Signs Of Reappearance Of Imam Mahdi (Part 1)

• Amali Saduq: It is narrated from Taliqani from Jaludi from Hisham bin Ja’far from Hammad from Abdul bin Sulaiman that he said:

“I read in Injeel where the qualities of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) are mentioned; till the Almighty Allah said to Isa (a.s.): O Isa, I will raise you up and then send you down during the last period of time, so that you may witness the extraordinary things of the nation of that prophet and help him in fighting Dajjal (anti-Christ). I will send you down at the time of prayers, so that you may pray with them as they are the recipients of divine mercy.” ¹

• Qurbul Asnad: It is narrated from Harun from Ibne Sadaqah from Ja’far from his father (a.s.) that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.) said to his companions:

“What will be your condition at a time when your women will be corrupted and your youth will be transgressors; and when you will neither encourage good nor forbid evil?”
They asked: “O Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.), would such a thing really happen?” He replied: “Yes and worse. What will be your condition when you will order evil and forbid good?”
They asked: “O Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.), would such a thing really happen?”
He replied: “Yes and worse. What will be your condition when you will consider good as evil and evil as good?” ¹

• Qurbul Asnad: It is narrated from the two (Muhammad bin Abdul Hamid and Abdus Samad bin Muhammad) of them from Hanan that he asked Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s.) about the splitting of the earth at Baidha and he replied:

“(It will occur at) A valley in Sahra, between Mecca and Medina and it is at a distance of twelve miles from Zatul Jesh.” ¹

• Qurbul Asnad: It is narrated from Ibne Isa from Ibne Asbat that he said: Imam Ali Reza (a.s.) said:

“Do you think that the reappearance of Imam Qaim (a.s.) will occur without the advent of Sufyani? It will not be so. The reappearance of the Qaim as well as the advent of Sufyani are inevitable. The reappearance of Imam Qaim (a.s.) will occur only after the advent of Sufyani.” ¹

• Tafsir Qummi: It is narrated from his (author’s) father from Muhammad bin Fudhail from his father from Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s.) that he asked the Imam:

“May I be sacrificed on you, thus when would this happen? Imam (a.s.) replied: We have not been informed about any fixed time for this. But you should know that when we tell you something and that is fulfilled, you should say: Allah and His Messenger told the truth. And if that is not fulfilled, you should still say: Allah and His Messenger told the truth. In this way you will be rewarded twice. Then he said: But when hunger and poverty increases and people will deny each other, at that time you should await for the reappearance day and night. The narrator asked: What does, “people will deny each other” means? The Imam said: When a person approaches other, the former will not meet him cheerfully, like he used to do previously and neither would he talk to him with the same courtesy as he used to do before.” ¹

• Ikmaaluddin: It is narrated from Ibne Walid from Saffar from Ibne Maruf from Ibne Faddal from Zareef bin Nasih from Abi Husain that Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) said:

“The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.) was asked about the timing of Judgment Day and he replied: When people will have faith in astrology and deny destiny and fate from Allah.” ¹

• Thawabul Amaal: Through the same chains, it is narrated from the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.) that he said:

“A time will come on my Ummah when only the name of the Holy Quran will remain. They will have only the title of Islam, while they will be far away from it. Their mosques will be filled apparently, but will be completely deprived of guidance. Their jurists will be worst under this sky and mischief will start from them and return to them.” ¹

• Maniul Akhbar & Amali Tusi: It is narrated from Ibne Walid from Muhammad bin Attar and Ahmad bin Idris together from Ashari from Sayyari from Hakam bin Saalim from one who narrated to him from Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) that he said:

“We and the progeny of Abu Sufyan are two houses that are opposed to each other with regard to the Almighty Allah. We say that the Almighty Allah has said the truth and they say that Allah has lied. It was upon this that Abu Sufyan fought the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.), Muawiyah fought Ali Ibne Abi Talib (a.s.) and Yazid bin Muawiyah fought Imam Husain (a.s.) and on the same pretext will Sufyani fight Imam Qaim (a.s.).” ¹

References:

1. The Promised Mahdi (English Translation of Biharul Anwar volumes on Imam Mahdi a.s.) – Part I, Allamah Muhammad Baqir al-Majlisi [r.a.][↩][↩][↩][↩][↩][↩][↩][↩]

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