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ALMahdi(A.S.) Author:SayyedSadruddinSadr TheReasonforWritingThisBookandtheWriter'sStyle ChapterOne:TheHolyVerses ChapterTwo:MahdiisFromtheArabDescent MahdiisFromtheDescendantofMuhammad ChapterThree:MahdiandHisLooks ChapterFour:MahdiandHisDistinction MahdiistheProof(Hujjat)ofAllah ChapterFive:MahdiandHisBirth MahdiandHisLongLife ViewsofOneMagazinebytheNameofAlMuqtataf Traditionon'Ghaibat'(Occultation) PhilosophyandreasonBehindOccultation QuestionsaboutMahdi'sFear ChapterSeven:FirstIntroduction ChapterEight:VirtueofAwaitingforMahdi DescensionofIsaIbnMaryam(A.S.) Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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TheReasonforWritingThisBookandtheWriter'sStyle Someofmylearnedfriendsjoinedmeinanobleandscholarlygathering.Discussionsfollowed concerningtheauthencityoftraditionsuntilittookustothesubjectofthe'AWAITEDMAHDI' asubjectwhichwe(thetwelveImami'ahShias)believeandwhichconstitutesoneofthe principlesofreligion.Then,someofthosepresentasked:"WhatdoourSunnibrethrenssayin thisregardandwhetheranytradition(s)hasbeennarratedfromtheirsourceswhichare compatiblewithourtraditionsornot?" Ireplied:"Yes.Aspertheirownresearch,theyarepossessingdiffused(Mustafiza)and authentic(Mustawatir1)traditionsandsomeamongthemhavealsowrittenbooksinthis regard.However,afewofthemhavespokenaboutthissubjectfromtheviewpointofits originality,characteristicsandotherpoints,whichwebelieve. Yes,tothemthereexistscontroversiesand(uncertainties')improbabilitieswhichone generationusuallyinheritsfromthepreviousoneandtheyspeakaboutthemandmention themintheirbooksorwritingswithdifferencesonlyinwordingsbutsimilarinmeaning. Thereafteroneinquired:"Canyouwriteanarticlewithregardtothismatterandrestrain yourselfinyourwritingtoonlythosetraditionswhichhavealsoappearedintheirreferences andthenmentionthosedifficultiesandimprobabilities(whichtheyaredisturbedwith)and thengiveitsreply?"Ireplied:"Enteringintosuchkindofaffairwillcausethelinesof friendshiptotearapartandIdonotwishsuchasplittohappenespeciallyatpresentwhenwe areinneedofunityamongtheMuslims." Thenoneofthemsaid:"Discussionsinmatterspertainingtoknowledgewillnotbringany harmifsuchadiscussionproceedsthroughobservingtherulesofdebateandifone'swords donotgobeyondtheboundariesofcourtesyandmorals.Infactnoonehasanyrighttospeak harshlyorrebuketheothers.Indeed,manisfreeinhisviewsanddoctrinesanditishisright tostandbythem.Howeverweseeinthisrespectthatsomehaveharmedothersthrough theirwordsandhenceshouldbeartheresponsibility." ThereafterIreplied:"Iacceptyourreasoningandshallenterthisfieldbydependingonthe

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StrengthandPowerofAllahandbyobservingthecustomaryetiquettes.IndeedAllahguides totherightpathwhomeverHewhishes. FromamongthebookswrittenbyourSunnibrothersinthisrespectwhichwillbemadeuse onlyafewinmypossession.IexaminedallofoneaftertheotherandhowinquiringlyImy task!Inmostofthem,thetraditionshavenotbeenmentionedinthespecificIcollecteda sufficientnumberofthetraditions1Amutawatirtraditionisatraditionwhereallclimesofits narratorsrightfromthetimeoftheHolyProphetuntilnowareinsuchgreatnumberthat oneisboundtoacceptitsauthenticity.Ontheotherhinda'Mustifiza'traditionisatradition whicheventhoughdoesnotpossessthelevelofcertaintyandauthenticityofa'Mutawatir' tradition,yetitenjoysahighlevelofcredibility. neededtoserveourobjectiveandarrangedthemunderspecifictopics.Iwroteeverytradition underthespecifictopics,whichwererelatedtothemandwithregardtothosetraditions, whichcompriseofmanypoints;Ihavebroughteachoneofthosepointsunderthesame relatedtopicsandthenmentionedtheseveranceofthetraditions. LetitnotremainunsaidthatIhavenarratedtheaforementionedtraditionsfromthevery bookswhichIhad(thosetraditions)inmypossessionandwithregardtothoseparticular bookswhichwerenotinmypossession,Ihavenarratedthembyrelyingontheirrespective honorablescholars.Furthermore,innarratingthetraditions,Ihaveconfinedmyselfonlyto thosebooks,whichhavebeenprintedinSunniprintinghouses.MoreoverIhaveavoided narratingfromthosebookswhichhavebeenprintedinIransuchas'ALBAYANFIAKHBAR SAHEBEZAMAN','ALFUSOOLALMUHIMMEFIMA'RIFATULA'IMMA'and'TAZKERATUL UMMAHFIAHWAALA'IMMA'exceptforsomepointsextractedfromthebookof 'TAZKERATULAIMMA'. SimilarlyIhaverefrainedmyselffromnarratingtraditionsfromourowngreatscholarsand fromwhathasbeendepositedinourownbooksandwritingsforthesimplereasonthat perhapsitmaybecomeacauseofsuspicion(i.e.theymightthinkthatthequotedtraditionis falseandfabricated).HoweverIhaveusedsomereferencesfromthebook'ALDURARAL MUSUWIAFISHARALQA'EDALJAFARIA'writtenbyourMasterAyatullahAbiMuhammad SayyidHassanalSadrKazemiwhohasagreatrightandtowhomweowealot.Ihaveusedhis referencesnotwiththeintentionofreasoningandargumentationbutonlyasameansof supportingthesubjectathand. IbearwitnesstoGodthatIhavetreatedthesetraditionsandthesayingsofthepastprior peoplefromtheviewpointofjusticeonlyandavoidedthepathofinjusticeanddeviation.I deemeditnecessaryuponmyselftoconfirmmybelieftoreasonandnotadaptreasonto whateverIbelieve.Anyonewhoreadsandexaminesthecontentsofthisbookshallagreeto Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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whatIhavesaid.Indeed,itisincumbentuponeveryone,particularlyinreligiousmatters,to releaseoneselffromfollowingthetracksetbyothersandfromdelusionsorassumptions.One shouldbeonguardagainstprejudiceandbigotryandonlythetruthshouldbekeptinmind. Whatisadvisableisthetruthandifanyonefindsitatanyplace,itshallembracehim. AGlancingView Aresearcherwhodoesresearchinthebooksofgreatscholarsinmatterssuchas'UsuleDin' (fundamentalsofreligion)or'FurueDin'(subsidiariesofreligion),particularlythebooksof ourSunnibrethrenswillfindlessanissuelikeMahdaviyatwhichhasbeendiscussedfromall aspectscreditability,reliabilityandinnumerablenessofitsnarratorswhoaretheleading authoritiesintraditionsirrespectiveoftheirdifferencesinstatusandstandards. Indeed,therearemanytopics,whichareamatterofconsensusandratherunanimously acceptedbybothsectswhetherin'Usul'(fundamentals)or'Furu'(subsidaries).Amongthem themostwidelywrittentopicbyAhleSunnatisthetopicof'MAHDI'.Itissurprisingtonote thattheyhavediscussedandspokenaboutthematterof'Mahdaviyat'fordaysandnights. Indeed,aspertheirownresearchtheyhavenarratedtraditionsabout'MAHDI'fromtheHoly Prophet(S.A.W.A.)himself,somefromhisnoblecompanionsandsomefromhiswiveswith thedifferencesinthelengthofthetraditions. Theyhavetakenoutlengthyandbrieftraditionsconcerning'MAHDI'fromtheirleading traditionistssuchasBukhari,Muslim,Nesa'ee,AbuDawoudandIbnMaaja.Andamongthe expertsoftraditionswemaymentionsuchnamesasImamAhmadibnHanbal,AbulQasim Tabarani,AbuNaeemEsfahani,HamaadibnYaqubRaujaniandHakem,theauthorof 'Mustadrak'. SimilarlynamessuchasGanji,SebtibnJauzi,Khaurazmi,IbnHajar,MullaAliMuttaqi,the authorof'KanzulUmmal',ShablanjiandQunduzitoocannotbeoverlooked. Someoftheirbooksinthisregardare:'ManaqibalMahdi','FourtytraditionsfromAbu Na'eemEsfahani,'BayanFiAkhbarSahebuzZaman'fromAbiAbdullaGanji,'AlBurhanFima Ja'aFiSahebuzZaman'fromMullaAliMuttaqitheauthorofKanzulUmmal,'Akhbaral Mahdi'fromHamaadibnYaqubRaujani'ArfulWardiFiAkhbarMahdi'and'Alamaatal Mahdi'bothfromJalaluddinSuyutiandthebookof'AlQaululMukhtasarFiAlamaatMahdi Muntazar'fromIbnHajarAsqalani. IndeedtraditionsfromtheHolyProphetabout'MahdieMuntazar'andtheQa'emfromthe progenyofMuhammad(S.A.W.A.)whichhavebeennarratedthroughtheSunnisourcesare Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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numerousinnumber.Rathertheyare'Mutawatir'(authentic)regardingtheirown statements.SuchsaysIbnHajronPage99of'SAWA'EQ''AbulHusseinAbrisaysthatthe traditionswhichhavecomefromtheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)abouttheadventof'MAHDI' andthefactthatheisfromAhlulBaithavecomefromsuccessivetransmitters. Shablanji,onPage231of"NurulAbsar"says:"ThetraditionfromtheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.) statingthatMahdiisfrommyprogenyandshallfilltheearthwithJusticehascomefrom successivetransmitters." Inthesecondvolumeof"FutouhateIslamiah"onPageNo.322,ZainiDehlaansays:"The traditionswhichspeakabouttheadventofMahdiaremanyinnumberandare'Mutawatir' (authentic).Amongthemtheremaybetraditionswhichare'Sahih'(correct),'Hassan' (favorable)or'Za'eef'(weak).Howeverconsideringthenumerousnessofsuch('Sahih') traditionsandthemultiplicityofitsnarrators,onecannotbutacceptthemtobeauthentic. InthesecondvolumeofthesamepagehementionsthatAllamaSayyidMuhammadibn RasulBarzanjihasspecifiedintheendofhisbook"AshshatFiAshraateSa'ah",that traditionsaboutMAHDIare'Mutawatir'(authentic).Healsosays:'Thefactthatthematterof 'Mahdaviyat'isdecisiveandthatheshallbefromtheprogenyofFatemah(A.S.)andheshall filltheearthwithjusticeareallauthentic.2 Whatwehavesaidhasbeenapartofspecificationofsuchscholarsabouttheauthenticity andreliabilityofthetraditionsconcerningMAHDI,theAwaitedone.Onthisbasis,asperthe fixedprinciplesintraditions,thereremainsnoroomforanydoubt,leaveasidedenyingthem. Ifwedoawaywiththosespecificationsandtestimoniesandexaminethetraditionsofthis chapterfromtheviewpointofthechainoftransmissionandsignificance,wecandividethem intothreeparts:FirstPart:Thosetraditionswhosechainoftransmissionandexpressionare evidentandaredevoidofanydoubt.Moreover,aspertheresearchundertakenbyleadersof AhleSunnahandtheirleadingauthorities(intraditions)theyhaveconfessedinthe authenticityandreliabilityofsuchtraditions.Hakeminhis'Mustadrak'hasacknowledgedthe authenticityofsomeofthem,basedontheviewsofBukhariandMuslim3andthereisno doubtinthenecessityofacceptingsuchtraditionsandactinguponthem. SecondPart:Thosetraditionswheretheirchainoftransmissionareincorrectandtheirfalsity evidentandmoreoverthefixedprinciples(oftraditions)alsonecessitatesustoacceptthem becauseontheonehandtheyareasstrongasthefirstpartand,ontheotherhand,accepting themappearstobemorecommonandgeneral.Ratheritscontentshavebeenverifiedby commonconsensus. ThirdPart:Thosetraditionswhichincludebothaspectscorrectnessaswellasweakness. Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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However,duetoitsincompatibilitywithalltheotherauthentictraditions,theyneedtobe rejectedandnottakenintoaccount.Inotherwords,ifitisnotpossibletoesoterically interpretthemsothattheycomeinagreementwithallothertraditions,liketheoneswhich expressthenameofMahditobeAhmadorhisfather'snametobethesameasthenameof theHolyProphet'sfatherorthathewillbefromtheprogenyofAbuMuhammadHassanZaki andnotAbuMuhammadHassanAskari,arealltoberejected.Moreover,asfarasresearch shows,suchtraditionsarefewinnumberandwhatisgenerallyknownisthattheyhavebeen turnedaside. Itispossibletosaythatthefirstpoint(i.e.Mahdi'sname)mayhavesprung2Theauthorof ArfulwardionPage85narratesfromAbulHasaanMuhammadibnHusseinibnIbrahimibn AasimSahrithathetoohasacknowledgedtheauthenticityofthetraditionsaboutHazrat Mahdi(A.S.). 3Suyutiwrites:AccordingtoBukhariandMuslimatraditioncanbeconsideredtobeatrue traditionifitstransmissionleadstooneofthefamouscompanionswheretwopeoplenarrate fromhim.Thereafterhesays:'Thisisthefirstmeasureofcorrectnessandsuchkindsof traditionsdonotexceedevenonethousand.AlHaaviLFataviPage114. duetothetraditionsspecifyingthatthenameofMahdiisthesameastheHolyProphet's name.ThenitwasthoughtthatbytheHolyProphet'snameismeantAhmad;althoughwhat wederivefromthediffusedtraditionsisMuhammad.Similarlyitisbelievedthatthesecond andthirdpointstoohavebeenforgedandshortlyyoushallcometoknowofitsdetailsand facts. Thepoint,whichwearecompelledtomentioninthisregardisthatafewtraditionsofthe firstandsecondparts(apparentlyoneortwotraditions)comprisessuchcontentsthatit necessitatestheirrejectionandhistoryaswellasexaminationofsuchtraditionswilltestifyto theirfalseness.Thefixedprinciplesinthecodeoffundamentalsstipulatesthatwhenevera traditionincludessomesentenceswhereeachonepossessesindependenceorconveysits ownmeaningandthegeneralconsensusrejectsapartofthem,theverysentencehastobe discountedandtherestofthetraditionistobekept.AlthoughFaazelFaridVajdiAfandi,the authorof'Da'eratulMa'aref'(aSunnischolar)hasrepudiatedthisprincipleandconsidersit incumbenttocastawaythefulltradition,we,too,shallagreewithhim(althoughouropinion differs)anddisregardsuchtraditions.Theremainingtraditionswillbesufficientenoughto proveourpoint.

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ChapterOne:TheHolyVerses NahjulBalagha:WiseSayingsofAli(A.S.)No205:"Theworldwouldbendtowardsusafterhaving beenrefractoryjustasthebitingshecamelbendstowardsitsyoung."Ametaphoricremarkthat justasduringthetimeoftheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)theapparentandesoteric'Vilayat' (Mastership)werebothfoundinhishousehold,inthesamewayandatthetimeofthe reappearanceofHazratMahdi(A.S.),theapparentGovernmentandesoteric'Vilayat'willbemade readyforthatleader) .Thereafter,herecitedthisverse: (AndWedesiredtobestowafavoruponthosewhoweredeemedweakintheland,andtomake themtheImams,andtomakethemtheheirs.)IbneAbilHadeedMo'tazaliinhiscommentaryon NahjulBalaghasaysonPage329Vol.4assuch:"Ourcompanionsmentionthatisthisverse,Allah haspromisedtheImamandleaderthathewouldhavepossessionofthelandandgaincontrol overallthenations. Intheseventhchapterof"EqdudDurar",AbuAbdullaNa'eemibnHemadnarratesassuch: "ImamAbuIshaaqSalbiin'tafseer'(interpretation)oftheDivinesayingofHamaasaq)hasquoted IbnAbbassassaying:(?the'h')referstothebattlebetweenOuraishandtheslavesinwhichthe Ouraishwouldbethevictors;(?the'm')referstothekingdomandGovernmentofBaniUmayyah; (?the'aa')isthesignofexaltationandhonorofBaniAbbass;(?the's')referstotheageofMahdi and(?the'q')isasymbolicsignofthecoiningofIsaatthetimeofEmergenceofMahdi.The authorsaysthatsomehaveinterpreted(?)asthebrightnessofMahdiand(?)asthepowerofIsa ibnMaryam.(I.e.JesusChrist)IbnHajarinhisSawa'eq(Page16)interpretstheDivinesayingas such: "Amongtheexegetists,MaqatelibnSulaimanandhisfollowershavesaidthatthisversehasbeen revealedinfavorofMahdi.Es'aafurRaghebeentoohaswrittenthesameonPage156.4The authorof'NurulAbsar'onPage228hasnarratedfromAbuAbdullahGanjiassuch:"Aboutthe interpretationofAllah'swords: SayyidibnJubairsays:"ItreferstoMahdifromtheprogenyofFatemahtheonewho,bydecree ofthisverseshalldominateoverallotherreligions." In"YanabiulMawadda"Page443itisnarratedfromManaqibKhawrazmifromJabiribnAbdulla AnsarialengthyincidentwhereinaJewapproachestheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)andaskshim Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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variousquestionswhichresultsinhisconvertingtoIslam.Oneofthequestionswhichtheconvert hadaskedwasaboutthesuccessorstotheHolyProphethimselfandtheProphet'sreplythatthey weretwelveinnumber. HecountedeachoneofthembynameuntilhegottothenameofImamMuhammadHassan Askari.Thereafterhesaid:"AfterhimshallcomehissonMuhammadwhowillbeknownasMahdi, Qa'emandHujjat.5Thenhewilldisappeartemporarily,reappearagainandwhenhedoessohe shallfilltheearthwithequityandjustice.Sincebythentheearthwouldhavebeenfilledwith crueltyandoppression.Blessedarethosewhoarepatientduringtheperiodofhisoccultationand blessedarethosewhoaresteadfastin.theirlovetowardshim.TheyarethosewhomAllahhas praisedinHisBookwithsuchwords [Quranisaguidetothosewhoguard(againstevil),thosewhobelieveintheunseeni.e.Mahdi andhisoccultation.]Also,Allahsays: [TheyarethosewhobelongtothePartyofAllah;KnowthatthePartyofAllaharethevictorious ones.](Traditionends) Intheaforesaidhook,onPage448hequote:fromthebookof"Fara'edusSemtain"atradition whichHassanibnKhalidhasnarratedfromAbuHassanAliibnMusaReza(A.S.)aboutMahdi wherehementionsthathewouldbethefourthfromhisdescendantsandthatwhenhe reappears,theearthwouldbeengulfedwiththeDivineLight.ThereafterImamcontinuedassuch: Heistheonewhosereappearanceshallcoincidewiththecallofacallerfromtheskysuchthatall theinhabitant: ofthelandshallhearthiscry:"KnowthattheHujjat4TafseereRuhulMa'anivol.25pg.95 interpretstheaforesaidverseandfollows:WhatisthathawilldescendinDamascuswhenthe peoplewillbebusyintheirmorningprayers.ThenImamwillstandbehindandlieistheMahdi. Thereafterhawillgiveprioritytohimandwillpraywhilestandingbehindhim.Hewillthensay Peoplehavenotstoodupbutonlyforthee.TafseereSerajulMunirvol3pg.462toohas interpretedtheverseinthissamemannerbuthasnotspecifiedthenameofMahdi.NurulAbsar too(onPage146)hasnarratedfromthebookofGanjithesameasIbnHajar. 5Hamuiniin"Fara'edusSemtain"chapter31hasmentionedinthisregardatraditionnarrated byIbnAbbassfromtheHolyProphet.NasayealKaafiya,pg.24. (Proof)ofAllahhasappearedneartheHouseofAllah.Sofollowhimsincethetruthisinhimand withhim.ThewordofAllahtooreferstothesame.[IfWeplease,Weshouldsenddownupon themafromtheheavenssothattheirneck:shouldstooptoit.] Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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Naishabouriinhis"Tafseer"(Vol.1.)ininterpretingtheverseofsays:SomeoftheShiasbelieve that???(i.e.unseen)inthisversereferstoMahdi,theAwaitedone;theonewhoAllahhas promisedabouthiminHisBookassuch: [AllahhaspromisedtothoseofyouwhobelieveanddowellthatHewillmostcertainlymake themrulersintheearth.] Moreover,abouthimtheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A)hassaidthefollowing: "Ifthereremainsnotmorethanadayfromthelifeoftheearth,GodAlmightywillsetthedayso long,untilapersonfrommyprogenywhocarriesthesamenameasmine,shallappearandfillthe earthwithJusticeoppositetheext1entithadbeenfilledwithinjusticeandoppression.6 NaishabourifurthersaysthataccordingtotheAhleSunnat,theaforesaidversegivesindication totheImamateof"KhulafaeRashedin"(rightlyguidedCaliphs)becausethewordof((????) Menkom)intheholyverseindicates'part'(of)anditisnecessaryforthis'part'(of)tobepresent atthetimeofaddressing.Also,itiswellknownthatthosefourcaliphs(AbuBakr,Omar,Osman andAli)weremenoffaithandvirtueandatthattimewerepresent.Consequentlythematterof Caliphateandvictorywascertainforthem.Thereforeitbecomesnecessarytosaythatthisverse referstothem. Thereafterhesays:Agrouphasgoneagainstthemarguingwhyitisnotpermissibletosaythat thewordof(??)denotesexposition.Theyconsidersuccessionovertheearthtomeanpossession anddominationoveritjustasitwassointhecaseofBaniIsra'il. Againhesays:Let'sacceptthattheterm(??)denotesthemeaningof'part'butonwhatbasisisit notpermissibletoconsiderthat'part'istodenotethecaliphateofAliandsaythat(??)hasbeen usedhereinitspluralformjusttoshowthehonorandgreatpositionofAliorasareferenceto Hazratandhiselevenoffspringsafterhim.7 6InTafseerRaazivol.1Page166too,theverseof(?????????????????)hasbeeninterpretedin asimilarmanner. 7ItisnarratedinArfulWardiPage57fromtheJafseer(Exegesis)ofIbnJarirfromSadithatin interpretingtheversehesays:Byunjustpeopleanddebarerswhodisallowedthetakingofthe nameofAllahinthemosquesandtheFromTheSayingsoftheHolyProphetAbuDawoudinhis 'Sahih'onPage87,Vol.4narratedfromAbdullaatraditionfromtheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)as follows:"Ifthereremainsnotmorethanadayfromthelifeoftheearth,GodAlmightywillsetthe daysolonguntilHeappointsapersonfrommyprogeny." Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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ThereafterhesaysSimilarlyithascomeinHadithSufyanthattheHolyProphethassaid:"Thelife ofthisworldshallnotenduntilanArabfrommyprogenywillruleovertheworld."8 ThesamebookontheaforesaidpageandvolumementionsatraditionfromAll(A.S.)who narratesfromtheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)asfollows:"Ifthereremainsnotmorethanadayfrom thelifeoftheearth,surelyGodshallappointapersonfrommyprogeny." TirmidhiinVol.2ofhis'Sahih'onPage270narratesatraditionfromAbdullahwhonarratesfrom theHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)thathesaid:"Thelifeofthisworldshallnotceasetoexistuntilan Arabfrommyprogenyshallcomeandrule."Tirmidhisays:Thistraditionis(???)(acceptable)and (????)(correct)andthesamehasalsobeennarratedfromAli,AbuSa'eed,UmmSalmaandAbu Huraira. Also,intheaforesaidbookonthesamepageofthesamevolume,atraditionhasbeennarrated byAbuHurairfromtheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)asfollows:"Ifthereremainsnotmorethanaday fromthelifeoftheearth,GodAlmightywillsetthedaysolonguntilapersonfrommyprogeny shallcomeandrule."Thenhesays:This'hadith'is(???)(acceptable)and(????)(correct).9Ibn Hajarinhis"Sawa'eq"onPage97says:AbuAhmad,AbuDawoud,TirmidhiandIbnMaajahave narratedfromtheHolyProphet(SA.W.A.)assaying: "Ifthereremainsnotmorethanadayfromthelifeoftheearth,surelyGodshallappointonthat dayapersonfrommyprogeny."Es'aafurRaghebeentoohasnarratedthesameonPageNo. 147.10 IbnHajrintheaforementionedbookonPage97writes:AbuDawoudandTirmidhinarratefrom theHolyProphet(S.A.W.A)assuch:notenterBaitulMuqqddasbutwithfearandanxietyfrom beingkilledorpayingthe'Jazia'(tribute).ThereafterhesaysHowevertheir(???)(despise)which isreferredtointhisversewillbeatthattimewhenMahdishallreappearandgainvictoryover Constantinpole.Thentheywillkillhimandthisveryactshallbetheirdespise.8Thesamehas beennarratedin"Arfulwardi"Page58fromAhmad,AbuDawoudandTirmidhi. 9SuyutiinArfulWardiPage64andJa'ameSagheervol.2Page277traditionNo7491toohave narratedthesameandaddthatthisperson(i.e.Mahdi)shallbecomeamasterofthehillsof DeylamandConstantinople.Thesamecanbefoundin"NurulAbsar"Page148.Thereafterhe writes:"ThesearethewordsofHafizAbuNa'emandhesaysthatthepersonmentionedinthe traditionisnoneotherthan'Mahdi'." 10ArfulWardiPage59narratedfromIbnAbuShaibaandtheaforesaidnamesandJaa'me Sagheervol.2Page377TraditionNo.1489. Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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"Ifthereremainsnotmorethanadayfromthelifeoftheearth,surelyGodwillsetthatdayso longuntilHemakesapersonappearfrommyprogeny." Esa'afurRaghebbentoohasnarratedthesameonPage148.IbnHajr,intheaforementioned bookonPage97says:AbuDawoudandTirmidhihavenarratedfromtheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A) assuch: "Thelifeofthisworldshallnotceasetoexistuntilapersonfrommyprogenyshallcomeand rule." Es'aafurRaghebbentoohasnarratedthesameonPage148.IbnHajarin'Sawa'eq'(Page97) writes:AbuDawoudandTirmidhihavenarratedfromtheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)assuch: "Ifthereremainsnotmorethanadayfromthelifeoftheearth,Godwillsetthedaysolong,until Heappointsapersonfrommyprogeny."Es'aafurRaghebeentoohasnarratedthesameonPage 148.11In'NurulAbsar'Page229atraditionhasbeennarratedfromAli(A.S.)whonarratesfrom theHolyProphet(S.A.WA.)assuch: "Ifthereremainsnotmorethanadayfromthelifeoftheearth,surelyGodwillmakeaperson frommyprogenytoappear"(onthatday).Thentheauthorcontinues:"Thishadithhasalsobeen narratedbyAbuDawoudinhis'Sunan'. InthesamebookonPage231,itisnarratedfromAbuHurairawhonarratesfromtheHoly Prophet(S.A.W.A.)that: "Qiyamatshallnotbeestablisheduntilapersonfrommyprogenycomesandrules.12OnPage 151ofEs'aafurRaghebbenitismentionedthatAhmadandMawardihavenarratedfromthe HolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)whosaid:"Gladtidingstoyou(all)aboutMahdi."Thesamehascomein 'NurulAbsar'Pg.151.Authorof'NurulAbsar'writesonPage230assuch:Ahmadnarratesfrom AbuSa'eedKhudrithattheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)hassaid:"Igiveyougladtidingsabout Mahdi." In"YanabiulMawadda"(Page432)itisnarratedfromQetaadawhosaid:"'IaskedSa'eedibn Maseeb:"IsthereanytruthinMahdi?"Hereplied,'Yes,heisthetruthandheisfromtheprogeny ofFatemah.'"13 Inthesamebook,ontheaforesaidpageitisnarratedfromAli(A.S.)who11Thesamehasbeen narratedinArfulWardiPage59.AlsoonPage62itisnarratedfromTabaraniandAbuNa'eem EsfahaniandtheyfromAbuSa'eedKhudriwhosaid:'IheardtheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)saying: Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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"Thereshallcomeamanfrommyprogenywhowillspeakinaccordancewithmy'Sunnab'.God shallsendrainforhimandtheearthwillthrowoutitsbounties.Hewillfilltheearthwithequity andJusticejustasithadbeenfilledwithcrueltyandoppression.Also,onPage63itisnarrated fromAhmadandAbuNa'eemwhonarratefromAbuSa'eedKhudrithattheHolyProphet (S.A.W.A.)hassaid:'Theworldshallnotceasetoexistuntilapersonfrommyprogenyshallcome andruleandhewillfilltheearthwithequityandJusticejustasithadbeenfilledwithcrueltyand oppression. 12ArfulWardi,Page62. 13ArfulWardi,Page74. hasnarratedfromtheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)that:"Ifthereremainsnotmorethanadayfrom thelifeoftheearth,indeedGodshallmakeapersonfrommyprogenytoappear." Thereafterhewrites:"ThishadithhasalsobeennarratedbyAbuDawoud,Ahmad,Tirmidhiand IbnMaaja."Also,inthesamebookonPage432,atraditionisnarratedfrom'Musnad'ofAhmad whohasnarratedfromtheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)assuch:"Qiyamatshallnotbeestablished untiltheearthisfilledwithcrueltyandoppression.Thenapersonfrommyprogenyshallappear andfillitwithequityandJustice."14 Again,intheaforementionedbookonPage440hewrites:MufeqibnAhmadAkhtabnarratesa sermonofKhawarazmwhotakesreferencefromAbdurRahmanibnAbiLailiwhonarratesfrom hisfatherwhosaid: "InthebattleofKhaibar,theHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)handedoverthebannertoAli(A.S.).Then Allahordainedvictorybyhishands.Later,atGhadireKhumheremindedthepeoplethatAliwas the'Maula'(Master)ofallbelievingmenandwomenandcontinueduntilheexpressedfew sentencesaboutthevirtuesofAli,Fatemah,HassanandHussein."Thereafterhesaid:"Gabrielhas informedmethataftermydeparturetheyshallbesubjecttoinjusticeandoppressionandthis oppressionshallcontinueuntilamovementisbroughtaboutbytheir"Qa'em"andatthattime theircreedwillberaisedhigh,peopleshallturntowardstheirfriendship,illspeakingtowards themshalldiminish,thosehavingunpleasantnessforthemshallbedegradedandthoseeulogizing themshallincrease.Suchkindofeventswilloccurwhencitiesshallcollidewitheachotherand peoplebecomeweakandhelplessofrespite.Atthattimeshallappearthe(Qa'em)(Mahdi)from myprogenyandGodwillmanifestthetruththroughhimandextinguishthefalsehoodbyhis sword."Thereafterhesaid:'Opeople,gladtidingstoyouofreliefandrespite.Surelythepromise ofAllahistrueandHeneverbreaksitandHisdecreenevergetsrefuted.HeisAllAwareandAll seeingandthevictoryofAllahisnear.15 InthesamebookonPage447henarratesfromthebookof"Fara'edus14OnPage65of"Adul Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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Wardi"itisnarratedfromHaskemwhonarratesfromAbuSa'eedthattheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A) hassaid:"AseverecalamityshallbefallmynationattheendoftheAppointedTime,bythehands oftherulersoftheirtimesuchthatlifeshallbecomedifficultforthem.ThenGodAlmightyshall manifestapersonfrommyprogenywhoshallfilltheearthwithequityandJusticejustasithad beenfilledwithcrueltyandoppression. 15IbnAbiShaiba,Na'eemibnHemaad,IbnMaajaandAbuNa'eemhavenarratedfromIbn Masoodwhosaid: IwasinthepresenceoftheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)SuddenlyagroupofyoungstersfromBani Huhimappearedbeforeus.WhentheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A)sawthemhiseyesbecamefullof tearsandthecolourofhisfacechanged.Isaid:'OProphet,Iseethatyouaresad.Hereplied:We areafamilywhichGodpreferredforusthenextworldoverthisworld.Afterme,myAhlebait shallhesubjectedtopersecutionbythepeopleuntilagroupfromtheEastwillappearwithblack flags.Then,theyshallwishtoreignbutotherswillstandintheirway.Later,theywillfightandwin andwillreceivewhattheydesired.Buttheywillrefusetoacceptandentrustittoapersonfrom myprogenywhoshallfilltheearthwithJusticejustasithadbeenfilledwithoppression.Soany onewhoperceivesthesituationofthattimewilljointhemoverthoughhemayhaulhimselfover ice. Semtain"fromShaikhAbuIshaaqIbrahimibnYaqubwhonarratesfromJabiribnAbdullaAnsari thattheHolyProphet(S.AW.A)hassaid:"TheonewhodeniestheemergenceofMahdihas surelydisbeliedtowhateverGodhasrevealeduponMuhammadandtheonewhodeniesthe comingofIsa(Jesus)hassurelybecomeadisbelieverandtheonewhodeniestherevoltofDajjal hassurelybecomeadisbeliever."16FromTheSayingsofAli(A.S.) NahjulBalaghaSermonNo.91StatementsofAli(AS.)aboutMahdi(AS.).Itisapartofthe SermonwhichhedeliveredwithregardstoBaniUmmayidandtheirmischieftowardsthepeople untilhereachedtothepointwherehesaid:"Thereafter,Allahshallunpleasantlywidendifficulties andotheroccurrencesuponyouand(only)whentheskiniscutoffandthefleshispeeledoff,the calamitieswillbeobviated."Thenhecontinued:'Allahshallbringthisfreedomandsalvation throughapersonwhosebehaviourwiththattribewillbeharshandsevereandheshallmake themsufferandhewillquenchthemwithbittercups(ofhardships)andnotextendthem anythingbutsword.17 Mutazalionexegetist,inthesecondvolumeofhisbook(Page178),undertheaforementioned Sermonsays:'ThisSermonhasbeencommemoratedbyagroupofhistoriansanditiscommon, recountedandreachedthelevelofEstefaze)(superabundance). AfterthebattleofNahrawanAli(A.S.)spokeinsuchwords:Nooneexceptmehadthecourageto Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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remainsteadfastandwithstandthoseseditionsandturbulence.(Perhapssteadfastnessatthat timeisreferredtotheKhawarijbecause,whenthecompanionsofMuawiyabythetricksofAmr AasfixedtheQuranontopofspearsandbythiswaywantedtosavethemselvesfromtheblowof Hazrat'ssword,thesoldiersofAli(A.S.)bywitnessingsuchscenehesitatedinobeyinghis commandsandinfactopposedhimstating:Weshouldnotdaredrawourswordonthesepeople. OrperhapsitreferstothebattleagainstthepeopleofJamalwherethoseparticipatinginitwere suchpersonalitieslikeAyesha,ThalhaandZubairwhowereenjoyingesteemedstatusand positionintheeyesoftheMuslims.Forthisreasontheydidnothavethecouragetofightthem exceptAli(A.S.)whofoughtanddefeatedthem.)ThenIbnAbilHadeedsays:Astatementwhich RazihasnotmentionedisanaddresswhichhedeliveredaboutBaniUmmayid,thecontentsof whichareasfollows: "ThensurelyAllahwillliberatethepeoplebythehandsofapersonfromourchastefamily.May myfatherbesacrificedforhim,whosemotheristhebest16InArfulWardi(Page83)anarration hascomefromFawa'edulAkhbarAbeBakrEs'aafthattheHolyProphethassaid:"Theonewho reckonsDajjaltobefalsehassurelybecomeadisbelieverandtheonewhothinksMahditobe falsehassurelybecomeadisbeliever. 17Theauthorof"Arfulwardi"onPage73hasalsonarratedalmostthesamecontents. amongsttheladiesofParadise."ThereafterheconfessestothispointthatAli(A.S.)inthis statementisreferringtoMahdi,theAwaitedone. NahjulBalaghaSermonNo.148AmongstthestatementswhichHazrathasspokenaboutthe newsoftheunseenisthefollowingsentence:"O'people,thisisthetimefortheoccurrenceof everypromisedeventandtheapproachofthingswhichyoudonotknow.Knowthatwhoever fromamongus(AhleBaitthefamilyoftheHolyProphet)inthefuturewillcontinueinourway withaburninglampandwilltreadonthefootstepsofthevirtuous,inordertounfastenknots,to freeslavesandtounitethedivided.Hewouldbeinconcealmentfromthepeoplesuchthata trackfinderwouldnotfindhisfootprintseventhoughhemaypursuehim." MutazaliinthesecondvolumeofhisbookonPage436underthisSermonsays:"Hazrathereis referringtoMahdi,theAwaitedoneandhisconcealment."NahjulBalaghaSermonNo.180: AmongstthesermonswhichAli(A.S.)pointedouttothepeopleofKufaisthefollowingsermon: However,beforenarratingthesermonitisgoodtomentionthatNufilBukalirelatesthatAli(A.S.) deliveredthissermonstandingonastonewhichJodaibnHubairaMukhzumihaderectedforhim. Ali(A.S.)hadawoolenapparelonhisbody,thebeltofhisswordwasmadeofleavesandthe sandalsonhisfeettoowereofpalmleaves.Hisforeheadhadahardenedspotlikethekneesofa camel.Hespokeassuch: Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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"Hewouldbewearingthearmorofwisdom,whichhewouldhavesecuredwithallitsconditions, suchasfullattentiontowardsit,its(completeknowledgeandexclusivedevotiontoit.Forhimitis likeathing,whichhehadlostandwhichhewasnowseeking,orhisneed,whichhewastryingto meet.IfIslamisintroublehewouldfeelforlornlikeatravelerandlikea(tired)camelbeatingthe endofitstailandflatteningitsneckontheground.HeisthelastofAllah'spleasandoneofthe vicegerentsofHisProphets."IbnAbilHadeedwhohaswrittenacommentaryonNahjulBalagha writesonPage535ofhissecondvolumeassuch: "Eachgrouphasinterpretedthesesayingsaccordingtotheirownexpedientbeliefsandthetwelve ImamiahShi'itesreckonthatthepersonwhohasbeenreferredinHazrat'sspeechisnoneother thanMahdi."Thereafterhewrites:"AsIseeit,itdoesnotappeardifficulttobelievethat referenceoverherehasbeenmadeto'ALQ'AEM'fromtheprogenyofMuhammad(S.A.W.A)." Theauthorof'YanabiulMuwadda'onpage46narratesfromthebook'DurrulMunazzam'as such:AmongstthesayingsofAmirulMumineen(A.S.)aboutMahdiand/orQa'emfromthe progenyofMuhammadisthefollowingsermon: "ThestandardbearerofMuhammadiandtherulerofGovernmentofAhmadishallbemanifested. Heissomeonewhowillrevoltwithhissword,straightenthecrooked,conquertheearthand revivetheforsakenaspectsofreligiousobligationsandSunnah." Theauthorof'YanabiulMuwadda'onPage467writes:Someofthemenofintuitionandvision havenarratedfromAmirulMumineenashavingsaid:"SoonGodshallbringforthagroupwhom HeLovesandtheytooareHisloversandtheonewhoislikeastrangeramongstthemshalltake overtheGovernment.Verily,heshallbethe'MAHDI';hisfacerosyandhairgoldenincolor.He willfilltheearthwithjusticewithoutanydifficulty.Inhisverychildhood,heshallgetseparated fromhismotherandfatherandfromtheviewpointoftrainingheshallberareandmatchless.He shallruleovertheMuslimcountrieswithutmostcalmandsecurityandtimeshallbefavorable andfriendlytowardshim. Hiswordswillbeaccepted;theyoungandoldshallhumblyobeyhim.Heshallfilltheearthwith Justicejustasithadbeenfilledwithoppression.Then,atthatmomenthisImamatshallreachits perfectionandViceregencywillbeestablishedforhim.Moreover,Allahwillmakethedeadtorise fromtheirgravesandreturnthembacktothisworld.Then,likepeoplewhogetupfromtheir morningsleep,theyshallseenothingbuttheirownhouses.Thelandwillflourishandbyblessing ofhis(i.e.Mahdi's)existence,itshallbecomefreshandfruitful.Seditionsanddisturbancesshall vanishandblessingsandwelfarewillincreasemanifold.18 FromTheSayingsofScholars Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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Mo'iddinArabi,inthe3rdvolumeofhis"FutuhaatMakkia"(ChapterNo.366)says:"Certainly AllahpossessesaVicegerentwhoshallappearwhentheearthwillbefilledwithcrueltyand oppressionandthenheshallfillitwithequityandJustice.Ifthereremainsnotmorethanaday fromthelifeoftheearth,AllahwillsetthedaysolonguntilthisVicegerentfromtheprogenyof theHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)andoffspringofFatemah(A.S.)appears." Authorof"EqdudDurar"intheprefaceoftheaforesaidbook,afterreproachingaboutthe situationatthattimeandtheexcessivenessinseditionsanddisturbancessays:Somereckonthat thesecircumstanceswillalwayscontinuewhereassuchkindofpeoplehavefollowedthe superficialorexternalaspectof(only)someofthetraditions.ThenIsaidThesetraditionsare worthyofouracceptanceandweireboundtoacceptandfollowthem.However,thereisnothing inthesetraditionswhichgiveindicationtohimcontinuityofthose18IbnAbilHadeedinthefirst volumeonPage93writes: (AndHazratattheendofhisSermonsays:"ItshallendinUs,notyoupeople"referenceismade toMahdi,theAwaitedonewhoshallappearattheendoftimeandmostofthescholarsofhadith areoftheopinionthatheisfromtheoffspringofFatemah(AS.).Mu'tazilitesdonotdenyhis existence.TheyhavementionedhimintheirbooksandtheirSheikhstoohaveacknowledgedhim. Then,afterafewmorewordshesaysOaziulQaza'at(SupremeJudge)narratesfromKafiul Kata'atAbilQassimIsma'eelibnEba'adwhosereferenceisconnectedtoAli,thatHazrathimself said:HeisfromtheoffspringofHussein.Heshallpossessabroadforehead,aprotractednose,a broadstomachandbroadthighs.Hisfrontteethwillbeseparatedfromeachotherandonhis rightcheekwillappearaspot.IbnAbilHadeedcontinues:Thistraditionhasalsobeennarratedby AbdullaibnQatibainhisbook'AlGHARIB'. circumstancesuntiltheDayofQiyamat(theLastDay).Itseemsthattheobviationofseditionsand appearanceofcomfortswilloccuratthetimewhenImamMahdishallmanifesthimselfbecause, manytraditionswhichthe'Ulemas'andscholarshavebroughtintheirbookshavegiven,glad tidingsofhismanifestationandthefactthatGodhallappointapersonwhowillbeprovidedfor hiskingdom,suchmeanswhichcouldshakethemountainsandhiskingdomwillspreadfarand wide. SoheshallruletheentireearthandfillitwithequityandJustice.Atthattimewillberevealedthe hiddentreasuresandwhenthepowerfulappear,hehallpresentthemtothepeople... Authorof"YanabiulMuwadda"onpage410writes:ShaikhKamaluddinibnThalhainhisbook "DurrulMunazzam"saysassuch:'Asperresearch,thereisforAllahaVicegerentwhoshallappear attheendoftimewhentheearthwillbecomefilledwithcrueltyandoppressionandindeedhe shallfillitwithequityandJustice.Ifthereremainsnotmorethanadayfromthelifeoftheearth, HeshallmakethisVicegerenttoappearfromtheoffspringofFatemahZahra.Menofdisposition Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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shallrecognizehimbyhisprotractednose,blackeyelashesandaspotonhisrightcheek.Hisname shallbeMuhammad;hisheightabovemedium,hisfacehandsomeandhishairbeautifulin appearance.Throughhim, Allahshallsoondestroytheinnovations(inreligion),makeuprighteverylivingthingandsatiate hissoldiersfromthelandofEden.ThemostprosperousbeforehimwillbethepeopleofKufa.He shalldistributethebootiesequallyanddealwithpeoplerighteouslyandduringhistime altercationsshallvanish.Thecloudsshallnotallowbutrainstodescendandthelandexceptto flourish.ThisImamisthesameMahdi,theUpholderoftheCommandsofAllahtosuchextentthat hewillbanishallthefalsereligions.Thenthereshallremainnoreligionbutthepureone(s)... Authorof"YanabiulMuwadda"onPage432hasnarratedfromSharifMamaSamhoudifromhis book"JawaharulNagdin"thefollowing:'Asperresearch,blessingoftheHolyProphet'sprayers atthetimeofAli'smarriagewithFatemahhasbeenmanifestedintheoffspringofHassanand Husseinbecause,fromtheirgenerationwerethosewhohavepassedawayandarethosewho shallcome(infuture).AndifnobodycomesinthefutureexceptImamMahdiitwillbesufficient (i.e.forfulfillmentofthepromisesandbringingintoorderthechaoticconditions). IbnAthirJazariinhisbook"Nehaya"whileexplainingtheword"??Jala"writes:"Aboutthe qualitiesofMahdiithasbeensaidthatheis"?????????AjlalJibha"andthatisthedelicatehair betweentheeyesandearsfromaboveandhewillbetheonewhoshallputuphishairfromhis face."Also,inexplainingthewordof"???Huda",hesays:Mahdiistheonewhohasbeenguided byAllahtowardsthetruth.Thisqualityhasbeenutilizedinnamestosuchextentthatithas becomelikethenameswhichoutofprevalence,havefoundnominalmeaningandforthisreason hasbeennamedasMahdi,theonewhomtheHolyProphethasgivengladtidingsabouthis comingattheendoftime.19 InthesecondvolumeofFotouhateIslamiah,onpage322theauthorafterspecifyingthispoint thattraditionsaboutMahdiaretosuchextentthattakesonetothelevelofcertitude,says: "Whatissureinthisregardisthathismanifestationiscertain.Surely,heshallbefromthe offspringofFatemahandhewillfilltheearthwithJustice."Thereafterhesays:Sayyid MuhammadibnRasulBarzanjihasreferredtothisverymatterinhisbook"AlAsha'ah". IbnAbilHadeedinhiscommentaryofNahjulBalaghainthesecondvolumeonPage535,while mentioningsomeofHazrat'sspeeches(whichwaspreviouslynarratedandwehintedinthemthe subjectofMahdi)hesays:Asperresearch,alltheMuslimsectsareunanimousintheiropinion thattheworldandobligationshallnotendbutaftertheadventofMahdiwhoshahcomeatthe endoftime. PoetryandProseaboutMahdi Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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Theauthorof'YanabiulMuwadda',onpage438hasattributedapoemtoAmirulMumineenAli (A.S.)whereHazratsays(toImamHussein):"OHussein!Whenyoushallfindyourselfalienin someplace,associateyourselfwithitshabitandcustom!AsifIseemysoulandmychildrenin Karbalaanditsbattlescene.Ourbeardswillbedyedwithbloodjustasthedressofabridegets dyed.Iseethatcalamitybutnotwithmynakedeye.Thekeyofitsworthhasbeengiventome. MayAllahgrantagoodgiventome?MayAllahgrantagoodrewardtoour'Qaem'whoisthe UpholderJustice?" "OHussein!Qaemshallseekrevengeformyblood.Ratherheshallseekrevengeforyourblood too.Sobepatientuponyourhardshipandsuffering!"Onpage439ofthesamebook,henarrates fromAliibnAbiTalib(A.S.)thefollowingpoem:"MayAllahshowerthisMercyanddivineGrace uponthatvaliantImamwhoshallmakethearmydivisionsofthepolytheistsobjectwithhis victorioussword?Heshallmanifestthisreligiononeverypartoflandandwilldisgracethe polytheistoppressors.Ihavenotspokenthesewordsoutofprideandvaunt.Ratherithasbeen giventomebythechosenoneofAleHashim(i.e.HolyProphet)." Again,inthesamebook,onpage454henarratesthefamousodefromDe'belKhuza'eewho reciteditbeforeImamReza(A.S.).HequotesDe'balassaying:I19"Nehaya"Vol.4Page359.Also "TajalArous"vol.10Page408and"LesanulArab"Vol.20Page229havenarratedthesame.Abu UmraanihasnarratedinhisSunanfromIbnShudabassuch:Thereasonthathehasbeennamed as'Mahdi'isthatheisbeingguided.Heshallbringoutthepagesof'Torah'fromthehillsofSyria andbymeansofthatheshallarguewiththeJews.Thenafewamongstthemwillbecome Muslims."ArfulWardi"Page81. recitedmyodetillIcameuponthispart:"TheemergenceoftheImamwhoshallriseinthename ofAllahandHisblessingsisinevitable.Heshalldistinguishthetruthandfalsehoodforusand rewardthevirtuousandpunishtheevil."ImamReza(A.S.)shedtearsandthensaid:'ODe'bel,the TrustedSpirithasspokenthroughyourtongue... InVol.3,Chapter366of'AlFotouliatulMakkiyah'weseethefollowingpoem:'Knowthatthe lastoftheSaintsshallbemartyredandthelightofuniverseshallbecomeextinguished.Heisthe Mahdi,AleMuhammad.HeisliketheHindisword,adestroyer.Heisthesun'srayswhich brightenseverycloudandthedarkness.Heisthefirstdropofrain,whichbestowsmunificence andbounty. Theauthorof'YanabiulMuwadda'narratesonpage416apoemfromthebook'DurrulMaknun' ofMoyiddinArabi.Itisasfollows:"Whentimeshallmoveaheadbymeansofthelettersof 'Bismillah',Mahdishallemerge.Afterkeepingfast,heshallemergefromtheKa'aba.Send greetingstohimonmybehalf." Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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Theauthorof'EqduaDurar',inSection4,writes:'Weandthischapterbyafewlinesofthe valuableodesaidbyAllamaAdabAbdullahibnBasharwhereinhehasmentionedaboutAle Muhammadandthekillingof'NafsZakkiyah': Ontheoccasionofkillingof'NafsZakkiyah'therearetruesignsfortheonewhoremembersit. Another'Nafs'whichisatworkandwhoshallbekillednearKa'aba,willemergeandinvite(the people)towardsImamandheshallinformthatatsunrisewhenapartofthedayhaspassed,a fireshallbekindledinKufaalongwithaflowofblood.ConsequentlyKufashallburn.Thepeople ofSyriashalldispatchtowards'Baida'h'andarmyagainstthemandtheyshallbeswallowedinthe land.Horsemenwithvaliantmen(likethewind,whichmovesdustandsmog)shallmoveforward. ShoaibibnsalehwhoistheheraldandvanguardshalltakethemtowardsaSayyidwhoshall emergefromamongstAleHashimthatsayyidwhoontherightofhisfacei.e.betweeneyes andearsexistsspot. Also,intheprefaceofthesamebookitsauthorhasbroughtapoeminpraiseofMahdibuthas notmentionedwhetherthepoembelongstohimselforsomeoneelse.Thepoemisasfollows: "ItisbyblessingsofMahdithatthegoodnessofreligionsshallbeputinorder.Itisbyblessingsof Mahdithatdegradationofreligionsshallbeputtoanend.Itisthroughhishelpthatthedeserts toowillbecomevoid(ofcrueltyandoppression).ItisthroughMahdi'sgoodnessthatthedarkness ofcrueltyandoppressionshallbeobviated. GreetingsandsalutationsofAllahbeuponMahdioneachday."Theauthorof'Yanabiul Muwadda'onpage466writes:ThispoemisfromShaikhAbdulKarimYamani:"Itspeopleare livinginprosperityandtranquilityandyoushallseethelightofguidancewhoisfromtheprogeny of'Haider'andAhlalBaytappearsbymeansof(???)Heshallbecalledas'Mahdi'andwillemerge forthetruth.Firstandforemost,heshallgivecommandsbasedonthe'Sunnah'ofthebest creature.e.HazratMuhammad(S.A.WA.). Inthesamebook,onpage461henarratesthefollowingpoemfromShaikhAbdulRahman Basthami,authorof'DurratulMa'aref':Theeminent(???)andthegreatonefromtheprogenyof Ahmadshallemerge.FirstofallheshallmanifesttheDivineJusticeamongstthepeoplejustasthe samehasbeennarratedbyHazratAbulHassanReza(A.S.)andhasalsobeenrecordedinthe TreasureofKnowledge."ThefollowingpoemtoohasbeennarratedbyBasthamiontheaforesaid page: Theletterof(???)afterits(??)shalltriumphlyemergeinMeccafromtheHolyKa'aba.Thisisthe sameMahdiwhoshallemergewithtruthandsoonheshallbesentbyAllahforthetruth.Heshall filltheentireearthwithequityandJustice.Firstofall,heshalleraseanddestroythedarknessof Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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crueltyandoppression.HiscustodianshipfortheDivineaffairsisfromAllah'sside.Hehasbeen chosenbyAllahtobetheCaliphandthesuccessorofthebestProphet.Again,intheafore mentionedbook,onpage468henarratesthefollowingpoeminpraiseofMahdifromShaikh SadruddinQunawi: 'MahdishallemergeandriseontheearthforthesakeofDivineaffair.Besides,hewilldestroyall theinfidelSatans.Thedestructionofallmeanpersonsshalloccurbyhishands;bythemighty swordwhichifyouwouldknowitstrueworthitwouldmakeyoufallsick.Therealityofthissword andthis'Qaem',whohasbeenappointedfortheestablishmentofreligiononthetruepath,isa Divineaffair. Onceagain,inthebookof'YanabiulMuwadda'onpage474Quanduzihasnarrated(??????????) (anodewhichanendwith(???)fromwhichisasfollows:'Howoftentheyaskmeaboutloveof AhlalBaytshouldInowconcealordenythem?IswearbyAllahthatloveofAhlalBaythasbeen mingledwithmyfleshandblood.Theyarethetorchesofguidance.AfterHazrat(i.e.Holy Prophet)cameHaiderandHasnain.Afterthem,cameAli,Muhammad,JafarSadiqandMusa. AfterMusacameAliwhoistheplaceofrefugeforthepeoplei.e.Ridha.Afterhimcamehisson MuhammadandafterhimcamehisvirtuoussonAliandthenHassanandMuhammad.Theyare myImamsandmymasteralthoughagrouphasrebukedandreproachedme(forhavingthis belief). TheyaretheImamswhosenamesweoftenhear.TheyaretheHujjat(proof)ofAllahuponHis slaves.TheyareatthepathofguidancetowardsAllah.TheyareImamswhokeepfastduringthe dayforthesakeofAllahandpasstheirnightsbybowingandprostratingbeforeAllah.Theyarea grouptowhombelongsMecca,Abtah,Kif,JamaandthegraveyardofBaqi.Theyareagroupto whombelongsMina,thetwosacredmonuments,thetwo'Marwa'andmosque.Theyareagroup whopossessesatombineveryplace.Nay,rathertheyarehavingatombsituatedineveryheart. MuhammadibnThalhaShafa'eesaysin'MatalibusSu'ool'assuch:[InthetwelfthChapterwhile givingaccountofAbulQasimMuhammadibnHassanibnAliIbnMuhammadibnAliibnMusa ibnJafaribnMuhammadibnAliibnHusseinibnAliibnAbiTalibthatheisthe'Mahdi','Hyjat' 'KhalafeSaleh'and'Muntazar'.] Heisthesuccessorand'Hujjat'(proof)whohasbeenapprovedbyAllah.Moreover,Allahhas guidedhimonthetruepathandgivenhimHistemperamentandraisedhisstatus.Allahhas bestoweduponhimtheornamentofHisGraceandhetoohasputonthedressofvirtue.TheHoly Prophet(S.A.W.A.)hassaidsomething,whichhasbeennarratedforusandtheonewhobecomes awareoftheProphet'ssayingwillcomprehenditsmeaning.Alearnedpersonknowsthatnews aboutthesignsofMahdi(A.S.)hascomeandtheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)hasrevealedthesame, lineageandqualitiesofMahdi.SufficeitistomentionthesayingoftheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.) Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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whosaid:'ThelightonMahdi'sfacewillbefrommylight.TheonewhoseplaceofcareisZahra(a partofhisownself),noneshallreceiveapositionsimilartothepositionwhichIhavebestowed uponMahdi.Then,theonewhosaysthatheistheMahdihasspokenthetruth. Apartfromwhatwehavewritten,thereareyetotherpoemsinPersianandArabic,whichanyone investigatingintothemwillbecomeenlightened.Theauthorof'YanabiulMuwadda'hasnarrated manysuchpoemslikethepoemsofShaikhAhmadJaami,ShaikhAtharNaishabouri,Shaikh JamaluddinRumiandothers.Howeverwhatwehavenarratedisadequate.

