ‘Ali b. Ibrahim said: My father narrated to me, from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr, from Mansur b. Yunus, from Abu Khalid al-Kabuli, who said: Abu Ja‘far (peace be upon him) — in a narration in which he mentions the emergence of the Qai’m (peace be upon him) — said: “Then he will arrive at the Maqam, pray two rak‘ahs, and beseech Allah for His right.” Then Abu Ja‘far (peace be upon him) said: “By Allah, he is the distressed one (al-mudtarr) in His saying: ‘Or, Who answers the distressed one when he calls on Him and removes the evil, and He will make you successors in the earth?’ [1] The first to pledge allegiance to him will be Jibra’il, then the three hundred and thirteen men. Whoever has been tested by travelling will reach him, and whoever has not been tested by travelling will be missing from his bed. This is the saying of the Commander of the Faithful (peace be upon him): ‘They are those missing from their beds.’ And that is the saying of Allah: ‘So vie with one another in good works; wherever you are, Allah will bring you all together’ — and he said: ‘The good works (al-khayrat) are the guardianship (wilayah).’”

Quran references and translations:

أَمَّنْ يُجِيبُ الْمُضْطَرَّ...

– al-Naml 27:62

فَاسْتَبِقُوا الْخَيْرَاتِ...

– al-Baqarah 2:148

99-/693 _9- أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَرِيرٍ الطَّبَرِيُّ فِي(مُسْنَدِ فَاطِمَةَ)،قَالَ:حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الْحُسَيْنِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، قَالَ:حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي هَارُونَ بْنُ مُوسَى [2] بْنِ أَحْمَدَ(رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ)،قَالَ:حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ النَّهَاوَنْدِيُّ،قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ الْقُمِّيُّ الْقَطَّانُ-اَلْمَعْرُوفُ بِابْنِ الْخَزَّازِ-قَالَ:حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْخُرَاسَانِيِّ،قَالَ:حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْحُسَيْنِ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الزُّهْرِيُّ [3]،قَالَ:حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو حَسَّانَ [4] سَعِيدُ ابْنُ جَنَاحٍ،عَنْ مَسْعَدَةَ [5] بْنِ صَدَقَةَ،عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ،عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)-فِي حَدِيثٍ يَذْكُرُ فِيهِ رِجَالَ الْقَائِمِ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)مِنَ الْبُلْدَانِ-قَالَ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ): «إِنَّ أَصْحَابَ الْقَائِمِ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)يَلْقَى بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضاً كَأَنَّهُمْ بَنُو أَبٍ وَ أُمٍّ،وَ إِنِ افْتَرَقُوا افْتَرَقُوا عِشَاءً وَ الْتَقَوْا غُدْوَةً،وَ ذَلِكَ تَأْوِيلُ هَذِهِ الْآيَةِ: فَاسْتَبِقُوا الْخَيْرٰاتِ أَيْنَ مٰا تَكُونُوا يَأْتِ بِكُمُ اللّٰهُ جَمِيعاً .

قَالَ أَبُو بَصِيرٍ:قُلْتُ:جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ،لَيْسَ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُؤْمِنٌ غَيْرُهُمْ؟ قَالَ:«بَلَى،وَ لَكِنْ هَذِهِ الَّتِي يُخْرِجُ اللَّهُ فِيهَا الْقَائِمَ،وَ هُمُ النُّجَبَاءُ وَ الْقُضَاةُ وَ الْحُكَّامُ وَ الْفُقَهَاءُ فِي الدِّينِ،يَمْسَحُ اللَّهُ بُطُونَهُمْ وَ ظُهُورَهُمْ فَلاَ يَشْتَبِهُ عَلَيْهِمْ حُكْمٌ».

99-/693 _9- Abu Ja‘far Muhammad b. Jarir al-Tabari, in (Musnad Fatimah), said: Abu al-Husayn Muhammad b. Harun narrated to me, saying: My father Harun b. Musa b. Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him) narrated to us, saying: Abu ‘Ali al-Hasan b. Muhammad al-Nahawandi narrated to us, saying: Abu Ja‘far Muhammad b. Ibrahim b. ‘Ubaydillah al-Qummi al-Qattan — known as Ibn al-Khazzaz — narrated to us, saying: Muhammad b. Ziyad, from Abu ‘Abdillah al-Khurasani, said: Abu al-Husayn ‘Abdullah b. al-Hasan al-Zuhri [3] narrated to us, saying: Abu Hassan Sa‘id b. Janah [4], from Mas‘adah b. Sadaqah [5], from Abu Basir, from Abu ‘Abdillah (peace be upon him) — in a narration in which he mentions the men of the Qai’m (peace be upon him) from the lands — said: “The companions of the Qai’m (peace be upon him) meet one another as if they are sons of one father and mother. If they separate in the evening, they meet in the morning. That is the interpretation of this verse: ‘So vie with one another in good works; wherever you are, Allah will bring you all together.’”

Abu Basir said: I asked: “May I be your ransom, will there be no believer on the earth that day other than them?” He said: “Indeed, but these are those through whom Allah brings forth the Qai’m. They are the nobles, the judges, the rulers, and the jurists in religion. Allah wipes their bellies and their backs, so no judgment is confused for them.”

99-/694 _10- الْعَيَّاشِيُّ:عَنْ جَابِرٍ الْجُعْفِيِّ،عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)،يَقُولُ: «الْزَمِ الْأَرْضَ،لاَ تُحَرِّكْ يَدَكَ وَ لاَ رِجْلَكَ أَبَداً حَتَّى تَرَى عَلاَمَاتٍ أَذْكُرُهَا لَكَ فِي سَنَةٍ وَ تَرَى مُنَادِياً يُنَادِي بِدِمَشْقَ،وَ خَسْفاً بِقَرْيَةٍ مِنْ قُرَاهَا،وَ تَسْقُطُ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْ مَسْجِدِهَا،فَإِذَا رَأَيْتَ التُّرْكَ جَازُوهَا،فَأَقْبَلَتِ التُّرْكُ حَتَّى نَزَلَتِ الْجَزِيرَةَ [6]،وَ أَقْبَلَتِ الرُّومُ حَتَّى نَزَلَتِ الرَّمْلَةَ [7]،وَ هِيَ سَنَةُ اخْتِلاَفٍ فِي كُلِّ أَرْضٍ مِنْ أَرْضِ الْعَرَبِ.

99-/694 _10- Al-‘Ayyashi: from Jabir al-Ju‘fi, from Abu Ja‘far (peace be upon him), who says: “Adhere to the ground; never move your hand or your foot until you see signs I will mention to you within a year: you will see a caller calling in Damascus, a sinking in one of its villages, and a section of its mosque will collapse. When you see the Turks crossing it, the Turks will advance until they camp in al-Jazirah [6], and the Romans will advance until they camp in al-Ramlah [7]. That will be a year of discord in every land of the Arabs.”

