Kitāb al-Ghayba · Volume 1 · Section 14 · 68 narrations
“One day while the Prophet (S) was in al-Baqee,’ Ali (as) came and asked where the Prophet (S) was. It was said to him that he had been in al-Baqee’. Ali (as) went to al-Baqee’. He greeted the Prophet (S) and the Prophet…
Read the full narration →“The Prophet (S) said to my father: “O Abbas, how much misfortunes my progeny will get from your progeny and then how much woes will come upon your progeny from my progeny!” Al-Abbas said: “Do I avoid sleeping with…
Read the full narration →“After one hundred and fifty years unbeliever rulers, untrusted treasurers and dissolute officials will control the rule. Then the merchants increase but the profits decrease. Usury spreads, illegitimate sons will be…
Read the full narration →“During the rule of the Abbasids there will be ease and wealth. Their state will be so strong that even if the Turks, the Daylams, the Sindese, the Indians, the Berbers and the Taylasanese unite together, they will not…
Read the full narration →“Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) had said: “Before the rising of al-Qa’im there will be some signs, with which Allah tries His faithful people.” I said: “What are they?” He said: “It is the saying of Allah, “And We will most…
Read the full narration →“There must be a sedition before the appearance of al-Qa’im, during which people become hungry, terrified by killing and they lose their properties and lives. This has been clarified by the Book of Allah. Allah has said,…
Read the full narration →“Once I asked Abu Ja’far al-Baqir (as) about the meaning of this saying of Allah, “We will most certainly try you with somewhat of fear and hunger…,” and he said: “O Jabir, it has a general meaning and a special meaning.…
Read the full narration →“Once Amirul Mo’mineen (as) was asked about (the meaning of) this Qur’anic verse, “The sects among them disagreed.” He said: “Expect deliverance when three signs appear.” He was asked: “What are they?” He said:…
Read the full narration →“Before the appearance of al-Qa’im there will be five signs; the rising of as-Sufyani, the rising of al-Yamani, a cry from the Heaven, killing the pure innocent man and sinking in the desert.”
Read the full narration →“Before the year of the cry (from the Heaven), there will be a sign in the month of Rajab.” He was asked: “What is it?” He said: “A face will appear on the moon and a protruding hand.”
Read the full narration →“The cry (from the Heaven), the rising of as-Sufyani, the rising of al-Yamani, killing the pure innocent man and a hand appearing in the sky will be inevitable. There will be also a fright in Ramadan, which will awaken…
Read the full narration →“Before the appearance of al-Qa’im, there will be the risings of as-Sufyani, al-Marwani, al-Yamani and Shu’ayb bin Salih. Then how does this one (Muhammad bin Ibraheem bin Issma’eel known as ibn Tabataba) claim such a…
Read the full narration →“If you see a great fire burning in the east for three days or seven days, then wait for the deliverance of Muhammad’s progeny inshallah. Allah is Mighty, Wise!” Then he said: “The cry will not occur except in the month…
Read the full narration →“Al-Qa’im does not appear until a caller from the Heaven will call out that everyone in the east and in the west will hear the call even the girls in their veils.”
Read the full narration →“Yes, it is. Killing the pure innocent man, the sinking of the desert, the appearance of a hand in the sky, the call that comes from the Heaven and the appearance of al-Qa’im are also inevitable.” It was said to him:…
Read the full narration →“Keep in mind the perishment of so-and-so (he mentioned a name of a man from the Abbasids), the rising of as-Sufyani, killing the pure innocent man, the sinking and the call, by which the man of this matter (al-Qa’im)…
Read the full narration →“Once we came to Amirul Mo’mineen (as). We were five persons and I was the youngest of them. I heard him saying: “My brother, the messenger of Allah, has said to me: “I am the last of a thousand prophets and you are the…
Read the full narration →“The Abbasids must rule. When they rule, they will disagree and their state will separate. Al-Khurasani and al-Sufyani will rise against them. One will come from the east and the other from the west. They will hurry…
Read the full narration →“Once when I was with Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as), a man from Hamadan said to him: “People criticize us and say to us that we claim that a caller from the Heaven will call out the name of the man of deliverance.” Abu…
Read the full narration →“My father often said: “It has been mentioned in the Book of Allah: (If We please, We should send down upon them a sign from the heaven so that their necks should stoop to it). All the people of the earth will believe in…
Read the full narration →“I asked Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as): “Will there be certain signs before this matter (the appearance of al-Qa’im)?” He said: “Yes, there will.” I asked: “What are they?” He said: “The perishment of the Abbasids, the…
Read the full narration →“Al-Qa’im (as) will rise in an odd year; one, three, five, seven or nine. When the Umayyads rule and disagree among themselves, their state will decline and then the Abbasids will rule. Their state remains strong and…
Read the full narration →“The call coming from the Heaven and calling out the name of al-Qa’im is clear in the Book of Allah.” He was asked: “Where is it in the Book of Allah?” He said: “Allah has said, ‘If We please, We should send down upon…
Read the full narration →“If the Abbasid ruler ascends the minbar of Marwan, the state of the Abbasids will begin to decline gradually. My father has said to me: “There must be a fire coming from Azerbaijan that will destroy everything. When…
Read the full narration →“The name of al-Qa’im will be called out (from the Heaven). It will be said to him while he is behind the temple (of Abraham): “Your name has been called out. What are you waiting for?” Then his hand will be taken to be…
Read the full narration →“The inevitable things that must occur before the appearance of al-Qa’im are the rising of as-Sufyani, the sinking of the desert, killing the pure innocent man and the call that will come from the Heaven.”