ChapterTwo:MahdiisFromtheArabDescent Authorof"EqdudDurar"inChapteronesection4narratesfromAbuAbdullahNa'eemibn Hemaad(fromhisbook"AlFatan")whoisturnnarratesfromAli(AS.)whosaid:"Thekingdomof BaniAbbassissuchthatiftheTurks,Deylamites,andtheinhabitantsofIndusvalleyandIndia weretoattackthemtheywouldfailtodestroythemandBaniAbbasswouldcontinuetobe successfuluntiltheybecomeaggressivetowardstheslavesandtheweak.ThenGodwillmakea 'Gusale'(thewickedonewhowillrevoltagainstBaniAbbassanddestroythem)todominateover themwhichshallcomeoutfromaplacewheretheirkingdomwillbedisclosed.Heshallnotpass anycitybutthatwhichconquers;noflagwillbehoistedbeforehimbutthatwhichhedestroys andhewillnotcomeacrossanybountybutthatwhichhemisuses.Woebetotheonewhotakes hisside.ThisshallcontinueuntilvictoryisachievedbythehandsofanArabwhoshallriseforethe truthandactuponit." Itisapparentthat'onArab'intheabovesentencereferstoMahdi,theAwaitedOnewhoshall appearattheendoftimeandhissignsaretheveryoneswhichhavecomeinthesamechapterof theaforesaidbookwhichhasbeentakenfromthebookof"AlFatan",whereitsauthor,Imam AbuAbdullaNa'eemibnHemaadnarratesfromAbiQabilassuch:"Peopleshallalwaysbein comfortuntilthekingdomofBaniAbbasscomestoanend.Thentheywillliveindisturbed conditionsuntiltheadventofMahdi." Authorsays:HistorybearswitnessthatrightfromthetimeofHolaku'srevolt;theEasthasnot enjoyedliberty.Disturbedconditionsanddiscordamongtherulersandkingshasalways continuedtoexist.ThusAli'ssayingthat:UntilhegainsvictoryandhandsitovertoanArabis perhapsreferringtothispointthatthatdiscordanddisturbedconditionsareallincidentaltothe comingofHolakuandhissubsequentrevoltanditshallremaintilltheadventofMahdi. Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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Thus,asoneofthecausesandmeansofMahdi'svictoryandhissuccessininvitingthepeople (towardshismission)andhisdominationoverthecitiesisthediscordanddisturbedconditions whichshallfollowtherevoltofHolaku.ItislikethisthatHolakuhimselfwillsurrendertheaffairs ofGovernmenttoHazrat(A.S.).Anotherfactor,whichshowsthatMahdiisfromanArabline,is thediffusedtraditionswhichhavecomewithregardstodeterminationofhisfamilyandrelatives. Raghebinhis"Mufradaat"says:"Arab(???)arethechildrenofIsmail(Ishmaeel)and(?????)( Aarab)itspluralform.Lateron,thenomadswerecalledbythatname." Theauthorof"Saba'ekuzZahak",onpage4says: "Thecitydwellersarecalledas"???Arab"andthedesertdwellersasAarab"andwhatis commonisthatthewordofisusedforbothgroups."Jauhariin"Sihah"says:"Arab"atribeand theyarethecitydwellers.TheyhavebeencalledArabibythetitleofA'raabeErabi.Butwhatis commonlyusedisthewordof"(???)Arab"atalllevels.Thesamehasbeenwritteninthe dictionaries." Theauthorof"Ebar"says:'ThewordofArab"Arab"isconstructionedfrom"Aarab"andits meaningofexpression(speech)hasbeentakenfromthosewhosay:Atthetimewhenaperson expressesanddescribeshisneedandsincetheypossessthefacultyofexpressionandeloquency inspeechtheyhavebeencalledbythisname.SoknowthateverynonArabwhetherIranians, Turks,RomansorEuropeansareall"AjamnonArab"anditisnotwhatthepeoplecommonly believethatthewordofisparticulartothePersianspeakingnation.Rather,thepeopleofWest havehithertousedthiswordfortheFrenchandthosewhofallinthesamecategory.Howeverthe wordof(byanadditionof"A")isusedfortheonewhodoesnotclarifyhisspeecheventhough hemaybeanArab. MahdiisFromThis"Ummah"(Nation) Tirmidhiishis"Sahih",onpage270narratesfromAbuSa'eedKhudriwhosaid:'Ifearedthatafter theHolyProphet,somethingbadmighttakeplace,soweaskedtheProphetandherepliedas such:"IndeedMahdiisfrommy'Ummah'andheshallemergefromamongstthem."The magazine"HudalIslam"inits25thpublication,lineNo.3hasnarratedthesametraditionfrom IbnMaajahwhointurnhasnarrateditfromAbuSa'eed. Theauthorof"EqdudDurar",inthefirstchapternarratesfromAbuMuslimAbdurRahmanibn AufandhimfromhisfatherandhimfromtheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)whosaid: "SurelyGodshallappointamanfrommy"Ummah"(nation).Hecontinuedtothepointofsaying: HeshallfilltheearthwithJustice."Inthe3rdchapterofthesamebook,theauthornarratesfrom Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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thebookof"SefatulMahdi"writtenbyHafezAbuNa'eemwhointurnnarratesfromAbuSa'eed KhudriandhefromtheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)whosaid: 'Mahdiisfromus,theAhlulbait(i.e.PeopleoftheHouse).Heisfrommy'Ummah'.Theauthorof 'Fusu1alMuhimma'narratesfromAbuDawoudandTirmidhiandthesetwofromAbdullahibn Mas'oudandhefromtheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A)whosaid: "Ifthereremainsnotmorethanadayfromthelifetheearth,Godwillsetthedaysolonguntila personfrommy"Ummah"andprogenywhocarriesthesamelameasmineappears(andfillsthe worldwithJustice.)"Theauthorof"YanabiulMuwadda"hasnarrated(onpage433ofhisafore saidbook)atraditionfromthebook"JawaherulAqd'ain"ofAbuSa'eedKhudri.Inthattradition theHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)says:'MahdiisinmyUmmah'.Alsotheaforesaidauthornarrates fromAbuAbdullahNa'emmibnHemaad(fromhisbookof"AlFatan"andhefromHishamibn MuhammadandhefromtheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)whosaid:"Mahdiisfromthis"Ummah" andheistheonewhoshallleadIsaibnMaryam.20" Raghebinhis'Mufradaat'says:'Ummah'isanygroupofpeoplewhichisformedthroughthings likecustom,timeorplacemakingnodifferencewhetherthatthingbringsthemtogether voluntarilyorinvoluntarilyandthepluralof"Ummah"is"(???)Ummam." Onegrouphassaidassuch:'The"Ummah"ofeveryProphetarehisfollowersandtheonewho doesnotfollowhiscustomwillnotbeincludedinhis"Ummah"eventhoughhemayhavelived duringhistime.Therefore,the"Ummah"ofIslamarethosepeoplewhofollowtheIslamicrules andallthatthe20Asimilartraditiontothiseffecthascomein"Arfulwardi"page65narrated fromIbnSireen. HolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)hasbroughtmakingnodifferencewhetherhehasvisitedhimornotor whetherhehaslivedduringhistimeornot.Moreoverthisappliestoall,withoutanydifferencein familiesortribeseventhoughtheymaydifferfromeachotherfromtheviewpointoflanguage, timeandplace. TheAuthorisoftheopinionthat:'Itisapparentthatthe"objectofmakingknown"i.e.('L')in(Al MAHDI)isforcovenant;meaningthatMahditheonewhohasbeenrememberedinthe heavenlybooksandaboutwhomtheProphetshavegivengladtidingstotheirnations,shallbe fromthissameblessed"Ummah"andnotfromanyother"Ummah".Sothis"Ummah"deservesto rejoiceandbehappyforbeinghonoredsuchavirtue.Itistruethatinsomeoftheexceptionaland lesscommontraditionswefindsuchcontentslikethisone"MahdiisnotbutIsaibnMaryam (A.S.)". IbnHajarhaswritten(thistradition)in"Sawa'eq"onpage89.IbnMaajaandHakemhavebrought Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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onetraditionfromtheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)assuch:'Itwillnotbelongwhendifficultiesand problemswilldominatethepeopleandtheworldshallturnawayfromitsinhabitantsandthe peoplewillresorttogreediness.TheHourshallnotbeestablishedbutuponthewickedand MahdiisnotbutIsaibnMaryam. IbnHajarquotesHakemassaying: "Thesetraditionsdidnotdisturbmeassuchbutratherastonishedmegreatly."Baihaqisays: "OnlyMuhammadibnKhalidhasnarratedthistradition."Hakemsays:"He(i.e.Muhammadibn Khalid)isunknownandthereexistsdifferencesinthechainoftransmissionoftraditionsnarrated byhim."Nesa'eetoorejectssuchtraditions. Inthe10thVolumeofDa'eratulMa'aref(page475)theauthorafternarratingtheaforesaid traditionmentionstheviewsofIbnMaajaassuch:ImamQurtabisays:'Thistraditionisnot inconsistentwithwhattheprevioustraditionshavementionedaboutMahdibecause;this traditiononlyaimstorespectthedignityofIsaibnMaryam(A.S.)overMahdi.Thatistosay,there isnoMahdibutIsafromtheviewpointofispositionofImmaculatenessandperfection.Soitdoes notcontradictexistenceofMahdi.ItisidenticaltothissayingthatthereisnostalwartbutAli. Moreover,thisviewcanbesupportedwiththetraditionwhichsaysthatMahdiisfrommy progeny;heshallfilltheearthwithJusticeandwillemergealongwithIsa(A.S.)whoshallhelp himinthekillingofDajjalataplacecalled"Lad"inthelandofPalestine. Indeed,heshallruleoverthis'Ummah'andIsaibnMaryamwillpraybehindhimandGod AlmightyisAllKnowing.21 21TheauthorofArfulWarditoohasnarratedtheviewsofQurtabionpage86ofhisaforesaid bookThereafterhehasmentionedtheidenticalview:ofIbnKathuinexplanationoftheafore mentionedtradition.Hethenwritesassuch:QurtabisaysThechainoftransmittersofthis traditionisweakandthetraditionswhichhavecomefromtheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)about Mahdiand(thefact)thatheisfromtheprogenyoftheHolyProphetandFatemaharemorefirm andsoundthanthistraditionThusonehastojudgeinaccordancewiththemandnotothers.He furtherwrites:AbulHassanMuhammadibnHusseinibnIbrahimibnAasimSehrisaysTheauthor of"EqdudDurar"intheprefaceofhisaforementionedbookwritesassuch:'Andamongstthe people,therearethosewhoreckonthatMahdiisnoneotherthanIsaibnMaryam,thepureand holy. SoItoldthemTheonewhodeniestheemergenceofMahdiisnotactuallyreferringtoHazratIsa becausethereisnoreasontobelievethatthatreferenceismadetohimandtheonewhothinks thatMahdiisthesameasIsaibnMaryamandinsistsontheauthenticityofthistraditionhas indeedmadethezealofprejudiceanderrortobringhimtothepointofprecipice.Thereafterhe Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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says:"Eventhoughthistraditionmaybeproverbialamongthepeopleyet,howcanitbe consideredauthenticwhenthetraditionistshaverejectedit."Afteraccuratelyexaminingits referencesanddeliberatingonitsauthoritiesifapersonstillreliesonthistradition,itwillbea matterofgravefallacy. TheproofofthisstatementisthatImamAbuAbdurRahmanhasemphasizedonitsdenialandhis viewisworthyofacceptancebecausethetraditionreturnsbacktoMuhammadibnKhalidJundi. Moreover,ImamAbulFarajJauzinarratesinhisbook'ElalMutanahiya'theweaknessofthis traditionfromthewordsofHafezAbiBakrBaihaqiwhosaid:'ThistraditionisconnectedtoJundi andheisanunknownperson.Moreover,JundinarratesfromAba'anibnMyaashandhetooisa rejectedandunlaudableperson.Aba'antoonarratesfromHassanandhefromtheHolyProphet (S.A.W.A.)andthereisanintervalinhistransmission(i.e.allthesourceshavenotbeennarrated). Anyhow,thereisnoreasontoconsiderthistraditiontobeauthentic. Baihaqinarratesfromhismaster,HakemNaishabouri(andhiswordsaresufficientenoughto makeyouunderstandthetechniqueoftraditionandthepositionofitsnarrators)asfollows: 'JundiisanunknownpersonandIbnAaiyaash,arejectedoneandwithsuchtransmittersthis traditionissevered.AlmostallthescholarsoftraditionshavebroughttraditionsaboutImam Mahdiandallhavementionedhisnameandrememberedhimandforthosewhoareclear sightedandarealsoaware,itisclearthatapartofthosetraditionsarearectificationforthe otherpartsandthisisthehighestproofofthosetraditionsbeingbetterthanthisrejected tradition.Also,HafezAbuAbdullahHakemhasspokenonthissubjectinhis'Mustadrak'whichhas (also)beenmentionedin'Sahiain'andthismakesusneedlessofothertalks. Heremindsthatifatraditionhasbeennarratedbyalargenumberofpeopleitishavingpriority overthosetraditionswhicharenotassuchandwhilecomingacrossthistraditionhediscussesits positionfromtheviewpointofcredibilityanduncredibility.Thereafterhewrites: WithrespecttotheoverwhelmingnumberoftransmitterswithregardtothetraditionoftheHoly Prophetwehavetoadmitthatitisonawidescale.Thetraditionisasfollows:"Mahdishallcome andheisfrommyprogenyHeissomeoneotherthanIsaibnMaryam.RatherIsawillprayalong withhimandassisthiminthekillingofDajjal." "ThereasonIhavebroughtthistraditionisnottoargueuponitbuttoexpressmysurprise."This statementofHakemfinallyproveshisinattentiontowardsthistradition.Hefurthersays:"Better thanthistraditionisthetraditionofSunanSuriandhisadherents." Thereafter,hementionsthetraditionoftheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)whichsays;"Hisnameisthe sameasmyname"andthenwritesassuch:"Theeminentscholarsareoftheviewthatwhat Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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HazratintendstosaybythisstatementisthatMahdi'snameisthesameandsimilartohisname." ThustheabovestatementrevealsthetruthfulnessofthisstatementthatMahdiissomeoneother thanIsaibnMaryam(A.S.).Besides,evenifweassumethistraditiontobecorrect,wecannot takeitinitsapparentform.Rather,weshouldresorttoitsesotericinterpretation,sincewehave notfoundanyreasonforgivingupthosegenuinetraditionswhichareinoppositiontothis traditionandperhapsitsesotericinterpretationmaybeliketheesotericinterpretationof22from thisanglethatapartofthewordingsofthetwotraditionsareneartoeachotherandthenumber ofsuchtraditionsarenumerous.Thusrejectionisnotthefactualaimsothatwemayconclude thatMahdiisthesameasIsaibnMaryam.Rather,itshouldbesaidthatthissentencehascomein honorofHazratMahdiand/orIsaorperhapsitmightbehavingsomeotherinterpretation.' Authorof"YanabiulMuwadda"onpage434says: 'IndeedthefabricationofthistraditionfromIbnKhalidisapparentfromvariousaspects: Firstly,ifthistraditionwascorrectthentheoppressionandcrueltywhichwasprevalentduring thetimeofYazidandHajjajshouldhaveincreasedmanifoldanduntiltodaythereshouldhavenot remainedanygoodnessinthisworld.However,aftertheaforementionedperiod,thatisfromthe timeofOmaribnAbdulAzizandtheAbbassideCaliphsuptonow,peaceandgoodnesshasbeen settledbytheGraceofAllah. Secondly,beforetheappointmentoftheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)tothepositionofProphethood, thesubjectofMahdaviyatwasnotprevalentamongtheArabssothatitcouldpossiblyrejectthis saying(thereisnoMahdibutIsaibnMaryam). Thirdly,GodhashintedaboutMahdiinmanyversesofHisBookandassuchtheHolyProphettoo hasgivengladtidingsabouthimtohisfollowersjustasthepreviousProphets(AS.)hadgiven gladtidingstoothersaboutthecomingofourProphetandthecircumstancesconcerningMahdi.I havecollectedandmentionedthesegladtidingsinabookentitled"MashrequlEkwan".(End)22 "Fortheonewho13aneighbortothemosquethereisDoSalatexceptinthemosque."Its esotericinterpretationwillbeassuch:IfapersondoesnotperformhisSalatinmosquehisSalat willnotbeaperfectoneandnotthatthereisnoSalatforhimatall. Whatwecanderivefromthesayingsofthesegreatmeninreplytotheaforementioned traditionisthefollowing: Firstly,itisafabricatedone;secondlyitisnullandvoidandhenceweak;thirdlyitiscontradicting thewidelytransmittedtraditionandfourthlyitsactualinterpretationdiffersfromitsapparent meaning. Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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ItispossibletoconcludefromthistraditionthattheadventofMahdiandthedescendingofIsa fromtheheavensaretworelatedaffairsconnectedtoeachotherwherenonecanbeseparated fromtheother.Thereforeitiscorrecttosaythatreferencetooneappliestotheotherandit seemsthatbothareoneandthesameoritcanbesaidthatsomethingismissingfromthe traditionandinrealityitwasassuch:(MahdiisnotbutthatIsaiswithhim)Moreover,the diffusedtraditionsprovethismeaningtobecorrect.ThusIsaisoneofthesignsofauthenticityof thesubjectofMahdi(AS.). MahdiisFromKanane Authorof"EqdudDurar"inhisfirstchapternarratesfrom'Sunan'ofImamAbuAmroOsmanibn Sa'eedMuqariwhonarratesfromQatadawhosaid:"IaskedSa'eedibnMaseebwhetherMahdiis thetruthandhereplied:'Yes,heisthetruth,Ithenasked:'Towhichtribedoeshebelong?He replied:"TotheKanane."Iagainasked:'Towhichclandoeshebelong?Hereplied:'Tothe Quraish'Ifurtherasked:Towhichfamilydoeshebelong?Hereplied:'TotheBaniHashim'AgainI asked:'Towhichoneofthefamiliesdoeshebelong?Hereplied:"TotheprogenyofFatemah." Authorsays:"ByKananeismeantthesamesonofKazima,whowasthesonofMadraka,sonof Elyaas,sonofMazar,sonofNezar,sonofSa'ad,sonofAdnan." Authorof"Saba'ekalZahab"says:'BanuKananeisafamilyfromMazarandMazarhadasonin whomthelineageoftheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)terminatedandhewascalledasNezar. MoreoverMazarhadchildrenwhowerefromtheHolyProphet'slineageandtheywere:Malik, Malkaan,Haaris,Amr,Aamer,Saad,Ghanam,Auf,Mujraba,Jarwal,JazaalandGurwaan.Abu Ubaidsays:'TheywereallfromYemen'andinthebookcalled"Ebar"ithascomethattheirplace ofstaywasintheoutskirtsofMecca.' MahdiisFromQuraish Inthefirstchapterof"EqdudDurar",theauthornarratesfromImamAbuAbdullahNa'eemibn HamadwhonarratesfromIbnWa'elwhonarratesfromImamAbulHusseinAhmadibnJafar ManawiwhonarratesfromQatadawhosaid:'IaskedSa'eedibnMaseebwhetherMahdiwason truthandliereplied:'Yes'.Iasked:'Towhichtribedoeshebelong?Hereplied:'Quraish'.Iasked: "Towhichclandoeshebelong?"Hereplied:'BaniHashim'.Iasked:"Towhichfamilydoeshe belong:"Hereplied:"HeisfromtheoffspringofAbdulMuttalib."Iasked:"Whichoneofthe families?"Hereplied:"FromtheprogenyofFatemah."Iasked:"Whichoneofhersons?"He replied:"Thatisenoughnow." Also,theaforementionedbooknarrates(intheseventhchapter)fromthebook"AlFatan"of HafezAbuAbdullahNa'eemibnHemaadwhichinturnnarratesfromIshaaqibnYahyaibnThalha Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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whonarratesfromTa'ooswhosaid:OmaribnKhattabwasondeathbedandbiddingfarewellto hisfamilymembers.Hethensaid:'Idonotknowofanytreasure,whichIcanbestow.Thehouse andallthatitcontainsfromwealthandweaponsshouldbespentinthewayofAllah. ThenAli(MayAllahbesatisfiedwithhim)said:"OAmirulMomineen,leaveasidethismatter becauseyouarenottheownerof(this)wealth.Ratheritsownerisayoungmanfromthetribeof Quraishwhoshall,attheendoftimedistributeitinthewayofAllah."23 IbnHajarwritesonpage99ofhisbook"Sawa'eq"assuch:'AhmadandMaawardihavebrought atraditionfromtheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)whosaid:GladtidingsbetoyouaboutMahdi.Heis fromtheQuraish;frommyprogeny.24Esa'afurRaghebeentoohasnarratedthesameinhisbook onpage151.Theauthorbelieves:'QuraishisthesameNazribnKanane.InJa'ameulLatifwe readassuch:"KnowthatthereexistdifferencesinQuraishastowhytheywerecalledbythis name.Soitissaid:Theyweretitledinthenameofabeastlivingintheseaabeastwhicheats anditselfisnoteaten;conquersanditselfisnotconquered(ametaphoricremarksignifying powerandmagnificence)andthistribetooissimilartothatbeastduetotheirtoughnessand significance."InMadarekweread:Quraishisamightybeastwhichplayswiththeshipsand exceptforfireitcannotberepulsedbyanyotherthing.Itsdiminutiveformisduetoreverence." Someotherssay:ThereasontheywerecalledasQuraishwasthattheleaderoftheirtribeIbn YakhledGhalibibnFahrwasnamedasQuraish.Thusitwassaid:ThetribeofQuraishcame;the tribeofQuraishwentandinthiswaytheybecamefamousbythisname. Stillsomeothershavesaid:Qusi(???)whowasonepersonbelongingtotheirtribegatheredthem togetherandbroughtthemtoMeccaand"(???)Qurash"means"togathertogether".Thus,as hegatheredthemtogetherhewasnamedas23Atraditionsimilartothishasbeennarratedin ArfulWardionpage78butinthisversionOmarenteredthePublicTreasuryandsaid:Iswear byGodthatIdonotknowwhetherIshouldleaveasidethepublictreasuryandallthearmsand wealththatItcontainsorthatIshoulddistributethemInthewayofGod....Andonpage73itis mentionedthatAlisaid:Mahdiisfromme,fromtheQuraish. 24InKanzulUmmalvol.7,Page186andArfulWardiPage58thesamehasbeennarratedfrom Ahmad,MaawardiandAbuNa'eem.Also,SuyutiinArfulwardiPage79writes:"Ka'absays MahdiisnotbutfromthetribeofQuraishandcaliphateisnotbutinthem." (gathering)justaswesawinthepoemofFazlibnAbbasibnUtbaandalsoinhisfollowing poem:25ItisalsosaidthatQuraishwasthenameofQusianditwasbecauseofthisreasonthat histribewasnamedasQuraish.WhatismorecommonhoweveristhathisnamehadbeenZaid justasitwaspreviouslymentioned?Yetothershavesaid:Thewordof(????)isderivedfrom (?????whichmeans"toearn"andbecausetheywerecarryingonbusinessandearningtheywere Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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calledasQuraish. Itisalsosaidthatsince"Nazr"wascalledasQuraish,hisfamilytoobecamefamousbythisname. Somesay:TheywerecalledasQuraishbecausetheyweredoing"Taqrish"ofgoodsofthepilgrims goingforHajand"Taqrish"means'toinspect'.Thustheyerectedinspectionpointsintheirway andpreventedthemfrommovingaheadunchecked.Theproofthatthisstatementiscorrectis thesayingofHaarisibnKhulatulYashkariwhosays:26 MahdiisFromBaniHashim Theauthorof"UqdudDurar"inthefirstchapterofhisbook,narratesfromImamAbulHussein AhmadibnJafarManawiandImamAbuAbdullaNa'eemibnHamadandthesetwofromQatada whosaid: IaskedSa'eedibnMaseeb:"IsMahdithetruth?" Hereplied:"Yes." Iasked:"Towhichtribedoeshebelong?" Hereplied:"TotheQuraish." Iasked:"Towhichclandoeshebelong?" Hereplied:"TotheclanofBaniHashim." Iasked:"Fromwhichofitsfamilies?" Hereplied:"FromtheoffspringofAbdulMuttalib." Iasked:"Fromwhichoneofthem?" Hereplied:"FromtheoffspringofFatemah." Iasked:"Fromwhichoneofheroffspring?" Hereplied:"Thatisenoughnow." Theauthorsays:HashimwasthesamesonofdMunafwhowasthesonofQusi,sonofKalab,son Marra,sonofKa'ab,sonofLui,sonofGhalib,sonFehr,sonofMalik,sonofNazr,sonofKanane. 25WeweretheresidentsofMeccafromQuraishanditwasduetousthatthetribeofOuraish wascalledbythisname. 26'O'thespeakerwhoinvestigatesusinfrontofAmr;Isthereforusanytoaffairbefaithful upon?InJa'ameulLatifithascomeassuch:Hashim'snamewasAmrolAlaandthereasonhewas calledbynamewasthatduringtheperiodoffamineheusedprovidefoodandwaterforhistribe. Ingenerosityandbeneficencehehadreachedtosuchhighlevelthatheusedtoprovidefoodto thebeatsandbirdsandslaughtercamelsforthemontopmountains.Wheneverafaminewould occurinMecca,hewouldfeeditspeoplebyhisowndoingandpersuadedtherichmenofMecca todonatetheirwealthtothepoorandindigentuptothetimewhenGodcausedraintodescend. Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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Thereafter,hetraveledtoSyria,wenttoCaesar(king)andtookfromhimanordervouchingthe freedomofQuraish.HealsosentAbdulMuttalibtowardsYemenandinthiswaytookaletterof trustfromthekingofthatplace.ThereafterheordainedthetradersandmerchantsofQuraishto moveoutinthewinterandsummerseasonsforthepurposeoftrading.Thus,theywouldmove towardsSyriainsummerandproceedforYemeninwinter.Assuch,fromthenontheir subsistenceandmeansoflivelihoodgotextendedthroughsuchtradingandbyblessingsof Hashim,Goddeliveredthemfromfearof(lossof)lifeandhunger.ABDMUNAFwasthefatherof Hashimwhowasnamedasthe"moonofthefourteenthnight"becauseofhisgoodlookingface andbeneficence.Afterhim,Qusisucceededhimandthepostofrulingandgivingwatertothe pilgrimswastransferredtohim.HewascalledbythenameofMughairaandhisagnomenwas AbuAbdShamsthenameofQusi(fatherofAbdMunaf)wasZaidandalsoYazid.Thereasonhe wascalledas(???)(Qusi)wasthathealongwithhismotherFatemahdaughterofSa'ad,leftthe tribeofBaniUzraandstartedlivingwithhisunclesanddistancedhimselffromMecca.Thus,for thisreasonhewasnamedas(???)andthiswordisderivedfrom(????),whichmeans"distant".It alsocarriedthemeaningof"gathering"because,whenhegrewupandreturnedbacktoMecca hegatheredtheQuraishwhohadbeenscatteredinthedesertsandgotthembacktoMeccaand thenexpelledthetribeofKhaza'e.FazlibnAbbassibnAbuLahabsays:27 MahdiisFromtheProgenyofAbdulMuttalib Theauthorof"EqdudDurar",intheseventhchapternarratesfromthebooksofagroupof traditionistssuchasImamAbuAbdullaibnMaajainhisSunan,HafezAbulQasumTabaraniinhis Mu'ajamandHafezAbuNa'eemEsfahaniandotherslikeAnasibnMalikwhosaid:TheHoly Prophet(S.A.W.A.)said:"Weseven,(i.e.Ali,mybrother,Hamza,myuncle,Jafar,Hassan,Hussein, Mahdiandmyself)thesonsofAbdulMuttalibaretheleadersofParadise." 27Yourfathernamedas,(gathering)becauseGodgatheredthetribeof'Fehr'throughhim.The authorsays:Thisdenotesthesubjectwhichhadpreviouslybeenmentionedinthetraditionof QatadanarratedfromSaadibnMaseeb.InJa'ameulLatifitiswrittenassuch: AbdulMuttalib'snamewas"ShaibatulHamd'andsometimeshewasalsocalledbythenameof Aamer.Hewascalled'ShaibatulHamd'becauseoftheappearanceofsignsofwhitenessonhis hair.AbulHaariswashisagnomensincehehadasonbythenameofHaarisandhewascalledas AbdulMuttalibbecause,whenhisfatherHashimwhowaslivinginMeccawasabouttodie,he toldMuttalib,hisbrotherassuch:"Takecareofyour"???"(servant)inYathrib."Sofromthenon hewascalledasAbdulMuttalib.SomesaythatwhenhisuncleMuttalibwastakinghimtoMecca hehadanundeservingappearance. ForthisreasonwhenMuttalibwasaskedabouthisnephew'sconditionhefeltashamedtosay Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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thathewashisnephewandinsteadsaid:Heismy"???"(slaveorservant).Lateronwhenthey enteredMeccaitselfandhehadputonadecentlookMuttalibrevealedthathewashisnephew. InthiswayhebecamefamousbythenameofAbdulMuttalib.Itissaidthathehadapaleface andsowhenheleftforMeccawithMuttahb,peoplewereunderimpressionthathewashis "???"(slave)andweresaying:Muttalibhasbroughtone"???",(slave).Assuchhebecamefamous bythenameofAbdulMuttalib. MahdiisFromtheProgenyofAbuTalib Theauthorof"EqdudDurar"inthefourthchapterofsectionNo.3narratesfromSaifibnOmaira whosaid:'IwasnearAbuJafarMansoor.Headdressedmeassuch: OSaif!Itisinevitablethatacallerfromtheheavensshallcalloutinthenameofamanfromthe offspringofAbuTalib.Isaid:"MayIbesacrificedforyou'OAmirulMomineen.Areyounarrating whatyoujustsaid?"Hereplied:Yes,IswearbytheOneinwhoseHandismylife.Iamnarrating exactlywhatmyearshaveheard.Isaid:"ButuntilnowIhadnotheardsuchatradition."Hesaid: "OSaif,Indeedheisthetruthandatthetimewhenthisaffairtakesplacewewillbemoreworthy thanothersinanswering(hiscall).HoweverMahdiwillbesomeonefromourcousins."Isaid: "SomeonefromtheoffspringofFatemah!"Hereplied: 'OSaif,ifIhadhearditfromsomeoneotherthanAbuJafar(HazratBaqir)Iwouldhavenot narrateditforyouandindeedIwastoldaboutthismatterbythewisestpersononearth.In Saba'ekalZahabwereadassuch:IbnIshaaqsays:"AbuTalib'snamewasAbdMunafwhile HakemAbuAbdullahsays:'AbuTalib'snameandagnomenisoneandthesame." Theauthorof"TazkeratulAimma"writes:'Withregardstohislineagewehavementionedthat heisthesonofAbdulMuttalibandwhenthelatterwasabouttodie,herecommendedAbuTalib abouttheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.).Inthebookof"Tabaqaat"MuhammadibnSaadnarratesfrom agroupofUlemas(scholars)suchasIbnAbbass,Mujahida,Atha,Zahriandthelikeofthemthat AbdulMuttalibpassedawayinthesecondyearof"AamulFeel"(theYearoftheElephants)and theHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)atthattimewaseightyearsold.Infact,AbdulMuttalibpassedaway attheageofonehundredandtwentyandwasburiedinHejwan. UmmAimansays:IsawtheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)walkingandcryingunderthecoffinofAbdul Muttalib,whileitwasbeingcarriedaway.Accordingtoanothersaying,AbdulMuttalibwaseighty yearswhenheleftthisworld.Howeverthefirstsayingappearstobemorecorrect.Mujahidhas narratedfromIbnAbbassthatwhenagroupofpeoplefromthetribeof"Qaafa"from'BANI MUZHAQ'sawthefootstepsoftheHolyProphettheytoldthischild,forwehavenotseenany footstepswhicharesimilartotheholyprophet'sfootstepsresemblingthoseinposition. Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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ThenAbdulMuttalibturnedtowardsAbuTalibandsaid:"listentowhatevertheyhavesaid. Indeedthereshallbeakingdomforthissonofmine."Fromthenon,AbuTalibstoodup,inthe bestpossiblemanner,tohelptheMessengerofAllahandmadehimselfresponsibleforassisting himinhisaffairssomuchsothathewouldnevergetseparatedfromhim.Hewassomuch attractedtowardshimthathewouldgivemorepreferencetohimthanhisownsonsandwould sleeponlywhenHazratwasbesideshim.Hewouldtellhim:"Youarewellpacedandyourfuture isbright." Inthebookof"Tabaqa'at",IbnSa'adwrites:OnceAbuTalibwentto"ZilMujaaz"alongwiththe MessengerofAllah.Whenthelatterfeltthirsty,AbuTalibsaid:"Onephew,youhavebecome thirstyandthereisnowater."ThentheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A)camedownandstrikedthe groundwithhisheels.Verysoon,watergushedoutandHazratdrankfromit.Historianshave writtenthatasAbuTalibarosetosupportHazratandwouldoftendriveofftheenemiesfromhim, theQuraishonceapproachedhimandsaid:"Yournephewhasinsultedourgods,calledourgreat menasinsaneandreckonedourfatherstobedeviatedone.Therefore,yousurrenderhimtous orelse,thereshalloccurawarbetweenus." AbuTalibreplied:"Mayyourmouthsbeshutforever.IswearbyAllahthatIshallneversurrender himtoyou." Theysaid:"EmaraibnWalidibnMughairaisthemosthandsomeandnobleyoungmanamong theQuraish.YoumaykeephimasyoursoninsteadofMuhammadandsurrenderMuhammadto ussothatwecankillhim.Letusexchangeourmanwithyourman."AbuTalibreplied:"Woebe uponyoupeople.MayAllahturnyourfacedarkandgloomy?IswearbyAllahthatyouhave indeedspokentheevil.DoyoumeanthatIshouldhandovermysontoyousothatyoucankill himandwillgivemeyoursonmexchangesothatItakecareofhim!IswearbyAllahthatifIdo so,Iwouldbebutanevilman." Thereafterhesaid:Iwouldlikeyoutoseparatethebabycamelsfromtheirmother.Ifthemother camelgetsattractedtowardstheotherbabycamels(andnotherownones)then,Ishallhand overMuhammadtoyou.Hethenrecitedapoem. Then,fromtheeighthyearofhisbirthuntilthetenthyearofhisappointment,whichtotally amountstofortytwoyears,AbuTalibstoodupinsupportofHazrratandpreventedtheenemies fromharminghim.Hesparednoeffortintakingcareofhimtilltheendofhislife.Inthe"Nurul Absar",theauthormentionsthedateofdemiseofAbuTalibtobethefirstofZilqadaafterthe removalofeconomicsanctions,whichlastedfor8monthsand21days. In"MawahebulLadnia",theageofAbuTalibatthetimeofhisdemiseismentionedtobeeighty seven.ItwasinthesameyearthatUmmulMumineen,KhadijapassedawayandtheHoly Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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Prophet(S.A.WA)namedthatyearastheyearofsorrow(AamulHuzn).Forknowingmoreabout AbuTalibpleaserefertohistoricalbookslikeSeeraibnHishamandTarikheTabariandtorecent writings,especiallythebookof"BagyatatTalibFiAhwalAbiTalib"byZainiDehlanwhoisalso theauthorofAlFotouhatIslamiah.Alsorefertothebookof'ShaikhulAbtah'writtenbyour cousinSayyidMuhammadAliSharafuddinAamaliwhichthoughttobethebestbookinthis regard.

