I said to myself...

I said to myself, “This Arab is surely going to loot me” , but when he had come closer, he spoke in the local dialect, and sought to know where I was heading for. I told him that I intended to go to Masjid-e-Sahlah, whereupon he inquired if I had anything with me to eat. When I replied that I did not, he spoke with some sternness, and said: “You have some food in your pocket”. Putting my hand into my pocket, I found some raisins, which I had purchased for my son but had forgotten to give him.

The Arab then said: “I recommend you to serve your father”, and, repeating this three times, he suddenly disappeared. It was only later that I realized that it was Imam Mahdi (a.s.) himself that I had seen and that he was not pleased that I stopped serving my father, even for the…