The book that Al-Qa’im will show
Al-Kāfi|Volume 8|Book 1|Chapter 185
سَهْلٌ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ بَعْضِ رِجَالِهِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (عليه السلام) أَنَّهُ قَالَ كَأَنِّي بِالْقَائِمِ (عليه السلام) عَلَى مِنْبَرِ الْكُوفَةِ عَلَيْهِ قَبَاءٌ فَيُخْرِجُ مِنْ وَرَيَانِ قَبَائِهِ كِتَاباً مَخْتُوماً بِخَاتَمٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ فَيَفُكُّهُ فَيَقْرَؤُهُ عَلَى النَّاسِ فَيُجْفِلُونَ عَنْهُ إِجْفَالَ الْغَنَمِ فَلَمْ يَبْقَ إِلَّا النُّقَبَاءُ فَيَتَكَلَّمُ بِكَلَامٍ فَلَا يَلْحَقُونَ مَلْجَأً حَتَّى يَرْجِعُوا إِلَيْهِ وَ إِنِّي لَأَعْرِفُ الْكَلَامَ الَّذِي يَتَكَلَّمُ بِهِ.
185. Sahl, from Al-Hassan Bin Mahboub, from one of his men, who has narrated the following: Abu Abdullah عليه الصلاة والسلام said: ‘It is as if I عليه الصلاة والسلام am with Al-Qaim عليه الصلاة والسلام ascended upon the Pulpit of Al-Kufa having a gown from which he عليه الصلاة والسلام takes out a sealed letter sealed with a golden seal. So he عليه الصلاة والسلام opens it and reads it out to the people. They run away from him عليه الصلاة والسلام like the frightened sheep. So there does not remain any except for the heads (commanders). So he عليه الصلاة والسلام speaks by a speech and they do not find a shelter until they return back to him عليه الصلاة والسلام. And I عليه الصلاة والسلام know of the speech that he عليه الصلاة والسلام will be speaking by’.
- Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (16/36)
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