Chapter 1

INTRODUCTION

All    Praise  is  due  to  Al lah  and May  He  send  down  His  choicest  blessings  on Muhammad  and his  Holy  Progeny.   The  present  book  is  a  translation  of  a  chapter  by  the  name  of Anticipation  from  the  valuable  two-volume  book  cal led  Secrets  of  Success  by  Hujjatu Islam  wal   Muslim in  Sayyid  Murtada  Mujtahidi   Sestani   (May  Allah  Protect  him).   The  author of  the  book  in  addi tion  to  the  mentioned  book  has  authored  many  other  valuable  books  inthe  service  of  Islam  and  the  AhlulBayt  (AS)  which  have,  as  a  resul t,  guided  many  of  those on  the  path  to  Truth  and  towards  their  being  able  to  drink  from  the  clear  spring  of  the Islamic  Sciences.   This  is  such  that  his  works  have  become  a  foundation  and  base  for those  in  search  of  excellence  and  knowledge.   The  chapter  on  Anticipation  of  there appearance  of  the  Imam  of  the  Age  (AS)  has  been  translated  and  printed  into  many languages  namely  Urdu,  Arabic  etc  but  the  people  of  the  West,  whose  main  language  is English,  have  been  deprived  of  the  benefi t  of  this  work.   It  is  for  this  reason  that  we requested  that  Mrs.Naimah  Iman  translate  this  section  of  this  valuable  work  into  English so  that  all   of  the  oppressed  people  under  the  leadership  of  tyrants,  who  have  been deprived  of  the  benefi t  of  Islamic  knowledge  can  be  enl ightened  so  that  the  despots  ofthe world  can  recognize  that  the  exploited  people  are  not  alone  and  never will   be  alone.   Itis  hoped  that  by  grasping  onto  the  delightful   rope  of  the  Qur’an  and  the  AhlulBayt  (AS)that  they  can  create  the  fragrant  atmosphere  of  hope  and  anticipation  so  that  the  Islamic world  can  also  exude  this  aromatic  fragrance  and  al l   can  benefi t  from  the  cool   breeze  ofﻓ ﯽ ِ   ﮐَﺘَﺒْﻨَﺎ   ﻟَﻘ َ ﺪ ْ و َ .   ) divine  beneficence  and  can  intell igently  fol low  and  understand  the  divine  laws Before  this  we  wrote  in  the  Psalms  after  the   (   ا ﻟ ﺼﱠﺎ ﻟِﺤُ ـﻮْن َ   ﻋِﺒَ ـﺎ دِيَﯾَﺮ ِﺛُ ﻬَ ـﺎ   ا ﻻ ـَرْض َ   ا َ ن ﱠ   ا ﻟ ـ ﺬﱢﮐْﺮ ِﺑَﻌْ ـﺪِﻣِ ـﻦْا ﻟ ﺰ ﱠﺑُ ـﻮْرِ Message  (given  to  Moses):   My  servants  the  righteous,  shal l   inherit  the  earth. "  In anticipation of  that  fragrant day InshAl lah Muhammad Hussain Haidry

Chapter 2

Anticipation

The best worship of  the believer  is  to have   ” ا ﷲِﻓ َ ﺮَج ِاِﻧ ْ ﺘِﻈ َﺎ رُا ﻟْ ﻤُﺆ ْ ﻣِﻦ ِ   ﻋِﺒَﺎ دَةِا َ ﻓ ْ ﻀ َ ﻞ ُ Hazrat  Al i(AS)  has  said “ Anticipation  for  the reappearance of  the Mahdi(AS)  from Allah.

Chapter 3

Value of Anticipation

Anticipation  is  one  of  the  excel lent  characteristics  of  people  on  the  road  to  success.Because  as  states  in  the  precious  words  by  the  “Household  of  Revelation”  concerning  the characteristics  of  the  great  men  during  the  period  of  occultation,  “The  upright  ones  inanticipation  are  the  best  of  people  of all times. ” In  this  way  some  of  the  people-with  acomplete  understanding  of  the  issue  of  anticipation-consider  it  the  most  important  factor today,  and  they  believe  that  man  can  find  all   comprehensive  and  complete  factors  wi thin“ true  anticipation”,  as  a result  of  which  man  can  take  off  in  flight  in  the  spiritual   heavens and  can  save  themselves  from  social   difficulties  and  mental   entanglements.   Anticipation,in  its  true  and  complete  sense  is  a  difficult  state,  which  is  said  to  be  surrounded  by  secrethalos  and  only  a  few  righteous  men  can  attain  it  completely  and  not  fall   into  the  traps  of the  enemy.  Anticipation,  at  its  highest  and  final   level-  which  exists  within  the  special companions  of  the  Imam  of  the  Age  (AS)-  means  readiness  and  using  extraordinary powers  for  implementing  the  heavenly  organization  and  service  in  the  way  of  the heavenly government of  the Holy  Imam  (AS).  Anticipation  at  any  stage  that  it may  occur  is a  type  of  inner  help  from  the  unseen  world,  a  way  closer  to  God  and  if  it  continues  and becomes  complete,  with  the  passage  of  time,  it  destroys  the  darkness  which  exists  within the  depths  and  the  interiors  of  man  and  in  his  unconscious  sel f  (nafs).   It  also  serves  to illuminate  the  shutters  of  light  and  brightness  of  man’s  innerself  and  in  this  way  opensthe  way  for  perfection  to  him.   Therefore  Anticipation  is  a  state  of  readiness  in  all   the necessary  dimensions  and  attracts  man’s  inner  attention  to  the  world  of  puri ty,  sincerity and  light;  the  world  where  all   satanic  and  evil   potentials  are  destroyed,  and  divine  lightshines wi thin  the  souls of  all  people  all  over  the universe.  Considering  this  fact, we  can  say that  the  person  who  holds  extraordinary  powers  is  one  who  has  taken  steps  towards  the elev ated  stages  on  the  path  of  anticipation.   Because  as  we  know  the  government  of  the Imam  of  the  Age  (AS)  is  a  heavenly  and  extraordinary  one,  the  understanding  of  which  is beyond  human  perception,  and  the  companions  of  the  Imam  (AS)  must  assemble  around him  and  make  themselves  present  in  the  front  line  to  assist  and  be  men  of  action  and have  the  necessary  extraordinary  powers  required  to  submit  to  the  great  Imam’s  (AS)divine  orders. The  traditions  concerning  the  characteristics  and  qualities  of  the  313 persons  who  make  up  the  elite  helpers  of  the  Imam  of  the  Age  (AS)  introduce  them  as having extraordinary spiritual  powers even  in  the period of occul tation

Chapter 4

Factors of Anticipation

We must endeavor to understand the true meaning of Anticipation and investigate this state within  others and ourselves.There are many ways in which we can gain awareness of the issue of Anticipation and in  learning and expressing its greatness to others, by whose utilizationwe can bring about the state of  Anticipation within the society andcreate the seed for the belief in Anticipation within its members. We will   mention some of the most important ways by which the society can become drawn to the issue of Anticipation.

1.Familiarity with the esteemed position of Wilayat (guardianship) and awareness of the greatness of the  Imam  of  the  Age  (AS).

2.Familiarity with the amazing affects of Anticipation in its complete meaning and sublime states.   3.Familiarity with the characteristics and qualities of the companions of the Imam of the Age (AS)who  reached the highest stage of Anticipation  and  benefited from great spiritual powers and followed the orders of the Imam of the Age  (AS).