MahdiisFromtheDescendantofMuhammad AbuDawoudintheFourthvolumeofhis'Sahih'(page87)narratesfromAbdullaibnMasoudthat theHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)said:"Ifthereremainsnotmorethanadayfromthelifeoftheearth, GodwillsetthedaysolonguntilHeappointsapersonfrommydescendant." Intheaforementionedbookonpage81,henarratesfromAbuSa'eedKhudrithattheHoly Prophet(SAWA)said:"Mahdiisfromme."Theauthorof"NurulAbsar"onpage230narrates fromTirmidhiwhonarratesfromAbiSa'eedKhadriwhointurnnarratesfromtheHolyProphet (S.A.W.A.)onesuchsimilartradition.Thereafter,hewritesthatTirmidhihasreckonedthis traditiontobefirmandgenuineandthatTabaraniandotherstoohavenarratedthistradition. IbnHajarinhis"Sawa'eq"onpage98haswrittenthatRuyani,Tabaraniandothershavebroughta tradition fromtheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)assuch:"Mahdiisfrommyprogeny."In"Es'aafur Rhagebeen"(page149)and"NurulAbsar"(page230)thesametraditionoftheHolyProphet (S.A.W.A.)hasbeennarratedfromshirviyawhointurnhasnarratedfromHazaifaibnYamaan.28 Also,theauthorof"NurulAbsar"onpage231hasnarratedfromAliibnAbiTalibassuch:"I askedtheHolyProphetwhetherMahdiwouldbefromus,thedescendants"??"ofMuhammador fromothers"andhereplied:"Heisfromus."29 Theauthorof" Matalibu sSu'ool"writes:'Ihavereviewedtheviewsofthepeopleaboutthe exegesisof"??"(descendants)andfoundoutthatagroupbelievesthatby"??"ismeanthis familymembers.Anothergroupsays:(??)oftheHolyProphetarethoseuponwhom"Zakat" (almstax)isforbiddenandinstead"Khums"(onefifthlevy)ispermissible.Yetanothergroupsays: (??)referstothosepersonalitieswhofollowhisreligionandadheretohismanners. Thereafterhesays:"Thesearethethreeviews,whicharemorefamousthanallotherviewsinthis regard.HoweverthereasonthatthefirstviewiscorrectisatraditionwhichQaziHusseinibn Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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Mas'oudBaghwihasbroughtinhisbook"CommentaryofSunnatarRasul"(whichisacollection ofallthosetraditionswhichareinagreement)andhequotesitsreferencefromAbdurRahman ibnLailiwhosaid:'Ka'abibnAjzametmeandsaid"ShouldIpresentyouwithsomethingwhich IheardfromtheMessengerofAllah?"Ireplied:'Yesgiveittome.'Hesaid:IaskedtheHoly ProphetastohowoneshouldsendsalutationsuponthemtheAhlulBait.TheHolyProphet (S.A.W.A)replied: ('OAllah,sendsalutationsuponMuhammadandhisdescendantsjustasThousendssalutations uponIbrahimandhisdescendantsandsendblessingsuponMuhammadandhisdescendantsjust asThousendsblessingsuponIbrahimandhisdescendants.SurelyThouartAllPraiseworthyand AllGlorious). Thereafterhesays:TheHolyProphetinterpretedhisAhlulBaitashis"??Al"Thusbothare similarasfarastheirmeaningisconcernedandHazratinterchangedonewordfortheotherina mannerthathis(??)arehisAhlulBaitandhisAhlulBaitarehis(??).Therefore,onthisbasis,"?? Al"and"???Ahl"aresimilarinmeaning.Therealityofthisaffaircanbediscoveredfromhere that28TheauthorofKanzulUmmal(vol.7,pg.186)andArfulWardi(page66)apartfrom mentioningtwoothertraditionsfromRuyaniandAbuNa'eemhavementionedtheaforesaid traditionfromNa'eemibnHemadandIbnAsaker. 29Arfulwardipage61narratedfromTabarani,Na'eemibnHemadandAbuNa'eem. therootofhadbeenandh'waschangedtoforthisreasonthattheletterof"h"becomes "Tasgheerdimunitiveformand30Tasgheerofbecomesasperthisrulewhichstatesthat "Tasgheer"?returnsbackeverynountoitsoriginalform. Thereasonthatthesecondviewiscorrectisatradition,whichthetraditionistshavebroughtin theirbooks.Moreover,ImamMuslimibnHajjaj,AbuDawoudandNesa'eeareunanimousinthe authenticityofthistraditionandeachoneofthemhave,intheirrespective'Sahihs'narratedfrom AbdulMuttalibibnRabiyaibnHaarisassuch:'IheardtheHolyProphet(SAWA)saying: ItisnotthatalmsisfilthandisnotpermissibleforMuhammadandhis(??),toeatfromit. Moreover,theyhavesupportedtheirviewbyatraditionwhichMalikibnAnashasnarratedinhis "Mutha"referringtotheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)assaying:"Almsisnotpermissiblefor(??) (descendants)ofMuhammadbecausetheyarethedirtandfilthofpeople."Thus,hemadealms specificallyunpermissibleforhis(??)andthoseuponwhomalmsisforbiddenareBaniHashim andAbdulMuttalib.ItwasaskedfromZaidibnArqamastowhoarethe(??)(descendants)ofthe MessengerofAllahuponwhomalmsareforbiddenandhereplied:(??)ofAli,(??)ofJafar,(??), ofAbbassand(??)ofAqeelandthissecondviewisnearertothefirstview.Howeverthereason whichthesupportersofthethirdviewgiveisthesayingsofExaltedAllah: Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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(Except(??)ofLot;Wewillmostsurelydeliverthemall)where,aspertheconsensusofthe exegetists,(??)inthisversereferstothosewhohaveturnedtowardshimandfollowedhispath. Thereafterhesays:Now,keepinginviewallthathasbeensaidabout(??),itbecomesapparent thatitsmeaningcomprehensivelyfitsthembecausetheyarehisAhlulBait."Zakat"(almstax)is forbiddenforthemandtheyhavefollowedhisreligionandadheredtohispath.Ascribingthem with(??)andnamingthemwiththiswordisaccidentallytrue. MahdiisFromtheProgenyoftheHolyProphet AbuDawoud,inthefourthvolumeofhis'Sahih'onage87haswrittenatraditionwhichhasbeen narratedbyUmmSalmafromtheHolyProphetassuch: 30'Tasgheer'indictionarymeans'toreducethemeaningofthewordbyaddingthesignsof 'Tasgheer'.In"EsaafurRhagebeen"Page147asimilartraditionfromtheHolyProphethasbeen narratedbyNesa'ee,IbnMaaja,Baihaqiandothers.31IbnHajarin'Sawa'eq'onpage98writes: AbuNa'eemhasbroughtatraditionfromtheHolyProphetassuch:"Indeed,Godwillsenda manfrontmyprogeny."Thereafterhesaid:"HeshallfilltheearthwithJustice."Thesamehas alsocomein"Es'aafurRhagebeen"page149.32Intheaforementionedbookonpage97,the authorwrites:AbuDawoud,TirmidhiandIbnMaajahavebroughtatraditionfromtheHoly Prophet(S.A.W.A.)assuch:"Ifthereremainsnotmorethanadayfromthelifeoftheearth, indeedGodwillmakeamantoappearfrommyprogeny." InanothertraditiontheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)says:"Heisfrommyprogeny,theonewhoshall filltheearthwithJusticejustasithadbeenfilledwithoppression." Thesamecanbeseenin"Es'aafurRhagebeen"onpage147.33Theauthorof"MatalebusSu'ool" writes:'Themeaningof(progeny)inArabicissaidtobe(family)andasperthesayingofothersit means(offspring).Thereafterhesays:"Boththemeaningscanbefoundinthembecausethey arehisfamilyaswellashisoffspring.Howevertheyareconsideredtobehis(????)(family) becausearethenearkinsmenandtheytoowereassuch.Theyarereckonedtobehis(????) (offspring)forthisreasonthat(????)areconsideredtobechildrenofadaughterandtheywereas suchbecauseAllahspeaksaboutIbrahimasfollows:" ThusAllah,theExaltedplacedalltheaforementionedpersonalitiesincludingHazratIsaamong theoffspringofIbrahimwheretherelationofIsawithIbrahimisonlythroughhismotherMaryam andnooneelse. Thereafterhewrites:'IthasbeennarratedthatShobiwhowasoneoftheSunni'Ulemas'living atthetimeofHajjajibnYusufSaqafiwasamongtheloversofHassanandHusseinsuchthat Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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wheneverhewouldrememberthemhewouldsay:"Thosetwoarethechildrenandoffspringof theMessengerof31KanzulUmmalvol.7,Page186;JaameSgheervol.2,Page579;TraditionNo. 9241.32TheauthorofKanzulUmmal(vol.2;Pg.188)narratesatraditionfromtheHolyProphet whereintheend,Hazrat...untilMahdiappearsfrommyprogeny.HealsowritesthattheHoly Prophetsaid:"Thehourshallnotbeestablisheduntiltheearthisfilledwithcrueltyandop oppression.Then,Mahdishallemergefrommyprogenyandheshallfilltheearthwithequityand Justicejustasithadbeenfilledwithcrueltyandoppression.33Theauthorof"ArfulWardi"on page74narratesfromAliwhointurnnarratesfromtheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)assaying: "Mahdiisfrommyprogeny.HeshallfightformySunnah'justasIfoughtinthepathof revelation." Allah."LatersomeofthepeopleinformedHajjajaboutthismatterasaresultofwhichhebecame angryandstartedtoimprecatehim.OnceHajjajcalledhiminoneofhisgatheringswherethe aristocratsand'Ulemas'(scholars)ofBasraandKufaandtheQuraishwerepresent.Shobientered andgreetedbutHajjajdidnotpayanyheedanddidnotreplyhisgreetingswhichwasindeedthe rightofShobi.Whenhesatdown,Hajjajsaid:'OShobi,DoyouknowwhatIhaveheardaboutyou whichindeedprovesyourfoolishness? Shobireplied:Whatisit? Hajjajsaid:Don'tyouknowthatsonsofmenarethosewhoarealliedtohimandkinshipisonly throughfathers.Thus,onwhatbasisdoyousaythatthesonsofAharethechildrenandoffspring oftheHolyProphet!ExceptfortheirmotherFatemah,aretheyhavinganyotherconnectionwith theHolyProphetconsideringthatkinshipisnotfromthedaughters'sidebutratherfromthe fathers'side.ShobiputdownhisheadforsometimeuntilHajjajexceededthelimitsinhis disavowalandnotifiedtheothersinthegatheringaboutthismatter.Shobicontinuedhissilence andthemoreHajjajwitnessedhissilencethemoreherebukedhim.Thereafter,Shobiraisedhis headandsaid:'OAmir,IdonotseeyoubutaspeakerwhoisignorantoftheBookofAllahandthe 'Sunnah'oftheHolyProphetandonewhohasgrownwearyofthem.ThentheangerofHajjaj intensifiedandheaddressedShobiassuch:"Woebeuponyou,howdareyouspeaktomein thesewords!" Shobireplied:Yes,thosepresentinyourgatheringtheChanters(ofQuran)fromEgyptandthe bearersofknowledgeoftheBookwhoaredearbeforeyouareallawareofwhatIsay.Isitnot thatwhenAllahwishestoaddressHisslaves(i.e.servants)Hesays:'OBani(sonsof)Adamor'O BaniIsra'el.AboutIbahim,Allahsays......????????(andfromhisoffspring)untilHementions YahyaandIsa.Therefore,'OHajjajhowdoyouseetherelationshipofIsawithAdam,Isra'eland Ibrahim?Isitthroughhisfatheroranyofhisforefathers?Isitnotthatheisconnectedtothem onlythroughhismotherMaryam!Moreover,asperthegenuinenarrators,theHolyProphet (S.A.W.A.)withregardtoHassanhassaid:Indeedmyson(andhepointedouttoHassan)is Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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"Sayyid"(Chief).WhenHajjajheardsuchreasoningheloweredhisheadinshame.Laterhe showedkindnessandpolitenesstowardsShobiandfeltashamedofthosepresentinthe gathering. Nowthatthematterhasbecomeclear(????)(progeny)istheveryoffspring,childrenandfamily oftheHolyProphetandinreality,allthemeaningsareappliedtothem. MahdiisfromtheFamilyoftheHolyProphet AbuDawoud,inthefourthVolumeofhis"Sahih"onpage17hasbroughtatraditionwhichhas beennarratedbyAli(A.S.)fromtheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)assuch: "Ifthereremainsnotmorethanadayfromthelifeoftheearth,indeedGodwillmakeamanfrom myfamilytoappear."34Tirmidhi,inthesecondVolumeofhis"Sahih"onpage270hasbroughta traditionwhichhasbeennarratedbyAbuHurairafromtheHolyProphet(S.AW.A)asfollows: "Ifthereremainsnotmorethanadayfromthelifeoftheearth,Godwillsetthedaysolonguntil apersonfrommyfamilyshallappear."Thereafterhesays:'Thisisagoodandauthentictradition; Moreover,asimilartraditionfromtheHolyProphetwithaslightvariationhasbeennarratedby IbnHajar(onpage97ofhisSawa'eq)andShaikhSaban(onpage148ofEsaafurRhagebeen)from AbuDawoudandTirmidhi.35Themagazine"HudaIslam"No.2,inthethirdofitsweekly publicationNo.25mentions: IbnMaajahasbroughtatraditionnarratedbyAli(A.S.)fromtheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)assuch: "Mahdiisfrommyfamily."36ShaikhSabanonpage148of"Es'aafurRhagebeen"andIbnHajar onpage99of"Sawa'eq"havewrittenthatAhmad,AbuDawoud,TirmidhiandIbnMaajahave broughtatraditionfromtheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)assuch:'Ifthereremainsnotmorethana dayfromthelifeoftheearth,Godshallindeedmakeapersonfrommyprogenytoappear.Asper someothertraditions,wefindthewords'myfamily'.37 IbnHajaronpage97of"Sawa'eq"andShaikhSabanonpage148of"EsaafurRhagebeen"have writtenthatAhmad,AbuDawoud,andTirmidhihavebroughtatraditionfromtheHolyProphet (S.A.W.A.)asfollows:"Theworldshallnotpass,orperhapshesaid:Theworldshallnotceaseto existuntilapersonfrommyfamilycomesandrule."38Theauthorof"NurulAbsar"onpage231 hasbroughtatraditionnarratedbyAbuDawoudwhointurnhasnarratedfromZaribnAbdullah thattheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)hassaid:"Theworldshallnotpanuntilapersonfrommyfamily comesandrulesamongtheArabs".Thereafterhesaid:"HeshallmltheearthwithJustice."39 Intheaforementionedbook,theauthorwritesonpage229assuch: Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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34Thesamehascomein"KanzulUmmal"vol.7,pg.187and"JaameSagheer"vol.2,pg.377 traditionNo. 7489.Theaforesaidhooksalsomentionthatthetraditionisanacceptableone. 35KanzulUmmalvol.7pg.186narratedfromIbnMasood. 36KanzulUmmalvol.7pg.186. 37ArfulWardipg.64. 38ArfulWardipg.63NarratedfromAhmadandAbuNa'eemwhointurnhavenarratedfrom AbuSa'eed. KanzulUmmalpage186. 39ThesamehascomeinArfulWardipg.58narratedfromAhmad,AbuDawoudandTirmidhi whointurnhavenarratedfromIbnMasoud,whohasbeennarratedfromtheHolyProphet. Tirmidhireckonsthistraditiontobegoodandauthentic. AbuDawoudhasnarratedfromAli(mayAllahbesatisfiedwithhim)whointurnhasnarrated fromtheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A)whosaid:"Ifthereremainsnotmorethanadayfromthelifeof earth,Godwillindeedmakeapersonfrommyfamilytoappearonthatdayandfilltheearthwith Justicejustasithadbeenfilledwithoppression.40 Theauthorof"MatalibulSu'ool"inthechapterof"Askingone'swhishfromAhlulBait"writes: Somehavesaidthat"AhlulBait"referstothosepeoplewhoarenearerinrelationtoapersonin ancestorship.Someothershavesaidthat"AhlulBait"arethosewhogathertogetherinone womb.Stillothershavesaid:AhlulBaitarethosewhoareattachedtohimbykinshipandrelation. Allofthesemeaningscanbefoundinthembecause,theirlineagereturnsbacktotheHoly Prophet'sgrandfather,AbdulMuttalib. Alsotheyhavegatheredtogetherwithhim(i.e.theHolyProphet)inonewombandtheyare connectedtohimthroughkinshipaswellasrelation(soninlaw). Thustheyareinfacthis(??)(progeny)and(??)and(???)(AhlulBait)areoneandthesame whethertheydifferinmeaningornot.Thusthemeaningsofthesetwotermsarefixedforthem. Musliminhis'Sahih'narratesfromZaidibnHasaanwhosaid:'IwentwithHasainibnSeeraand OmaribnMuslimtovisitZaidibnArqam.Whenwesatdown,Hasainbegantospeakandsaid:'O Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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Zaid,Verily,nowthatyouhavenumerousgoodactionsinyourrecord,haveseentheHoly Prophet,haveheardtraditionsfromhim,havefoughtbesidehimandprayedbehindhim,so narrateforuswhatyouhaveheardfromtheMessengerofAllah(S.A.W.A).Zaidreplied:"O brother,surelyIhaveturnedoldandmymemoryhasbecomewornout.Asaresult,apartof whatIhaveacquiredfromtheHolyProphethasbeenforgottenbyme.SoacceptwhateverI narratetoyouanddonotbothermeaboutwhatIdonotnarratetoyou." Thereafterhesaid:'OncetheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)stoodnearaplacecalled"Hema'a"situated betweenMeccaandMedinaanddeliveredasermon.AfterpraisingandextollingGodAlmighty andthenexhortingthepeople,hesaid: 'Opeople,IamahumanbeinganditseemsthatmyLord'semissary(i.e.Izra'eel)isgoingtocome andtakeawaymysoul.Iamleavingamongstyou,twopreciousthings.Thefirstofthemisthe BookofAllahwhereinyouwillfindguidanceandlight.SotakeholdoftheBookofAllah;Inthis regard,heincitedandexhortedthepeopletowardtheBookofAllah.Thereafterhesaid:The otherismyAhlulBait.IremindyouofAllahwithregardstomyAhlulBait.IremindyouofAllah aboutthem. 40ArfulWardi,pg.59NarratedfromAhmad,AbuDawoudandIbnAbuShuiba.ThenHasain toldZaidibnArqamassuch:'OZaid,whoarehisAhlulBait?ArehiswivestheAhlulBait!? Hereplied:'No,hisAhlulBaitarethoseuponwhomalmsisforbidden.41 MahdiisFromKinsfolk WhenitisprovedthatMahdi(A.S.)isfromtheprogeny,descendantandfamilyoftheHoly Prophet(S.A.W.A.)andfromtheoffspringofAli,Fatemah,HassanandHusseinthenitis automaticallyprovedthatheisfrom"Zolghorba"(Kinsfolk)wheretheirfriendshiphasbeenmade obligatoryuponall.Theauthorof'YanibiulMuwadda'narratingfromBukhariandMuslimwrites onpage106ofhisbookassuch:''twasaskedfromIbnAbbassthattowhomintheverseof" Alghorba"referredto?ThenSa'eedibnJubairsaid:Theyarethenearonesoftheprogenyof Muhammad(S.A.W.A).Theauthorof'MatalibusSu'ool'narratesfromTafseerofImamAbul HassanAliibnAhmadWahadi(thechainoftransmissionwhichends.inIbnAbbass)assuch: Whentheverse: wasrevealed,itwasasked:'OMessengerofAllah!WhoarethesepeoplewhomAllahhas commandedustolove?TheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)replied:"Ali,Fatemahandtheirchildren." IbnHajarinhis"Sawa'eq"(page101)andQunduziin"YanibiulMuwadda"(page106)have broughtatradition(bearingthesamecontents)underthcaforesaidversenarratingfromthe greatMu'ajamofTabarani,TafseereibnAbuHatim,ManaqibofHakem,WaseetofWahadi, Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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HelyatalAuliaofAbuNa'eem,TafseereSualabiandFara'edasSemtain. IbnHajarin"Sa'waeq"(page101)narratesfromZainulAbedeenatthetimewhenhewastaken ascaptiveafterhislatherHusseinwaskilled;andonthewaytoSyriasomeofthefoulmouthed peoplesaid:AllpraisebetoAllahforhavingcausedthekillingofyouall,turningyouintoa wretchedstateandseveringtherootofsedition.Hereplied:Haven'tyouread(theBook)where Allahsays:Theysaid:"Isitthatreferstoyoupeople!?"Hereplied:"Yes." Theauthorof"MatalibusSu'ool"writes: 41Apartfromwhathasbeenwritten,Suyutionpage58ofArfulWardihasnarratedtwo traditionsfromAli(A.S.)andAbuSa'eed;onpage59hehasnarratedtwotraditionsfromIbn Masoud;onpage62hehasnarratedtwotraditionsfromAbuSa'eedKhudriandAbuHuraira;on page63hehasnarratedtwotraditionsfromAbuSaeedandIbnMasoudandonpage64hehas narratedonetraditionfromHuzaifawheretheHolyProphet(SAWA)hassaid:"Mahdiisaman frommyfamilyandhisnameisthesameasmine.HeshallfilltheearthwithJusticeandequity justasithadbeenfilledwithcrueltyandoppression." 'Knowthatthoseintheversewhohavebeenaskedtobelovedareindeedthe.Thereforeanyone whoisbestowedwiththeattributeof"???ghorba"deservesloveasperspecificationofthe aforementionedversebecauseifthereisadecreeforanyparticularcaseandatanyother occasion,thatcasestipulatesthatthesamedecreetoowillbeapplicableandwithregardstolove towardsthosewhohavebeenmentionedintheverseeventhoughtheythemselvesare associatestoeachother(fromtheviewpointoftheirsimilarityinacasewhichisexpedientfor love)yet,lovepossesdifferentlevels.Therefore,anyonewhoisthemorenearertotheHoly Prophet(S.A.W.A.),thatcasewillbecomemorefirminhim.Asperresearch,theconsensusof "Ulemas"isfirminthisregardthatthematteroflevelofloveandfriendshipdoesindeedcarry priorityoverallotherlevelssuchthatintheirwritingsandcompositionstheyhavespecifiedthat: 'IfapersonendowsormakesawilltothemostnearestpersontoZaidandifZaiddoesnothavea father,themostpreferablepersonwithregardstotheendowmentandwillarehischildrenas comparedtohisothernearones. Ifhehasafather,thenthereexistsadifferenceastowhetherthechildrenarehavingpriorityover fatherorareequaltohim.ThroughthisreasoningitbecomesclearandobviousthatFatemah possessthehighestlevelinthematterofloveandbeingthe(????????)(kinsfolk).Whenit becomesapparenttowhathasbeenwrittenaboutthepleasingexpressionsandattractive statementsaboutFatemah(A.S.),(especiallyherpurity)andthefactthatthesuperfluousvirtue andloftypositionwhichtheImamsbeholdisthroughhermeans,thenwearehelplessinbeing loyaltoherrightinsuchaffairsjustasweareboundtodosointhesubsequentchaptersabout thecircumstancesofImamandthedaysoftheirbirthanddeath.' Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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MahdiisFromtheOffspringoftheHolyProphet Theauthorof"YanabiulMuwadda"onpage234narratesfromtheauthorofFirdauswho narratesfromJaberibnAbdullahAnsariwhosaid: HolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)said:IndeedAllah,theExaltedplacedtheoffspringofeveryProphetfrom theirownrearandplacedmyoffspringfromtherearofAliibnAliTalib.Theauthorsays:The explicitnessofthisvaluable,traditionisthatthechildrenofAliibnAbiTalibAmirulMumineen (A.S.)fromFatemah(A.S.)areindeedtheoffspringoftheHolyProphet(S.AW.A)andthereisno differencebetweenHassanandHussein.Verily,asMahdi,theAwaitedoneisfromthisparticular houseandthispureoffspring,heisthereforecountedtobefromtheoffspringofMuhammad (S.A.W.A)(asperresearchandpreviousexplanationofthemeaningofoffspring). Theauthorof"TuhufulUqool"hasbroughtalengthytraditioninthisregardfromMusaibnJafar's conversationwithHaroonarRashidandweshallproducehereonlythatportionwhichservesour discussion.Hewrites: 'HazratMusaibnJafarapproachedHaroonforthereasonthattheletterwishedtoinquirefrom himthe(false)thingswhichpeoplehaveascribedtoHazratbeforeHaroon.Sohetookouta lengthyscrollwhichcontainedaccusationsabouthisShiasandreaditout.ThenHazratsaid:'O AmirulMumineen,weareafamilywhichhavebeenafflictedwithsuchaccusationsandAllahis 'AllForgiving'and'Oneveilsthevices'andHerefrainsfromliftingtheveilfromthedeedsofHis servantsexceptwhenHewillbetakingtheiraccountandthatwillbetheDaywhenwealthand childrenshallbeofnoavailandonlytheonewhocomesinthepresenceofAllahwithapure heartshallbenefit.Thereafterhesaid:'Myfathernarrated(forme)fromAliwhointurnnarrated fromtheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A)assuch:(Wheneverthetiesofrelationshiparefeltand maintainedwiththeother;thereoccurssomemovementandexcitementandthenitcalms down."IfAmirulMumineen(i.e.Haroon)deemsitadvisabletomaintainrelationshipandshake handswithme,hecandoso. ThenHarooncamedownfromhisthroneandstretchedouthisrighthandandcaughtholdof Hazrat'shand.Heembracedhimandmadehimsitbesideshimandsaid:Ibearwitnessthatyou aretruthfulandyourfatherandgrandfathertooweretruthful.WhenyoucametoinquireIwas themostharshfulpersontowardsyoubecauseofthehatredandangerwhichIhadacquired aboutyou. Sinceyouspoketomeinthemannerwhichyoudidandsoshookhandswithme,thefeelingof hatredandangerhasdisappearedfrommyheartandIhavebecomesatisfiedwithyou. Thereafter,hefeltsilentforsomemomentandthensaid:'Iwishtoaskyousomethingabout Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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AbbassandAll.OnwhatbasiswasAlimoreworthyofinheritance(fromtheHolyProphet)than Abbass,theUncleoftheHolyProphet? Hazratreplied:"Youexcusemefromthismatter."Hesaid:"IswearbyAllahthatIshallnotexcuse youuntilyouanswerme." Hazratreplied:"ifyoudonotexcusemethengrantmesafety."Hesaid:"Igauranteeyoursafety." Hazratsaid:"Surely,theHolyProphetdidnotnominateasheirtheonewhowasabletomigrate butdidnotmigrate.Indeed,Abbassyourfatherwasamongstthosewhobroughtfaithbutdidnot migrateandAlibroughtfaithandmigratedtoo.Allahsays: Haroonturnedpaleandthensaid:'OnwhatbasisdoyourelateyourselftotheHolyProphetand notAlinotwithstandingthefactthatAliwasyourfatherandtheHolyProphetyourgrandfather! Haaratreplied:SurelyAllahrelatedIsaibnMaryamtoHazratIbrahim,His"Khaleel"throughIsa's motherwhowasavirgin.AsAllahsays:ThusHerelatedIsatoIbrahimthroughMaryonly,justa: HerelatedSulaiman,Ayub,Yusuf,MusaandHaroontotheirfatherandmother.Fromtheview pointofexcellenceofIsawhichconcludedInhimonlyfromhismother'ssidewithoutanyother person'ithascomeintheholyQuranintheversebelowthat: ('OMaram!SurelyAllahhaschosenyouandpurifiedyouandHehaschosenyouabovethe womenoftheworld)becauseofMessiah.Sointhesamemanner,AllahchoseFatemahand purifiedherandmadehersuperiortoallthewomanoftheworldthroughHassanandHussein, thetwoyouthfulChiefsofParadise. MahdiisFromtheProgenyofAli(A.S.) Theauthorof"YanabiulMuwadda"onpage494narratesfrom"Manaqeb"ofKhawrazmi(the chainoftransmissionwhichendsinSabethibnDinar)whonarratesfromSa'eedibnJubairandhe fromIbnAbbass(mayAllahbesatisfiedwiththem)whosaid:'TheMessengerofAllah(S.A.W.A.) said:"IndeedAliistheImamofmy'Ummah'(nation)aftermeanditisfromhischildrenthatthe 'Qaem'willcomeandwheneverheemerges,heshallfilltheearthwithJusticeandequityjustasit hadbeenfilledwithcrueltyandoppression." Theauthorof"EqdudDurar"inthefirstchapter,narratesfrom'Sunan'ofAbuDawoud,'Jaame'of Tirmidhiand'Sunan'ofNesa'eefromIbnIshaaqassuch:Ali(mayAllah'sblessingsbeuponhim) lookedathisson,Hussein,andthensaid:'Surelymysonisa'Sayyid'(Chief)justastheHoly Prophetnamedhimso.Verysoonshallemergetheonefromhisrear.Hisnamewillbethesame asyourProphet'sflame.IncreationheisthesameastheProphetbutinmoralsheisnotso.He shallfilltheearthwithJustice.42 Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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Inthesecondchapteroftheaforementionedbook,theauthornarratesfromthebookof"Ba'as WaNushur"ofBaihaqiasimilartraditionuntilhecomestothesectionwhereAlisays:In manners,heisnotsimilartotheProphet. Moreover,inthesecondchapteroftheaforementionedbook,theauthorwrites:'AbuWa'el says:AlilookedatHusseinandthensaid:Indeedmysonis"Sayyid"(Chief)justastheMessenger ofAllah(S.A.W.A.)namedhimso.Verysoonaperson,whosenameshallbethesameasyour Prophet'snamewillemergefromHussein'srear.Heshallemergeatthetimewhenpeoplewillbe negligentandunaware.Atimewhenthetruthwillbedeadandoppressionwillbeinforce.The inhabitantsoftheheavensandearthwillrejoicefromhis 42Thesamehascomein"Arfulwardi"(page54)narratedfromAbuDawoudandNa'eemibn Hemad.emergence.Hewillbehavingabroadforehead,protractednose,broadstomach,broad thighs,aspotonhisrightcheekandhisfrontteethseperatedfromeachother.Heshallfillthe earthwithJusticejustasithadbeenfilledwithcrueltyandoppression.43 MahdiisFromtheProgenyofFatemah(A.S.) AbuDawoudinthefourthVolumeofhis'Sahih'onpage87writes:UmmSalmasays:'Iheardthe HolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)saying:Mahdiisfrommyprogeny;fromthechildrenofFatemah.44Ibn Hajarinhis"Sawa'eq"(page97)andShaikhSabanin"Es'aafurRhagebeen"(page148)have broughtthesametraditionfromMuslim,AbuDawoud,Nesa'e,IbnMaajaandBaihaqi.Theauthor of"YanabiulMuwadda"onpage430narratesfrom"MashkutalMasabih"fromAbuDawoud fromUmmSalmawhosaid:'IheardtheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)saying:Mahdiisfrommy progeny,fromthechildrenofFatemah. Again,thesameauthoronpage223ofhisaforesaidbooknarratesfromAliibnHallalwho narratesfromhisfatherwhosaid:'IwashonoredbyvisitingtheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)atthe timewhenhewasfeelingunwellandFatemahwascryingbesideshim.ThentheHolyProphet (S.A.W.A.)said:'Omydaughter,whatcausesyoutocry?Shereplied:Ifearthatafteryou,harm shallbefallme. TheHolyProphet(S.AW.A.)replied:'Omybelovedone,Allahputthereinofcareonthe inhabitantsoftheearth.Then,amongstthem,Heappointedyourfatherandthenbestowedupon himtheMessengership.Thereafter,Heshowedanothercare.HeappointedyourhusbandAliand revealedtomethatIshouldgiveyourhandinmarriagetohim.'OFatemah,wearesuchanAhlul BaitthatAllah,theExaltedhasgivenusprivilegeofseventhingswhichothersdonotpossess. Neitherthosebeforeusnorthosewhowillcomeafteruswillhavetheprivilegeofthoseseven things. Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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Iamyourfather,theLastoftheProphetsandthemosthondurableamongthembeforeAllahand my"Wasi"(legatee)isyourhusband,thebestofthelegateesandthemostbelovedamongst thembeforeAllah.OurmartyrHamza,theloveduncleofyourfatheraswellasyourhusband,is thebestofthemartyrsandthemostbelovedamongstthembeforeAllah.Moreover,theonewho possessestwowingsisfromus.HeshallflywiththeminParadisealongwiththeangelsto whicheverplacehewishes.Heisyourfather'scousinandthe43Theauthorof'ArfulWardi'On page62writes:"Tabaraniin'Ausath'narratesfromIbnOmarthattheHolyProphetcaughtholdof Ali'shandandsaid:soonayouthshallemergefromtherearofthisman.Heshallfilltheearth withJusticeandequity.Whenyoushallwitnessthis,itisuponyoutosupporttheTamimiyouth. Verily,heshallcomefromtheEastandhewillbethestandardbearerofMahdi. 44KanzulUmmalvol.7pg.186;ArfulWardiPage58NarratedfromAbuDawoud,IbnMaaja, TabaraniandHakem. brotherofyourhusband.Thetwo"Sebt"(offsprings)ofthis"Ummah"(nation)arefromusand theyareHassanandHussein,thetwoChiefsoftheyouthofParadiseandtheyareyoursons.I swearbytheoneWhorightlyappointedmetothestationoftheProphethoodthatMahdiisfrom yoursons.HeshallfilltheearthwithJusticejustasithadbeenfilledwithoppression.Theauthor of'Yanabi'mentionsthatHafezAbulAlaHamadanihasbroughtthistraditioninthe"Forty traditions"(whichhasbeenwrittenaboutMahdi). Theauthorof"YanabiulMuwadda"onpage434narratesfrom"Ausa'th"ofTabaraniwho narratesfromAbayaibnRaba'eewhointurnnarratesfromAbuAyubAnsariwhosaid: TheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)toldFatemah(MayAllah'speacebeuponher)assuch:Thebestof theProphetsisfromusandheisyourfather.ThebestoftheWasi's(legatees)isfromusandhe isyourhusband.ThebestofthemartyrsisfromusandheisHamza,yourfather'suncle.Theone whopossessestwowingsisfromus.Heshallflywiththemtowhicheverplacehewishesin ParadiseandheisJafar,yourfather'scousin.Thetwo"Sebt"(offsprings)ofthis'Ummah'andthe twoChiefsoftheyouthsofParadisearefromusandtheyareHassanandHussein,yourtwosons. Moreover,Mahdiisfromusandheshallbefromyourchildren. Intheaforementionedbook,theauthoronpage490narratesfromthebook"Faza'elas Sahabah"ofAbuMuzaffarSam'aniwhointurnnarratesfromAbuSae'edKhudriatradition almostsimilartotheonewhichwasjustmentioned.Theauthorsays:Traditionsinthisregard (whichyoucameacrossintheprefaceofthisbook)are"Mustafiza"traditions.Rathertheyare wildlytransmittedtraditionsandwhatwehavewrittenshallbeadequate.45MahdiisFromthe Progenyof"Sebtain"(i.e.HassanandHussein)Theauthorof"EqdudDurar"inthethirdchapterof sectionNo.3narratesfromthebook"SefatalMahdi"ofHafezAbuNaeemEsfahaniwhointurn Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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narratesfromAliibnHallalwhonarratesfromhisfatherassuch: 'IreceivedthehonorofvisitingtheMessengerofAllah(S.A.W.A)atthetimewhenhissoulwas abouttodepartandFatemahwascryingbesideshim.He45TheauthorofArfulWardionpage 66narratesfromAbuNa'eemwhonarratesfromHusseinwhonarratesfromtheHolyProphet (S.A.W.A.)assuch:"OFatemah,Mahdiisfromyourchildren."Theauthorof'MaqatelatThalabin' (vol.1,pg.143)hasnarratedthesamefromZuhriwhohasnarratedfromAliibnHusseinwhohas narratedfromhisfatherwhointurnhasnarratedfromFatemah. Moreover,SuyutiinarfulWardihasnarratedfromIbnAsakerwhohasnarratedfromHussein whointurnhasnarratedfromtheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)assuch:"Gladtidingbetoyou'O Fatemah.Mahdiisfromyou."Also,onpage71hereluctantlywrites;ZuhrisaysMahdifromthe sonsofFatemahshallemergefromMecca.Thenheshallbegivenallegiance.Onpage74,he writes:QatadasaysIaskedSa'eedibnMaseebwhetherMahdiwasontruthandherepliedin theaffirmative.Iasked:"Whoshallhebefrom?Hereplied:'FromthechildrenofFatemah."On page78,hewrites:IthascomefromZubrithatMahdiisfromthechildrenofFatemah.Onthe samepage,hewritesthatithascomefromAliwhosaid:Mahdiisfromourfamily,fromthe childrenofFatemah.TheauthorofSeerahHalabiinvol.1pg.185writes:Asperresearch,ithas comeintraditionsthatMahdiisfromtheprogenyoftheHolyProphetandfromthechildrenof Fatemah. recitedtheaforesaidlengthytraditionandintheendofithesaid:'OFatemah,Iswearbythe OneWhorightlyappointedmethatMahdiofthis'Ummah'willbefromthosetwo(i.e.Hassan andHussein). Theworldwillbecomesuchthatchaosanddisturbanceswillbeintensifiedallpath(ofsolution) willbeservedandpeoplewillfiercelyfallupononeanothersuchthatneithertheelderswillshow mercyupontheyoungnorthechildrenwillhonortheold.Whenthishappens,Allahwillappoint someone(i.e.Mahdi)whoshallconquerthedeviatedcastlesandopenoutthesheathedhearts(a metaphoricremarksthatHazratshalldominateoverthefalsereligionsandtamethedeviated heartstowardsIslam).IndeedheshallrevoltattheendoftimejustasIrevoltedatmytime.He shallfilltheearthwithJusticejustasithadbeenfilledwithoppression. Theauthorsays:ThistraditionhasbeennarratedbyGanjifromthebook"NETAIMAHDI"ofAbu Na'eemEsfahaniand"Mu'ajamKabeer"ofAbulQasimTabaraniandmostoftheexpertsof traditiontoo,havenarratedthistraditionintheirrespectivebookswithslightdifferencesin wordings.Insomeofthem,thewords'fromus'hasbeenwritteninsteadof'fromthosetwo'.46 Theauthorof"YanabiulMuwadda"onpage432writes:'TheauthorofJawaheralAqdainsays; 'Asperresearch,theeffectsoftheHolyProphet's'dua'(invocation)atthetimeofmarriageofAli andFatemah(peacebeuponthem)becameapparentintheoffspringofHassanandHussein. Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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Thus,fromtheiroffspringarethosewhohavepassedawayandthosewhoarestilltocome.If therewillnotcomeanyoneinthefutureexceptMahdi,sufficeitwillbefortheinvocationofthe HolyProphettohavecomeintoeffect. Inthisregard,theauthorsays:'JustaswesawinthetraditionofAliibnHallal,Hazrat'sswearing, inspiteofbeingtruthfulandtrustworthywasonlytoemphasizethematter.Fromamongstthe sevenfoldcharacteristics,HazrathassetasideMahdiandswearedbyhimonly,showingthe importanceofthismatter. HoweverthereasonthatMahdi(A.S.)isfromthesonsof"Sebtain"(A.S.)(offspringofAli)isthat HazratBaqer'smother(i.e.Fatemah)wasthewifeofHazratAliibnHusseinZainulAbedeen(A.S.) anddaughterofHazratAbuMuhammadHassanMujtaba(AS.)andaboutthiswoman,Imam Baqerhassaid: 'Fatemahisarighteouswoman.SoAbuJafarMuhammadibnAliBaqerisfromthesonsofHassan andHusseinandheandhishonorablesonsareamongstthosewhohaveattainedthishonor. Mahdi,theAwaitedonetooisfromthispropitioussplendorandblessedfamilytreebecause,heis MuhammadibnHassanibnJafaribnMuhammadibnBaqiribnAliibnHusseinibnAliibn AbiTalibAmirulMumineen(A.S.) 46TheauthorofArfWarditoohasnarratedthesameonpage66fromAbuNaeemandTabarani. MahdiisFromtheOffspringofHussein(A.S.) Inthefirstchapterof"EqdudDurar"itsauthornarratesfromHafezAbuNa'eemfromhisbook "SefatalMahdi"whointurnnarratesfromHuzaifaibnYamaanwhosaid:'TheMessengerof Allah(S.A.W.A)deliveredasermon.Then,hedisclosedforusallthatwassuretotakeplacetillthe DayofJudgement.Thereafterhesaid:Ifthereremainsnotmorethanadayfromthelifeofthe earth,GodAlmightywillsetthedaysolonguntilapersonfrommyprogenywhocarriesthesame nameasmeshallappear.ThenSalmanstoodupandsaid:'OMessengerofAllah,fromwhichof yourprogenyheshallcome?TheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)replied:'Heshallbefromthisson(and heputhishandonHussein'shead)ofmine. Theauthorof"YanabiulMuwadda"onpage49says:InthecommentaryonNahiulBalagha(most probablyheisreferringtocommentaryofIbnAbilHadeed)QaziulQuza'atnarratesfromKafiul Kufa'at,AbulQasimIsmailibnEbadatraditionwherethechainoftransmissionislinkedtoAli (A.S.)whomentionedsomethingaboutMahdiandthensaid: 'VerilyheisfromthechildrenofHussein.47 Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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Theauthorsays:Traditionsinthisregardare"Mustafiza"traditions.Rather,theconsensus amongstweShiaImamiahisthesameandwhatisfamousamongthescholarsofourbrethren Sunnistooisthesame.Howeverinsomeoftheraretraditions(veryfew)wefindsomething whichisoppositetothismeaning.Amongthem,AbuDawoudinhis'Sahih'(vol.4,pg.89)narrates fromAbuIshaaqwhosaid: Ali(mayAllah'speaceandblessingbeuponhim)lookedatHassanandSaid:"Surelymysonis 'Sayyid'(Chief)justastheHolyProphetcalledhimbythisname.Soonapersonwillemergefrom hisrear.HisnameshallbethesameasyourProphet'sname.Increationhewillbesimilartothe Prophetbutinbehaviourhewillnotbeso.HeshallfilltheearthwithJustice."SomeofSunni 'Ulemas'havereckonedMahditobefromthechildrenofAbuMuhammadHassanMujtaba(A.S.) Amongstthem,IbnHajarinhis'Sawa'eq'onpage99writes:"AbuDawoudinhis'Suaan'has narratedatraditionthatMahdiisfromthechildrenofHassananditsmysteryliesinthisthat HassanwaivedhisCaliphateforthesakeofAllahandhisaffectionforhispeople.ThusAllah placedthe'Qa'em'(whoshallemergeatthetimeofdirestrait)amongsthischildrensothathe fillstheearthwithJustice.ThetraditionswhichsaythatheisfromthechildrenofHusseinare weak." Theauthorsays:'Aspertheprescribedrulesin'UsuleFiqh'(PrinciplesofJurisprudence)relying ontheaforesaidtraditionisnotcorrectforthefollowing47TheauthorofYanabiulMuwadda onpage372narratesfromAliwhonarratesfromtheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)assuch:'Theworld shallnotceasetoexistuntilapersonfromtheprogenyofHusseinshallemergeinmy'Ummah'. HeshallfilltheearthwithJusticejustasithadbeenfilledwithoppression. reasons: Firstly,thereexistsadiscrepancyinthenarrationofAbiDawoudastheauthorof'EqdudDurar' narratesfrom'Sunan'ofAbiDawoudthatAlllookedtowardsHussein. Secondly,agroupofexpertsontraditionshavenarratedthesametraditioninitsexactform exceptthatAlilookedatHussein.Thirdly,thereisthepossibilityofanerrorbecausethewordsof HassanandHusseinaresometimeserroneouslywrittenforoneanotherespeciallyintheKufi script.Fourth,thetraditioniscontrarytowhatisfamousamongtheSunniUlemas.Fifth,thesaid traditioniscontradictingmostoftheothertraditions,whicharemoreauthenticintheirchainof transmissionandmoreevidentinexpression.Someofthesetraditionshavealreadybeen mentionedandAllahwilling,theresttoowillbementionedlateron. Andsixth,thistraditionisprobablyafalseandfabricatedoneforthisreasonthattheywantedto getneartoMuhammadibnAbdullaknownas'NafseZakiyah'.Thustheyresortedtofabrication Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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merelytopleasehim.MahdiisFromtheNinthDescendantofHussein(A.S.)Theauthorof "YanabiulMuwadda"onpage493narratesfrom"Manaqib"ofMuwaffaqibnAhmadKhawrazmi whonarratesfromSulaimibnQaisHallaliwhonarratesfromSalmanFarsiwhosaid:'Igotthe honorofvisitingtheMessengerofAllah(S.A.W.A.).WhatIsawwasHusseinibnAlisittingonhis lapandtheHolyProphetkissingoverhiseyesandlickinghisclothesandthensaying: YouareaChief,sonofaChiefandbrotherofChief.YouareanImam,sonofanImamandbrother ofImam.Youareadivineproof,brotherofadivineproofandfatherofnineDivineProofs,the ninthofthembeingthe"Qaem".Thesametoocanbeseenin"UqdudDurar". Intheaforementionedbookonpage258,theauthornarratesfromthetenthchapterof "MawaddatulQurba"assuch: IthascomefromSalimibnQaisHallalithatSalmanFarsisaid:WhenIwenttomeettheHoly Prophet(S.A.W.A.)IsawHusseinsittingonhislapandkissingoverhiseyesandlickinghisclothes. ThereaftertheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)said:YouareaChiefandthesonofaChiefYouarean ImamandthesonofanImam.Youareadivineproofandthesonofadivineproofandthefather ofnineDivineProofs,theninthofthemshallbetheQaem.Besidestheseone,therearestillother numeroustraditionsandAllahwilling,weshallsoonnarratethem. Theauthorsays:ItdoesnotseemlikelythatanyoneamongsttheMuslimsisignorantofthese ninepersonalitiesandhasnotknownthembyname.Withthisdescriptionthereisnoholding backtomentioningtheirnamesoutofbenedictionandremembrance.ThefirstofthemisAbul HassanZainulAbedeen,followedbyhissonAbuJafarMuhammadBaqir,followedbyhisson AbuAbdullaJaferSadeq,followedbyhisAbulHassanMusaKazim,followedbyhissonAbul HassanliharReza,followedbyhissonAbuJafarMuhammadJawad,followedbyhissonAbul HassanAliHaadi,followedbyhissonMuhammadHassanAskari,followedbyhissonAbulQasim MuhammadMahdiwhoistheninthofthemandthe"Qaem". MahdiisFromtheOffspringofSadeq(A.S.) Theauthorof"YanabiulMuwadda"onpage499hasnarratedfrom"Arba'een"ofHafezAbu Na'eemEsfahani(whichisacollectionoffortytraditionsaboutMahdi).Amongstthemisa tradition,whichhehasnarratedfrom'Laghwi'better,knownasIbn'Khesbab'. Hesaid:AbulQasimThaheribnHaroonibnMusaKazimnarratedformea.traditionfromhis grandfatherwhosaid:mymasterJaferibnMuhammadsaid:'Thepioussuccessorshallbefrom myprogenyandheistheMahdi.HisnameisMuhammadandhisagnomenisAbulQasim.He shallemergeattheendoftime.HismotherisnamedasNargisandabovehisheadisacloud, whichshallprovideashadowforhimfromthesun.Itshallaccompanyhimwhereverhegoesand Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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willcalloutinaneloquentvoice:ThisisMahdi,soobeyhim.'Besidesthis,therearesomeother traditionswhichAllahwillingweshallacquaintyouwithverysoon. IbnHajarin"Sawa'eq"onpage120says:MuhammadibnAliBaqerleftbehindsixsonswhichthe mostlearnedandperfectamongstallisJafarSadeq.Itwasforthisreasonthathewasmadeashis father'ssuccessorandlegateeandpeoplehavenarratedsomuchknowledgefromhimthathis fame(ofexcellence)hadengulfedalltheplaces. GreatSunnischolarslikeYahyaibnSa'eed,IbnJareeh,Malik,Sufyanin,AbuHanifa,Shuabaand AyubBakhtiyanihavenarratedtraditionsfromhim... UndertheverseImamFakhrRaazjsays:'Amongthemeaningsof'Kauthar'(riverinParadise)one meaningcanbethatof'offspring'because,thisSurawasrevealedinrefutationofthosewhowere rebukingtheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)fornothavingasonandthenAllahprovidedhima generationwhichwouldcontinuetoremaininthecourseoftime.Thus,youmayseeforyourself thathowmanyanoffspringoftheHolyProphethavebeenkilledandyettheworldisfulloftheir existencewhereasnotevenonehasremainedfromBaniUmmayid.Onceagain,youmayseefor yourselfthatthosewhoarefromhisAhlulBaitlikeBaqir,Sadeq,Kazim,Reza(A.S.),'NefsZakiyah' andtheirlikesaregreatscholars.

