Sermon (136): Prophecy About the State of the World at the Appearance of the Qa'im and the Sedition That Will Occur in Kufa
In this, indication is made toward the coming seditions and disturbances. He will turn desires toward guidance when people have turned guidance toward desires, and will turn their opinions toward the Quran when they have placed the Quran on the path of analogy and opinion. A part of this sermon is: (Before this caller of truth) the situation will reach such a point that war will stand on its feet, with teeth bared and udders full, whose milk will seem sweet and pleasant, but its end will be bitter and unpleasant. Yes, tomorrow, and this tomorrow is very near, that he will come with such things that you do not yet recognize. The ruler and governor who will not be from this group will hold all rulers accountable for their bad deeds, and the earth will pour its treasures before him and will place its keys easily before him. So he will show you what the method of truth and justice is, and will revive the book and Sunnah that have died. A part of this sermon is: It is as if I see with my own eyes that he (the caller of falsehood) is standing in Syria calling out, and is waving his banners in the surroundings of Kufa, and is bent over it like a biting she-camel (to attack), and has spread a carpet of heads on the earth. Its mouth has opened (to tear apart), and its tramplings in the earth have become very harsh. He is one who will advance far and attack with great force. By Allah, he will scatter you in the regions of the earth, until only a few of you will remain, like kohl in the eye. You will remain in this state of panic, until the Arabs' intellects return to their place. You should remain firm on strong methods, bright signs, and this near era in which there are lasting traces of prophethood, and you should know that Satan keeps making paths easy for walking step by step.