4.Familiarity with the world, man’s future, the significant changes and happenings in the lives of the people  at the time’ of there appearance.Knowledge of the status of the Imam of the Age (AS), knowing the elite companions of the Imam (AS), perfect intellects, scienti fic  perfection,  connection  to  the unseen  world,  familiarity with unknown creatures, journeys to the skies and far away places and other such issues are things  which call mankind towards the issue of there appearance of the Imam of the Age (AS), and create the state  of Anticipation and readiness  in them for the magnificent and amazing government of the Imam  (AS).Knowledge and awareness about such realities, brings about  excitement and happiness within  the  hearts and souls of all pure-hearted people and makes them fascinated by the prospect of those days. Within  the  society  it  also  creates  a  state  of  Anticipation  and expectation  for  the  reappearance,  which  is  an  obvious responsibility of every man.  We will now  embark on  an explanation of the mentioned topics.   Familiarity with the status of the Imam(AS) Familiarity with the characteristics and qualities of the Imam of the  Age(AS)  and  paying  attention to the greatness of this personality are important  factors and motives  in  creation  the state of Anticipation.  Noting that  all over the universe,  in the  entire created world,  there  is  no one worthy of leading and reforming the world except  him,attracts man to the Imam (AS).  This great  personality  is  the  last  divine  store  and  the  only: remainder of  the  leaders  (Ami rs) of  the world,  about whom Amiral Mu’minin (AS) has  said The knowledge .   ” ا ﻟْﻘ َ ﻔ ْ ﺮ ِﻓِﯽ   ا ﻟ ﺬﱠرﱠةِو َ   ا ﻟْﺒَﺤْﺮ ِﻓِﯽ   ﮐَﺎ ﻟْﻘ َ ﻄ ْ ﺮَةِ،   ﻋِﺰ ِّﻫِﻢْﻓِﯽ   وَﻋِﺰ ُّا ﻻ َوْﻟِﯿَﺎ ءِﺳِ ـﺮ ِّﻫِﻢْﻓِﯽ   ا ﻻ َوْﺻِ ـﯿَﺎ ءِﺳِ ـﺮُّ  و َ   ﻋِﻠْ ﻤِﻬِﻢْﻓِﯽ   ا ﻻ َﻧ ْ ﺒِﯿَﺎ ءِﻋِﻠْ ﻢُof  the  Prophets in comparison to his knowledge, and the  secrets of the (Wal is) guardiansin  comparison  to his secrets, and  the honor of the saints in comparison  to  his honor are like drops  in the ocean and grains in  the desert. ” Now that we are in the period of the last of  the  great  personalities, considering his excellence and by following his guidance, we can save  ourselves  from  darkness  and  ignorance  and  while  anticipating  the  coming  of  his government, count down  the  days (i .e. ) wait anxiously until that flag of guidance  andjustice  wi l l   be  flown  in  the  world.   If  someone  becomes  fami l iar  wi th  this  great  personality,in these  times and becomes aware of  the help of  the Imam of the Age (AS)  in  the period of occultation  and  the changes  which  will take place around the world  and  wi thin  manhimsel f  at  the  time  of  his  reappearance,  he will  always  remember  him,  and  in  the  sameway  that  it  has  been ordered will always bask in the sunrise of Anticipation of Wi lay at. The knowledge  of  such  a  person  removes  the  rust  of  ignorance  from  his  heart  and  replaces  it  wi th  purity  and  light.   Consider  the  interesting  tradition,  which  shows  the  unseen  help  ofthe  Imam  (AS)  in  the  period  of  occultation. Jabir  Ja’fi   from  Jabi r  Ibn  Abdul lah  Ansariا ﻻ َرْض ِ   ﻣَﺸ َ ﺎ رِ ق َﯾَﺪ َﯾْﻪِﻋَﻠَ ﯽ   ذِﮐْﺮُهُﺗ َ ﻌَﺎ ﻟ ﯽ   ا ﷲُﯾَﻔ ْ ﺘَ ـ ﺢُا ﻟﱠﺬِي   ذ َ ا ك َ :   relates  from  the  Holy  Prophet  (SA W)  that  he  saidﯾَﺎ :   ﺟَﺎ ﺑِﺮُﻓ َ ﻘ َ ﺎ ل َ:   ﻗ َ ﺎ ل َﺑِﺎ ﻻِﯾْﻤَﺎ نِﻗ َ ﻠْﺒَﻪ ُا ﷲُاِﻣْﺘَ ﺤَﻦَﻣَﻦْاِﻻﱠﺑِﺎِﻣَﺎ ﻣَﺘِﻪِا ﻟْﻘ َ ﻮْلِﻋَﻠَ ﯽ   ﻓِﯿْﻬَﺎ   ﻻ ـ ﯾَﺜ ْ ﺒُﺖ ُ   ﻏ َ ﯿْﺒَ ـﮥ ًا َ وْﻟِﯿَ ـﺎ ﺋِﻪِو َ   ﺷِ ـﯿْﻌَﺘِﻪِﻋَﻦْﯾَﻐِﯿْﺐُا ﻟﱠﺬِي   ذ َ ا ك َ   ﻣَﻐ َ ﺎ رِﺑَﻬَ ـﺎ  و َﮐَﺎ ﻧ ْ ﺘِﻔ َ ﺎ عِﻏ َ ﯿْﺒَﺘِﻪِﻓِﯽ   وِ ﻻ َﯾَﺘِﻪِﺑِﻨ ُ ﻮْرِﯾَﺴْﺘَ ﻀِﯿْﺌ ُ ﻮْن َ  و َ   ﺑِﻪِﻟَﯿَﻨْﺘَﻔِﻌُﻮْن َ   ا َ ﻧ ﱠ ﻬُﻢْﺑِﺎ ﻟ ﻨ ﱡ ﺒُﻮﱠةِﺑَﻌَﺜ َ ﻨِﯽ   وَا ﻟﱠﺬِي   ا َ ي ْ ( :   ص) ﻓ َ ﻘ َ ﺎ ل َ ؟   ﻏ َ ﯿْﺒَﺘِﻪِﻓِﯽ   ﺑِﻪِا ﻟ ﺸ ﱢ ﯿْﻌَﮥُﯾَﻨْﺘَﻔِﻊُﻓ َ ﻬَﻞ ْا ﷲِرَﺳُﻮْل َHe  (Hazrat  Mahdi .   ” ا َ ﻫْﻠِﻪِﻋَﻦْاِﻻ ـﱠﻓ َ ـ ﺎ ﮐْﺘُ ﻤْﻪ ُ ﻋِﻠْ ﻤِﻪِﻣَﺨ ْ ﺰ ُ وْن ُ  و َ   ﺳِ ـﺮﱢا ﷲِﻣَﮑْﻨ ُ ﻮْن ُ   ﻫَ ـﺬ َا ،   ﺟَ ـﺎ ﺑِﺮُﯾَ ـﺎ ،   ا ﻟ ﺴﱠﺤَ ـﺎ ب ُﺟَﻠﱠﻠَ ﻬَ ـﺎ   إ ِ ن ْ  و َ   ﺑِ ـﺎ ﻟ ﺸ ﱠ ﻤْﺲ ِ   ا ﻟ ﻨ ﱠ ﺎ س ِ[AS])  it  is by whose  hands  Allah  expands  the  lands  of  the  East  and  West.   He  it is who will become  hidden  from his early Shi ’as such  that  there will be no real  base  for  belief  in  the Imamate,  other than for someone whose  heart  Al lah  has  tested  for  fai th.  Jabi r  Ja’fi   saysthat  Jabir Ibn Abdul lah  Ansari said to the Prophet  (SA W), O  Prophet  of Allah, would  the Shi ’as  benefi t  from  him  in  the  period of occultation? The Prophet  (SA W)  answered, Yes, I swear  by Allah  who  has  commissioned  me  with the message, they will  benefit  from  him in the  period  of  occultation and will be enlightened  by the light  of his  Wilay at  in  the  same way that  people  benefit from  the  sun even  though  it is covered  by clouds. O Jabir,  this is of  the divine secrets  and  of His store house of knowledge. Therefore hide it from all  but those are not  part of  it.” By  swearing, the Holy Prophet  (SA W)  in  this  tradi tion emphasizes that  the  Shi ’a will  receive light form the  Imam  (AS)  at the  time of his  occul tation. At  thetime  of  the  occultation,  even though  the Imam  (AS)  is  absent, in actuality, the veil  of absence  is in our hearts  Rather Imam  (AS)  is a shining  light  and  this  is  clear to  anyone whose  heart  is capable of  seeing, even  if he is apparently  blind. Considering  this  fact, man can  be  guided  to  the  position  of Wilay at  and  to  the power of this  great  personality and  the love of the Imam of the Age (AS) can intoxicate hearts and  create the manifestation  of the world government within man’s heart

