Traditions There are many traditions narrated from the Prophet (S) and the Imams (A) about the virtues of Qum, and a few are narrated ...
Traditions There are many traditions narrated from the Prophet (S) and the Imams (A) about the virtues of Qum, and a few are narrated below:
1. `Affān Basrī narrates that Imam al-Sādiq (A) asked him: “Do you know why Qum has been named ‘Qum’?”I answered: ‘God, the Prophet (S) and you are more knowledgeable.’ Imam (A) replied: “Qum has been so named because the people of Qum will gather around the Steadfast Imam of the household of the Prophet (S) [Qā’im-e Āl-e Muhammad; Imam Mahdī (A)]; they will make a stand (Qīyām) under his banner, stay loyal to him and be helpers for him.”Ibid., vol. 60, p. 216; Tārīkh-e Qadīm-e Qum, p. 100
2. The Prophet (S) narrates that at the time of his Mi`rāj [Ascension to the Heavens], his attention was drawn to a land which stood out [Qum]. He asked Jibrā’īl about it and Jibrā’īl answered: “This is the land of your Shi`a and the Shi`a of your successor, Ali.”
In the beginning of this tradition, it is narrated that the Prophet (S) banished Satan from this area, saying to him:“Get away, Oh cursed one!”
And this is how the name of Qum came about.Bihār al-Anwār, vol. 18, p. 407; Shaykh |adūq, `Ilal al-Sharā-`i, p. 572.
3. Imam al-Kāđim (A) has said:“Qum is the home of the family of the Prophet (S) and a sanctuary for their Shi`a. However, a group from their youth will be destroyed due to their disobedience to their fathers and their belittling and insulting of their great figures and elders. However, Allah will defend them [the people of Qum] from the evil intent of their enemies and from any unpleasant event.”Bihār al-Anwār, vol. 60, p. 214; Tārīkh-e Qadīm-e Qum, p. 98.
4. Imam al-Kāđim (A) has said:“A man from the people of Qum will call the people towards the truth. A group of men will be attracted to him like pieces of iron to a magnet. Strong winds will not shake them. They will not flinch from war and they will not be afraid; they will trust in Allah; and the [good] end belongs to the pious.”Bihār al-Anwār, vol. 60, p. 216; Tārīkh-e Qadīm-e Qum, p. 100.
5. Imam al-Sādiq (A) has said:“Soon Kufa will become empty of the faithful, and knowledge will go out of Kufa as a snake goes out of its lair. Then the knowledge will appear in a land called Qum. It will become the centre of knowledge and merits. No-one, not even the women at home, will be unaware of the religion of God. This will be close to the time of the reappearance of our Qā’im (Imam Mahdī).”Bihār al-Anwār, vol. 60, p. 216; Tārīkh-e Qadīm-e Qum, p. 95.
