Signs of the reappearance of Muhammad al-Mahdi

The collection of events that will occur before the coming back of Muhammad al-Mahdi, an ultimate savior of humankind and the final Imam of the Twelve Imams, according to the shia beliefs. Signs of the reappearance of Muhammad al-Mahdi are classified to uncertain and certain signs.

The certain signs

According some Shia narrations there are five certain signs that will occur prior of the reappearance of the twelfth Imam of shias. In the hadith of Ja'far al-Sadiq is mentioned to the these signs: "there are five signs for our Dhuhur (the reappearance of the twelfth Imam), the appearance of Sufyani and Yamani, the loud cry in the sky, the murder of a pure soul (Nafs-e-Zakiyyah), and the earth swallowing (a group of people) in the land of Beyda.[1][2][3][4]

Appearance of Sufyani

According narrations Sufyani, one of the descendants of Abu Sufyan, will arise before Muhammad al-Mahdi's reappearance.[4] He has been depicted as an outwardly devout man that will take care to remember Allah at all times. But in reality he will be the most wicked man in the world. He will upraise during the Rajab. After he will realize the reappearance of Muhammahd al-Mahdi, he will send away an army to fight him. In some books are said that the army of Sufyani before getting to the army of Muhammad al-Mahdi will sink into the earth in the Beyda, the area between Mecca and Medina.[5][6][2] The appearance of Sufyani is mentioned in both of shia and sunni narrations.[5][7]

Appearance of Yamani

In some narrations, the appearance of Yamani is mentioned as one of the certain signs of twelfth Imam's reappearance.[8][9][4] In a hadith of the fifth Imam of shias, Muhammad al-Baqir, about signs of reappearance is mentioned to appearance of Yamani in detail:"... among these individuals (Sufyani,Yamani and Khorasani) the Yamani is the closest to guidance, for he calls the people to join the Muhammad al-Mahdi. When he rises the trading of weapons will be prohibited for every Muslim. When he rises join him immediately, for his flag is the flag of guidance and prosperity and no Muslim should oppose it. Any one who does so will go to hell, because the Yamani calls to the right path.[2] In some sources is mentioned that Yamani and Khurasani will be allied against Sufyani.[10]

The loud cry in the sky

The third certain sign that is mentioned in the upper narration is the loud cry in the sky.[4] According traditions two cries will heard. In the first of them Gabriel will call name of Al-Qa'im (person) and his father and say that truth with Ali and his shia. All people will hear Gabriel's cry in their own language.[11] In a tradition of Ja'far al-Sadiq that is narrated by Zurarah ibn A'yan is came that after this cry Satan will call certainly, so and so and their followers are victorious ones and his meaning is a man from Banu Umayya. He adds the person who make the first cry says the truth.[12]

The murder of Nafse Zakeyyah

A pure soul or Nafse Zakeyyah is one of the descendants of Husayn ibn Ali.[13][4] In shia sources are wrote his name is Hojat ibn al-Hasan. Who would be murder without any sin and crime.[3] In many narrations are wrote that he is the envoy of Muhammad al-Mahdi to Mecca before his reappearance. When he will arrive to Mecca and say his message, the people of the Mecca slay him around the Kaaba.[7]

Earth swallowing (Sufyani's Army) in land of Bayda

The sinking of Sufyani's army into the earth is a certain sign of reappearance of Muhammad al-Mahdi.[4] In addition to above-mentioned hadith of Ja'far Sadiq, in a hadith Ali ibn Abi Talib mentions to the Sufyani's army will sink on the earth.[14][15]

Uncertain signs

There are many of signs in the traditions that occurrence of them is dependent on certain conditions. These signs are uncertain Signs. Some of them:

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Nicolae Sfetcu (2012)
  2. 1 2 3 Gheybah of Nu’mani, Page 9
  3. 1 2 Mikyalul Makarim fee Fawaaid al-Duaa lil Qa'im, Page v2
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 al-shia.org
  5. 1 2 Amini, Chapter 10
  6. ↑ Al-Kourani, Page 30
  7. 1 2 Hashemi Shahidi, Page 524
  8. ↑ Shaykh Tusi, Page 267
  9. ↑ en.abna24.com
  10. ↑ Leghaei
  11. ↑ Hosayni Mutlaq
  12. ↑ Gheybah of Nu’mani, Page 246
  13. ↑ Tafsir Ayyashi, Page 64
  14. ↑ Gheybah of Nu’mani, Page 279
  15. ↑ Sadr, Page 648
  16. ↑ Montakhab al-Asar, Page 440
  17. ↑ english.almaaref.org
  18. ↑ Bihar al-Anwar, Page 240
  19. ↑ Montakhab al-Asar, Page 560
  20. ↑ Montakhab al-Asar, Page 443
  21. ↑ Bihar al-Anwar, Pages 256-260

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