Table Of ContentKamaaluddin wa Tamaamun Ni’ma 1
Chapter Thirty
Statements of al-Husain bin Ali (a.s.) regarding the
occurrence of Ghaibat
1 - Narrated to us Abdul Wahid bin Muhammad bin Ubdus al-Attar: Narrated to us Abu
Amr Kashshi: Narrated to us Muhammad bin Masud: Narrated to us Ali bin Muhammad bin
Shuja from Muhammad bin Isa from Muhammad bin Abi Umair from Abdur Rahman bin
Hajjaj from as-Sadiq Ja’far bin Muhammad from his father Muhammad bin Ali from his
father Ali bin Husain (a.s.) that he said: Husain Ibne Ali (a.s.) said:
“In my ninth descendant there will be a similarity to Prophet Yusuf (a.s.)
and a similarity to Prophet Musa bin Imran (a.s.). And he is the Qaim of us, Ahle
Bayt. Allah, the Mighty and the High will reform his circumstances overnight.”
2 - Narrated to us Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Ishaq Muazi (r.a.): Narrated to us Ahmad
bin Muhammad Hamdani Kufi: Narrated to us Ahmad bin Musa bin Furat: Narrated to us
Abdul Wahid bin Muhammad: Narrated to us Sufyan: Narrated to us Abdullah bin Zubair
from Abdullah bin Shareek from a man of Hamadan that he said: I heard Al-Husain bin Ali
(a.s.) that he said:
“The Mahdi of this nation is my ninth descendant. He would have an
occultation and he is the one whose inheritance shall be divided during his
lifetime.”
3 - Narrated to us Ahmad bin Ziyad bin Ja’far Hamdani: Narrated to us Ali bin Ibrahim
bin Hashim from his father from Abdus Salam bin Salih Harawi that he said: Informed us
Waki bin Jarrah from Rabi bin Saad from Abdur Rahman bin Salit that he said: Husain Ibne
Ali Ibne Abi Talib (a.s.) said:
“From us there are twelve Mahdis, the first of whom is Amirul Momineen
Ali Ibne Abi Talib (a.s.) and the last of whom is my ninth descendant. And he is
truly the Imam al-Qaim. Allah will enliven the earth after its death through him.
And through him triumph His religion over all the religions even if the
polytheists may dislike this. There will be occultation for him during which
communities will apostize but others will remain steadfast on religion. They will
be tortured and told: If you are true when will this promise be fulfilled? Know
that one who observes patience during those tribulations will be like one who
fights the holy war under the command of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.).”
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4 - Narrated to us Ali bin Muhammad bin Hasan Qazwini: Narrated to us Muhammad
bin Abdullah Hadhrami: Narrated to us Ahmad bin Yahya al-Hawl: Narrated to us Khallad
Muqri from Qais bin Abi Hus’ain from Yahya bin Thaab from Abdullah bin Umar that he
said: I heard Husain Ibne Ali (a.s.) say:
“Even if only a day remains from the tenure of the world, Allah, the Mighty
and Sublime, would prolong it enough to allow a man from my progeny to
appear. Then he would fill up the earth with justice and equity just as it would be
fraught with injustice and oppression.” The narrator says: I heard the Holy
Prophet (s.a.w.s.) say the same.”
5 - Narrated to us my father (r.a.): Narrated to us Muhammad bin Yahya al-Attar:
Narrated to us Ja’far bin Muhammad bin Malik: Narrated to me Hamadan bin Mansur from
Saad bin Muhammad from Isa Khashshab that he said:
“I asked Husain bin Ali (a.s.): Are you the master of this affair? He replied:
‘No, the master of the affair is that same ‘Tareed’ and ‘Shareed’1 who is the
motor and revenger for his father, who is having the patronymic of his uncle and
who would carry his sword on his shoulders for eight months.”
