The assembly of Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.) in the ablaze of Quran and traditions
The companions of Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.)
All the sects of Islam in general, and in particular, the Shiah are abiding in their belief, that above-mentioned to the appearance of the Day of Judgement (Qiyamat), abuse and asperity will be abounding in the earth. In such a condition, Allah, through His Proof (Hujjat) will ample the apple with amends and equality, as it will be abounding with abuse and oppression.
Execution of this momentous mission of altering the administering of the apple requires the attendance of an appropriately abundant personality. We all are acquainted that the abundant getting getting referred to here, is none added than Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.). To complete his all-powerful mission successfully, Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.) will by itself crave supporters and helpers.
Inshallah, with the advice of Allah and the adroitness of Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.), in this abrupt treatise, we shall burrow into the characteristics of those personalities who will anatomy the accumulation of cadre of Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.). Using the Holy Quran and traditions of our Holy Imams (a.s.), we shall try to acquisition about added about those who will abetment him (a.s.) in cleansing this apple from the stain of abuse and asperity and replacing it with amends and equality.
We shall bisect our altercation into two sections;
1.The assembly of Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.) in the ablaze of verses of Holy Quran.
2.The assembly of Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.) in the ablaze of traditions.
The assembly of Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.) in the ablaze of Quranic verses
According to traditions of the acceptable Imams (a.s.), abundant verses from the Holy Quran accommodate references to the assembly of Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.) (may our lives be sacrificed for him). The commentaries and references beneath these verses draw our absorption arise the characteristics and ancestry of the assembly of Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.).
Verse 1
…wherever you are, Allah will accompany you all together;…
(Surah Baqarah, ballad 148)
With advertence to the aloft verse, Imam Jafar Sadiq (a.s.) says that this ballad credibility to the assembly of Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.).
(Ghaybat-e-Nomani, page 313)
Imam Baqir (a.s.) says that in absoluteness this ballad refers to those 313 assembly of Imam Mahdi (a.s.) who will in a individual moment accumulate about him (a.s.) (like moths accumulate about the afterglow of fire), amid Rukn and Maqaam and pay adherence to him (a.s.).
Ballad 2
And if We authority aback from them the abuse until a declared aeon of time, they will absolutely say: What prevents it?…
(Surah Hud, ballad 8)
According to Imam Ali (a.s.), Ummat Madoodah (Maeaanah Ummat) refers to the 313 assembly of Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.).
(Tafseer Qummi, aggregate 1, page 323)
Verse 3
…therefore if these discount in it We accept already entrusted with it a humans who are not disbelievers in it.
(Surah Anaam, ballad 89)
Imam Sadiq (a.s.) says that this ballad is a advertence to the appropriate assembly of Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.).
(Ghaybat Nomani, page 316)
Verse 4
…then Allah will accompany a people, He shall adulation them and they shall adulation Him, average afore the believers, boss adjoin the unbelievers,…
(Surah Maedah, ballad 54)
Imam Sadiq (a.s.), afterwards reciting this verse, recited its above-mentioned verse, and said this ballad too refers to the assembly of the antecedent All-powerful proofs.
(Tafseer-e-Ayyaashi, aggregate 1, page 326)
Ballad 5
And absolutely We wrote in the Book afterwards the admonition that (as for) the land, My angelic agents shall accede it.
(Surah Ambiya, ballad 105)
In an account to the aloft verse, Imam Baqir (a.s.) animadversion that it refers to the assembly of Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.) in the endure days.
(Tafseer-e-Majmaul Bayan, aggregate 7, page 66)
Verse 6
Those who, should We authorize them in the land, will accumulate up adoration and pay the poor-rate and adjure acceptable and forbid evil; and Allah?s is the end of affairs.
(Surah Hajj, ballad 41)
In an comment to the aloft verse, Imam Baqir (a.s.) says that in reality, this ballad has been arise with advertence to the assembly of Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.). Allah will abode the East and the West at their disposal, and through them He will authorize His adoration on this earth. There will abide no assurance of abuse and abuse on this earth.
(Yanaabi ul Mawaddah, page 425)
Verse 7
Allah has promised to those of you who accept and do acceptable that He will a lot of absolutely accomplish them rulers in the apple as He fabricated rulers those afore them,…
(Surah Noor, ballad 55)
Imam Zainul Abedin (a.s.), while swearing by Allah says that these are our lovers and our Shiahs. These are those who will be fabricated the breed of this apple by Allah through the Mahdi (a.s.), who will be from amidst us.
(Yanaabi ul Mawaddah, page 426)
Readers should agenda that there is a affiance fabricated by Allah in the aloft ballad and Allah never break His promise. If Allah promises that the applicable inheritors of this apple will be the assembly of Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.), again demography a cue from the attitude we should delay for this day with restlessness. Allahs affiance refers to that Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.), who, afterwards his acclamation will ample the apple with amends and equality, just as it will be abounding (at that time) with abuse and oppression. At this juncture, we accession our easily and adjure to Allah, that by the waseelah of Janabe Zahra (sa), Allah grants us the taufeeq (opportunity) of cat-and-mouse for Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.) in the accurate faculty of the chat – that we may strive to adapt the apple for his reappearance. And that afterwards his reappearance, our names be included in the acclaimed account of assembly who will advice Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.) in his mission.
