Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Promised Mahdi (part One) 7 Chapter Seven: Narrations of Amirul Momineen (a.s.) in this regard الشَّيْبَانِيُّ عَنِ الْأَسَدِيِّ عَنْ سَهْلٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَظِيمِ الْحَسَنِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ الثَّانِي عَنْ آبَائِهِ عَنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع قَالَ لِلْقَائِمِ مِنَّا غَيْبَةٌ أَمَدُهَا طَوِيلٌ كَأَنِّي بِالشِّيعَةِ يَجُولُونَ جَوَلَانَ النَّعَمِ فِي غَيْبَتِهِ يَطْلُبُونَ الْمَرْعَى فَلَا يَجِدُونَهُ أَلَا فَمَنْ ثَبَتَ مِنْهُمْ عَلَى دِينِهِ [وَ] لَمْ يَقْسُ قَلْبُهُ لِطُولِ أَمَدِ غَيْبَةِ إِمَامِهِ فَهُوَ مَعِي فِي دَرَجَتِي يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ثُمَّ قَالَ ع إِنَّ الْقَائِمَ مِنَّا إِذَا قَامَ لَمْ يَكُنْ لِأَحَدٍ فِي عُنُقِهِ بَيْعَةٌ فَلِذَلِكَ تَخْفَى وِلَادَتُهُ وَ يَغِيبُ شَخْصُهُ 1- Ikmaaluddin: Shaibani has narrated from Asadi from Sahal from Abdul Azeem Hasani from Imam Ali Naqi (a.s.) from his honorable forefathers from Amirul Momineen (a.s.) that he said: “Our Qaim will have an occultation, the duration of which is long.
As if I see the Shia, roving about like cattle searching for pasture and not finding it. Behold, whoever from them stays firm on his religion and will not become stone-hearted because of delay in occultation of his Imam, he will be with me in my rank on Judgment Day.” Then he said: “When he rises, our Qaim will not have allegiance to anyone on his shoulders.
For this reason, his birth will be concealed and his person will be hidden.” 2- Ikmaaluddin: It is narrated from Hamadani from Ali from his father from Ali bin Mabad from Husain bin Khalid from Imam Reza (a.s.) from Amirul Momineen (a.s.), that he said to Imam Husain (a.s.): “The ninth from your sons, O Husain, is the Establisher of the Right*(Qaim bil-Haqq),* the Manifester of the Religion and the Deliverer of Justice.” Husain (a.s.) says, “I said: O Amirul Momineen (a.s.), is that to happen?” He said: “Verily so, by the One Who sent Muhammad with Prophethood and chose him over all of creation!