What Al-Baqir عليه السلام Informed Regarding the Occurrence of the Occultation
Kamāl al-Dīn wa Tamām al-Niʿma|Volume 1|Book 2|Chapter 31
Kamāl al-Dīn wa Tamām al-Niʿma
Book 2, Chapter 31
What Al-Baqir عليه السلام Informed Regarding the Occurrence of the Occultation
وَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِصَامٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ الْكُلَيْنِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْقَاسِمُ بْنُ الْعَلَاءِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْقَزْوِينِيُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ حُمَيْدٍ الْحَنَّاطِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ الثَّقَفِيِّ الطَّحَّانِ قَالَ: دَخَلْتُ عَلَى أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الْبَاقِرِ عليه السلام وَ أَنَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَسْأَلَهُ عَنِ الْقَائِمِ مِنْ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ ص فَقَالَ لِي مُبْتَدِئاً يَا مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ مُسْلِمٍ إِنَّ فِي الْقَائِمِ مِنْ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ ص شَبَهاً مِنْ خَمْسَةٍ مِنَ الرُّسُلِ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى وَ يُوسُفَ بْنِ يَعْقُوبَ وَ مُوسَى وَ عِيسَى وَ مُحَمَّدٍ ص فَأَمَّا شَبَهُهُ مِنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى فَرُجُوعُهُ مِنْ غَيْبَتِهِ وَ هُوَ شَابٌّ بَعْدَ كِبَرِ السِّنِّ وَ أَمَّا شَبَهُهُ مِنْ يُوسُفَ بْنِ يَعْقُوبَ عليه السلام فَالْغَيْبَةُ مِنْ خَاصَّتِهِ وَ عَامَّتِهِ وَ اخْتِفَاؤُهُ مِنْ إِخْوَتِهِ وَ إِشْكَالُ أَمْرِهِ عَلَى أَبِيهِ يَعْقُوبَ عليه السلام مَعَ قُرْبِ الْمَسَافَةِ بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَ أَبِيهِ وَ أَهْلِهِ وَ شِيعَتِهِ وَ أَمَّا شَبَهُهُ مِنْ مُوسَى عليه السلام فَدَوَامُ خَوْفِهِ وَ طُولُ غَيْبَتِهِ وَ خَفَاءُ وِلَادَتِهِ وَ تَعَبُ شِيعَتِهِ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ مِمَّا لَقُوا مِنَ الْأَذَى وَ الْهَوَانِ إِلَى أَنْ أَذِنَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فِي ظُهُورِهِ وَ نَصْرِهِ وَ أَيَّدَهُ عَلَى عَدُوِّهِ وَ أَمَّا شَبَهُهُ مِنْ عِيسَى عليه السلام فَاخْتِلَافُ مَنِ اخْتَلَفَ فِيهِ حَتَّى قَالَتْ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْهُمْ مَا وُلِدَ وَ قَالَتْ طَائِفَةٌ مَاتَ وَ قَالَتْ طَائِفَةٌ قُتِلَ وَ صُلِبَ وَ أَمَّا شَبَهُهُ مِنْ جَدِّهِ الْمُصْطَفَى ص فَخُرُوجُهُ بِالسَّيْفِ وَ قَتْلُهُ أَعْدَاءَ اللَّهِ وَ أَعْدَاءَ رَسُولِهِ ص وَ الْجَبَّارِينَ وَ الطَّوَاغِيتَ وَ أَنَّهُ يُنْصَرُ بِالسَّيْفِ وَ الرُّعْبِ وَ أَنَّهُ لَا تُرَدُّ لَهُ رَايَةٌ- وَ إِنَّ مِنْ عَلَامَاتِ خُرُوجِهِ خُرُوجَ السُّفْيَانِيِّ مِنَ الشَّامِ وَ خُرُوجَ الْيَمَانِيِّ مِنَ الْيَمَنِ وَ صَيْحَةً مِنَ السَّمَاءِ فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ وَ مُنَادٍ يُنَادِي مِنَ السَّمَاءِ بِاسْمِهِ وَ اسْمِ أَبِيهِ.
And narrated to us Muhammad bin Muhammad bin Isaam رضي الله عنه: Narrated to us Muhammad bin Yaqoob [al-Kulaini]: Narrated to us Qasim bin Alaa: Narrated to us Ismail bin Ali Qazwini: Narrated to me Ali bin Ismail from Asim bin Humaid Hannat from Muhammad bin Muslim Thaqafi Tahhan that he said:
“I came to His Eminence, Abu Ja’far Muhammad bin Ali Baqir عليه السلام in order to ask him about the Qaim of Aale Muhammad. His Eminence himself initiated the matter and said: O Muhammad bin Muslim, in the Qaim of Ahlul Bayt of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم are present similarities to five prophets: Yunus bin Mata, Yusuf bin Yaqoob, Musa, Isa and Muhammad - peace be on them all.
Similarity to Yunus bin Mata: Return from occultation as a young man though being advanced in age. Similarity to Yusuf bin Yaqoob: Occultation from the special people and general public and remaining concealed from the brothers and the becoming difficult of the matter on his father, Yaqoob inspite of the nearness of distance between him and his father, his family and his followers.
Similarity to Musa: Always being in fear and the prolongation of occultation. Hidden birth and the exhaustion of his followers after him from the excessive torments and tribulations that they suffered till the Almighty Allah permitted him to appear and helped and assisted him against his enemies.
Similarity to Isa: Controversy regarding him; such that a group says: He is not yet born. And a group says: He is dead. And some people allege: He is killed and is no more.
As for his similarity with his grandfather, Muhammad Mustafa صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم: Taking up armed struggle and exterminating the enemies of Allah and the Prophet; and the tyrants and the oppressors. He shall be helped with the sword and awe and no flag shall be hoisted over him. Of the signs of his reappearance are: The advent of the Sufyani from Shaam (Syria), the advent of Yamani, the call from the sky in the month of Ramadan and a caller who will announce from the sky his name and his father’s name.”
“I came to His Eminence, Abu Ja’far Muhammad bin Ali Baqir عليه السلام in order to ask him about the Qaim of Aale Muhammad. His Eminence himself initiated the matter and said: O Muhammad bin Muslim, in the Qaim of Ahlul Bayt of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم are present similarities to five prophets: Yunus bin Mata, Yusuf bin Yaqoob, Musa, Isa and Muhammad - peace be on them all.
Similarity to Yunus bin Mata: Return from occultation as a young man though being advanced in age. Similarity to Yusuf bin Yaqoob: Occultation from the special people and general public and remaining concealed from the brothers and the becoming difficult of the matter on his father, Yaqoob inspite of the nearness of distance between him and his father, his family and his followers.
Similarity to Musa: Always being in fear and the prolongation of occultation. Hidden birth and the exhaustion of his followers after him from the excessive torments and tribulations that they suffered till the Almighty Allah permitted him to appear and helped and assisted him against his enemies.
Similarity to Isa: Controversy regarding him; such that a group says: He is not yet born. And a group says: He is dead. And some people allege: He is killed and is no more.
As for his similarity with his grandfather, Muhammad Mustafa صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم: Taking up armed struggle and exterminating the enemies of Allah and the Prophet; and the tyrants and the oppressors. He shall be helped with the sword and awe and no flag shall be hoisted over him. Of the signs of his reappearance are: The advent of the Sufyani from Shaam (Syria), the advent of Yamani, the call from the sky in the month of Ramadan and a caller who will announce from the sky his name and his father’s name.”