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Hadith 491
Hadith #
491
Book
Kitāb al-Ghayba
Volume
1
Section
38
Part
Content
Chapter
Causes of delay in reappearance of the Master of the Affair
Source
Shaykh Muḥammad b. al-Ḥasan al-Ṭūsī
۞
There is no reason for delay in his reappearance, except danger to his life, which is an obstacle in his reappearance. Its proof is that if there had been some other cause, his remaining in occultation would not have been correct and it is because of this that His Eminence had to bear different kinds of problems and hardships. That is why the ranks and levels of recognition of the Imams of guidance and the divine prophets are very great and lofty; due to which they bear even the great difficulties and hardships for the sake of Almighty Allah.
لا علة تمنع من ظهوره إلا خوفه على نفسه من القتل، لانه لو كان غير ذلك لما ساغ له الاستتار، وكان يتحمل المشاق والاذى، فإن منازل الائمة وكذلك الانبياء عليهم السلام إنما تعظم لتحملهم المشاق العظيمة في ذات الله تعالى.
Tags Imam MahdiOccultation

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