Chapter 5

Familiarity with the effects of Anticipation

Escape from Hopelessness and Despair

In  societies where religion plays no role and people  are  expectant  of no greater future,despair  in life,  murder, bloodshed and suicide are frequently witnessed.This is because people see such negative factors as  poverty, oppression, tyranny, infringement and breaking of laws and distrust in man-made  laws and they fail   to find solutions and means of escape from such darkness. Because of this they become entangled in the difficul ties of destructive despair and hopelessness, this being because they have no hope in God and the future and  they view suicide as the way out of these problems. And by committing these crimes, they not only draw their  present  life and the hereafter into ruin but also the future of  their spouse, children and relatives also.  But the person  who has created the feeling of Anticipation within himself  and at every moment is hopeful for the luminosi ty  of the shining light of Wilayat to engulf  the universe, is never  willing to create such crimes and also is never willing  to destroy the lives of many.  Therefore this issue of Anticipation of the reappearance  is  a  relief  for  him,  and  prepares  a  base  for  escape  from  despai r  andﺷِﯽْءٍﻋَﻦْ(   ع) ا َ ﺑَﺎ ا ﻟْ ﺤَﺴَﻦ ِ   ﺳَﺄَﻟْ ﺖ ُ :   ﻗ َ ﺎ ل َا ﻟْ ﺠَﻬْﻢِﺑْﻦ ِ   ا ﻟْ ﺤَﺴَﻦ ِ   ﻋَﻦْ.   ruin.  The  following  tradition  is a wi tness  to  this  truth. ا ﻟْﻔ َ ﺮَج ِﻣِﻦَا ﻟْﻔ َ ﺮَج ِاِﻧ ْ ﺘِﻈ َ ـﺎ رُ،   ﻧ َ ﻌَﻢْ( :   ع) ﻓ َ ﻘ َ ـ ﺎ ل َ.   ﺗ ُ ﻌَﻠﱢﻤَﻨِﯽ   ا َ ن ْ   اِﻻ ـﱠا َ د ْ ر ِ ي   ﻻ ـَ:   ﻗُﻠْ ﺖ ُ ؟   ا ﻟْﻔ َ ﺮَج ِﻣِﻦَا ﻟْﻔ َ ﺮَج ِا َ ﻧ ْ ﺘِﻈ َ ـﺎ رَا َ ن ﱠ   ﺗ َ ﻌْﻠَ ﻢُا َ وَﻟَ ﺴْ ـﺖ َ( :   ع) ﻓ َ ﻘ َ ـ ﺎ ل َ،   ا ﻟْﻔ َ ﺮَج ِﻣِ ـﻦَHassan  Ibn  Jahm  says:  I asked  a question  of  Imam  Musa  Ibn  Ja’far  (AS)  about  the”reappearance.   The  Imam  (AS)  replied,  “Do  you  not  know  that  Anticipation  of  there appearance  is  part  of  the  reappearance. ”  I  said,  “I  would  not  have  known  had  you  not taught  me. ”  The  Imam  said,  “ Y es Anticipation  of  the  reappearance  is  part  of  the. “reappearance

