Some Qualities, practices and manners of the Master of the Age (a.s)

Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s) said: “The man of this matter will have a house called Baitul Hamd (house of praise). It will have a lamp, which was lighted since the day of his birth and it will continue to burn until the day he will rise with the sword.”

I heard His Eminence, Abu Abdullah Sadiq (a.s) say: “When the Qaim (a.s) arises, the earth would light up with the luminescence of its Lord and the people would become needless of sunlight. In his rule, all will have such long lifespans that each person will beget a thousand sons. Daughters will not be born to them. He will build a mosque on the outskirts of Kufa, which will have a thousand doors and the houses of Kufa will be connected to the river of Kerbala. So wide would habitation spread that if a person travels on a mule to pray the Friday Prayer, he will not be able to reach in time.”

in a long tradition: “Mahdi will enter Kufa and there will be three standards, which will have become confused. They will be clear to him. He will go in until he comes to the pulpit. Then he will preach, but the people will not understand what he says, because of the wailing. This is the meaning of the statement of the Messenger of Allah (s) that: As if I can see the Hasanids and Husainids that they have raised the flags and each of them are claiming Caliphate. The Hasanid would hand over the flag to the Husainid and all would pay allegiance to him. Next Friday, the people will ask him to lead them in Friday Prayer. He will order for a place of prostration to be marked for him with red dye and he will pray there. Then he will order a river to be dug from the rear of the tomb of Imam Husain (a.s), which would flow to the Ghariyyan, so that the water descends into Najaf. At its entrance bridges and mills will be working. It is as if I could see an old woman with a sack of wheat on her head going to Kerbala to get it milled.

I heard the Messenger of Allah (s) say when Imam Mahdi (a.s) was mentioned in his presence: “Indeed his allegiance will be given between Rukn and Maqam. He has three names: Ahmad, Abdullah and Mahdi.”

I heard Abu Ja'far (a.s) say: “Umar asked Amirul Mu'mineen (a.s) saying, ‘Tell me about the Mahdi, what is his name?’ He (a.s.) replied: ‘As for his name, my beloved (the Prophet) has bound me not to speak to anyone about it until Allah raises him.‘ He (Umar) then asked, ‘Tell me about his attributes.‘ He (AS) replied, ‘He is a young man of medium height, with a handsome face and beautiful hair, his hair falls on his shoulders, and the light of his face outshines the darkness of his beard and head. By my father, (he is) the son of the best of slave girls.’”

when Masjid Sahla was mentioned in his presence: “It will be the residence of our Master of the Affair (Imam Mahdi) when he occupies it with his family.”

I asked Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s), “Is the Mahdi and the Qaim the same?” He said: “Yes.” I asked, “Why is he named the Mahdi?” He said: “Because he will be guided to every hidden matter; and he is named Qaim, because he will rise after his name dies. He will establish a mighty enterprise.”

“When one of you meets our Qaim, he should greet him in the following words: Peace be on you, Ahle Bayt (a.s) of prophethood, mine of knowledge and site of messengership.”

“The companions of Musa (a.s) were tested by the stream and it is that which the Almighty Allah has said: “Surely Allah will try you with a river…” (2:249) The companions of Qaim (a.s) would also be tested in the same way.

“Qaim (a.s) would demolish Masjidul Haraam till it returns to its ancient form and he would also return the Prophet’s Masjid (Masjidun Nabawi) to its original construction and the Holy Kaaba to its location and raise it on its original foundations. He will cut off the hand of Bani Shaibah and hang it on the Kaaba as they are the thieves of the Kaaba.”

“Our state is the last of the states, no House will remain, except that it would rule before us, so that no one gets an opportunity to say when they observe our acts: If we had ruled, we would have also acted in the same way. It is the word of Allah, the Exalted: “…and the end is for those who guard (against evil).” (7:128)

“When the Qaim arises, he will come with an unprecedented system.”