وَ إِنَّ أَهْلَ الشَّامِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ عَلَى ثَلاَثِ رَايَاتٍ:اَلْأَصْهَبِ [1]،وَ الْأَبْقَعِ [2]،وَ السُّفْيَانِيِّ،مَعَ بَنِي ذَنَبِ الْحِمَارِ مُضَرُ،وَ مَعَ السُّفْيَانِيِّ أَخْوَالُهُ مِنْ كَلْبٍ،فَيَظْهَرُ السُّفْيَانِيُّ وَ مَنْ مَعَهُ عَلَى بَنِي ذَنَبِ الْحِمَارِ حَتَّى يُقْتَلُوا قَتْلاً لَمْ يَقْتُلْهُ شَيْءٌ قَطُّ.وَ يَحْضُرُ رَجُلٌ بِدِمَشْقَ،فَيُقْتَلُ هُوَ وَ مَنْ مَعَهُ قَتْلاً لَمْ يَقْتُلْهُ شَيْءٌ قَطُّ،وَ هُوَ مِنْ بَنِي ذَنَبِ الْحِمَارِ،وَ هِيَ الْآيَةُ الَّتِي يَقُولُ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى: فَاخْتَلَفَ الْأَحْزٰابُ مِنْ بَيْنِهِمْ فَوَيْلٌ لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مِنْ مَشْهَدِ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ [3].

And the people of al-Sham will then differ under three banners: the red-haired [1], the piebald [2], and the Sufyani, along with Banu Dhanab al-Himar of Mudar; with the Sufyani are his maternal uncles from (the tribe of) Kalb. The Sufyani and those with him will prevail over Banu Dhanab al-Himar until they are killed in a manner never seen before. A man will appear in Damascus, and he and those with him will be killed in a manner never seen before; he is from Banu Dhanab al-Himar. This is the sign about which Allah, Blessed and Exalted, says: “But the parties differed among themselves; so woe to those who disbelieve because of presence on the great day.” [3]

Quran reference and translation:

فَاخْتَلَفَ الْأَحْزَابُ...

– Maryam 19:37

وَ يَظْهَرُ السُّفْيَانِيُّ وَ مَنْ مَعَهُ حَتَّى لاَ يَكُونَ لَهُ هِمَّةٌ إِلاَّ آلَ مُحَمَّدٍ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ)وَ شِيعَتَهُمْ،فَيَبْعَثُ-وَ اللَّهِ-بَعْثاً إِلَى الْكُوفَةِ،فَيُصَابُ بِأُنَاسٍ مِنْ شِيعَةِ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ بِالْكُوفَةِ قَتْلاً وَ صَلْباً،وَ تُقْبِلُ رَايَةٌ مِنْ خُرَاسَانَ حَتَّى تَنْزِلَ سَاحِلَ الدِّجْلَةِ، يَخْرُجُ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمَوَالِي ضَعِيفٌ وَ مَنْ تَبِعَهُ فَيُصَابُ بِظَهْرِ الْكُوفَةِ،وَ يَبْعَثُ بَعْثاً إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَيَقْتُلُ بِهَا رَجُلاً،وَ يَهْرُبُ الْمَهْدِيُّ وَ الْمَنْصُورُ مِنْهَا،وَ يُؤْخَذُ آلُ مُحَمَّدٍ صَغِيرُهُمْ وَ كَبِيرُهُمْ،لاَ يُتْرَكُ مِنْهُمْ أَحَدٌ إِلاَّ حُبِسَ،وَ يَخْرُجُ الْجَيْشُ فِي طَلَبِ الرَّجُلَيْنِ.

The Sufyani and those with him will rise until he has no concern except the family of Muhammad (may Allah bless him and his family) and their Shia. By Allah, he will dispatch a force to Kufah, and people from the Shia of the family of Muhammad in Kufah will be afflicted with killing and crucifixion. A banner will approach from Khurasan until it descends to the bank of the Tigris. A weak man from the mawali will go out with those who follow him, and he will be struck down on the outskirts of Kufah. He will send a force to Medina and a man will be killed there; the Mahdi and the Mansur will flee from it. The family of Muhammad, young and old, will be seized; none of them will be left without being imprisoned. The army will go out pursuing the two men.

وَ يَخْرُجُ الْمَهْدِيُّ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)مِنْهَا عَلَى سُنَّةِ مُوسَى(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)خَائِفاً يَتَرَقَّبُ حَتَّى يَقْدَمَ مَكَّةَ،وَ يُقْبِلُ الْجَيْشُ حَتَّى إِذَا نَزَلُوا الْبَيْدَاءَ [4]-وَ هُوَ جَيْشُ الْهَلاَكِ [5]-خُسِفَ بِهِمْ،فَلاَ يُفْلِتُ مِنْهُمْ إِلاَّ مُخْبِرٌ،فَيَقُومُ الْقَائِمُ بَيْنَ الرُّكْنِ وَ الْمَقَامِ فَيُصَلِّي وَ يَنْصَرِفُ،وَ مَعَهُ وَزِيرُهُ،فَيَقُولُ:يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ،إِنَّا نَسْتَنْصِرُ اللَّهَ عَلَى مَنْ ظَلَمَنَا وَ سَلَبَ حَقَّنَا،مَنْ يُحَاجُّنَا فِي اللَّهِ فَإِنَّا أَوْلَى بِاللَّهِ،وَ مَنْ يُحَاجُّنَا فِي آدَمَ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)فَإِنَّا أَوْلَى النَّاسِ بِآدَمَ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)،وَ مَنْ حَاجَّنَا فِي نُوحٍ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)فَإِنَّا أَوْلَى النَّاسِ بِنُوحٍ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)،وَ مَنْ حَاجَّنَا فِي إِبْرَاهِيمَ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)فَإِنَّا أَوْلَى النَّاسِ بِإِبْرَاهِيمَ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)، وَ مَنْ حَاجَّنَا فِي مُحَمَّدٍ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ)فَإِنَّا أَوْلَى النَّاسِ بِمُحَمَّدٍ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ)،وَ مَنْ حَاجَّنَا فِي النَّبِيِّينَ فَنَحْنُ أَوْلَى النَّاسِ بِالنَّبِيِّينَ،وَ مَنْ حَاجَّنَا فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ فَنَحْنُ أَوْلَى النَّاسِ بِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ.إِنَّا نَشْهَدُ وَ كُلُّ مُسْلِمٍ الْيَوْمَ أَنَّا قَدْ ظُلِمْنَا، وَ طُرِدْنَا،وَ بُغِيَ عَلَيْنَا،وَ أُخْرِجْنَا مِنْ دِيَارِنَا وَ أَمْوَالِنَا وَ أَهْلِينَا،وَ قُهِرْنَا،أَلاَ إِنَّا نَسْتَنْصِرُ اللَّهَ الْيَوْمَ وَ كُلُّ مُسْلِمٍ.