ChapterThree:MahdiandHisLooks AbuDawoudinhis'Sahih'(vol.4Pg.88)hasnarratedfromAbuSa'eedKhudriassuch:Messenger ofAllah(S.A.W.A.)said:Mahdiisfrommehavingasparklingforeheadandprotractednose.51On page98ofSawa'eq,IbnHajarhasnarratedfromAbuNa'eematraditionfromtheHolyProphet (S.A.W.)assuch:"VerilyAllahshallmakeapersontoappearfrommyprogeny.Hisfrontteethis spacedalittleandhisforeheadsparklingwithlight."Theauthorof"Es'aafurRaghebeen"toohas narratedthesametraditionoftheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)fromAbuNa'eem. Intheaforementionedbook,IbnHajarnarrates(onpage98)fromRuyaniandTabaraniandthey twofromtheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)assaying:'Mahdiisfrommyprogeny.Hisfaceislikea twinklingstar;hiscolor'Arabi'andhisfigurelikethefigureofIsra'eel.(Speakingallusivelyofhis wheatishcomplexion,tallheightandstoutness).Thesametraditioncanbeseenin"Es'aafur Rhagebeen"(page149).Authorof"Es'aafurRaghebeen"onpage140narratesfrom"Huliatul Aulia"ofAbuNa'eemEsfahaniassuch:"ItissaidthatMahdiisayouthwithblackeyes,extended Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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eyebrows,protractednose,curlybeardandaspotonhisrightcheekandrighthand." Authorof"NurulAbsar"narratesonpage229fromAbuDawoudandTirmidhiandtheytwofrom AbuSa'eedwhosaid:'IhaveheardthattheHoly51KanzulUmmalvol.7Pg.186;Arfulwardi Page58narratedfromAbuNa'eem;JaameSagheervol.2,traditionNo.9244andaddsthatthe HolyProphetsaid:"Hisfaceislikeatwinklingstar'andintraditionNo.9245theHoly"Prophet says:"Mahdiisfromme.Hisfaceislikeatwinklingstar."Aftermentioningthesetwotraditions, Suyuticonfirmstheirauthenticity. Prophet(S.A.W.A.)usedtosay:Mahdiisfromme,havingasparklingforeheadandprotracted nose.Intheaforesaidbook,theauthoronpage230narratesfromIbnShirwiyaandhe,from HuzaifaibnYamanandhe,fromtheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)whosaid:'Mahdiismy59n.His coloristhecolorof'Arabi'(wheatishcomplexion)andhisfigureislikethefigureofIsra'eel.52 Authorof"EqdudDurar"narratesinthethirdChapterfromAli(A.S.)who,whiledescribingthe dispositionofMahdisaid: 'Heisamanwithsparklingforehead,protractednoseandbroadthighs.Thereexistsaspotonhis rightcheekandtherearegapsbetweenhisteeth.53Inthesamechapteroftheaforesaidbook, theauthornarratesfromAbuJafarMuhammadibnAliBaqer(A.S.)whosaid: 'AmirulMumineenAliibnAbiTalibwasaskedaboutMahdi'sphysicalappearanceandhereplied: Heisayouthwithanaveragestatureandahandsomefacewithhairsfallingoverhisshoulders andlightgleamingfromhisface.54 MahdiandHisCharacter IbnHajarin"Sawa'eq"(page98)hasnarratedfromRauyaniandTabaraniandtheytoofromthe HolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)assuch:"Mahdiisfrommyprogeny."Thereafterhesaid:'Theinhabitants oftheheavensandtheinhabitantsoftheeartharehappywithhisreign.55Tabaraniadds:andthe birdsofthesky. Thesametraditioncanbefoundin"Es'aafurRaghebeen"onpage149.56Authorof"Es'aafur Raghebeen"onpage151hasnarratedfromAhmadandMawardithattheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.) said:"GladtidingsbetoyouaboutMahdi."Thereafterhesaid:"Theinhabitantsoftheheavens andtheinhabitants52ArfulWardipage66narratingfromRauyaniandAbuNa'eemaddsthat theHolyProphetsaid:"Onhisrightcheekisaspot." 53CommentaryofNahjulBalaghaIbnAbilHadeedVol.1,Pg.93narratingfrom'QaziulQuzaat' andIbnQutaiba. Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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54AuthorofArfulWardionpage63narratesfromAbuNa'eematraditionfromtheHolyProphet (S.AW.A.)whosaid:Allahshallappointfrommyprogenyapersonwhoshallhavegapingteeth, sparklingforehead....Also,inArfulWardipage63andKanzulUmmal,vol.7pg.187itisnarrated fromAbuNa'eemthattheHolyProphet,insequelofatraditionaboutMahdisaid:'Heisfrommy offspring.Heisayouthoffortywithafacesimilartotheluminousmoon.Onhisrightcheekisa blackspotandonhimaretwoQathwanicloaks.HeshalllookasifheissomeonefromtheBani Israel. AuthorofKanzulUmmalinvol.7,Page188narratesfromtheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)assuch: 'Thehourshallnotbeestablisheduntilapersonfrommyhouseholdbecomesthemasterofthe earth.Hisforeheadwillbesparklingandhisnoseaprotractedone. InSeeraHalabivol.1pg.l86wereadassuch:Mahdi'sfaceisliketheluminousstarandonhis rightcheekisonespot. InSaba'ekuzZahabchapter6,pg.78itiswrittenthatMahdipossessesatallfigurewithgood appearanceandhair,protractednoseandhandsomeface. 55Theauthorof"ArfulWardi"toohasnarratedonpage65thesametraditionoftheHoly ProphetfromHakem.Moreover,onpage82hehasbroughtthesamecontentsinalengthy traditionnarratedfromDaanifromSharibnHushabfromtheHolyProphet. 56ArfulWardipage66narratingfromRauyaniandAbuNa'eem. oftheeartharehappywithhim.Heshalldistributethewealthequally,freeMuhammad's 'Ummah'fromneedorwantandcomfortthemwithhisrighteousness." Theauthorof"Eqduddurar"intheeighthchapterofhisbooknarratesfromTa'oosassuch:"The signofMahdiisthatheshallbeharshwithrulers,generouswiththepeopleindistributingwealth andgentlewiththehelplessincaressingthem."Thereafterhewrites:'Thistraditionhasbeen takenfromAbuAbdullaNa'eemibnHemadfromthebookof'Fatan'57Inthethirdchapterand theninthsectionoftheaforementionedbook,theauthornarratesfromthebookof"Fatan"of HafezAbuAbdullahNa'eemibnHemadwhonarratesfromAbuRumiyahasfollows:"Mahdishall feedthehelpless." Authorof"NurulAbsar"narrates(onpage230)from'Musnad'ofImamAhmadwhonarrates fromSaeedKhudriwhosaid:'MessengerofAllah(S.A.W.A.)said:"Igiveyougladtidingsabout Mahdi." Thereafterhesaid:'Theinhabitantsoftheheavensandtheinhabitantsoftheeartharehappy Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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withhim.Heshalldistributewealthequallyamongstthepeopleandwillfilltheheartsof Muhammad's'Ummah'withneedlessness(ametaphoricremarkofmakingthepeoplewealthy). Heshallcomfortthemwithhisrighteousness.58 Furthermore,intheaforementionedbooktheauthoronthesamepage,narratesonceagain from'Fatan'fromHuzaifaibnYamaanthattheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)said:"Mahdiismyson." Thereafterhesaid:"Theinhabitantsoftheheavens,theinhabitantsoftheearthandthebirdsof theskyarehappywithhisreign." MahdiResemblestheMessengerofAllah(S.A.W.A.) Theauthorof"YanabiulMuwadda"onpage493narratesfrom"Manaqeb"ofKhawrazmiwhoin turnnarratesfromJafaribnMuhammadMasroorwhonarratesfromHusseinibnMuhammad AamerwhonarratesfromhisUncleAbdullahibnAamerwhonarratesfromMuhammadibnAbu OmairwhonarratesfromAbuJumailaMufazzalibnSalehwhonarratesfromJaberibnYazidwho narratesfromJaberibnAbdullahAnsariwhosaid:'TheMessengerofAllah(S.A.W.A.)said: 'Mahdiismyson.Hisnameaswellashisagnomenshallbethesameasmine.Amongstallthe people,heshallresemblemethemostincreationandmorals.59 57TheauthorofArfulWardihasnarrated(onpage78)fromHafezAbuNa'eemthatTa'ooshas said:'IfatanytimeMahdishallcome,hewilldonatewealth,willbefirmwiththegovernment officialandwillcaresstheindigent. 58Theauthorof"ArfulWardi"hasnarratedthesamefromAhmad,BawardiandAbuNa'eem. Theauthorof"KanzulUmmal"toohasnarratedinvol.7Page186fromAhmadandBawardi. 59Theauthorof"ArfulWardi"onpage63narratesfromMu'ajamofTabaraniandAbuNa'eem thattheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)said:"Thereshallemergefrommyprogenyapersonwhose nameshallbethesameasmineandhismoralswillbethesameasmine. Intheaforementionedbook,thesametraditionoftheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)hasbeennarrated fromAbuBaseerwhohasnarratedfromHazratSadiqJaferibnMuhammadwhointurnhas narratedfromhisfatherAmirulMumineen(A.S.). Theauthorof'AlFotouhatalMakkiyah'inthe366thchapterwritesaboutthecharacteristicsof Mahdiassuch:'HeissimilartotheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)increation.Howeverinmorals,heis similartotheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)toalesserdegreebecausenonecanbelikeHazratinmorals asAllahsays: Theauthorsays:'Twopersonsbeingalikefromanyviewpoint(whethercreationormorals)is Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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impossiblehabitually.Howeversuchremarksshowthenearnessofone(amongstthem)tothe otherjustasthesamemeaningcanbederivedfromthefirsttraditionwhichsays:Amongstallthe people,heresemblestheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)themost.Thatistosay,ifatallthecreationand moralsofthepeopleistobecomparedwiththecreationandmoralsoftheHolyProphet (S.A.W.A)thenamongstall,Mahdi(AS.)istheonewhoresemblestheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)the mostandheistheonewhoisnearesttohim.Thismatterisnotincompatiblewiththematterof theHolyProphet(S.A.W.A)being(Majesticincreation)andthefactthatno(character)issimilar tohis. MahdiandHisDisposition AbuDawoudnarratesonpage88ofhis"Sahih"atraditionfromUmmSalma,thewifeoftheHoly Prophet(S.A.W.A.)andshefromtheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)whilespeakingaboutMahdiandhis allegiancebetween'Rukn'and'Maqam'hesaid:"Thepeopleshallactaccordingtothemannersof theirProphetandIslamwillbeestablishedanditspreceptswillexpandallovertheearth." Theauthorof"YanabiulMuwadda"narrates(onpage437)fromAliibnAbiTalib,Amirul Mumineen(AS.)whosaidaboutMahdi'scharacteristicsassuch:Atthetimewhenthey(i.e.the people)shallsuittheguidancetofollowthedesires,Mahdishallalterthedesirestofollowthe guidance.AtthetimewhentheyshallinterpretQurantofollowtheir(own)prudence,Mahdishall realign(their)prudencetofollowtheQuran.MahdishalldemonstratetoyoutheJustice.Mahdi shallenliventhecommandmentsoftheQuranandtheSunnah,whichwasuntilthen,deadand lifeless. Onpage98of"Sawa'eq",IbnHajarsays: IbnHemadnarratesonetradition,whichitschainoftransmissionculminatesintheHolyProphet (S.A.W.A.).Hazratsays:"Mahdiisfrommyrace.Heshallfightformy'Sunnah'justasIfoughtfor therevelationofAllah."60Theauthorof"YanabiulMuwadda"narratesonpage445from HamuaniwhonarratesfromIbnAbbassassuch:'TheMessengerofAllah(S.A.W.A.)said:"Verily AllahresolvedthisreligionbythehandsofAli.Then,whenheiskilled,thereligionshall deteriorateuntilMahdicomesandrectifiesit."Theauthorsays:TraditionsaboutMahdithathe shallfilltheearthwithequityandJusticeafterithasbeenfilledwithcrueltyandoppressioncome tothelevelof'Mustafiza'.Allahwilling,youshallsooncomeacrosstheseandothertraditions.61 MahdiandHisKnowledge Inthethirdchapterof"EqdudDurar"itsauthornarratesfromHarithibnMughairaAnsarithathe askedAbuAbdullahHusseinibnAliassuch:BywhatsignshouldwerecognizeMahdi? Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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Hereplied:'By(his)calmnessand(his)dignity.OnceagainIasked:Bywhatsign? Hereplied:Byrecognizingthe'forbidden'and'permissible'affairsandtheneedofthepeople towardshimandhisownneedlessnessfromothers.Onpage401,theauthorof"Yanabiul Muwadda"narratesfromthebookof"DurratulMa'aref"asfollows:"Mahdishallbringoutfrom thecaveof'Anthakia'thebooksandshallbringoutfromthelakeof'Tabariah'theZaboorwhich containsallthatthefamilyofMusaandHaroonhaveleftbehindandwhichwascarriedbythe AngelsandcontainstheTablets(piecesofstoneorwoodonwhichdivinemattershavebeen written)andthecaneofMusa(A.S.).MoreoverMahdiissuperiortoallthepeopleinknowledge andinsight."62 Intheaforementionedbook,theauthornarratesfromKhawrazmiwherethechainof transmissionleadstoAbuJafarBaqir(A.S.)who,whilespeaking,aboutMahdiandhis resemblancetotheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)said:"AndheshallbringoutallthattheProphets havestored."Theauthorof"EqdudDurar"narrates(inchapter3,Section9)fromAbdullahibn Athaassuch:'IaskedHazratAbuJafar(Baqir)toinformme60ArfulWardiPage74narrating fromAli(A.5.)whointurnnarratesfromtheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.). 62TheauthorofArfulWardibringsatraditionOnpage62fromAbuNa'eemfromtheHoly Prophet(S.A.W.A)assuch:'Thereshallemergeapersonfrommyprogenywhowillspeakbutmy 'Sunnah'.Allahwillsendrainforhimfromtheheavensandtheearthshallthrowoutitsbounties forhim.HeshallfilltheearthwithequityandJusticejustasithadbeenfilledwithcrueltyand oppression Onpage64,henarratesfromAbuNa'eemthattheHolyProphetwhilementioningaboutthe injusticesandseditionsofdespoticrulerssays:'1fthereremainsnotmorethanadayfromtheme oftheearth,Allahwillsetthedaysolonguntilapersonfrommyprogenycomesandrules.Then greateventsshalltakeplacethroughhisbandsandIslamshallmanifestitself 62Onpage75ofArfulWardiillswrittenthatKa'abulAkhbarsays:'Mahdishallbringoutthe ArkofCovenant'fromthecaveofAnthakia.Alsoitiswritten:Thereasonhelassbeencalledas Mahdiisthatheshallbeaguidetothesecretaffairs.Then,heshallbringouttheArkofCovenant fromthecaveofAnthakia.about'Qaem'andhereplied:'Iamnotthat'Qaem'andneitherthe onewhomyouhaveperambulatedaround.IaskedhimaboutMahdi'sbehaviourandhereplied: "JustastheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)usedtobehave." MahdiandHisJustice Inthethirdchapterof"EqdudDurar"itsauthor,narratesfromKa'abulAkhbarwhosaid:"Ihave foundintheBooksofProphetsaboutthecharacteristicofMahdiandthathiscommandsarenot Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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oppressiveandviolataryinnature."Thereafterhewrites:'ImamAbuOmarandMuqqariintheir 'Sunan'andHafezAbuNa'eemAbdullahibnHemadtoohavenarratedthistradition.63Aboutthe characteristicofMahdi,theauthorof"FotouhatalMakkiyah"writesinchapterNo.363assuch: "Heshalldistributewealthequally,willexecuteJusticeamongthepeopleandbringtoahaltthe altercations."Theauthorof"Es'aafurRaghebeen"narratesonpage161ofhisaforesaidbook from"FotouhatalMakkiyah"asfollows:'Asresearchgoes,HazratMahdishallgivecommandto thosethingswhichtheAngelofinspirationshallgiveandsurelyheshallberevealedthecreedof Muhammad.ThesamemattercanbeseeninoneofthetraditionswheretheHolyProphet (S.A.W.A.)says:"Mahdishallfollowmeandheisfreefromeveryerror." ThustheHolyProphetmadeusrealizeandrecognizeHazratMahdiinthisregardthathis commandsaretheverycommandsoftheHolyProphetandarenotinnovations.Moreoverit showsthatheisinfallibleandwillnotissueanyorderbutthatwhichthetruthis. Thereafterhesays:NotwithstandingthatAllahinspireshimtothetruth,hiscomparisonis forbidden.Rather,someoftheresearchershaveforbiddencomparisonforallmenofconscience andmenofGodforthisreasonthattheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)ispresentintheirsight.Thus,if theyshouldoccasionallydoubttheauthenticityofatraditionordecree,theyoughttoreferto Hazratandheinturnshallinformthemaboutthetrueandmanifestaffairs.Theonewho possessessuchastatusisnotinneedoffollowinganyleaderssavetheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A). MahdiandHisGenerosity Themagazine"HudalIslam"inits25thweeklypublicationinitsthirdyearnarratesfromIbn MaajawhonarratesfromAbuSa'eedKhudrithattheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A)said: "VerilyMahdishallbefrommyUmmah."Thereafterhesaid:"Aperson63ArfulWardi,Page77. shallapproachhimandsayMahdigrantmesomething."Thenheshallpourwealthuntohimto theextent,whichhecancarry.64Theauthorof"Es'aafurRaghebeen"onpage149hasnarrated fromAbuDawoudandAbuAbdullahHakemNaishabouri;theauthorof"YanabiulMuwadda" onpage431fromTirmidhiandallthreefromAbuSa'eedthesametraditionoftheHolyProphet initsexactform. IbnHajarinhis"Sawaeq"onpage98narratesfromAbuNa'eemthattheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.) said:"Allahshallappointapersonfrommyprogeny."Thereafterhesaid:"Heshallbestow wealthabundantly."Thesamehasbeennarratedin"Es'aafurRaghebeen"onpage149.Also,Ibn Hajaronpage98ofhis"Sawaeq"writesthatAhmadandMuslimhavebroughtatraditionfrom theHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)stating:"Intheendoftime,thereshallbeaCaliphwhowillbestow Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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wealthabundantlyandunlimitedly." Thesametraditionhasbeennarratedonpage149of"EsaafurRaghebeen".65 MahdiandHisRule Theauthorof"EqdudDurar"narratesfrom'Tarikh'ofAbuAbdullahibnJauziandhefrom AbdullahibnAbbassandhefromtheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)assaying:'Therulersoftheearth arefourtwoofthembelieversandtwoapostates.ThetwobelieversareZulQarnainand SulaimanwhilethetwoapostatesareBukhtunNasr(Nebuchadnezzar)andNimrod.Soona personfrommyprogenyshallgaincontroloverit(i.e.theearth).66Theauthorof"Es'aafur Raghebeen"onpage152says:"IthascomeintraditionsthatMahdiwillbecometheMasterof theearthfromEasttoWest."64ThesamecanbefoundinKanzulUmmalVol7Page186and ArfulWardipage59fromAbuSa'eed.65TarikhIbnAsaker(vol.1pg.186),KanzulUmmal(vol.7 pg.186)narratingfromJaherandonpage187fromAbuSa'eedandArfulWardi(page60&61) narratingfromJaberandAbusa'eedhavebroughtthesameandinsteadof'endoftime'theword of'Ummah'lassbeenused.Also,theauthorsofKanzulUmmal(vol.7pg.189)andArfulWardi(on page62)havenarratedfromAbuHumiraandAbuSa'eedassuch:TheHolyProphetsaid:'Mahdi isfrommy'Ummah'.Ifheenduresshort,itwillbeseven,eightornineyears.Atthattime,my Ummahshallenjoysuchbountieswhichthegoodandevilamongstthemhadneverenjoyed before.Theheavensshallpourforthemandtheearthshallthrowoutitswealthwithoutkeeping anythinginstore.Atthattime,therewillbenoesteemforwealthsuchthatapersonwillriseand say:"OMahdibestowmesomething"andhewillsay:'Take'. Moreover,theauthorsofArfulwardiandKanzulUmmalhavenarratedonpage58andpage186, vol.7respectively,atraditionfromtheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)assuch:'Acallershallcryouton behalfofMahdi:"Isthereanyonehavingsomewish?Ifso,thencomeforward."Thennoneshall comeexceptforonepersonwhowillasksomethingfromhim.Hewillsay:'Bringthevessel'. Whenitisbroughthewillbestowhimsomuchsothathewillbeunabletocarry.Thenheshall takeawaytheamount,whichheiscapableofcarryingbutafterwardswillrepentantlycomeback toreturnthewealth.Hazratwillsay:Weshallnotacceptthething,whichwehavealready bestowed... TheauthorofArfulWardionpage63narratesfromAbuNa'eemandonpage64fromIbnAbu ShuibaandallthreefromAbuSa'eedthattheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)said:"Atthetimea seditionsshalloccur,Allahwillsendattheendoftimeapeonfrommyprogenywhose munificencewillbeatease."Insomecopiesthewords'willbeswift'iswritten. 66ArfulWardi,page81. Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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Theauthorsays:InsomeofthetraditionsitismentionedthathisrulewillenveloptheEastand West.Theauthorof"YanabiulMuwadda"narratesfromtheauthor"JawaharulAqdain"andhe, fromAliwhosaid:"Whenthe'Qaem'fromtheprogenyofMuhammad(SAW.A.)Emerges,Allah willgatherforhimtheinhabitantsoftheEastandWest." MahdiandHisReforms Invol.4,pg.87of'Sahih'AbuDawoudnarratesfromAli(Peacebeuponhim)thattheHoly Prophet(S.A.W.A.)said:'Ifthereremainsnotmorethanadayfromthelifeoftheearth,Allahwill appointapersonfrommyprogeny.HeshallfilltheearthwithequityandJusticejustasithad beenfilledwithcrueltyandoppression.67 Theauthorof'NurulAbsar'hasnarrated(onpage231)fromAliibnAbiTalib(A.S.)assuch:'I askedtheMessengerofAllah(S.A.W.A.):WillMahdibefrom(our)progenyofMuhammadorwill hebefromsomeotherprogeny?Hereplied:No,heshallbefromus.Allahshallbringthereligion tocompletionthroughhishandsjustasheexpandeditthroughus.Byourblessingsthey(i.e.the people)shallbereleasedfromturbulencejustastheygotreleasedfrompolytheism.Byour blessingsAllahwillunitetheirheartsafterconspiratorialanimosityjustasHeunitedtheirhearts afterpolytheisticanimosity.Byourblessings,theyshallturnintobrothersinfaithafterhaving becomeenemiestoeachother. Someofthescholarsreckonthistraditiontobe'Hassan'(acceptable)andsuperiorinthechainof transmittersandtheexpertsmtraditionshavewrittenthemintheirrespectivebooks.However Tabaranihasonlyrememoratedbooks.HoweverTabaranihasonlyrememorateditinhis 'Mu'ajam'(Ausath),AbuNa'eemhasonlynarrateditinhis'HuliatulAulia'andAbdurRahmanhas onlymentioneditinhis'Awaali'.68 MahdiandAllegiance Theauthorof"EqdudDurar"inchapter1section4narratesfromAbuJafarMuhammadibnAli whosaid: 'Mahdishallemergeonthedayof'Ashura'(andthatisthedaywhenHusseinibnAliwillbe martyredperhapsonSaturdaythetenthofMuharram)between'Rukn'and'Maqam'andonhis rightwillbeGibra'eelandonhisleft67Theauthorof"Ja'ameusSagheer"vol.2pg.277aswell asSuyutiinArfulWardiPg.63havenarratedfromHakemandAbuNa'eemthattheHolyProphet (S.A.W.A.)said:'MahdishallemergefrommyUmmah.Allahshallsendandinspirehimforthe rescueofthepeoplesuchthatthenationswillenjoythebountiesandthefourleggedwilllivein freedom... Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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68Suyutihasbroughtthistraditiononpage63ofhisbookArfulwardinarratingfromNa'eem ibnHemadfromMakhoolfromAli(A.S.).Moreover,helassnarratedanothertraditionwith similarcontentsfrom'Ausath'ofTabaraniwholassnarratedfromAmroibnAlifromAli(A.S.) Micha'eel.AllahwillgatherhisShiasaroundhimfromeverywhereandtheearthshallrollupfor them.69 InChapter2,Section4oftheaforementionedbook,theauthornarratesfrom"Mustadrak"of AbuAbdullahHakemwhonarratesfromUmmSalma(peacebeuponher)whosaid:'The MessengerofAllah(S.A.W.A.)said:Peopleshallgiveallegiancebetween'Rukn'and'Maqam'to thepersonwhoisamongstmyfollowersandtheirnumbershallmatchthenumberofpeopleof 'Badr'.Again,inChapter7ofthesamebookitsauthornarratesfromthebook"AlFatan"of Na'eemibnHemadwhonarratesfromAbuHurairaassuch:'AllegiancewillbegiventoMahdi between'Rukn'and'Maqam'withoutapersonbeingawakenedfromneitherhissleepnoradrop ofbloodbeingshed.Theauthorof"FotohatalMakkiyah"aftermentioning(inthe366thChapter) aboutMahdiandthefactthatheisfromtheoffspringofFatemahandissimilarinnametothe HolyProphetandhisgreatgrandfatherHassanibnAbiibnAbiTalibsays:'Peopleshallgivehim allegiancebetween'Rukn'and'Maqam'. TheAwaitedMahdiisUnique InthefirstChapterofthisbook,whilementioningtheexpressionsofscholars(regardingMahdi) wehadproducedthefollowingstatementofIbnHajarfromhisbook"AlQualulMukhtasarfi AlamatMahdialMuntazar":"TheexpectedMahdiisoneandnotseveral."ThewordofIbnHajar isavaluablediscourse.Indeedithasachievedthepurposeandenformedtotherealities. Verily,theawaitedMahdiandthe'Qaem'fromtheprogenyofMuhammad(S.A.W.A.)isthevery samepersonwhichAllahhasmentionedinHisGloriousBook.HishonorableProphethasgiven gladtidingsofhiscomingandtheProphet's'AhlulBait',companionsandfollowersandscholars haveinformedthathe(i.e.Mahdi)isasingleandauniqueperson.Heisnotseveralalthoughhis nameandtitlearemany. Thetraditions,whichwehadmentionedbeforeandthosewhichweshallmentioninthecoming chaptersare,bythesimplestindicationtheprooftothismatter.Indeed,thesetraditionswill obviateeverykindofmisgivingssuchthatthereshallremainnodoubtinthemindofanyskeptic thatMahdi,theExpectedoneisone. Thetraditions,whichwehavewrittenandthetraditions,whichweshallmentiongivesindication tothecharacteristicsandthosethings,whichintroduce,verifyanddistinguishesMahdi,the Expectedone.Assuch,itisnotrationaltoconsidermultiplicityandnumberforhim.Now,wemay Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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mentionthosecharacteristicsanddistinguishingfeaturesasfollows: First,thespecificationofhishouseandfamily 69Atradition,almostsimilartotheabovehasbeenmentionedin'Qarmani'(page118)narrating fromAbuBaseerfromHazratSadel.Thereafteritsay:Apersonwillstandinfrontofhimand shoutcovenant,Covenant.Then,hisfollowerswillhastentowardshimfromallsidesandwill concludeallegiancetohim. Second,thespecificationofhisfathersandforefathers Third,theidentificationofhisfatherandmotherbyname Fourth,thespecificationofhisname,agnomenandtitle Fifth,thespecificationofhisqualitiesandsigns Sixth,thespecificationofhismoralsandbehaviors Seventh,hisoccultationanditslengthyperiod Eighth,hisemergenceattheendoftime Ninth,thethingsthatwilloccuratthetimeofhisreappearance Tenth,thecomingofDajjalandSufyaniatthetimeofhisreappearance Eleventh,Allegiancetohimbetween'Rukn'and'Maqam' Twelfth,thecomingdownofIsa(Jesus)andhisprayersbehindhim Thirteenth,hisreformprograms Fourteenth,theblessingsofhisemergence Fifteenth,thethingswhichheshallcommandamongstthepeople Sixteenth,hisbattlesandvictories Seventeenth,theexpansionofhisGovernmentandrule Eighteenth,theperiodofhisCaliphateandleadership Ninteenth,thecircumstancesofhisdemiseorassassination Twentieth,thereturntolifeofsomeofthedeadafterhisemergence Thepositionoflineageandfamilialdignity,truthfulnessandrectitudes,thedemeanorsandsigns, thefavorsandmunificences,theoccurrencesandunpleasantness,thehardshipsandharsh reminiscencesandthefinallysuchaffairsarenot,asperexigenciesrationalenoughtolevyfor eventwopeopleletalonemore.Maybeitisapplicableaftertheendofthisworldanditslapse andthenit'scomingintoexistencefromthebeginning.However,eventhoughthisinterpretation isacceptablefromtheviewpointofPowerofAllah,yetthetraditionsareapparently inconsistentwiththeoccurrenceofsuchanaffairbecausewhattheyevidentlyrevealisthatafter thetimeofMahditheDayofJudgementshallcommence.Verily,sayingthatMahdaviyatisan affairpertainingtothekindanditispossibletohavemultipleMahdiswithalltheaforesaid characteristicswhereeachonewillbepossessingoneofthosecharacteristicswillbeaclaim contrarytothecommonsense. Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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Inthetwotestaments(oldandnew)ofTorahandBible(Ingeel),someofthecharacteristicsofthe HolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)havebeenstated.Amongstthecharacteristicsmentionedarehisways, behaviour,insight,lineageandfamilyandnonefromtheEastorWesthavereckonedthese insightsandspecificationstobereferringtoMuhammadofvariouskinds.Thus,thismuch differenceexistsbetweentheseinsightsandtheinsightsofMahdisothatthepossibilityofkinds andnumbersmaybecorrectforMahdibutnotsofortheHolyProphet!Theauthorsays:My imagination(althoughimaginationdoesnotmakeonefreefromwantoftruth)isthatthesource ofclaimingMahdaviyatofvariouskindsisoneofthefollowingthree: Firstly,itmaybeinstigatedfromthepartofthosefascinatedbyruleandGovernmentandthose desirousofkingdomandCaliphate.Secondly,itmayhaveappearedinsomeofSufisectbecause whentheybecamehelplessinclaimingthepositionofspecialdeputyship,theyresortedto devisingMahdaviyatofvariouskinds. Thirdly,assomeoftheadherentsofBaniUmmayyidcameacrosstraditionswhereinthenameof MahdiwasmentionedandconcludedthatiftheyweretobelieveinMahdiwhowasadistinct person,theywouldbecompelledtopronouncethatheisfromtheprogenyoftheHolyProphet (S.A.W.A.)andoffspringofFatemahandHusseinorstillthesonofHazratHassanAskari.Thiswas somethingunpleasingforthemandirreconcilablewiththeiraims.Asaresult,theystarted believinginMahdaviyatofvariouskinds. Inthisregard,othersayingscanbefoundwhich,fromtheviewpointoflogicareworthlesssuch asthesayingthat;MahdiisfromtheoffspringofAbbassorfromthechildrenofHassanMujtaba (A.S.)orthatheshallbebornafterwards.Therootcauseofalltheseandsuchothertalksabout Mahdiisoneoftheaforesaidthreepoints. In'MatalebusSu'ool',MuhammadibnThalhawritesassuch:'Ifanyoneobjectstothese traditionsoftheHolyProphet(wheretheyaremanyinnumberandgreatemphasishasbeenlaid toeachoneofthem.Moreoverthereisaconsensusinthecorrectnessofitschainoftransmission aswellasinitsnarrationfromtheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)withcorrectandexplicitproofthat MahdiisfromtheprogenyofFatemahandfromthelineageoftheHolyProphetandhisnameis thesameastheProphet'sname.Besides,heshallfilltheearthwithJusticeandequity,heisfrom thegenerationofAbdulMuttalibandamongsttheleadersofParadiseandtherethismannerthat theydonotindicatethisfactthattheMahdiwhichtheHolyProphetdepicted(whichwehave alreadymentionedregardinghissignsandqualitiesisthesameAbulQasimMuhammadibn Hassan,thevirtuous'Hujjat(DefinitiveProof)'. ThisisbecausethechildrenofFatemaharemanyandtillthedayofQiyamatanyonewhocomes intoexistencefromhergenerationwillbetruetohimthatheisfromthepureprogenyof FatemahandtheHolyProphet.Therefore,withsuchexpositionofthetraditions,whichwehave Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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previouslymentioned,weshouldhavewithusaproperproof,whichindicatesthatthatMahdiis thesameHujjatibnHassan. WereplyTheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)depictedMahdi(A.S.)withsomequalitieslikementioning hisname,lineageandhisancestrytoFatemah(A.S.)andAbdulMuttalibandthefactthathe possessesasparklingforeheadandprotractednoseandcountedmanyothercomprehensive characteristics(whichwehavepreviouslymentioned)whichalloftheserevealthatanyone possessingthosecharacteristicsandsignswillbethesamepersoncalledasMahdiandhewillbe havingsomeauthorityuponusasperwhatwehavepreviouslymentioned(likethenecessityof followingandobeyinghim).WefoundthoseaforesaidcharacteristicsonlyinAbulQasim Muhammad,thevirtuoussuccessor.ThusitisessentialtosubstantiatethesedecreesforHazrat andhebecomesthepossessorofthosecharacteristics.Otherwise,howisitpossiblethatsignand reasoningexistbutnottheirpurport!IftheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)introducessomethingasthe signandproofofsomethingelsebutdoesnotconsidertheresultasthedesiredgoal,therehas occurredacontradictioninhissayings(i.e.hementionssomesignsforsomethingbutrejectsthe resultwhichisaccordingtohisownprestipulatedcriterion).Ifsomeoneobjectsandsays: 'Signsalonearenotsufficient,weshouldascertaintheonewhopossessesthosesignsand characteristicsandattributethosecharacteristicsexclusivelytohim.However,untilthe exclusivenessanduniquenessofthatpersontothosecharacteristicsisnotknown,wecannotsay thatthosesignsareapplicabletohimanditiscertainthatrightfromthetimeoftheHolyProphet (S.A.W.A.)untilthetimeofthebirthofthevirtuoussuccessorHujjatMuhammad(AS.),none (otherthanhim)fromtheprogenyofFatemahhasbeenfoundtobeexhaustiveofthose characteristics.However,thetimeofhismovementandsovereigntywillbeattheendoftime, whenDajjalshallappearandIsa(Jesus)shalldescendfromtheheaven.Theseshalloccuraftera lapseofalengthyperiodandtillthen,therearenewandnoveltimesinbetweenandinthepure generationofFatemahmanywillbeborn,oneaftertheother.Thereforeitispossiblethatfrom nowonwards,apersonfromthepureoffspringandgenerationoftheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.) shallbebornwhoisexhaustiveofthesecharacteristicsandhewillbethesameMahdiwhomyou talkaboutandwhoisreferredtointheaforesaidtraditions.Inspiteofthispossibilityhowisit thatyourreasoningcanbeexclusivelyattributedtoHujjatMuhammad(A.S.)? Wereply:Ifyouacknowledgethatbeforeandafterbirthofthevirtuoussuccessor,nobodyexcept himhasbeenfoundtopossessallthosecharacteristicsandsignsthenthisveryacknowledgement willbesufficientenoughtosubstantiatetheseaforsaidsignsandcharacteristicsforMahdi. Moreover,you'resayingthatinthefuturethereexiststhepossibilityofthecomingsomeone appearingformtheprogenyfortheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A)whowouldpossesstheaforesaid signs,doesnotbringanydamageintheeffectofreasoning,noractsasanyobstacle.Thisis becausetheexistingproofispreferred(duetoitsmanifestness)thanthepossibilityofappearance Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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of(another)proofwhichisagainstit.Thusitisnotadvisabletoforsakethepreferableproof. Otherwiseitwillnotbepossibletoactupontheexistingansformproofbecausethereexistsno reasonbutthepossibilityofanoppositeproofbeingfoundagainstitinthe'Ulemas'(scholars)the appearanceofanoppositeproofcannotserveasanobstacletotheexistingproof(frombeingput intopractice). Anexample,whichcanperfectlyclarifyandaccentuatethismatter,isthesayingoftheHoly Prophet(S.A.W.A.)toOmaribnKhattab(justasImamMuslimibnHajjajhasnarratedthesamein his'Sahih').Itgoesasfollows: OwaisibnAamerwhobelongstothetribeof'Murad'shallcometoyouwiththepeopleofYemen inthefuture.Moreover,apersonfrom'Qarran',havingbeencuredfromhisleprosy(exceptfor onespot)willapproachyou.Owaisisindeedagoodmanlivingwithhismother.IfOwaisvowsto Allahthenthatpersonwillbefullycuredfromhisleprosy.Ifpossible,askhimtoseekforgiveness onyourbehalf. Here,theProphet(S.A.W.A.)hasmentionedOwaisibnAamer'sname,lineageandqualitiesand setthemasthesignandproofsuchthatifanyoneisfoundpossessingthisnameandqualityandif heswearsbyAllah,thenthatpersonwillbecured.Moreover,hewouldbecompetentenoughto seekforgivenessandthisisaverygreatpositionandstatusbeforeAllah.AftertheHolyProphet (S.A.W.A.)andAbuBakrpassedaway,OmaribnKhattabusedtoinquirefromsomeoneamongst thepeopleofYemenaboutthepersonwhowasendowedwiththosecharacteristics.This continueduntilharbingerscamefromYemenandOmaribnKhattabaskedthemaboutthat person.Omarwasinformedabouthiscominganddidnotstopfromactinguponthosesignsand guidelineswhichtheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)hadsetforth.Rather,hetookactionandcontacted thatperson. Heaskedhimtoseekforgiveness.Hebelievedthathewasthesamepersonwhohadbeen pointedoutbytheHolyProphet(S.AW.A.).Inspiteofthispossibilitythatperhapsinthenear future,anotherpersoncouldappearwiththosecharacteristicswhichtheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A) hadreferredto,(notwithstandingthatthetribeof'Murad'wasmanyinnumbersandtheir offspringrapidlymultiplying).Omardidnotstop.Thesamepossibility,whichyougiveforMahdi, canbegivenheretoo. TheincidentofKhawarijtooisthesamesincetheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)hadintroducedtheir attributesandcharacteristicsandissuedjudgementaboutthem.Thus,intheincidentofHarawra' andNahrwan,whenAliibnAbiTalib(AS.)becamesurethattheyarethosesameones,whichthe HolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)haddescribedhefoughtandkilledthem.Therefore,AliibnAbiTalib acteduponthosereasoningandqualitieswhichtheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)hadsomeother groupinmind.Examplesofsuchkindofreasoningandthenecessityofactinguponthem(inspite Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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ofthepossibilityofoppositereasoning)aremany.Thus,itbecameobviousthatonecannot forsakeasuperiorreasoningforthesakeofaninferiorone. Wefurthersay:Thenecessityofaffirmationofadecree,(withtheexistenceofsignsand reasonings,whicharefoundinsomeone)isanaffair,whichisessentialtobeactedupon.Theone whoforsakesitandsays:(Perhapstheonewhoisendowedwiththesecharacteristicsandis worthyofthisdecreebenotthatintendedperson.Andonthecontrary,itissomeotherperson whowillcomeinthefuture)hasindeeddeviatedfromthetruthandmadehimselfworthyof rebuke. TheincidentmentionedinTorahtoodenotesthismatterontheoccasionwhenAllahrevealed(a sign)uponMusaandsaid:AnArabProphet,whowillbetheLastoftheProphets,shallbe appointedattheendoftime.HedescribedHazratbysomequalitiesandmadethosesignsasthe signandindicatorofhisMessengershipandProphethood.Assuch,the'Ummah'(nation)ofMusa rememberedtheProphetofIslambythosequalitiesandknewthathewouldbeappointedinthe future.Whenthetimeofhisemergenceandappointmentdrewnear,Musa'snationthreatened thepolytheistsandsaid:'AProphetwithsuchandsuchsignsandqualitiesshallsooncome.We shalljoinhimandseekhishelpinfightingandcampaigningagainstyou. However,whentheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)gotappointedandtheydiscoveredinhim,allthose signsandqualitieswhichweretheproofofhisMessengershipandProphethood,theydeniedhim andsaid:"ThisisnotthesameProphetwhichweoftentalkofRather,heissomeonewhoshall comeafterwards."Whentheyacteduponsomething,whichwasprobableandlefttheexisting proofs,Godtooturnedawayfromthem(forforsakingtheaforesaidsignsandreasoningofTorah andactingupontheprobable). ThisaccountofTorahisthegreatestandstrongestproofforactingupontheexistingproofsand substantiatingthedecreefortheonewhoisendowedwiththesequalities.Thus,whenthese qualitieswhicharetheproofofsubstantiationoftheaforesaiddecree,arepresentinHujjatand KhalafeSalehi.e.Muhammad,thenthatMahdi,whomwespokeaboutwillbeverifiedwithout payinganyregardtothepossibilityofanewMahdicoininginthefuture.

ChapterFour:MahdiandHisDistinction Inthefirstchapterof"EqdudDurar"theauthornarratesfromAbuAyubAnsariwhosaid:'The Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com

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HolyProphet(S.AW.A)toldFatemah(mayAllah'speacebeuponher)assuch:OurProphetisthe bestoftheProphetsandhehappenstobeyourfather.Ourmartyristhebestofthemartyrsand heisHainza,yourfather'sUncle.Andfromusistheonewhopossessestwowingsandwillflywith themtowhateverpartoftheparadisehewishes.AndfromUsarethetwo'Sebt'(offspring)of this'Ummah'i.e.HassanandHusseinandtheyareyoursons. AndfromusshallcometheMahdi.Thereafterhewrites:'HafezAbulQasimTabaranihasnarrated thistraditioninhisminorMu'ajam.70Theauthorsays:WhathonorandgreatnessAllahhas bestoweduponMahdi,theExpectedone,thatbyvirtueofhisgreatandtruthfulgrandfather's saying,hegotthehonorofbeingamongstthefamilywhichAllahhasremovedfromthemthe uncleannessandpurifiedthema(thorough)purification.70Theauthorof'YanabiulMuwadda' onpage185hasnarratedfrom'ZakhaerulAqabiwhichInturnhasnarratedfrom'Arba'een'of HafezAbulAlaHamadani. MahdiandHisLoftyPosition Theauthorof"EqdudDurar"narrates(inthefirstchapter)fromAbuAbdullaNa'eemibnHemad whonarratesfromIbnAbbasswhosaid:'Inhisfirstlook,IsaibnMaryam(JesusChrist)lookedat whatwouldbebestoweduponthe'Qaem'fromtheprogenyofMuhammadandthensaid:'O Lord,grantmethepositionof'Qaem'ofAleMuhammad.'Saidtohim: HeshallbefromtheoffspringofAhmad.Thereafter,helookedforthesecondtimeandfoundthe sameasthathehadfirstseen.Heasked(Allah)thesameandheardthesamereply.Helookedfor thethirdtimeandsawexactlywhathehadseenbefore.Herequestedthesameandonceagain receivedthesamereply.Also,theauthorof"EqdudDurar"narratesfromSaalemAshalassuch:'I heardatraditionsimilartothisone.AbuJafarMuhammadibnAli(mayAllahbesatisfiedwith them)wouldsay: 'Maymylifebesacrificedforyou,OMahdi,theAwaitedone,O'Qaem'ofAleMuhammad.How isthissublimepositionwhichAllahhasbestoweduponyouandassigneditandmadeitsuperior (only)foryourexcellencytosuchextentthatthetwoconfabulatorwithAllahi.e.MusaibnImran andthespiritofAllah,IsaibnMaryam(AS.)wishedtoreachthissameloftypositionasyourseven thoughtheythemselvespossessedasublimeposition?Anyhow,Allahdidnotaccepttheirwish. WhenbothlookedandbecameawareofyoursublimepositionwhichAllahhadallocatedforyou (only)anddiscoveredyourmajesty,theybecameamazedandrequestedAllahforsuchaposition. Howeverthereplytheyreceivedwasthatexceptforthe'Qaem'ofAleMuhammad,nonecould receivethisposition. Thentheylookedattheeffects(i.e.theraisingofthetruecreed(offaith)intheEastandWest; establishmentofequityandJusticeanddestructionofcrueltyandoppression)whichwouldoccur Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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throughMahdi'sexistenceandemergence.TheyrequestedAllahtomaketheseeffectsoccur undertheirpatronageandmakethemthecauseoftheirpropagatorymission.Howevertheywere toldthatthissublimepositionwasexclusivelyfor'Qaem'ofAleMuhammad. MahdiandIsa Bukhariinhis"Sahih"vol.2Page158narratesfromAbuHurairaandhefromtheHolyProphet (S.A.W.A.)whosaid:"HowbeyourpositionatthattimewhenthesonofMaryamshalldescend amongstyouandyourImamshallbefromyou." ThesametraditionwithsimilarreferencehasalsobeennarratedbyMuslim.Theauthorof "EqdudDurar"narrates(inthefirstchapter)fromthebook'ManaqibulMahdi'ofHafezAbu Na'eemEsfahaniwhonarratesfromAbuSaeedKhudriwhonarratesfromtheHolyProphet (S.A.W.A.)assuch: "FromUsistheonebehindwhomshallprayIsa."71Traditionsinthisregardaremanyandwhat wehavenarratedabouthisImamate,distinctionandleadershipareadequate.Ganjiinhisbook 'Bayan',aftermentioningtraditionson'Salat'(prayers)says:Ifsomeonesays: TheauthenticityofthistraditionthatIsa(A.S.)shallstandforprayersbehindMahdi(A.S.)andwill fightalongwithhimandthefactthatIsa(A.S.)shallkillDajjalinthepresenceofMahdiandMahdi (AS.)willbehavingprecedenceoverIsaatthetimeofprayersareallwellknown.Similarly,his positionismorethanIsaatthetimeof'Jihad'(theholywar).Asfarastheauthenticityofthese traditionsisconcernedtheyareresolutebeforetheAhleSunnahandShi'itestoohavenarrated theminasimilarmanner. Therefore,alltheMuslims,whetherShiasorSunnisareunanimousandunitedovertheevidence ofMahdi'sexistencewhichmeansthatexceptforthesayingsofShiasandSunnis,thesayingsof othersectsisimmaterial.Inspiteofsuchconsensusonthismatteranditsauthenticityweask: Amongstthetwo(i.e.MahdiandIsa)whoishavingprecedenceovertheotherinprayersand battle?!Wereply:MahdiandIsaarebothleaders,oneistheProphetandtheotheristheImam; althoughinacongregationtheonewhoistheImamshallbetheleaderovertheotherwhoisthe Prophet.Besides,noneofthetwofearfromreproach(ofothers)seekingthepathofAllahand bothareimmaculatefromalltypesofsinssuchasdeceit,showingoff(thegooddeeds)and hypocrisy.Moreover,noneofthetwowillinvitetheotherstowardsanact,whichisoutsidethe decreeof'Shariat'(religiousbindings)andagainsttheWishofAllahandHisProphet. Whensuchistheaffair,then'Imam'(whoisMahdi)issuperiorto'Mamoom'(whoisIsa)because, Muhammad'sShariathascommandedassuch.TheproofofthisiswhattheHolyProphet (S.A.W.A.)hassaid: Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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TheonewhoserecitationofQuranisbetter(thanothers)shallleadthepeople.Ifitisequal amongstall,thenthewisestshallleadandifstilltheyareequal,themostlearnedshalllead.Ifyet theyareequal,theonewhohastakenprecedenceovertheothersin'Hijrat'(migration)shalllead andifagaintheyremainthesame,theonewithahandsomefaceshalllead.ThusifMahdirealizes thatIsaissuperiortohim,itisnotpermissibleforImamtotakeprecedenceoverIsainthe 'Shariat'sinceAllahhaskeptImampureandcleanfromeveryabominableact. 71KanzulUmmalvol.7pg.187.Also,Suyutinarrate:inArfulwardiPg65IbnAbuShuaibathat theHolyProphet(S.A.W.A)maid:'Mahdiisfromthis'Ummah'andhelathesameonebehind whomshallprayIsaibnMaryam.Onthesamepage,hehasnarratedatraditionwithsimilar contentsfromIbnMaaja,Rauyeni,IbnKhuzaima,AbuAwaane,HakemandAbuNa'eemfromthe HolyProphet. Also,henarrate:onpage81fromHuzaifaandonpage83from3ibirandtheauthorof'MHawiul Fatawi'onpage167narratesfromOsmanibnAbilAas,AbulmamahBaaheli,IbnSireenandeach inturnfromtheHolyProphetatraditionwithcontentthatIsawillfollowMahdiinprayers. SimilarlyifIsarealizesthatMahdiissuperiortohim,itisnotpermissibleforhimtoallowMahdito followhimbecause,Allahhasprotectedhimfrompretention,hypocrisyandshowingoff.Rather, whenonceImambecomessurethatheismorelearnedthanIsaitispermissibleforhimtotake precedenceoverIsa.SimilarlywhenIsabecomescertainthatMahdiismorelearnedthanhimhe willallowHazrattotakeprecedenceandhehimselfwillontheotherhand,followhim.Thiswas regardingsuperiorityinprayers. Jihad(theholywar),isgivingone'slifebeforetheonewhoishavinganinclinationtowardsAllah throughthismeans.Ifitisnotsuch,thennobodyishavingtherighttotakepartinJihadinfrontof theHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)andsomeoneotherthanhim.Theverityofthissayingisthefollowing Divinewords: "SurelyAllahhasboughtofthebelieverstheirpersonsandtheirpropertyforthis,thattheyshall havethegarden;theyfightinAllah'sway,sotheyslayandareslain;apromisewhichisbindingon HimintheTorahandtheIngeelandtheQuran;andwhoismorefaithfultohiscovenantthan Allah?Rejoicethereforeinthepledgewhichyouhavemade;andthatisthemightyachievement" AnotherpointisthatImamistherepresentativeoftheHolyProphetamongstthepeopleandIsa (Jesus)cannottakeprecedenceovertheHolyProphet.Similarly,itisnotpermissibleforhimto takeprecedenceoverhisrepresentative. MahdiandUmmah Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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Inthethirdchapterof"EqdudDurar"it:authornarratesfromAbuOmarMuqarriandhe,from HuzaifabnYamaanandhe,fromtheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)who;whilespeakingaboutthe incidentofSufyaniandhiswickeddeedssaid:'Acryshallbeheardfromtheheavensarepelling cry:"Opeople,verilyAllahhasseveredthehandsoftheoppressors,hypocritesandtheir followersfromyouandmadethebestfromthe'Ummah'ofMuhammad(S.A.W.A.)tobeyour guideLookforhiminMeccaandindeedheistheMahdi." AllahhasexclusivelyeulogizedtheIslamic'Ummah'inHisHolyBookandattributedthis'Ummah' withqualitiesiftheyweretotakeprideinoneofthemtheywouldbejustifiedletaloneifthey tookprideinallofthem.Hisfirststatement: (AndthusWehavemadeyouamedium(just)nation.)Second: (Youarethebestofthenationsraisedupfor(thebenefitof)men.)Third: (Andyoumaybebearersofwitnesstothepeople.)Fourth: (Hehaschosenyou.)Fifth: (HenamedyouMuslimssincebefore.)Besidesthese,thereareothertraditionsandwritings whichhavecomewithregardtotheirsuperiorityandiftherewasnoothersuperioritybutthe relationshipandkinshipwiththeHolyProphetofIslam(S.A.W.A.)sufficeitwasforthemtotake prideandflauntVerily,theIslamic'Ummah'isthatvery'Ummah'inwhichexistsspecimensof martyrsofKarbalaaswellasthebattleofBadrandUhud;amongstthembeingHamza,theChief oftheMartyrs. InthemarespecimenofthosewhoaccompaniedtheProphetinbattlesandfoughtwiththeir livesandpropertiesinthewayofAllah.InthemarespecimenslikeSalman,AbuZar,andmiqdad, Ammar,Thalha,Zubair,AbuUbaidaandSaadibnAbiWaqqas.Moreover,thetradition,whichwe hadmentionedsays:'MahdiisthebestofMuhammad's'Ummah'.Therefore,speakingabouthis superiority,sufficeitistomentionthisveryfactthatheisthebestamongtheIslamic'Ummah'. Theauthorof"EqdudDurar"narrates(intheseventhchapter)from'Musnad'ofImamAhmad and'Awali'ofHafezAbuNa'eemandthesetwofromAbdullahibnAbbasswhosaid:'TheHoly Prophet(S.A.W.A.)said:Destructionisnotforanation(Ummah)inwhichIamthefirsofit'Isa thelastandMahdithemiddlemost. IbnHajarinhis"Sawaeq"narratesfromAbuN'a'eemwhonarratesfromIbnAbbassthattheHoly Prophet(S.A.W.A.)said:"Anationwhosefirstismyself;whoselastisIsaibnMaryamandcenter oneMahdiwillneverbedestroyed." Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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Thesametraditioncanbefoundonpage151of"EsaafurRhagebeen".72Theauthorof"Eqdud Durar"hasnarrated(intheseventhchapter)from'Sunan'ofNesa'eeandhefromAnasibnMalik that'TheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)said:"DestructionisnotforanationinwhichIamthefirstof it"72InTarikheIbnAsaker(vol.2pg.62),SeeraHalabi(vol.1pg.156),ArfulWardi(page64)of SuyutiandAlWawiyulFatawi(page156)thewords'howshallithedestroyed'iiwritteninstead of'Itwillnotbedestroyed'.Theauthorof'YanabiulMuwadda'(page375)narratingfrom Fata'edusSemtainandtheauthorofKanzulUmmal(vol.7pg.187)havesaidthataftertheword ofMahditheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)addedthewords:'frommyprogeny'. MahdithemiddlemostandMessiahthelast." Ganjiinhisbookof'Bayan',afternarratingtheaforesaidtraditionsays:'Thistraditionis'Hassan' (good)andHafezAbuNa'eemandAhmadibnHanbalhavenarrateditintheirbooks'Awali'and 'Musnad'respectively.Hissayingthat'Isashallbethelast'doesnotmeanthatIsawillremain aliveafterMahdibecause,asithasbeenprovedthatMahdiistheLastImamandexceptforhim, nootherImamhasbeenmentionedbythem,itisnotpossibleforthepeopletoremainwithout anImam.IfitissaidthatIsashallleadthepeopleafterhimforsometimewereply: IncaseIsaremainsamongstthepeople,itcannotbesaidthattherewillnotremainanygoodness andjoyeventhoughtraditionsmentionthatafterMahdi,thereshallbenogoodnessandjoy.Itis notauthorizedthatIsaactsandleadsasavicegerentbecausehisdignityismuchhigherthanthe positionofvicegerency.Moreover,hecannotenjoylibertyinhisleadershipastheignorantpeople shallstartimaginingMuhammad'snationtohavechangedandconvertedintoaChristiannation andthisimaginationisblasphemy.Therefore,itisnecessarytointerpretthetraditioninthis mannerthatMuhammad(S.A.W.A.)wasthefirstleaderandthefirstinviterofIslamic'Shariat' andMahdiwasthemiddleinviter.Thisinterpretationappearstobecorrecttome.Itisalso possibletointerpretMahdi'smiddlestageashissuperiorityandbettermentovertheothers becauseheistheImamandIsashalldescendafterhimandconfirmhispositionofImamate. Moreoverheshallbecomehisassociateandhelperinhisaffairsanddeclaretothepeoplethe integrityofwhateverImamclaims.ThereforeIsaishislastconfirmer. Theauthorof"KashfulGhumma"aftermentioningwhatwehavenarratedfromthebookof 'Bayan'regardingtheinterpretationofthistraditionsays:If,bymiddlenessofMahdiismeanthis superioritythenitisapprehendedthathewillbebetterthanAlitooandIcanfindnoperson believinginthistalk.However,wemayinterpretthisassuch:TheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)wasthe firstinviterandheplacedMahdiinthemiddlesincehewasamongsthisfollowersand'Ahlebit'. Hewasnearerthanhisotherfollowersandbetterplacedinthecenterthanthoselivingonhis path.However,sinceIsawasalreadytheleaderofonenationandwouldinvite(thepeople)inthe endtowardsanothernation(i.e.Islam)hedeservestobecalledthelastinvitertowardsIslamand AllahisAllKnowing.' Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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Authorsays:Thedetailsregardingthesetwonobletraditionswhichwehavementionedisthatwe say:Thewordofnegation(??)denotesnullityforever.Thatistosay,ifthisletterappearsina worditshallrenderitineffective(shallnotoccur).'Destruction'intraditioneitherrefersto worldlytormentsjustassomeofthepreviousnationsgotafflictedbyit)ordeviationafter receivingguidanceandblasphemyafterhavingbelief(justasitoccurredwithsomeofthe previousnations).Oritreferstodisconnectionofthefieldofsociallife.Justasapersondies,a nationtoodiesandfadesaway.AsAllahsaysor(middle)hastobeinterpretedinitsveryapparent meaningwhichissomethingbetweenthefirstandlast.Itdoesnotrefertosuperiorityor bettermentbecauseinthesecondtraditionthewordof'middle'hasbeenusedasagainstthe wordsof,'first'and'last'andsecondlythewordof(?)(inthefirsttradition)isapartoftheword (???)andearnedthemeaningof'valency'.Thusonecannotinterpret(???)tomeanbetterment. TheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)beingthe'first'isanapparentenoughevident.HoweverMahdi, beingthe'middle'emergesfromthisviewpointthatbehasbeenbornintheyear256andfrom thenonwardsheislivinguntilAllahmakeshimtoreappear.Isabeingthe'last'oneindicatesthis factthatheshalldescendaftertheemergenceofMahdi.Thewords'first','last'andmiddlehave beenusedintheliteralsenseforthesethreepersonalitiesandnotinanyothersense. Afterbecomingawareofwhatwehavewrittenwesay:AlthoughAllahisAllKnowing,(yet)what theHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)meantbythissayingisthatdestructionandannihilationnever overtakesanationwhichhasbeenassociatedandrelatedtosuchkindofsacredsystems. Therefore,itisbytheblessingofthesethreepersonalitiesthatAllahhasrefrainedfromsending worldlychastisementorthatdeviationwillnotoccurforthemasaresultoftheteachingsand trainingofthesethreepersonalities(eitherdirectlyorindirectly)orthatbybeingattentiveto peoplelikethemandtheirreformatoryinstructions,anationshallnotbedestroyedandwillnot loseitssociallife. MahdiandParadise Theauthor"EqdudDurar"narrates(intheseventhchapter)fromIbnMaaja,Tabarani,Abu NaeemandsomeotherswhointurnnarratefromAnaibnMalikthattheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.) said:'We,thesevensonsofAbdulMuttalibAlimybrother,Hamzamyuncle,Jafarmycousin, Hassan,Hussein,Mahdiandmyselfarethe"chiefsofthepeopleofParadise".73IbnHajarin "Sawa'eq"(page112)narratesfromIbnMaajaandhe,fromAnasthattheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A) said:"We,thesonsofAbdulMuttalibAli,Jafar,Hassan,Hussein,MahdiandIarethechiefsof the,peopleofParadise." InNahjulBalagha,Ali(A.S.)saysassuch:'Know,O'creaturesofAllah,thattheonewhofears Allahwillcertainlybeshown(byAllah)thepathofexitfromseditionsandwillbebestowedalight forhisdarknesses.Whateverhedescribes,willbegrantedtohim.MoreoverAllahshallgivehim Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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mansionsbesidesHimselfinabeautifulplaceamansionwhichhehimselfhas73.Theauthorsof ArfulWardi(page58)andYanabiulMuwadda(page223)havenarratedthesamefromIbnSerri, DeylamiandIbnMaaja. constructed,itscanopywillbehisthrone(1) Anditsbrightnesswillbehisownself,AngelswillbehisvisitorsandProphetsshallbehisfriends.' Theauthorsays:'Paradiseisaplace,whichAllahhaspreparedforHisobedientservants.Thusits inhabitantsarethebestonesanditsresidentsarethemostrighteousones.Inthemarethe Prophet,Messengers,veraciousbelieversandmartyrs.Withthesespecifications,Mahdi(A.S.)is amongstthesevenchiefsofParadiseandthegreatchiefoverherereferstothegreatnessof spiritualityandnotgreatnessinage. Theauthorof"NurulAbsar"onpage229writes:'IbnShirwiyawritesinhisbook'Firdaus'assuch: IbnAbbasssaysTheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)said:"Mahdiisthepeacockoftheinhabitantsof Paradise."Theauthorof"YanabiulMuwadda"toohasnarratedatraditionsimilartothisone from"KanzululDaqa'eq"quotedfromAhmadibnHanbal.74Theauthorsays:ComparingMahdi withapeacockamongsttheinhabitantsofParadise(inspiteofknowingwhoitsinhabitantsare)is agoodindicationofhissuperioritywhichisthespecialityofMahdiandnootherhumanbeing. Verily,whateverisderivedfromMahdi'sexistenceandhisemergencesuchasDivine Magnificience,Elegance,GreatnessandGloryissuchanaffair,whichhasnotoccurredforanyof theProphetsorMessengers.Whyshouldnotitbesowhentraditionswhichare'Mustafiza'clearly stipulatethatHazratshallfilltheearthwithequityandJusticeandilluminateitwiththelightof AllahandhiskingdomshallengulftheEastandWest? ThesesignsofeleganceandmajestyarespecialitiesofMahdi,theAwaitedone.Thus,fromthe viewpointofbeauty,heshallbelikeapeacock(ascomparedtootherbirds)amongthe inhabitantsofParadise. MahdiandSubmission Theauthorof"BqdudDurar"narratesinchapterNo.3fromAbuAbdullahNa'eemibnHemad andhe,fromJaberibnAbdullahwhosaid:'ApersononcevisitedAbuJafarMuhammadibnAli andsaid:Takethese500dirhamsfrommeconcerning'Zakat'(almstax)onmywealth.AbuJafar said:''PickthemupandgivethemtoyourMuslimneighborsandthosebrethrenswhoareindire need.Thereafterhesaid:WhenMahdifromourprogenyshallemerge,heshalldistributewealth equallyandactjustlywiththepeople.Therefore,anyonewhoobeyshimhasobeyedAllahand anyonewhodisobeyshimhasdisobeyedAllah. Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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Theauthorof"EqdudDurar"narratesinthefourthchapterfromHafezAbuAbdullahNa'eemIbn HemadthattheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)said:'Acaller74ArfulWardipage83. shallcallOutfromtheheavensassuch:Knowthat,thechosenoneofAllahamongstHisservants issoandso.Thuslistentohimandobeyhim.75Thesametraditionhascomeintheseventh chapteroftheaforesaidbookanditsauthormentionsthatbysoandsoismeant'Mahdi'.The authorof"YanabiulMuwadda"narrates(onpage435)fromIbnMaajawhointurnnarratesfrom IbnOmarwhonarratesfromtheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)assuch:"TheAngelsshallcryoutfrom theheavensandwillincitethepeopletowardshimandsay:VerilyMahdihasemerged.Obey him." MahdiandTruth Theauthorof"EqdudDurar"narrates(intheseventhchapter)from'Muajam'ofAbulQasim Tabarani,'ManaqibulMahdi'ofAbuNa'eemEsfahaniandHafezAbuAbdullahNa'eemibn HemadwhointurnnarratefromAmirulMumineenAliibnAbiTalib(A.S.)thattheHolyProphet (S.A.W.A.)said:'Wheneverthecallershallcryoutfromtheheavensthatthetruthcanbefound inMuhammad'shousehold,Mahdishallemergeatthatverymoment.76Ththeaforementioned book(inSection3,Chapter7)itsauthornarratesfromAmirulMumineenAliibnAbiTalib(A.S.) assuch:'WheneverthecallershallcalloutfromtheheavensthattruthiswithAleMuhammad, Mahdishallcomeforth. Theauthorof'AlMusawiyah'writes:AhmadibnMusaibnMardawiyanarratesthroughvarious channelsfromAyesha,thewifeoftheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)andshefromHazratthat:"Truthis withAliandAliiswithtruth.Thereshallbenoseparationbetweenthetwountiltheymeetme nearthefountain."Theauthorsays:ThesonappearstobesosimilartothefatherthattheHoly Prophet(S.A.W.A.)madethisremarkwithregardstobothofthem. MahdiandSuccession Theauthorof"EqdudDurar"narrates(intheeighthchapter)fromHafezAbuNa'eemandhe, fromAbdullahibnOmarthattheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)said:"Mahdishallemergeandabove himwillbeacloudfromwhereanAngelcriesout:Verily,thisisMahdi,thedivinesuccessor. Therefore,obeyhim."Theauthorof"NurulAbsar"hasnarratedthesametraditiononpage231 fromAbuNa'eem,TabaraniandotherswhointurnhaveallnarratedfromAbdullahibnOmar.77 Theauthorof'Es'aafurRhagebeen'onpage153says:"Traditionsmention 75KanzulUmalvol.7page189;ArfulWardiPage76 76KanzulUmmalvol.7page185ArfulWardipage68 Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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77ArfulWardipage61 thatatthetimeofhisemergence,theangelsshallcryout:ThisisMahdi,thedivine representative.Therefore,obeyhim.Thenthepeopleshalljoinhim."Theauthorof"Yanabiul Muwadda"narratesonpage447from'Fara'edusSemtain'fromAbuNa'eemfromAbuOmar thattheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)said:"MahdishallemergeandanAngelabovehimshallcryout: ThisMahdiistherepresentativeofAllah.Thereforefollowhim."78 MahdiandTreaty Theauthorof"EqdudDurar"narrates(inSection3,Chapter9)fromSunanofAbuOmar,Osman ibnSaeedMuqarriand'AlFatan'ofHafezAbuAbdullahNa'eemibnHemadwho,inturnnarrate fromIshaaqibnAufwhosaid:'OntheflagofMahdishallbewritten(??????)(treatyisforAllah). Theauthorof"YanabiulMuwadda"toohasnarratedfrom"FaslulKheta"ofAnufasimilar traditiononpage435ofhisaforesaidbook.79 MahdiandAngels Theauthorof"EqdudDurar"narrates(intheeighthchapter)fromAbuOmarand'Sunan'of OsmanibnSaeedMuqarriwhointurnnarratefromHuzaifaibnYamaanthattheHolyProphet (S.A.W.A.)whilespeakingofMahdiandthepeople'spactwithhimbetween'Rukn'and'Maqam' said:Gibra'eel(Gabriel)shallmoveinfrontofhimandMicha'eelonhisright.Theinhabitantsof theheavensandearthandthebeastsandbirdsshallbecomehappyofhispresence.80Theauthor of'EsaafurRhagebeen'writesonpage152assuch:'IthascomeintraditionsthatAllah,the ExaltedshallsupportMahdiwiththreethousandAngels81andthepeopleofCave(AhleKahf) shallbeamonghishelpers. MahdiandPeopleoftheCave Theauthorof"EqdudDurar"writesintheseventhchapterassuch:ImamAbuIshaaqThulbiinhis exegesisoftheHolyQuranwithregardstotheincidentofthepeopleoftheCavesays:Theytook theirplacesofsleepandremainedthereinuntiltheendoftimewhenMahdishallemerge.Then Allahwillmakethemalive.Latertheyshallreturnbacktotheirsleepingplacesandwillnotrise untiltheDayofJudgement. 78AsimilartraditionhasbeennarratedinArfulWardinarratingfromAbuNa'eem.Also,Onpage 76hewrites:Ammarsays'Acallershallcryoutfromtheheavens:verily,yourChiefissoandso andheisMahdi.HeshallmaketheearthtoflourishandfillitwithJustice.Hefurtheradds:Atthe timewhenSulyanishallengageinabattlewithMahdiacallershallcryoutfromtheheaven Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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saying:KnowthatthefiendsofAllaharethecompanionsofMahdi. 79TheauthorofArfulWardihasnarratedthesame(onpage85)fromIbnSireen. 80Theauthorof"Arfulwardi"hasnarratedthe::metradition(onpage83)andinsteadofthe phrase'onhisright'thephrase'willfollowhim'hasbeenwritten. 81ArfulwardiPage73. Theauthorsays:Inthesameexegesis,underdivinesayingofTheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)has said:VerilyMahdi(A.S.)shallgreetthepeopleoftheCaveandAllah,theExalted,shallmakethem alive.Thentheyshallanswerhisgreetings.Thereaftertheyshallreturnbacktotheirplacesand willnotriseuntiltheDayofJudgement.82Theauthorsays:'Perhaps,thereasonthatAllahwill makethemaliveisthattheymaygiveallegiancetoMahdiandassaidbefore.Theauthorof "EsaafurRhagebeen"mentionsthatasperoftraditionstheyshallbeamonghishelpersand companions.'

