1385 - اِقتِرابُ السّاعَةِ

1385. THE DRAWING NEAR OF THE HOUR¹

(اقْتَرَبَ لِلنَّاسِ حِسابُهُمْ وَهُمْ في غَفْلَةٍ مُعْرِضُونَ) .²

“Mankind’s reckoning has drawn near to them, yet they are disregardful in [their] obliviousness.”³

4658.الجعفريّات عن رسولِ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : بُعِثتُ أنا والسّاعَةُ كَهاتَينِ - وأشارَ بِإصبَعهِ : السَّبّابَةِ والوُسطى‏ ثُمَّ قالَ - : وَالّذي نَفسِي بِيَدِه إنّي لَأجِدُ السّاعةَ بَينَ كِتفَيَّ .⁴

4658. It is narrated in al-Jafariyyat that the Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The time between when I was sent down [as a messenger] and the Hour is as these two’, indicating to the space between his index finger and his middle finger. He then continued, ‘By the One who has my soul in His Grasp, verily I find the Hour to be upon me already.’⁵

4659.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : أسفَرَتِ السّاعَةُ عَن وَجهِها ، وظَهَرَتِ العَلامَةُ لِمُتَوَسِّمِها .⁶

4659.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The Hour [Judgment Day] showed its face and its signs have appeared to the clever.’⁷