(67) Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Sa’eed narrated from the four men from al-Hasan bin Mahboob, Muhammad bin Ya’qoob al-Kulayni narrated from Ali bin Ibraheem bin Hashim from his father, Muhammad bin Imran narrated from Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Eessa from Ali bin Muhammad and others from Sahl bin Ziyad from al-Hasan bin Mahboob and Abdul Wahid bin Abdullah narrated from Abu Ali Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Abu Nashir from Ahmad bin Hilal from al-Hasan bin Mahboob from Amr bin Abul Miqdam from Jabir bin Yazeed al-Ju’fi that Abu Ja’far al-Baqir (as) had said: “O Jabir, keep quiet until you see some signs that I will mention to you-if you remain alive until then: The first is the disagreement of the Abbasids. I do not think that you live until then but narrate this from me after my death. Other signs are a call from the Heaven, a cry comes from the direction of Damascus, one of the villages of Sham called al-Jabiya sinks, a part of the mosque of Damascus falls down, a group of the Turks apostates and then commotion in Rome. The Turks come and occupy the island whereas the Romans come to settle in ar-Ramla. O Jabir, that year will be full of events everywhere from the direction of the west. The first country that will be ruined is Sham. Then people will disagree and divide into three armies; the army of the reddish one, the army of the spotted one and the army of as-Sufyani. As-Sufyani will fight the spotted one and he will kill him with his followers and then he will fight the reddish one and he will kill him. Then he will move towards Iraq. He will pass by Qarqeesiya’. A fight will break out. As-Sufyani will kill about one hundred thousands of the arrogants. Then he will send an army of seventy thousand warriors towards Kufa. They will kill, crucify and capture many of the people of Kufa. While they are doing so, an army will come from the direction of Khurasan. With this army there will be some companions of al-Qa’im. A faithful man from Kufa with weak followers will revolt but he will be killed by the leader of as-Sufyani’s army between Kufa and Heera. As-Sufyani will send a troop to Medina. Al-Mahdi will flee from Medina to Mecca. The leader of the army will be informed that al-Mahdi has gone to Mecca so he will send a troop to follow after him but with no use. Al-Mahdi will enter Mecca frightfully and cautiously like Prophet Moses (as). The army of as-Sufyani will stop in the desert. A caller from the Heaven will call out: “O desert, destroy these people!” The desert will sink with the army and none of them will escape death except three persons, whom Allah will turn their faces towards their backs. It is about them that this verse has been revealed, ‘O you who have been given the Book! believe that which We have revealed, verifying what you have, before We alter faces then turn them on their backs.’ On that day al-Qa’im will be in Mecca leaning his back against the Kaaba. He will announce: “O people, we resort to Allah to make us succeed. Whoever of you wants to support us, let him join us. We are the progeny of your Prophet Muhammad (as). We are worthier of Allah and Muhammad than other people. Whoever argues with me about Adam, I am the worthiest of Adam. Whoever argues with me about Noah, I am the worthiest of Noah. Whoever argues with me about Abraham, I am the worthiest of Abraham. Whoever argues with me about Muhammad (as), I am the worthiest of Muhammad (as). Whoever argues with me about the prophets, I am the worthiest of the prophets. Has Allah not said in his Book, ‘Surely Allah chose Adam and Noah and the descendants of Abraham and the descendants of Imran above the nations; offspring one of the other; and Allah is Hearing, Knowing?’ I am a remainder of Adam, a relic of Noah, elite of Abraham and a choice of Muhammad, peace be upon them all. Whoever argues with me about the Book of Allah, I am the worthiest of the book of Allah. Whoever argues with me about the Sunna of the messenger of Allah, I am the worthiest of the Sunna of the messenger of Allah. I adjure everyone, who hears my speech today, to inform the absent of it. I ask you with the right of Allah, the right of His messenger and with my right, for I have a right of kinship to the messenger of Allah, to support us and to protect us from those, who have wronged us. We have been wronged, offended, expelled from our homes, separated from our families, deprived of our rights and our honor and virtues have been distorted by the evil people. For the sake of Allah, do not fail us. Support us that may Allah supports you!” Allah will make his (al-Mahdi’s) three hundred and thirteen companions join him without any previous appointment. O Jabir, it is the verse that Allah has revealed in His Book, ‘Wherever you are, Allah will bring you all together; surely Allah has power over all things.’ People will pay homage to him between the corner (of the Kaaba) and the temple (of Abraham). With him there will be a covenant from the Prophet (S) that has been inherited by the descendants; one after the other. O Jabir, al-Qa’im is one of al-Husayn’s descendants. Allah will make him succeed within a night. O Jabir, if people doubt all that, let them not doubt his descending from the Prophet (S) and his inheriting knowledge from the ulama (the infallible imams) one after the other. If all these things become confusing to them, then the call that will come from the Heaven and will call out his name and his parents’ names certainly will not be confusing to them at all.”
