I am awaiting for His Eminence...

I am awaiting for His Eminence, the spirit of Allah who will come down from the sky, and I don’t know of anyone who has undergone such hardships in the way of Allah as you have and one who would be eligible for more divine rewards tomorrow [in Qiyamat] and one having the most exalted status except you…[^2] I say: The aspect of presenting this traditional report is that it shows that His Eminence, Shamoon is awaiting for this reappearance.

And indeed to emulate the holy personalities and to follow them is something that the Almighty Allah likes very much and in addition to all that has been recorded about the excellence of Intezar (awaiting).

In Kamaluddin, it is narrated from Abi Abdullah Imam Sadiq (as) from his forefathers from Amirul Momineen (as) that he said: “One who awaits for the reappearance of our Qaim is like one who rolls in his blood in the path of Allah.”[^3] It is also narrated from Imam Sadiq (as) that he said: “Fortunate are the Shias of our Qaim who during the period of his occultation wait for his reappearance and who obey him during the period of his reappearance.

They are Awliya of Allah for whom there shall be neither fear nor grief.”[^4] It is narrated from Imam Sajjad (as) that he said: “Awaiting for the reappearance is the best worship act.”[^5] It is narrated that Abi Khalid Kabuli said: “I came to my master, Ali bin Husain Zainul Abideen (as) and said: O son of Allah’s Messenger, tell me about those personalities whose obedience and love Allah has made incumbent on His servants and that after the Messenger of Allah (S) they should follow them.

The Imam said: O Kankar, The ones whom Allah has made as Ulil Amr (vested with authority) are Amirul Momineen Ali Ibne Abi Talib (as) and after him, Imam Hasan (as), then Imam Husain (as), sons of Ali Ibne Abi Talib (as) till this position came to me. After that the Imam fell silent. I said: My chief, it is narrated from Amirul Momineen (as) that the earth shall never be devoid of Proof of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime upon His creatures. So who is the Imam and Divine Proof after you?

He replied: My son, Muhammad and in Taurat his name is Baqir (splitter) and he will expound knowledge. He will be the Divine Proof after me. And after him his son, Ja’far who will be famous among the folks of the heavens as Sadiq. I said: My chief, why is he named Sadiq (truthful) while all of you are truthful?