وَلَا يَكُونُوا كَالَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ مِن قَبْلُ فَطَالَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْأَمَدُ فَقَسَتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ وَكَثِيرٌ مِّنْهُمْ فَاسِقُونَ “”They should not he like those who were given the Book before them, but long ages passed over them and their hearts were hardened, and many of them turned transgressors” Imam Sadiq (as) said, This verse was revealed about the (occultation of the) Qaem...
The birth of Hazrat Musa (as) is an important example to understand the circumstances of the birth of Imam Mahdi (as). Our Aimmah (as) have given its example for their followers to understand the birth of the hidden Imam (as). This incident, narrated from Kamaluddin by Shaykh Sudooq (ar), highlights the conditions prevailing at the time of Hazrat Musa (as). It reinforces the fact that when Allah...
وَالْعَصْرِ إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَفِي خُسْرٍ إِلَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْحَقِّ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ “By the time, verily man is in loss, save those who believe, and do good deeds, and exhort one another to truth and exhort one another to endurance” Mufazzal Ibne Umar said, I asked Imam Sadiq (as) about the words of Allah in the verse, “By the time,...
“You shall certainly pass through one state after another” Imam Sadiq (as) said, Our Qaem (as) will have a lengthy occultation. The narrator asked, O son of the Messenger of Allah! Why is that? Imam (as) replied, This is because Allah has forbidden everything but applying the traditions of the (previous) prophets in the occultation of the Qaem (as) O Sadeer! It is...
One of the best acts during the Ghaybat of Imam Mahdi (as) is Intezar or Awaiting his reappearance. This discussion consists of a number of aspects and for each aspect there are numerous supporting traditions. Awaiting Imam Mahdi (as) is the best act Firstly the virtue of awaiting is evident from the traditions of the Messenger of Allah (sawa) and the Holy Imams (as). An example of this is the...