The Mahdi (peace be upon him) will depart from it according to the way of Moses (peace be upon him), fearful and watchful, until he arrives in Mecca. The army will advance until, when they camp at al-Bayda’ [4] — which is the army of destruction [5] — the earth will swallow them, and none will escape except a news bearer. The Qai’m will stand between the Rukn and the Maqam, pray and then depart, and his minister will be with him. He will say: “O people, we seek the help of Allah against those who have wronged us and taken our right. Whoever argues with us concerning Allah — we are the ones most entitled to Allah. Whoever argues with us concerning Adam (peace be upon him) — we are the people most entitled to Adam. Whoever argues with us concerning Noah (peace be upon him) — we are the people most entitled to Noah. Whoever argues with us concerning Abraham (peace be upon him) — we are the people most entitled to Abraham. Whoever argues with us concerning Muhammad (may Allah bless him and his family) — we are the people most entitled to Muhammad. Whoever argues with us concerning the prophets — we are the people most entitled to the prophets. Whoever argues with us concerning the Book of Allah — we are the people most entitled to the Book of Allah. We and every Muslim today bear witness that we have been wronged, expelled, aggressed upon, driven out from our homes, our property, and our families, and subjugated. Verily we seek the help of Allah today, and every Muslim.”

وَ يَجِيءُ-وَ اللَّهِ-ثَلاَثُ مِائَةٍ وَ بِضْعَةَ عَشَرَ رَجُلاً،فِيهِمْ خَمْسُونَ امْرَأَةً،يَجْتَمِعُونَ بِمَكَّةَ عَلَى غَيْرِ مِيعَادٍ،قُزَعاً كَقُزَعِ الْخَرِيفِ،يَتْبَعُ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضاً،وَ هِيَ الْآيَةُ الَّتِي قَالَ اللَّهُ: أَيْنَ مٰا تَكُونُوا يَأْتِ بِكُمُ اللّٰهُ جَمِيعاً إِنَّ اللّٰهَ عَلىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ فَيَقُولُ رَجُلٌ مِنْ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ):اُخْرُجْ مِنْهَا،فَهِيَ الْقَرْيَةُ الظَّالِمُ أَهْلُهَا.

By Allah, there will come three hundred and some odd men, among them fifty women, gathering in Mecca without prior appointment, in scattered patches like the patches of the autumn clouds, each following the other. That is the verse which Allah said: “Wherever you are, Allah will bring you all together; surely Allah has power over all things.” A man from the family of Muhammad (may Allah bless him and his family) will say: “Leave it, for it is a town whose people are wrongdoers.”

ثُمَّ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ مَكَّةَ هُوَ وَ مَنْ مَعَهُ الثَّلاَثُ مِائَةٍ وَ بِضْعَةَ عَشَرَ يُبَايِعُونَهُ بَيْنَ الرُّكْنِ وَ الْمَقَامِ،وَ مَعَهُ عَهْدُ نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ)وَ رَايَتُهُ،وَ سِلاَحُهُ،وَ وَزِيرُهُ مَعَهُ،فَيُنَادِي الْمُنَادِي بِمَكَّةَ بِاسْمِهِ وَ أَمْرِهِ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ،حَتَّى يَسْمَعُهُ أَهْلُ الْأَرْضِ كُلُّهُمْ:اِسْمُهُ اسْمُ نَبِيٍّ،إِنْ [1] أَشْكَلَ عَلَيْكُمْ فَلَمْ يُشْكِلْ عَلَيْكُمْ عَهْدُ نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ)،وَ رَايَتُهُ،وَ سِلاَحُهُ، وَ النَّفْسُ الزَّكِيَّةُ مِنْ وُلْدِ الْحُسَيْنِ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)،فَإِنْ أَشْكَلَ عَلَيْكُمْ هَذَا فَلاَ يُشْكِلُ عَلَيْكُمُ الصَّوْتُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ بِاسْمِهِ وَ أَمْرِهِ،وَ إِيَّاكَ وَ شُذَّاذاً مِنْ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ،فَإِنَّ لِآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ عَلِيٍّ(عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلاَمُ)رَايَةً،وَ لِغَيْرِهِمْ رَايَاتٍ،فَالْزَمِ الْأَرْضَ وَ لاَ تَتْبَعْ مِنْهُمْ رَجُلاً أَبَداً حَتَّى تَرَى رَجُلاً مِنْ وُلْدِ الْحُسَيْنِ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)،مَعَهُ عَهْدُ نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ)وَ رَايَتُهُ وَ سِلاَحُهُ،فَإِنَّ عَهْدَ نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ)صَارَ عِنْدَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ(عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلاَمُ)،ثُمَّ صَارَ عِنْدَ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ،(عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلاَمُ)،وَ يَفْعَلُ اللَّهُ مَا يَشَاءُ،فَالْزَمْ هَؤُلاَءِ أَبَداً،وَ إِيَّاكَ وَ مَنْ ذَكَرْتُ لَكَ.

Then he will depart from Mecca, he and those with him — the three hundred and some odd — who will pledge allegiance to him between the Rukn and the Maqam; with him will be the covenant of the Prophet of Allah (may Allah bless him and his family), his banner, and his weapon, and his minister with him. A caller will call out in Mecca from the sky with his name and his command, until all the people of the earth hear it: “His name is the name of a prophet.” If this is unclear to you, then the covenant of the Prophet of Allah (may Allah bless him and his family), his banner, his weapon, and the Pure Soul (al-Nafs al-Zakiyyah) from the descendants of al-Husayn (peace be upon him) are not unclear to you. If this is unclear to you, the call from the sky with his name and his command will not be unclear to you. Beware the odd claimants from among the family of Muhammad, for the family of Muhammad and ‘Ali (peace be upon them) have one banner, and others have banners. Adhere to the ground, and do not follow any man from them ever until you see a man from the descendants of al-Husayn (peace be upon him) with the covenant of the Prophet of Allah (may Allah bless him and his family), his banner, and his weapon. The covenant of the Prophet of Allah (may Allah bless him and his family) came to ‘Ali b. al-Husayn (peace be upon them), then it came to Muhammad b. ‘Ali (peace be upon them), and Allah does what He wills. So adhere to these always, and beware of those I have mentioned to you.

فَإِذَا خَرَجَ رَجُلٌ مِنْهُمْ مَعَهُ ثَلاَثُمِائَةٍ وَ بِضْعَةَ عَشَرَ رَجُلاً،وَ مَعَهُ رَايَةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ)،عَامِداً إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ حَتَّى يَمُرَّ بِالْبَيْدَاءِ حَتَّى يَقُولَ:هَذَا مَكَانُ الْقَوْمِ الَّذِينَ يُخْسَفُ بِهِمْ،وَ هِيَ الْآيَةُ الَّتِي قَالَ اللَّهُ: أَ فَأَمِنَ الَّذِينَ مَكَرُوا السَّيِّئٰاتِ أَنْ يَخْسِفَ اللّٰهُ بِهِمُ الْأَرْضَ أَوْ يَأْتِيَهُمُ الْعَذٰابُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لاٰ يَشْعُرُونَ* أَوْ يَأْخُذَهُمْ فِي تَقَلُّبِهِمْ فَمٰا هُمْ بِمُعْجِزِينَ [2].