Spiritual Perfection

Man, by establishing complete Anticipation, can create some of  the states of  the people of the  time  of the  reappearance  within  himself,  namely  purity of heart,  and  with  hope  and anticipation  save  himself  from  despair  and  ruin. Imam Sadiq  (AS)  narrates  from  his The best   ” ا ﷲِﻓ َ ﺮَج ِاِﻧ ْ ﺘِﻈ َﺎ رُا ﻟْ ﻤُﺆ ْ ﻣِﻦ ِ   ﻋِﺒَﺎ دَةِا َ ﻓ ْ ﻀ َ ﻞ ُ; ancestor Amiral Mu’minin (AS) who is  quoted  as  saying worship  of  the believer is to have Anticipation  for  the reappearance of  the Mahdi  (AS)from  Allah. ”Therefore  as  a  result  of  the  state  of  Anticipatin  man can create  within himself,  some  of  the effects  of  perfection  of  the  time of the reappearance. For further explanation  of  this  matter  consider  Imam  Sajjad’s  (AS)  orders  to  Abi  Khalid. Abi Khalidﺑْﻦ ِ   ﻋَﻠِﯽﱢﻋَﻦْا ﻟْ ﮑَﺎ ﺑُﻠِﯽ   ﺧ َ ﺎ ﻟِ ـﺪِا َ ﺑِ ﯽ   ﻋَﻦْ; narrates  from  Ali Ibn  Hussein  (AS)  where  the  Imam  (AS)  has  saidﺑِﺎِﻣَﺎ ﻣَﺘِﻪِا َ ﻟْﻘ َ ﺎ ﺋِﻠُﻮْن َ ،   ﻏ َ ﯿْﺒَﺘِﻪِزِﻣَﺎ نِا َ ﻫْﻞ َا َ ن ﱠ ،   ﺧ َ ﺎ ﻟِﺪ َا َ ﺑَﺎ   ﯾَﺎ ،   ﺑَﻌْﺪِهِا ﻻ َﺋِﻤﱠﮥِو َ (   ص) ا ﷲِرَﺳُﻮْلِا َ وْﺻِﯿَﺎ ءِﻣِﻦْﻋَﺸ َ ـ ﺮَا ﻟ ﺜ ﱠ ﺎ ﻧِﯽ   ا ﷲِﺑِﻮَﻟِﯽﱢا ﻟْﻐ َ ﯿْﺒَﮥُﺗ َ ﻤْﺘَﺪ ﱡ ( :   ع) ا ﻟْ ﺤُﺴَ ـﯿْﻦ ِﺑِﻤَﻨْ ﺰ ِﻟَ ﮥِﻋِﻨْ ـ ﺪ َ ﻫُﻢْا ﻟْﻐ َ ﯿْﺒَ ـﮥُﺑِﻪِﺻَﺎ رَت ْﻣَﺎ   ا ﻟْ ﻤَﻌْﺮ ِﻓ َ ـ ﮥِو َ   ا ﻻ َﻓ ْ ﻬَﺎ مِو َ   ا ﻟْﻌُﻘُ ﻮْلِﻣِﻦَا َ ﻋْﻄ َﺎ ﻫُﻢْذِﮐْﺮُهُﺗ َ ﻌَﺎ ﻟَ ﯽ   ا ﷲ َ ﻻ َن ﱠ ،   ز َ ﻣَﺎ نٍﮐُﻞ ﱢا َ ﻫْﻞ ِ   ا َ ﻓ ْ ﻀ َ ﻞ ُﻟِﻈُﻬُﻮْرِهِا ﻟْ ﻤُﻨْﺘَﻈِﺮُوْن َو َ ،   ﺻِﺪ ْﻗ ﺎ ً   ﺷِ ـﯿْﻌَﺘُﻨَﺎ  و َ ،   ﺣَﻘ ّ ﺎ ً   ا ﻟْ ﻤُﺨ ْ ﻠَ ﺼُﻮْن َ   اُ وْﻟ ﺌِﮏ َ،   ﺑِﺎ ﻟ ﺴﱠﯿْﻒِ(   ص) ا ﷲِرَﺳُﻮْلِﯾَﺪ َ يْﺑَﯿْﻦَا ﻟْ ﻤُﺠَﺎ ﻫِﺪِﯾْﻦَﺑِﻤَﻨْ ﺰ ِﻟَ ﮥِا ﻟ ﺰ ﱠﻣَﺎ نِذ َا ﻟِﮏ َﻓِﯽ   ﺟَﻌَﻠَ ﻬُﻢْو َ ،   ا ﻟْ ﻤُﺸ َ ﺎ ﻫِﺪ َةِThe  occultation  will   be  extended  by  a .   ”   ا ﻟْﻔ َ ﺮَج ِا َ ﻋْﻈ َ ﻢِﻣِﻦْا ﻟْﻔ َ ﺮَج ِاِﻧ ْ ﺘِﻈ َ ـﺎ رُ( :   ع) ﻗ َ ـ ﺎ ل َ و َ ،   ﺟَﻬْﺮ ا ً  و َ   ﺳِ ـﺮّا ً   ا ﷲِدِﯾْﻦ ِ   اِﻟَ ﯽ   ا ﻟ ـ ﺪ ﱡ ﻋَﺎ ةُguardian  (Wal i)  appointed  by  Allah  who  is  the  12th  of  the  guardians  and  Imams  belonging to  the  family  of  the  Holy  Prophet  (SA W)  after  him.   O Abi   Khalid,  the  people  who will be present  at  the time of his occultation and believe in his Imamate  and  await  his reappearance,  are  better  than  people  of  any  other  period. Thus Allah (SWT)  bestows them  with  so  much  intelligence,  understanding  and  knowledge  that  absence  to  them  is like  witnessing  and  at  that  time  they  will   be  given  the  position  equal   to  those  who struggled  (mujahideen)  and  fought  with  swords  in  the  presence  of  the  Holy  Prophet (SA W).   They  are  truly  of  the  sincere  and  are  of  our  true  Shi ’as  who  call   people  to  the religion  of  God,  both  openly  and  privately. ”  Then  Imam  Sajjad  (AS)  said,  “Anticipation  of the  reappearance  is  part  of  the  greatness  of  the  reappearance. ”  The  righteous  ones  in Anticipation, who have attained  perfection  on  the  path  because  of  their  readiness  for  the government  of  Allah’s  unseen  powers  all   over  the  universe,  at  the  time  of  occultation,attain some of  the personal  qualities of  the  time of reappearance e.g.  purity of heart, such that  the  dark  period  of  occultation  appears  to  them  as  a  time  of  presence  and  witnessing.If  it did not affect  them  in such a way,  then how can Anticipation of  the  reappearance be agreat  part  of  the  reappearance?  Wi th  the  state  of  Anticipation,  they  bring  together  theperiod  of  reappearance  and  the  period  of  occul tation  and  they  attain  many  of  the  statesof  that  period  during  the  period  of  occultation. The  late  Sheikh  Ansari   concerning  the status  of  Imam  of  the  Age  (AS)  At  this  point  so  that  l ight  can  be  shed  on  hearts,  we  will mention  some  of  the  events  of  the  life  of  a  great  personality  in  the  Shi ’a  world,  who  by having  unseen  powers  both  openly  and  privately  has  embarked  on  assisting  God’s religion.   One  of  the  students  of  the  late  Sheikh  Ansari ,  concerning  the  relationship  of  the late  Sheikh  with  the  Imam  of  the  Age  (AS)  and  his  honorable  visi ts  to  the  house  of  that Hazrat  has  said:  I had  entered  Kerbala  to  perform  one  of  the  particular  pilgrimages  of Hazrat  Abi   Abdullah  Hussein  (AS).I  came  out  of  my  house  a  little  after  midnight  to  go  to the  bath  and  because  the  lanes  were  muddy,  I  took  along  a  lamp  with  me.   From  a far  I saw  someone  resembling  Sheikh.Upon  drawing  nearer  I  confirmed  that  it  was  the Sheikh.  I wondered  where  he  was  going  at  that  time  of  the  night  especially  since  it  was muddy  and  he  also  had  weak  eye sight.   So  that  God  forbid  someone  should  ambush  him,  I followed  him  quietly  until  he arrived  at  the  door  of  a  ruined  house,  where  he  read  the Ziyarat  Jameh  with  particular  attention  and  then  entered  the  house. I saw nothing  after that  but  I  heard  the  Sheikh’s  voice  and  i t  seemed  that  he  was  speaking  to  someone.   I went  to  the bath,  then  to  the harem and saw  the Sheikh  there.  After  the  journey  to Najaf I visited  the  Sheikh  and  related  the  incident  of  that  night  to  him.   First  the  Sheikh  denied  it,but  after  much  insistence  he  said,  “  Sometimes  in  order  to  pay  a  visi t  to  the  Imam  of  theAge  (AS)  I  seek  permission  and  go  to  the  back  door  of  the  house  which  you  will   never  find again,  read  Ziy arat  Jameh  and  i f  permission  is  given  (at  that  place),  I  visi t  the  esteemed Imam  (AS)  and  ask  the  necessary  questions  of  the  master”.  The  Sheikh  said;  “Until   the time  that  I am  alive  keep  this  secret  and  reveal   it  to  no  one. ”  Such  great  and  achieved personalities  are  ready  and  prepared  for  the reappearance  of  the  Imam  (AS)  and  not those  who  at  the  time  of  the  reappearance  will   go  to  war  wi th  the  Imam  (AS)  by interpreting and explaining verses of  the Holy Qur’an.