1 Tareed and Shareed are titles of our Master, His Eminence Hujjat (a.s.).
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Chapter Thirty-one
Statements of Ali bin al-Husain (a.s.) regarding the
occurrence of Ghaibat
1 - Narrated to us Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Yahya al-Attar (r.a.): Narrated to us my
father from Muhammad bin Ahmad bin Yahya bin Imran Ashari from Muhammad bin Husain
bin Abil Khattab from Muhammad bin Hasan from Abi Saeed Usfoor from Amr bin Thabit
from Abi Hamza that he said: I heard Ali bin Husain (a.s.) say:
“Allah, the Mighty and the High created Muhammad and Ali and eleven
Imams from His great effulgence. In the spiritual form, under the light of His
effulgence they worshipped Him before the creation of the creatures, glorified
Allah, the Mighty and Sublime and sanctified Him and they are the Imams of
guidance from Aale Muhammad (a.s.).”
2 - Narrated to us Ali bin Abdullah Warraq: Narrated to us Muhammad bin Harun Sufi
from Abdullah bin Musa from Abdul Azeem bin Abdullah Hasani (r.a.): Narrated to me
Safwan Ibne Yahya from Ibrahim bin Abi Ziyad from Abi Hamza Thumali from Abi Khalid
Kabuli that he said:
“I came to my master, Ali bin Husain Zainul Abideen (a.s.) and said: O son
of Allah’s Messenger, tell about those personalities whose obedience and love
Allah has made incumbent on His servants and that after the Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.) they should follow them. The Imam said: O Kankar, The ones whom
Allah has made as Ulil Amr (vested with authority) are Amirul Momineen Ali
Ibne Abi Talib (a.s.) and after him, Imam Hasan (a.s.), then Imam Husain (a.s.),
sons of Ali Ibne Abi Talib (a.s.) till this position came to me. After that the Imam
fell silent.
I said: My chief, it is narrated from Amirul Momineen (a.s.) that the earth
shall never be devoid of Proof of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime upon His
creatures. So who is the Imam and Divine Proof after you? He replied: My son,
Muhammad and in Taurat his name is Baqir (splitter) and he will expound
knowledge. He will be the Divine Proof after me. And after him his son, Ja’far
who will be famous among the folks of the heavens as Sadiq. I said: My chief,
why is he named Sadiq (truthful) while all of you are truthful? He replied: My
father narrated to me from his father that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.) said:
When my great grandson, Ja’far bin Muhammad bin Ali bin Husain bin Ali Ibne
Abi Talib (a.s.) is born, name him Sadiq. One of his fifth descendants will be
named Ja’far, who will falsely claim Imamate and attribute falsehood to the
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Almighty Allah. He would be Ja’far Kazzab in the view of Allah. He will claim
something he is not worthy of. He will oppose his father and be jealous of his
brother. Taking undue advantage of the occultation of Divine Proof he will try to
expose the secret of Allah. After that Imam Ali Ibne Husain (a.s.) cried much and
then said: “As if I can see Ja’far Kazzab helping the tyrant of the time to search
for the Wali of Allah. He will try to spy on him and not knowing about the birth
of Imam Qaim, he will become the executor of his father’s estate and will desire
that were he to gain upper hand on the Qaim he will eliminate him; and will be
greedy for his inheritance, till he usurps it wrongfully.”
Abu Khalid says: I said: O son of Allah’s Messenger, is it a prediction? He
replied: No, rather by Allah, it is written in the book in our possession that
mentions the calamities that shall befall us after the Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.). Abu Khalid says: I asked: O son of Allah’s Messenger, what will
happen after that? He replied: After that there will be a long occultation of the
Wali of Allah and the twelfth successor of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.).
O Abu Khalid, during this period of occultation, those who believe in his
Imamate and who await for his reappearance, they shall be better than the people
of all times because Allah, the Mighty and Sublime would bestow them
intelligence, understanding and recognition and for them occultation would be
same as presence. Their status shall be like that of the holy warriors who fought
under the command of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.). It is they who are
sincere and our true Shias. They shall call the people to the religion of Allah
openly and secretly. And he said: Awaiting for the reappearance is the best
worship act.”