When a man from among them goes out with three hundred and some odd men, and with him is the banner of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and his family), heading toward Medina, until he passes through al-Bayda’ and says: “This is the place of the people who will be swallowed up.” It is the verse that Allah said: “Are they then secure who plan evil (deeds) that Allah will not cause the earth to swallow them or that the punishment will not come upon them from whence they do not perceive? Or that He may not seize them in their going to and fro so that there shall be no escape for them?” [2]

Quran reference and translation:

al-Naḥl 16:45–46

M. H. Shakir: (as above)

فَإِذَا قَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةَ أَخْرَجَ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ الشَّجَرِيِّ عَلَى سُنَّةَ يُوسُفَ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)،ثُمَّ يَأْتِي الْكُوفَةَ فَيُطِيلُ بِهَا الْمَكْثَ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَمْكُثَ حَتَّى يَظْهَرَ عَلَيْهَا،ثُمَّ يَسِيرُ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَ الْعَذْرَاءَ [3] هُوَ وَ مَنْ مَعَهُ،وَ قَدْ لَحِقَ بِهِ نَاسٌ كَثِيرٌ،وَ السُّفْيَانِيُّ يَوْمَئِذٍ بِوَادِي الرَّمْلَةِ،حَتَّى إِذَا الْتَقَوْا-وَ هُوَ يَوْمُ الْأَبْدَالِ-يَخْرُجُ أُنَاسٌ كَانُوا مَعَ السُّفْيَانِيِّ مِنْ شِيعَةِ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ،وَ يَخْرُجُ نَاسٌ كَانُوا مَعَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ إِلَى السُّفْيَانِيِّ،فَهُمْ مِنْ شِيعَتِهِ حَتَّى يَلْحَقُوا بِهِمْ،وَ يَخْرُجُ كُلُّ أُنَاسٍ إِلَى رَايَتِهِمْ،وَ هُوَ يَوْمُ الْأَبْدَالِ.

When he reaches Medina he will bring out Muhammad b. al-Shajari according to the way of Joseph (peace be upon him). Then he will come to Kufah and remain there as long as Allah wills him to remain, until he prevails over it. Then he will move until he reaches al-‘Adhra’ [3], he and those with him, and many people will have joined him. The Sufyani will be that day in the Valley of al-Ramlah. When they meet — it is the Day of the Abdāl — people who were with the Sufyani yet are from the Shia of the family of Muhammad will come out (to the Imam), and people who were with the family of Muhammad will go over to the Sufyani, becoming from his Shia until they join them; and every group will go to its banner — this is the Day of the Abdāl.

قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ):وَ يُقْتَلُ يَوْمَئِذٍ السُّفْيَانِيُّ وَ مَنْ مَعَهُ حَتَّى لاَ يُتْرَكُ مِنْهُمْ مُخْبِرٌ،وَ الْخَائِبُ يَوْمَئِذٍ مَنْ خَابَ مِنْ غَنِيمَةِ بَنِي كَلْبٍ،ثُمَّ يُقْبِلُ إِلَى الْكُوفَةِ فَيَكُونُ مَنْزِلُهُ بِهَا،فَلاَ يَتْرُكُ عَبْداً مُسْلِماً إِلاَّ اشْتَرَاهُ وَ أَعْتَقَهُ،وَ لاَ غَارِماً إِلاَّ قَضَى دَيْنَهُ،وَ لاَ مَظْلِمَةً لِأَحَدٍ مِنَ النَّاسِ إِلاَّ رَدَّهَا،وَ لاَ يُقْتَلُ مِنْهُ عَبْدٌ إِلاَّ أَدَّى ثَمَنَهُ،دِيَةً مُسَلَّمَةً إِلَى أَهْلِهِ [4]،وَ لاَ يُقْتَلُ قَتِيلٌ إِلاَّ قَضَى عَنْهُ دَيْنَهُ،وَ أَلْحَقَ عِيَالَهُ فِي الْعَطَاءِ،حَتَّى يَمْلَأَ الْأَرْضَ قِسْطاً وَ عَدْلاً،كَمَا مُلِئَتْ ظُلْماً وَ جَوْراً وَ عُدْوَاناً.

Amir al-Mu’minin (peace be upon him) said: “The Sufyani and those with him will be killed that day until none remains to tell the tale. The deprived on that day is he who misses the spoils of Banu Kalb. Then he will proceed to Kufah, and his residence will be there. He will not leave any Muslim slave without purchasing and freeing him, nor any debtor without paying his debt, nor any injustice to anyone without restoring it. If a slave is killed by his followers, he will pay his price as blood-money to his family [4]. If anyone is slain, he will settle his debts and enroll his dependents in the stipend, until he fills the earth with equity and justice as it had been filled with injustice, oppression, and aggression.”

وَ يَسْكُنُ هُوَ وَ أَهْلُ بَيْتِهِ الرُّحْبَةَ [5]،وَ الرُّحْبَةُ إِنَّمَا كَانَتْ مَسْكَنَ نُوحٍ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)،وَ هِيَ أَرْضٌ طَيِّبَةٌ،وَ لاَ يَسْكُنُ الرَّجُلُ مِنْ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ(عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلاَمُ)وَ لاَ يُقْتَلُ إِلاَّ بِأَرْضٍ طَيِّبَةٍ زَاكِيَةٍ،فَهُمُ الْأَوْصِيَاءُ الطَّيِّبُونَ».

He and his household will reside in al-Rahbah [5]. Al-Rahbah was the dwelling of Noah (peace be upon him); it is a good land. No man from the family of Muhammad (peace be upon them) dwells or is slain except in a pure and blessed land; they are the pure legatees.

99-/695 _11-  عَنْ أَبِي سُمَيْنَةَ،عَنْ مَوْلًى لِأَبِي الْحَسَنِ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)،قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)عَنْ قَوْلِهِ:

أَيْنَ مٰا تَكُونُوا يَأْتِ بِكُمُ اللّٰهُ جَمِيعاً .قَالَ:«وَ ذَلِكَ-وَ اللَّهِ-أَنْ لَوْ قَدْ قَامَ قَائِمُنَا يَجْمَعُ اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ شِيعَتَنَا مِنْ جَمِيعِ الْبُلْدَانِ».

99-/695 _11- From Abu Sumaynah, from a servant of Abu al-Hasan (peace be upon him), who said: I asked Abu al-Hasan (peace be upon him) about His saying: “Wherever you are, Allah will bring you all together.” He said: “By Allah, that is that when our Qai’m arises, Allah will gather to him our Shia from all the lands.”