Chapter 6

The Secret of Success and Deprivation

It  is  possible  that  one  can  ask:   How is it  that  the late Sheikh Ansari , whenever he was given  permission, could  go  to  the  Imam  of  the  Age’s  (AS)  house,  read  the  Ziyarat  Jameh and  again  with  permission  enter  that  house  and  speak  to his beloved  Imam?  How did he attain such a status  but  his  student  who also saw the  Imam’s  (AS) house did  not have such a privilege and  the  late  Sheikh  said  to  him;  “ You will  not find  that  house  again. ” This is  an  important  question  requi ring  a  convincing  answer. Unfortunately some have  ready and quick answers for  such  questions,  and  in  the  face  of  such  questions  they  quicklyanswer,  “Allah  wanted  i t  to  be  so,  or  Al lah  (God  forbid)  has  a  special   relationship  with some  people  and  this  has  no  relation  to  the  action  or  desires  of  the  person  involved.   Such answers,  which  are  frequently  given  in  order  to  remove  the  burden  of  responsibility,  are incorrect. Because  they  are  nei ther  convincing  nor  do  they  guide  anyone  to  the  path.Considering  the  sayings  of  the  household  of  revelation,  we  will   seek  to  answer  this question.   Allah, the  compassionate,  calls  all   people  towards  spiritual   and  mental perfection  and  in  His  general   invitation,  rewards  all who  take  steps  towards  this  path. In the  same  way  that  the  host  invites  the  guests  and  if  they  accept  the  invitation  and participate  in  the  gathering,  he  is  hospitable  to  them,  Allah  also  creates  the  foundation  forman’s  advancement  and  perfection  within  all  of mankind  and  invites  them  to  that  path.   In And   ” ﺳُ ـﺒُﻠَﻨَﺎ   ﻟَﻨَ ﻬْ ـﺪِﯾَﻨ ﱠ ﻬُﻢْﻓِﯿْﻨَ ـﺎ   ﺟَﺎ ﻫَ ـﺪ ُ و ا   ا ﻟﱠﺬِﯾْﻦَو َ   the  Qur’an  i t  is  clearly  stated  in  Surah  Ankabut  Verse  69 those  who  strive  in  Our course  We  will certainly guide them to  Our  path…”  It  is  the responsibility of  the guests  to  answer Allah’s  call   and move  forward  in  the  path  of  spiri tual perfection. Therefore  within  mankind  there  exists  the  base  for  advancement  and perfection and  they benefit  from such blessings but  they store  it away and do not utilize  it.Like  the  short sighted wealthy who  are  at  thei r  happiest when  they  store  away  as much  ofthei r  money  as  possible  in  the  banks  and  never  find  the  good  grace  to  use  such  wealth.   In order  to be successful , one must use all  existent grounds and capabi lities and make up  forone’s  deficiencies  so  that  one  can  attain  one’s  desired  goals.   Many  people  benefi t  from many  natural   capabilities,  and  the  ability  to  attain  spiritual   perfection  but  since  they  show no  interest  in  such  matters  they  make  no  use  of  such  capabilities,  leave  this  world  and thus  their  capabilities  are  also  buried  deep  in  the  earth.   This  is  similar  to  the  weal thy  of yesteryear  where  they  saved  thei r  money  by  hiding  i t  deep  in  the  earth,  where  nei therthese  nor  their  families  could  benefi t  from  it.   In  order  to  make  clear  how  some  peoplehave  greater  mental   capaci ties  and  better  understanding  and  how  they  attained  them,we  will   mention  some  words  from  the  late  Sheikh  Hur  Amili ,  one  of  the  great  Shi ’ascholars.   He  says,  “  It  is  clear  that  seeing  and  hearing  and  the  l ike,  are  not  independent  ofthe  eye  the  ear,  etc,  but  rather,  they  are  just  means  for  the  spirit  by  which  it  sees  andhears  etc  and  because  man’s  spirit  is  not  strong,  his  seeing  and  hearing  are  l imi ted  to these  types  of  physical  apparatus. ”  Therefore  he  only  sees  the  material   and  is  incapable of  grasping  the  spiritual . But  if  man’s  spirit  is  strengthened  and  by  means  of  worship,performance  of  the  obl igatory  acts  and  abandoning  the  prohibited,  draws  close  to  Allah,his  spirit  will   become  strong.   When  the  spirit  becomes  strong,  his  power  of  utilizing  the material   and  what  is  natural   will   become  stronger.   Therefore  with  his  eyes  he  sees  things and  with  his  ears  he  hears  things  that  others  do  not  have  the  power  to.  This  authority  and power exists  in various  people  at  various  degrees.  Whoever  draws  near  to  Allah  by means  of  worship  and  struggle,  strengthens  his  spiritual   state,  he  gets  greater  power  inperceiving  the  things,  which  others  by  using  thei r  eyes  and  ears  do  not  have  the  power  todo.  By this,  it  is  clear  why  persons  such  as  the  late  Sheikh  Ansari   can  receive  that  great blessing  but  others  do  not  have  this  power  and  capacity  and  those  looking  on  are incapable  of  seeing  matters  as they  do. The  state  of  Anticipation  in  its  complete  sense brings  you  the  gift  of  understanding  of  such  matters. Those  who  are  on  the  path  of Anticipation  and  have  developed  themselves, with release  from  their  carnal   desires  and with  flight  and  elevation  of  spirit,  are  released  from  the  domination  of  their  (nafs)  selvesand  the  attraction  of  the  self  loses  its  power,  and  they  are  drawn  to  Allah. In  the  sameway  that  space crafts  which  leave  the  earth’s  orbit  are  no  longer  drawn  by  the  earth’s gravi ty,  with  the  passage  of  time,  you  also  can  release  yoursel f  from  the  pull  of carnal desires,  the  attraction  of  the  self  and  satanic  temptations  will  no longer  affect  you. The companions  of  the  AhlulBayt  (AS)  e.g.   Salman  were  like  this. They had  been  released from  the  orbit  of  the  self  and  from  the  limitations  of  materialism  and  as  a  result  formed  a relationship  with  the  unseen  world. Wilay at  and  the  power  that  Salman  benefited  from were  because  he  had  moved  outside  of  the  orbit  of  the  self  and  destroyed  his  desires. He placed  the  desires  and  will of  Amiral   Mu’minin  (AS)  above  those  of  his  own  and  as  a consequence benefited  from and used unseen powers.

Chapter 7

Familiarity with the position of Wilaya

Anticipation  of  the  reappearance  strengthens  the  power  of  Wilayat  of  the  Imam  of  the Age  (AS)  in  the  heart  and  souls  of  those  in  wai t  and  stabilizes  and  strengthens  them concerning  this  concept  that  one  day  next  to  the  house  of  God  (K abaa)  God’s  power  will be  revealed  by  means  of  that  Imam  (AS)  and  the  Satanic  powers  of  the  world,  who  arejust  leeches  sucking  on  the  blood  of  the  weak,  will receive  punishment  for  their disgraceful actions. And  with  the  rigidity  and  great  power  of  Wilay at  it  will be  proven  and made  clear  that  the  person  who  holds  the  position  of  Imamate  and  Wilay at  can  reveal Allah’s  power. This is the  idea  and  belief  of  a  person  in  waiting.   Therefore  the  Anticipation of  the  reappearance  accompanies  belief,  trust  and  basic  knowledge  of  religion,  because Anticipation  plants  the  seeds  of  knowledge  and  awareness  of  the  beliefs  within  the  minds of  those  in  waiting  and  makes  them  understand  that  eventually  the  enti re  universe  will become  organized  under  the  domination  of  the  power  of  Wilay at  and  the  great  and unknown  power  of  Wilayat will  bring  all   of  the  oppressive  powers  to  their knees.   The materialistic  culture  of  the world  will  not  stand  in  the  face  of  the  boundless  power  of divine  Wilayat  and  the  universe  will  come  under  the control  of  the  amazing  powers  of  the world  reformer  (AS).  3. Familiarity wi th  false  claimants Throughout  the history of  the Shi ’a, many  various  persons  have  risen  wi th  claims  of  the  Mahdiat  and  introduced  themselvesas  leaders  and  reformers  and  with  such  deceit  have  trampled  on  the  blood,  souls  and weal th  of  the  people  and  have  even  misguided  some.  But  those who  are  truly  in Anticipation  and  have  illuminated  themselves  wi th  the  shining  light  of  Wilayat,  are  not fooled  by  these  imposters  and  do  not  fall   into  the  traps  of  these  hunters.   Their  awareness and  knowledge  of  these  imposters  and  thieves  lurking  on  the  path  is  because  of  their familiarity  with  the  sublime  position  of  the  Imamate.   Such  that  they  do  not  sell   life  waterfor  a  mi rage  and  do  not  choose  the  usurpers  of  the  Caliphate  over  the  Imamate.   4.Familiari ty  wi th  the  posi tion  of  those  in  Anticipation  or  the  great  companions  of  the  Imamof  the  Age  (AS)  One  of  the  other  reasons  for  people  being  attracted  to  the  path  ofAnticipation  is  familiarity  with  the  position  of  those  in  Anticipation  and  with  the  great companions  of  the  Imam  of  the  Age  (AS).   One  of  the  amazing  results  which  Anticipation bestows  on  those  perfect  ones  is  that  not  only  as  far  as  belief  and  trust  is  concerned  are they  learned  in  the  area  of  the Wilayat  of  the  AhlulBayt  (AS)  but  they  are  also  themselves openings  for  the  radiant  sun  of Wilayat.   Meaning  that  as  a  result  of  thei r  perfection relating  to  the  Anticipation  of  the  Imam  (AS)  as  far  as  they  are  able,  they  have  acquired special   powers  from  the  household  of  revelation  and  by  using  them,  perform  the responsibilities  given  to them. Such  persons  are  the  companions  of  the Imam  of  the  Age(AS)  and  are  in  the  forefront  of  the  path  of Wilayat. Consider  the words  of  Allah  in  the Holy Then  strive  together  (as  in  a  race)  towards  all   ” ﺟَﻤِﯿْﻌ ﺎ ً   ا ﷲُﺑِ ﮑُﻢُﯾَﺄ تِﺗ َ ﮑُﻮ ﻧ ُ ﻮ ا   ﻣَﺎ   ا َ ﯾْﻦَا ﻟْ ﺨ َ ﯿْﺮَا تِﻓ َ ﺎ ﺳْ ـﺘَﺒِﻘُ ﻮْا ,   Qur’an the  is  good.   Wheresoever ye  are  Allah  will bring ye together. ” This  verse  concerns  the  313 persons  among  the  companions  of  the Imam  (AS)  who  will   be  assembled  by  Allah  the Exalted,  on  the  day  of  his  reappearance,  next  to  His  house  in  the  presence  of  the  holder of  Wilayat  so  that  they  can  rush  to  the  Imam’s  (AS)  aid  and  bring  an  end  to  the  life  of  the dark-hearted  of  the  time.   Sometimes  an  important  question  arises  in  the  minds  of  some what  is  the  reason  for  thei r  being  ahead  in  righteousness?  What  virtues  do  the  313persons  among  the  leading  companions  of  Hazrat  Mahdi   (AS)  possess  which  sets  themahead  of  others  and  al lows  them  to  enjoy  such  a  high  posi tion?  We  wi l l   turn  to  the  school of  thought  of  revelation  and  seek  the  answer.   Hazrat  Imam  Baqir  (AS)  in  the  exegesis  of The  ا ﻟ ـ ﺒَﯿْﺖِا َ ﻫْ ـ ـﻞ   ﻟَﻨَ ـ ـﺎ   ا َ ﻟْ ﻮ ِ ﻻ َﯾَ ـ ـﮥُ:   ا َ ﻟْ ﺨ َ ﯿْﺮَا ت ُ ,   the  verse,  which  has  been  mentioned,  said  the  following meaning  of  the  righteousness  mentioned  in  the  verse  is  the  Wilayat  which  is  of  us  the AhlulBayt. ”Signs  of  thei r  power  The  more  man  struggles  in  the  acceptance  of Wilayat,the  more  he  strengthens  his  spirit  and  his  extraordinary  powers  increase  accordingly,  to such  an  extent  that  due  to  the  effect  of  his  spiritual   powers  he  can  govern  over  the physical   and  even  non-physical  beings. We  will   now mention  an  interesting  story  from  the late  Allameh  Bahrululum.   The  late  Allameh  Sayyid  Bahrululum  suffered  from  palpitations of  the  heart  and  with  such  a  disease  left  Najaf  for  Karbala  on  a  warm  summer  day,  inorder  to  perform  one  of  the  special   pi lgrimages  of  Abi   Abdullah  Hussein  (AS).   People  weresurprised  as  to  how  he  set  off  on  a  journey  with  such  a  disease  in  such  warm  weather! !Among  his  travel ing  companions  was  the  late  Sheikh  Hussein  Najaf  who  was  one  of  the famous  scholars  of  Sayyid’s  time.Upon  alighting  their  animals  they  set  off.   Clouds appeared and provided  them with shade. A cool breeze was also blowing and  the weather became  so  cool   that  it  was  as  though  they  were  in  a  cool   place.The  clouds  continued  to shade  them  until   they  arrived  at  Khanshur.   There  an  associate  of  that  great  scholar Sheikh  Hussein  Najaf  appeared  and  he  was  separated  from  Sheikh  Bahrululum  and began  to  converse  wi th  his  friend.That  cloud  spread  shade  on  Sayyid’a  head  unti l   he entered  the  inn.   Since  the  heat  of  the  sun’s  rays  shone  down  upon  Sheikh  Hussein  Najaf,his  heal th  wavered  and  he  fel l   from  his  animal   unto  the  ground.   And  due  to  his  old  age  or ill   health  he  fell   unconscious.   They  took  him  to  the  late  Sheikh  Sayyid  Bahrululum  in  the؟ ا ﻟ ﺮ ﺣ ﻤ ﮥ   ﺗ ﺪ ر ﮐ ﻨ ﺎ   ﻟ ﻢ   ﻟ ﻤ ﻦ   ﺳ ﯿ ﺪ ﻧ ﺎ ,   inn When he regained consciousness he said  to Sayyid.