MahdiistheProof(Hujjat)ofAllah Theauthorof"YanabiulMuwadda"narrates(onpage448)fromthebook"Fara'edusSemtain" ofHassanibnKhalidandhe,fromAliibnMusaarRidha(A.S.)whosaid:"Theonewhoisnot pious,hasnoreligion.VerilythemosthonorableamongstyoubeforeAllahistheonewhoisthe mostpious." Thereafterbesaid:"Thefourthfrommyoffspringisthesonofthechiefofslavegirls.Through him,Allahshallcleantheearthofeverycrueltyandoppression.Heisthesameoneinwhom peoplewilldoubthisbirthandforhimtherewillbeanoccultation.Wheneverheshallemerge, theearthwillbeilluminatedbytheDivineLightandthescaleofJusticewillbeestablished amongstthepeoplesuchthatnoonewilloppresstheother.Verily,heistheoneforwhomthe earthwillrollandthereisnoshadowforhim.Heistheonewithregardstowhomacallerfrom theheavenswillcalloutandalltheinhabitantsoftheearthwillhear:BeawarethattheProof (Hujjat)ofAllahhasemergedneartheHouseofAllah.Thereforefollowhimastruthisinhimand withhim." MahdiandCompletionofReligion Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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IbnHajarinhis"Sawa'eq"(page97)narratesfromAbulQasimTabaranithattheHolyProphet (S.A.W.A.)said:"Mahdiisfromus.Religionshallfinditscompletionthroughhimjustasitfound itsexpansionthroughus."Theauthorof"EsaafurRhagebeen"toohasnarratedthesame traditiononpage148ofhisaforesaidbook. SayyidMu'minibnHassanShablanjiin"NurulAbsar"narrates(onpage231)fromAliibnAbi Talib(Peacebeuponhim)whosaid:IaskedtheMessengerofAllahwhetherMahdiisfromus,the familyofMuhammadorfromsomeotherfamily.Hereplied:"No.Ratherheshallbefromus. Throughhim,AllahshallbringthereligiontoitscompletionjustasHehadexpandeditthrough us."83 82TheauthorofSeeraHalabiinvol1Pg18says:Asperresearch,someoftheexegetistshave mentionedthatPeopleofthecaveareallnonArabsandtheyshallDotspeakbutinArabicand theyatetheministersofMahdi. 83TheauthorofArfulwardihasnarrated(onpage61)thesametraditionfromNa'eemibn HemadandAbuThismatterisfurtherstrengthenedbynumerous'Mustafiza'traditionswhichgive indicationtothisfactthatreligionshallnotcometoitsstageofcompletionuntiltwelveCaliphs comeandpassoverit.Asresearchshows,youalreadyknowastowhatIbnAbilHadeedhas narratedabouttheconsensusoftheMuslimsonthisfactandthatisthedutiesshallnotceasebut withMahdi.ThusheisthelastofthelegateesandthereligionofIslamshallterminateinhimjust ashisgreatgrandfatherwasthelastoftheProphetsandreligioncommencedfromhim. MahdiistheTwelfthCaliph Theauthorof"YanabiulMuwadda"narrates(onpage447)fromthebook"Fara'edusSemtain" whichinturnnarratesfromSaeedibnJubairwhonarratesfromIbnAbbassthattheHolyProphet (S.A.W.A.)said:"VerilymyCaliphsandsuccessorsaftermearetheHujjats(Proofs)ofAllahupon thepeopleandtheyaretwelveinnumber.ThefirstofthemisAliandthelastofthemismyson Mahdi." Theauthorsays:Allthosereasonsandargumentswhichgiveindicationtothisfactthatthe CaliphsaftertheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)aretwelveinnumberandareallfromQuraishorBani Hashim,giveindicationtotheaforementionedmattertoo.Allthosereasonshavebeencollected byAhmadHanbalinhisbook'Musnad'.Besideshim,otherSunnischolarsandexpertsof traditionstoohavecollectedthosereasoning.Thereasonswhichtheyhavecollectedcannotbe conformedbuttowhatwe,theShiaIthnaAshar,say:ThesuccessorstotheHolyProphet (S.A.W.A.)aretwelveinnumberwherethefirstofthemisAliibnAbiTalib,AmirulMumineen andthelastofthemisMuhammadibnHassanMahdi(A.S.).MayAllahplaceusamongsthis Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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followersandhelpers? MahdiistheTwelfth'Wasi'(Legatee) Theauthorof"YanabiulMuwadda"narrates(onpage486)from'Manaqib'ofKhawrazmiwho narratesfromAliibnMusaarRidhawhonarratesfromhisfatherandhefromhisfatherthatthe HolyProphet(S.A.W.A.),whilementioningabouthisownvirtueandhishouseholdandalso somethingabouthisascension(toheaven)said:"OmyLord,whoaremylegatees."Thenavoice washeard,saying:'Yourlegateesarethosewhosenameshavebeenwrittenovertheenclosureof My'Arsh'(Throne). Therefore,Ilookedandwitnessedtwelvelightsonwhichwaswrittenthenameofeachofmy legateesingreen.ThefirstofthemwasAliandthelastofNa'eemandontheaforesaidpage, narratedatraditionwithsimilarcontentsfromTabarani.TheauthorofMurujuzZahabinvol.1 page15whilenarratingalengthytraditionfromAmirulMumineen(A.S.)writes:HazratsaidThe Proofs(Hujjats)ofAllahshallterminateinourMahdi,theoneisthelastImamandthesaviorof theUmmah themthe'Qaem'.Intheaforementionedbook,itsauthornarrates(onpage486)from'Manaqib' ofKhawrazmiandhefromAbuSulaimanChupaanthattheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)said:'The nightwhenIwasbeingtakentowardstheheaven...(Andhenarratedthesametraditionsofaras Allahsays):'OMuhammad,doyouwishtomeetthem?Ireplied:"YesmyLord."ThenAllahsaid: "Looktowardstherightof'Arsh'(Throne)."AsIlookedIsuddenlysawAli,Hassan,Hussein,Ali ibnHussein,MuhammadibnAli,JafaribnMuhammad,MusaibnJafar,AliibnMusa, MuhammadibnAli,AliibnMuhammad;HassanibnAliandMuhammadibnHassanMahdi. Amongstthem,perhapsMahdiappearedlikeasparklingstar.ThereafterHesaid:"OMuhammad, theyareMyHujjats(Proofs)uponMyservantsandtheyareyourlegatees." Inthesamebook,theauthornarrates(onpage487)fromtheauthorof"FaraedusSemtain"and hefromSa'eedibnJubairandhefromIbnAbbassthattheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A)said:"Verily, mylegateesandtheHujjats(Proof)ofAllahuponthepeopleaftermearetwelveinnumber.The firstofthemismybrotherandthelastofthemismyson." PeopleaskedHazrat:Whoisyourbrother?Hereplied:"Ali."Againhewasasked:Whoisyour son?Hereplied:"Mahdi." Again,inthesamebook,theauthornarrates(onpage487)fromIbnAbbassthattheHolyProphet (S.A.W.A.)said:"IamtheChiefoftheProphetsandAlltheChiefofLegatees.Verilythelegatees aftermearetwelveinnumber.ThefirstofthemisAliandthelastisMahdi." Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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MahdiistheTwelfthImam Theauthorof"YanabiulMuwadda"narrates(onpage492)from"Manaqib"ofKhawrazmithat AbuAbdullahHusseinibnAlisaid:"OncewhenIvisitedmygrandfather,theHolyProphet (S.A.W.A.)hemademesitonhislapandthensaid:Allahshallselectfromyourrear,nineImams (leaders)theninthofwhomshallbethe'Qa'em'.Allofthemarethesameinrankandposition beforeAllah." Inthesamebook,theauthornarrates(onpage493)fromtheaforesaidbookofKhawrazmiwho narratesfromAli(A.S.)thattheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)said:"Imamsaftermearetwelvein number.Thefirstisyou('OAli)andthelastofthemshallbethe'Qaem'throughwhomAllahshall liberatetheEastandWest. MahdiistheImamoftheAge Ali(A.S.)in"NahjulBalagha"says:TheearthshallnotremainvacantofGod's'Hujjat'and'Qaem'. Heiseithermanifestandwellknownorconcealedandfearful(fromhisenemies).Taftazanihas narratedfromAli(A.S.)thesameasabove. Inthisregard,thereisanothertradition,whichisfamousamongstShiasandSunnisandasfaras theauthenticityofthistraditionisconcerned,thereexistsnocontroversybetweenthetwosects. Inthistradition,theHolyProphet(S.A.W.A)says:"Theonewhodiesanddoesnotrecognizethe Imamofhisagehasdiedthedeathofignorance." Weask:"WhoistheonewhoistheImamofthistime?"Thisisaquestionwiththeinevitableand thecorrectreplythatinaccordancewithreasonandthetraditionswhoseauthenticityiscertified, heisnoneotherthanthattheShiitesaywhichisMahditheAwaitedone.Thefollowingarethe evidences,whichproveourclaimascorrect.Thefirstevidenceisthattraditionsclearlystipulate thisfactthatheistheCaliph(vicegerent)ofAllahandtheDivineHujjat(Proof)andwhatcanbe understoodfromthesetwoattributes,isthatitspossessormustbeanImami.e.theoneowning statusonbehalfoftheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)becauseImamateaccordingtous(i.e.theShias)is havingnotmuchmeaningotherthanguardianshipofreligiousandworldlyaffairsonbehalfofthe HolyProphet(S.A.W.A.). Asperthetraditionswhichwehavementionedbefore,itbecameapparentthatMahdi,the AwaitedoneisthesameAbulQasimMuhammadibnHassanAskari.Andwhenitisprovedthat MahdiwillbetheCaliphandHujjatofAllahonthedayofhisemergence,itwillbeproventhatat presenttoo,heistheCaliphandHujjatofAllahandImamatetoo.Accordingtoushewouldnot beanythingotherthanthisbecauseamongsttheMuslims,thereisnoonewhoreckonsImamto beseparatefromCaliphandHujjat. Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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Inotherwords,ifsomeonesaysthattheImamoftheAgeisnotMahdi,heisboundtorejectone oftheFollowingtwomatters:FirstlythatMahdi,theAwaitedoneisnotMuhammadibnHassan AskariandsecondlythatMahdishallneitherbeAllah'sCaliphnorHujjatatthetimeofhis emergence.Inthisregard,wesay:Sincebothofthesepointshavebeenprovedasperthe appropriatetraditions,thereremainsnowaytorejectanyoneofthemletaloneboth. Secondly,inmanyofthetraditions(previouslymentionedforourreaders)wehavebeenenjoined toobeyandfollowhimandforbodenfromdisobeyingandrecalcitratingagainsthim.Ratherin someofthetraditionsithascomethatanyonewhoobeyshimhasobeyedAllahandanyonewho disobeyshimhasdisobeyedAllah.Now,theessentialconditionforenjoinmentofobedienceand forbiddancefromdisobedienceis(withoutanycondition)hisveryexistenceanImamimpeccable fromeveryerrorandoblivion. Indeed,enjoinmentofhisobedienceandforbiddancefromhisdisobedienceguidesusinallcases totwothings: FirstlythatMahdiisimmaculate.Otherwiseenjoinmentofhisobediencewouldnecessitate obedienceinallcases,eveninsins.Similarlyforbiddancefromdisobediencewouldlead sometimestoforbiddancefromobedienceofAllah.Forclarifyingthismatterwefurthersay:Ifhe isnotinfallible,itispossiblethathemaycommandustodisobedienceofAllahandforbidusfrom Hisobedience.Consequentlywhatwillnecessarilyfollowisthatenjoinmentofhisobediencewill amounttoenjoinmentofdisobedienceofAllahandforbiddancefromhisdisobediencewill amounttoforbiddancefromobedienceofAllah.Ratherwhatisincidentaltothestatementof Imam(A.S.)(whichhaspartlycomeinthistradition)thatanyonewhoobeyshimhasobeyedAllah andanyonewhodisobeyshimhasdisobeyedAllahisthisthatincaseofMahdinotbeinginfallible, disobedienceofAllahwillbeobedienceofAllahandobedienceofAllahwillbeequaltoHis disobedienceandasperreason,suchathingisfarfromthetruth. Secondly,enjoinmentofobedienceandforbiddancefromdisobediencegenerallyenvelopsallthe peopleunconditionally.Thushisobediencebecomesobligatoryandhisdisobedienceforbidden uponeveryone(otherthanhim)andiftherewasanotherImamthisdecreewouldnotgenerally becorrectbecause,insomeoftheinstancesitwouldamounttoenjoinmentofdisobedienceof Imamandforbiddancefromhisobedience(asiftheviewofoneofthosetwoImamswouldbe contrarytotheviewoftheother). Thirdly,therearemanytraditionswhichprovethatMahdiisthetwelfthCaliphoftheHoly Prophet(S.A.W.A)orhistwelfthlegateeorthetwelfthImamorthetwelfth'Hujjat'fromthe Hujjats(Proofs)ofAllah.ThensurelytraditionsdistinctlyapproveHazratinthematterof successorship,executorship,ImamateandbeingtheProof(Hujjat)ofAllahuponthepeople. Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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Verily,bydecreeofthistradition,Mahdipossessesthesevirtuesandqualitiesrightfromthetime ofhisbirthuntilhisdeparturefromthisworld.However,itmustbesaidthathewassilentduring thetimeofhisfather,HassanAskarianditwasobligatoryforhimtoobeyhisfather.Butafterhis father'sdemisehehasbeen,(tilltheendofhislife)thecaliphofAllah,legateeofHisMessenger, leaderandHujjatandtheessentialconditionforthismatteristhatheshouldbeanImaminthis period. Fourthly,thereare'Mustafiza'andrather'Mutawatir'traditionsfromShiaandSunnisourcesthat theHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)said:"Theleaders,successorsandlegateesaftermearetwelve."In someofthosetraditionsitismentionedthattheyarefromQuraishwhileinsomeothertraditions mentionismadethattheyarefromBaniHashim.Yet,someofthetraditionsspeakofAliasthe firstImamandMahdiasthelast.Even,thenamesofeachoftheImamshavebeenmentionedone aftertheotherandthosewishingtohaveinformationaboutthemcanrefertothebooksof traditionespecially'Musnad'ofImamAhmadand'Mustadrak'ofAbuAbdullahHakem. Similarly,theycanrefertothebookswhichhavebeenwrittenabouttheirvirtueslike'Manaqib' ofKhawrazmi,'Fara'edusSemtain'and'YanabiulMuwadda'.Now,inordertosubstantiatewhat wehavewrittenweshallsetforthsomeofthemfromthebook'DurarulMusawiyyaFiSharul Aqa'edulJafariya'. Forexample,Bukhariinhis'Sahih'narratesfromMuslimwhonarratesfromJabiribnSamarathat theHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)said:"Religionshallcontinuetoexistconsistentlytillthetimewhen theHourisestablishedandthetwelvesuccessorsfromQuraishwhoaretheguardiansoverthe Peoplehavecomeandgone.AliibnMuhammadtoohasreferredtothistraditionandconcludes thatnineofthemshallbefromtherearofHusseinandMahdiisoneofthem. Yet,AbdurRahmanibnSamaranarrates:"IaskedtheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)assuch'Showme thepathofsalvation."Hazratreplied:'OsonofSamara.Wheneverdesiresdiversifyandopinions differ,itisuponyoutosticktoAliibnAbiTalib.Verily,heistheleaderofmy'Ummah'andmy successorafterme...Surely,fromthemaretheImamsofmy'Ummah'andthetwoChiefsofthe youthsofParadise(i.e.HassanandHussein)andfromHusseinisninedescendantswherethelast ofthemisthe'Qaem'ofmy'Ummah'. Also,IbnMughazalinarratesfromAbuImamahthattheHolyProphet(S.A.WA)said:'Imamsafter mearetwelveandallofthemarefromQuraish.NineofthemarefromtherearofHusseinand amongthemisMahdi.Moreover,ithasbeennarratedfromAbuSalehwhohasnarratedfrom ZaidibnThabitthattheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)said:"Theworldshallnotcometoanenduntila personfromtheprogenyofHusseinemergesforleadingmynation.Heshallfilltheearthwith Justicejustasithadbeenfilledwithoppression." Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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Weasked:Whoisthatperson? Hereplied:"HeistheninthImamfromthedescendantofHussein."Anothertraditionhasbeen narratedfromHassanibnAliRaaziwheretheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)intheendofthesame traditionsays:"PiousandinfallibleleadersshallemergefromthedescendentsofHussein.Among themwillbeMahdiandheisthesameonebehindwhomIsaibnMaryamshallprayandheshall betheninthonefromtheoffspringofHussein."Fifthly,sometraditionshavecomeregardingthe occultationofMahdiandhisconcealmentfromthepeople.Thesetraditions(whichwillbe mentionedlateron)clearlystipulatethatMahdi(A.S.)isaleaderwhoseobedienceisobligatory whetherinhisabsenceorpresenceandwhetherheismanifestorhidden.Assuch,theMuslims areboundtorecognizehim. Theauthorof"YanabiulMuwadda"narratesonpage488fromSaeedibnJubairwhonarrates fromIbnAbbassthattheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)said:Verily,Aliistheleaderofmy'Ummah' aftermeandfromhisprogenyshallbethe'Qaem'whoshallfilltheearthwithequityandJustice justasithadbeenfilledwithcrueltyandoppression."IswearbyAllahwhoappointedmebythe truthandasthebearerofgladtidingsandasawarnerthatthosewhosebeliefisfirminhis Imamate(duringOccultation)arescarcerthanredmatches."Theauthorofaforesaidbook narratesfrom'Manaqib'ofKhawrazmithatAbuJaferMuhammadBaqir(A.S.)said:TheHoly Prophet(S.A.W.A.)said:"Blessedishewhofindsthe'Qaem'frommyAhleBaitinastatewhen hehasfollowedhimduringtheperiodofhisOccultationandhasmadefriendshipwithhisfriends andenmitywithhisenemies.Suchapersoniscountedtobeamongstmycompanionsandfriends andheshallbethemosthonorablepersonbeforemeontheDayofJudgement. Thesameauthorofthesamebookquotesonpage494from'Manaqib'ofKhawrazmiandhefrom JabiribnAbdullahAnsarithattheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)said:'OJabir,Verilymylegateesand theleadersoftheMuslimsaftermearefirstlyAlifollowedbyHassan,Hussein,AliibnHussein, MuhammadibnAlifamousas'Baqi'.Verysoonyoushallmeethimandwhenyoudoso,sendmy greetingstohim.AfterhimshallcomeJaferibnMuhammad,MusaibnJafar,AliibnMusa, MuhammadibnAli,AliibnMuhammad,HassanibnAliandthe'Qaem'successively.Hisname shallbethesameasmynameandhisagnomentooshallbethesameasmine.Heisthesonof HassanibnAliandtheonethroughwhomGodshallrelievetheEastandWest.Heshallremain hiddenfromhisfriendssuchthattheywillnotremainsteadfastinhisImamateexceptthose whomGodhastestedtheirheartsthroughfaith."84 TheauthorofDurarulMusawiyahwrites:"MuhammadibnMuhammadibnMahmoudHafez BukharifamousasKhawjaParsa,inthemarginofhisbook'FaslulKhetab'whenreferringtothe birthofMahdisays:Traditionswhichareathandinthisregardarebeyondlimitandtraditions aboutthevirtuesofMahdi(theonewhoistheMasterofthetime;theHiddenonefromthe publiceye,and84HamuamiShafa'eein'Fara'edusSemtain'(Chapter32)whilenarratingfrom Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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JabiribnAbdullahAnsariwithregardstoaTablet[God'ssayingaboutImamsandtheirnumber] whichhehadseeninthepossessionofHazratZahra(AS.)writesthataftermentioningthename ofHassanhesaid:soheperfecteditwithhissonMuhammadwhoistheMercyofthisUniverse andheisthebeautyofMusa,worthofIsaandpatienceof(Job)AyubNasahehulKafiyehPg.22 Hefurtherwrites:HazratBaqir(AS.)toldJabirassuch:Narratefromuswhatyouhaveseenfrom the'Sahifa'(scroll).ThereafterJabirdescribedtheincidentof'Sahifa'ofHazratZahra(A.S.)andall thatitcontainedsuchasthename:ofeachoftheImamsinorderandthenamesoftheirfathers andmotherstillthenameofHazratAskari.Thereafterhesaid:AbulQasimMuhammadibn Hassanissomeonewhoisthe'Hujjat'(Proof)ofAllahuponHisservantsandsurelyheshallbethe 'Qaem'andhismotherisaladybythenameofNargisNasahehulKafiyahPg.23. Thesameauthorintheaforesaidbooknarratesonpage24fromIbnAbbassthattheHoly Prophet(S.A.W.A.)mentionedtooneJewthenamesofeachoftheImamsinorderuntilhe reachedtothenameofHazratHassanAskari(AS.)andthensaid:WhenHassanshallpassaway, hissonHujjatibnHasanMuhammadMahdishallbecometheImamandtheyaretwelvein number." ThistraditionhasalsobeennarratedbySaduqinKamaluddin(Chapter28),ShaikhTusiin 'Ghaibat',Tabarsiin'Ehtejaj',SheikhMufidin'Ekhtesas',MuhammadibnYaqubin'Kafi'and Numaniinhis'Ghaibat'.theonewhoisexistingatalltimes)aremanyandinsupportofeach other.Moreover,traditionsabouthisemergence,hisilluminatinglight,hisbringingtolifethe ShariatofMuhammd,hisbattlesinthewayofAllahandhispurifyingtheworldfromitsfilthare alldecisive.Hiscompanionsarepurefromeverymisgivingandsoundfromeveryflaw.Theyare thosewhohavetraversedthepathofguidanceandgonetowardsresearchthroughthechannel oftruth.CaliphateandImamateshallendinhimandrightfromthetimehisfatherbidfarewellto thisworldhehasbeentheImamandwillremainsountiltheDayofJudgement.Isashallpray behindhimandacknowledgehimandwillinvitethepeopletofollowhiscreed,whichisnothing butthecreedoftheHolyProphet."Sayyid(HamedHussein,theauthorofAbaqaatulAnwaar)in "EsteqsaulEfham"says: "Acopyofwhathasbeenwritteninthismarginhasbeenreadouttohim(i.e.KhawjaParsa)and corrected." MessengershipinChildhoodandHisImamate Sofar,whateverwehavewrittenaboutMahdiandhischaracteristics,necessarilyprovesthathe hasbeenraisedtothepositionofImamateandheheldthisgloriouspositionwhenhewasonly fiveandyetaJunior.Nowwewishtoseewhetheritispossibleandpermissibleforonetohold thepositionofImamateattheageoffiveorisitthattheProphets,Messengersandtheir Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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successorsareboundtofirstreachadolescenceandattainphysicaldevelopmentorelse! Inthisregard,wesay:Researchinthismatterisrelatedtotheologyandhereitisoutofplaceto discussitinlength.However,brieflywesay:Whathasbeenverifiedisthisthatthematterof Messengership,Prophethood,ImamateandsuccessorshiplieintheHandsoftheExaltedAllah andnobodyelsehasanychoiceorauthorityinthisregard.Therefore,aspertheintellect,this implicationwillbeallowedforandwithpresenceofproof,thereshallbenoobjectionifaninfant becomesaProphetorachildbecomesanImambecausetheGloriousAllahcanamasstogetherall thequalificationsofanImamoraProphetinthechildhoodperioditself. Verily,reasonacceptsthisthattheExaltedAllahmakessomeoneasHisfriendandthenappoints himasHisProphetandMessengerorchooseshimasaleaderandExecutorinhisverychildhood period.ThisisbecausethereexistsnoweaknessinthePowerofAllahandthestoryofIsaand Yahya'sProphethoodbeartestimonyinthetrutliflilnessofwhatwesay. TheauthorofBasa'erudDarejatnarratesfromAliibnEsbaatassuch:IsawHazratAbuJafar approachingtowardsme.WhenhecameclosetomeIquicklycastmyglanceathimandlookedat himfromheadtotoesothatIcoulddescribehimtomyfriendsinEgypt.Thenhewentinto prostrationandsaid:VerilyAllahhassetforthargumentationinthematterofImamatejustasHe haddonesointhecaseofProphethoodandhassaid:"AndWegrantedhimwisdomwhileyeta child."Also,Hehassaid: "Untilwhenheattainshismaturityandreachestheageofforty."Theauthorof"Yanabiul Muwadda"aftermentioningthematterofMahdi'sbirth,narratesonpage452fromthebook "FaslulKhetab"assuch:"Abouthim,ithasbeensaidthattheExaltedAllahgrantedhimwisdom, inhischildhoodandalsomadehima'Hujjat'(Proof)forthepeopleoftheworld.As,Hesayswith regardtooneofHisProphets:"OYahya!TakeholdoftheBookwithstrength,andWegranted himwisdomwhilestillachild." Also,Hesays: "Theysaid:Howshouldwespeaktoonewhowasachildinthecradle?Hesaid:SurelyIamthe servantofAllah;HehasgivenmetheBookandmademeaProphet."IbnHajarinhis"Sawa'eq" (onpage114)aftermentioningtheincidentofthedemiseofAbuMuhammadHassanAskari writes:"HedidnotappointanyoneashissuccessorbutAbulQasimMuhammadHujjatwhose ageatthetimeofhisfather'sdemisewasfiveyears.HoweverAllahgrantedhimwisdomatthat time."85 Atthetimeofhisfather'sdemisehewasfiveyearsoldandAllahgrantedhimwisdominhisvery childhoodjustasHemadeProphetYahyaasanImamIhisinfancyandappointedIsaasaProphet Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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inhischildhood.Also,ShabrawiinAlEttehaf(onpage79)mentionshissuccessorshiptohave startedattheageoffiveafterhisfather'sdemiseandreckonshisbirthtohaveoccurredinthe nightof15thShaban.IbnKhallkantoo(inWafiyatulA'ayanvol.1pg.451)hasmentionedthe birthofHazrattobeonthe15thShaban255.Suyediin"Saba'ekuzZahab"(page78)has mentionedhisageatthetimeofhisfather'sdemisetobefiveyears. AlsoAbulFidahvol.2pg.45mentionsthebirthofHazrattohaveoccurredintheyear255. 85TarikheQamari(page117):Hisageatthetimeofhisfather'sdemisewasfiveyearsandAllah grantedhimwisdomatthatverytimejustasHegrantedwisdomtoYahyawhenhewasonlya child.Also,MuhamnuadKhawandShahin'RaudhatusSafa'(page18)writes:ThebirthofImam Mahdi(Peacebeuponhim)whoissimilarinnameandagnomentheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A) secretlytookplaceinthenightofl5thShaban,255Hijri.