99-/696 _12- عَنِ الْمُفَضَّلِ بْنِ عُمَرَ،قَالَ:قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ): «إِذَا أُذِنَ الْإِمَامُ دَعَا اللَّهَ بِاسْمِهِ الْعِبْرَانِيِّ الْأَكْبَرِ،فَانْتُجِبَ [1] لَهُ أَصْحَابُهُ الثَّلاَثُمِائَةِ وَ الثَّلاَثَةَ عَشَرَ،قُزَعاً كَقُزَعِ الْخَرِيفِ؛وَ هُمْ أَصْحَابُ الْوَلاَيَةِ،وَ مِنْهُمْ مَنْ يُفْتَقَدُ مِنْ فِرَاشِهِ لَيْلاً فَيُصْبِحُ بِمَكَّةَ،وَ مِنْهُمْ مَنْ يُرَى يَسِيرُ فِي السَّحَابِ نَهَاراً،يُعْرَفُ بِاسْمِهِ وَ اسْمِ أَبِيهِ وَ حَسَبِهِ وَ نَسَبِهِ». قُلْتُ:جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ،أَيُّهُمْ أَعْظَمُ إِيمَاناً؟ قَالَ:«الَّذِي يَسِيرُ فِي السَّحَابِ نَهَاراً،وَ هُمُ الْمَفْقُودُونَ،وَ فِيهِمْ نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ: أَيْنَ مٰا تَكُونُوا يَأْتِ بِكُمُ اللّٰهُ جَمِيعاً ».

99-/696 _12- From al-Mufaddal b. ‘Umar, who said: Abu ‘Abdillah (peace be upon him) said: “When the Imam is given permission, he will call upon Allah by His Greatest Hebrew Name, and his companions — three hundred and thirteen — will be selected for him, in scattered patches like the patches of the autumn clouds; they are the people of guardianship (wilayah). Among them is one who is missed from his bed by night and finds himself by morning in Mecca; among them is one who is seen travelling in the clouds by day, known by his name, his father’s name, his lineage and descent.” I said: “May I be your ransom, which of them has greater faith?” He said: “The one who travels in the clouds by day. They are the missing ones, and regarding them this verse was revealed: ‘Wherever you are, Allah will bring you all together.’”

99-/697 _13- الشَّيْخُ الْمُفِيدُ فِي كِتَابِ(الْإِخْتِصَاصِ)عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ أَبِي الْمِقْدَامِ،عَنْ جَابِرٍ الْجُعْفِيِّ،قَالَ:قَالَ لِي أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ): «يَا جَابِرُ،الْزَمِ الْأَرْضَ،وَ لاَ تُحَرِّكْ يَداً وَ لاَ رِجْلاً حَتَّى تَرَى عَلاَمَاتٍ أَذْكُرُهَا لَكَ إِنْ أَدْرَكْتَهَا:أَوَّلُهَا اخْتِلاَفُ وُلْدِ فُلاَنٍ،وَ مَا أَرَاكَ تُدْرِكُ ذَلِكَ،وَ لَكِنْ حَدِّثْ بِهِ بَعْدِي،وَ مُنَادٍ يُنَادِي مِنَ السَّمَاءِ،وَ يَجِيئُكُمُ الصَّوْتُ مِنْ نَاحِيَةِ دِمَشْقَ بِالْفَتْحِ،وَ يَخْسِفُ بِقَرْيَةٍ مِنْ قُرَى الشَّامِ تُسَمَّى الْجَابِيَةَ [2]،وَ تَسْقُطُ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْ مَسْجِدِ دِمَشْقَ الْأَيْمَنِ، وَ مَارِقَةٌ تَمْرُقُ مِنْ نَاحِيَةِ التُّرْكِ،وَ تَعْقُبُهَا مِنْ نَاحِيَةِ [3] الرُّومِ،وَ يَسْتَقْبِلُ إِخْوَانُ التُّرْكِ حَتَّى يَنْزِلُوا الْجَزِيرَةَ،وَ يَسْتَقْبِلُ مَارِقَةُ الرُّومِ حَتَّى تَنْزِلَ الرَّمْلَةَ.

فَتِلْكَ السَّنَةُ-يَا جَابِرُ-فِيهَا اخْتِلاَفٌ كَثِيرٌ فِي كُلِّ أَرْضٍ مِنْ نَاحِيَةِ الْمَغْرِبِ؛فَأَوَّلُ أَرْضِ الْمَغْرِبِ تَخْرَبُ الشَّامُ، يَخْتَلِفُونَ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ عَلَى ثَلاَثِ رَايَاتٍ:رَايَةِ الْأَصْهَبِ،وَ رَايَةِ الْأَبْقَعِ،وَ رَايَةِ السُّفْيَانِيِّ،فَيَلْقَى السُّفْيَانِيُّ الْأَبْقَعَ فَيَقْتَتِلُونَ فَيَقْتُلُهُ وَ مَنْ مَعَهُ،وَ يُقْتَلُ الْأَصْهَبُ،ثُمَّ لاَ يَكُونَ هَمُّهُ إِلاَّ الْإِقْبَالَ نَحْوَ الْعِرَاقِ،وَ يَمُرُّ جَيْشُهُ بِقِرْقِيسِيَاءَ [4]فَيَقْتُلُونَ بِهَا مِائَةَ أَلْفِ رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْجَبَّارِينَ.

وَ يَبْعَثُ السُّفْيَانِيُّ جَيْشاً إِلَى الْكُوفَةِ وَ عِدَّتُهُمْ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفَ رَجُلٍ،فَيُصِيبُونَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكُوفَةِ قَتْلاً وَ صَلْباً وَ سَبْياً، فَبَيْنَا هُمْ كَذَلِكَ إِذْ أَقْبَلَتْ رَايَاتٌ مِنْ نَاحِيَةِ خُرَاسَانَ،تَطْوِي الْمَنَازِلَ طَيّاً حَثِيثاً،وَ مَعَهُمْ نَفَرٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ الْقَائِمِ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)،وَ خَرَجَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ مَوَالِي أَهْلِ الْكُوفَةِ فَيَقْتُلُهُ أَمِيرُ جَيْشِ السُّفْيَانِيِّ بَيْنَ الْحِيرَةِ وَ الْكُوفَةِ.

99-/697 _13- Shaykh al-Mufid in (al-Ikhtisas), from ‘Amr b. Abi al-Miqdam, from Jabir al-Ju‘fi, who said: Abu Ja‘far (peace be upon him) said to me: “O Jabir, adhere to the ground, and do not move a hand or a foot until you see signs I will mention to you, if you live to see them: the first of them is the dispute among the sons of so-and-so — and I do not think you will live to see it, but relate it after me — and a caller will call from the sky; a voice will come to you from the direction of Damascus announcing victory; a village from the villages of Sham called al-Jabiyah [2] will be swallowed; and a section of the right side of the mosque of Damascus will collapse. A renegade group will emerge from the direction of the Turks, followed by one from the direction of [3] the Romans. The Turks’ brethren will advance until they camp in al-Jazirah, and the Romans’ renegades will advance until they camp in al-Ramlah.

“That year — O Jabir — there will be great discord in every land to the west; the first western land to be ruined will be al-Sham. They will then differ under three banners: the banner of the red-haired, the banner of the piebald, and the banner of the Sufyani. The Sufyani will meet the piebald and they will fight, and he will kill him and those with him; the red-haired will be killed. Then his only concern will be to head toward Iraq. His army will pass through Qirqisiya [4] and they will kill there one hundred thousand men from among the tyrants.

