Predicting the abandonment of Samarra

Miracles of Masoomeen
Mansuri has narrated from the uncle of his father that he said: One day Imam Ali Naqi (a) said to me,
“Abu Musa, I was brought to Samarra under duress. And if I am taken out from here, I would go only under duress (as I like this place and I don’t want to leave it).”
I said, “What do you like in this city?”
“The atmosphere here is clean and the water is good. Here people do not fall ill often.”
After that he said,
But this city would be soon deserted and it would become so desolate that only a few inns and some shops would remain for travelers and it would be due to the fact after I am no more; building activity would start in my shrine.

 Al-Manaqib, Vol. 4, Pg. 417; Biharul Anwar, Vol. 50, Pg. 129, Miracles of Ahlulbayt (a.s. ) - Vol. 4,Pg.168

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