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كيفيّة كتابة الرقعة

إلى مولانا صاحب الزمان عجّل اللَّه تعالى فرجه

تكتب ما سنذكره في رقعة وتطرحها على قبر من قُبور الأئمّة عليهم السلام ، أو فشدّها واختمها واعجن طيناً نظيفاً واجعلها فيه ، واطرحها في ‏نهر أو بئر عميقة ، أو غدير ماء ، فإنّها تصل إلى صاحب الأمر صلوات اللَّه‏ عليه ، وهو يتولّى قضاء حاجتك بنفسه ، تكتب :

   بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحيمِ

   كَتَبْتُ يا مَوْلايَ صَلَواتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكَ مُسْتَغيثاً ، وَشَكَوْتُ ما نَزَلَ بي مُسْتَجيراً بِاللَّهِ عَزَّوَجَلَّ ، ثُمَّ بِكَ مِنْ أَمْرٍ قَدْ دَهَمَني ، وَأَشْغَلَ قَلْبي ، وَأَطالَ فِكْري ، وَسَلَبَني بَعْضَ ‏لُبّي ، وَغَيَّرَ خَطيرَ نِعْمَةِ اللَّهِ عِنْدي ، أَسْلَمَني عِنْدَ تَخَيُّلِ ‏وُرُودِهِ الْخَليلُ ، وَتَبَرَّأَ مِنّي عِنْدَ تَرائي إِقْبالِهِ إِلَيَّ الْحَميمُ ، وَعَجَزَتْ عَنْ دِفاعِهِ حيلَتي ، وَخانَني في تَحَمُّلِهِ صَبْري‏ وَقُوَّتي .

   فَلَجَأْتُ فيهِ إِلَيْكَ ، وَتَوَكَّلْتُ فِي الْمَسْأَلَةِ للَّهِِ جَلَّ ثَناؤُهُ ‏عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَيْكَ  في دِفاعِهِ عَنّي ، عِلْماً بِمَكانِكَ مِنَ اللَّهِ رَبّ ‏الْعالَمينَ ، وَلِيِّ التَّدْبيرِ وَمالِكِ الْاُمُورِ ، وَاثِقاً بِكَ فِي‏ الْمُسارَعَةِ فِي الشَّفاعَةِ إِلَيْهِ جَلَّ ثَناؤُهُ في أَمْري ، مُتَيَقِّناً لِإِجابَتِهِ تَبارَكَ وَتَعالى إِيَّاكَ بِإِعْطائي سُؤْلي .

   وَأَنْتَ يا مَوْلايَ جَديرٌ بِتَحْقيقِ ظَنّي ، وَتَصْديقِ أَمَلي‏ فيكَ ، في أَمْرِ كَذا وَكَذا ويذكر حاجته ، فيما لا طاقَةَ لي بِحَمْلِهِ ،وَلا صَبْرَ لي عَلَيْهِ ، وَإِنْ كُنْتُ مُسْتَحِقّاً  لَهُ وَلِأَضْعافِهِ بِقَبيحِ ‏أَفْعالي ، وَتَفْريطي فِي الْواجِباتِ الَّتي للَّهِِ عَزَّوَجَلَّ .

   فَأَغِثْني يا مَوْلايَ صَلَواتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكَ عِنْدَ اللَّهْفِ ، وَقَدِّمِ الْمَسْأَلَةَ للَّهِِ عَزَّوَجَلَّ في أَمْري ، قَبْلَ حُلُولِ التَّلَفِ ،وَشَماتَةِ الْأَعْداءِ ، فَبِكَ بُسِطَتِ النِّعْمَةُ عَلَيَّ .

   وَاسْأَلِ اللَّهَ جَلَّ جَلالُهُ لي نَصْراً عَزيزاً ، وَفَتْحاً قَريباً ، فيهِ بُلُوغُ الْآمالِ ، وَخَيْرُ الْمَبادي ، وَخَواتيمُ الْأَعْمالِ ، وَالْأَمْنُ مِنَ الْمَخاوِفِ كُلِّها في كُلِّ حالٍ ، إِنَّهُ جَلَّ ثَناؤُهُ لِما يَشاءُ فَعَّالٌ ، وَهُوَ حَسْبي وَنِعْمَ الْوَكيلُ فِي الْمَبْدَءِ وَالْمَآلِ .

ثمّ تقصد النّهر أو الغدير ، وتعتمد بعض الأبواب إمّا عثمان بن‏ سعيد العمري أو ولده محمّد بن عثمان أو الحسين بن روح أو علي بن ‏محمّد السّمري قدس سرهم ، فهؤلاء كانوا أبواب المهدي صلوات اللَّه عليه ، فتنادي‏ بأحدهم وتقول :

   يا فُلانَ بْنَ فُلانٍ سَلامٌ عَلَيْكَ ، أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ وَفاتَكَ في‏سَبيلِ اللَّهِ ، وَأَنَّكَ حَيٌّ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ مَرْزُوقٌ ، وَقَدْ خاطَبْتُكَ في‏حَياتِكَ الَّتي لَكَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ جَلَّ وَعَزَّ، وَهذِهِ رُقْعَتي وَحاجَتي إِلى مَوْلانا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ ، فَسَلِّمْها إِلَيْهِ ، فَأَنْتَ الثِّقَةُ الْأَمينُ .

