Islam — Twelver Shiʿa

Al-Numani’s report on appointing a time

Kitab al-Ghayba · Chapter 16, report 5

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New English translation prepared for Rainbow Watch from chapter 16 report 5 Arabic; independently reviewed. Includes the complete transmission chain.

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Ali ibn Ahmad related to us, from Ubayd Allah ibn Musa al-Alawi, from Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Qalanisi, from Muhammad ibn Ali, from Abu Jamila, from Abu Bakr al-Hadrami, who said: I heard Abu Abd Allah say, “We do not appoint a time for this matter.”