Chapter 8

Why did not this Mercy Spread to me

Why did you violate this mercy?” This  answer  contains  a ؟   ” ﻋ ﻨ ﻬ ـ ﺎ   ﺗ ﺨ ﻠّﻔ ﺘ ـ ﻢ   ﻟ ـ ﻢ , Sayyid replied sensitive  veil .The power  of  control of the special  companions of  the Imam  of  the  Age  (AS)is  such that.Some of  the  313  special   companions  of  the  Imam  (AS) use secret  clouds  and at  the  beginning  of  the  reappearance by this means  take  themselves to  the Imam’s  (AS)و َ   ا ﻟْ ﺨ َ ﺮ ِﯾْﻒِﮐَﻘ َ ﺰَعِﻗ َ ﺰَع ٌ ﻋَﺸ َ ﺮَﺛ َ ﻼ ﺛ َ ﮥ  و َ   ا ﻟ ﺜ ﱠ ﻼ ﺛ َ ﻤِﺎ َ ة   ﺻَ ـﺤَﺎ ﺑَﺘُ ﻪ   ﻟَ ﻪ ُﻓ َ ﺎُﺗِﯿْﺤَﺖ ْا ﻟْﻌَﺒْﺮَا ﻧِﯽّﺑِﺎِﺳْ ـﻤِﻪِا ﷲ َدَﻋَﺎ   ا ﻻِﻣَﺎ مُا ُ ذ ِ ن َ   ا ِ ذ َ ا ( :   ع) ا َ ﺑٌﻮْﻋَﺒْﺪِا ﷲِﻗ َ ﺎ ل َ.   presenceو َ   ا َ ﺑِﯿْﻪِاِﺳْﻢِو َ   ﺑِﺎِﺳِ ـﻤِﻪِﯾُﻌْﺮَف ُﻧ َ ﻬَﺎ ر ا ً   ا ﻟ ﺴﱠﺤَﺎ ب ِ   ﻓ ﯽ ِ   ﯾَﺴِ ـﯿْﺮُﯾَﺮَي   ﻣَﻦْﻣِﻨْ ﻬُﻢْو َ ،   ﺑِﻤَﮑّ ـﮥ   ﻓ َ ﯿُﺼْ ـﺒِ ﺢُﻟَﯿْﻼ ً   ﻓِﺮَا ﺷِﻪِﻋَﻦْﯾَﻔ ْ ﻘُ ـ ﺪ ْﻣَﻦْﻣِﻨْ ﻬُﻢْ،   ا ﻻ َﻟَ ﻮ ِﯾﱠﮥ   ا َ ﺻْ ـﺤَﺎ ب ُﻫُﻢْا َ ﯾْﻨَ ﻤَﺎ   » ا ﻵ ﯾَﮥ   ﻫَﺬِهِﻧ ُ ﺰ ِﻟَ ﺖ ْﻓِﯿْﻬِﻢْو َ   ا ﻟْ ﻤَﻔ ْ ﻘُ ﻮْدُوْن َ   ﻫُﻢْو َ   ﻧ َ ﻬَﺎ ر ا ً   ا ﻟ ﺴﱠﺤَﺎ ب ِ   ﻓِﯽ   ﯾَﺴِ ـﯿْﺮُا ﻟﱠﺬِي :   ﻗ َ ﺎ ل َ ؟   اِﯾْﻤَﺎ ﻧ ﺎ ً   ا َ ﻋْﻈ َ ﻢُا َ ﯾﱡﻬُﻢْﻓِﺪ َا ك َ ﺟُﻌِﻠْ ﺖ ُ :   ﻗُﻠْ ﺖ ُ ،   ﻧ َ ﺴَ ـﺒِﻪِو َ   ﺣِﻠْﯿَﺘِﻪِImam  Sadiq  (AS)  says,  Whenever  the  Imam  (AS)  is  given  permission, «   ” ﺟَﻤِﯿْﻌ ﺎ ً   ا ﷲُﺑِ ﮑُﻢُﯾَ ـﺄ تِﺗ َ ﮑُﻮْﻧ ُ ﻮ اhe  calls  Allah  by  His  Hebrew  name  and  that  is  when  his  companions  who  are  313  areprepared.   They  are  clouds  like  autumn  clouds,  which  join  together  and  assemble  in  one place  and  they  are  flag  bearers of  the  Mahdi   (AS). Some of them disappear from  their sleeping  places  at  night  and  (appear)  in  the  morning  in  Mecca,  others  can  be  seen traveling  on  clouds  by  day  and  are  known  by  their  name,  that  of  their  fathers,  qualities and  families. ”  I said,  “Which  of  these  two  are  greater  in  faith?”  Imam  Sadiq  (AS)  said, “Those  who  travel   by  clouds  by  day,  and  they  are  those  who  disappear  from  their  places and  this  verse  has  been  revealed  about  them.   Wheresoever  ye  are,  Allah will   bring  yet  together. ”  Familiarity with  the Age  of Reappearance  Familiarity with  the world  situation  at the  time  of  the  reappearance  and  the  great  changes  which  will   occur  at  that  time  calls man  to  the  matter  of  Anticipation.   The  amazing  changes,  which  will   occur  all   over  the world  and  within  man  himself,  will   change  the  world  and  man. 1.   Inner  Purification Consider a brief explanation of  the  changes, which will  occur deep within man’s existence. One  of  the  matters  of  belief is the  discussion  of  nature  and  how  the  pure  and  impure natures  have  mixed  together.   The  meaning  of  this  disposition  (teenat),  why  they  have become  mixed  and  how  they  can  again  become  purified  are  matters  discussed  in  the traditions. A detailed  explanation of this  matter  is  not  appropriate  for  our  limited discussion;  therefore  we  wi l l   only  mention  the  fol lowing  points.   One  of  the  particulars  ofthe  time  of  reappearance  is  the  puri fication  of  man’s  nature,  his  nafs  and  unconscious,  ofi ts  impuri ties  that  exist  deep  wi thin  him.   Why  do  we  say  that  at  the  time  of  there appearance  the  Imam  (AS)  will   purify  people  of  their  impurities?  Before  answering  this question,  we  will   mention  a  story  to  shed  some  light  on  this  issue.   Shaybat  Ibn  Uthman was one of  the Holy Prophet’s (SAW) arch enemies and nurtured  the hope of  the Prophet’s (SAW)  murder  in  his  mind.   He  participated  in  the  Hunayn  war  so  that  he  could  martyr  the Prophet  (SAW).   Just  when  the  people  had  separated  from  the  prophet  (SAW)  and  he  was left  alone,  Shaybat  approached  him  from  the  back  but  a  light  shone  on  him  so  brightly that  he  could  not  bear  i t  and  so  could  not  attain  his  goal . The  Holy  Prophet  (SAW)  turned to  him  and  said,  “  Shaybat  come  closer. ”  Then  the  Prophet  (SAW)  put  his  hand  on  his chest,  the  effect  of  which  was  such  that  the  love  of  the  Prophet  (SAW)  spread  through  his heart  and  the  Prophet  (SAW)  became  the  dearest  person  to  him. After which,  in  the presence  of  the  Prophet  (SAW)  he  fought  against  the  opposes  such that  if  he  had  come face  to  face  with  his  own  father  he  would  have  killed  him  for  the  sake  of  the  Prophet (SAW). Consider how  in one moment  the  Prophet’s  (SAW)  blessed  hands  cleansed  the impure  nature  and  unclean  nafs  of one  of  the  Prophet’s  (SAW)  worst  enemies  and separated  him  from  the  line  of  the  disbelievers  and  placed  him  among  the  army  of  the Holy  Prophet  (SAW).   The  Holy  Prophet  (SAW) by placing  his  blessed  hand  on  the  man’s chest  perfected  his  intellect  and  because  of  the  changes  which  occurred  within  him  saved him  from misguidance  and  deviation.  With  the  citing  of  this  introduction we will   embark  onﯾَ ـﺪ َهُوَﺿ َ ﻊَﻗ َ ﺎ ﺋِﻤُﻨَﺎ   ﻗ َ ﺎ مَا ِ ذ َ ا :   the  explanation  of  the  period  of  reappearance.   Imam  Baqi r  (AS)  has  said When  our  Qa’im  (AS)  (the  living  one)  begins  his   ” ا َ ﺧ ْ ﻼ ـَ ﻗُ ﻬُﻢْﺑِﻪِا َ ﮐْﻤَ ـﻞ َ و َ   ﻋُﻘُ ـ ﻮْﻟُﻬُﻢْﺑِﻪِﻓ َ ﺠُﻤِ ـﻊَ،   ا ﻟْﻌِﺒَ ـﺎ دِر ُ ؤ ُ و ْ س ِ   ﻋَﻠَ ﯽuprising  he  will   place  his  hand  on  the  heads  of  Allah’s  servants.   By  this  act  he  will   bringtheir  intellects  together  (as  a  result  of  which  they  will   become  perfect)  and  perfect  their morals. ”  The  Imam  of  the  Age  (AS)  by  such  actions  perfects  the  inner  dimensions  of  man and  saves  all   of  Allah’s servants  from  impurities.   2.   Perfection  of  intellects  at  the  time  of the  reappearance  Here  we  will   explain  2  interesting  points  of  the  tradition. 1.Not  only does  the  Baqiatullah  (AS)  pace  his  hand  on  the  heads  of  his  companions  and  helpers  but also  on  the  heads  of  all   of  Allah’s  servants.   Meaning  that  all   of  those  who  accept  Allah’s servi tude  on  that  day,  even  though  in  war  they  may  not  be  among  the  Imam’s  (AS) companions,  namely  the  aged  and  children,  they  will   still   benefi t  from  that  great  blessing.2.   The  intellects  of  all   people  will   be  saved  and  all   will   have  complete  concentration  andperception,  which  will   become  the  sources  of  exceptional   knowledge  and  understanding.Perfection  of  their  intel lectual   powers  means  that  they  will   be  able  to  use  all   of  their mental capabilities.Yes, on the  day  that  the  divine  hand  will   be  placed  on  the  heads  of  the people  of  the  world  and  caresses  the  people  who  suffered  during  the  period  of occultation,  as  a  result  of  perfect  intellects,  hidden  and  secret  powers  become  manifest within  the  minds  of  man  and  he  will   attain  the  highest  levels  of  practical   and  scientific excellence.   