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Chapter: Disappearance of the expected Imam د بن سعيد قال: حدثنا علي بن الحسن التي٠لي، عن العباس بن عا٠ر بن رباح، عن ابن بكير، عن زرارة قال: س٠عت أبا جعفر الباقر يقول: إن للغلا٠طلوب تراثه. قلت: ول٠ذلك؟ قال: يخاف - وأو٠أ بيده إلى بطنه - يعني القتل.

(20) Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Sa’eed narrated from Ali bin al-Hasan at-Taymali from al-Abbas bin Aamir bin Rabah from ibn Bukayr that Zurara had said: I heard Abu Ja’far al- Baqir (as) saying: “Al-Qa’im disappears before his rising.” I asked: “Why?” He said: “He fears” and he pointed with his hand at his abdomen. He meant “killing”.