TRADITIONS OF THE Ahlulbayt (as) ABOUT THE HOLY CITY OF QUM
اللّهُمّ صَلّ عَلَى مُحَمّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمّدٍ.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكِ يَا بِنْتَ رَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ
alssalamu `alayki ya binta rasuli allahi
Peace be upon you, O daughter of Allah’s Messenger.
السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بِنْتَ فَاطِمَةَ وَخَدِيـجَةَ
alssalamu `alayki ya binta fatimata wa khadijata
Peace be upon you, O daughter of Fatimah and Khadijah.
السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكِ يَا بِنْتَ أَمِيرِ ٱلْمُؤمِنينَ
alssalamu `alayki ya binta amiri almu'minina
Peace be upon you, O daughter of the Commander of the Faithful.
السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكِ يَا بِنْتَ ٱلْحَسَنِ وَٱلْحُسَيْنِ
alssalamu `alayki ya binta alhasani walhusayni
Peace be upon you, O daughter of al-Hasan and al-Husayn.
السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكِ يَا بِنْتَ وَلِيِّ ٱللَّهِ
alssalamu `alayki ya binta waliyyi allahi
Peace be upon you, O daughter of Allah’s representative.
السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكِ يَا أُخْتَ وَلِيِّ ٱللَّهِ
alssalamu `alayki ya ukhta waliyyi allahi
Peace be upon you, O sister of Allah’s representative.
السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكِ يَا عَمَّةَ وَلِيِّ ٱللَّهِ
alssalamu `alayki ya `ammata waliyyi allahi
Peace be upon you, O paternal aunt of Allah’s representative.
السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكِ يَا بِنْتَ مُوسَىٰ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ
alssalamu `alayki ya binta musa bni ja`farin
Peace be upon you, O daughter of Musa the son of Ja`far.
وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ
wa rahmatu allahi wa barakatuhu
Allah’s mercy and blessings, too, be upon you.
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Some people approached Imam as-Sadiq (‘a) and said to him: “We are among the people of Rey.” He (‘a) said: “Hail to our brothers from among the people of Qum!” They repeated several times: “We have come from Rey.” And he (‘a) also repeated his statement. Then, he (‘a) said: “God has a sanctuary which is in Mecca. There is also a sanctuary for the Messenger of Allah and it is in Medina. Kufah is the sanctuary of the Commander of the Faithful (‘a) while our (Ahl al-Bayt’s) sanctuary is the city of Qum and a daughter from my progeny with the name of Fatimah will soon be buried there. Anyone who would sincerely pay homage (ziyarah) to her, paradise would be incumbent upon him.”
The Seventh Imam (‘a) said:
“May God have mercy on them and be pleased with them.” Then he (‘a) continued: “Heaven has eight doors one of which is for the people of Qum. From among the cities and countries, they are among our excellent and chosen Shi‘ah. God has blended our wilayah (guardianship) and friendship with their disposition and essence.”
Imam as-Sadiq (‘a) said:
God has made the city of Qum an argument (hujjah) over all other cities—through its people—for all inhabitants of the East and the West, be they jinn or humans.
God does not leave its people as oppressed (in faith); rather, He grants them success and supports them...
A time will come when the city and the people of Qum will be a proof over the rest of mankind, and this will be during the occultation of our Qā’im (the awaited Imam) until his reappearance.
Were it not so, the earth would swallow its inhabitants. Indeed, the angels repel hardships from Qum and its people.
No tyrant will ever rise against the people of Qum with evil intent, except that the Crusher of the Oppressors will destroy him and occupy him with calamity, distress, or enmity.
God will erase Qum from the memory of the arrogant during their rule, just as they erased the remembrance of God from their hearts.
Imam Musa al-Kazim(AS) has said:
"The heaven comprises of eight gateways and one of it is exclusive for the people of Qum. They are the best of the Shi'ites among all the cities. Allah (SWT) has endowed our love in their nature."
(Bihaar al-Anwar, vol. 60, p.216)
