Test of Shia during the period of occultation of the Imam

As for the reports that are recorded about the test of the Shia during the period of occultation, and that life will be difficult on them and informing them of the obligation of being patient in this hardship; the reason…

“Some of us were talking about the Qaim in the presence of Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s); he turned to us and asked: “What are you talking about? How far! How far! That, which you anticipate, will not be until you are tested.…

I came to Amirul Momineen Ali Ibn Abi Talib (a.s) and found him thoughtful. He was drawing lines on the ground. I said: “O Chief of believers, why do I see you thoughtful and making lines on the earth? Is it out of…

Imam Musa Kadhim (a.s) said: “By Allah, that to which you look forward to, will not come about, except after you are distinguished and subjected to a test till, except for a few, none of you Shia will remain…then he…

“You must continue to protect your religion for the sake of Allah, till the fifth descendant of the seventh Imam does not go into occultation. You must not lose it in any case. Occultation is definite for the master of…

We heard Abi Abdullah (a.s) say: “It will not take place till two-third of the human population does not perish.” He was asked: “If two-third perishes, who will remain?” He replied: “Are you not satisfied that one-third…

I asked Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s): “When will you come to power?” He replied: “It’s a pity that it will not be so till you are all sieved like grain is sieved to separate it from chaff. And then you are sieved again and…

“O Shia of Muhammad’s progeny, you are going to be tested like the kohl in the eye. One knows when the kohl is put into his eye, but he does not know when it gets out. In the same way one believes in our matter in the…

Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s) said to me: “By Allah, people will be broken up like glass, however glass can be joined together again. By Allah, people will be broken up like earthen pots; which if once broken cannot be joined…

Amirul Momineen (a.s) mentioned the Qaim (a.s) and said: “He will go into hiding, so the ignorant will say that Allah does not have any need of Aale Muhammad (a.s).”

I heard Amirul Momineen (a.s) say: “How would you be when you are left without an Imam of guidance or a visible standard, when some of you turn away from the other with disdain?”

Imam Musa Kadhim (a.s) said to me: “O Ali, the Shia have been brought up with hopes since two hundred years.” Yaqtin said to his son, Ali: “What is the matter?! What had been said (by the infallible Imams) to us…

Ja’far Ibn Muhammad Ibn Umar and a number of others came to Askar and were present there during the time Imam Hasan Askari (a.s) was alive. Amongst them was Ali Ibn Ahmad Ibn Tanin. Ja’far Ibn Muhammad Ibn Umar wrote a…