ChapterFive:MahdiandHisBirth Agroupofscholars,amongstthembeingthelearnedandmystictraditionistMuhammadKhawja Bukhariinhisbook'FaslulKhetab'(asperwhathasbeenwrittenonpage387of'Yanabiul Muwadda')havenarratedthatHadimah,thedaughterofHazratImamMuhammadJawad(A.S.) andauntofAbuMuhammadHassanAskari(A.S.)usedtoalwaysprayandlamentandaskAllahto makehersucceedinmeetingHazrat'sson.Thusitwasaboutthemidnightof15thShaban,205 whenshevisitedHazratHassanandthelatteraskedhertostaywiththembecauseoftheevent whichlayahead.Soshestayedbehindintheveryplace.ItwasthetimeofdawnwhenNargis (motherofHazratMahdi)feltuneasy.ThenHakimahhastenedtowardsherandafewmoments laterNargisdeliveredablessedchildwhilecircumcised.WhenHakimah'slooksfellonthechild shetookhiminherarmsandwenttowardsHazratHassan(A.S.). Hazratembracedhimandrubbedhisblessedhandsoverhisbackandeyesandthenplacedhis mouthoverhismouth.Thereafterherecited'Azan'(calltoprayer)inhisrightearand'Eqamah' (establishmentofprayers)inhisleftearandthensaid:"Oaunt,takehimtohismother."Hakimah obeyedandtookthechildbacktohismother.Hakimahsays:"Onceagain,IvisitedAbu MuhammadHassanAskari'shouse.Allofasudden,IsawHazratcarryingachildwhowaswearing ayellowdressandthebaby'sfacewasbeamingwithlight. "Then,hislovesupersededmyheartandIsaid:'OmyMaster,whathaveyoutosayaboutthis Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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blessedchild?Hereplied:"Oaunt,heisthesameExpectedoneaboutwhomweweregivenglad tidings."Then,Ithrewmyselfonthegroundandprostratedasanexpressionofthanksgiving.86 Authorsays:"Whatwehavenarratedbeforeandwhatweshallnarratelateronnecessarily proveshisbirthbecausethosetraditionscompriseseveralparts. Oneofthepartsindicatesthatheisthetwelfthsuccessorwhileanothershowsthatheisthe twelfthlegatee.Stillanotherportionindicatesthatheisthetwelfth86Adetailedtraditionwith similarcontentshasalsobeennarratedin"RaudathulSefah"vol.3pg.1819. ImamandleaderandanotherindicatesthatheistheninthfromtheprogenyofHussein(A.S.). OthersrevealthatheisthefourthfromtheoffspringofRidha(A.S.)andyetothersrevealthathe isthesonofHazratAbuMuhammadHassanAskari.Anotherpartindicateshisoccultationandthe factthatheisconcealedfromthepublicviewandcannotberecognized. These'Mustafiza'andrather'Mustawatir'traditionsclearlystipulateandornecessarilyindicate thatMahdi,theExpectedoneistheimmediatesonofImamAbuMuhammadHassanAskari. Moreoverthisindicationissomanifestandevidentthatnoonehasanydoubtinitandnone disputes. Nowwesay:Basedonthis,weareboundtoacceptoneofthefollowing:Firstlythat,werejectthe aforesaidtraditionsfromtheviewpointofchainoftransmissionandweaknessinindicationand asaresultdenytheaforementionedclaims. Reply:Anyonewhohadreviewedthetraditionsandgonethroughthebooksof'Rijal' (distinguishedscholars)cannevereverimaginesuchanaffairbecauseanumberofpartisansof traditionshaveconfessedtheauthenticityofsomeofthemandhavegivenevidenceoftheir credibilityandacceptability.Rather,Hakemwhoistheleaderofthisarthashimselfrecorded someofthemandaspertheviewofBukhariandMuslim,hasreckonedthemtobecorrect. Thus,man'sconscienceitselfbearstestimonytothisobjection. Secondly,renouncingandabandoningthosetraditionsandnotactinguponthem. Reply:Thisobligationisanindependentreasoningagainstthecorrectandexplicittexts.Rather, justasyouweretoldbefore,mostofthescholarsofAhleSunnathaveclearlystipulatedthe successivetransmissionofthesetraditionsandcompendiouslyreckonedtheirissuancetobe decisive.Thus,resortingtothisobligationwillamounttorefutationoftheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A) andrejectionofwhathascomefromhimthroughsuccessivetransmissionnothwithstandingthat whichAllahsays: Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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(Nordoeshespeakoutofdesire.Itisnaughtbutrevelationthatisrevealed)Thirdly,beingbound overthematterofnonexistenceofMahdiandthecontinuationofthelifeofAbuMuhammad HassanAskariuntiltheendoftimewhenAllahhasforetoldthebirthofMahdi. Reply:Heretoo,wecannotconsiderthissayingtobecorrectbecauseShiasandSunnisare unanimousoverthisfactthatAbuMuhammadHassanAskarihasalreadypassedawayintheyear 260A.H. TakenforgrantedthatImamHassanAskarihaslivedtillnowandisstillalive,whycan'twe assumethesameforMahdiandcompelourselvesinbelievinghimtobestillaliveandliving.This isbecauseifadecreeonsuchamatterispermissiblethenthereexistsnodifferencebetween thesetwocasessothatwemaysaythatitispossibleinthecaseofHassanAskaributnotsofor Mahdi. Fourthly,aspertheconsensusofShiasandSunnis,AbuMuhammadHassanAskarihaspassed away.However,Allah(AllGlorybetoHim)withthePowerthatHepossesses,shallmakehimalive inthenearfutureprimarilyforthebirthofMahdi. Reply:Thereisnoproof,whichgivesevidencetothetruthfulnessofthissaying.AlthoughAllahis havingPoweroverallthingsandHisMightcannotbedeniedyet,thereasonfortherejectionof continuationofMahdi'slifeisbecauseitisconsideredtobeanimprobableaffairandcontraryto thecustom(asisinvogueamongstus)notwithstandingthefactthatthechancesofmaking someonealiveafterdeathandrestoringhimbacktolifeafternonexistenceappearstobemore remoteandunusualthancontinuationoflife.Inaddition,therestorationofAbuMuhammad HassanAskari'slifeafterhisdemisemaybeinreferenceto'Reja't'(returntolife),thesamewhich weShiasbelieve. Fifthly,beingboundoverbelievingthatAbulQasimMuhammadMahdi(A.S.)hasbeenbornandis stillliving.Moreover,heisbeinggivensustenanceandjustlikeotherpeoplewhoseekmeansof livelihoodhetooseeksmeansoflivelihooduntilthetimewhenAllahwisheshimtofilltheearth withequityandJusticejustasithadbeenfilledwithcrueltyandoppression.Thus,Heshall commandhimtoemergeandinspirehimtobringaboutacompletereform.Thisisexactlywhat wegroupofImamiahbelieveandtheproofofHazratbeingalivewillbebroughtattheendofthis book. Besides,thosethings,whichnecessarilyandexplicitlyprovethebirthofHazrat,arethesayingsof anumberofSunnischolars,traditionistsandhistoriansinthisregard.Wemaymentionthenames ofsomeofthem: (1)ShaikhMohyiddinArabiinthebookof'Fotouhat'asperwhathascomein"Es'aafur Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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Rhagebeen". (2)ShaikhAbdulWahabSharaniinthebook"AlYawakitwalJawaher". (3)IbnWardi.ahistorianinhis'Tarikh'asperwhathascomein"NurulAbsar". (4)ShaikhMuhammadibnYusufGanjiinhisbook"AlBayanFiAkhbarSahebuzZaman". (5)IbnHajarHaithamiinthebook"Sawa'equlMuhareqa". (6)SebtibnJauziinthebook"TazkeratulAimma". (7)ShaikhMuhammadibnThalhain"MatalibusSu'ool". (8)ShaikhNuruddinAliin"FusululMuhimma". (9)ThenobleSayedAbuAbdullahMuhammadSirajuddininthebook"SihahulAkhbar". (10)ThefamoushistorianIbneKhallakanin"WafayatulA'yan'". (11)IbnAzraqahistorianinhis'Tarikh'asperwhathasbeennarratedbyIbneKhallakan. (12)ThemysticShaikh,SayedHassanAraqiasperwhathascomein"AlYawaqitwalJawaher". (13)ShaikhAliKhawasasperwhathascomeintheaforementionedbook. (14)Themysticscholar,ShaikhMuhammadKhawajain"FaslulKhetab"asperwhathasbeen narratedin"YanabiulMuwadda". (15)SayedMuminShablanjiin"NurulAbsar". (16)Themysticscholar,ShaikhQunduziin"YanabiulMuwadda". (17)ThelearnedgenealogistAbulFauzMuhammadAminBaghdadiSuyediin"Saba'ekuzZahab". (18)ThelearnedgenealogistofrecenttimesSayedHusseinRafa'eecontemporarytooneofthe UniversalProfessorsofAzharinhisbook"NurulAnwaresh". (19)ShaikhAhmadJaamionthebasisofhispoemsandasperwhathascomein"Yanabiul Muwadda". Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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(20)ShaikhAtharNaishabourionthebasisofhispoems. (21)ShaikhJalaluddinRumionthebasisofhispoems.Besidesthem,manyotherstoohave confirmedthismatter.87 Verily,Mahdi'sbirthisunanimouslyagreeduponbybothShiasandSunnisandtheyareinaccord witheachotheronthismatter. Thus,thereexistsnodifferencebetweenthetwogroups.Ratheritsfirmnessisasclearasafire kindledoverthetipofaflagorasbrightasasunpresentduringtheday.Thosewhorefertotheir booksandwritings(Sunnireferences)willrealizethattheyareallunanimousoverthismatterthat AbuMuhammadHassanAskarihashadasonbythenameofMuhammadwhosetitleisMahdi andagnomenisAbulQasimandthefactthathehasbeentheonlysonofhisfather. Thisisnotwithstandingthefactthattheyhavehadminordifferencesamongstthemselvesabout MahdijustasthesamecanbeseenfromthesayingsofIbnKhallakanandsomeotherSunni scholars.IbnKhallakansays:"ShiasthinkthatMahdiisthesonofImamHassanAskari." Afterthis,hesaid:ContinuationofMahdi'slifetillnowissomethingunusualandimprobable. WhenthebirthofAbulQasimMuhammadMahdi,sonofHassanAskariis87AbulFidahinhis 'Tarikh'vol.2,pg.45,AbdullahShabrawiin'AlEttehaf'pg.179,MuhammadibnShehnain RaudathulManazer(inthemarginof"MurujuzZahab")vol.1pg.294,AbulFallahHanabliin "ShazaratuzZahab"vol.3pg.150,MuhammadibnKhawandShahin"RaudathasSefah"vol.3 pg.19,AbulAbbassAhmadQarmaniin"AkhbarudDawal"pg.117,ShaikhSa'aduddinHamuani (asperwhathascomein"YanabiulMuwadda"pg.395),ShaikhSalauddinSafandi(asperwhat hascomeinthesamebookonpage393)andShaikhAbdurRahmanBasthami(asperwhathas comeinthesamebookonpage337). Besidesthesenames,thosewhichhavebeenmentionedbyNuriinhis"KashfulAstar"areSayed Jamaluddinauthorof"RaudathulAlibab",AhmadBaihaqiKhusrojerdiNaishabouri,HafezAbul FathMuhammadibnAbulFawares,ShaikhAameribnAamerBasri,AbdulHaqDahawi,Shaikh AbdulRahmanJaami,QaaziShahabuddinMalekulUlema,IbneKheshab,HaflzAbuMuhammad AhmadBelazari,AbdullahMateeriauthorof"RiyazuzZahera",MullaHusseinKashaci,Nazribn AllJahzamiNasri(Justasithascomein"NajmusSaqeb"),QaziJawadSabati,MullaAllQari, ShaikhSadruddinQunawi,AnNasirLeDeenaAllahAhmadCaliphaAbbassi,MufezIbnAhmad favousas'AkhtabulKhutaba'KhawrazmiandotherswhomQunduziandNoorlhavementionedin theirbooks'YanabiulMuwadda'and'NajmusSaqeb'. Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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proved(whichwasdonesofromtheProphetictraditionswhichare'Mutawatir'andthesayingsof theInfalliblehouseholdmemberswhoaremoreknowledgeablethanothersandtheexcessive stipulationsofmysticsandscholarswhohavereckonedtheAwaitedMahditobetheverychild whichwehavementioned)itwillautomaticallybeverifiedthatMahdi(A.S.)hasalreadybeen bornandnotthathewillbeborninthefuture. Moreover,withregardtohisbirth,whatappearstobemorecorrectisthathewasbornatdawn, on15thShaban256A.H.Thus,atthetimeofhisfather'sdemisehehadpassedfiveyearsofhis age. Mahdi'sname,TitleandAgnomen Tirmidhiinvol.2ofhis'Sahih'(page270)narratesfromAbdullahibnMasoudthattheHoly Prophet(S.A.W.A.)said:"Theworldshallnotceasetoexistuntilapersonfrommyprogenyshall conquertheearth.Hisnameisthesameasmine."88Inthesameplaceoftheaforementioned bookhenarratesfromAbuHurairathattheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)said:"Ifthereremainsnot morethanadayfromthelifeoftheearthapersonfrommyprogenywhocarriesthesame nameasmineshallappear."89 Thereafterhewrites:"Thisisanacceptableandauthentictradition."IbnHajarinhis"Sawae'q" (page98)narratesfromAhmad,AbuDawoudandTirmidhiandallthethreefromtheHoly Prophet(S.A.W.A.)whosaid:"Theworldshallnotenduntilapersonfrommyprogenyshallcome andrule.Hisnameshallbesimilartomyname." Theauthorof"EsaafurRhagebeen"toohasnarratedthesame.90Theauthorof"EqdudDurar"in thesecondchapternarratesfrom'Sunan'ofImamAbuBakrMuqarriandhefromAbdullahibn MasoudthattheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)said: "Theworldshallnotpassawayuntilapersonfrommyprogenyshallconquerit." Inthesamechapteroftheaforesaidbook,henarratesfromthebook"SefatulMahdi"ofHafez AbuNa'eemand'Sunan'ofAbuAbdullahMuqarriandtheytwofromAbdullahibnOmarwho said:TheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)said: "Apersonfrommyprogenyshallemerge.Hisnameissimilartomineandhismoraltooisthe sameasmine.HeshallfilltheearthwithequityandJustice."Again,inthesamechapterofthe aforesaidbook,henarratesfromHafezAbuNa'eemwhointurnnarratesfromHuzaifaibn YamanthattheHoly88ArfulWardi59. 89Arfulwardi59. 90TheauthorofArfulwardi(page58)toohasnarratedthesame.Thereafterhewrites:Tirmidhis Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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say:Thisanacceptableandauthentictradition. Prophet(S.A.W.A.)said:"Ifthereremainsnotmorethanadayfromthelifeoftheearth,Godwill makeapersontoappearfrommyprogenywhocarriesthesamenameasmineandwhosemorals arethesameasmine.HisagnomenisAbuAbdullah."91 Yetagain,inthesamechapteroftheaforesaidbook,henarratesfromAbdullahibnOmarthat theHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)said:"Apersonfrommyprogenyshallemergeattheendoftime.His nameandagnomenwillbethesameasmynameandagnomen.HeshallfilltheearthwithJustice justasithadbeenfilledwithcrueltyandoppression. Whatwehavewrittenundertheaforementionedtopicisonlyafewofthenobletraditions, whichmentionaboutthenameandagnomenofHazratMahdi.Theauthorof"EqdudDurar"has speciallyearmarkedachapterforthismatter. Thus,theseandsomeothertraditionstogetherwiththeirlengthyexegesis(whichwasalready mentionedandwillbementionedinfuture)revealthathisnameisMuhammad,histitleisMahdi andhisagnomenisAbulQasimandthisisawellknownmatter.However,onthebasisofonly oneortwotraditionshisnamehasbeenmentionedtobeAhmad.Apparently,ithasbeenthe independentreasoningofitsnarratorandamistakecommittedfromhisside.Ifthisreasoningis improper,wemaystillsaythatthistraditionisinsignificantascomparedtotheothertraditions (whicharecontrarytothisone). Theauthorof"TazkeratulAl"whilementioningthechildrenofAbuMuhammadHassanAskari says: AmongstthemisImamMuhammadsonofHassan,sonofAli,sonofMuhammad,sonofAli,son ofMusa,sonofJafar,sonofMuhammad,sonofAli,sonofHussein,sonofAliibnAbiTalib.His agnomenisAbuAbdullahandAbulQasimandheisthesuccessor,'Hujjat'(Proof)Masterofthe age,'Qa'em'(Upholder)and'Muntazir'(Awaitedone).HeshallbethelastImam.Theauthorof "MatalibusSu'ool",aftermentioningtheplaceofbirthofHazratMahdi(maytheblessingofAllah beuponhimandhisholyforefathers)says:"However,hisnameisMuhammad,hisagnomenis AbulQasimandhistitlesare'Hujjat'(Proof)and'KhalafSaleh'(Virtuoussuccessor).Hehasalso beencalledas'Muntazar'(Awaitedone). IbnHajarinhisbook"Sawa'eq",aftermentioningaboutImamAbuMuhammadHassanAskari writes: "HedidnotleavebehindanysuccessorbuthissonAbulQasimMuhammadHujjatwhoseageat thetimeofhisfather'sdemisewasfiveyears.HoweverAllahgrantedhimwisdomatthattime Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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andhehasbeencalledas'Qa'em'and91Theauthorof"RaudathusSefa"vol.3pg.18narrates fromIbnMasoudthatHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)said:"Ifthereremainsnotmorethanadayfrom thelifeoftheearth,GodwillSethedaysolong,untilapersonfrommyprogenywhocarriesthe samenameasmine,shallappearandfilltheearthwithequityandJusticejustnithadbeenfilled withcrueltyandoppression." 'Muntazar'.Theauthorof"NurulAbsar",aftermentioningaboutMahdisays:"Hisnameis MuhammadandhisagnomenAbulQasim.TheImamiyahshavegivenhimsuchtitlesas'Hujjat', 'Mahdi','KhalafSaleh','Qaem'and'SahebuzZaman'.Themostfamousamongstthemis Mahdi.92 Asubtlepoint:Amongstthestrangeevents(ifwedonotsaythatGodhasdissuadedtheirhearts) isthisthatamongsttheimmediatesonsofImams,nonehasbeenbestowedwiththetitleof 'Mahdi'exceptQaemAleMuhammad(A.S.).Surely,theywereafamilywhichspreadforaperiod ofovertwohundredandfortyyears.Theyownedmanychildrenandrepeatedlyheardthis blessedtitleof'Mahdi'.Neverthelessamongsttheirimmediatechildrentherewasnonewhowas calledbythetitleof'Mahdi'because,thiswassomethingagainstthecustom.Itispossibletosay thatAllah,theExaltedmayhavedissuadedthemfromthismatterinordertosafeguardthe positionofMahdi(A.S.). MahdiandHisParents'Name Whatseemsevidentfromtheprevioustraditions(mentionedinchapterNo.4)isthisthatMahdi, theAwaitedoneisthesonofAbuMuhammadImamHassanAskari(A.S.).TheShiaImamiyahsand majorityoftheSunnischolarsunanimouslybelievethathishonorablefather'snameisHassan.93 Verily,itisinsomeoftherareanduncommontraditionsthatthenameofHazratMahdi'sfatheris mentionedtobethesameastheHolyProphet'sfather.AbuDawoudinhis'Sahih'(vol.4pg.78) hasnarratedfromZurraibnAbdullahatraditionfromtheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)assuch: "Ifthereremainsnotmorethanadayfromthelifeoftheearth,Godwillsetthedaysolonguntil apersonfrommyprogenyshallappearand...Hisnameisthesameasmineandhisfather'sname isthesameasmyfather'sname."Theauthorof"EqdudDurar"hasnarratedthistradition(inthe secondchapter)fromagroupmainlycomprisingofTirmidhi,AbuDawoudandBaihaqi. Thereafterhesays:ThistraditionhasbeenmentionedbyImamAhmadHanbalinhis'Musnad'. HoweverhehasnotmentionedtheaforesaidsentenceoftheHolyProphetthathisfather'sname isthesameasmyfather'sname.Theauthorsays:Ihavecomeacrosssomeportionsoftraditions whereinthe92Authorof'RaudathusSefa'(Vol.3Pg.18)writes:"AbulQasimishisagnomenand theImamiyahcallhimas'Hujjat','Qa'em','Mahdi'and'Sahabuzzaman'.Inthesameplace,he Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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mentionshisnameandagnomentobethesameasthatoftheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)AbulFida inhis'Thrikh'(vol.2pg.45)andShabrawiin'AlEttehaf'(page179)havealsonarratedthesame." 93"ThrikhAbulFida"vol.2pg.45,'TarikheFarmani'page117,'AlEttehaf'ofShabrawipg.179, 'RaudathulMunsaer'(inthemarginof'Murujuzzahab')vol.1,Pg.294,'Saba'ekuzZahab'of Suyedipg.78,'ShazratusZahab'vol.2,Pg.150and'wafiyatulA'yan'ofIbnKhallakanvol.1,pg. 451. HolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)says:ThenameofMahdi'sfatheristhesameasmyfather'sname. Apparently,AbuDawoudispreferred.Thus,wesay:Shablanji,in"NurulAbsar"(page231)has narratedtheaforementionedtraditionoftheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)fromAbuDawoudandhe fromZurraibnAbdullahbutwithoutthissentencethatMahdi'sfather'snameisthesameasmy father'sname. He(i.e.AbuDawoud)says:InanothertraditiontheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)says:"Thenameof Mahdi'sfatheristhesameasmyfather'sname."ThisverydifferenceinnarrationfromAbu Dawoudcausesonetodoubthisnarrationandconsiderittobeunreliable.Evenifweassumethis traditiontobefirm,itis(still)againstandcontrarytothenumerous'Mustafiza'traditionswhich aremoreauthentic(fromtheviewpointofthechainoftransmission)andobvious(fromthe viewpointofreasoning)thanthepreviouslymentionedtradition.Therefore,oneshouldnotpay attentiontothistraditionatall. InthisregardAliibnIsaArbeliin"KashfulGhumma"says:Shi'itesdonotconsiderthistradition tobecorrectbecausethenameofMahdiandhisfather'snametoohasbeenprovedforthem(as perauthenticreasons).TheSunnischolarshavementionedthatthenarratorhasadded somethingtothistradition.Thus,itshouldbesaidthatthissentence(i.e.theHolyProphetsaying: "Hisfather'snameisthesameasmyfather'sname")isanaddition. Theauthorof"AlBayanFiAkhbarSahebuzZaman"says:'AbulAbbassibnAbulKaram Khas'amee(i.e.OmaribnMe'marBaghdadi)hasnarratedfromAbulFathibnAbulQasimibn AbuSahilKarukhiandhefromAbuAameribnQasimandothersandtheyfromAbuMuhammad MaruziandhefromAbulAbbassibnMarzabaniandhefromHafezAbuIsaandhefromAbdul JabbaribnE'laAttharandhefromSufyanibnAiyanaandhefromAasimandhefromZurraand hefromAbdullahandhefromtheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)assuch:"Apersonfrommyprogeny whocarriesthesamenameasmine,shallbecometheMaster(ofthisearth)." AthimhasnarratedfromAbuSalehwhointurnhasnarratedfromAbuHurairaassuch:"Ifthere remainsnotmorethanadayfromthelifeoftheearth,Godwillsetthedaysolonguntilaperson becomestheownerofthisearth."Authorof"AlBayanFiAkhbarSahebuzZaman"says:"This traditionisanauthentictraditionandHafezMuhammadibnIsaTirmidhihasnarratedthisina Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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similarmannerinhis'Sahih'." Hecontinues:AllamaHassanibnHassanLaghwisentaletterformeinDamascusandafterImet himinBaghdadhesaid:NasribnAbulFarajHasarihasnarratedfromAbuTalibMuhammadibn MuhammadibnAbuZaidMaviandhefromAbuAliShustariandhefromAbuOmarHashimi andhefromAbuAliMuhammadibnOmarLu'luiBasriandhefromHafezAbuDawoudSulaiman ibnAsh'asSajestaniandhefromMusaddadandhefromYahyaibnSa'eedandhefromSunan andhefromAasimandhefromZurraandhefromSayedSadruddinSadrAbdullahandhefrom theHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)assuch:"Theworldshallnotceasetoexistuntilapersonfrommy progenywhoshallcarrythesamenameasminebecomestheMasteramongsttheArabs." Theauthorof"AlBayanFiAkhbarSahebuzZaman"adds:"Thistraditionisanacceptableand correcttraditionandAbuDawoudhasnarrateditinhis'Sunan'inthesamemannerwhichwe havenarrated." AbuDawoudsays:UthmanibnAbuShuibahasnarratedfromFazlibnDakeenandhefromQatar andhefromQasimibnAbuMarraandhefromAbuTafeelandhefromAliandhefromtheHoly Prophet(S.A.W.A.)whosaid:"Ifthereremainsnotmorethanadayfromthelifeoftheearth,God willappointapersonfrommyprogenytofilltheearthwithJusticejustasithadbeenfilledwith oppression." Theauthorsays:AbuDawoudhasmentionedthistraditioninthesamemannerinhis'Sunan'.The authorofthebook"ManaqibasShafa'ee"hasmentionedtheaforesaidtraditionandthensaid: Thenarratorhasaddedthefollowingsentencetothistraditionandsaid:Ifthereremainsnot morethanadayfromthe1ifeoftheearth,Godwillsetthedaysolonguntilapersonfrommy progenywhocarriesthesamenameasmineandwhosefathercarriesthesamenameasmy father'sname,appearsandfillstheearthwithequityandJusticejustasithadbeenfilledwith crueltyandoppression. Theauthorsays:TirmidhihasnarratedtheaforesaidtraditionbutnotthesentenceoftheHoly Prophet(S.A.W.A.)saying:ThenameofMahdi'sfatheristhesameasmyfather'sname. HoweverAbuDawoudhasmentionedtheaforesaidsentence.Inmostofthetraditionswhichare objectofrelianceofmostoftheexperts(oftraditions)andnarrators,onlythissentencecanbe foundwheretheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)says:"His(i.e.Mahdi's)nameisthesameasmine."The sentencethattheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)said:"Hisfather'snameisthesameasmyfather's name"isanadditionmadebythenarrator. IftheaforesaidsentencehappenstobecorrectitwouldmeanthattheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.) Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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hassaid:"ThenameofMahdi'sfatheristhesameasmyson,Hussein'snameandhisagnomenis AbuAbdullah. HehassettheagnomenasnamesoastoallusivelyspeakofthisfactthatMahdiwouldbefrom theprogenyofHusseinandnotfromtheprogenyofImamHassan.Itis(also)possiblethatthe HolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)musthavesaid:"ThenameofMahdi'sfatheristhesameasmyson, Hassan'sname."ThenameofMahdi'sfathertoowasHassanbutthenarratorhasthought(???) (myson)tobe(??)(myfather)andhencechangeditto(??).Thusitisnecessarytointerpretand explainthistraditioninthemannerwhichwehavedonesothatperhapswehavemustered togetherallthetraditions.Thisinterpretationwhichwassaidwithregardstothepreviously mentionedtraditionisnotcorrect.Rather,itshouldbeinterpretedinanothermanneranditisas follows: ImamAhmad,withhisgoodrecordingandcareintraditions,hasmentionedtheaforesaid traditioninseveralplacesofhisbook'Musnad'inthismannerthattheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.) onlysaid:"Mahdi'snameisthesameasmyname." AbdulAzizibnMuhammadAnsarihasimputedlynarratedfromZurraandhefromAbdullahthat theHolyProphet(S.A.W.A)said:"Theworldshallnotbedestroyedorrathersaid:Theworldshall notterminateuntilapersonfrommyprogenywhocarriesthesamenameasmineshallbecome themasteramongsttheArabs." Inthebookof"ManaqibeMahdi",HafezAbuNa'eemhasnarratedthewaysoftheaforesaid traditionfromagreatnumberofpeoplewhohaveallnarratedfromAasimibnAbuNajwadand hefromZurraandhefromAbdullahandhefromtheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.).Amongstthemwe mayspeakofSufyanibnAmiya(asmentionedbefore)whosewaysdifferfromthatofAasim. AmongstthemisQataribnKhalifawhosewaystoodifferfromthatofAasim. AmongstthemisA'mashwhosewaysdifferfromthewaysofAasim.AmongstthemisAbuIshaaq SulaimanibnFiruzShaibaniandhiswaysdifferfromthatofAasim.AmongstthemisHafasibn Omar.AmongstthemisSufyanSunwhosewaysdifferfromthewaysofAasim.Amongstthemis Sh'ubawhosewaystoodiffer.AmongstthemisWasithibnHarith.AmongstthemisYazidibn MuawiyaAbuShuaibawhopossessestwoways.AmongstthemisSulaimanibnQaramwhose waydiffersfromthatofAasim.AmongstthemareJafarAhmar,QaisibnRabih,Sulaimanibn QaramandEsbathwhohaveallbeenplacedononepath.AmongstthemisSalamAbuMunzar. AmongstthemisAbuShahabMuhammadibnIbrahimKananiandhiswaysdifferfromthatof Aasim.AmongstthemisOmaribnUbaidthanafasiwhosewaysdifferfromthewaysofAasim. AmongstthemisAbuBakribnAiyaashwhosewaysdifferfromthatofAasim.Amongstthemis AbulHejafDawoudAbulAuf)andhiswaysdifferwiththewaysofAasim.Amongstthemis Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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UthmanibnShabramawhosewaysdifferfromthatofAasim.AmongstthemisAbdulMalikibn AbuAinaiya.AmongstthemisMuhammadibnAiyaashwhohasnarratedfromOmarandAameri andhiswaysaredifferent.Hehasmentionedthechainoftransmissionandsaid:AbuGhesan hasnarratedfromQaisbutnotnarratedhisconnection.AmongstthemisAmroibnQaisMalavi. AmongstthemisAmmaribnZarriq.AmongstthemisAishaanAbdullahibnHakimibnJubair Asadi.AmongstthemisOmaribnAbdullahibnBashar.AmongstthemisAbulAhwas.Amongst themisSaadibnHassanibnOkhtTholaba. AmongstthemisMa'azibnHishamwhosays:"MyfathernarratedformefromAasim."Amongst themisYusufibnYunus.AmongstthemisGhalibibnUthman.AmongstthemisHamzaibn Zaiyat.AmongstthemisShaiban. AmongstthemisHakamibnHisham. Theyhavenarratedtheaforesaidtraditionfrom(otherthanAasim)Zurrai.e.OmaribnMarra andallthenarratorshavenarratedthattheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)said:"Mahdi'snameisthe sameasmyname"(butdidnotsays:Hisfather'snameisthesameasmyfather'sname)withthe exceptionofthetraditionwhichUbaidullahibnMusahasnarratedfromtheonewhohasmade anadditionintheaforesaidtraditionandnarrateditfromAasim.Onlytheonewhohasmade thisadditioninthetraditionhasnarratedtheaforesaidsentence(asperthenarrators)thatthe HolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)said:"Hisfather'snameisthesameasmyfather'sname".Awiseperson willnothesitatetoconcludethatthisadditionalsentencelackscredibility,notwithstandingthis factthatalmostalltheSunnileadershavenarratedagainsttheaforesaidsentence.AllahisAll knowing.Thesayingsoftheauthorof"AlBayanFiAkhbarSahebuzZaman"iscompleted. Theauthorsays:Theapparentexpressionofthebookof"AlBayanFiAkhbarSahebuzZaman"is thisthatTirmidhihasnotnarratedthisadditionalsentence.Howeverpreviously,weunderstood thesayingoftheauthorof"EqdudDurar".Whatisevidentfromthisbookandthebooksof "MatalibusSu'ool"and"FusululMuhimma"isthisthatAbuDawoud,.Tirmidhi,Baihaqi,Abu Omar,MuqarriandAbuNa'eemhaveallnarratedtheaforesaidadditionalthetruth). Theauthorof"MatalibusSu'ool"says:Ifsomeoneremonstratesandsays:Weagreethatwhen thesefalseattributesarediscoveredtheywouldbeasignandproof.Itwouldthenbecome necessarytoactuponthemandprovethemfortheonewhoisendowedwiththem.Howeverwe donotbelievethatthesesignsandproofscouldbeappliedtoKhalafeSalehMuhammad because,amongstthefalseattributes,isthesignandproofthatMahdi'sfathershouldcarrythe samenameastheHolyProphet'sfatherandProphetichadithstoo(justastheyhavenarrated) stipulatesthismatter.However,thisattribute(i.e.Mahdi'sfatherbearingthesamenameasthe HolyProphet'sfather)cannotbefoundintheexistenceofMahdibecausethenameofMahdi's fatherisHassanandthenameoftheHolyProphet'sfatherisAbdullah. Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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WhatkindofaconnectionexistsbetweenHassanandAbdullah?Therefore,thisattributewhichis onlyapartofthesignsandproofscannotbeappliedtoMahdiandwhenonepartofthecauseis notprovedtheentirecausetoocannotbeproved,sincetherestoftheattributesarenotenough forprovingthisdecree.ThisisbecausetheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)hasnotsubstantiatedthis decreeexceptfortheoneinwhomalltheattributes(whereoneofthemisthesimilarityofhis father'sname)isfoundandthismattercannotbetrueof'HujjatKhalaf'.Thus,thisdecreetoo cannotbeappliedtohimandthisproblemordifficultyisasevereone.Beforegivingadetailed replytothisproblemitisnecessarytoexpresstwomatterssothatwemayachieveouraim: First:IntheArabiclanguageitisacommonpracticetoapplythewordoffatherforgreat ancestors.TheHolyQurantoospeaksofthismatterandsays: (Thefaithofyour,Ibrahim)Also,onbehalfofYusufitsays:(AndIfollowthereligionofmyfathers, IbrahimandIshag)TheholyProphet(S.A.W.A)toohasclearlystipulatedthismatterascanbe seeninthetraditionof'Me'raj'(ascension):theHolyProphet(S.AW.A)asks:Whoisthis?He replied:'YourfatherIbrahim.Thusitcanbeobservedthatthewordof(??)(father)isappliedto forefathers. Second:'Name'tooisusedinsteadof'agnomen'and'attribute'justastheeloquentspeaking peoplehavedoneso.ThiscanbeobservedintraditionalsowhereBukhariandMuslimhave narratedfromSahlibnSaadSaa'ediwhonarratedfromAli(A.S.)thattheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A) calledAlias'AbuTurab'anddidnotcallhimbythisname. Apoettoohaspinpointedthismatterinthefollowingpoem:Thewordshasalsobeennarrated. Thusthispoethasused'name'insteadofagnomenandattributeandthisruleisprevalentinthe Arabiclanguage. NowthatthetwoaforementionedmattershavebecomeclearknowthattheHolyProphet (S.A.W.A.)hadtwograndsonsOnewasAbuMuhammad(i.e.Hassan)andtheotherwasAba Abdullah(i.e.Hussein).ConsideringthatHujjatKhalafeSalehMuhammadwasfromtheprogeny ofAbaAbdullahHusseinandnotfromtheprogenyofAbuMuhammadHassanandtheagnomen ofHusseinisAbaAbdullahalso,thereforetheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)hasusedthewordof (name)[becauseofconfrontingforhisfather'srightwithinplaceofagnomenandusedtheword of(father)inplaceofgrandfather.AsiftheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)hassaid:Mahdi'snameisthe sameasmineHeisMuhammad.Itooam.MuhammadandtheagnomenofMahdi'sgreat grandfatheristhesameasmyfather'snamebecauseMahdi'sgreatgrandfatherisAbuAbdullah andmyfather(too)isAbdullah.Hazratexplainedinthismannersothatthesebriefwordings couldbecomprehensiveenoughforexplainingtheattributesandhehimselfhashadbriefly Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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announcedthatMahdiisfromtheprogenyofAbaAbdullahHussein. Therefore,(withthisexplanation)theaforementionedattributeshavebeenputinorderandall ofthemcanbeappliedtoHujjatKhalafeSalehMuhammad(A.S.). Thisexplanationisgoodandsufficientenoughtoovercomethisproblem.Soponderoverit.The authorsays:Apartfromthereasonswhichtheauthorof'AlBayan'andIbnThalhainMatalibus Su'oolhavenarratedthereareotheraspectstooasfollows: Firstly,AllamaMajlisiinthebeginningofthe13thVolumeofhisbook'BiharulAnwar'says:some ofthecontemporarieshavesaid:Withregardtotheaforesaidtraditionthereareotheraspects too,likethefactthatImamHassanAskari'sagnomenwasAbuMuhammadandAbdullah's(i.e. HazratMuhammad'sfather)agnomenwasAbuMuhammad.Thusthesetwoagnomensarein accordwitheachotherand(amongsttheArabstoo,justasitwillcomelateron)theagnomentoo isinthename.(I.e.theArabsuseagnomeninsteadofname). Secondly,someofthecontemporarylearnedscholarshavesaidinthemarginofthebookof'Al Bayan'assuch:Thebestreasoninreplytothismatteristosaythatthewordingofthetraditionis perhapsinthismanner:Mahdi'snameisthesameasmynameandmyfather'sname.Thisis becausemanytraditions(whichcanbeseeninthebookof'Ghaibat')say:Mahdipossessesthree nameswhereoneofthemisAbdullahandtheHolyProphetsfather'snametoowasAbdullah.In someofthetraditions,whichwaspreviouslymentioned,theHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)hassaid: Mahdi'snameisthesameasmyfather'sname.Moreover,onthesubjectmatterofthistradition too,ithascomethat(theHolyProphet)said:"Mahdi'snameisthesameasmynameandmy father'sname. Thenarrator,notgraspingthemeaningofthetraditionandnotevenimaginingthatMahdi(may Allahhastenhisemergence)possessestwoothernamestoo,andwishingtohavecorrectedthe tradition(asperhisownreflection)hasaddedtheaforesaidsentence(Mahdi'snameisthesame asmyfather'sname)tothetradition.Previously,wecametoknowthattheaforesaidtradition lackedanydefectbecauseMahdipossessesthreenames.Thusitcanbeseenthattheafore mentionedtraditiondoesnotcontradictourtraditionsinanyway.ThisisthebestreplyandIhave notfoundanyonereplyinginthismanneralthoughthisreplyappearstobeclearandobvious. Thirdly,theaforesaidscholarinthemarginoftheaforementionedbooksays:Itispossiblethat theHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)musthavesaid:"Mahdi'snameisthesameasmineandhisson's nameisthesameasmyfather'sname."Thisisbecauseinsomeofthetraditionsthenameof Mahdi'ssonhasbeenmentionedtobeAbdullahandinthethirdsectionofthisbookitwillcome Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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thatMahdi'sagnomenisAbuAbdullah.Thusachangehasoccurredandthewordof(hisson)has beenconvertedto(hisfather). Fourthly,MaulaMuhammadRezaImamiMudarresKhatoonAbadiaresearcherandscholarwrites inhisbook'JannatulKhulud'(whichcontainsallwhatoneeyecanenjoyandallwhatonedesires) assuch:"OurMasterImamHassanAskari(A.S.)hastwonamesOneisHassanandtheother Abdullah.Onthebasisofthesayingofthisscholar,theproblemissolvedandisinaccordwiththe traditionofAbuDawoudandallothertraditions.Althoughsomeofthesubjectmatterofthe bookof'JannatulKhulud'isconfinedtothebookitselfyetitsauthorisapersonwhoisascholar aswellasaresearcherandperhapsGodmayenlightenusthroughhisreferenceandsayings. AllamaSayedShahabuddinNajafiwhoisoneofthespiritualleadersofQumnarratedformeas such:"TheQazvinischolar,AghaRazi'uddin(mayhisdustbefragrant)hasmentionedunder 'QurratulAafaaq'thesameasthatwhichtheauthorof'JannatulKhulud'hasmentioned. Theconclusionthatwecanderivefromthesetraditionsisthisthatthemostpreferablereply wouldbetosticktooneofthefollowing: (1)Thechainoftransmissionofthistradition(i.e.theHolyProphetsaying:Mahdi'sfathercarries thesamenameasmyfather'sname)appearstobeweakbecause,itcomprisessuchmenwhoare notreliableandauthentic.Rather,theybelongtotheunknowngroup.Onthecontrary,theyare thosepeoplewhoarefamousasthefabricatorsoftraditions.Iftherewasnooneamongstthem exceptthe(i.e.theonewhoisamongstthenarratorsofthistradition)sufficeitwastorenderthis traditionweak. (2)ThetextofthistraditionisupsetingbecauseImamAhmadHanbalhasnarratedthesame traditioninhis'Musnad'(justasitcanbeseenin"EqdudDurar")withoutmentioningthesaying oftheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)that"thenameofMahdi'sfatheristhesameasmyfather'sname." (3)ThistraditionhasbeennarratedbyAbuDawoud(whoistheoriginalone)indifferentways. Thisisbecausesomehavenarratedthistraditionalongwiththeaforesaidsentencewhileothers havenarratedwithoutthissentencefromAbuDawoud. (4)Thistraditionisoppositeandcontrarytothenumeroustraditionswhich,fromtheviewpointof chainoftransmissionaremoreauthenticandfromtheviewpointofexpressionaremore manifest. Rather,thistraditioniscontradictinganumberofothertraditions. (5)Ifthistraditionisinterpretedineitheroftheabovefourways(whichhavebeeninterpreted Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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againstitsapparentformandtomeisinconceivable)itisstillbetterthanrejectingitoutright. Theauthorof"NurulAbsar"says:'Mahdi'sfatherwasAbuMuhammadKhalesibnAliHadiibn MuhammadJawadibnAliRidha.Mahdi'smotherwasaslavegirlwhowascalledNargisandas persomeothersayingshewascalledasSeegalandstillaspersomeothersayingshewascalledas Susan.AboutImamHassanAskarihesays:'HismotherwasaslavegirlwhowasnamedasSusan. Theauthorsays:"ThetruthisthatImamHassanAskari'smotherwascalledas'Hadees'andwhat iswellknownisthisthatSusanwasoneofthenamesofMahdi'smother." TheauthorofMatalibusSu'oolsays:"Mahdi'sfatherwasHassanKhalesibnAliMutawakkilibn MuhammadQanehibnAliRidha...HismotherwasaslavegirlnamedasSeegalandaspersome othersayingwascalledasHakimah." Theauthorsays:"Idonotknowwhohassaidthisbecause,thewomanbythenameofHakimah wasthedaughterofAbuJafarHazratJawadandauntofMahdi'sfatherandshewaspresentat thetimeofMahdi'sbirth." MahdiandHisLongLife ItwasverifiedfromtheprevioustraditionsthattheExpectedMahdiwhoshallemergeattheend oftimeandwillfilltheearthwithequityandJusticejustasithadbeenfilledwithcrueltyand oppressionisnoneotherthanAbulQasimMuhammadibnHassanAskari(A.S.).Itwasalso provedthathewasborninthenightof15thShaban,256.Whatisintegraltothismatteristhathe shouldhavelivedalonglifeandrightfromthattimeuntilnow,morethanonethousandandone hundredyearshavepassedfromMahdi'sageandAllahknowsbestaboutthetimeofhis emergence andhisdemise. Althoughlongevityissomethingunusualamongstthepeopleyet,asperthenatureitisapossible phenomenon.Moreover,thereexistsproofsandreasonsforthelonglifeofMahdi(A.S.).Inother words,theprolongationofMahdi'slifeisamongstthepossibleaffairsandreasonstooconfirm thispoint.Thusoneishelplessinacceptingandacknowledgingthismatter. Theauthorof"TazkeratulUm"says:TheentireImamiahsectbelievethatKhalafeHujjatisliving andreceivinghissustenance.ForprovingHazrattobealivetheysetforththefollowingreasons: Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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Firstreason:AgroupofpeoplesuchasKhizrandIlyashavelivedalonglifeanditis(still)not knownforhowmanyyearstheyhavebeenliving.Everyyeartheymeeteachotherandcatcheach other'shair.94In'Torah'ithascomethatZulQarnainlivedfor3000years.HoweverMuslims believethathelivedfor1500years. MuhammadibnIshaqsays:'AwajibnUnaq'livedfor3600years.95AwajibnUnaq(whose father'snamewasSubhanandmother'snamewasUnaq)wasbornduringHazratAdam'stime andcontinuedtoliveuntilHazratMusakilledhim. 'Zahhaq'livedfor1000years.96'Thamuras'toohaslivedfor1000years. AmongsttheProphets,wemaymentionsuchnamesasHazratAdam,Nuh,94Authorof 'Qarmani'writes(onpage44):Mas'oudisaysKhizrisAlexander'scousinandthevanguardofZul Qarnain'slivingduringHazratIbrahim'stime.Hehasdrankfromthewellspringoflifethathehas remainedtilland,willcontinuetolivetillthesoundingofthetrumpets. 95'Qarmani'page50 96'Qarmani'page348 Shaisandothersthathavelivedfor1000ormoreyears.97Qainanlivedfor900years.98 Mehla'eellivedfor800years.99NuqailibnAbdullahlivedfor700years.ThesoothsayerRabiya ibnOmarlivedfor600years.AameribnZurebwhowastheJudgeamongsttheArabs,livedfor 500years.SimilarySulabaandSaamibnNuhlivedforthesamenumberofyears.HarbibnMazaz Jarhamilivedfor400years.Itwashewhosaid: Arfakhshadtoolivedfor400years.QaisibnSaa'edalivedforaperiodof380years.100Ka'abibn JumhaorJammaDusilivedfor390years. SalmanFarsilivedfor250andaccordingtosomeothersourcesfor300years.Theauthorof MatalibusSu'oolwrites:MahdiwasbornduringMu'tamidAllahtimeandhasbeenconcealedtill nowduetofear(fromtheenemies). Thismattercannotbementionedbecausetheonewhogetsconcealedandtherecomesnonews fromhim,(then)hisoccultationanddisconnectionofnewsfromhimisnoreasontobelievethat hislifehascometoanend.ThePowerofAllahisvast.ThedecreeandfavorsofAllahuponHis servantsaregreatandhavinguniversality.Itisnecessaryfortheeminentscholarstoperceivethe realitiesofobjectsofpower(i.e.thecreatures)ofAllah.However,thereexistsnowayfor recognizingtheessenceofAllah'sPowerandthosetryingtodosowillbeleftinbewilderment. OneoftheversesoftheHolyQuransays: Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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ItisnotheresyanditisnotimprobabletogeneralizesomeofthevirtuousservantsofAllah.His longlifetillacertainperiodoftimeisnotsomethingunlikelytooccurbecause;Allahhas prolongedthelifeofmanyofHisProphets,Legateesexpelledonesandenemies.AmongstHis pureones,wemaymentionthenamesofIsaandKhizr. MoreoverthereweremanyotherProphets(likeHazratNuh)whoeachlivedfora1000years. AmongsttheexpelledonesandenemieswemaymentionSatanandDajjalandotherslikeAad wholivedforapproximately1000years.ThesamewasthecasewithLuqman.Alltheseexamples revealtheextentofAllah'sPowerbywhichHehasgivensuchlonglifetosomeofHisservants.So whatiswronginsayingthatMahdi'sage(too)hasbeenprolongeduntilhisemergence?! Man'sLongLife Ifthehygienicrulesandthereligiousandmedicaldirectivesareobserveditis97Authorof 'Qarmani'(onpage20)hasquotedWahabassayingthatAdamlivedfor1000pearsandasper Torahhasmentionedhislifetohavelastedfor600years.Onpage22hehasmentionedNuh'slife tohavelastedfor1000yearsandthatofShaisfor912years. 98Torah(Verse14JourneyofGenesis)hasmentioned910years. 99Theauthorof'Qamani'(page20)mentionshisagetohavelastedfor965yearsandTorah (Verse17JourneyofGenesis)hasmentioned895years. 100IbnHajarin'Esabah'vol.5pg.255haswrittenthesamenotimpracticabletolivealengthy life.Thereverseisalsotrue(i.e.nonobservanceoftheaforesaidruleswillresultinreductionin oneslifespan. Onthisbasis,thenumberofdeathsinsomecountriesismuchlessatpresentthanformertimes andthenumberofagedpeopleismorethanthepreviousyears.Ofcourseitshouldnotbeunsaid thatsincethehygienicrulesarebetterobservedtodaythanformeryearsweseesuchmagnificent results.Forthisreason,someimportantcompanieshavebeenestablishedwhichinsuresman's healthandgiveguaranteeforhislimitedlifeunderspecialregulationsandfixedlimit,whichhave beenenactedaccordingtotheprinciplesofhygiene. Asaresultoffollowingthehygienicrulesweseethedesiredeffectsoutofourconscience.Ifit wasnotsuch,theattentionofthewisewouldnothavebeenfocusedonthoseaforesaid companies. Whenkeepingwatchoverthehygienicformulasandtheirrulesensuresapersonshealthand Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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prolongationoflifeitnecessarilyfollowsthatthemoretheobservanceofhygienicrulesthe longerwillbeaperson'slife.Whatweseeoutofourconscience(likedifferenceinhealthandage anddifferenceinthemodeoflife)isthebestproofandevidencetowhatwehavewritten. Therefore,wheneverthemeansofhygieneiskeptatman'sdisposalhisageshallbeprolongedto theextent,whichAllahwishes.Theprinciplesofthesemeansareofthreetypes: First:Observance(duringtheprimarystage)whenmanismerelyamatter.Thatistosaywhenhe isintherearofhisfather,theperiodofhistransitiontohismother'swomb,growthand developmentinhismother'swombandtheperiodofsuckingmilkwhenheistogetherwithhis mother.Thisisbecauseobservanceofthehygienicprinciplesbyparentsduringthisstageisthe firststepforensuringachild'shealth.Howoftenweseeachilddyingduringhisinfancyor childhoodperiodbecauseofhisparentssufferingfromsomediseaseandortheirheedlessnessin applyingthemeansofasoundhealthandnonobservanceontheirpartofhis(i.e.thechild's) hygienicprinciples.Thustheparentsinsuchcasesarethecauseofthisfelonyandtheyare responsiblefordeprivingtheirchildfromlivinganaturalandnormallife.'Owouldthatthe parentsdeemitnecessaryuponthemselvestofollowsuchrulesandregulationsandasaresult savethemselvesfromsuchblame. Second:Observanceofthosethingswhicharethebasisofman'slifeliketheairthathebreathes, thefoodthatheeats,thewaterthathedrinks,theclothesthathewearsandtheenviournmentin whichhelives.Thisisbecauseobservanceofthemeansandrulesofasoundhealthineachof thesefiveaffairswithrespecttoquantity,quality,age,strength,weakness,timeandplacearethe mostimportantchannelshavinginfluenceoverthehealthandlonglifeofman. Howmanyapersonhasbeenovertakenbydeathandhasdiedbeforedyingnaturally.Thereason forgivingawayone'slifewhichbynature,islovedbyeverylivingcreatureisthenonobservance ofoneoftheaforementionedfiveaffairs.Anumberofphysiciansanddoctorshaveemphasized thatmajorityofthepeoplewhodiedonotdieanaturaldeath.Ratherthemaincausehasbeen theexternalfactors,whichcomeintoexistencebynotobservingtherulesofasoundhealthwith regardstotheaforementionedaffairs.HazratFaridWajdiAffandihasnarratedthewordsof someofthephysiciansanddoctorsinhisbook"Da'eratulMa'aref". Third:Externaloccurrencesandincidentsandcontactwithnaturalphenomenonlikeuncustomary heatandcold,painandmaladies,misfortunesanddifficulties,griefandsorrowandactionsand movements.Allthesegreatlyinfluenceaperson'shealthandlifespan.Howoftenithasoccurred thatapersonhasdiedofheatorcoldorhasperishedbecauseofpainandillness.Howmanya person'slife'hasbeenshortenedduetomisfortunesanddifficultiesorhasturnedoldduetogrief andsorrow.Besides,agreatnumberofpeople'slifedoobliterateandbreakupduetoseverityof theiractionsandbodilymovements.Ifthesefactorsdonotplayanyroleinman'sdeaththen,his Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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lifewouldcertainlybelongenough. Ifmanobservesthehygienicrulesaspertheaforesaidthreeprinciples;thennothingcan preventhimfromlivingforhundredsandratherthousandsofyearsinthisworldbythewillof Allah!?101Nomatterhowmuchweponderoverthispointandprobeintosomeofthe appropriatebooks,wecannotfindanyobjectionandreasonagainstthismatter.Rather,toooften apersondoingresearchintothismatterhascomeacrosssomefactsforcinghimtotestifyinthe subjectoflongevity. Themysteriesoflifeandthefacultieswhichhavebeendepositedinman'sexistenceisalways hiddenandunknown.Today,medicalsciencewithallitsadvancementhasnotbecomecognizant withallthosemysteriesandhasnotperceiveditsrealitiesthewayitshouldhavedoneso.Some ofourfriendswhoaredoctorshaveconfirmedthispoint.Oneofthemsays:Oftenitoccursthata patientisbroughttomeandasperthemedicalrules,Iseehimclosetodeath.Ratherhischance ofsurvivalisonepercent.Ithenleavehimasideandlosehopeinhisrecovery.Whenonthesame dayorthenextdayIvisithimforthetime,Iseehimwellandfineandtheprobabilityofhisdying becomesone101AboutdeaththeHolyQuran(Verse2Chapter6)says: "Heitiswhocreatedyoufromclay,thenHedecreed(i.e.acertain)term;andthereisaterm(i.e. auncertainone)namedwithHim." Thusman'sterm(i.e.death)areoftwotypes.Oneiscertainandcannotbechangedorpostponed undercircumstances.Theotherisuncertainwhichbysomemeansortheotherlikestrengthening ofbloodkinship,breakingofftiesofrelationshipetcissubjecttochange.InthisregardHazratAli ibnMusaRidha(A.S.):Strengtheningbloodkinshipprolongsthe(decreed)abortlifeandbreaking offtiesofrelationshipshortensthe(decreed)longlife.Onthisbasis,apersoncanlivefor hundredsorthousandsofyearsonlyifhisterm(ofdeath)isanuncertainoneandthosewhohave livedforthreethousandsyearsandbelowarethosewhosetermhadbeenanuncertainoneand secondlyallthemeansofasoundhealthhadbeenpreparedforthem. percent.Ontheotherhand,howoftenithasoccurredthatIcomeacrossanotherpatientwhose caseisjusttheoppositeofthefirstpatient. Verily,toliveforhundredsofyearsissomethingunusualanduncustomarymeaningthat gatheringtogetherandobtainingthemeansofasoundhealthfromalltheaspects(whichwe previouslypointedout)isearnestlyarareandscarceaffairanddoesnotoccurformajorityof thepeopleinmostoftheperiodsandplaces.Howeverifthosemeansaregatheredtogether,itis possibleforman'slifespantoprolonghabituallyandnaturally.So,theproblemliesingathering togetherandmakingavailablethemeans(ofasoundhealth)andnotinthemeansofalengthy life. Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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Whenyoubecomefullyconversantwithwhatwehavepreviouslymentionedandbecomeaware ofthearticlewritteninthemagazine"AlMuqtataf"youwillrealizethatGod'sstatementinSura 'Saffat'withregardstothestoryofYunus(A.S.)issomethingcustomary: "Buthaditnotbeenthathewasofthosewhoglorify(Us),Hewouldcertainlyhavecarriedinits bellytothedaywhentheyareraised."Thusitispossibleformantoliveinthedepthoftheseatill theDayofJudgement.Whyshouldn'titbesowhenAllahhasPoweroverallthings.

ViewsofOneMagazinebytheNameofAlMuqtataf Themagazine'AlMuqtataf'initsthirdeditionintheyear1359publishedonearticleunderthe title"DOESMANLIVEINTHISWORLDFOREVER"andhassaid:Whatislifeandwhatisdeath?Isit thatdeathhasbeendestinedforeverylivingbeing!? Everygrainofwheatisalivingsubstancehavingaplaceinitsowncluster.Thatclustertoois grownfromanothergrainandthatgraintoocomesintoexistencefromanotherclusterandsoon. Assuch,pryingintothehistoryofsixthousandormoreyearsbecomeseasy.Grainsofwheat whichhavebeenfoundamongsttheremainsofancientEgyptiansandAssyriansrevealsthisfact thatancientEgyptiansandAssyriansusedtosowwheatandmakebreadoutofitsfour.The wheatwhichisavailablewithusatpresenthasnotbeencreatedfrom(????)(i.e.nothing).Rather thiswheathascomeintoexistencefromthoseancientwheatsinaconcatenatedmanner.Thus thispresentwheatisonepartofanotherlivingwheatandthatonefromanotheroneandsoon untilitgoesbacktosixorseventhousandyearsorratherhundredsofyears. Thesegrainsofwheatwhichturnintobreadanddonothaveanymovementandgrowtharein realitylivingentitieslikeallotherlivingcreatures.Nothingisdeficientinthembutalittlewater. Thuslifeandexistenceofwheathavebeenforthousandsofyearsrightfromancienttimesuntil now.Thisalsoappliestoalltypesofplantpossessingseedorfruit.Eventheanimalsarenot excludedfromthisrule.Thisisbecauseallinsects,fishes,birds,beasts,mosquitoesandeven humanbeingswhoarethegreatestofallcreaturesarereckonedtobeapartoftheirownparents andtheirparentsapartoftheirparentsandsoon. Manleavesbehindagenerationandthatgenerationisonelivingpartfromhisownselfjustasthe seedofoneplantortreeisapartofthatparticularplantortree.Inthislivingpart,thereearnestly Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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existssmallparticleslikethoseparticles,whichhavegivenshapetotheorgansofparentsandthe organsofthispartaretheveryfood,whichheeats.Thusadateseedbecomesonetreewhich shallpossessbranchesofleavesanddatesandanoliveseedturnsintoatreewhichshallhave branches,leavesandfruits.Allplants,eggsofinsects,fishes,birds,beasts,mosquitoesandeven humanbeingscanbeinferredinthismanner. Alltheaforementionedexamplesaresowellknownthatnoteventwopersonscanbefound whoarehavingdisputeoverit.Sometimesithappensthatatreeitselflivesfor1000or2000years butmandoesnotliveformorethan70or80years.Inrarecases,hemaylivefor100yearsand thegastricparticlesremainaliveandgrowinordertopreservethegeneration.Howeverallthe partsdieasthoughdeathhasbeendestinedforthem?Centurieshavepassedsincemanhas thoughtofrelievinghimselffromtheclawsofdeathoratleastincreasinghislifespan. Thisisespeciallytruesoatpresentwhenmanwishestofightthevariousdiseasesandplagues withmedicines.Ithasstillnotbeenascertainedthatforexamplesomeonehaslivedfor100years inrecenttimes.However,reliablescholarssay:Theentirebodytissueofananimalisso endurablethatithasnoendanditispossibleformantoliveforthousandsofyearsprovidedno accidentsevershisage.Thisopinionisnotmerelyaconjecture.Ratheritissomethingpractical andhasbeenconfirmedbyexperiments. Oneofthesurgeonswasabletocutoffapartofananimalandthenkeepitaliveformanyyears morethantheanimalitselfcouldhavehabituallylived.Thatistosay,theveryexistenceofthat cutoffpartfindsconnectionwiththenourishmentthatisgiventoit.Thusitispossiblethatthat partmayliveforeverifampleofnourishmentisgiventoit.TheaforesaidsurgeonisDoctorKas CarellwhoisoccupiedinRockfeller,NewYork.Heconductedthisexperimentononepartofan embryoofahenwhichthatpartgrewandremainedaliveformorethaneightyears.Theafore saiddoctorandotherslikehimhaveexperimentedonthehumanpartssuchastheorgans, muscles,heart,skinandkidneyandhavecometothisconclusionthatthesaidpartsdevelopand remainalivesolongastheyaregivenampleofnourishment. EvenDoctorWimendWebrelwhoisamongsttheProfessorsof"SocietyofJunesHiknes"says: Ithasbeenprovedthroughexperimentsthatthepartsofahumanbodyremaininworkingorder duetonourishingpower.Sincethissayingisbasedonscientificfindingsitishighlyexplicitand significant.Apparently,thefirstpersonwhoconductedthistestonthebodyandpartofananimal wasDoctorJackLupwhowasoneofthesurgeonsofRockfellerHospitalinNewYork.Thesaid doctortestedthewayofbirthofafrogfromthoseeggswhichwerenotinseminatedandcameto thisconclusionthatamongsttheeggssomeremainaliveforalongperiodwhilesomedievery soon.ThisincidentinducedDoctorJacktoconductonceagainthistestonafrogandconsequently succeededinkeepingalivethesepartstooforalongtime. Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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LaterDoctorWernLuisandhiswifeprovedthatitispossibletokeepthepartsofabird'sfoetusin saltwaterandallowingthemtolive.Whensomeorganicsubstanceisaddedtoit,thesaidparts tendtogrowandmultiply.Successivetestshaverevealedthatitispossibleforthepartsofany animalwhichiskeptinsaltwatertoremainaliveandgrowprovidedtheyaregivenfood. Howeveritisstillnotknownwhetherthosepartsremainaliveornotafterturningold. Afterwards,DoctorCarellembarkedonfurthertestsandprovedthatthesepartsdonotbring senilityinananimal.Ratherthelifespanofthesepartsismorethanthenormallifespanofthe animalitself.Thesaiddoctorstartedhisexperimentintheyear1912andonthispathfacedmany problemsuntilheandhisassistantsfinallysucceededinprovingthefollowingpoints: (1)Theaforesaidpartsremainaliveconstantlyprovidedtheydonotencountercertain occurrenceswhichdestroythemlikedeficiencyinfoodandentryofsomeofthemicrobes. (2)Thesepartsnotonlyremainalivebutgrowandmultiplyjustastheygrowandmultiplyinside ananimal'sbody. (3)Itispossibletoknowthemeasureofgrowthandincreaseofthesepartsandtheirrelationwith thenourishmentgiventothem. (4)Timehasnoeffectonthem.Thatistosay,thesepartsdonotturnoldandweakthroughthe passageoftime.Rather,theslighteffectofsenilityisnotproducedforthem.Moreover,these partsgrowandmultiplyinthecurrentyearinthesamemanner,whichtheyusedtogrowand multiplyinthepreviousyears.Alltheseeternalthingsrevealthatthesepartsgrowandremain aliveifpropercareandfoodisprovidedtothem.Thereforethemainfactorwhichcausesdeathis inattentivenessandnotsenility. So,whatisthecauseofman'sdeath?Whyitisthatmandoesnotliveformorethanhundred yearsandratherlivesnormallyforonlyseventyoreightyyears??! Wemayreplyassuch:Ananimal'sbodypossessesnumerousanddiversepartsandtheseparts havestrongconnectionwitheach,other.Notonlyarethesebutthelivesofsomeofthem dependentonthelivesofothers.Thus,whenduetosomereasonoranother,someoftheseparts turnweakanddie,theotherpartstoodie.Similarlyitisthemicrobes,whichreducesman'sage andrestrictsittoseventyoreightyyearsespeciallythenumberofhumanbeingswhodieduring childhood.Whathasultimatelybeenconcludedfromtestsandexperimentsisassuch:Thereason whymandiesisnotbecausehehascompletedseventy,eightyorhundredyearsbutbecausethe externalfactorsentersomeofhis(internal)partsandkillanddestroythemandsincethereexists arelationbetweentheseandotherparts,theotherpartstoogetdestroyed. Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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Thus,whenevermedicalsciencebecomespowerfulenoughtodestroytheseexternalfactorsorat leastpreventthemfrominfluencingthepartsofourbody,therecanbenothingwhichcanstop manfromlivinghundredsofyearsjustassomespeciesoftreesliveforthisnumberofyears.Itis notfarwhenmedicalscienceandhygienicmediumswillattainthisloftyachievementand consequentlythenumberofpeoplelivinganaveragelifewillincreaseorthattheywilllivetwice orthricethenormalage.102 MahdiisAliveandBeingGivenSustenance WhenwewishtospeakonthistopicandprovethatMahdi,theExpectedoneisalive,receivinghis sustenanceandlivingalifejustlikeothersuntilthetimewhenAllahgiveshimpermissionto emergeandestablishthetruthandJusticeanddestroyoppression,weareboundtomention beforeanythingelse,thefollowingpreliminaries: Firstly,itshouldbepossibleformantolivehundredsorratherthousandsofyearsandjustasyou areaware,scienceandnaturedonotrepudiatethispossibility. Secondly,MahditheExpectedoneisthesameAbulQasimMuhammadibn102ThemagazineAl Helal(part2,pg.196)haspublishedanarticlefromDoctorJaukiunderthetitle'1ongLife'and says:Deathdoesnotcomebecauselifehasbecomeexhaustedandreacheditsnaturallevel. Rather,mostofthedeathsarecausedbypoison.Thereafterhesays:Majorityofusgetpoisoned anditisnotthatwedie.Verilylifewelcomeseternityandwhathasbeenwornoutranbecome afreshprovidedthesefreshfacultiestoodonotgetpoisoned.However,westrivetopoison ourselvesbecausewhateverweeatanddrinkareallcontaminatedwithpoison.Mostofthe peoplereachingtheageoffiftytendtocommitsuicidegraduallyandgradually.Theytearapart theirowngraveswiththeirteethbecausetheytendtoeatwhatevertheylikeandtheirfood containslittlepoison,whichweakensanddestroysthearteries.Soonthesignsofsenilitybecome visible.TanthawiJauhariinvol.17,Page224ofhisexegesisundertheversehaswrittenthe followingarticletakenfromtheaforsaidmagazine. Everythingindicatesthepossibilityoflonglifeandmakinganewthestrengthofoldpeople. ProfessorandDoctorFuredNufwhosenameiswellknownamongstallisnotaphysicianbutlike aProphetwhogivesgladtidings.Hebelievesinthepossibilityoflonglifeexceedinghundred yearsandthepossibilityofregainingbacktheyouth.Hisbeliefisbasedontheresultsof experimentsconductedonanimalsandtillnowhehasconductedsixhundredofthem.Hefurther says:Today,wearehappyfromthisfactthatthe20thcenturyshallnotelapseuntilthepossibility ofyouthfulforceisrestoredandthesignsofsenilityfromthefaces. Again,invol.17Page226he(i.e.Jauhari)haswrittenthefollowingarticleunderthetitle"For Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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howmanyyearswemustlive?"takenfromtheaforesaidmagazine:'Huflandinhisbook"Theart oflivingalonglife"says:Trulyisbornwhile(fromtheviewpointofstructuralformand physicalpowers)beingreadyandcapableofremainingalivefortwocenturies. Thereafterhewrites:Huflandisnottheonlyonetohaveexpressedthisview.Ratherallthose whohavebeenteachingthesubjectof'Nature'havebelievedintheaforesaidview.Moreover thediscussionof"possibilityoflonglife"isthemostsparklingdiscussionamongstthem. HassanAskariibnAliHadiibnMuhammadJawadibnAli...justasitwaspreviouslymentioned too. Thirdly,Mahdiwasbornontheday,whichwehavepreviouslymentionedandImamHassan AskarihadnosonotherthanMahdi.Ratherheistheonlychildofhisfather. Nowthatyouhavebecomeawareofthesepointswesay:Wearehavingwithourselvesreasons, whichprovethatMahdiisaliveandisbeinggivensustenance.Foranimpartialpersonsufficesitis forhimtorefertoonlyoneofthem: First:Basically,whatisdeemedtobeexpedientisthisthatMahdiisalive.Thisisbecauseweare sureabouthisbirthbutdoubthisdeath.Notevenoneauthenticandreliablepersonhasnarrated anythingaboutMahdi'sdemise.Theonlythingwhichcanbeseenintheexpressionsofsomeof thedeniersiscertainimprobabilitiesandthepointthathowitisorwouldbepossibleforMahdi tolivesuchalonglife. Verily,whatsoeverIreviewedthesayingsofreliabletraditionists,historiansandgenealogistsI couldnotfindintheirsayingsanystipulationaboutthedemiseofMahdi.Thusitisnotrighton ourparttopassjudgementaboutMahdi'sdeathafterknowingforsurethatheisliving.That Mahdi'slonglifeismerelyuncustomaryandunusualdoesnotrecommendustogiveupour previousfirmbeliefthusitisfairtosaythattheonewhobelievesinMahdi'sdeathiscompelled toproduceevidencesasagainstthesayingoftheonewhosays: Mahdiisaliveandisbeinggivensustenance.However,evenifweassumethatevidencescanbe producedyetonecannotpassjudgementonMahdi'sdemise.Ratheroneisforcedtoopposeto evidencewithviews,whicharestrongerfromtheviewpointofreferenceandmoremanifests fromtheviewpointofdenotation. Second:WhenMahdi'sbirthisproved,thereremainsnoalternativebuttoacceptoneofthe followingtwoaffairs:WeeitheracceptthatMahdi(A.S.)isaliveandcontinuestolivelikeallother humanbeingsuntilthetimewhenAllahshallcommandhimtoemergeoronthebasisofwhatis inwont,believethathehasdiedandAllahbyHisPowershallmakehimaliveattheappointed Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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Time.Howeverthereisnottheslightestdoubtthatthefirstaffairisclosertonaturalwontand principlesofnaturethanthesecondaffairwhichisfarfromnaturalwont.Forthisreason,the actionofProphetsturningthedeathalivewasconsideredtobeamiracleandnotlongevity. Third:ThetraditionwhichhasbeenunanimouslyacceptedbybothSunnisandShiascontainsthe followingcontents:TheCaliphs(aftertheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)andtheImamsoftheMuslims solongasthisreligioncontinuesaretwelveinnumber.AfterithasbeenprovedthatMahdiis thetwelfthamongstthem,itbecomesindispensabletobelievethatheisaliveandliving. OtherwisewhatnecessarilyfollowsisthisthattherewillremainnoImamamongsttheMuslimsin thiseraandtheirdeathwillbesimilartothedeathofthosepeoplelivingduringtheperiodof ignorancy.Fourth:TraditionswhichspeakofMahdi'soccultationandindicatethemannerin whichpeoplederivebenefitfromhisexistenceclearlyshowsthatMahdiisanaliveentitywhois beinggivensustenanceandislivinglikeotherhumanbeings.Someofthosetraditionsstatethat Mahdiis'Muntazar'(Expectedone)duringtheperiodofhisoccultationwhilesomeothersspecify thattheperiodofMahdi'soccultationwillbethesameastheperiodofhisage.Moreoversome traditionssay:BlessedistheonewhoduringtheperiodofoccultationofHazratMahdiissteadfast inhiswordsabouthisImamat.Besidesthese,thereareyetothersayingswhichproveHazrat'slife andcontinuitytillthedayofhisemergence. Rather,itispossibletosaythattheverywordof'Ghaibat'(Occultation)aboutMahdiandhistitle of'Gha'eb'(Hiddenone)areitselfacleartestimonyofhislivingbecause,thewords(????) (Occultation)and(????)(Hiddenone)havebeenplacedvisavisthewords(????)(Appearance) and(????)(Appearedone)anddonotcorrespondthewords(???)(Death)and(???)(Deadone) andorthesentence"soonheshallbeborn"justasIbnAbilHadeedhasmentioned.Fifth: SpecificationofsomeofthegreatSunnischolarsaboutcontinuityofMahdi'sexistence. AmongstthemwemaymentionthenameofShaikhMohyiddinArabiinhisbook"Fotouhat"as perwhathasbeennarratedbyShaikhAbdulWahabSh'araniinhisbook"AlYawaqitwal Jawahar"(Justaswehadnarratedthesamefromthebook"Es'aafurRhagebeen")whospecifies thispointthatMahdiistheimmediatesonofHassanAskariandthefactthatImamHassanAskari departedthisworldintheyear260A.H.Howeverwhatisincidentaltothesetwopointsand explicitadmittanceofMahdi'sexistenceandhiscontinuedlifetillthetimeofhisemergenceoran admittanceofhisexistenceanddemiseandthenAllahmakinghimalive(onceagain).Itdoesnot appearthatShaikhMoyiddinArabiwashavingthesecondpossibilityinmind. AmongstthemisShaikhAbuAbdullah,MuhammadibnYusufibnMuhammadGanjiwhoinhis book'BayanFiAkhbarSahebuzZaman'JustaswhattheauthorofEs'aafurRhagebeenhas narratedonpage227)says:"OneofthepointswhichprovesthatMahdiisaliveandstillliving aftergoingintooccultationandthefactthathiscontinuityisnotanimpossibilityisthevery existenceofHazratIsaibnMaryamandHazratIlyaswhoareamongstthefriendsofAllahandthe Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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existenceofDajjalandthesinfulSatanwhoareamongsttheenemiesofAllah.Theexistenceof thesepersonalitieshasbeensubstantiatedbyQuranandProphetictraditions." AmongstthemisthelearnedandmysticShaikhKhawjaMuhammadParsawhoinhisbook'Fasl ulKhetab'(Justastheauthorof'YanabiulMuwadda'hasnarratedonpage451)after mentioningthebirthofMahdisays:"AllahbestowedwisdomuponMahdiinhisinfancyjustasHe didsointhecaseofHazratYahyaandIsa." KhawjaMuhammadParsacontinuesandsays:AllahhaslengthenedtheageofMahdijustasHe haslengthenedtheageofKhizr.AmongstthemisShaikhAbdulWahabSha'raniwhoinhisbook "AlYawakitwalJawahar"(justaswhathasbeennarratedonpage157ofEs'aafurRhagebeen) says:"MahdiisthesonofImamHassanAskariandhisdateofbirthis15thShaban255A.H.Heis stilllivinguntilhemeetsIsaibnMaryam."Thereafterhesays:"ShaikhHassanAraqinarratedthis formeafterhismeetingwithImamMahdiandthesamehasbeenconformedbySayedAli Khawas." AmongstthemisShaikhSadruddinQunawiwhoatthetimeofhisdeathtoldhisstudentsJustas thesamehasbeenwrittenin"YanabiulMuwadda"onpage469)assuch:"Youmaysellmy medicalandphilosophicalbooksandgivethemoneyderivedfromthemincharitytothepoor. Butwithregardstomybooksonhadithandmysticismyoumaypreservetheminthelibrariesand everynightyoureciteseventythousandtimestheattestationofUnity(ofGod)i.e.(*)andsend mygreetingstoMahdi." Theauthorsays:ThissayingofShaikhSadruddindoesnotnecessarilyprovetheexistenceof Mahdibecausehemusthavespokenthesewordsunderthisimpressionthatperhapshisstudents willwitnesshisemergence.Howeverthefirstsayingismoreevident. AmongstthemisSa'aduddinHamavi(justaswhathascomeonpage474of"YanabiulMuwadda" narratingfromthebookofShaikhAzizibnMuhammadNasafi)whowhilementioningabout Allah'ssaintssays:"Allahappointedtwelve'Wali'(custodians)fromAhlulBaytforthis'Ummah' (nation)andmadethemthesuccessorstotheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)...Howeverthelastofthe saintswhoisthelastsuccessoroftheHolyProphetandthelastcustodianandthetwelfth representativeisMAHDISahebuzZaman. AmongstthemisShaikhShahabuddinHindiwhoisfamousbythetitleof'MalikulUlema'.Inhis book'HidayatusSu'ada'(justaswhathascomeinthebook'DurrarilMusawiya')hesays:"The ninthImamfromtheoffspringofImamHusseinisImam,HujjatulAllahQa'emMahdi,theHidden one.HeshalllivealonglifejustasIsa,IlyasandKhizr(amongstthebelievers)andDajjaland Sameri(amongsttheinfidels)havelivedalonglife. Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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AmongstthemisShaikhMuhammadfamousasKhawjaParsawhointhemarginofhisbook'Fasl ulKhetab'(Justaswhathasbeenwrittenin'DurrarilMusawiya')says:"CaliphateandImamat shallendinMahdi.HeistheImamrightfromthetimeofhisfather'sdemiseuntiltheDayof Judgement.Isashallpraybehindhimandacknowledgehimandwillinvitethepeopletowardshis schoolofthought. AmongstthemistheinspiredtraditionistShaikhShaeeribnHajarAskalani,theauthorof'Fathul BariFiSharSahihalBukhari'.Inthebook'AlQaululMukhtasarFiAlamatulMahdiul Muntazar'(justaswhathascomeinFotouhatIslamiyahVol.2Pg.320)hesays:"Soundtraditions havedeterminedforusthebeliefofMahdi'sexistence.Mahdiisthesamepersonwhose emergenceshallcoincidewiththeemergenceofIsaandDajjal.ByMahdiismeantthisvery personalityandthosebeforehimwerenotMahdiatall." Amongstthemaresomeotherlearnedscholarsandmysticswhohavewrittensuchsayingsand sentencesaboutMahdiintheformofpoemsandodesinArabicandPersianOustasthesamehas beenwrittenin"YanabiulMuwadda"and'Manaqib').ThesepoemsspeakofMahdi'sexistence andthefactthatHazratisalivingpersonalityreceivinghissustenancefromhisLord.Thisis becausetheyhavedepictedMahdiwithsuchpositionsas'Vilayat','Imamat','Caliphate', DeputyshiponbehalfoftheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)andthechannelofdivineblessings. Thosewishingtoknowmoreshouldrefertobookswrittenbyourscholarsinthisregardespecially thebook"KashfulAstarFilGha'ebAnilIntezar"writtenbyHajMuzaHusseinNuriTabarsi(may hisdustbefragrant)theMasterofthe'Mujtahids'andthelastoftheinspiredtraditionists.The contentsofthisbookaresuchthatitwouldquenchthethirstofathirstypersonandcurethe sicknessofasickperson. MahdiandThoseWhoHaveSeenHim Underthistitleweshallsetforththreefinenarrativesasameansofcoolingtheheartandnotin theformofreasoningandargumentation.Firstly,ShaikhAbdulWahabSha'raniinhisbook 'TabaqatUrafa'whilewritingaboutShaikhHassanAraqisays:IwentalongwithSayedAbul AbbassHarithitomeetShaikhHassanAraqi.Thelattersaid:ShouldInarratetoyouthestoryof myliferightfromitsbeginninguntilnow.Ishallrelateinsuchmannerthatasifyouhavebeenmy intimatefriendrightfromchildhood.Ireplied:"Yes,youmaypleasenarrate." Hesaid:"IwasayouthamongstthecraftsmenofDamascus.OnFridays,weusedtooccupy ourselvesinplaying,drinkingandgambling.ItwasononeofthoseFridaysthatIreceivedsome sortofaninspirationfromAllahthat:Haveyoubeencreatedforsuchdeeds?Therefore,Igaveup myusualactivitiesandfledawayfrommycompanions.Theypursuedmebutcouldnotfindme.I enteredthemosqueofBaniUmayyahandsawapersononthepulpitwhowasspeakingabout Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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HazratMahdi.Bythis,IbecameeagerinmeetingMahdi.Therewasnotasingleprostration,which IusedtoperformandnotaskAllahtofulfillmywishformeetinghim.Inoneofthenights,while beingengagedintherecommendedprayers,Isawallofasuddensomeonesittingbehindme.He rubbedhishandsovermybackandsaid:"Omyson,theCompassionateAllahhasgrantedyour wish.IamMahdi,whatdoyouwant." Isaid:"Winyoucomewithmetomyhouse?"Hereplied:"Yes."Thenwewenttogetherandon thewayhesaid:"Takemetosomelonelyplace."Itookhimtoalonelyplaceandhestayedthere withmeforsevendays. Theauthorof"YanabiulMuwadda"narratesonpage455(anincident)fromthebook"Kashful Ghumma"ofShaikhAliibnIsaArbaliwhointheviewofShiasandSunnisisareliableperson.The saidauthorrelatesassuch:PeoplenarratestoriesandincidentsaboutthemiraclesofImam Mahdi(MayAllahbesatisfiedwithhim)whichdescribingthemwouldtakealongtime.HoweverI shallnarratetwoofthemwhichareclosertoourtimeandwhichhavebeennarratedtomebya groupofreliablebrothers. First:TherelivedamannamedIsmailibnHassanbetweenthetwocitiesofHillaandFurat.My brothersnarratefromIsmailthatthereappearedaboilonhisleftthigh,whichwasthesizeofthe palmofoneshand.Doctorswholookedathisboilexpressedtheirinabilityincuringit.Thereafter, IsmailleftforSamerraandvisitedthegravesofImamAllHadiandImamHassanAskari(MayAllah besatisfiedwiththem).LaterheenteredSardab.TherehebeseechedtheCompassionateAllah andseekedhelpfromMahdi. Then,heenteredtheTigrisRiver,tooktheritualwashandchangedhisclothes.Suddenlyhesaw fourriderscomingfromthedirectionofthecityofSamerra.Oneofthemwasanoldmanholding aspearinhishandwhiletheotherwasayouthwearingcolorfulclothes.Theoneholdingthe spearwascomingfromtherightflankwhiletheothertwowerecomingfromtheleftflank.The youthwhohadputoncolorfulclotheswascomingfromthecenter.ThisyouthaskedIsmailas such:"Willyougotomorrowtoyourfamily?"Ismailreplied:'Yes'.Hesaid:"Comeclosetomeso thatIcanlearnaboutyourproblem."Ismailwentclosetohim.Hebentdownandpressedhis thighwithhisblessedhandandthensatbackonhissaddle.Theoldmanwhowasholdingaspear inhishandsaid:Youhavebeenaired.HeisyourImam. ThefourridersleftandIsmailtoofollowedthem."Imamsaid:Returnback."Ismailreplied:"Ishall neverseparatefromyou."Imamsaid:"Itisforyourowngoodthatyougoback."Ismailreplied:"I shallnotpartfromyouunderanycircumstances."Theoldmaninterruptedusandsaid:"Haveyou noshame!YourImamhastwicecommandedyoutogobackandyetyouaredisobeying?"Ismail stopped.AfterImamwentforwardafewsteps,heturnedbacktowardshindandsaid:"Whenyou willreachBaghdad,theCaliphMustansiBillahwillforciblysummonyou.Whenheshallofferyou Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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something,yourefusetoacceptit.AlsotelloursonRazi'uddintowriteonyourbehalftoAliibn Awaz.Iwilltoobeckonhimtogiveyouwhateveryouwish." AfterthisHazratleftwithhiscompanionsandIsmail'seyeslayfixedatthemuntilhecouldsee themnomore.Hesatonthegroundforsometimeandstartedtoweepbecauseofhisseparation fromthem. HethenwenttoSamerrawherethepeoplesurroundedhimandsaid:Whydoweseeyouso muchchanged?Whathashappened??Ismailsaid:Doyouknowwhoweretheseriderswhohad leftthecityandhadgonetowardstheriver?Theysaid:Theywerefromthenoblesandarethe ownersofcattles.Ismailsaid:TheywereImamandhiscompanions.Theonewhohadputon colorfulclotheswasImamanditwashewhorubbedhisblessedhandovermywoundspot.They said:Allowustoseeforourselves.WhenIsmaildisplayedhisthightothemtherewasnotevena scarlefttobeseen.Peoplestartedtearinghisclothestogetluckycharmandthentookhimtothe treasurehousesothatotherscouldnotreachhim.Later,theCaliph'srepresentativecameand inquiredaboutthisincidentandaskedhisname,hisbackground,hisnativeplaceandthepurpose hisexitfromBaghdadinthefirstweek. ThenextmorningafterrecitinghisprayersIsmailleftthecityofSamerrabeforeahugecrowd.On thewayhereachedonespotwherepeoplehadgatheredingreatnumberandwereinquiring abouthisname,genealogyandtheplacefromwherehecame.Whentheysawandrecognized himbytheaforesaidsigns,theybegantotearhisclothesandtookthemawayasblessings.The Caliph'srepresentativewroteadetailedreportonthisincidentanddispatchedittoBaghded.The ministercalledinSayedRaziuddintoinquirefromhimtheauthenticityofthisincident.When Raziuddin(whowasoneofIsmail'scompanionandhadbeenIsmail'shostbeforeleavingfor Samerra)andsomeotherssawIsmailtheydescendeddown.WhenIsmailshowedhisthighto themandtheycouldnotseeanytraceofthewound,Raziuddinremainedfaintedforalmostan hour.Aftergainingconsciousness,hecaughtholdofIsmail'shandandtookhimtotheMinister. Raziuddincriedandsaid:Heismybrotherandthemostbelovedofallmen. TheMinisterinquiredfromIsmailaboutthatparticularincidentandheinturndescribeditin length.TheMinisterorderedthedoctorswhohadpreviouslyseenIsmail'sthightocomeforward. Whentheyarrivedheasked:Whendidyoulastseehiswound?Theyreplied:Tendaysbefore.The MinisterdisplayedIsmail'sthighandwhenthedoctorssawnotraceofit,theysaid:Thisistheact ofMessiah.TheMinistersaid:Weknowwhohasperformedthisact. TheMinistertookIsmailbeforetheCaliph.TheCaliphaskedIsmailtogiveaccountandIsmail explainedindetailallwhathadoccurredforhim.WhentheCaliphpresentedIsmailwithasumof onethousanddinars,thelattersaid:"HowdareItakeevenalittleofthisoffer."TheCaliphsaid: "Whomdoyoufear?!"Hesaid:"Fromtheonewhocuredmebecausehehasforbiddenmefrom Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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acceptinganythingfromyou."Onhearingthis,theCaliphbegantocry. AliibnIsasays:Iwasoncenarratingthisincidenttoagroupofpeoplewhowerearoundme. Shamsuddin,whowasIsmail'sson,wasalsopresentbutIhadthennotrecognizedhim. Shamsuddinsaid:"IamIsmail'sson."Isaid:Hadyouseenthewoundonyourfather'sthigh?He replied:Atthattime,Iwasonlyachild.HoweverIhadheardthismatterfrommyparents, relativesandneighborsandsawtheplaceofwoundafterithadbeencured.Icouldnotfindany traceofthewoundandhairhadgrownonthatspot.AliibnIsafurthersays:Iinquiredaboutthis incidentfromSayedSafi'uddinMuhammadibnMuhammadandNajm'uddinHaideribnAmirtoo andtheyinformedmeofthisincidentandsaid:"WehadseenIsmailbeforeandafterhis recovery." Moreoverhissonrelatedtomethathisfatherafterhisrecovery,wenttoSamerraforfortytimes sothathewouldperhapsgetthehonorofvisitinghimonceagain. Second:SayedBaaqiAthwahAlawiHasanirelatedtomethathisfatherAthwahdidnot acknowledgetheexistenceofMahdi.Hewouldoftensay:"WheneverMahdicomesandcuresme, Iwillconfirmthepeople'ssaying"(aboutMahdi).Whenwehadallgatheredforthe'Isha'(night) prayers,weheardashriekfromourfather.Wewentclosetohimandhesaid:"Imampassedfrom hereatthisverymoment.Lookoutforhim."Wewentinsearchforhimbutcouldnotfind anyone.Wereturnedbackandthenourfathersaid:Someoneapproachedmeandsaid:'O Athwah!Ireplied:"Atthyservice."Hesaid:"IamMahdi.Ihavecometocureyou."Hestretched outhishand,pressedmythighandthenleft. Narratorsays:Afterthisincident,heusedtorunlikeadeerandtherewasnotatraceleft.Aliibn Isasays:IinquiredthisincidentfromSayedBaaqi'ssonandhetooadmittedit.