So  that  we  can  become  more  familiar  with  the  spiritual   power  and  the amazing  effect  of  perfect  intellects  we  will   discuss  the  great  capacities  of  the  brain.“Every  person,  be  he  genius  or  the  average  person,  does  not  utilize  more  than  one millionth  of  his  brain  capacity  throughout  his  life.  If only one  millionth  of  the  brain’s capacity and ability  is used,  the di fference between a genius and an average person  is not quantitative  but  rather  qualitative. ”  Meaning  that  even  geniuses  that  have  amazing powers  of  perception  can  only  use  one  millionth  of  their  brain  and  no  more.   But  the  way that  they  utilize  that  one millionth  of  their  brain  is  better  than  others.   “Years  before  one  of the  contemporary  mathematicians  created  a  ruckus  and  presented  people  with  some interesting  information.  He  hypothesized  that  the  human  brain  is  capable  of  storing  10 units of  information.  If we express  this number  in simple words  i t will  mean  that every one of  us  can  memorize  all   of  the  information  of  the  millions  of  books  at  the  world’s  largest library  in  Moscow.   The  above  words,  at  first  glance,  are  as  amazing  as  the  calculations used  to  prove  it. ”  Consider  this, when  the  power  of  man’s  brain  reaches  its  peak  as  a resul t  of  the  rays  of  shining  light  of  the  world  reformer  (AS)  and  man  uses  all   of  his  brain power,  not  only  one  millionth  of  it  and  knowledge  encompasses  the  world  and  a  new civilization  is  developed,  how  will   the  world  be?  When  man,  as  a  resul t  of  perfect  intellect,discovers  ways  of  using  his  hidden  spiritual  powers and  benefits  from  them, he  can  make his  physical  body obey  his  spirit  and  attain  tarawuh  power. Meaning  that  he  can  change his  body  into  energy  and  waves  and  can  control   his  physical and mental state.   Man  then becomes  capable  of  many  extraordinary acts  which  at  the  time  would  appear  normal .During  the  time  of  the  occultation  a  very  few  who  would  have  the  power  of  ‘traver sing the  earth’  will   use  this  method  and  by  control l ing  both  thei r  mental   and  physical   states,change  their  state  into  energy  and  waves  and  at  any  moment  can  appear  at  any  part  of the  world. With  the  power that  they  are  endowed  with  they  can  guide  themselves anywhere  that  they  chose  and  appear  there  in  bodily  form.   3.The  Great  Changes  On  the Earth  During  the  period  of  reappearance  there  will  be  great  changes  in  the  world,  as  the One day  the  earth  will   be  changed  to  another   ” ا ﻻ ـَرْض ِ   ﻏ َ ﯿْﺮَا ﻻ ـَرْض ُ   ﺗ ُ ﺒَ ـﺪ ﱠ لُﯾَ ـﻮْمَ:   Holy  Qur’an  says earth. ” The  earth  will   be  changed  and  its  condi tions  and  situations  will   become  new,  not only  the  earth  rather  time  will   also  find  new  meaning.  “Today  all   the  scholars  agree  thatmatter  vibrates.   Vibrations  can  be  transmi tted  to  the  farthest  points  by  cables  or  sound waves  e.g. in pictures and sounds.Therefore  the  human  organism, which is made of matter, can be changed  to  vibrations  and by electronic  means,  be  sent  to any part  of  the universe. In  my opinion,  in  the  not  too  distant  future,  even  before  trips  to  outer  space,methods will be discovered  whereby  the  human  body  can  be  converted  into  vibrationsand  sent  to  outer  space  where  i ts  small particles can be  reassembled.   Now you dear readers can  be  the  judges,  man  is  made  of  a  spirit  and  his  physical   body  is  nothing  but concentrated  particles  of  matter,  which  can  be  shaped  into  desi red  forms  by  slowing down or  lowering   its  vibrations. One  day  we  will   witness,  with  our own  eyes,  that  man  will change  his  own  body  into  electronic  waves  so  that  after  this  it  can  be  transferred  to  a  faroff  place  and  there  the  consti tuent  atoms  of  the  body  can  be  reassembled. ”  According  to the universal  excellence of  intel lectual  powers, which has been explained  in  the  traditions,the  spirit  willl   dominate  over  the material   and  people  will   govern  over  their  physical bodies and will  be able  to use  this condition  to  its  fullest.  During  those unknown magni ficent days,people’s  lives  and  needs  for  the  material   will   be  different.   In  the  light  of  the  magni ficence of  Wilay at  of  the  Ahlul   Bayt  (AS),  man’s  knowledge  will  reach  the  highest  excellence possible  and  he  will   be  able  to  easily  benefi t  from  all   levels  of  knowledge  and  the  secretsthat  the  saints  of  Allah  were  not  able  to  reveal   to  the  people  because  of  thei runpreparedness  until   that  time,  will   be  revealed  and  man  will   become  aware  of  the intriguing  world  both  within  himself  and  in  the  outside  world.   The  path  towards  training and  final perfection will  be  opened  to  them.   It  may  be  di fficul t  for  us  to  accept  suchmatters  and  such  scienti fic  adv ancements  but  at  the  same  time  we  know  that  the  freeing of  the  human  brain  from  ignorance  and  Satan’s  prison  means  that  he  will   be  complete  in all   dimensions  such  that  there  will   be  no  secrets  left  in  the  world  and  all   the  complicated scientific  matters  will   divulged. Hazrat  Amiral  Mu’minin  (AS)  has  said,  “ The  usurpers  of the  Caliphate  have  prevented  millions  of  people  from  reaching  the  highest  position  ofﻣِﻦْﻣَﺎ ،   ﮐُﻤَﯿْﻞ ُﯾَﺎ ,   knowledge  and  excellence,  the  shining  light  of  Wilayat. ” He  adds  the  following O  Kumayl ,  there  is  no  knowledge  which  I  do  not  reveal   ” ﯾَﺨ ْ ﺘِﻤُﻪ ُا ﻟْﻘ َ ﺎ ﺋِﻢُو َ   اِﻻ ّﺳِ ـﺮﱟﻣِﻦْﻣَﺎ  و َ   ا َ ﻓ ْ ﺘَ ﺤُﻪ ُا َ ﻧ َ ﺎ ْ  و َ   اِﻻ ـّﻋِﻠْ ﻢٍand  no  secret  which  the  Qa’im  does  not  bring  to  an  end. ”  Y es,  when  the  luminous  l ight  of the  blessed  hands  of  the  great  Baqiatllah  (AS)  perfects  the  minds  of  the  oppressed  andsuffering  of  the  world,  and  creates  the  ability  for  man  to  use  his  extraordinary  powers,man  can  accept  the  secrets  of  the  life-endowing  school   of  thought  of  the  “Household  of Revelation”  with  all   of  his  intellectual   and  perceptive  powers  and  not  just  wi th  one millionth  of  it.   Thus  allowing  man  to  reach  the  highest  level   of  knowledge  and  perfection.During  those  splen did  days,  hidden  secrets  will   be  disclosed  and  there  will   be  no  signs  of the darkness and gloom of  this period.  Does not  the Anticipation of such a day please your heart?

