The Real Meaning Of Intezar e Imam Zaman (ajtfs)

The more hopeful you are for the arrival of a particular person, the more particular you shall be in making arrangements to receive him. And as the time of his arrival nears, you become more expectant and eager for him. So much so, that one ultimately starts spending sleepless nights.

The more a person is attached to the one whom he is expecting, the more severe and painful his wait shall be. Therefore those who are waiting for their Imam (as), their waiting is proportionate to their love for him.

On the basis of this a believer who awaits for the reappearance of our master, the more difficult is the Intezar, the more he will try to practice piety and train his self, give up the bad traits so that he may be rewarded with seeing the Imam of the Time (aj).

Thus Imam Ja’far Sadiq (as) said: One who wants to be a companion of the Qaim, should await for him and in the condition of awaiting, he should be pious and perform righteous deeds; in case he dies and the Qaim reappears after that, his reward is same as that of one who lives till the time of His Eminence.

Excerpt from Mikyal al-Makarim, Vol 2 by Ayatullah Sayyid Muhammad Taqi Musawi Isfahani (ra)