And this tradition is also narrated to us by Ali bin Ahmad bin Musa; and Muhammad bin
Ahmad Shaibani; and Ali bin Abdullah Warraq from Muhammad bin Abi Abdullah al-Kufi
from Sahl bin Ziyad Adami from Abdul Azeem bin Abdullah al-Hasani (r.a.) from Safwan
from Ibrahim bin Abi Ziyad from Abi Hamza Thumali from Abi Khalid Kabuli from Ali bin
al-Husain (a.s.).
The author says: The mention by Zainul Abideen (a.s.) of the name of Ja’far
Kazzab proves the reports about this matter. And the same thing is narrated from
Abil Hasan Ali bin Muhammad al-Askari (a.s.) that he was not pleased at the
birth of Ja’far and in fact he informed that Ja’far would mislead a large number of
people. All this also proves the above. Because nothing proves Imamate better
than informing about the past and the future events. Like the proof of the
messengership of Prophet Isa (a.s.) was that he informed the people what they ate
and what they stored at home. In the same way was the case of the Holy Prophet
(s.a.w.s.). When Abu Sufyan said to himself: Has anyone done it the way I have
done? I came and at once removed his hands from me. Then I gathered a large
number of people of Kanana and Habasha, then I fought with him. Perhaps I
could have stopped him again. So the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) called out from his
tent: O Abu Sufyan, now Allah will recompense you. This was like the proof of
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Prophet Isa bin Maryam (a.s.). And all such prediction made by the Imams (a.s.)
prove that they are the true appointees of Allah and that it is incumbent to follow
them.
And narrated to us Muhammad bin Hasan bin Ahmad bin Walid (r.a.) that: Narrated to
us Saad bin Abdullah: Narrated to us Ja’far bin Muhammad bin Hasan bin Furat: Informed us
Salih bin Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Ziyad from his mother Fatima binte
Muhammad bin Haitham known as Ibne Siyabah that she said:
“I was in the house of Abul Hasan Ali bin Muhammad al-Askari (a.s.) when
Ja’far was born. I saw the family members rejoice at the birth. But when I came
to Abul Hasan (a.s.) I did not see him happy at this. So I asked him: O my
Sayyid, why do I see you unhappy at the birth of this child? He replied: It will
become clear to you because soon he will mislead a large number of people.”
3 - Narrated to us Shareef Abul Hasan Ali bin Musa bin Ahmad bin Ibrahim bin
Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Musa bin Ja’far bin Muhammad bin Ali bin Husain bin Ali Ibne
Abi Talib (a.s.) that he said: Narrated to us Abu Ali Muhammad bin Hammam: Narrated to us
Ahmad bin Muhammad Naufali: Narrated to us Ahmad bin Hilal from Uthman bin Isa Kilabi
from Khalid bin Najih from Hamza bin Humran from his father [Humran bin Ayyan] from
Saeed bin Jubair that he said: I heard the Chief of the worshippers, Ali bin Husain (a.s.) say:
“In His Eminence, Qaim (a.s.) are present similarities to seven prophets. The
practice of our father, Adam, the practice of Ibrahim, the practice of Musa, the
practice of Isa, the practice of Ayyub and the practice of Muhammad (s.a.w.s.).
As for the practice of Adam and Nuh (a.s.) it is a long life. As for the similarity
with Prophet Ibrahim (a.s.) it is a concealed birth and being away from the
people. And from Musa it is the fear and occultation. And from Isa is that he will
have discord regarding him. With Ayyub (a.s.) he shares the occurrence of
triumph after difficulties. And from Muhammad (s.a.w.s.) he will share the aspect
of advent and armed uprising.”
4 - Narrated to us Muhammad bin Ali bin Bashshar Qazwini: Narrated to us Abul Faraj
Muzaffar bin Ahmad: Narrated to us Muhammad bin Ja’far Kufi Asadi: Narrated to us Musa
bin Imran Nakhai from his uncle Husain bin Yazid from Hamza bin Humran from his father
from Saeed bin Jubair that he said: I heard the Chief of the worshippers, Ali bin Husain (a.s.)
say:
“In the Qaim is present a resemblance to Nuh (a.s.), and that is a long life.”
