Kamaluddin | Shaikh As-Saduq | Excerpt 43

Kamaluddin | Shaikh As-Saduq | Excerpt 43

Author: Shaikh As-Saduq (a.r.)

Book : Kamaaluddin Wa Tamam Un Nemah

Till when does one have to observeTaqayyah?

Excerpt – 43

Book – Kamaaluddin wa tamam un nemah

Author –Shaikh As-Saduq(a.r.)

Chapter 35: Statements of Imam Reza(a.s.) regarding the occurrence of Ghaibat

Imam Reza(as) was asked:

Till when does he have to observe Taqayyah?

He(as) replied:

Till the day of the appointed hour and on that day is the reappearance of our Qaim. Thus whosoever abandons Taqayyah before his reappearance is not from us.

It was asked:

O son of Allah’s Messenger, from which of Ahle Bayt is the Qaim?

He(as) replied:

He is my fourth descendant, the son of the best of the maidservants. The Almighty Allah would, through him, purify the earth from every kind of oppression and remove every type of injustice from it. He is the one in whose birth the people would doubt and he is the one who would have an occultation before his reappearance. And when he arises, the earth shall be lit up with his effulgence. He would establish the scales of justice among the people so that no one may oppress the other. 

A person asked Imam Reza(as):

“Are you the Sahibul Amr?

He(as) replied:

I am also Sahibul Amr but not the Sahibul Amr who will fill the earth with justice as it would have been fraught with tyranny and oppression. And how can I be that person? While you can see that I am physically weak. Whereas the Qaim is the one who at the time of his reappearance will be senior in age but have the appearance of a youth. His body shall be so strong that if he catches hold of the biggest tree of the earth he shall be able to uproot it and if he shouts between the mountains, their stones will roll down. The staff of Prophet Musa(as) and the seal ring of Prophet Sulaiman (a.s.) are with him. He is my fourth descendent. The Almighty Allah will keep him in occultation as long as Divine wisdom dictates. Then He will reveal him so that he may fill the earth with justice and equity just as it would fraught with injustice and oppression.”

Oh how we yearn for that day when this divine promise would be actualised. May it happen during our lifetime. Ameen.