يَسْتَعْجِلُ بِهَا الَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِهَا ۖ...

(Qur’an, Surah Shura 42:17-18) Mufaddal asked the meaning of ‘dispute’ in the above. Imam (as) said, “They say when was Qaim born? Who has seen him? Where he is at present? Where shall he be in the future? And when shall he reappear? All these acts All these acts of impatience with Divine affairs are due to doubts with regard to the Divine decrees.

They have suffered loss in the world and the hereafter and the infidels have evil consequences.” Mufaddal asked Imam (as) whether he would not appoint a time for it? Imam (as) said, “O Mufaddal! Never predict a time for all this because one who does it has claimed partnership in the knowledge of Allah and he has falsely claimed that Allah has informed about His secrets.” Muhammad Ibne Muslim is quoted in Ghaibat Nomani that Imam Sadiq (as) said, “O Muhammad!

If anyone quotes us with regard to the prediction of the time (of reappearance), falsify him at once because we do not inform anyone of the appointed hour.”[^1] It is narrated from Abu Bakr Hadhrami that he said: I heard His Eminence, Abu Abdullah Imam Sadiq (as) that he said: Indeed, we do not fix a time for this.[^2] It is narrated by Abu Baseer that he said to Imam Sadiq (as): “May I be sacrificed on you, when will al-Qaim appear?” He said, “O Abu Muhammad, we, Ahle Bayt, do not time.

(S) has said: May Allah damn the diviners. O Abu Muhammad, before this matter there will be five signs: a call (from the heavens) in Ramadan, the rising of as-Sufyani, the rising of al-Khurasani, killing of Nafs Zakiyyah and the sinking of the desert. Before the appearance of al-Qaim there must be two plagues: the white plague and the red plague.” I asked: What are they? He said, “The white plague is a torrential death and the red plague is killing by the sword.

Al-Qaim does not appear until his name will be called out from the heavens in the twenty-third night of Ramadan, which will be a night of Friday.” I said: What will be called out?