- Narrated to us Ali bin Ahmad Daqqaq and Muhammad bin Ahmad Shaibani - May
Allah be pleased with them - they said: Narrated to us Muhammad bin Abi Abdullah Kufi
from Musa bin Imran Nakhai from his uncle Husain bin Yazid from Hamza bin Humran from
his father Humran bin Ayyan from Saeed bin Jubair that he said: I heard the Chief of the
worshippers, Ali bin Husain (a.s.) say:
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“In the Qaim is present a resemblance to Nuh (a.s.), and that is a long life.”
5 - And from the same chain of narrators he said: Ali bin Husain, the Chief of the
worshippers (a.s.) said:
“The Qaim from us will be such that his birth will remain concealed from
the people so much that they will say (regarding Imam Hasan Askari) that: He
had no issue who will rise up without having the allegiance of anyone on his
neck.”
6 - Narrated to us Ahmad bin Ziyad bin Ja’far Hamadani (r.a.): Narrated to us Ali bin
Ibrahim bin Hashim from his father from Bastam bin Murrah from Amr bin Thabit that he
said: Ali bin Husain, the Chief of the worshippers (a.s.) said:
“To one who remains firm on our guardianship (Wilayat) during the
occultation of our Qaim, Allah, the Mighty and Sublime will give the reward of a
thousand martyrs of Badr and Uhad.”
7 - Narrated to us Muhammad bin Muhammad bin Isaam Kulaini (r.a.): Narrated to us
Muhammad bin Yaqoob Kulaini: Narrated to us Qasim bin Alaa: Narrated to us Ismail bin Ali
Qazwini: Narrated to me Ali bin Ismail from Asim bin Humaid Hannat from Muhammad bin
Qais from Thabit Thumali from Ali bin Husain bin Ali Ibne Abi Talib (a.s.) that he said:
“The verses:
ﻪِﱠﻠﻟا بِ ﺎَﺘِﻛ ﻲِﻓ ﺾٍ ﻌْـَﺒِﺑ ﻰَﻟوَْأ ﻢْﻬُﻀُ ﻌْـَﺑ مِﺎﺣَرَْﻷْا ﻮُﻟوُْأوَ
…and the possessors of relationship have the better claim in the ordinance
of Allah…1
And:
ﻪِِﺒﻘِﻋَ ﻲِﻓ ًﺔَﻴِﻗﺎَﺑ ًﺔﻤَِﻠﻛَ ﺎﻬََﻠﻌَﺟَوَ
And he made it a word to continue in his posterity.2
Were revealed about us. And the Imamate will remain in the progeny of
Husain bin Ali (a.s.) till Judgment Day. There are two occultations for our Qaim,
one of which shall be longer than the other. As for the first one, it would be for
six days,3 or six months or six years. And as for the second one it would be so
1 Surah Ahzab 33:6
2 Surah Zukhruf 43:28
3 Allamah Majlisi (r.a.) says: Six days, perhaps imply different conditions of His
Eminence in the period of his occultation, just as for six days no one was informed about
the birth of His Eminence except very special people from his close aides. After six
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long that most of those who have faith in this matter will turn back from their
belief. Then they would not remain firm on this matter except those who have
very strong faith and correct recognition, and in their hearts there is no
discomfort from our decisions and those that submit to us, Ahle Bayt (a.s.).”
8 - And from the same chain of narrators he said: Ali bin Husain (a.s.) said:
“The religion of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime is not obtained through
defective intellect, invalid opinion and corrupted analogy. It is achieved through
submission. Thus there is security for one who submitted to us. There is guidance
for one who followed us. And one who resorted to analogy and personal opinion,
he is destroyed and one who felt unconvinced by our statements and decisions, he
has denied the one who revealed the seven oft repeated verses and the great
Quran.”
