The name “Al- Yamânî. 1”

1-    Yamânî.: [This name] is used in most of the narrations.

In answer to this question, “When does your [Ahl al- Bayt2 (pbu th)’s] Qāʾim 3 emerges?”, Imam Baqīr (pbuh) stated,

“[It is when], the men look like the women…! Then, Sufyanii4 rises from aš-Šām [Sham], and Yamânî rises from Yemen.

2-    Mansour al- Yamânî: Imam Baqīr (pbuh) stated,

“That time, Mansour al Yamânî will head to Sana’aو along with his troops. [Here the name “Mansour” was used for Yamani, by Imam Baqīr (pbuh)].

3-    Caliph5 al- Yamânî: They narrated from Artah

‘When Yamânî the leader “Al- Yamani the caliph” conquers Istanbul and Rome rises, Dajjāl6 rises too.

4-    Apparently, it was one of the various tribes of Yemen called “Qahtan”.

 

Collection date:

5/ 28/2017

 

1-     The Yamani or al-Yamani is a pre-messianic figure in Shia Islamic eschatology, who is prophesied to appear to the people to guide them to the right path prior to the arrival of Muhammade al-Mahdī, the ultimate savior of mankind from the Shia viewpoint and the final Imam of the Twelve Imams.

According to Shia sources, it is not clear whether Al-Yamani is one of descendants of Hasan ibn Ali or Huṣayn ibn Ali, a tradition by Jaʿfar al-Sadīq (pbuh) about Yamani ancestry said, “[One] from the lineage of my uncle Zayd will rise from Yemen.” There are different names for Al-Yamani in different traditions, such as “Hassan”, “Hussein”, “Saeed”, “Mansour”, and “Nasr”. Muhammad, prophet of Islam, called him “Nasr” because he will come before Muhammad al-Mahdi and help God. In some sources, Al-Yamani is mentioned as someone who invites people to the Muhammade al-Mahdī. Additionally, some sources call Al-Yamani “Mansour” and that he will assist Muhammade al-Mahdī. in battle. Ahl al-Bayt (pbu th) means members of a household or a family. In Islamic terminology it applied for some members of the family of the Prophet (pbuh&h). The term Ahl al-Bayt have appeared in hadiths in different senses, however, in Shi’a literature, it is used to refer to Imam ‘Ali (pbuh).  Lady Fatima (pbuh) Imam al-Hasan (pbuh) and Imam al-Huṣayn (pbuh) and the nine infallible Imams (pbuh) who were the children of Imam al-Huṣayn (pbuh). The Qur’an has used this term in the al-Tathir and al-Mawadda verses. The Prophet (pbuh) has stated the high position of Ahl al-Bayt in Islam in such hadiths as Hadith al-Safina and Hadith al-Thaqalayn.

 

2-     From the Shi’a point of view, Ahl al-Bayt (pbu th) have a pivotal position in religion and they are infallible and superior to all other companions of the Prophet (pbuh&h) in regards to taqwa (God-wariness) and other virtues. Loving them is mandatory upon all Muslims. According to Shi’a teachings, Ahl al-Bayt (pbu th) have guardianship and leadership upon Muslims and Muslims must regard them as their own authorities and refer to them in their religious issues.

3-     Al-Qāʾim literally meaning: who stands up is a title of Imam al-Mahdi (mgehr) indicating his promised uprising in the End Time. Although in many hadiths the title refers to Imam al-Mahdi (pbuh), in others, it refers to other Imams (pbuh) as well, which means a person who stands up for God’s orders. Some Shi’as in 2nd/eighth and 3rd/ninth centuries thought that some Imams or their children were the promised al-Qa’im and were expecting their reappearance.

 

 

4-      The Uprising of al-Sufyanī is one of the five inevitable events that happens before the Reappearance of Imam al-Mahdi (mgehr). The uprising happens in Syria. According to a hadith from Imam al-Rīḍa (pbuh), the Reappearance of al-Qa’im (pbuh) will not happen without the uprising of al-Sufyanī. According to other hadiths, after nine months of rule in Syria, al-Sufyanī and his army advance towards Medina and will be devoured by the Earth in a place called ” Bayḍāʾ”.

In Shiite and Sunni hadiths, al-Sufyanī is said to be from the progeny of Abu Sufyan and is characterized as a blood shedder and cruel and people are frightened by seeing him. Different names are mentioned for him, such as Anbasa b. Marra.

5-     the chief Muslim civil and religious ruler, regarded as the successor of Muḥammad. The caliph ruled in Baghdad until 1258 and then in Egypt until the Ottoman conquest of 1517; the title was then held by the Ottoman sultans until it was abolished in 1924 by Atatürk.

 

6-     Al-Dajjāl, (Arabic: “The Deceiver”), in Islamic eschatology, a false messianic figure who will come forth before the end of time; after a reign of 40 days or 40 years, he will be destroyed by Christ or the Mahdī (“rightly guided one”) or both, and the world will submit to God. Al-Dajjāl first appeared as the Antichrist in pseudo apocalyptic Christian literature and is reworked in ḥadīth (sayings) ascribed to the Prophet Muhammad. There he is described as a plump, one-eyed man with a ruddy face and curling hair and the Arabic letters k-f-r (“unbelief”) on his forehead. Al-Dajjāl will appear during a period of great tribulation; he will be followed by the Jews and will claim to be God in Jerusalem. He will work false miracles, and most people will be deceived. At this moment will occur the Second Coming of Christ.

 

Tradition expects al-Dajjāl to appear in the East, possibly Khorāsān, or in the West.

The terms Qahtanite or Qahtani refers to Arabs who originate from the southern region of the Arabian Peninsula, especially from Yemen.

According to Arab tradition, the Qahtanites are genuine Arabs, unlike the Adnanites who are “Arabized Arabs”, descended from Ishmael through Adnan. The Qahtani people are divided into the two sub-groups of Himyar (Himyartes) and Kahlan (Kahlanis).

 

 

A reflection on certain signs of the Emergence, P. 70- 79