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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Book of Occultation Narrations From Imam Ja‘far Al-sādiq 1- Ikmāl al-Dīn : Sudair says I heard Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s) say, “There is a sign from Joseph in the Qā'im.” I said, “It seems as you are mentioning the perplexity or the occultation.” He said, “What of this does this nation deny? They are the likes of swine, whereas brothers of Joseph were heirs and children of apostles, yet they traded and sold Joseph.

They addressed him, being his brothers and he being their brother, yet did not recognize him; so Joseph said to them, I am Joseph. So what is this accursed nation denying that Allah, the Exalted, in a certain time from times, may desire to hide his Hujja? Joseph had the kingdom of Egypt and there was between him and his father the journey of eighteen days. If Allah, the Exalted, had desired to let his father know his place, He could have done that.

By Allah, Jacob and his sons journeyed, when they were given the glad tidings, for nine days from the beginning of their journey until Egypt. What is this Ummah denying that God would do to His Hujja what He did to Joseph, that he would walk in their markets and step on their grounds while they do not recognize him until Allah, the Exalted, identifies him to them, as He permitted Joseph when he said, Do you know what did you do to Joseph and his brother when you were ignorant?

They said, Verily, you, you are Joseph. He said, I am Joseph and this is my brother. 2- ‘Ilal al-Sharā'e‘: On the authority of Sudair, who narrates from his father that Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s) said, “Our Qā'im has an occultation the duration of which is lengthy.” I said, “Why is that so, O’ son of the Messenger of Allah?” He said, “Allah, the Exalted, disdains to have the traditions of the occultations of apostles not proceed in him. O’ Sudair, he must complete the duration of their occultations.

[1] Allah, the Exalted, says, You shall surely enter a stage after another stage.