months his other companions were informed and then after six years, after the passing
away of his respected father (a.s.), many people came to know about the matter of His
Eminence. After that his special representatives appeared…
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Chapter Thirty-two
Statements of al-Baqir (a.s.) regarding the
occurrence of Ghaibat
1 - Narrated to us my father and Muhammad bin Hasan - May Allah be pleased with
them - they said: Narrated to us Saad bin Abdullah and Abdullah bin Ja’far Himyari: Narrated
to us Ahmad bin Husain bin Umar bin Yazid from Husain Ibne Rabi Madayni: Narrated to us
Muhammad bin Ishaq from Usaid bin Thalaba from Umme Hani that she said:
“I met Abu Ja’far Muhammad bin Ali bin Husain bin Ali Ibne Abi Talib
(a.s.) and asked him about the following verse:
{16} ﺲِ ﱠﻨﻜُ ْﻟا رِاﻮَﺠَ ْﻟا {15} ﺲِ ﱠﻨﺨُ ْﻟﺎِﺑ ﻢُﺴِ ْﻗُأ ﻼََﻓ
But nay! I swear by the stars, That run their course (and) hide
themselves.1
He said: The Imam will be concealed from the people (during occultation).
It denotes the Imam who after the death of those who had his Marefat
(recognition) in 260 A.H. will go into occultation. Then at the time of
reappearance he will come out like a meteor on a dark night. If you live in his
time it will be highly pleasing to you.”
2 - Narrated to us Ahmad bin Harun Fami and Ali bin Husain bin Shazawayh Muaddab
and Ja’far Ibne Muhammad bin Masroor and Ja’far bin Husain - May Allah be pleased with
them - they said: Narrated to us Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Ja’far Himyari from his father
from Ayyub bin Nuh from Abbas bin Aamir Qasbani. And narrated to us Ja’far bin Ali bin
Hasan bin Ali bin Abdullah bin Mughaira Kufi that he said: Narrated to me my grandfather
Hasan bin Ali bin Abdullah from Abbas bin Aamir Qasbani from Musa bin Hilal Dhabbi from
Abdullah bin Ataa that he said: I asked Abi Ja’far (a.s.):
“You have a large number of followers in Iraq and by Allah there is none
like you in your family, so why don’t you stage an uprising? He replied: O
Abdullah bin Ataa, you have paid attention to useless talks. I am not that Imam of
yours who will uprise. I asked: Then which Imam is that? He replied: Look out
for the one from us whose birth is concealed from people. He will be that Imam.”
1 Surah Takwir 81:15-16
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3 - Narrated to us my father and Muhammad bin Hasan - May Allah be pleased with
them - they said: Narrated to us Saad bin Abdullah: Narrated to me Musa bin Umar bin Yazid
Saiqal from Ali bin Asbat from Ali bin Abi Hamza from Abi Baseer from Abi Ja’far (a.s.)
regarding the words of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime:
ﻦٍﻴﻌِﻣﱠ ءﺎﻤَِﺑ ﻢﻜُ ﻴِﺗْﺄَﻳ ﻦﻤََﻓ ارًﻮَْﻏ ﻢْﻛُؤُﺎﻣَ ﺢَ َﺒﺻْ َأ نِْإ ﻢُْﺘـْﻳَأرََأ ﻞْ ُﻗ
Say: Have you considered if your water should go down, who is it then
that will bring you flowing water?1
This is revealed for the Qaim. Your Imam will disappear from your view
and you will not know where he is gone. When he will reappear he will give you
news of the heavens and the earth and knowledge of the lawful and the prohibited
of Allah. Then he said: By Allah, this verse has not yet actualized. It will indeed
be actualized (in future).”
4 - Narrated to us my father and Muhammad bin Hasan - May Allah be pleased with
them - they said: Narrated to us Saad bin Abdullah from Muhammad bin Isa bin Ubaid from
Muhammad bin Fudail from Abi Hamza from Abi Ja’far (a.s.) that he said:
“Indeed Allah, the Mighty and the High sent Muhammad (s.a.w.s.) to the
jinns and men and appointed twelve successors after him. Some of them passed
away and some remain. For all the successors after Muhammad (s.a.w.s.) the
practice of the successors of Prophet Isa (a.s.) was enforced and it was that Isa
(a.s.) also had twelve successors. And Amirul Momineen Ali (a.s.) was on the
practice of Jesus (a.s.).”
