Signes précédant la réapparition de l'Imam Mahdi (a.s)

H 475 - Ibn Abi Umair has narrated from Jamil bin Darraj from Zurarah bin Ayin from Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s) that he said: If Almighty Allah wishes, He has the right to admit the deviated ones to Paradise and it is preferable for Him and not a defect. Zurarah asked: May I be your ransom, how is that possible? Imam (a.s) replied: The speaking one [Imam] passes away and the silent one also does not say anything. On the basis of this a person who dies between these two in this period would be admitted to Paradise by Almighty Allah.

H 476 - It is narrated from a group from Abu Mufaddal Shaibani from Abu Naeem Nasr bin Isaam Ibn Mughira Amri from Abu Yusuf Yaqub bin Naeem bin Amr Qarqara Katib from Ahmad Ibn Muhammad Asadi from Muhammad bin Ahmad from Ismail bin Abbas from Muhajir bin Hakim from Muawiyah bin Saeed from Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s) that he said: Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib (a.s) said: “After that there will be a terrible earthquake in Shaam, which will be a blessing for the believers, but a punishment for disbelievers. A hundred thousand will die because of it. When this happens, you will see the companions of Barazeen; an army mounted on red horses coming from the west, waving a yellow flag and entering Shaam. When this happens, you will see a village of Shaam, [named Harasta] cave into the earth. When this also happens, you will witness the rising of Sufyani, the son of Hind, the liver-eater from the Yabis Valley.”

H 477 - It is narrated from Qarqara from Muhammad bin Khalaf from Hasan bin Salih bin Aswad from Abdul Jabbar bin Abbas Hamadani from Ammar Dahni that he said: Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s) asked: “How long will the rule of Sufyani last?” I replied: “For the duration of a normal human pregnancy (nine months).” Imam (a.s) said: “O people of Kufa, how knowledgeable you are about this matter!”

H 478 - It is narrated from Qarqara from Ismail bin Abdullah bin Maimoon from Muhammad bin Abdur Rahman from Ja’far bin Saad Kahili from Amash from Bashir bin Ghalib that he said: “Sufyani will come from the Roman area in the disguise of a Christian, wearing a cross and leading a group.”

H 479 - It is narrated from Qarqara from Nazr bin Laith Maruzi from Ibn Talha Juddari that he said: Narrated to us: Abdullah bin Lahiya from Abi Zaraa from Abdullah bin Razeen from Ammar bin Yasir that he said: “The rule of the Ahle Bayt (a.s) of your Prophet shall be there in the last period of time and there are some signs for it; you should sit tight and keep quiet until you see them. When Rome and Turks attack you; when armies are prepared and that Caliph of yours, who hoards wealth, passes away. He is succeeded by an honest person, but within a few years of his allegiance, he is dismissed from where he was appointed (from Khorasan). Turks and Rome confront each other and battles rage everywhere. A caller will call out from the war shelters of Damascus: Perdition is near for humans. The western portion of the Masjid of Damascus caves in and its boundary walls collapse. Three groups will set out from Damascus to seize power. One would be led by a person on a piebald horse, another on a red horse and a man from the descendants of Abu Sufyan would rise up from the province of Kalab; who would bring all the people to Damascus and expel the people of the west to Egypt. When they enter Damascus, it would be the sign for the uprising of Sufyani and before that a person would stage an uprising and call the people to Aale Muhammad (a.s). The Turks would camp in Hira and the Romans would camp at Palestine and Abdullah would march forward till both the armies come face to face at Qurqisiya and a severe battle would ensue at the river banks. When the king of the west marches, he would kill the men and captivate the women. Then he would return to Qays till Sufyani enters the peninsula. Then Yamani would move and take over whatever the people had gathered. Then he would come to Kufa and slay the followers and supporters of Aale Muhammad (a.s); on the contrary, he would also slay the one who is named after them. After that Imam Mahdi (a.s) would arise and his standard would be held by Shuaib bin Salih. When Syrians realize that their country has come under the rule of the descendant of Abu Sufyan, they would go to Mecca. Nafse Zakiyyah and his brother would be killed at that time. A call would be raised from the sky: Your chief (Amir) is so-and-so [that is Imam Mahdi (a.s)], who would fill up the earth with justice and equity, as it would be fraught with injustice and oppression.”

H 480 - It is narrated from Qarqara from Muhammad bin Khalaf Haddadi from Ismail bin Aban Azdi from Sufyan bin Ibrahim Jurairi that he heard his father say: “Nafse Zakiyyah (the pure soul) is a young man from the Progeny of Muhammad (s), his name is Muhammad bin Hasan, who would be killed without any crime and sin and when they slay him, they shall neither have any excuse in the heavens nor would they have any friend in the earth. At that time the Almighty Allah will send the Qaim of Aale Muhammad with a group that in the view of the people would be softer than antimony. When they come out, the people will weep at their condition as they would think that they would very soon be eliminated at the hands of the enemies. However, the Almighty Allah will conquer the easts and the wests of the earth for them. Know that they are the true believers. Know that the best of the Jihads shall be in the last period of time.”

H 481 - It is narrated from Abi Hatim from Muhammad bin Yazid Adami from Yahya bin Sulaym Taifi from Mateel bin Ibad from Abu Tufayl that Amirul Momineen (a.s) said on the pulpit of Kufa: ‘Dark, blind and gloomy mischiefs are ahead of you. None will be rescued from it, but the nauma.’ He was asked, ‘What is nauma, O Chief of believers?’ He said: ‘He is the one who does not know the people and people do not know him.’

H 482 - It is narrated from Abbas bin Yazid Bahrani from Abdur Razzaq bin Hammam from Muammar from Ibn Tawus from Ali bin Abdullah bin Abbas that he said: “The Mahdi will not reappear till a sign appears with the Sun.”