Two Accounts of Healing Through Imām Zamān (mGehr): A Christian Woman and a Sunni Teenager

A. The Healing of a Christian

Once, while I was living in Aachen, Germany, I returned to my apartment from the university and found a note behind the door. It was from Ayatollah Mujtahidī (mGbhs), and it read:

“I have come to Germany on a particular matter, and I would like to meet you.”

He had chosen the Eifel Mountains, a popular summer resort area in western Germany, as our meeting place.

That same evening, I set out for the Eifel Mountains. Heavy snow had fallen, reaching my knees as I made my way through it.

When I arrived at the foothills, I saw Mr. Mujtahidī standing there, waiting for me. I greeted him, and he returned my greeting, welcomed me, and led me into a small hut nearby.

An elderly woman was inside. She began recounting the extraordinary experience that had changed her life:

“About three months ago, my only son was diagnosed with cancer of the larynx. Desperate to find a cure, I sought the intercession of the Virgin Mary (pbuh). However, in a dream, she appeared to me and said:

‘My son and I cannot grant your request. You must beseech the Prophet of Islam (pbuh&h) to heal your son.’

I asked in astonishment, ‘How can I do that?’

She explained:

‘His name is Muḥammad, and he has a daughter named Fāṭimah. She has a descendant named Mahdī, who is presently God’s Proof on Earth. Turn to these three holy figures and beseech the mother of God’s Proof, Mahdī (mGehr), to intercede for your son’s recovery.’

Following this experience, the woman sought their intercession. According to the account, her son subsequently recovered.

B. The Healing of a Sunni Teenager

On October 27, 1993, a Sunni teenager named Saʿīd Chandānī was reportedly healed through the blessing of Imām Zamān (mGehr), the radiant sun of Imamate and Baqiyyat Allāh.

Here is his story.

Saʿīd was suffering from cancer and was referred to Imām Khomeini Hospital in Tehran. Initial examinations revealed a malignant tumor. Doctors later removed a tumor weighing approximately one and a half kilograms at Alwand Hospital. However, another tumor subsequently developed, leaving Saʿīd and his family deeply distressed and discouraged.

Then, Saʿīd’s mother had a remarkable dream. In it, she was shown a place whose name she had never heard before.

The following morning, she began asking people around Jamkarān Mosque about the place. She eventually discovered that it was Jamkarān Mosque, a site associated with seeking the presence and intercession of Imām Zamān (mGehr), known in this account as the “Bud of Narcissus.”

She took her children by the hand and set out for Qom. They arrived at Jamkarān Mosque on a Tuesday afternoon. After learning the devotional practices from one of the mosque’s attendants (khādim), she began praying.

The following morning, Saʿīd reportedly found himself free of his illness.

He later described his experience:

“It was exactly three o’clock in the morning when I dreamed that a light was shining toward me from behind a wall. I realized that someone was within that light. Gradually, the light drew closer.

At first, I felt overwhelmed, but I tried to compose myself. The light touched my chest and abdomen, then withdrew.

When I awoke in the morning, I was about to reach for my walking stick when I suddenly realized that I had recovered. I came to believe that the radiant light I had seen was none other than His Holiness Ṣāḥib al-Zamān (mGehr).”

Note: According to the original account, Saʿīd’s medical records are still preserved at the hospital.

Explanatory Notes

1. In the account, the Virgin Mary’s words are understood to mean that, following the mission of the Prophet Muḥammad (pbuh&h), the healing being sought would come through him or his holy descendants.
2. Imām Zamān’s (mGehr) mother is known as Narjis Khātūn. The expression “Bud of Narcissus” is used here as a poetic reference associated with her name.