5 - Narrated to us Muhammad bin Musa bin Mutawakkil (r.a.): Narrated to us Ali bin
Ibrahim from his father Ibrahim bin Hashim from Abdullah bin Hammad Ansari and
Muhammad bin Sinan, all of them from Abil Jarud Ziyad bin Mundhir from Abi Ja’far
Muhammad bin Ali al-Baqir (a.s.) that he said to me:
“O Aba Jarud, when the time of occultation will prolong, people will begin
to say: The Qaim is dead or he has been killed. And in which valley does he
reside? And the opponents will say: Where does a Qaim exist? His bones must
also have decayed. At that time remain hopeful for his reappearance and when
you hear his call harken to it. You should go to join him even if you have to
crawl on snow.”
6 - Narrated to us my father and Muhammad bin Hasan - May Allah be pleased with
them - they said: Narrated to us Abdullah bin Ja’far Himyari from Muhammad bin Isa from
Sulaiman bin Dawood from Abi Baseer that he said: I heard Aba Ja’far (a.s.) say:
1 Surah Mulk 67:30
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“In the Master of this affair are present practices (Sunnah) of four prophets:
Musa, Isa, Yusuf and Muhammad (s.a.w.s.).
From Musa is being fearful for his life and his occultation, from Yusuf is the
imprisonment, from Isa it is that it would be said: He is dead, while it would not
be so. And as for the similarity with Muhammad (s.a.w.s.) it will be his advent
and rising up with the sword.”
Narrated to us Ahmad bin Ziyad Hamdani (r.a.) that he said: Narrated to us Ali bin
Ibrahim bin Hashim from Muhammad bin Isa from Sulaiman bin Dawood from Abi Baseer
from Abi Ja’far (a.s.) a similar tradition.
7 - And narrated to us Muhammad bin Muhammad bin Isaam (r.a.): Narrated to us
Muhammad bin Yaqoob [al-Kulaini]: Narrated to us Qasim bin Alaa: Narrated to us Ismail bin
Ali Qazwini: Narrated to me Ali bin Ismail from Asim bin Humaid Hannat from Muhammad
bin Muslim Thaqafi Tahhan that he said:
“I came to His Eminence, Abu Ja’far Muhammad bin Ali Baqir (a.s.) in
order to ask him about the Qaim of Aale Muhammad. His Eminence himself
initiated the matter and said: O Muhammad bin Muslim, in the Qaim of Ahle
Bayt of Muhammad (s.a.w.s.) are present similarities to five prophets: Yunus bin
Mata, Yusuf bin Yaqoob, Musa, Isa and Muhammad - peace be on them all.
Similarity to Yunus bin Mata: Return from occultation as a young man
though being advanced in age. Similarity to Yusuf bin Yaqoob: Occultation from
the special people and general public and remaining concealed from the brothers
and the becoming difficult of the matter on his father, Yaqoob inspite of the
nearness of distance between him and his father, his family and his followers.
Similarity to Musa: Always being in fear and the prolongation of
occultation. Hidden birth and the exhaustion of his followers after him from the
excessive torments and tribulations that they suffered till the Almighty Allah
permitted him to appear and helped and assisted him against his enemies.
Similarity to Isa: Controversy regarding him; such that a group says: He is
not yet born. And a group says: He is dead. And some people allege: He is killed
and is no more.
As for his similarity with his grandfather, Muhammad Mustafa (s.a.w.s.):
Taking up armed struggle and exterminating the enemies of Allah and the
Prophet; and the tyrants and the oppressors. He shall be helped with the sword
and awe and no flag shall be hoisted over him. Of the signs of his reappearance
are: The advent of the Sufyani from Shaam (Syria), the advent of Yamani, the
call from the sky in the month of Ramadan and a caller who will announce from
the sky his name and his father’s name.”
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