The people of the time of his -ajfj occultation...

The people of the time of his -ajfj occultation, the speakers (believers) with his ‑ajfj Imamate, the ones awaiting his -ajfj appearance would be more superior than the people of every time period, because Allah -azwj , Exalted is His -azwj Mention will be Giving them, from the intellects and the understanding and the recognition, what would make the occultation in their view to be at the status of eye-witnessing, and He -azwj will Make them, during that time, to be at the status of the fighters with the sword in front of Rasool-Allah -azwj .

أُولَئِكَ الْمُخْلَصُونَ حَقّاً وَ شِيعَتُنَا صِدْقاً وَ الدُّعَاةُ إِلَى دِينِ اللَّهِ سِرّاً وَ جَهْراً وَ قَالَ ع انْتِظَارُ الْفَرَجِ مِنْ أَعْظَمِ الْفَرَجِ. They are the truly sincere ones, and our -asws sincere Shias, and the callers to the religion of Allah -azwj secretly and openly’. And he -asws said: ‘Awaiting the relief is from the mightiest reliefs’’.

[9] الغيبة للشيخ الطوسي الْفَضْلُ عَنِ ابْنِ فَضَّالٍ عَنْ ثَعْلَبَةَ بْنِ مَيْمُونٍ قَالَ‏ اعْرِفْ إِمَامَكَ فَإِنَّكَ إِذَا عَرَفْتَهُ لَمْ يَضُرَّكَ تَقَدَّمَ هَذَا الْأَمْرُ أَوْ تَأَخَّرَ وَ مَنْ عَرَفَ إِمَامَهُ ثُمَّ مَاتَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَرَى هَذَا الْأَمْرَ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ الْقَائِمُ ع كَانَ لَهُ مِنَ الْأَجْرِ كَمَنْ كَانَ مَعَ الْقَائِمِ فِي فُسْطَاطِهِ.

(The book) ‘Al Ghayba’ of the Sheykh Al Tusi – Al Fazl, from Ibn Fazzal, from Sa’alba Bin Maymoun who said, ‘Recognise your Imam -asws , for when you have recognised him -asws , it would not harm you whether this matter is brought forward or is delayed. And the one who recognises his Imam -asws , then dies before he sees this matter, then Al-Qaim -ajfj emerges, for him would be the Recompense of like the one who would be with Al-Qaim -ajfj in his -ajfj pavilion’’.

[10] Appendix I: Await for the Relief VERSE 3:200 يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اصْبِرُوا وَصَابِرُوا وَرَابِطُوا وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ {2003:} O you who believe!

Be patient, and excel in patience, and remain steadfast, and fear Allah in order to be successful [3:200] حدثنا محمد بن عيسى واحمد بن محمد عن الحسن بن محبوب عن يعقوب السراج قال قلت لابي عبد الله عليه السلام تخلوا الارض من عالم منكم حى ظاهر تفزع إليه الناس في حلالهم وحرامهم فقال يا ابا يوسف لا ان ذلك لبين في كتاب الله تعالى فقال يا ايها الذين آمنوا اصبروا وصابروا عدوكم ممن يخالفكم ورابطوا امامكم واتقوا الله فيما يأمركم وفرض عليكم.

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