Prayer of Imam al-Mahdi (a): Difference between revisions

'''Prayer of Imām al-Mahdī (a)''' is a [[Supererogatory Prayers|mustahab prayer]] (Supererogatory Prayer) according to [[Shias]]. It consists of two [[rak'as]] (units), in each of which the verse, “{{InlineArabic|إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ}}” (Thee do we worship, and Thine aid we seek), from [[Sura al-Hamd]], is recited 100 times. Performing this prayer is also recommended as one of the practices of [[Jamkaran Mosque]].

Like other [[Supererogatory Prayers]], Imam al-Mahdi's (a) prayer consists of two rak'as (units). In each rak'a, when reciting Sura al-Hamd, the worshipper should recite 100 times the verse “{{InlineArabic|إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ}}”, and should then recite [[Sura al-Tawhid]]. According to some sources, the phrases of [[ruku']] (bowing) and [[sujud]] (prostration) should be recited 7 times, but other sources do not mention any specific number of recitations for its ruku' and sujud.

When the prayer is finished, [[tahlil]], i.e. the phrase, "{{InlineArabic|لا إلهَ اِلّا الله}}" (there is no god except [[Allah]]), should be recited once, and then [[Tasbih of Lady Fatima (a)]] should be recited. Then the worshipper should go to the position of sujud and recite the [[salawat]] for 100 times.

In the story of [[Hasan b. Muthla]] regarding the construction of the [[Jamkaran Mosque]], the divine reward for saying Imam al-Mahdi's prayer in the Jamkaran Mosque is said to be equal to saying it in the [[Ka'ba]].

[[Sayyid b. Tawus]] (d. [[664]]/1265-6) cited the prayer in two of his books: in his ''[[Jamal al-usbu']]'' with no chain of narrators, and in his ''[[Muhaj al-da'awat wa manhaj al-'ibadat (book)|Muhaj al-da'awat]]'' by citing one of the [[Letters of Imam al-Mahdi (a)]] cited in ''[[Kunuz al-najah]]'' written by [[Al-Fadl b. al-Hasan al-Tabrisi|Amin al-Islam al-Tabarsi]]. Here is the chain of the narrators of this letter: Ahmad b. al-Darbi from Khazama from Abu 'Abd Allah Husayn b. Muhammad al-Bazufari from [[Ziyarah al-Nahiya al-Muqaddasa|al-Nahiya al-Muqaddasa]] (that is, [[Imam al-Mahdi (a)]]).

[[Taqi al-Din al-Kaf'ami]] (d. [[905]]/1499-1500) also cited the prayer in his ''[[al-Balad al-amin]]'' from ''Kunuz al-najah''.

In his ''[[Bihar al-anwar]]'', [['Allama Majlisi]] cited the story of Hasan b. Muthla and the construction of the Jamkaran Mosque, and then cited the prayer of Imam al-Zaman from the book, ''Tarikh Qom'' (History of [[Qom]]).

A [[Letters of Imam al-Mahdi (a)|letter]] is cited in ''Muhaj al-da'awat'' and ''al-Balad al-amin'' from Imam al-Mahdi (a) to the effect that if one has a request from God, then one should perform a [[ghusl]] on Thursday night after the midnight and should then perform this prayer and should recite a specific [[supplication]] for this prayer and asked [[God]] to respond to his or her request. This prayer is cited in ''[[Mafatih al-jinan]]''.

* The content of this article is mainly taken from [http://fa.wikishia.net/نماز_امام_زمان نماز امام زمان] in Farsi WikiShia.