On nous a informés par Ahmed ibn Muhammad ibn Saïd, de ces quatre hommes, de Ben Mahboub. Et Mohammed ibn Ya'qoub al-Kulayni, surnommé Abou Ja'far, nous a dit: Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hachim m'a rapporté de son père, qui lui-même a rapporté de Mohammed ibn Imran, qui a dit: Ahmed ibn Muhammad ibn Issa nous a dit, qui lui-même a rapporté d'Ali ibn Muhammad et d'autres, de Sahl ibn Ziyad en totalité, de Hassan ibn Mahboub qui a dit, et Abd al-Wahid ibn Abdullah al-Mawsili nous a informés, d'Abi Ali Ahmed ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Nashir, d'Ahmed ibn Hilal, de Hassan ibn Mahboub, d'Amr ibn Abi al-Muqaddam, de Jabir ibn Yazid al-Ju'fi, qui a dit: Abou Ja'far Mohammed ibn Ali al-Baqir a dit: "Ô Jabir, reste sur terre sans bouger ni main ni pied, jusqu'à ce que tu voies les signes que je vais te mentionner, si tu les atteins: le premier est la discorde parmi les Banu Abbas, que tu ne verras pas, mais transmets-le de ma part à d'autres après moi, puis un appel retentira du ciel, un son viendra de la direction de Damas avec la victoire, un quartier de Damas appelé al-Jabiya s'effondrera, une partie de la mosquée de Damas à droite tombera, une révolte passera du côté des Turcs, suivie par l'armée des Romains. Les frères des Turcs avanceront jusqu'à descendre dans la péninsule, puis la révolte des Romains avancera jusqu'à descendre dans le sable. Cette année, ô Jabir, verra de nombreuses discordes dans chaque région, en commençant par la région de l'ouest, la première à être détruite sera la région de Sham, puis ils divergeront à ce sujet en trois factions: la bannière de l'homme aux sourcils, la bannière de l'homme tacheté, et la bannière du Sufyani, le Sufyani rencontrera l'homme tacheté et ils se battront, le Sufyani le tuera ainsi que ses partisans, puis l'homme aux sourcils sera tué. Ensuite, il n'aura qu'une seule préoccupation, se diriger vers l'Irak, son armée passera par Qirqisiya, où ils se battront et où cent mille des puissants seront tués, le Sufyani enverra une armée à Kufa, leur nombre sera de soixante-dix mille, ils tueront les habitants de Kufa et les crucifieront et les captureront, alors que cela se passe, des bannières viendront de l'est du Khurasan, déployant rapidement les tentes, avec eux des compagnons du Qa'im. Ensuite, un homme sortira des partisans des habitants de Kufa, faible, et le commandant de l'armée du Sufyani le tuera entre Hira et Kufa, le Sufyani enverra une délégation à Médine, le Mahdi s'enfuira de là vers La Mecque, le commandant de l'armée du Sufyani apprendra que le Mahdi est parti pour La Mecque, il enverra une armée à sa poursuite mais ne l'atteindra pas avant qu'il n'entre à La Mecque, craintif, attendant selon la Sunna de Moïse fils d'Imran. Il a dit: Le commandant de l'armée du Sufyani arrivera dans le désert, une voix céleste criera "Ô désert, dévore ces gens", il les engloutira, seuls trois individus échapperont, Allah transformera leurs visages en leurs postérieurs, ils seront des gens de la tribu de Qahtan, parmi eux se trouve la révélation de ce verset: "Ô vous qui avez reçu l'Écriture, croy
