Aga Muhammad Mahdi, originally a trader from Shiraz,
who was born in Port Maloomeen a port of Maajeen in the lands
of Burma, which till that time was a colony of the British. From
there to Calcutta, the capital of India is a distance of six days’
travel by steamship. His father was a resident of Shiraz, but he
was born and bred in the port mentioned above. Three years
before the date mentioned, he fell sick with a very serious
ailment. Such that after recovering from it, he became dumb and
deaf. In order to seek cure he came for the Ziyarat of the Imams
(a.s.) of Iraq and he came to Kazmain to his family, who were
well known traders and he stayed there for 20 days till the water
in the river came up and a streamer became ready to set out for
Samarrah. His relatives brought him to the boat and entrusted
him to the travelers, who were people of Baghdad and Kerbala
and requested them to take care of him and help him. They also
wrote to some caretakers of Samarrah to help him in his stay.
Thus, when he had the honor to reach that blessed place, it
was afternoon of Friday the 10th of Jumadi II of the year
mentioned. He entered the illuminated cellar (Sardab) while some
holy men and reliable persons were present there. He wanted to
obtain proximity of the sacred place with all humility and seek
mediation. He wrote about his condition on the wall and requested people to pray for him. Himself also he remained a
long time in prayers and seeking mediation. His prayer had not
yet concluded when the Almighty Allah bestowed him cure by
the miracle of Hazrat Hujjat (a.s.) and he came out of that place
with an eloquent tongue.
On Saturday they brought him to the lecture of His
Eminence, Chief of the Jurists and the senior-most scholar, the
leader of Shias and the crown of Shariah, Aqa Mirza Muhammad
Hasan Shirazi and he recited the Surah Hamd by way of
benediction in the honorable company. That day all the people
were immersed in joy and celebration and in the evenings of
Sunday and Monday, scholars and nobles celebrated and made
illuminations in the purified courtyard of the two Askari Imams
(a.s.). They versified the incident and broadcasted the poems all
over the country. Some of these poems are mentioned in the book
of Jannatul Maawa.
And praise be to Allah and may Allah bless Muhammad and
his purified progeny.
NAJMUS SAAQIB Incident Eighty-two: Imam Zamana (a.s.) cures a dumb person in the Sardab
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