Read the full narration →“The caller will call out that al-Mahdi is from Muhammad’s progeny. He will call out the name of al-Mahdi and the name of his father. Then the Satan will call out that the truth is with so-and-so (Uthman) and his…
Read the full narration →“I heard Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) saying: “A caller will call out from the Heaven that so-and-so is the emir and that Ali and his followers are the triumphants.” I said: “Then who will fight al-Mahdi after that?” He…
Read the full narration →“I said to Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as): “May Allah make you succeed! I wonder how people will fight against al-Qa’im in spite of all the miracles they will see; like the sinking of the desert with the army and the divine…
Read the full narration →“Say to him: He, who has told us of that, is the truthful although you deny it!”
Read the full narration →I heard Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) saying: “There will be two cries; one at the beginning of night and the other will be at the end of the second night.” I asked: “How will that be?” He said: “One will be from the Heaven…
Read the full narration →“I said to Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as): “Some people blame us and say that how the truthful call is distinguished from the false one when they both occur.” He said: “With what do you answer them?” I said: “With nothing.”…
Read the full narration →A caller from the Heaven will call out: “So-and-so the son of so-and-so is the man of this matter. Then what is the fight for?”
Read the full narration →“This matter, which you stretch your necks to, will not be until a caller from the Heaven calls: “So and so is the man of this matter so what is this fighting for?”
Read the full narration →“Death and killing will spread among people until they resort to the Kaaba. Then a caller (from the heaven) will call out when fighting and killing become so violent: (What are all these fights and killings for? Your man…
Read the full narration →“The rising of as-Sufyani and the rising of al-Qa’im will be in the same year.”
Read the full narration →“While people are standing on Arafat, a rider on a quick she-camel will come to inform them of the death of a caliph, after whose death the deliverance of Muhammad’s progeny and the deliverance of all the people will…
Read the full narration →“Once ibn al-Kawwa’ asked Amirul Mo’mineen (as) about anger. Amirul Mo’mineen (as) said: “How far anger is! A death after a death! The rider of the quick she-camel and what the rider of the quick she-camel is! He will…
Read the full narration →“A caliph, whom no one in the Heaven will forgive nor will he have any supporter on the earth, will be killed and another caliph, who will have no chance of getting forgiveness in the afterlife, will be deposed and then…
Read the full narration →Once Abu Ja’far al-Baqir (as) was asked about the interpretation of the Qur’anic verse, ‘We will soon show them Our signs in the Universe and in their own souls, until it will become quite clear to them that it is the…
Read the full narration →I said to Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as): Allah has said, ‘The chastisement of disgrace in this world’s life.’ What is the chastisement of disgrace in this life?” He said: “O Abu Baseer, is there a disgrace worse than that…
Read the full narration →I asked Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as): “When will the deliverance of your Shia come?” He said: “When the Abbasids disagree, their rule will become weak, those, who have never thought of the rule, will seize the opportunity…
Read the full narration →“I asked Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as): “When will the deliverance of your Shia be?” He said: “If the Abbasids disagree, their rule will become weak…until the end of the previous tradition. Then he added…until he (al-Qa’im)…
Read the full narration →“I heard Imam ar-Redha (as) saying: “Before this matter (the appearance of al-Mahdi) there will be (bayooh).” I did not know the meaning of (bayooh). When I went to offer the hajj, I heard a nomad saying: “This is a…
Read the full narration →“Once I was with Abu Ja’far al-Baqir (as) and he said that two signs would appear before the appearance of al-Qa’im that had never appeared since Allah had sent Adam down to the earth. He said that the sun would be…
Read the full narration →“Before the appearance of al-Qa’im, the moon will be eclipsed five days before the end of the month and the sun will be eclipsed in the middle of the month. That will occur in Ramadan and then the calculations of the…
Read the full narration →“One of the signs that precedes the appearance of al-Mahdi will be the eclipse of the sun in the middle of Ramadan.”
