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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Promised Mahdi (part One) 25 Chapter Twenty-five: Causes of the Occultation of the Imam and how the people will benefit from the holy being of the Imam during Occultation مَاجِيلَوَيْهِ عَنِ الْبَرْقِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ أَبَانٍ وَ غَيْرِهِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص لَا بُدَّ لِلْغُلَامِ مِنْ غَيْبَةٍ فَقِيلَ لَهُ وَ لِمَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ يَخَافُ الْقَتْلَ 1- Ilalush Sharai: It is narrated from Majiluwayh from Barqi from his father from Ibne Abi Umair from Aban etc.

from Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) that he said: The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.) said: “Occultation is definite for this descendant of mine.” He was asked: “Why is it so?” He replied: “His life will be in danger.” 2- Ilalush Sharai: It is narrated from Attar from his father from Ashari from Ahmad bin Husain bin Umar from Muhammad bin Abdullah from Marwan Anbari that he said: It is narrated from Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s.) that he said in a letter: “When we dislike the neighborhood of some people, we go away from them.” 3- Ikmaaluddin & Ilalush Sharai: It is narrated from Muzaffar Alawi from Ja’far bin Masud and Hamid bin Muhammad Samarqandi together from Ayyashi from Jibraeel bin Ahmad from Musa bin Ja’far Baghdadi from Hasan bin Muhammad Sairafi from Hanan bin Sudair for his father from Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) that he said: “There is an occultation for our Qaim, which shall be prolonged.” I asked: “Why, O son of Allah’s Messenger?” He replied: “Because the Almighty Allah wants that the practices of His prophets in their occultation should also occur on him.

And O Sudair, his occultation must come to an end. The Almighty Allah says: لَتَرْكَبُنَّ طَبَقًا عَن طَبَقٍ “That you shall most certainly enter one state after another.” (Surah Inshiqaq 84:19) It means: The Sunnats of those who have gone before you.” 4- Ikmaaluddin & Ilalush Sharai: It is narrated from Ibne Abdus from Ibne Qutaibah from Hamadan bin Sulaiman from Ahmad bin Abdullah bin Ja’far Madaini from Abdullah bin Fazl Hashmi that he said: I heard Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) say: “Certainly, there is a long occultation for the master of this affair, which cannot be avoided, as during the period of occultation every falsehood seeking person shall fall into doubt.

I asked: Why, may I be sacrificed on you? He replied: For the reason we have not been permitted to reveal. I said: Then what is the wisdom behind his occultation?

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