I was then honored by seeing the Holy Prophet (S) who moved...

I was then honored by seeing the Holy Prophet (S) who moved two steps towards me and then told His Eminence, Ali (a.s.): ‘O Ali! He is a great glorifier of you and your sons. Look at him.’ Ali (a.s.) looked at me. His sons did not say anything, but looked at me in a kind manner.

Then Ali (a.s.) said to me: ‘O Imdaad Imam, clean up your neck like I have cleaned up my neck.’ I could not understand that immediately but the inspirer explained to me that it meant that I should sever all relationship with the world and be free from it. Thank God, from that day onwards, the writer has remained free from disputes of the world and Allah, the Almighty willing, he would be free from them till death.

It is due to the courtesy of Ali (a.s.) that the writer is safe from desires of status and property, etc. After the above dreams, the writer saw another dream in which he witnessed the incident of Karbala’ that mourners were gathered in a hall of mourning and performing the mourning rituals for Imam Husayn (a.s.). He came out from the hall, which was on a tall mountain; then he sat near the entrance. The door of the hall was facing north and there was a big forest right in front of the door.

A river flowed in the forest from west to east. When he saw the forest, he heard a voice that it was the desert of Karbala’. This river was interpreted as the age of Imam Husayn (a.s.). Then the voice said: “See, Imam Husayn (a.s.) is going from the middle of the river from west to east.” It means that as far as Imam (a.s.) goes to the east, his age is proceeding and martyrdom is coming near. Then the voice explained that when the Imam (a.s.) reaches the end, he would be martyred.

The author says: “We became very sad and as Imam Husayn (a.s.) reached the end of the river, my anxiety also increased; finally the Imam (a.s.) reached till the end of river and the whole world grieved in his martyrdom. At that time, the sky wept its weeping; the earth wept its weeping; the sea wept its weeping; the forest wept its weeping; birds and animals also wept their weeping. In other words, everything was mourning the martyrdom of Imam Husayn (a.s.) and we also continued to mourn.

At that time the inspirer said: ‘You are fortunate to be weeping for Imam Husayn (a.s.).’ We were pleased at this. The whole world was in grief; then all of a sudden a veiled horseman, carrying a spear, clad in armor was coming towards the river.