ثمّ ارمها في النّهر أو البئر أو الغدير ، تقضى حاجتك إن شاء اللَّه ‏تعالى .(1)

   وأضاف العلّامة المجلسي بعد قوله «ثمّ ارم بها في النهر» : وكأنّك ‏تخيّل لك أنّك تسلمها إليه ، فإنّها تصل وتقضى الحاجة إن شاء اللَّه‏تعالى .(2)

   قال المحدثّ النوري : ويستفاد من هذا الخبر الشريف أنّ هؤلاء الأجلاّء الأربعة الّذين كانوا واسطة بينه صلوات اللَّه عليه وبين رعاياه في الغيبة الصغرى بعرض الحوائج والرقاع ، وأخذ الأجوبة وتبليغ التوقيعات ، أنّهم‏ كذلك في ركابه المبجّل في الغيبة الكبرى ، ولهم هذا المنصب المعظّ .

   ومنه يعرف أن مائدة إحسان و جود وكرم وفضل ونعم امام الزمان ‏صلوات اللَّه عليه مبسوطة في كلّ قطر من أقطار الأرض لكلّ مضطرب ‏عاجز ، وتائه ضالّ ، ومتحيّر جاهل ، وعاص حيران ، وذلك الباب‏ مفتوح ، والهداية عامّة مع وجود الصدق والإضطرار والحاجة والعزم ومع‏ صفاء الطوية وإخلاص السريرة ، وإذا التمس الجاهل شراب علمه ، وإذا تاه ‏فإنّه يوصله إلى طريقه ، وإذا كان مريضاً فإنّه يلبسه ثوب العافية ، كما يظهر ويتّضح من خلال الحكايات والقصص المتقدّمة .

   النتيجة المقصودة في هذا المقام وهي أنّ الإمام صاحب الأمرأرواحنا فداه حاضر بين العباد وناظر إلى رعاياه ، وقادر على كشف البلايا، وعالم بالأسرار والخفايا ، ولم ينعزل عن منصب خلافته لغيبته ‏واستتاره عن النّاس .(3)

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1) المصباح : 531 ، البلد الأمين : 227 ، منهاج العارفين : 448 .

2) البحار : 30/94 .

3) النجم الثاقب : 493/2 .

 

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HOW TO WRITE LETTER TO OUR MASTER, THE LEADER OF THE TIME (peace be upon him)

Write all that we shall mention and drop it in any of the tomb of the Imams (peace be on them) or you wrap it and cover it with pure soil and drop it there, or you throw it into a river or deep well or into a pond of water, surely it shall reach the leader of the time peace be on him, he shall personally take control of your demands.

Write the following:

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.

O' my master, I write to you peace be upon you seeking for assistance and complaining of what has befell on me by seeking refuge from Allah, I am also seeking from you, for the issues that has befell on me and disturb my mind and make my thinking so deep which has seize part of my mind and has change important blessing of You (Allah) on me, my intimate friends abstain from me when the imagination appears before me and also my cherished ones denounce me when it approach me while my deceit is not able to defend me, for me not possessing patient and my powerlessness has prevent me from having endurance. 

Then I have recourse this issues to you, and have depended on Allah whose praise is more exalted and unto you the turning away all the problems from me, knowing your exalted rank before Almighty Allah, the Lord of the worlds. He who direct every thing and the Owner of every affairs, having trust in you for your quick intervention to Allah for my affairs, having the certainty of its acceptance from you and granting of my request.

O' my master, it is you who can put my assumption in to reality and make true all my hope in the following issues.

(You mention your needs)

Hence I don't obtain the power and patient to attain it, even though I might be entitle to it and even more of it but due to my evil deeds and negligence in my duties to Almighty Allah, I was debar of it.

So, O' my master may Allah's blessing be on you, assist me for I have regretted my previous bad acts and tender my affairs to Almighty Allah before it is too late and before my enemy commence rejoicing upon me.

By your grace may Almighty Allah spread His blessing on me! I requested from Almighty Allah a precious assistance and near victory that contain reaching my ambition, good fundamentals, good ending and security from every fearful things all the time, verily His praise is exalted and He act according to His wish. He suffices me and excellent authority in commencement and in consequences.

Then you intend going to the river or any deep valley and rely on some of the doors, like the door of Uthman son of Sayyid Al-Amri, or the door of his son, Muhammad bn Uthman, or Al-Husein bn Ruh or Ali bn Muhammad Assamari (may Allah be pleased with them). Those are the doors of Imam Al-Mahdi (may Allah's blessing be upon him) you mention one of them when intending throwing the letter and say the following

O' [You mention the name of one of the deputy of Imam] peace be unto you, I bear witness that you died for the sake of Allah though you are alive and obtain your provisions from Allah, I addressed you base on your live before Almighty Allah as a trustworthy one, you should deliver this my letter and request to our master peace be on him and his holy family.

Then you throw it into a river or a deep well or pond, your request will be granted by Allah's wishes.[1]

Allamah Majlisi included after his saying "then throw it in to a river …" you imagine as if you are delivering it to him, it shall reach him and your request shall be granted by Allah's wish.[2]

A narrator by name Nuri said: it can be deduced from this noble tradition that these four great noble men who are the intermediaries between him and his followers during the lesser occultation do take people's request to him and deliver their answers back to them, they also maintain the same position during the longer occultation.

From this direction we can understand that Imam's table of goodness, openhandedness, generosity, favour and benefaction (peace be upon him) is spread to every spot of this Earth for those that are weak, those that are in difficulties and for those that are roaming about without getting the right path and so on.

When an ignorant person requested from him, he shall drink from his noble knowledge, if one loses his ways, he shall guide him to his way, when one is sick, he shall wear him the cloth of healthiness as it was clearly stated from the beginning.

The out come in this respect is that the leader of the time (may our souls be sacrifice for him) is present between the servants and overlook his followers, and he is able to detect afflictions and he is acquainted with all hidden and secrets, he did not secluded himself from his position due to his occultation. [3]