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Sheikh Kulaini has narrated it from Imam Sadiq (peace be on him) how excellent the expression.

It is incumbent for the man to be in occultation, I said for what? He said pointing to his stomach, he is scared, that is the awaiting one. He who people shall be in doubt of his birth day, some people shall say he is not pregnant, some shall say his father died without leaving behind a successor while some shall say he was born two years before the advent of his father.

Zurarah said: I said to Imam; what will you command me to do if I reach that time? He (peace be on him) said: Offer the following supplication:

اَللّٰهُمَّ عَرِّفْنِيْ نَفْسَكَ، فَاِنَّكَ اِنْ لَمْ تُعَرِّفْنِيْ نَفْسَكَ لَمْ اَعْرِفْكَ۔ اَللّٰهُمَّ عَرِّفْنِيْ نَبِيَّكَ، فَاِنَّكَ اِنْ لَمْ تُعَرِّفْنِيْ نَبِيَّكَ لَمْ اَعْرِفْهُ [قَطُّ]۔ اَللّٰهُمَّ عَرِّفْنِيْ حُجَّتَكَ، فَاِنَّكَ اِنْ لَمْ تُعَرِّفْنِيْ حُجَّتَكَ ضَلَلْتُ عَنْ دِيْنِيْ۔

O' Allah! Define Yourself to me, indeed if You did not define Yourself to me I twouldn't know You, O' Allah define Your Prophet to me, indeed if You did not define Your Prophet to me, I wouldn't know him, O' Allah! Define Your proof to me, indeed if You did not define Your proof to me, I would be misguided from my Religion.