Traditionon'Ghaibat'(Occultation) Theauthorof"YanabiulMuwadda"(page447)narratesfromthebook"Fara'edusSemtain"a traditionfromImamMuhammadBaqir(A.S.)whonarratesfromhisfatherwhonarratesfromAli ibnAbiTalibwhonarratesfromtheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)assuch:"Mahdiisfrommyprogeny. Thereshallbeanoccultationforhim.Whenheemerges,hewillfilltheearthwithequityand Justicejustasithadbeenfilledwithcrueltyandoppression." Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com

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Inthesamebook,onpage448itsauthornarratesfromSaeedibnJubairwhonarratesfromIbn AbbassthattheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)said:"Aliismy'Wasi'(legatee)andfromhisprogenyshall cometheExpectedQaem,MahdiwhoshallfilltheearthwithequityandJusticejustasithadbeen filledwithcrueltyandoppression.IswearbyAllahWhoappointedmeasaWarnerandGladtider thatwhosebeliefwillbefirmintheImamatofMahdiduringtheperiodofhisoccultationwillbe rarerthanredmatches." JaberibnAbdullahAnsaristoodandsaid:"OMessengerofAllah!ShalltherebeanOccultationfor your'Qaem'fromyourprogeny?"Hereplied:'Yes,IswearbyAllahthatHeshalltestthebelievers anddestroytheunbelievers(bymeansofMahdi'sOccultation)Thereafterhesaid:'OJabir,this affairisadivineaffairandthissecretisadivinesecret.Sobeonguardagainstanykindofdoubtin thisaffair,becausesuspicionindivineaffairisblasphemy. Again,onthesamepageoftheaforementionedbook,theauthornarratesfromHassanibn KhalidwhonarratesfromAliibnMusaRidhaassuch:'Allahshallerasefromtheearthevery crueltyandoppressionbythehandsofmyfourthsonfrommyprogenywhoshallbethesonof thegreatestandthebestslavegirls.Heisthesameoneinwhomthepeopledoubtabouthis birth.Heisthesameonewhoshallgointoconcealment.Whenheemergestheearthshallbe illuminatedbythelightofhisLord... Onceagain,inthesamebook(onpage454)theauthorhasnarratedfromAhmadibnZaidwhoin turnhasnarratedfromDebelibnAliKhuza'eewhowithregardstohisownpresencebeforeImam Ridhaandrecitationofoneelegyendingin(???)narratesthatImamRidhasaid:"TheImamafter meismysonMuhammadandtheImamafterhimwillbehissonAli.AfterhimwillfollowHassan andafterHassanshallcomeHujjatQaemtheoneforwhomthepeoplewillawaitduringhis occultationandtheonewhowillbeobeyedduringhisreappearance.Hewillfilltheearthwith equityandJusticejustasithadbeenfilledwithcrueltyandoppression.Abouthisuprising,my fatherhasnarratedfrommygrandfatherswhointurnhavenarratedfromtheHolyProphet (S.A.W.A.)that:"Theexampleof(emergenceof)MahdiisliketheexampleofQiyamatwhichshall occurallofasudden." Theauthoroftheaforesaidbook(onpage488)hasnarratedfromthebook"GhayatulMaram" whichinturnhasnarratedfromthebook"Fare'edusSemtain"thatJaberibnAbdullahAnsari hasquotedtheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)assaying:"Mahdishallcomefrommyprogeny.Hisname andagnomenshallbethesameasmynameandagnomen.Amongstallthepeople,heshall resemblemethemostinappearanceandcharacter.Thereshalloccuranoccultationforhimdue towhichnationsshalldeviate.Mahdiwillemergelikeatwinklingstarandfilltheearthwithequity andjusticetothereverseextentithadbeenfilledwithcrueltyandoppression. Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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Againonthesamepageof'YanabiulMuwadda'he(i.e.ShaikhQunduzi)narratesfrom'Fara'ed usSemtain'fromImamMuhammadBaqirfromhisgrandfathersfromAliibnAbiTalibthatthe HolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)said:Mahdiisfrommyprogeny.Thereshalloccuranoccultationforhim duetowhichnationsshalldeviate...HeshallfilltheearthwithequityandJusticejustasithad beenfilledwithcrueltyandoppression. Onpage493ofthesamebookhehasnarratedfromthebook'Manaqib'whichinturnhas narratedfromImamMuhammadBaqirthattheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)hassaid:"Blessedisthe onewhoperceivesthe'Qaem'frommyAhleBaytandbelieveshimtobetheImamduringhis concealment(i.e.beforehisemergence)andbefriendshisfriendsandalienateshisenemies.Such apersonshallbeamongstmyloversandcompanionsandtheyarethebestofmypeopleonthe DayofJudgement. TheauthorofthesamebooknarratesfromAbuBaseerwhonarratesfromImamJafarSadeqwho narratesfromhisgreatgrandfatherwhointurnnarratesfromAmirulMumineenthattheHoly Prophet(S.A.W.A.)hassaid:Mahdiisfrommyprogeny.Hisnameshallbethesameasmineand hisagnomentooshallbethesameasmyagnomen.Amongstallthepeopleheshallresembleme themostinappearanceandcharacter.Thereshallbeanoccultationforhimduetowhichpeople willgetdeviatedintheirreligion.ThenMahdiwillemergelikeatwinklingstarandwillfillthe earthwithequityandJusticejustasithadbeenInthesamebook,asimilartraditionfromAbu Baseercanbeseenbutwiththisdifference:Mahdishallemergelikeatwinklingstarandwillbring alongwithhimselftheprovisionsoftheProphet. (Tilltheend)Theauthorof"YanabiulMuwadda"(onpage494)hasnarratedfromAbuBaseer whointurnhasnarratedfromJabiribnYazidJu'afiassuch:IheardJabiribnAbdullahAnsari saying:TheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)toldme:'OJabir!MylegateesandtheImamsoftheMuslims aftermeareAli,Hassan,Hussein,AliibnHussein,MuhammadibnAli,famousasBaqir.OJabir! Youshallmeethimandwhenyoudososendmygreetingsuponhim.AfterBaqirwillcomeJafer ibnMuhammad,MusaibnJafer,AliibnMusa,MuhammadibnAli,AliibnMuhammad,Hassan ibnAliand'AlQaem'whosenameandagnomenarethesameasmynameandagnomen.'Qaem' isthesonofHassanibnAli.MahdiistheverypersonwhoshallgainvictoryovertheEastand West. Mahdiistheverypersonwhowillgointoconcealmentfromhiscompanionsviews.Nooneshall remainfirminhisImamatexceptforthosewhomAllahhastestedtheirheartlyfaith. MahdiandtheMannerofHisOccultation IbnBabwiyahhasimputedlynarratedfromSa'adibnAbdullah(theonewhohadbeenpresentat thetimeofImamHassanAskari'sdeathandburialceremony)assuch:"Countlessnumberof Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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peoplehadgatheredduringImamHassanAskari'sburialsuchthatitwasimpossibleforanyoneto cometogetherandforgealie." Thenarratorsays:Intheyear288wheneighteenyearsormorehadpassedfromImamHassan Askari'sdemise,wepresentedourselvesbeforeAhmadibnObaidullahibnKhaqan.Hewasthe Caliph'srepresentativeinQumresponsibleforcollectingthetribute.Hewasamongstthesevere enemiesoftheprogenyofAbuTalib.Inthatgatheringdiscussiontookplaceabouttheprogenyof AbuTalibwhoweretheresidentsofSamerraandtheirfaith,piousnessandbraveryweresuch matters,whichweremootedbeforetheCaliph.AhmadibnObaidullahsaid:Inthecityof SamerraandamongsttheAlawis,IhavenevercomeacrossapersonlikeHassanibnAliibn MuhammadibnRidhaandIhavenotheardanyoneamongstthekingsandalltheBaniHashim possessingsuchchastity,nobility,magnificenceandmunificencelikehim. Hewasgivenmoreprioritythan(ever)theagedpeoples.Similarlythecommanders,Ministers, writersandcommonpeoplerespectedhimverymuch.AhmadibnObaidullahsays:OnedayI stoodbesidesmyfatherwhowasinthestateofdying.Suddenly,aguardapproachedmyfather andsaid:"IbnRidha(i.e.ImamHassanAskari)isstandingbesidesthedoor."Myfathershouted loudlyandsaid:"Allowhimtoenter. "SuddenlyIsawayoungmanpossessingandappallingpresenceapproachingus.Assoonasmy fathersawhim,hewentforwardtowelcomehim.Ihadneverseenmyfatherdoingthesamefor anyoftheBaniHashimortheleadersandcompanionsoftheCaliph.WhenImamHassanAskari camenear,myfatherhuggedandkissedhisblessedfaceandhands.HecaughtholdofHazrat's handsandofferedhimhisownplace.HehimselfsatfacingImamAskariandbegantoconverse withhim.HewouldaddressImambyhisagnomen(i.e.hewouldsay'OAbuMuhammad)and wouldoftenexpresshiswillingnesstosacrificehislifeforhim. Iwassurprisedbymyfather'sbehaviors.Atthatmoment,theguardonceagainapproachedmy fatherandsaid:"M(whowastheCaliph)hascome."WheneverMwouldcometomeetmyfather itwascustomaryformyfather'sguardsandotherspecialmentolineupintworowsrightfrom theplaceofmyfather'ssittinguntilthedoorwayofCaliphuntilMwouldcomeandthenreturn back.InspiteofrealizingthattheCaliphwasgoingtocomemyfatherwasstilllookingatHazrat's faceandconversingwithhimuntiltheCaliph'sspecialservantswereseen.Atthatmoment,my fathertoldImamassuch: "MayIbesacrificedforyou.Wheneveryouwish,youmaygo."Myfathercommandedhis servantstotakeImamAskarifrombehindtherowssothattheCaliphwouldbeunabletoseehim. Onceagainmyfatherhuggedandkissedhisblessedfaceandhandsandthenallowedhimtogo. Itoldmyfather'sdoorkeepersandservantsassuch:'Woebeuponyouall.Whowasthisman Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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thatmyfatherrespectedandhonoredhimsomuch?!Theyreplied:"ThismanisfromtheAlawis whosenameisHassanibnAliandisfamousbythetitleofIbnRidha."Myastonishment increased.Ipassedthewholeofthatdaythinkingaboutthegreatman,aboutmyfatherandthe actionswhichhaddisplayeduntilnightapproached.AftertheIsha(night)prayersitwasalways myfather'shabittositandlookoverthelettersandpetitions.Afterhefinishedreadingthe letters,Iwentandsatbesideshim.Myfathersaid:'OAhmad,whatdoyouwant?Ireplied:'Iwish toaskyouaquestionbyyourpermission.Hesaid:"Askmewhateveryouwishtoask." Isaid:Whowasthatmanwhomyourespected,honored,glorifiedandpaidtributesomuchso thatyouexpressedyourwillingnesstosacrificeyourownlifeandyourparents'livesforhim?He replied:"HewasIbnRidha,theImamoftheShi'ites."Afteramoment'ssilencemyfather continuedandsaid:IftheCaliphateistakenawayfromtheBaniAbbassids,nopersonismore worthytoitthanthismanbecauseofhismajesty,chastity,goodbehavior,selfcontinence,piety, worship,goodmoralsandvirtuousdeeds.Ifyouhadseenhisfatheryouwouldhavefoundhimto beagreat,gloriousandbenevolentman. Bylisteningtothesetalks,Iplungedmyselfdeeperintotheseaofthoughtandamazementand becamefuriousofmyfatherforspeakinginthismanner.Lateron,Ididnothingbutinquired aboutImamHassanAskariandhisaffairs.Regardinghim,allandalli.e.leaders,writers,judges, jurisprudentsandthecommonpeopleexpressedhisgrandness,nobleness,dignityandhigh personality.MoreovertheygavehimpriorityoverBaniHashim,theagedandallotherclassesof people.Allofthemwouldsay:"HeistheImamoftheShi'ites." Thisgreatman'spositionanddignityincreasedinmyviewbecause,nonefromthefriendsand enemiessaidanythingbutgoodthingsaboutImamHassanAskari. ApersonwhowasfromtheAshar'itessaid:'OAbuBakr!HowisthismanJafar,thebrotherof ImamHassanAskari?Hereplied:'JafarisnotamantobeaskedorrathercomparedwithImam HassanAskari.Jafarisatransgressor,adultere,winedrinkerandanillbehaviorpersonality.Ihave foundfewerpeoplelikeJafarwhoaredisgracefulandignorant. IswearbyAllahthatwhennewsofthedemiseofImamHassanAskarireachedtheCaliphandhis companionsIwitnessedsomeunexpectedscenes,whichwasveryastonishingforme.The incidentwasasfollows:WhenImamHassanAskarifellill,theCaliphcalledformyfathertoinform himaboutImam'sillness.MyfatherimmediatelyrushedfortheCapitalandsoonreturnedback. HecamebackwithfivespecialandtrustedmenofCaliphwhowereallreliabletohimandoneof themwasNuhrairKhadem.HeorderedthesefivementoprotectImam'shouseandinquireofhis health.Hecalledforseveraldoctorsandchargedthemwiththeresponsibilityoflookingafter Imameverymorningandnight.Twodayslater,newscameofImam'sdeterioratingcondition.My fatherrushedtovisithimandcommandedthedoctorsnottoleaveImamalone.Afterwards,he Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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calledfortheChiefJudgeandorderedhimtobringtenofhiscompanionswhowerereliablefrom theviewpointoffaith,trustworthinessandpiety.TheChiefJudgesummonedthosetenmento Imam'shouseandorderedthemtoremainbesidesImamdayandnight.Theytooremainedat Imam'sserviceuntilhepassedaway. ImamHassanAskari(A.S.)passedawayinthemonthofRabiulAwwal260A.H.andatumulttook placeinthecityofSamerra.TheCaliphsentseveralofhismentoImam'shouseandtheyinturn searchedImam'sroomsandsealedoffeverythingtheycouldfind.TheyalsosearchedforImam's son(i.e.ImamoftheAge).Theybroughtmidwivesinordertoexaminetheslavegirls(ofImam HassanAskari).Oneofthemidwivessaid:"Soandsoslavegirlispregnant."TheCaliphcharged NurairKhadem,hiscompanionsandotherwomentokeepwatchoverher. Thereafter,theybecamebusyinImam'sfuneralandtheentirecitycametoastandstill.TheBani Hashim,thecommanders,writersandallthecommonpeopleattendedHazrat'sfuneral.Onthat day,thecityofSamerraresembledthedayofJudgement.AssoonasImam'sbodywasgiventhe ritualwashandwasshrouded,theCaliphsentforwardAbuIsaMutawakkiltoreciteprayersover Imam'sdeadbody.WhenAbuIsacameclosetoImam'sdeadbody,heliftedtheshroudand exposedhisfacetotheBaniHashim,(whowasfromtheAlawites)Abbassids,commanders, writers,judges,juisprudentsandthecommonpeopleandthensaid:ThismanisImamHassan Askariwhohasdiedanaturaldeath.Duringtheentireperiodofhisillness,soandsodoctor,so andsojudge,soandsotrustedpersonandsoandsojustpersonhadbeenpresentandtheycan allbearwitnessonthisaffair. Afterthis,hecoveredImam'sfaceandrecitedprayersoverhisdeadbodyandinhisprayershe recitedfivetimes'Takbeer'(inauguralphrase).Byhiscommands,Imam'sdeadbodywastaken outfromhishouseandwaslaidburiedinhisgreatgrandfather'shouse.AfterHazrat'sburialand thepeople'sdispersal,theCaliphandhiscompanionsengagedinseekingthewhereaboutsofhis son(ImamoftheAge).Theyproperlysearchedvarioushouses.Theydesistedfromdistributing Hazrat'sinheritance.Thosepeoplewhowerechargedwiththeresponsibilityofkeepingwatch overtheslavegirlcontinuedtheirtaskfortwoyearsuntiltheyrealizedthatshehadnotbeen pregnant.Thereafter,theydistributedHazrat'sinheritancebetweenhismotherandbrother (JafareKhazzab).ImamHassanAskari'smotherclaimedthatshewasthelegateeofImamandthe sametoowasprovedbeforetheJudge.Meanwhile,theCaliphwasstillinpursuitoftheImamof theAge. Afterdistributionoftheinheritance,JaffareKhazzabapproachedmyfatherandsaid:"Grantme thestatusofmyfatherandbrother(i.e.thepositionofImamat)andIWillinturn,giveyoutwenty thousanddinars."Onhearingthis,myfatherbecamefuriousandsaid: "Ostupidperson!TheCaliphstrikesthepeoplewithhisswordandlashesthemwithhiswhipin Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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ordertotakebacktheirbeliefintheImamatofyourfatherandbrother.Inthisregard,hehas strivedalotbuthasremainedunsuccessfultilltoday.If,intheeyesoftheShi'itesyouarethe Imam,thenyouarenomoredependentonCaliphorothersforgivingyouthepositionofImamat. Conversely,ifyouarenottheImambeforetheShi'ites,theCaliphandotherscannotprocurethis positiontoyou. Whenmyfatherrealizedhisstupidityandignorantlyorderedhismennottoallowhimfrom attendinghisgatheringanymore.Thenceforth,hedidnotattenduntilmyfatherdied.Atpresent too,theCaliphisstillinpursuitoftheImamoftheAgebutwithnotraceofhim." MuhammadibnYaqoubKulainihasimputedlynarratedtheaforementionedtraditioninthefirst volumeofhisbook"UsuleKafi"inthechapter"BirthofImamHassanAskari"(A.S.)Muhammad ibnHassanTusiinhisbook'Fehrest'inthechapter"LifeofAhmadibnObaidullahibnYahya"has alsonarratedtheaforementionedtraditionbutwithaminordifference.AhmadibnAbbassibn MuhammadibnAbdullahaNajashihasalsonarratedthesametraditioninhisbook"Fehrest".The authorsays:"ShaikhMufidinhisbook'Irshad',FazlibnHassanTabarsiinhisbook'El'amul Warah'andMuhammadibnMohsin(FaizKashani)inhisbook'Wafi'havenarratedtheaforesaid traditionfromMuhammadibnYaqoubKulaini." MuhammadibnMuhammadibnNu'man(i.e.ShaikhMufid)inhisbook'Irshad'says:Imam HassanAskarifellillonthefirstdayofRabiulAwwalintheyearof260A.H.andpassedawayon theFridaytheeighthofRabiulAwwalofthesameyear.Atthetimeofhisdemise,ImamHassan Askari(A.S.)wastwentyeightyearsold.Hewaslaidtorestinthesamehouse,whichhehadin Samerraandwherehisgreatfatherwasburiedandappointedhissonfortheestablishmentofthe justgovernment.ImamHassanAskari(A.S.)wouldkeepsecretthebirthofhissonandwould concealhisaffairsbecausesituationofthattimewasunfavorable.TheCaliphofthattime searchedseverelyforImam'ssonsandstrivedtoknowabouttheiraffairsbecausebeliefonMahdi hadbecomewidespreadamongsttheShiahImamiahandwhowereexpectinghimtocome. Duringhislife,ImamHassanAskarineverdisclosedhissoninpublicandafterhisdemisetoo,the enemiesnevergotthechanceofrecognizinghisson. JafaribnAli(i.e.JafareKazzab)tookawayImamHassanAskari'sinheritanceandstrivedhardto imprisonhiswivesandslaves.HerebukedandreprimandedImam'scompanionsjustbecause theywereawaitinghisson'sappearanceandhadfaithinhisImamat.Heevenencouragedthe peopleagainstthemsothatinthismannerhewouldbeabletostrikefearintheirheartsand bringpressureonthem.Assuch,Ima'sfollowersweresubjectedtoallsortsofpersecutionlike arrest,imprisonment,threat,insult,abasementandobjectness. Ontheotherhand,theCaliphdidnothingtoassistthem.Apparently,JaffareKazzabderived Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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inheritanceofImamHassanAskariandstrivedtotakehisbrothersplaceandbecometheImamof theShi'ites.However,noneoftheShi'itesacceptedhisImamate.Thereafter,hesoughtthe CaliphshelpandaskedhimtobestowthepositionofImamateonhim.Heevenagreedtodonate hugesumsofmoneybutallthesewereofnoavail. MahdiandHisPlaceofOccultationThecircumstancesofOccultationofAbulQasimMuhammad ibnHassanMahdi(A.S.)(whichwehavepreviouslymentioned)iscorrectintheviewsofweShiah Imamiahsandthemannerofhisconcealmentisthesameaswhatthegreatscholarsand traditionists(whomwetrustandrelyontheirsaying)havenarrated.Howeverwhatsomeofthe commonShia'ssayinthisregardandtheSunnischolarsattributethemtousislackinginany evidenceandpropertransmission.Whatwehadpreviouslymentionedaboutthecircumstances ofMahdi'soccultationiscorrectinourviewbutsuchmatterslike:wherewasMahdiatthetime ofhisfather'sdemise?Wheredidhegointoconcealmentorinwhichportionofhishousehe concealedhimself?Whetherhewentoverthetopofhishouseorwentdowninthe'Sardab' (Cellar)?Whetherhehidhimselfinthehouseorfledfromitsdoor?Arealluncertain. Verily,whatappearscustomaryisthatheshouldhaveremainedinthehousebesideshisgreat fatheratthetimeofhisfather'sdemisewhyshouldn'titbeso,especiallyifweconsiderthat Mahdiatthattimewasonlyachild(apparently)andbesideshadnootherplaceotherthanhis parents'house.PerhapsthismattercanbeinferredfromthetraditionofAhmadibnObaidullah ibnYahyaibnKhaqanbecauseHazratatthattimewasinhisownhouseandhedisappeared withoutthepeoplebeingawareofhim.AlthoughtheCaliphandhisfollowersandhelperswerein searchofhim,yettheycouldnotfindhim.PreviouslyitwasmentionedthattheCaliphhadputhis trustedmeninchargeoflookingoverImamHassanAskariatthetimeofhisillnesspretendingto behishelpersbecauseonthatdaynonewerepresentexcept'Aqid'theservantand'Siqal'who wasMahdi'smother. TheCaliphhadappointedtenofhistrustedmenunderthepretextofservingImam(A.S.). HoweverhisonlypurposewastogetinformationaboutMahdi'swhereaboutsbecauseitwas normalforachildlikeMahditobepresentinhisparents'houseespeciallyatthattimewhenhis fatherwasonthevergeofdepartingfromthisworld.HoweverAllahdidnotwishthattheyshould becomeinformedofMahdiandsokepthisaffairsconcealedfromthem.Verily,theOnewho protectedMusaibnImraninthemiddleoftheseawhilethewavesweredrivinghimtotheleft andrightandtheGodWhoprotectedMusa(Moses)inhisinfancyinFiraun'shouseisPowerful enoughtoprotectourMasterMahdiinhisownhouse. TheGodWhoprotectedhisgreatgrandfatheronthedaywhenhefledfromtheenemieshands towardsthecaveandkeptsecrethistracefromtheenemiesandsavedhimbyHisPowerand StrengthisnothelplessinprotectingourMaster,Mahdi(AS.)whowasthenfiveyearsoldliving withhisparents.IdonotdenythismatterthatprotectionofourMaster,Mahdiattheageoffive Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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orsixissomethingunusual.Rather,Iamforcedtosay:ProtectionofHazratatthattimewas throughunseenchannelsandevenifitwasthroughordinarychannelswearecompelledtosay: Thesechannelsarerareandimpracticableformajorityofthepeople. Inshort,ourMaster,Mahdi(AS.)apparentlywentintoconcealmenteitherfrominsideoroutside hisownhousewithoutitsparticularsbeingknowntous.Allahknowsbetterthismatter. Hereitisworthmentioningthefollowingpoint:WhateveragroupoflearnedSunnischolarsand someoftheShiawritershavementionedaboutthecharacteristicsofMahdi'soccultationareall lackingauthenticreference(s).Howgooditwouldhavebeeniftheyhadmentionedthose references. Sardab(Cellar)andItsVisitation Fromthebookof"Sawa'eq"itappearsthattheShiaImamiah'soragroupamongstthemreckon thatMahdi(A.S.)hasconcealedhimselfinthecellar.Theyexpecthimtoemergefromthiscellar andtheystopnearitsdoorwiththeirhorsesandawaithisreappearance.Howgooditwasifthe authorof"Sawa'eq"hadmentionedthereferenceofthistalk. Ithinktheauthorof"Sawa'eq"hasneitheremergedfromthelandofHejaznorenteredthe countryofIraqnorvisitedSamerra.Otherwise,hewouldhaverealizedthatthismatterbearsno truth.Apparently,thesourceofthisreckoningthattheShiasbelieveMahditohavedisappeared intheCellaristhisthattheyseetheShiaIthnaAsharvisitingtheholyplaceof'Sardab'(Cellar).It isnecessaryoverheretomentionthereasonforvisitingtheholyplaceof'Sardab'(Cellar). Thereforewesay:Asperthehistoricalbooks,theholycourtyardwhichisthemausoleumofAli ibnMuhammadHadiandHassanibnAliAskariandthatcourtyardwhichisbehindtheirholy mausoleumandthatcourtyardinwhichthecellarislocatedwereallplacesofresidentsofthose eminentpersonalities.SomeofthegreatIslamicscholarslikeThaqatulIslamNurihavestressed onthismatter. SinceMahdi(A.S.)isnothavinganyspecifiedplacetobevisited,itisbettertovisithiminhis house.Onthecontrary,itevenseemspropertovisithishouseitselfbecausevisitingthefriends' housesaftertheyhaveleftitisamongstthecustomsinforce.(Amongstfriends)Inthisregard,a poetsays:103VerilythismatterhasbeenthereasonfortheShi'itesvisitingtheCellareven thoughthisreasonishiddenandunknowntomany.Visitingthe'Sardab'(Cellar)isagoodtrend andacordialcustomwhichhasbecomethemottooftheShi'itesandhowgoodandproperthis actappearstobeeventhoughIhavenotseenanytextortraditionsinthisregard. Rather,wehavenotcomeacrossanyofthebookswithanysupportedtradition,whichcommand Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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ustovisitHazratMahdi(A.S.)especiallyintheplaceof'Sardab'. 103AmongstthehousesIpassoverthehouseofLailaIkissthiswallandthatwall.Loveofthe househasnotcaptivatedmyheartbuttheloveoftheonewhowasresidinginithascaptivated myheat.WeShiasbelievethatourMaster,Mahdi(AS.)isalivingbeingwhoreceiveshis sustenanceandhearswordsandanswers. MahdiisthesameImamthroughwhoseobedienceweshouldbe'upright'inthedivinereligion. MahdiistheonewhoisthechannelbetweenGodandus.His'Ziarat'(visitation)iscorrect; focusing(ourattention)onhimispermissible;conversingwithhimineveryplaceandtimeandin anylanguageispermissible.Inthisregardtheholy'Sardab'possessesnospecialspecifications exceptwhatwehavementionedbefore.Similarly,theZiarats(visitations)whichhavecomeare notpossessinganyspecificationeventhoughispreferable. Thehousesoverwhichtensofyearshavepassed;theplacewhereGodhasbeenworshipped;the placewhereGodhasbeenremembered;theplacewhereprayershavebeenperformedfordays andnightsandtheplacewherethesoundofrecitationofQuranhasbeenraisedareworthy enoughtobehonoredandvisitedandatthetimewhenapilgrimentersthem,heremembersits dwellers.Oneofthemainreasonsastowhysuchholyhousesandespecially'Sardab'(Cellar)are visitedisthisthatitsownersarealivetheownerswhocannotresideinthemandhaveinfact desertedthemoutoffearofenemies.Besides,weareinneedofMahdi(AS.)andaredeprivedof hisfavors. Visitationofthesehouseswithsuchreminiscenceswillnaturallymoveapilgrim'sheartwho happenstobeaShia.Howoftenapilgrimweeps,sendsoutashriek,imploresinvoluntarilyand requestsGodtohastentheemergenceofHazrat.Verily,factorsofintimacyandheartlyrelation greatlyinfluenceaman'snature.

