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Chapter: The signs preceding the appearance د بن سعيد قال: حدثنا علي بن الحسن التي٠د بني الحسن، عن أبيه٠ون، عن بدر بن الخليل الأسدي قال: كنت عند أبي جعفر ٠د بن علي الباقر فذكر آيتين تكونان قبل قيا٠صلوات الله عليه أبداً، وذلك أن الش٠س تنكسف في النصف ٠ر في آخره.

فقال له رجل: يا بن رسول الله، لا بل الش٠س في آخر الشهر والق٠ر في النصف.

فقال له أبو جعفر: إني لأعل٠(45) Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Sa’eed narrated from Ali bin al-Hasan at-Taymali from Ahmad and Muhammad, the sons of al-Hasan, from their father from Tha’laba bin Maymoon that Badr bin al-Khaleel al-Asadi had said: “Once I was with Abu Ja’far al-Baqir (as) and he said that two signs would appear before the appearance of al-Qa’im that had never appeared since Allah had sent Adam down to the earth.

He said that the sun would be eclipsed in the middle of Ramadan and the moon would be eclipsed in the end of Ramadan. A man said: “O son of the messenger of Allah, it is the moon that will be eclipsed in the middle of Ramadan and the sun will be eclipsed in the end of it.” Abu Ja’far al-Baqir (as) said: “I do know what I say. They are two signs that have never occurred since Adam (as) has descended to the earth.”