Interpretation
وَ سَتَبْقَى بَعْدِي ثَلَاثِينَ سَنَةً تَعْبُدُ اللَّهَ وَ تَصْبِرُ عَلَى ظُلْمِ قُرَيْشٍ لَكَ ثُمَّ تُجَاهِدُهُمْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ إِذَا وَجَدْتَ أَعْوَاناً فَتُقَاتِلُ عَلَى تَأْوِيلِ الْقُرْآنِ كَمَا قَاتَلْتَ مَعِي عَلَى تَنْزِيلِهِ ثُمَّ تُقْتَلُ شَهِيداً تُخْضَبُ لِحْيَتُكَ مِنْ دَمِ رَأْسِكَ قَاتِلُكَ يَعْدِلُ عَاقِرَ النَّاقَةِ فِي الْبُغْضِ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَ الْبُعْدِ مِنْهُ
(Rasool Allah-saww to Imam Ali-asws in a lengthy Hadith): And you-asws shall remain after me-saww for thirty years, and you-asws will worship Allah-azwj and be patient upon the injustices of Quraysh to you-asws. Then you-asws will fight them in the Way of Allah-azwj when you-asws do find supporters. You-asws will fight upon the ‘تَأْوِيلِ ’ interpretation of the Quran like you-asws have fought alongside me-saww upon its Revelation. Then you-asws will be killed as a martyr. Your-asws beard will be dyed from the blood of your-asws head. Your-asws killer would equate with the slayer of the she-camel in the hatred to Allah-azwj and the remoteness from Him-azwj’.[1]
[1] Bihar Al-Awaar – V 39, The book of History – Amir Al-Momineen-asws, Ch 91 H 1