Read the full narration →“It is not a questioner asked….it is a flowing that flowed and it is a fire that will flame in ath-Thawiyya and then it will move to the tribe of Asad and then to the tribe of Thaqeef. It will burn the enemies of…
Read the full narration →“Abu Ja’far al-Baqir (as) said: “How do you recite this verse?” I said: “Which verse? He said: “A questioner asked about a Penalty to befall.” Then he said: “It is not a questioner asked….it is a flowing that flowed and…
Read the full narration →“As if I see some people rising in the east. They will ask for the truth but they will not be given it. They will ask for it again and they will not be given it. Then they will unsheathe their swords and they will be…
Read the full narration →“Whenever we go to Abu Ja’far al-Baqir (as), he says: “Khurasan! Khurasan! Sajistan! Sajistan!” As if he wants to tell us good news (about deliverance).”
Read the full narration →“When people pay homage to the young boy, every young boy will try to rise.”
Read the full narration →“Al-Qa’im will not appear except after that every class of people will have ruled over people so that no one may say: “If we have ruled, we will have spread justice” then al-Qa’im will rise to rule with truth and…
Read the full narration →“Once I asked Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) if the call (from the Heaven) would be true. He said: “Yes, by Allah, until every nation will hear it with its own language.” He also said: “Al-Qa’im will not appear unless nine…
Read the full narration →“Amirul Mo’mineen (as) informed of some things that would happen after him until the appearance of al-Qa’im. Al-Husayn (as) asked him: “O Amirul Mo’mineen, when does Allah clear the world from the unjust people?” Amirul…
Read the full narration →“When the night of Friday comes, Allah sends down an angel to the lower heaven. When dawn comes, the angel sits on a throne on the House (the Kaaba) and sets minbars of light for Muhammad, Ali, al-Hasan and al-Husayn…
Read the full narration →“When the wall of the mosque of Kufa is destroyed from the back next to the house of ibn Mass’ood, then the rule of the family of so-and-so will decline. He, who destroys the wall, will not restore it (he perishes before…
Read the full narration →“Al-Qa’im will appear after when twelve men will have agreed upon that they have seen him but they will be considered as liars.”
Read the full narration →“Before the appearance of al-Qa’im, the war of (tribe of) Qays will break out.”
Read the full narration →“Once as-Sufyani was mentioned before Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as). He said: “He (as-Syfyani) will not rise except after the rising of the one in Sana’a.”
Read the full narration →“Before the appearance of al-Qa’im, there will be red death, white death and attacks of locusts in time and out of time. Red death is the killing by the sword and white death is by plague.”
Read the full narration →he heard Imam Ali (as) say: "Before the appearance of the Qa'im (Imam Al-Mahdi), there will be deceitful years in which the truthful will be called liars, and the liars will be believed, and those who deceive will be…
Read the full narration →“Allah will have a banquet. A caller from the Heaven will call out: O birds of the sky and beasts of the earth, come to eat and be satiate of the flesh of the tyrants.”
Read the full narration →“A caller (from the Heaven) will call out the name of al-Qa’im: O you the son of so-and-so, get up!”
Read the full narration →“O Jabir, al-Qa’im will not appear until the people of Sham will be afflicted with a sedition, from which they try their best to be free but they cannot, terrible killing will occur between Kufa and Heera and a call that…
Read the full narration →“Expect the cry to come to you surprisingly from the direction of Damascus. Then great deliverance will come to you.”
Read the full narration →“O Jabir, keep quiet until you see some signs that I will mention to you-if you remain alive until then: The first is the disagreement of the Abbasids. I do not think that you live until then but narrate this from me…
Read the full narration →“Al-Qa’im will appear on the day of Ashura.” All these signs that have been mentioned by the infallible imams (as) throughout the current true traditions, which are so numerous, must occur before the appearance of…
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