“The Sufyani will send an army to Kufah, seventy thousand strong; they will inflict upon the people of Kufah killing, crucifixion, and captivity. While they are thus, banners will come from the direction of Khurasan, traversing the stages swiftly, and with them are some of the companions of the Qai’m (peace be upon him). A man from the mawali of the people of Kufah will go out, and the commander of the Sufyani’s army will kill him between al-Hirah and Kufah.

وَ يَبْعَثُ السُّفْيَانِيُّ بَعْثاً إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَيَفِرُّ [1] الْمَهْدِيُّ مِنْهَا إِلَى مَكَّةَ،فَبَلَغَ أَمِيرَ جَيْشِ السُّفْيَانِيِّ أَنَّ الْمَهْدِيَّ قَدْ خَرَجَ مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ،فَيَبْعَثُ جَيْشاً عَلَى أَثَرِهِ فَلاَ يُدْرِكُهُ حَتَّى يَدْخُلَ مَكَّةَ خَائِفاً يَتَرَقَّبُ عَلَى سُنَّةِ مُوسَى بْنِ عِمْرَانَ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)،وَ يَنْزِلُ أَمِيرُ جَيْشِ السُّفْيَانِيِّ الْبَيْدَاءَ،فَيُنَادِي مُنَادٍ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ:يَا بَيْدَاءُ،أَبِيدِي الْقَوْمَ.فَتَخْسِفُ بِهِمُ الْبَيْدَاءُ،فَلاَ يَنْفَلِتُ مِنْهُمْ إِلاَّ ثَلاَثَةٌ؛يُحَوِّلُ اللَّهُ وُجُوهَهُمْ فِي أَقْفِيَتِهِمْ،وَ هُمْ مِنْ كَلْبٍ،وَ فِيهِمْ نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ: يٰا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتٰابَ آمِنُوا بِمٰا نَزَّلْنٰا مُصَدِّقاً لِمٰا مَعَكُمْ مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ نَطْمِسَ وُجُوهاً فَنَرُدَّهٰا عَلىٰ أَدْبٰارِهٰا [2]الْآيَةَ».

He will send a detachment to Medina, and the Mahdi will flee [1] from it to Mecca. The commander of the Sufyani’s army will learn that the Mahdi has left Medina; he will send an army in pursuit, but they will not catch him until he enters Mecca, fearful and watchful, following the way of Moses b. ‘Imran (peace be upon him). The commander of the Sufyani’s army will camp at al-Bayda’; a caller will call from the sky: “O Bayda’, annihilate the people!” The earth will swallow them, and none will escape except three; Allah will turn their faces to their backs, and they are from (the tribe of) Kalb. About them was revealed this verse: “O you who have been given the Book, believe in what We have revealed, verifying what you have, before We change faces then turn them on their backs...” [2]

Quran reference and translation:

al-Nisā’ 4:47

قَالَ:«وَ الْقَائِمُ يَوْمَئِذٍ بِمَكَّةَ،قَدْ أَسْنَدَ ظَهْرَهُ إِلَى الْبَيْتِ الْحَرَامِ مُسْتَجِيراً بِهِ،يُنَادِي:يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ،إِنَّا نَسْتَنْصِرُ اللَّهَ،وَ مَنْ أَجَابَنَا مِنَ النَّاسِ فَإِنَّا أَهْلُ بَيْتِ نَبِيِّكُمْ،وَ نَحْنُ أَوْلَى النَّاسِ بِاللَّهِ وَ بِمُحَمَّدٍ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ)،فَمَنْ حَاجَّنِي فِي آدَمَ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)فَأَنَا أَوْلَى النَّاسِ بِآدَمَ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)،وَ مَنْ حَاجَّنِي فِي نُوحٍ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)فَأَنَا أَوْلَى النَّاسِ بِنُوحٍ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)،وَ مَنْ حَاجَّنِي فِي إِبْرَاهِيمَ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)فَأَنَا أَوْلَى النَّاسِ بِإِبْرَاهِيمَ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)،وَ مَنْ حَاجَّنِي فِي مُحَمَّدٍ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ)فَأَنَا أَوْلَى النَّاسِ بِمُحَمَّدٍ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ)،وَ مَنْ حَاجَّنِي فِي النَّبِيِّينَ فَأَنَا أَوْلَى النَّاسِ بِالنَّبِيِّينَ.

أَ لَيْسَ اللَّهُ يَقُولُ فِي مُحْكَمِ كِتَابِهِ: إِنَّ اللّٰهَ اصْطَفىٰ آدَمَ وَ نُوحاً وَ آلَ إِبْرٰاهِيمَ وَ آلَ عِمْرٰانَ عَلَى الْعٰالَمِينَ* ذُرِّيَّةً بَعْضُهٰا مِنْ بَعْضٍ وَ اللّٰهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ [3]فَأَنَا بَقِيَّةٌ مِنْ آدَمَ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)وَ خِيَرَةٌ مِنْ نُوحٍ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)،وَ مُصْطَفًى مِنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)،وَ صَفْوَةٌ مِنْ مُحَمَّدٍ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ).

He said: “The Qai’m will be in Mecca that day, with his back against the Sacred House seeking its protection, calling out: ‘O people, we seek Allah’s help; whoever answers us from among the people — we are the household of your Prophet, and we are the people most entitled to Allah and to Muhammad (may Allah bless him and his family). Whoever argues with me concerning Adam (peace be upon him) — I am the one most entitled to Adam; whoever argues with me concerning Noah (peace be upon him) — I am the one most entitled to Noah; whoever argues with me concerning Abraham (peace be upon him) — I am the one most entitled to Abraham; whoever argues with me concerning Muhammad (may Allah bless him and his family) — I am the one most entitled to Muhammad; whoever argues with me concerning the prophets — I am the one most entitled to the prophets.

“Does not Allah say in the decisive part of His Book: ‘Surely Allah chose Adam and Nuh and the descendants of Ibrahim and the descendants of ‘Imran above the nations; offspring, one of the other; and Allah is Hearing, Knowing’ [3]? I am the remainder from Adam, the choice from Noah, the elect from Abraham, and the pure from Muhammad (may Allah bless him and his family).”

Quran reference and translation:

Āl ‘Imrān 3:33–34

أَلاَ وَ مَنْ حَاجَّنِي فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ فَأَنَا أَوْلَى النَّاسِ بِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ،أَلاَ وَ مَنْ حَاجَّنِي فِي سُنَّةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ) وَ سِيرَتِهِ فَأَنَا أَوْلَى النَّاسِ بِسُنَّةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ)وَ سِيرَتِهِ،فَأَنْشُدُ اللَّهَ مَنْ سَمِعَ كَلاَمِي الْيَوْمَ لَمَّا أَبْلَغَهُ الشَّاهِدُ مِنْكُمُ الْغَائِبَ،وَ أَسْأَلُكُمْ بِحَقِّ اللَّهِ وَ حَقِّ رَسُولِهِ وَ حَقِّي-فَإِنَّ لِي عَلَيْكُمْ حَقَّ الْقُرْبَى بِرَسُولِهِ-لَمَّا أَعَنْتُمُونَا وَ مَنَعْتُمُونَا مِمَّنْ يَظْلِمُنَا،فَقَدْ أُخِفْنَا،وَ ظُلِمْنَا،وَ طُرِدْنَا مِنْ دِيَارِنَا وَ أَبْنَائِنَا،وَ بُغِيَ عَلَيْنَا،وَ دُفِعْنَا عَنْ حَقِّنَا،وَ أُثِرَ عَلَيْنَا أَهْلُ الْبَاطِلِ، اللَّهَ اللَّهَ فِينَا،لاَ تَخْذُلُونَا،وَ انْصُرُونَا يَنْصُرْكُمُ اللَّهُ.

