Al-Mufeed, in Kitaab Al-Ghayba, by his chain from Al-MufazzAl-Bin Umar, who says: ‘Abu Abdullah -asws has said: ‘When Al-Qaim -asws rises, he -asws will recite this Verse addressing the people: فَفَرَرْتُ مِنْكُمْ لَمَّا خِفْتُكُمْ فَوَهَبَ لِي رَبِّي حُكْمًا وَجَعَلَنِي مِنَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ {21} So I fled from you when I feared you. Then my Lord Granted me Wisdom and Made me to be from the Rasools [26:21]. [18] ’.
Today’s situation is similar to that of Bani Israel, who kept on waiting for Prophet Musa –as , for many years! And people of Mecca for Rasool Allah -saww , and the believers stayed on the religion of Prophet Ibrahim –as until -saww announced Prophet-hood. One cannot challenge the ‘Mashiyat’ (desire) of Allah -azwj , as all are waiting for the true religion of Allah -azwj to take over all other religions, as Allah -azwj Himself waiting.
Allah -azwj is Waiting for the Reappearance of Imam Mehdi -asws : وَيَقُولُونَ لَوْلَا أُنْزِلَ عَلَيْهِ آيَةٌ مِنْ رَبِّهِ ۖ فَقُلْ إِنَّمَا الْغَيْبُ لِلَّهِ فَانْتَظِرُوا إِنِّي مَعَكُمْ مِنَ الْمُنْتَظِرِينَ {20} And they are saying: ‘If only a Sign had been Sent to him from his Lord’.
Say: ‘But rather, the unseen is for Allah, therefore wait, for I too am from the waiting ones [10:20] ابن بابويه، قال: حدثنا علي بن أحمد الدقاق (رضي الله عنه)، قال: حدثنا محمد بن أبي عبد الله الكوفي، قال: حدثنا موسى بن عمران النخعي، عن عمه الحسين بن يزيد، عن علي بن أبي حمزة، عن يحيى بن أبي القاسم، قال: سألت الصادق (عليه السلام) عن قول الله عز و جل: الم ذلِكَ الْكِتابُ لا رَيْبَ فِيهِ هُدىً لِلْمُتَّقِينَ الَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْغَيْبِ.
Ibn Babuwayh said, ‘Ali Bin Ahmad Al Daqaq, from Muhammad Bin Abu Abdullah Al Kufyy, from Musa Bin Umran Al Nakhai’e, from his uncle Al Husayn Bin Yazeed, from Ali Bin Abu Hamza, from Yahya Bin Abu Al Qasim who said, ‘I asked Al-Sadiq -asws about the Words of Allah -azwj Mighty and Majestic: Alif Lam Meem [2:1] That is the Book.
There is no doubt in it is Guidance for the pious [2:2] Those who are believing in the unseen [2:3] فقال: «المتقون: شيعة علي (عليه السلام)، و الغيب: هو الحجة القائم، و شاهد ذلك قول الله عز و جل: وَ يَقُولُونَ لَوْ لا أُنْزِلَ عَلَيْهِ آيَةٌ مِنْ رَبِّهِ فَقُلْ إِنَّمَا الْغَيْبُ لِلَّهِ فَانْتَظِرُوا إِنِّي مَعَكُمْ مِنَ الْمُنْتَظِرِينَ». So he -asws said: ‘The pious – the Shias of Ali -asws , and the unseen – it is Al-Hujjat Al-Qaim -asws .