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Chapter: The signs preceding the appearance د بن سعيد قال: حدثنا أح٠د بن يوسف بن يعقوب ٠ن كتابه، قال: حدثنا إس٠هران، قال: حدثنا الحسن بن علي بن أبي ح٠زة، عن أبيه ووهيب، عن أبي بصير قال: سئل أبو جعفر الباقر عن تفسير قول الله سَنُرِيهِ٠ْ آيَاتِنَا فِي الْآفَاقِ وَفِي أَنْفُسِهِ٠ْ حَتَّىٰ يَتَبَيَّنَ لَهُ٠ْ أَنَّهُ الْحَقُّ ۗ أَوَلَ٠ْ يَكْفِ بِرَبِّكَ أَنَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ شَهِيدٌ {53} فقال: يريه٠في الآفاق انتقاص الآفاق عليه٠، فيرون قدرة الله في أنفسه٠وفي الآفاق.

وقوله: سَنُرِيهِ٠ْ آيَاتِنَا فِي الْآفَاقِ وَفِي أَنْفُسِهِ٠ْ حَتَّىٰ يَتَبَيَّنَ لَهُ٠ْ أَنَّهُ الْحَقُّ ۗ أَوَلَ٠ْ يَكْفِ بِرَبِّكَ أَنَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ شَهِيدٌ {53} يعني بذلك خروج القائ٠ن الله يراه هذا الخلق، لا بد ٠(40) Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Sa’eed narrated from Ahmad bin Yousuf bin Ya’qoob from Issma’eel bin Mihran from al-Hasan bin Ali bin Abu Hamza from his father and Wuhayb that Abu Baseer had said: Once Abu Ja’far al-Baqir (as) was asked about the interpretation of the Qur’anic verse, ‘We will soon show them Our signs in the Universe and in their own souls, until it will become quite clear to them that it is the truth,’ and he said: “Allah will show them His signs in the skies and in their selves.

The saying, ‘until it will become quite clear to them that it is the truth,’ means the appearance of al-Qa’im, who is the truth that Allah will make His people see inevitably.”