فَيَجْمَعُ اللَّهُ لَهُ أَصْحَابَهُ الثَّلاَثُمِائَةِ وَ الثَّلاَثَةَ عَشَرَ رَجُلاً،فَيَجْمَعُهُمُ اللَّهُ لَهُ عَلَى غَيْرِ مِيعَادٍ،قُزَعاً كَقُزَعِ الْخَرِيفِ،وَ هِيَ-يَا جَابِرُ-اَلْآيَةُ الَّتِي ذَكَرَهَا اللَّهُ: أَيْنَ مٰا تَكُونُوا يَأْتِ بِكُمُ اللّٰهُ جَمِيعاً إِنَّ اللّٰهَ عَلىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ فَيُبَايِعُونَهُ بَيْنَ الرُّكْنِ وَ الْمَقَامِ،وَ مَعَهُ عَهْدٌ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ)قَدْ تَوَارَثَهُ الْأَبْنَاءُ عَنِ الْآبَاءِ.

“Lo! Whoever argues with me concerning the Book of Allah — I am the one most entitled to the Book of Allah. Lo! Whoever argues with me concerning the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and his family) and his conduct — I am the one most entitled to the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah and his conduct. I beseech Allah that whoever hears my speech today, let the present relay it to the absent; and I ask you by the right of Allah, the right of His Messenger, and my right — for I have upon you the right of kinship to His Messenger — to aid us and defend us against whoever wrongs us. We have been frightened, wronged, driven from our homes and our children, aggressed upon, pushed away from our right, and the people of falsehood have been preferred over us. Fear Allah concerning us! Do not forsake us; help us and Allah will help you.”

“Allah will gather for him his companions — three hundred and thirteen men — and Allah will gather them for him without prior appointment, in scattered patches like the patches of the autumn clouds. This — O Jabir — is the verse which Allah mentioned: ‘Wherever you are, Allah will bring you all together; surely Allah has power over all things.’ They will pledge allegiance to him between the Rukn and the Maqam, and with him is a covenant from the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and his family), inherited by the sons from the fathers.”

وَ الْقَائِمُ-يَا جَابِرُ-رَجُلٌ مِنْ وُلْدِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمَا)،يُصْلِحُ اللَّهُ لَهُ أَمْرَهُ فِي لَيْلَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ،فَمَا أَشْكَلَ عَلَى النَّاسِ مِنْ ذَلِكَ-يَا جَابِرُ-فَلاَ يُشْكِلُ عَلَيْهِمْ وِلاَدَتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ)،وَ وِرَاثَتُهُ الْعُلَمَاءَ عَالِماً بَعْدَ عَالَمٍ،فَإِنْ أَشْكَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ هَذَا كُلُّهُ فَإِنَّ الصَّوْتَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ لاَ يُشْكِلُ عَلَيْهِمْ،إِذَا نُودِيَ بِاسْمِهِ وَ اسْمِ أَبِيهِ وَ اسْمِ أُمِّهِ».

“And the Qai’m — O Jabir — is a man from the descendants of al-Husayn b. ‘Ali (peace be upon them). Allah will set his affair aright in a single night. Whatever is unclear to the people about him — O Jabir — his descent from the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and his family) is not unclear to them, nor his inheritance of the scholars, scholar after scholar. If all this is unclear to them, the call from the sky will not be unclear to them when his name, his father’s name, and his mother’s name are proclaimed.”

وَ سَيَأْتِي-إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ-هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ مُسْنَداً مِنْ طَرِيقِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ النُعْمَانِيِّ،فِي قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى:

يٰا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتٰابَ آمِنُوا بِمٰا نَزَّلْنٰا مُصَدِّقاً لِمٰا مَعَكُمْ [1] الْآيَةَ،مِنْ سُورَةِ النِّسَاءِ.

And, God willing, this narration will come with a full chain via Muhammad b. Ibrahim al-Nu‘mani, regarding His saying, Exalted is He: “O you who have been given the Book, believe in what We have revealed, verifying what you have...” [1] from Surat al-Nisa’.

99-/698 _14- الطَّبْرِسِيُّ فِي(الاِحْتِجَاجِ)عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَظِيمِ الْحَسَنِيِّ(رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ)،قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُوسَى(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ):إِنِّي لَأَرْجُو أَنْ تَكُونَ الْقَائِمَ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِ مُحَمَّدٍ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ)،الَّذِي يَمْلَأُ الْأَرْضَ قِسْطاً وَ عَدْلاً، كَمَا مُلِئَتْ ظُلْماً وَ جَوْراً؟.

فَقَالَ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ):«مَا مِنَّا إِلاَّ قَائِمٌ بِأَمْرِ اللَّهِ[وَ هَادٍ إِلَى دِينِ اللَّهِ]،وَ لَكِنَّ الْقَائِمَ الَّذِي يُطَهِّرُ اللَّهُ بِهِ الْأَرْضَ مِنَ الْكُفْرِ وَ الْجُحُودِ،وَ يَمْلَأُهَا قِسْطاً وَ عَدْلاً،هُوَ الَّذِي تَخْفَى عَلَى النَّاسِ وِلاَدَتُهُ،وَ يَغِيبُ عَنْهُمْ شَخْصُهُ،وَ تَحْرُمُ عَلَيْهِمْ تَسْمِيَتُهُ،وَ هُوَ سَمِيُّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ)وَ كَنِيُّهُ،وَ هُوَ الَّذِي تُطْوَى لَهُ الْأَرْضُ وَ يَذِلُّ لَهُ كُلُّ صَعْبٍ.يَجْتَمِعُ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ عِدَّةُ أَهْلِ بَدْرٍ ثَلاَثُمِائَةٍ وَ ثَلاَثَةَ عَشَرَ رَجُلاً مِنْ أَقَاصِي الْأَرْضِ،وَ ذَلِكَ قوله [قَوْلُ ] اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ: أَيْنَ مٰا تَكُونُوا يَأْتِ بِكُمُ اللّٰهُ جَمِيعاً إِنَّ اللّٰهَ عَلىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ فَإِذَا اجْتَمَعَتْ لَهُ هَذِهِ الْعِدَّةُ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ [2] أَظْهَرَ اللَّهُ أَمْرَهُ، فَإِذَا أُكْمِلَ لَهُ الْعَقْدُ وَ هُوَ عَشَرَةُ آلاَفِ رَجُلٍ خَرَجَ بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ،فَلاَ يَزَالُ يَقْتُلُ أَعْدَاءَ اللَّهِ حَتَّى يَرْضَى اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ».