“When Qaim (a.s) reaches the Kufa Masjid, its walls would be of solid bricks and mortar; he would look at it and say: Woe be on the one who demolished you, woe be on the one who facilitated your razing, and woe be on the one who constructed you with solid bricks and changed the Qibla of Nuh. And fortunate are those who witness the razing in the company of the Qaim of Ahle Bayt. They are the best of the peoples.”

“The Qaim will rule for 309 years equal to the number of years the folks of the cave (Ashab Kahf) remained in their cave. He would fill the earth with justice and equity as it would be fraught with injustice and oppression. After that the Almighty Allah will conquer the east and the west of the earth for him and kill the people till no religion remains, except that of Muhammad (s). He (the Qaim) will operate like Sulaiman bin Dawood. He would call out to the Sun and the Moon and they would respond to him and the earth shall be illuminated by his effulgence and divine revelation would descend for him and he would act according to divine commands and revelation.”

“I asked Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s) about the duration of the rule of Imam Qaim (a.s). He replied: He will rule for seven years, but these seven years will be equal to seventy years of your reckoning.”

in a tradition and we summarized it: “When the Qaim arises he would enter Kufa. Then he would order razing the four mosques upto their foundations and make them like the canopies of Musa (a.s) and demolish the additions and additional floors till they return to the form that they were in at the time of the Holy Prophet (s). He will widen the main highways to 60 yards in width. Any Masjid that comes on the way would be demolished. He will shut down all openings, balconies and structures jutting out to the main road. The Almighty Allah would command the heavens to reduce their rotation during the tenure of his rule, thus a day of that time would be equal to ten days of your period, one month equal to ten months of yours, and one year equal to ten years of your time. Not much time would pass that ten thousand rebels would emerge from the hamlet of Rameela and their slogan would be: O Uthman, O Uthman. His Eminence would summon one of his men and attach a sword to his waist. He would slay the whole crowd single-handed and not one of them would be spared. After that His Eminence would turn to Kabul Shah. It is a city that no one has ever conquered, but he would conquer it. After that he would return to Kufa and reside there after eliminating seventy Arab tribes…”

H 499 - In another report, he would conquer Constantine, Rome and China.

“The Arabs should be warned as it would be a very bad time for them, because not one of them will arise with the Qaim.”

“The companions of the Qaim will be young men. There will be no old men among them, except like kohl in an eye or like salt in food and the least part of food is the salt.”

about the Qaim: “The allegiance of Imam Qaim (a.s) will be given between Rukn and Maqam by three hundred and thirteen persons equal to the fighters of the Battle of Badr. Some nobles of Egypt, leaders of Syria and good persons from Iraq will also be included among them and they will set out from there when the Almighty Allah wants.”

“Amirul Momineen (a.s) used to say that believers would go on decreasing to such an extent that no one would utter the name of Allah anymore. At that time the leader of religion will rise up and the Almighty Allah will send a group from around him who would gather with him like monsoon clouds and by Allah, I even know their names, nationalities and the name of their chief; and the Almighty Allah will raise them in any way He likes. From some, He will take one, from some He will take two, from some He will take three, from some He will take four, from some He will take five, from some He will take six, from some He will take seven, from some He will take eight and from some He will take nine; in this way 313 will come together. Thus the Almighty Allah says: “…wherever you are, Allah will bring you all together; surely Allah has power over all things.” (2:148)

“O Abu Hamza, after Imam Qaim (a.s) there will be twelve Mahdis from us, the descendants of Imam Husain (a.s).”

he heard Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s) say: “By Allah, after the passing away of Imam Qaim, a person from us Ahle Bayt (a.s) will rule for three hundred and nine years.” I asked: “When will this be?” He replied: “After the Qaim.” I asked: “For how many years will Imam Qaim rule after reappearance?” He replied: “Nineteen years. After that Muntasir [Imam Husain (a.s)] will return (do Rajat) and he will eliminate the enemies of Imam Husain (a.s) in revenge till Saffah [Amirul Momineen (a.s)] will do Rajat.” Praise be to Allah, the Mighty and the High, the book has reached completion. Benedictions and salutations of Almighty Allah be on Muhammad and his chosen Progeny; the ones, from whom Almighty Allah has kept away all impurities and has purified them as it deserves.