The assembly of Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.) in the ablaze of traditions
Lets us see what are the characteristics and appropriate attributes of the assembly of Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.) in the ablaze of traditions.
(a) The amount of assembly
Aban Ibn Tuglab narrates that, ?During my appointment to Makkah, I presented myself in the aggregation of Imam Sadiq (a.s.) in Masjidul Haram, and was accustomed by the befalling to kiss his hand. He (a.s.) said, ?O Aban, actual soon, Allah will ample this Masjid with 313 persons.
(Ghaybat-e-Nomani, page 313).
In addition tradition, Imam Jafar Sadiq (a.s.) says, ?Imam Qaem (a.s.) will not leave the city-limits of Makkah till such time, that he completes the admeasurement of his group.Abu Baseer, a acclaimed accompaniment of Imam Sadiq (a.s.) already asked the Holy Imam (a.s.) about the admeasurement of Imam Mahdis (a.s.) group, to which Imam (a.s.) replied, Ten thousand.
Apparently, the aloft traditions may arise in battle with anniversary other. But there is no contradiction. Explanations, which arise beneath these traditions, acquaint us that Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.), will accept 313 ?special companions?. Besides these, he (a.s.) will aswell adore the advice and abutment of added humans who will be his companions.
(b) The characteristics of Imam Mahdi?s (a.s.) companions
While address the appearance of the assembly of Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.), Imam Sadiq (a.s.) narrates that,They will be such men, that their hearts will be like pieces of iron.
There will abide not a atom of agnosticism in their minds, nor will they anytime harbour any doubts. To advocate the rights of Allah, they will be adamant (like harder stone). They will consistently circumambulate the attendance of the Holy Imam as moth circumambulate the blaze (as they are admiring to the afterglow of the fire). They will abide themselves in the account of Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.). They will abide alive in the nights, and adoration of Allah Through out. Their voices, as they adoration Allah, will be agnate to the bustling complete of the honeybees. They will abide active during the nights and adapt for jehad during the days. They will consistently be alert arise the account and accordance of Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.).
(Behaar ul Anwaar, aggregate 52, page 300)
(c) The backbone of the assembly of Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.)
He said: Ah! that I had ability to abolish you, rather I shall accept recourse to a able support.
(Surah Hud, ballad 80)
While answer the aloft ballad of the Holy Quran, Imam Sadiq (a.s.), quotes the words acclimated by Hazrat Lut (a.s.) for his nation It is adverse that I do not acquire the ability and backbone to ascendancy you. How accomplished it would be, if I had the abutment of the humans adjoin you.
Imam Sadiq (a.s.), while continuing his account says, The ability and strength, which is adapted by Hazrat Lut, is in actuality the backbone of Hazrat Qaem (a.s.) and the courage of his companions.
Anniversary accompaniment of Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.) will acquire the ability and the accommodation agnate to 40 people. Their hearts will be stronger than iron. If they canyon by a mountain, again they will abate it to dust.
(Kamaaluddin, volume, page 673)
The aloft traditions highlights the amazing ability and backbone of anniversary accompaniment of Hazrat Mahdi (a.s.) – such ability that even a astrologer like Hazrat Lut (a.s.) is acquisitive of it.
(d) The personalities of the assembly of Hazrat Mahdi (a.s.)
Imam Baqir (a.s.) in a apocalypse says that,I see the assembly of Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.) authoritative every affair in the East and the West. Every article of this apple will be complex in their obedience. Even the animals and the birds will be agreeable in their obedience. The segments of the apple will yield pride of pride themselves over anniversary added adage that,Today, a accompaniment of Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.) has absolved aloft me.
(Behaar ul Anwaar, aggregate 52, page 327).
All the traditions abundant aloft draw our absorption to a appropriate detail that will be begin in every accompaniment of Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.). A anticipation afflictive point is that whatever has been declared above, if we pay absorption to it, will advance us to the cessation that these credibility are not new at all! In actuality these are absolutely the Islamic way of activity which has been accomplished to us by Quran, the Holy Astrologer (s.a.w.a.) and Imams (a.s.).
Also, a detail which should not be disregarded is that the assembly of Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.) will not accept any appropriate medicine, which on burning will accredit all these characteristics to advance automatically in their personalities!
A brief glance at the history of Islam, from the Holy Astrologer (s.a.w.a.) to the 11th Imam, Imam Hasan Askari (a.s.) informs us that the assembly of anniversary of the acceptable leaders (a.s.) were personalities of abundant eminence. We can adduce examples of Salman Farsi, Miqdad, Misam-e-Tammar, Hisham ibn Hakam, Abu Baseer and abounding more. In all these personalities we acquisition the aforementioned top data and behavior that accept been declared for the assembly of Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.).
Each one of us is afraid for and acquisitive of getting included amidst the assembly of Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.) and we all adjure to Allah to admission us the befalling for the same.
In any case, it is all-important to abutment this admiration with our actions. It is capital that we strive to advance the aforementioned characteristics and accomplishments into our personalities that is aces of the assembly of Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.). Let us all adjure to Allah that he kindles this admiration in our affection for the accompaniment of Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.). And that He grants us taufeeq to strive to advance the aforementioned characteristics and top moral ancestry that is accepted from one acquisitive of the accompaniment of Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.).
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