Chapter 9

Conclusion

Anticipation  is  the  state  of  hope  and  salvation,  which  seeks  out  those  in  wait,  in  the  dark period  of  the  occultation  from  the  whirlpool   of  perplexity  and  takes  them  to  the  valley  of light  and  purity. Anticipation  provides  the  melancholy  with  new  life  and  new  energy,  also provides  hope  to  the  depressed  hearts,  and  nurtures  the  idea  of  a  worldfull   of  happiness and  light  in  the  minds  of  mankind.   Anticipation  seeks  out  the  righteous  ones  and  makes them  blessed  and  exudes  a  beautiful   luminous  light.   Anticipation  removes  hindrances  and the  veil  of darkness  and  creates  an  incandescent  light  within  the  human  beings  who  have achieved  perfection. It  brings  into  fruition  the  seed  of  knowledge  and  understanding  of original   Shi ’ism  within  the  hearts  of  those  in  wait,  and  presents  the  most  perfect  spiritual state  to  the  most  virtuous  people.   If  you  want  to  establish  the  state  of  Anticipation  within yourself,  draw  near  to  the  glorious  Wilay at  and  become  aware  of  the  remarkable  effects of  Anticipation  and  by  investigating  the  condition  of  those  in  this  state  gain  knowledge  of their  virtues  and  qualities.   Also  you  can  discover  the  greatness  of  the  period  of  the reappearance  of  Baqiatullah  (AS)  so  that  unconsciously  the  feel ing  of  the  Anticipation  of that marvelous day will  engulf your entire being

Chapter 10

Index

Introduction5  Value of Anticipation7  Factors of Anticipation9  Familiarity  with  the  status  of the  Imam(AS)…  … 11  Familiarity  with  the  effects  of  Anticipation…  … .15  The late Sheikh  Ansari concerning  the  status  of  Imam  of the Age  (AS)…  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  … .19  The  Secret  of Success  and  Deprivation…  …  …  … . .21  Familiarity  with  the  position  of  Wilayat…  …  …  … 25  Signs  of their  power…  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  … .28  Familiarity  with  the  Age  of  Reappearance…  …  … 31 Conclusion…  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  … .39

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - INTRODUCTION

Chapter 2 - Anticipation

Chapter 3 - Value of Anticipation

Chapter 4 - Factors of Anticipation

Chapter 5 - Familiarity with the effects of Anticipation

Escape from Hopelessness and Despair

Spiritual Perfection

Chapter 6 - The Secret of Success and Deprivation

Chapter 7 - Familiarity with the position of Wilaya

Chapter 8 - Why did not this Mercy Spread to me

Chapter 9 - Conclusion

Chapter 10 - Index

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