Al-Nafs al-Zakiyyah
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Al-Nafs al-Zakiyyah(Arabic:النفس الزكية,lit. 'the Pure Soul',Persian:نفس زکیه,romanized:Al-Nafs al-Zakiyyah), according toShia Islamic eschatology,is one of the apocalyptic characters thatMahdiwill send as his envoy toMeccabefore his reappearance which will end theMajor Occultation.He will be killed in Mecca and his death is one of thesigns of the Mahdiin Shia Islam.
Appellation
[edit]Al-Nafs al-Zakiyyah is a person by the name of Muhammad ibn al-Hasan.[1]He is a descendant ofHusayn ibn Ali.[1][2]He is named Al-Nafs al-Zakiyyah because he is very pious and devout[2]and another reason for his nickname is that he will be slain without any sin and crime.[3]
Duty of Al-Nafs al-Zakiyyah
[edit]The duty of Al-Nafs al-Zakiyyah is mentioned in ahadiththat was narrated by Abu-Basir fromMuhammad al-Baqir.According to the hadith, when Muhammad al-Mahdi realizes, the people of Mecca won't accept his reappearance. Therefore, he will send Al-Nafs al-Zakiyyah as an envoy to convey his oral message to people of Mecca.[4][5]
Certain sign of reappearance
[edit]According to narrations, themurder of Al-Nafs al-Zakiyyahis one of the certain signs of reappearance of Muhammad al-Mahdi.[1]The hadith ofJa'far al-Sadiqmentions these signs: "there are five signs for our Dhuhur (the reappearance of the twelfth Imam), the appearance ofSufyaniandYamani,the loud cry in the sky,the martyr of Al-Nafs al-Zakiyyah,[1]and the earth swallowing (a group of people) in the land of Beyda. "[6]
1 Loud Cry in the Sky. 2 Appearance of Sufyani. 3 Appearance of Yamani. 4 The murder of Nafs al-Zakiyyah. 5 Earth sinking in the land of Bayda.
Place and time of murder
[edit]He will be slain by the people of Mecca around theKa'baafter imparting the Imam's message to them.[7]Ibn Babawayhin his work mentions a hadith of Ja'far al-Sadiq that says the uprising of Muhammad al-Mahdi will occur 5 days after the murder of Al-Nafs al-Zakiyyah.[8]
According toShiabeliefs, Al-Nafs al-Zakiyyah is a sign that will occur before Muhammad al-Mahdi's appearance, who will be killed between Rukn and MaqameAbraham in Islam Ibrahim(Position of Ibrahim) in the ambit of Ka’ba.[9]Al-Irshadcontains biographies of each ofthe fourteen infalliblesand says the reappearance of Muhammad al-Mahdi will occur at an interval of 5 days after this event.[10]
See also
[edit]- Muhammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya
- Reappearance of Muhammad al-Mahdi
- Signs of the reappearance of Muhammad al-Mahdi
References
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- ^Musavi al-Isfahani, Muhammad Taqi (7 April 2015).Mikyalul Makarim fee Fawaaid al-Duaa lil Qa'im.p. v2.
- ^Qasemi, Mohammad Ali (2008)."Al-Nafs al-Zakiyyah".Eastern Promised(4): 14.
- ^Majlisi, Muhammad Baqir.Bihar al-Anwar.Vol. 52. p. 307.
- ^Nu'mani, Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn Ja'far. "Chapter 14".Ghaybah of Nu'mani.p. 252.
- ^Hashemi Shahidi, Seyyed Asadullah (1388).Introduce of promised person.موعود شناسی و پاسخ به شبهات.JamkaranMosque Publication. p. 524.
- ^Shaykh Saduq.Ikmal al-Din wa Itmam al-Ni'mah.Vol. 2. p. 649.
- ^Shaykh Saduq.Ikmal al-Din wa Itmam al-Ni'mah.Vol. 1. p. 331.
- ^Sayyid Saeed Akhtar Rizvi.Your Questions Answered volume VII.Bilal Muslim Mission of Tanzania. pp. 20–.ISBN978-9987-620-07-4.