What Are Characteristics of the Companions of Imam az-Zaman (a.s.)?

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imam_zamana_prepWe all desire earnestly and fervently to be included among the companions of Imam az-Zaman (a.t.f.s.). Every believer aspires to help the Imam of his time. There is no status or fortune higher than this for him.

More than nearly fourteen hundred years after his friends achieved martyrdom in Karbala while defending the Imam of their time, Imam Husayn (a.s.), Prophets, Messengers, successors, angels, martyrs, witnesses, the truthful ones, and even the Almighty Allah Himself, continue to send incessant blessings and salutations on them.

The door of helping and assisting the Imam of the time is not closed. We too can be among the helpers and supporters of the Imam of our time. Traditions have talked about the characteristics of Imam az-Zaman’s (a.t.f.s.) helpers.

If these attributes and traits are found in us, then a million thanks to the Almighty, and we should pray for their betterment and improvement by the day (both quantitatively as well as qualitatively). But if these characteristics are not found in us, or if some are found and others are not, then we should supplicate to Allah the Mighty and the Wise that he adorns us with these attributes, for the sake of Imam-e-Zamana (a.t.f.s.). Some of these characteristics and attributes are as follows:

  • They are devout and highly religious individuals.
  • Their hearts are overflowing with the love of their Imam az-Zaman (a.t.f.s.).
  • They are nice and decent.
  • They are concealed like mines of treasures in the earth.
  • In their certitude, they are stronger than steel; if they pass by mountain, they will render it into pieces.
  • They fight only for divine pleasure; any opponent who stands against them, bites the dust.
  • They are not cowed down by criticism and censure.

Source: The Recognition of Imam al-‘Asr: Significance and Obligations