قَالَ عَبْدُ الْعَظِيمِ:[فَقُلْتُ لَهُ:]يَا سَيِّدِي،وَ كَيْفَ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ رَضِيَ؟ قَالَ:«يُلْقِي فِي قَلْبِهِ الرَّحْمَةَ،فَإِذَا دَخَلَ الْمَدِينَةَ أَخْرَجَ اللاَّتَ وَ الْعُزَّى فَأَحْرَقَهُمَا».

99-/698 _14- Al-Tabrisi in (al-Ihtijaj), from ‘Abd al-‘Azim al-Hasani (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: I said to Muhammad b. ‘Ali b. Musa (peace be upon him): “I hope that you are the Qai’m from the household of Muhammad (may Allah bless him and his family) who will fill the earth with equity and justice as it has been filled with injustice and oppression?” He (peace be upon him) said: “None of us is but one who stands by Allah’s command [and guides to the religion of Allah]; however, the Qai’m by whom Allah will purify the earth of unbelief and denial and fill it with equity and justice is he whose birth will be hidden from the people, whose person will be concealed from them, and whose naming will be forbidden for them. He is the namesake and kunya-mate of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and his family). The earth will be folded up for him, and every difficulty will be humbled before him. There will gather to him from his companions the number of the people of Badr — three hundred and thirteen men — from the farthest reaches of the earth. That is Allah’s saying: ‘Wherever you are, Allah will bring you all together; surely Allah has power over all things.’ When this number from the people of the earth [2] has gathered for him, Allah will manifest his affair. When his count is completed — which is ten thousand men — he will go forth by Allah’s permission, and he will continue to slay Allah’s enemies until Allah, Mighty and Majestic, is pleased.”

‘Abd al-‘Azim said: [So I asked him:] “My master, how will he know that Allah has become pleased?” He said: “He will cast mercy into his heart. When he enters Medina, he will bring out al-Lat and al-‘Uzza and burn them.”

وَ سَيَأْتِي-إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى-حَدِيثٌ يُوَافِقُ مَا هُنَا فِي مَعْنَى الْآيَةِ،فِي قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى: وَ لَوْ تَرىٰ إِذْ فَزِعُوا فَلاٰ فَوْتَ وَ أُخِذُوا مِنْ مَكٰانٍ قَرِيبٍ مِنْ سُورَةِ سَبَأٍ،حَدِيثٌ عَنِ الْبَاقِرِ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ) [3].

And there will come — God willing — a narration agreeing with what is here regarding the meaning of the verse, in His saying, Exalted is He: “And could you see when they shall become terrified, but then there shall be no escape and they shall be seized from a near place,” from Surat Saba’, a narration from al-Baqir (peace be upon him) [3].

Quran reference and translation:

Saba’ 34:51

M. H. Shakir: “And could you see when they shall become terrified, but then there shall be no escape and they shall be seized from a near place.”

قوله تعالى:

وَ حَيْثُ مٰا كُنْتُمْ فَوَلُّوا وُجُوهَكُمْ شَطْرَهُ لِئَلاّٰ يَكُونَ لِلنّٰاسِ عَلَيْكُمْ حُجَّةٌ إِلاَّ الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا مِنْهُمْ فَلاٰ تَخْشَوْهُمْ وَ اخْشَوْنِي[150]

M. H. Shakir: “And from whatsoever place you come forth, turn your face towards the Sacred Mosque; and wherever you are, turn your faces towards it, so that people shall have no argument against you, except those of them that are unjust; so do not fear them, and fear Me, and so that I may complete My favor on you and that you may walk on the right course.”

99-/699 _1- علي بن إبراهيم:يعني:و لا الذين ظلموا منهم،و(إلا)في موضع(و لا) [4]و ليست هي استثناء.

99-/699 _1- ‘Ali b. Ibrahim: It means: “and not those among them who did wrong,” and (illa) here is in the place of (wa-la) [4] and is not an exception.

_2) -الغيبة للنعمانيّ:3/312.

_3) -الغيبة للنعمانيّ:37/241.

_4) -الغيبة للنعمانيّ:67/282.

[1] انتجب:اختار و انتخب،و في المصدر:فأتيحت له صحابته:أي تهيّأت

– intajaba: ikhtāra wa intakhaba; wa fī al-maṣdar: fa-utīḥat lahu aṣḥābuhu: ay tahayya’at

[2] أي قطع كقطع السحاب المتفرّقة...

– ayy quṭa‘ ka-quṭa‘ al-saḥāb al-mutafarriqah...

[3] في المصدر:و حليته

– fī al-maṣdar: wa ḥilyatuhu

[4] في«س و ط»:وهب...

– fī “S wa Ṭ”: Wahb...

[5] في المصدر:محمّد بن عمران

– fī al-maṣdar: Muḥammad b. ‘Imrān

[6] في المصدر زيادة:جميعا

– fī al-maṣdar ziyādah: jamī‘an

[7] في المصدر:عليه

– fī al-maṣdar: ‘alayh

[1] الصهبة:الشّقرة...

– al-ṣuhbah: al-shuqrah...

[2] الأبقع:الذي يخالط...

– al-abqa‘: alladhī yukhlīṭ...

[3] مريم 19:37

– Maryam 19:37

[4] البيداء...

– al-Bayḍā’...

[5] في المصدر:الهملات

– fī al-maṣdar: al-hamlat

[1] في«ط»:ما...

– fī “Ṭ”: mā...

[2] النّحل 16:45-46

– al-Naḥl 16:45–46

[3] العذراء...

– al-‘Adhrā’...

[4] في المصدر:أهلها

– fī al-maṣdar: ahlihā

[5] الرّحبة...

– al-Raḥbah...

_11) -تفسير العيّاشي 1:117/66.

_12) -تفسير العيّاشي 1:118/67.

_13) -الإختصاص:255.

[1] في«ط»:فانتخب...

– fī “Ṭ”: faintakhaba...

[2] الجابية...

– al-Jābiyah...

[3] في المصدر:و يعقّبها مرج

– fī al-maṣdar: wa yu‘aqqibu-hā marj

[4] قرقيسياء...

– Qirqīsiyā’

[1] في المصدر:فينفر

– fī al-maṣdar: fayanfir

[2] النساء 4:47

– al-Nisā’ 4:47

[3] آل عمران 3:33-34

– Āl ‘Imrān 3:33–34

_14) -الإحتجاج:449.

_1) -تفسير القمّيّ 1:63.

[1] يأتي في الحديث(2)من تفسير الآية(47)من سورة النساء

– yatī fī al-ḥadīth (2) min tafsīr al-āyah (47) min Sūrat al-Nisā’

[2] في المصدر:أهل الإخلاص

– fī al-maṣdar: Ahl al-ikhlāṣ

[3] يأتي في الحديث(1)من تفسير الآية(51)من سورة سبأ

– yatī fī al-ḥadīth (1) min tafsīr al-āyah (51) min Sūrat Saba’

[4] و هو ما قاله أبو عبيدة...

– wa huwa mā qālahu Abū ‘Ubaydah...