Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.) cures the illness of Allamah Shaikh Hurr-e-Amili (r.a.)
Dear Children,
We all know that our beloved twelfth Imam, Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.) is in Ghaibat (Occultation). During Ghaibat we cannot meet Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.) on our own, but Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.) can meet us whenever he wishes. In fact there are some fortunate people who called Imam (a.t.f.s.) for help when they faced problems and Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.) met them and solved their problems. In fact Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.) is more kind towards his Shias than a loving mother is to her child. Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.) himself says:
“Surely We have not forgotten you…”
Allamah Shaikh Hurr-e-Amili (r.a.) is one of those fortunate people who were cured by Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.). He was a very great scholar and Marjae’e Taqleed of his time. He is the author of very famous book ‘Wasailush Shia’. He is buried in the courtyard of our eighth Imam, Imam Ali Ibn Musa Reza (a.s.).
When Allamah Shaikh Hurr-e-Amili (r.a.) was 10 years old he fell ill very severely. His illness was so severe that his family and relatives lost all hopes of him getting cured and were weeping profusely over him.
Meanwhile, Allamah Shaikh Hurr-e-Amili went to sleep and dreamt that Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) and A’immah (a.s.) are standing near him. He saluted and shook hands with all of them. While saluting and shaking hands with Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.) he started weeping uncontrollably and complained to Imam (a.t.f.s.) in the following words:
“O my Master, I am afraid that I will die due to this disease and will be unable to seek knowledge and do good deeds”.
Imam (a.s.) replied: “Don’t be afraid, Allah will cure you and grant you a long life”. Imam (a.s.) handed over a cup of water to Shaikh Hurr-e-Amili (r.a.). As soon as he drank from the cup his illness was cured and he was well once again.
In this way Allamah Shaikh Hurr-e-Amili (r.a.) was cured by our kind and affectionate, Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.).
Morals:
1. We should seek help from Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.) whenever we face any problem.
2. Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.) helps his Shias when they call him for help.
3. We should always seek religious knowledge like Allamah Shaikh Hurr-e-Amili (r.a.).