Summary 9
Let Us Know Our Imam
(cont’d)
Book: Kitab Al Ghaybah
Author: Mohd Bin Ibrahim Bin Jafar (An Nomani)
Chapter Fourteen
“If you see a great fire burning in the east for three days or seven days, then wait for the deliverance of Muhammad’s progeny InshaAllah…”
(Mo’jam Ahadeeth al-Imam al-Mahdi, vol.3 p.253)
This chapter deals with the signs that will appear prior to the reappearance of Imam-e-Zamana (atfs). An important point to consider here is that even though we are discussing signs preceding the reappearance, we are not waiting for the signs of the reappearance, rather we are preparing ourselves for the reappearance of Imam-e-Zamana (atfs) itself.
Just as the concept of Qiyamat is a definite occurrence, similarly the advent of Imam-e-Zamana (atfs) is bound to take place, and nothing can change it because it is a Divine promise from Allah, and He never breaks his promises.
“Once Amirul Mo’mineen (as) was asked about (the meaning of) this Qur’anic verse, “The sects among them disagreed.”
He said: “Expect deliverance when three signs appear.”
He was asked: “What are they?”
He said: “Disagreement among the people of Syria, the black banners coming from Khurasan and terror in the month of Ramadan.”
Surah Maryam : 37
(Tafseer al-Burhan, vol.3 p.179)