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Wesay:Concerningthenumerous'Mustafiza'traditionswhichwepreviouslymentionedandfew moreofwhichweshallinformyouaboutlateron,MahditheExpectedoneisAbulqasim MuhammadibnHassanAskariwhowasbornon15thShaban256AH.Besides,wehavealso mentionedtoyouthenamesofthoselearnedscholarswhohaveapprovedtheabovepoint. SinceAllahisAllWise,HewouldneverCommandnorforbidanymatteroractionexceptoutof prudentKnowledge.Thesameistrueforthisparticularmatter.AllthatPrudentKnowledgeis referredtothosechargedwithadutybecause,intheHolypresenceofGod,thereexistsnowant andHisHolySelfisNeedlessandAllSufficient.ThuseveryactionofGodisinconformitywith Prudentinterestswhetherwerealizethoseinterestsornotandwhetherweperceivethose reasonsornot. Fromtheknownaffairswherenotevenasinglepersondisputeisthisthateveryvoluntarilyand involuntarilyincidentsandaffairswhichoccurinthisworldshouldbeaspertheDivineprudency andratheraspertheDivineWill.Amongsttheseaffairs,themostimportantofthemisthe OccultationofMahdi(A.S.).Basedonthisprinciple,theOccultationofMahdimustbeasper prudencyandwisdom,whetherweperceiveitornotandwhetherweunderstanditsreasonor not. Ifwedonotbelieveinwhatwehavesaid,wearehelplessindenyinganaffairforwhichwedonot possessanyreasonofitsdenialFirstlythatMahdiisthesameMuhammadibnHassanAskari. Secondlythatheishiddenfromtheviews.(Itsmeaningwillbementionedlateron).Thirdlythat hisOccultationhastakenplacebytheWillandDecreeofAllah.Ifyoupayattentionanddeliberate overeachofthesethreeaffairs,youwillrealizethatdenyinganyoneofthemwillnotbe rationallyandtraditionallypermissible.SoweareboundtobelievethattheeventofMahdi's OccultationisinaccordancewithPrudency.Otherwise,wehavetodenyoneofthethreeafore saidaffairs. Saduqinhisbook"ElalushSharayeh"hasnarratedfromAbdullahibnFazlHashamiassaying:"I heardSadeqAaleMuhammadsaying:"Forthe'SahebeAmir'(MasteroftheAffairs)thereshall occuranoccultationduringwhicheverymenofvanitywillfallintodoubtandskepticism."Isaid: MayIbesacrificedforyou.Forwhatreason?Hereplied:Forareason,whichwearenotatliberty todivulge.Iasked:WhatisthereasonforHazrat'sOccultation?Hereplied:Thereasonfor Hazrat'sOccultationissimilartothereasonforconcealmentofthepastDivineProofs. ThereasonbehindMahdi'sOccultationwillnotbedisclosedbutafterhisemergencejustasthe reasonofHazratKhizr'sactions(meaningthedrillingofaholeintheboat,thekillingofaladand therepairingofthewall)wasnotdivulgeduntilMusaandKhizrdecidedtoPartCompany.Oson ofFazl.Thisaffairisadivineaffair,thissecretisadivinesecretandthisconcealmentisadivine Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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concealment.WemustacceptthatallHisactionsarebasedonWisdom,evenifthereasonfor themisnotknowntous.Thissayingisthetruth,whichshouldbeconfessedandcertifiedbyevery Muslim. Verily,veryoftenapersonseeksthereasonandphilosophyforsomeoftheDivineActsforthe sakeofgamingcertaintyandtranquilityofhisownselfandnotthathewishestousehis confirmationandrejectionasameansforperceivingthereasonofDivineactionsornot. Therefore,beforementioningthephilosophyandreasonforOccultationweareboundtobriefly presentcertainpreliminaries.Thoseinterestedtoknowitsdetailsshouldrefertobookswhich havebeenwritteninthisregard.Thepreliminariesareasfollows: Aninvitorwhoinvitesthepeopletowardshiscallisboundtotakeresorttotheapparentand ordinarychannels.Forachievinghisaimsitisnotpermissibleforhimtorefertotheunseenand supernaturalchannelsbecausedoingsowoulddestroytheessenceofrewardandpunishment. RatherthecomingofProphetsandMessengerswouldallcometovain. AProphetand'Wasi'(1gatee)arethesameasfarastheaforesaidmatter(invitation)is concernedandthismatterisinfactoneoftheessentialconditionsofanevangelist(whetherhe maybeaProphetoranImam).HoweverthereexistsadifferencebetweenaProphetandan Imamfromanotherviewpointanditisassuch:AsaProphetistheestablisherandfounderof religionitisobligatoryforhimtostarthisinvitionandmissioninacustomarymannerandnotify thepeopleabouttheordinances(asagainstanImam). SinceargumentationhasbeencompleteduponthepeoplethroughaProphet,itisnecessaryfor thepeopletoaskandinquirefromanImam.ItisnotobligatoryforanImamtoinvitethepeople andthenguidethem. RatheritisobligatoryuponthepeopletoapproachtheImamandreceivethereligious commandmentsfromhim,protecthimandwardofftheenemiesfromhimjustasitwas obligatory,forthepeopletoprotecttheirProphetandreceivethereligiouscommandmentsfrom him.WhenthepeoplebegintolapsesuchdutiesandforsaketheirImamandtheImaminturn fearsfrombeingkilledbyhisenemiesandfindsnonetodefendhimfromhisenemiesitis permissibleforhimtoisolatehimselffromthepeopleandleaveasidethedutyofinvitationand propaganda.ThisresponsibilityisdirectedtowardsthepeopleandnottheImam.Theviewsof 'Muhaqqeq'i.e.KhawjaNaseerTusitooarethesame.Inhisbook'Tajreed'hesays:"Thepresence ofImamisonegraceandhisdominationisanotherandhisabsenceisduetooursake.Nowthat youhaveunderstoodthismatter,wesay:Wemaymentionthefollowingasthereasonsand philosophybehindtheOccultationofImameZaman": Firstly:FORRECTIFYINGANDPUNISHINGTHESHIASANDRATHERALLTHEOTHERS: Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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IfaProphetoranImamispresentamonganationandthatnationdoesnotriseforhisobligatory rightsordoesnotobeyhiscommandsandinshort,theProphet'sinvitationleavesnoimpression onthenationandrathertheyexceedthelimitandcauseharmtotheirProphet,itispermissible fortheProphettoabandonandisolatehisnationsothatinthismannerherectifieshisnation. Perhapsinthismanner,thenationconcernedwouldstopitsrebellionandbegintoadoptthepath ofguidance.PerhapstheywouldseekbenefitfromtheProphetexistenceandanImamtoowould actasapreacher,guide,leaderandtheoneinvitingthepeople.TheDivinesaying: StemsfromthisveryaspectWhenisolationandabandonmentofinvitationbecomesthemeans forrectifyinganationthenitisprudenttodothesameeventhoughpeoplemaybeunawareof thismatter.Moreoveritwouldbebeneficialtothemeventhoughtheymaynotpossess understandingofthesame.Thisisolationandabandonmentofinvitationdoesnotpossessany fixedlimitandboundariesandinfact,onecannotsayanythingabouttheirlimit.Ratheritslimit anddurationdependsonthenationturningbackfromitsdeviatedpathandbecoming enlightenedafterheedlessness.Itdependsonthepeople'sawarenessofthebenefitsofthe presenceoftheProphetoranImam. HistorybearswitnessthatAhleBayt,Revealation,MessengershipandAaleMulmmmadhadto facetoomanycalamitiessuchas:Hardship,sufferingandnonrevoltforthesakeofthepeople insteadofthatrightwhichAllahhadsetastherewardofthisMessengership.Surely,theywere alwayssubjectedtoseverepersecutionandpressuresuchasbeingtakencaptive,imprisoned, hanged,expatriated,exiledanddispersedhereandthere. Mahdi,theExpectedoneisawareofallsuchmattersandknowsthathetoowouldbesubjected tosuchcrueltiesandoppression.Rather,idwouldbemuchmoresever,greaterandbitterin naturebecausepeopleareawareofHazrat'sobjectivesandareawarethatHazratwouldgive orderstorisewiththeirarms.ThusMahdihasisolatedhimselffromthenationtreatmentashis father,forefathers,cousins,andnothingbuttotrainthenation,makethemaware,bringthem backonthepathofguidanceandtoseekhisownjustright.TheauthorofElalushSharayehas narratedatraditionfromImamMuhammadBagr(A.S.)assuch:"WhenAllahdoesnotwishthat weshouldremainamongstagroup,Heholdsusbackfromthem." Secondly:FREEDOMININVITATIONANDFREEDOMINACTIONS Anyonewhowishestoriseforrectifyinganationineitherworldlyorreligiousmattersshould possefriendsandcompanionsandhaveapactwithsomeofthesuperiormensothattheyeither remainhishelpersoratleastdonotcreateanyobstaclesforhim.Theessentialconditionofthis pactandagreementisthisthatheshouldstopinterferenceandinvitation(ofthepeople)andbe congenialwiththem(so)thathemayhaveremainedloyaltohispactuntilhisaffairandthetime Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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ofpactandagreementcometoanendandhedealswiththeminthesamemannerashedeals withothers.Thismeansthatsomeofthecommandmentsshouldnotbeimplementedwith respecttothosewhohaveconcludedapactwithhimandhedealswiththemcontrarytothe realitiesbecauseoffearanddissimultation.ThusAllahsays: exceptthepolytheistwithwhomyouhaveavalidpeacetreatyandwhohavenotbrokenitfrom theirsideorhelpedothersagainstyou.You(believers)mustfulfilthetermsofthepeacetreaty withthem.WhenMahdi(A.S.)shallemerge,heisboundtoinvite(thepeople)throughordinary channelsandhisdutywouldbetojudgeaccordingtotherealitiesandnottofearanyonejustas thesamecanbefoundinmostofthetraditions.ThisisbecauseMahdi'speriodistheperiodof emergenceoftruth,themostsparklingemergenceandso,fearanddissimulationareinconsistent withthismatter.Thisrequiresthatheshouldnothaveallegianceofanyoneuponhisneck. Indispensably,heshouldbeneedlessofanypactandagreement,whichwouldresultin dissimulation.Thiswouldoccuronlywhentheordinarychannelsforhisassistancecometohalt. ShaikhSaduqin"Kamaluddin"hasdirectlynarratedfromHashimibnSalemwhointurnhas narratedfromImamSadeq(A.S.)assuch:"The'Qaem'shallemergewithouthavingallegianceof anyoneonhisback." Inthesamebook,ShaikhSaduqdirectlynarratesfromHazratAliibnMusaarRidhawhosaid:"I amasthoughseeingmyShiasatthattimewhentheywillhavelostmyfourthoffspringthen; theywillsearchforhimlikethecattlespursuinggrazinglandsbutwillnotfindhim." Narratorsays:Iasked:"Forwhatreason'OsonofMessengerofAllah?"Hereplied:Itisbecause theirImamwilldisappear.Isaid:Whywillhedisappear?Hereplied:"Sothatwhenheemerges withthesword,hewillnothaveanyone'sallegianceonhisneck." Thirdly:MAKINGPERFECTTHEPEOPLEANDIMPROVINGTHEIRLOT Amongstthewellknownfactswhicharenotasubjectofdisputeisthisthatthereexist differencesinpeople'saptitudewithregardstotoleranceofduties,acquisitionofknowledgeand variousothersciences.Differencesinlevelsoffaith,differencesinrecognitionofProphetsand legateesanddifferencesmtheDivinelawstooaretheresultofdifferencesinpeople'saptitude. Verily,Goddoesnotmakeanyoneresponsiblebutasperthelevelofhisaptitude. Rather,howoftenithappensthatwhendutiesexceedaperson'sabilityandteachingshis aptitudetheverypurpose(forwhichthedutiesandteachingsweregiven)islost.Moreover,he wouldresorttodisobedienceorwouldbecomeanapostateorstillfurther,hisignorancewould increasemorethanbefore.TheverseoftheHolyQuransays: Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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('OLord,donotburdenuswiththatwhichwecannotbear).ItissaidthatifAbuzarknewwhat wasgoingoninSalman'sheart,thenhewouldhavebecomeanapostateorwouldhavedied. ShaikhKulainiin"Kafi"hasnarratedfromImamSadeq(As.)assuch:InAli's(A.S.)bookitis written:Dawoudsaid:"OLordrevealstomethetruthasitis(withThou)sothatIcanjudge accordingly.Itwasreplied:Youdonotpossessthestrengthtobearthisaffair."Hazratinsisted untilGodaccepted. OnedayapersonapproachedHazratDawoudwithacomplaintaboutanotherpersonandsaid: Thismanhastakenawaymywealth.GodrevealedtoDawoudthattheclaimanthadkilledthe defendant'sfatherandplunderedhiswealth.HazratDawoudorderedfortheclaimant'sdeath untilhewaskilled.Hiswealthwasseizedandgivenbacktothedefendant.Peoplewereamazed bythisincidentandwordonthismatterwentarounduntilitreachedHazratDawoud'sears.He becameworriedbythesetalksandrequestedGodtorelievehimfromthisuneasiness. Afterwards,GodrevealedtoDawoudassuch:'Youshouldjudgeamongstthepeoplebymeansof witnessandevidenceandpersuadethemtoswearinMyName ImamSadeq(A.S.)said:"IfpeopleknewhowAllahhascreatedthem,thennoneamongstthem wouldfindfaultwiththeother."ImamMuhammadBaqer(A.S.)said:Thebelieverspossess (various)ranksandpositionssomeofthemhaveonerank,whilesomeothershavetwo,three four,five,six,sevenranks.Iffaithofthesecondlevelisconveyedtoapersonhavingfaithofthe firstlevel,hewillbeunabletokeepguardoveritandiffaithofthethirddegreeisconveyedtoa personpossessingfaithofseconddegree,hewillbeunabletohearit IthascomedownfromtraditionsthatwhenMahdiemerges,hewillruleasperhisown knowledge;hewillspreadthetrue'Ma'aref'(DivineSciences)amongstthepeople;hewillenliven theholyreligionofIslamandwillannulallthatisnotinIslamandhasbeenaddedtoitsuchthat peoplewillimaginethatMahdi(A.S.)hasbroughtanewreligionandanewBook.Verily,the executionofsuchreformsanddisseminationoftherealitiesthewaysitshouldandmustbe carriedoutrequiresmuchmoreperfectaptitudesandintellectsthanwhatwehavetoday. Perhaps,postponementofMahdi'semergenceandcontinuationofhisoccultationisbecauseof thehopeofachievingperfectionanddevelopmentwhich,bytheblessingsofvarioussciences,is ontheincreasedaybyday.Themagazine"AlHelal"publishedanarticleaboutResurrectionafew yearsagounderthetitle"Doesthereexistaworldafter(theendof)thisworld?"andwhile replyingtothisquestion,itemphasizedthatadaywillcomewhentheliteraryandscientificworld willreachitsperfectionlikethematerialworld.Surely,verysoonmenshallbecomeawareofthe literary,scientificandethicalworldmorethantodaywhenheiscognisantofthematerialworld. Whyshouldn'titbesoespeciallywhenmanhasalreadyperceivedthatthematerialworldhas ruinedhisrightsandhasputhiminpressureandtorment?Soonmanshallwitnesshowtheearth willbeilluminatedbytheDivineLightandbymeansofMahdi'semergence. Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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Fourthly:TESTANDEXAMINATIONFORTHEPEOPLE: AmongstAllah'swayswhichisstillprevailingamongstHisservantsrightfromthetimeHe appointedtheProphet(andAllah'swaysneveralterorchange)isthematterofhuman evaluationandexaminationsothattheonewhoisdestroyedisdonesoonthebasisofwitness, andproofandtheonewhoisenlivenedisdonesoonthebasisofwitnessandproofandthelevel oftheirfaithandrealityismanifestedRathertheirownconditionbecomesknownto themselves.Verily,itoftenoccursthatman'sconditionisunknownandremainsasecretevenfor him. TheDivineShariats(laws)containsliterary,material,worldly,spiritual,individualandsocial programsandteachings.ThisworldisaschoolandtheProphetsareteachersandevangelists. Everyschoolorlessonrequiresanexaminationappropriatetoit.Thephenomenon,whichoccur inthisworldareasortofexamination.Theeffectofthoselessonsonthepeoplecanbe ascertainedpredominantlybemeansofsuchexaminationasAllahsays: AlifLamMim.Domenthinkthattheywillbeleftaloneonsaying,Webelieve,andnotbetried? TheholyIslamicShariat(religiouslaw)isthemostperfectofalltheotherShariats.IntheIslamic ShariatwefindsuchdivinesciencesandinstructionswhichcannotbefoundinotherShariats.So allthatwasprevalentamongstthepreviousnationssuchasthevarioustestsandexaminations should,outofnecessity,prevailinthisnationtoobecausethisgeneralrulecomprisesthose lessonsandevenmorethanthat. Amongstthemostimportantmattersbywhichthepreviousnationsweresubjectedtoevaluation andexaminationwasthematterofoccultationofsomeoftheirProphets.Then,thesame occultationshouldoccurfortheleadersofthisnationtoojustastheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)went intoconcealmentinthemountainpassofAbuTalibforaperiodofthirtyyears.Amongstthe concealmentofMahdisothatthepathofguidanceisdistinguishedfromthepathofdeviation andabelieverisdistinguishedfromahypocritelikesomeoftheProphets'concealment,the concealmentofMahdiisthegreatesttestandexaminationforShi'itesandratherforthenon Shi'itesmakingnodifferenceasfarasthedurationofconcealmentisconcerned. ShaikhSaduqin"Kamaluddin"hasimputedlynarratedfromSadirSairafiassuch:"Ialongwith MufazzalibnOmar,AbuBasirandAbaanibnTughlabgotthehonorofmeetingImamJafarSadeq (A.S.).WesawHazrat,sittingonthegroundhavingputonacollarlesscloak,whichhadtwoshort sleeves.Hewasweepinglikeawomanweepingoverherlostdearone.Thesignsofgriefand sorrowwerevisibleonhisblessedfaceandtearswereflowingfromhiseyes.Hewasmoaningand saying:'Mymaster,yourOccultationhassnatchedawaythesleepfrommyeyes.Ithastaken Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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awaymycomfortandhasdeprivedtranquilityfrommyheart.Mymaster,youroccultationhas fastenedmygriefandsorrowforever.Duetolossoffriendsoneaftertheother,ourgatheringhas beenbroken.Idonotfeelthetearsofmyeyesandtheyellingandcryingofmyheartwhichresult fromthepastcalamitiesandhardshipsbutthatIseethesameinmyimaginationwhichisgreater, moresorrowful,severeandunknownthanallotherdifficulties. Sadirsays:Ourmindbecameperplexed(bywitnessingImam'scondition)andourheartsbecame upsetasaresultofImam'sterrifyingwordsaboutthedestructibleevents.Wethoughtthatthe calamitiesandmisfortunesoftheday,whichhadbefallenonImam,hadbroughthimtothisstate ofgriefandsorrow.Sowesaid:'Osonofthebestmankind.MayAllahnotcauseyoutocry?For whatreasonareyouweepingandwhathasmadeyoutomoantosuchearnest?Narratorsays: HazratSadeq(A.S.)heavedasadsighwhichcausedpaintohisheartandthensaid:'Thismorning whenIwaslookingatthebookof'Jafr'(thebookwhichcontainsknowledgeondeaths,calamities, misfortunesandknowledgeaboutthepastandfutureandwhichwasexclusivelygivento MuhammadandhisprogenybytheExaltedGod)IcameacrosssuchmattersliketheQaem's birth,occultation,delayinreappearance,hislonglife,thesufferingsofthebelieversatthattime, theappearanceofdoubtanduncertaintyintheirheartsbecauseofHazrat'sprolonged occultation,thedeviationsthatwilloccurformajorityofthemandshirkingoftheIslamic obligationsontheirpartwhereasAllahsays: "AndWehavemadeeveryman'sactionstoclingtohisneck."(?????Herereferstothe"Wilayat oftheHolyProphet'sprogeny"). Theseeventshaveoverpoweredmewithgriefandsorrow.Wesaid:'OsonoftheMessengerof Allah,wewillbehonorediffamiliarizeduswithsomeofthosethingsoverwhichyouhave knowledge.ImamSadeq(A.S.)said:ThethreecharacteristicswhichAllahhasassignedforthreeof HisProphetshavebeenassignedforour'Qaem'too.Firstofall,theQaem'sbirthisthesameas wasthebirthofMusa.Secondly,hisoccultationisthesameaswastheoccultationofIsaand thirdlyhisdelayisthesameaswasthedelayinthecomingofHazratNuh(Noah).InadditionAllah hassetthelonglifeofHazratKhizrasaprooffortheQaem'slonglife. Narratorsays:Isaid:'OsonofMessengerofAllah,explaintheseaffairssothattheybecomeclear forus.Hereplied:WithregardstoMusa'sbirth,itshouldbesaidthatwhenFiraun(Pharaon) realizedandfearedthathiskingdomwouldfallbyMusa'shand,hesummonedthewizards.The wizardsguidedFirauninthegenealogyofMusaandsaid:"MusashallcomefromBaniIsrael." Asaresult,Firaunalwaysorderedhismentoslitthebelliesofthepregnantwomenbelongingto thetribeofBaniIsrael.Forthispurpose,(i.e.forkillingHazratMusa)theymurderedmorethan twentythousandnewbornbabies.HowevertheyfailedtokillHazratMusaasAllMightyAllah protectedhim.Similarly,whenBaniUmmayahandBaniAbbassrealizedthatthedownfalloftheir Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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cruelkingdomandempirewouldtakeplacebyMahdi'shand,theysetupenmitywithusand engagedinkillingandexterminatingthedescendantsoftheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)withthisidea thatamongstthem,theywouldbekillingthe'Qaem'too.HoweverAllahdoesnotletanyonefrom theoppressorstoknowHistasksaveHeshallcompleteandperfectHisLighteventhoughthe polytheistsmaydislikeit. WithregardstoIsa's(Jesus')Occultation,theJewsandChristiansarrivedatamutualagreement thatHazratIsahadbeenkilled.HoweverAllah,theGlorifiedrefutedtheirviewaspertheseDivine words: (Andtheydidnotkillhimnordidtheycrucifyhim,butitappearedtothemso)Similarly,during theoccultationofour'Qaem',theIslamic'Ummah'(nation)willatanytimedenyhimduetothe lengthofhisoccultation.Then,someofthedeviatedamongstthemshallsay:The'Qaem'isnot yetborn.Someotherswillsay:The'Qaem'notonlyisbornbutalsodead.Otherswhoshallsay thattheeleventhImamwasbarrenwillbecomeapostates.StillotherswhowouldsaythatImams aremorethanthirteenwilldeviatefromthetruereligion.YetotherswilldisobeyAllahbecauseof theirsayingthattheQaem'ssoulhasbecomemanifestinthebodyofanotherone. TheincidentofHazrat'sNuhdelayisthatsinceheaskedAllahforhisnation'spunishment,Allah sentGibra'eel(Gabriel)withsevendateseeds.Gibra'eelsaid:'ONuh!Allah,theExaltedsays: "ThesepeopleareMyslavesandMycreatedones.IdonotWishtodestroyMyslavesina lighteningbutafterunderlininginvitationandcompletionofargumentation.Socontinueinviting yournationuntilIbestowMyrewardsuponyou.Planttheseseedsbecauseyouwillattain salvationanddeliveranceaftertheybecometreesandbeartheirfruits.Givegladtidingsabout thismattertoyourbelievingfollowers." Whenalongtimepassedandthoseseedsturnedintostrongtreespossessingleaves,branches andstalksandthetreesbegantobeardates,HarratNuh(As.)askedAllahtofulfillHispromise. Forthesecondtime,AllahorderedNuhtosowfreshdateseedsyetagain.Heorderedhimto striveandadoptpatienceinthisregardandtoinformthismattertohisbelievingfollowers.When HazratNuhfollowedtheseinstructions,threehundredofhismenturnedapostatesandtheysaid: "IfwhatNuhclaimshappenstobethetruthHisLordwouldnothavebrokenHispromise."Each timeagroupturnedapostates,AllahcommandedHazratNuhtosowseedsfromthedatesofthe previoustrees.Thiscontinueduntilthenumberoftruebelieversremainedonlyseventyor above.104 AllahrevealedtoHarratNuh(A.S.)assuch:Now,thebrightnessofdawnhasobviatedthe darknessofnightsincethetruthhasbeenestablishedandfaithhasbeenpurifiedexceptthose whosenaturearemaliciousandgloomy.IfIhaddestroyedtheunbelieversandsparedthisgroup Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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whohadbroughtfaithinyouandthenturnedapostates,IwouldnothavebeentruetoMy previousPromisemadetoyourtruebelieversthosewhosemonotheisticbeliefwasbasedon sincerityandwhohadclingedtotheropeofyourProphethood.MyPromiseistomakethem vicegerentsovertheearth,givestrengthtotheirreligionandturntheirfearandanxietyinto tranquilitysothatdoubtanduncertaintyisobviatedfromtheirheartsandtheybecomesincerein theirworshipforMe. HowcoulditbeforMetomakethemsuccessors,givethemstrengthandturntheirfearinto securitywhilebeingAwareoftheshakyfaithandevilnatureofthosewhohadturnedapostates. IfatthetimeofgivingsuccessiontothedisbelieversIhadgiventhekingdomtothebelievers, prideanddiscordwouldhaveovertakenthem.Aseriesofafflictionswouldhavebecomestrongin theirheartsandtheywouldhavecreatedenmitywiththeirbrothersandbattledwiththemfor gainingpower. Ifseditionshadarisenandbattlehadtakenplacehowwasitpossibleforthebelieverstoissue commandsandhowwasitfeasibletofollowthereligion?Suchwasnotpossible. Now,byOurcommandsyoumaystartbuildingaship.ImamSadeq(A.S.)said:Thesamecondition shallprevailforour'Qaem'.Theperiodofhisoccultationwillbealongoneuntilabsolutetruth appearsandfaithgetsclearlydistinguishedfromtheevilsofdiscordsothatanyoftheShiaswho areevilinnatureandhavefeelingsofdiscordwillexitfromthereligionatthetimewhen Caliphateandtheaffairisdivulgedandcomesintoview.Mufazzalsays:Isaid:'Osonof MessengerofAllah,theNavasebs(agroupbelongingtoSunnisect)reckonthatthisverse105has beenrevealedinhonorofAbuBakr,Omar,OsmanandAli. Hereplied:'No.MayAllahnotguidetheNavasebs.Duringwhoseperiodwasitthatthereligionof AllahhadbeenestablishedandhadbecometheobjectofsatisfactionoftheHolyProphet?In whichperiodwasitthattheDivinecommandhadbeendivulgedamongstthepeoplewithnofear inheartsandnodoubtinminds?Duringwhicheraoftheirstimeitwasassuchnotwithstanding thefactthattheMuslimsreturnedbackfromthereligionandseditionsoccurred104Theauthor of"EthbatalWasiayah"mentionsthenumberoftruetohavebeenonlyeight.105Ayat55,Sum Nur. duringtheirtimeandbattlestookplacebetweenthemandthedisbelievers!?ThenImam(A.S.) recitedthisverse: (UntilthetimewhentheApostlesdespairedandthepeoplebecamesurethattheywereindeed toldalie,thatOurhelpcametothem)Abouttheincidentof'AbdusSaleh'(Virtuousslave) referenceismadetoHazratKhizr.Verily,Allah,theExaltedhasnotprolongedhislifeforthesake ofhisProphethoodorfortheBookwhichHemusthaverevealedorfortheDivineLawgivento Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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himbywhichhecouldannulthedivinelawsofthepreviousProphetsorforhisImamat (leadership)whichwasnecessaryforhisservantstofolloworforanycommandswhichAllahmust havemadeobligatoryforhimtofollow.RatherasAllahisAllAwarethattheQaem'sagewould becomelengthyduringtheperiodofhisoccultationsuchthatHisservantswouldstartdenying him.HeprolongedthelifeofHazratKhizr. ThereisnoreasonforhislongevitybutthatitissetasanargumentationfortheQaem'slonglife sothatinthisway,theproofsandreasonsoftheenemiesandobstinatepeopleisseveredand peoplewillnothaveanypleaagainstAllah.Theauthorof"RaudhatulWa'yezeen"hasnarrated fromJabirJuafiassuch:IaskedImamMuhammadBaqer(A.S.):"Whenwillbeyour'Faraj' (deliverance)? Imam(A.S.)replied:Alas!Alas!Thereshallbeno'Faraj'untilyouallbecomeamesh(andhe repeatedthissentencethreetimes)sothatimpurebelieversareexterminatedandonlythepure believersremain."Again,inthesamebook,itsauthornarratesimputedlyfromAliibnJafarwho narratesfromhisbrotherHazratMusaibnJafar(A.S.)assaying:'Whenthefifthone(i.e.Mahdi) fromtheprogenyoftheseventhone(i.e.MusaibnJafar)disappears,thenfearAllahwithregards toyourfaithandbecarefultoseethatnobodyruinsyourreligion.ThisisbecausetheMasterof theaffairwillbecompelledtoconcealhimselfuntilagroupwhohasfaithinhisImamatewillturn backfromtheirbelief.ThisoccultationisatestfromAllahWhowishestoexamineHisservantsby thismeans. Fifth:FEAROFGETTINGKILLED OneofthereasonsofseclusionoftheProphetswasthefearofbeingkilled.Thus,theywould concealthemselvessothatinthismannertheycouldprotectthemselvesandhenceachievetheir aimlateron.AboutHazratMusa,Allahsays: "SoIfledfromyouwhenIfearedyou"Again,aboutHazratMusa,anotherversesays:"Surelythe chiefsareconsultingtogethertoslayyou,thereforedepart(atonce)..."Verily,fearandanxiety wasoneofthereasons,whichsolicitedMusaIbnImran(A.S.)tofleefromEgyptandgotoShuaib (A.S.).ItwasfearandapprehensionthatcausedtheHolyProphetofIslamtotakeretreatfirstin themountainpassofAbuTalibandthentoseekshelterinacave.Theunbelieversdecidedtokill himandAllahcommandedhimtofleetowardsMedinaalongwithAli(A.S.). DuetoabsenceoftheordinarychannelsthroughwhichMahdi(A.S.)couldinvitethepeopleand alsoduetothestrengthoftheenemies,Hazratfearsfromsuchmattersasimprisonment,exile, murderandthegallows.Thushehasnoalternativebuttoretireandgointooccultationuntilthe timewhentheDivineCommandisissued.Besides,Allahhassetalimitforallmatters.

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QuestionsaboutMahdi'sFear WithregardstoMahdi'sfearandoccultationandinthelightofwhatwehavementionedbefore, thereremainafewquestionswhichisworthmentioning:FirstQuestion:WhyAllah,thePowerful doesn'thinderHazrat'senemiesfromkillinghim!? Reply:GodhascommandedtheCreationofhindrance,whichisnotincompatiblewithdutyand responsibilityi.e.thecommandmentforobedience,assistanceandsubmissivenessand forbiddancefromdisobedienceandenmityofHazratMahdi.Howevernotforminganyhindrance betweenMahdiandhisenemiesisbecauseitisincompatiblewithdutyandrendersthereward andpunishmentasnullandvoid.Rather,suchahindrancewillgiverisetomischiefandthis cannotbetheconsequenceofGod. SecondQuestion:WhyisMahdi(A.S.)absentamongstthepeopleandwhyhasheisolatedhimself fromthemconsideringthathisgreatfatherswerepresentamongstthepeople!? Reply:Mahdi'sveryfoundationisbasedonemergingwiththeswordandrevoltingforGod'ssake butsuchwasnotsointhecaseofhisgreatfathers.PresenceofMahdiwouldexposehimto dangerespeciallywhenitiswellknownandfamousthatHazratiswaitingforanopportunity. AlsoitisawellknownfactthatwheneverMahdipassedawaytherewasanothertosucceedhim asagainstMahdiwhoifkilledtherewouldbenoonetosucceedhim.ThirdQuestion:IfMahdi's occultationisduetofearofhisenemies,thenwhyhasheconcealedhimselffromhisfriends!? Reply:IfthereexistedforHazrat'sfriendsandcompanionsachanneltomeetandvisithimthen, asaruleitwascertainforhiswhereaboutstobediscovered.FourthQuestion:Replytothethird questionistrueonlyiftheentireShiasaresuccessfulinmeetingHazrat.Howeverifsucha meetingispossibleforonlyaparticulargroupamongstImam'sfriends,thenhiswhereaboutwill notbediscovered. Reply:Anysecret,whichbecomesknowntomorethantwo,willnolongerremainasecret. FifthQuestion:Whydidn'tHazrat'sminoroccultationcontinueintheverymannerinwhichthe specialdeputiesusedtoservehim!?Reply:ThenoncontinuationofHazrat'sminoroccultation mayhavebeenfortworeasons:FirstlythatdeputyshipfromImam'ssideisespeciallythepostof Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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specialdeputyshipisaveryhighandloftyposition.Sinceagroupamongstthepowerseekers falselyclaimedthepositionofdeputyshipduringthelastdaysofHazrat'soccultation,thedoorof specialdeputyshipwashenceclosed.Secondlythespecialdeputyshiptooatthattimewaskept secretandhiddenandexceptforsomespecificpeople,nonewereawareofit.Iftheminor occultationhadcontinuedandthepositionofspecialdeputyshipwouldbecomeknown,Hazrat's deputiestoowouldhavebeenexposedtodanger. Mahdi'sMinorandMajorOccultation ForourMasterMahditheExpectedone,therehasbeentwooccultations:Theminoroccultation andthemajoroccultation.TheminoroccultationstartedfromthetimeofHazrat'sbirthand continuedtilltheendofthespecialdeputyship,whichlastedforseventyfouryears.Themajor occultationcommencedaftertheminoroccultationandwillcontinueaslongasGodWillsHazrat toemergeandrevoltwithhismight.Inthebookof"EsbathulWasiyah",AliibnHusseinibnAli Masoudisays:"ItisnarratedthatImamAlianNaqi(A.S.)disappearedfromtheShias'viewsbut forasmallgroupofhisspecialShias.WhentheaffairsofImamatewereentrustedtoImam HassanAskari,heusedtoconversewithhisspecialcircleofShiasandothersfrombehindthe curtainexceptwhenhewasmountedandwouldtraveltowardstheKingshouse. ImamAskari(A.S.)andhisfatherwereactinginthismannersoastopreparethegroundfor HazratMahdi'sconcealment.ThiswassothattheShiaswouldbecomefamiliarwiththematterof occultationandwouldnotdenyitandwouldbecomehabituatedwithImam'sabsenceand concealment. Verily,rightfromthetimeofAmirulMumineenAli(A.S.)tilltheperiodofImamAlianNaqi(A.S.) andImamHassanAskari(A.S.)itwascustomaryfortheShiastomeettheirImamwheneverthey wished.Iftheyweredeprivedofthisbountyallatoncethendoubtandhesitationwouldhave overtakenthem.Ratherthefaithofsomeofthemwouldhavebecomeshaky.ThusImamAlian Naqi(A.S.)andImamAskari(A.S.)adoptedthispathasmentionedbyMasoudisothattheShias wouldgraduallyandgraduallybecomeacquaintedwithImam'sconcealment. ImamAlianNaqi(A.S.)andImamHassanAskari(AS.)tookupthisexcellentpathforthisvery reason.StrictalertnessoftherulerswhowerecontemporarytotheaforementionedtwoImams confirmthismatter.Thisresultedinfewermeetingsandcontactswiththemespeciallysointhe caseofwellknownShii'tes. TheapparentgloryandmagnificenceoftheaforesaidtwoImams(A.S.)andthegreatnumberof servantsandslavesandtheirgreatnessandeminence(whichwouldnaturallybecomethecause offewermeetingsofthecommonShiasandrathertheirspecialShiasexceptatfixedandspecial times)tooconfirmsthematterofoccultation. Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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Lateron,thepolicyofBaniAbbasschangedwithregardstothetwelveImamsandtheirpolicy demandedrespectandhonoroftheImamsandthispathwasfirstputintopracticebyMa'mun Abbassid. ThosewhocastaglanceoverhistoryofHazratAliibnMusaarRidhaImamMuhammadTaqi, ImamAlianNaqiandImamHassanAskariwillrealizethewayofassociationoftheCaliphswith Imams.ThisisbecausetheybelievedinthegreatnessandmagnificenceofImams(AS.)andhad keptattheirdisposalhouse,goods,feather,dress,servants,salvageandwealthforsuchmotives whichtheyhadinmind.ThemainmotiveoftheCaliphs,aspertheirownimaginationwasto receivemoreeaseandattentionwheninthecompanyoftheImamespeciallysointhecaseofthe aforesaidtwoImams. ThereasonwhyImamAlianNaqiconcealedhimselffromtheviewsoftheShiasonmuchlesser occasionsthanImamHassanAskari(A.S.)wasthattherewastobetwooccultationforourmaster MahdiOnewastheminoroccultationduringwhichperiodthedeputiesandspecial representativesofMahdi(A.S.)werehavingaccesstoHazratuntilthetimewhentheShias becamefamiliarwiththeabsenceandconcealmentofImam(A.S.)andtheperiodofmajor occultationstartedwhereinthespecialdeputyshipwascutoffandunliketheShiaswhohadthe privilegeofmeetingHazrat'sgreatfathers,nonehavetheopportunityofmeetingtheImam officially. HowpeoplebenefitFromtheHiddenImam ThebenefitsofImameZaman'sexistencefromourviewpoint(i.e.Shi'iteviewpoint)areoftwo types:Firstly,Hazratlikeotherpeopleisaliveandthecommonpeoplederivebenefitfromhis existencewhetherpresentorabsentandwhetherapparentorconcealed. Secondly,thebenefitwhichisderivedfromHazrat'soccupation(oftheearth)waspreviously reasonedthatduetofearandinsecurityitisnotobligatoryforHazrattocarryoutthesecond type.HoweverbenefitsofthefirsttypewillnecessarilybederivedfromHazrat'sexistence.The similewhichhascomeinthetraditionofJabiribnAbdullahAnsariisasfollows: "Imamislikeasunhiddenbehindtheclouds" Thissimileisoneofthemostelegantandbeautifulkindsofsimile.Variousbenefitsandeffects arederivedfromthesun'sexistenceeventhoughitmaybecoveredbyacloud.Moreover,other benefitsarederivedfromitsraysifitisnotcoveredbyacloudorratheranythingelse.Imamtoo isthesame.Ibelieve,thiscomparisonhasbeenmadefromtwoaspectsandthereexiststwo reasonsforthis(oneaspectwhenthesuniscoveredbycloudsandtheotheraspectwhenthesun Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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isnotcoveredbyanyobjectanditslightglimmers)Derivingbenefitfromthesunandmakinguse ofitbythelivingandratherthenonlivingcreaturesissomethingprevalentwhetheritismanifest orconcealedundertheclouds.Everycreaturederivesitsownpleasureandsharefromitwiththe differencethatwhenitismanifestandglimmering,thebenefitderivedismorethanwhenitis coveredandconcealed.Imam(A.S.)tooislikethesuninthesetwoaforesaidcases. ThisistheviewoftheShiaImamiyahsaboutImam(A.S.).HowevertheSunnisbelievethatthe benefitsandeffectsderivedfromImam'sexistenceisconfinedtothesecondtype(i.e.non absenceofImam). Tothis,wereplyassuch: SomeoftheSunnisreckonMahdi'soccultationtomeanthatheisinvisibleandcannotbeseen. However,justasmentionedbefore,theirreckoningisfarfromtruth.Rather,hisoccultation meansthathecannotbeindividuallyrecognizedandseen. Thus,ithascomedowninsometraditionsthatafterMahdi'semergencepeoplewillsay:"We usedtoseehimbeforetoo."VerilyMahdiisabsent(amongstus)butattendsthegatheringsand meetings.Healsospeakstothetravelersandotherpeople.Rather,veryoftenhepresentshimself duringtheHajseason. Hewearsthe'Ehram'(pilgrim'sgarb),recitesthecallof'Labbaik',performsthe'tawaaf' (circumbulation)andconcludeshisHajbyvisitinghishonoredgrandfatherandgreatfathers' shrinesespeciallyattimesofspecial'Ziarats'.ThusMahdiispresentamongsttheIslamic communitybutisnotphysicallyrecognized. Onethecontrary,wesay:Whocandaresaythatduringthemajoroccultationitisnotpossibleto comeincontactwithMahdi(A.S.)whereashistoricalandotherbooksprovideuswithevidences thatasectionofpeoplehavereceivedthehonorofseeingandmeetinghim.Thismatterisnot inconsistentwiththetradition,whichsays:"IfanyoneclaimsthathehasseenMahdi,theyreject hissaying." Thisisbecausebycontextofthefirstpartofthetraditionitonlymeansthatanyonewhoclaims thespecialdeputyshipshouldbedenied.Ratherwecansay:Mahdiisoneofthemembersof societyandratherthemostimportantmember.Itispossiblethatheactsuponhisresponsibility eventhoughitmaynotbeobligatoryforhim. Verily,itispossiblethatMahdimaycomeincontactwiththeKings,rulers,princesandministers andmakesomerecommendationstothemaboutreforms,maintenanceoforderandrunningof theaffairswhethertheyfollowhisrecommendationornot.HesitswiththeJurists,scholars, Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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writersandthelearnedpeopleanddiscusseswiththemsuchtopicsasdivinetheology,moral rectificationandliterarymatters.Ineveryfield,heguidesthemtowardsthetruthandrightway irrespectiveofwhethertheyactuponhissayingsornot.Hemeetsthetraditionists,historians, geneandscholarsof'Rijal'andguidesthemtothetruesaying,truthfulnessoftheconcerned matter,authenticityofrelation(ofnarration)andtheirincorrectnessirrespectiveofwhetherthey approvehissayingsornot. Talkstakesplacewiththepreachers,inviters(towardstheDivinepath),clergymenandguidestoo andherevealstothemthewayofreachingtheirobjectiveinaneasierwaybeittheyactuponit ornot.Hevisitsthehelpless,needy,sickandafflictedpeopleandfulfillsthewishesoftheneedy andcuresthesick.Mahdi(A.S.)strivesforalltheseaffairswithoutbeingrecognizedandheis neverstingyindoingwelltoothers.Soit'sabsurdtosay:Howpeoplebenefitfromthehidden Imam!? Verily,veryoftenMahdi(A.S.)repliestomattershavingtodowithprinciplesandothersecondary matters;veryoftenhesolvesthereligiousorworldlyaffairs;veryoftenhecuresthesick;how oftenhedeliversthepoor;veryoftenhehelpsthehelpless;veryoftenhequenchesthethirsty andveryoftenheholdsthehandsofthedisabled. Thisbookandotherbookswhichhavebeenwrittenbyreliablescholars(whowerenot recognizingeachotherandwerelivingindifferentplacesanddifferenttimes)containsuch evidenceswhichbeartestimonytothetruthfulnessofwhatwehavewritten.Aperson,after goingthroughtheparticularsandcontextsofthesekindsofevidenceswillgaincertaintyinthe veracityofsomeofthem. Mahdi'sDeputiesduringthePeriodofHisOccultation Mahdi(A.S.)hasdisappearedfromtheviewsofthepeopleevenfromtheviewsofhisShiasand friendsduetofearfromhisenemiesandinordertosafeguardhimselfforachievingthe objective(s)decreedbyGod.Mahdi(A.S.)isawaitingtheDivineCommandjustastheShiasare awaitingHazrat.Icansay:IfitwasnotthatMahdiwouldsubmittotheDivineCommandand wouldnothavebeensatisfiedwiththeDivineDestiny,hewouldhaveperishedoutofgriefand sorrow.HoweverMahdiisfromAhleBaytwhodoesnotoutstriptheDivineCommandbutrather actsuponit. Hishonoredgrandfatherwouldsay:"OursatisfactionisthesatisfactionofAllah."Mahdiis concealedfromtheviewsofthepeople,evenhisShiasbuthispureheartisfilledwithgriefand sorrow.Mahdi(A.S.)showsthetruepathtotheMuslimsparticularlytheShiasandsetsbefore themtheclearpathtowardsthetruthwhich,iftheyweretofollowthatpath,theywouldachieve salvationinthisworldaswellastheHereafter.Quransays:"Iftheyhadgonethetrue(Islamic) Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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way,Wewouldhavequenchedtheirthirstwithplentyofwater." Withregardsto'Saqalain'(i.e.theQuranandAhlebayt)theHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)has recommendedustosticktothem.ThusQuranandAhlebaytoftheHolyProphetarethegatesof salvationandthekeystoguidanceandholdingfasttothemwouldbecomeasourceofguidance foreverything. AsfarastheHolyQuranisconcerned,bytheGraceofAllahitisavailableamongstus.Even thoughwehavenotheldfasttotheAhlebayt,yettheyhavesosetknowledgeandinsight amongstusandleftthembehindasasouvenirthatitispossibleforeachandeverypersonto achievethem.Ifyoudonotbelieveinthismatter,youmayrefertothebooksontraditions especiallythefourfoldandtherecentthreefoldbooks.106Rather,youmayrefertotheprayers andbenedictionswhichhavecomedownfromAhlebaytespeciallySahifaSajjadiawhichhas beennarratedfromImamZainulAbedeen(AS.)andissupposedtobethe'Zabur'ofAale Muhammadsinceitcontainsnumerousknowledgeandinsight. Although,wehavedesistedfromholdingfasttotheAhlebayt,yettheirsciences,gnosis,ethics andmannershavebeenwrittenandprotectedinthebooks.So,liketheHolyQuran,itis necessaryforustoholdfasttothemtoo.Holdingfasttothemdoesnotmeanthatwehaveto catchholdoftheirhands.Ratheritmeansthatwehavetoactupontheirsayingsandfollowtheir path.Thistooispossibleandfeasibleforeachandeveryperson.Therefore,therecannotremain anyexcuseforanyMuslimwithregardsto"holdingfasttoAhlebayt"andnonecansay:The twelfthImamwashiddenandsowecouldnotholdontohim. Verily,thereferenceoftheseprayers,theirnarrators,theirdenotations,theirmanifestation, common,special,compendious,explanatory,allthatwhichisoppositetothemandsuchother mattersshouldbeconsidered. OurmasterMahdi(A.S.)hasleftbehindamongstthepeoplevarioustraditionsfromhisfatherand forefathers.Inadditiontothis,variouscorrespondencesandepistleshavecomedownfromhis holiness.Moreover,sinceHazrathadappointeddeputiesandrepresentativesoutofgraceand compassionforthepeopleduringtheperiodofminoroccultationsoitwasnecessaryforthe peopletorefertothem.(Inaffairsrelatedtospiritualmaterials,thisworldandthehereafter).In theperiodofmajoroccultationtoo,itisnecessarytotrustandfollowthem. 106Thefourfoldbooksconsistof:KAFI,MANLAYA'ZUR,TAHZIBandESTIFSAR.Thethreefold booksconsistsof:WAFI,WASA'ILASSHIAandMUSTADRAK. Mahdi'sDeputiesduringMinorOccultation Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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Duringtheperiodofminoroccultation,thedeputiesofMahdiwhowereallowedtovisitHazrat andforwhomspecialepistleswereissuedwereonlyfour: (1)ShaikhAbuAmrUthmanIbneSaeedAmir: HewasfirstappointedtothepostofdeputyshipbyImamAlianNaqiandthenretainedtothe samepostbyImamHassanAskari(AS.).Stilllateron,UthmanIbneSaeedstoodupforHazrat SahebuzZaman'saffairs.Variousrepliestovariousproblemsandsignedletters(fromImam) wereissuedthroughUthmanIbneSaeed. (2)WhenUthmanIbneSaeedpassedawayhissonAbuJafarMuhammadibnUthmansucceeded himandhebecomehisfather'svicegerentinImam'saffairs. (3)WhenMuhammadibnUthmanpassedaway,thisloftypositionwastransferredtoAbulQasim HusseinibnRuh.HewasfromthefamilyofBaniNawbakht. (4)WhenHusseinibnRuhpassedaway,AbulHassanAliibnMuhammadSeymourisucceeded him.Noneofthesefourdeputiesrevoltedforthepostofspecialdeputyshipbutwasgivento thembyImamoftheAgehimself.TheShiaswouldnothaveacceptedthesayingsofthesefour deputiesbutforthevariousevidenceswhicheachofthemhadathandwhichsubstantiatedtheir sayings. WhenMuhammadibnAliSeymouri'sdeathapproachedhewasaskedabouthisimmediate successor. Inthisregard,a'Tawqee'(signedletter)writtenbyMahdi(A.S.)himselfwasgivenoutasareply. Thecontentsofthis(Tawqee)areasfollows:IntheNameofGod,TheBeneficient,TheMerciful OAliibnMuhammadSeymouri!MayAllahincreasetherewardofyourbrothersonaccountofthe difficultiesbornbyyou.Youwilldiewithinsixdays.Soprepareyourselffortheinevitable.Donot appointanyoneasyoursuccessorbecauseyourdemisewillmarkthebeginningofthemajor occultation.Iwillnotemergebutafteralongtimewhentheheartsofthepeoplewillbecome hardenedandtheworldwillbecomefullofinjustice,tyrannyandoppression. Itwillnotfortoolongthatsomemenwillclaimtohaveseenme.Anyone,whomakessucha claimbeforethecomingoutofSufyeniandthesoundfromheavenannouncingmyreappearance, isaliarandanimposter.ThereisnomightnorstrengthexceptthatofAllah,theAlMighty,the High.Mahdi(A.S.)hadotherdeputiestoo(otherthantheaforesaidfourdeputies)insuchplaces asBaghdad,Kufa,Ahwaz,Hamadan,Qum,Rai,AzaibaijanandNaishabour. Signedletters(fromImamoftheAge)wouldbesenttothemandtheyinturnwouldtransfer Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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wealthtohiseminence.Thesedeputiesweremanyinnumberperhapshundred,buttheycould notvisitHazrat.Asamatteroffact,thefouraforesaiddeputiesactedasthemediatorsbetween themandImam(A.S.). Mahdi'sDeputiesduringMajorOccultation Theaforesaidminoroccultationhascometoanendandthesecondoccultationi.e.themajor occultationhasstartedandnobodybutAllahKnowsitstermination.Thespecialdeputyshiphas beenchangedtogeneraldeputyshipbutwithspecificconditionsandstipulations.Itisnotoutof placetomentionheresomeofthetraditionswhichhavecomedownfromtheImamoftheAge andhishonoredfathersinthisregard. Kashinarrates:A'tawqee'(signedletter)wassentforQasimibnAlawithsuchcontents: Whateverisnarratedbythelearnedscholarsuponwhomwearehavingtrustshouldneverbe doubtedbyourfriends.Thisisbecausewehavemadethempartnersinoursecretandwehave entrustedoursecretstothem...ShaikhTusiin'Ghaibat',ShaikhSaduqin'Kamaluddin'andTabarsi in'Ehtejaj'havenarratedfromIshaaqibnAmmarthatMahdi(A.S.)hassaid:"Butasforthe problemswhichwillariseinthefuture,youshouldrefertothenarratorsofourtraditionsfortheir verdictsastheyaremyproofstoyou,andIamAllah'sprooftothem..." Tabarsiinhisbook'Ehtejaj'hasnarratedfromSadeqAaleMuhammad(A.S.)alengthytraditiona partofwhichisasfollows:"Ifthereisanyoneamongthe'Fuqaha'(Jurists)whoisincontrolover hisownself,protectshisreligion,suppresseshisevildesiresandisobedienttothecommandsof hismaster,itisthenobligatoryuponthepeopletofollowhimandthesequalitiesarepresentonly infewoftheShiaJuristsandnotinallofthem..." Besidesthese,thereareothertraditions,whichhavebeenmentionedintheirappropriateplaces. AlltheserevealthatMahdi(A.S.)hasnotlefttheMuslims,particularlytheShias,withouta religiousauthorityandsupport.Inthisregard,hehasfollowedthepathofhisfathersand(ifyou havedoubt)youmayrefertothecomprehensivebookswrittenonthissubject.

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arethoseaffairswhichshalloccurjustbeforeMahdi'semergence.However,majorityoftheShias andSunnishascombinedtogetherthesetwokindsintheirrespectiveliteratureandwritings.The secondkind,whichshalloccurbeforeMahdi'semergenceanduprising,arealsooftwotypes: Firstly,thattypeswhichshouldoccurbeforeMahdi'semergenceanduprising.Assuch, occurrenceofsuchaffairsandnonemergenceofMahdiwillnotprovetheincorrectnessofthe traditions.ThisisbecausesuchtraditionsarenoproofandsignofHazrat'semergence.Rather,the motifofmentioningsuchtraditionsistorevealtheiroccurrencejustbeforeMahdi'semergence. Secondly,thoseaffairswhichhavebeenmentionedintraditionsandwhichshalloccurbefore Mahdi'semergencemaybesubjectto'bada'(change)whichweShiasbelieve.Assuch,non occurrenceofsomeoftheseaffairswillbenoproofoftheincorrectnessofsuchtraditions. Forbothoftheaforesaidaffairscertainproofsandevidencesexistinsomeofthetraditions. Thus,beforeanythingelseitshouldbefirstclarifiedwhethertheincident,whichoccurs,belongs tothefirstcategoryorthesecondone. Thereafter,thestateofthenarratorsofthesecondkindandthecontext,whichprovesthe correctnessortheincorrectnessoftraditions,shouldbereviewed.SecondIntroductionIfanyone pondersoverthetraditionsmentionedbylearnedscholarsinthischapter,hewillrealizethat thesetraditionsareeithercorrect,weak,imputedorlacking(thementionof)thefirsttransmitter. Ratheramongstthemaretraditions,whichareincorrectfromtheviewpointofhistoryand context.Howeverwehaverestrainedourselvesto'Sahih'(correct)andauthentictraditionsor 'hasan'(good)traditionsfromtheviewpointofthechainoftransmission.Wehavementioned onlythosetraditionswhichhappentobeauthenticandforwhichwecouldfindacontext. Otherwisewehaverestrainedfrommentioningthem. Similarlywehaverestrainedourselvestothosetypesoftraditionswherecredibilityand conscienceadjudgethepossibilityoftheirascertainabilityandoccurrence.Orthosetraditions wherereasonandexigencydonotadjudgeupontheirimpossibilityandunattainability. Verily,theoccurrenceofsomeofthemiraclesandextraordinarycustomshavecomedownin someofthetraditionsandiftheirchainoftransmissionhappenstobecorrectitisnotpermissible forustorejectthem.Thoseextraordinarythingsareaffairsrelatedtometaphysicscommonly calledasmiracleandwonderandAllahtoopossessespoweroverallthings. HeavenlyVoice Theauthorof"EqdudDurar"hasnarratedatraditioninSection3,Chapter4fromHazrat HusseinibnAliasfollows: Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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"Iyouhappentoseeafireforthreeorsevendaysfromtheeasternside,thenGodwillingyou mayexpectthe'Faraj'(deliverence)ofAaleMuhammad."Imam(A.S.)continued:Lateracaller fromtheheavensshallcalloutMahdi'snameinsuchmannerthatitwillbeheardintheEastand West.Noneshallbeasleepbutthathewillwakeupandnoneshallbesittingbutthathewillstand onhistwofeetandofawe.MayAllahshowerHisMercyontheonewhohearsandanswersthat callsincethecallerisnoneotherthanGibra'eel? Theauthorof"YanabiulMuwadda"onpage414hasnarratedfromthebook"DurrulManzoom" assuch:OneoftheevidencesofMahdi'semergenceistheverycallerwhoshallcallout:'Know thatthe"MasteroftheAge"hasemerged.Afterthis,noneshallbesleepingbutthathewillarise andnoneshallbestandingbutthathewillsit... HeavenlySigns Theauthorof"EqdudDurar"inSectionthree,chapterfourhasnarratedfromHafizAbuBakribn HammadandhefromIbnAbbaddassuch:'Mahdishallnotemergeuntilcertainsignsappearwith thesun.Inthesamesectionandchapteroftheaforementionedbook,itsauthornarratesfrom HafizNa'eemibnHemmadandhefromBashribnHazramiwhosaid:'Thesignsofeventsinthe monthofRamadhanareakindofheavenlysignsandafterthatpeopleshalldisputewitheach other.Whenyoucomeacrossthose,signs,procurefoodforyourselfasmuchasyoucan. Again,inthesamesectionandchapteroftheaforesaidbook,itsauthornarratesfrom'AlFatan' ofHafizNa'eemibnHemadandhe,fromKa'abalAhbarwhosaid:"BeforeMahdi'semergence, starsshallappearfromtheEastwithconstantglittering." EclipseoftheSunandMoon Theauthorof"EqdudDurar"insectionone,chapterfournarratesfrom'AlFatan'ofHafizAbu AbdullahNa'eemibnHemmadandhe,fromYazidibnKhalilAsadiwhosaid:"Iwasinthe presenceofImamMuhammadBaqir(A.S.)Hementionedtwoofthesignswhichwouldoccur beforetheemergenceofMahdiandwhichhasnotyetbeenwitnessed(rightfromthetimeoffall ofAdamtillnow).Onesignisthisthatthereshalloccuraneclipseofthesunon15thof RamadhanandthemoontooshallbeeclipsedattheendofRamadhan."Apersonsaid:'Osonof MessengerofAllah!Itisnotasyousay.Ratherthesunwillbeeclipsedattheendofthemonthof Ramadhanandthemoonwillbeeclipsedduringthemiddleofthemonth. ImamBaqir(A.S.)said:Theonewhosaysthesewordsknowsbetter(thanyou)thatrightfromthe timeofAdam'sfalltilltodaythesetwosignshavenotoccurred Theauthorof"Es'aafulRaghaben"toohasnarratedthesametradition.DiscordandPessimism Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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amongstthePeopleTheauthorof"EqdudDurar"inSectionone,chapterfourhasnarratedfrom ImamHussein(A.S.)assuch:"Theaffairforwhichyouareawaitingi.e.theemergenceofMahdi (A.S.)shallnotbefulfilleduntilsomeamongstyoufeeldisgustedoftheother,whilesome amongstyoubeartestimonyagainsttheotheranduntilsomeamongstyoucursetheother." Narratorsays:Iasked:Willtherebyanygoodnessinthismatter?Imam(A.S.)replied:Goodness willbeatthattimewhenMahdiemergesandwilldestroysuchcrueltiesandoppressions.The authorof"YanabiulMuwadda"narratesonpage491fromthebook'Arba'een'ofHafezAbu Na'eemIsfahanithatAliibnAbiTalib(A.S.)said:IaskedtheMessengerofAllah(S.A.W.A.)as such:'OMessengerofAllah!IsMahdifromourprogenyorfromothers? TheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)replied:Ratherheisfromus.Religionshallterminatebyhishands justasitcommencedfromus.PeopleshallbedeliveredfromseditionsthroughMahdijustasthey gotdeliveredfrompolytheismthroughus.ThroughMahdi(A.S.)Allahwillcreateafeelingof intimacybetweentheirhearts(afterhatredandsedition)lustasHecreatedintimacyamongst themthroughusafterhatredandpolytheism...Theauthorof"Es'aafurRaghebeen"onpage151 hasnarratedfromAhmadandMaawardiatraditionfromtheMessengerofAllah(S.A.W.A.)as follows:"GladtidingsbetoyouaboutMahdi.HeisfromtheQuraishandfrommyprogenywho shallemergeatthetimeofdiscordandstrifeamongstthepeople..." CrueltyandOppression IbnHajarin"Sawa'eq"narrates(onpage99)fromAbulQasimTabaranithattheHolyProphet (S.A.W.A)said: "Afterme,shallcometheCaliphs.AftertheCaliphswillcometherulersandaftertherulerswill comethekings.ThenoppressorswillfollowthemandafterthemwillemergeamanfrommyAhl ebaytwhoshallfilltheearthwithjusticeasitwasfilledwithinjustice..."Theauthorof"Es'aaful Raghebeen"hasnarrated(onpage148)asimilartraditionfromHakim. Anarchy Theauthorof"EqdudDurar"inSection3,Chapter9hasnarratedfromHafizAbuNa'eemwhohas narratedfromAliibnHallalwhohasnarratedfromhisfatherassuch:Atthetimewhenthe MessengerofAllah(S.A.W.A)wasdepartingfromthisworld,Iwentinhispresence.Henarrated formeatraditionwhereheconcludeditassuch:'OFatemah,IswearbytheLordwhoappointed mebythetruththatMahdiofthisnationshallbefromHassanandHussein. AllahshallsendMahdiatthetimewhentheworldwillfallintochaos.Whenseditionswillprevail; whenmeanswillbecutoff;whensomewillrevoltovertheother;whentherewillremainno Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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elderwhowillhavemercyupontheyoungandwhentherewillremainnoyoungwhowillrespect theelders.Mahdishallconquerthefortsofdeviationanddepravityandsheafterhearts.Mahdi shallriseforthereligionattheendoftimejustasIroseforitinthebeginning.Heshallfillthe worldwithjusticeasitwasfilledwithoppression. KillingandDeath Theauthorof"EqdudDurar"inSectionone,ChapterfournarratesfromAliibnMuhammadAzdi' whonarratesfromhisfatherwhonarratesfromhisgrandfatherthatAliibnAbiTalib(A.S.)said: DuringMahdi'stimeredandwhitedeathandlocustwillbecomevisible.Otherwisetoored coloredlocustswillbefound.Reddeathreferstotheswordandwhitedeathreferstoplague. Inthesamesectionandsamechapteroftheaforesaidbook,itsauthornarratesfrom'Sunan'of ImamAbuAmroUthmanibnSaeedMuqarriand'Fatan'ofHafizAbuAbdullahNa'eemibn HemaadatraditionfromAmirulMumineenAliibnAbiTalib(A.S.)assuch:"Mahdishallnot emergeuntiloutofthreepersonsonegetskilled,theotherdiesandthethirdremains." CalamityandTribulation Theauthorof"YanabiulMuwadda"narratesfrom"MeshkatulMasabeeh"and"Mustadrak"of Hakim(throughproperchainoftransmission)fromAbuSaeedKhudrithattheHolyProphet (S.A.W.A.)said: Calamityshallbefallthisnationsuchthatapersonwillfailinfindinganyshelterfromit. ThereafterAllahwillappointamanfrommyAhlebaytwhowillfilltheearthwithequityand Justicejustasitwaspreviouslyfilledwithcrueltyandtyranny...Theauthorof"EqdudDurar"in Sectionone,chapterfourhasnarratedfromImamMuhammadBaqir(A.S.)assuch:of'Mahdi shallnotemergebutafterprevalenceserveaweamongstthepeople,whenpeoplewillbe afflictedwithearthquakesandplagues,whenstrifeanddiscordwillemergeamongstthepeople, whendifferencesinreligionwillprevailamongstthem,whenpeople'sconditionwillsochange thattheywouldwishfordeath,dayandnight...Mahdishallemergeatthetimeofhopelessness anddespair.BlessedishewhoperceivesMahdiandjoinstherankofhishelpers.Woebetothe onewhoopposeshimandhiscommands. Inthesamesectionandthesamechapteroftheaforesaidbook,itsauthornarratesfromAbu SaeedKhudrithattheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)said:'Afterme,seditions(disasters)willarisethe deliveranceofwhichwouldnotbepossible.Inthoseseditions,warsandsporadicfightingwould occur.Thereafter,moresevereseditionswillarisesuchthatifseditionswouldcalmdowninone place,thesamewouldcontinueinanotherplace.Thingswouldextendsofarthattherewould remainnoArabhouseandnoMuslimwhowouldnotbeaffectedbyit.Itwouldbethenthata Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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manfrommyprogenywillemerge.ThistraditionhasbeennarratedbyHafizAbuMuhammad Husseininhisbook'Masabeeh'andbyHafiz,AbuAbdullahNa'eemibnHemaadinhisbook 'Fatan'.ThereexistsanevidencetooforthistraditioninthebookofSahihBukhari. IbnHajarin"Sawa'eq"(page97)hasnarratedfrom'Sahih'ofHakimAbuAbdullahthattheHoly Prophet(S.A.W.A.)said:Attheendoftime,severecalamityshallbefallmynationsuchsevere calamitywhichwasneverheardofbeforeandwhichpeoplewillfailtofindanyshelterfromit.At thattimeAllahwillappointamanfrommyprogenywhowillfilltheearthwithequityandJustice justasitwasfilledwithcrueltyandtyrannySayedKhorasaniTheauthorof"EqdudDurar"in chapterfivenarratesfromHafizAbuAbdullahNa'eemibnHemaadwhonarratesfromSa'eedibn MusayyebthattheMessengerofAllah(S.A.W.A.)said: ApersonfromBaniAbbassshallemergefromtheEastandwhateverAllahWisheswillbe establishedaccordingly.Afterwards,menwithsmallblackflagswillriseandwillbattleoutwith theoffspringofAbuSufyan.Theywillpreparethegroundfortheobedienceandsubmissionof Mahdi.Inthesamechapteroftheaforesaidbook,itsauthornarratesfromNa'eemibnHemaad (fromhisbook'Fatan')thatMuhammadibnHanafiyasaid:Thepeopleoftheflagwillemerge fromKhorasan.Afterwardspeopleofanotherflagwithwhitewillrise.AmanfromBaniTamim called,asTamimibnSalehwillfacethem...itwillbethenthatpeoplewouldseekanddesirefor Mahdi.Again,inthesamechapterofthesamebook,itsauthornarratesfromNa'eemibn HemaadandhefromShareeyibnAbdullahRashidibnSa'adandHamzaibnHabibassuch: ThepeopleoftheEastwillswearallegiancetoapersonfromBaniHashimwhoshallemergewith thearmyofKhorasan.AmanfromBaniTamimwillfacethem...Ifmountainsconfronthim,hewill destroythem.LaterhewillencounterthearmyofSufyaniandwilldefeatthem.Fiercebattlewill takeplacewiththemandhewillkillthem.Hewillexpelthemfromoneplacetoanotheruntilhe willdefeattheminIraq.Thereafteranincidentshalloccurbetweenthemasaresultofwhich SufyaniwillgainvictoryandtheHashimimanwillescapetowardsMeccaandTamimibnSaleh (whoisoneoftheleadersofthearmyofHashimi)willescapetowardsBaitulMuqaddas.When Mahdishallreappear,theHashimimantoowillemerge. KillingofNafsZakkiyah Theauthorof"EqdudDurar"inSectionChapter4narratesfromHafizAbuAbdullahNa'eemibn Hemaad(fromthebook'Fatan')thatAmmarYasirsaid:WhenNafsZakkiyahwillbekilledacaller willcalloutfromtheheavens"Beawarethatyourrulerissoandsoapersoni.e.theMahdiwho shallfilltheearthwithtruthandJustice." Inthesamesectionandthesamechapteroftheaforesaidbook,itsauthornarratesfromHafiz Na'eemibnHemaad(fromthebook'Fatan')whointurnnarratesfromka'abalAhbarassaying: Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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"PlunderingofMedinawillbecomelawfulandNafsZakkiyahwillbekilled."Againinsection3and chapter4oftheaforesaidbookitsauthornarratesfromImamHusseinibnAli(AS.)assuch: TherewillbefivesignsforMahdi. (1)Sufyani(2)Yamani(3)Heavenlycry(4)Sinkingofthelandof'Baideh'and(5)KillingofNafs Zakkiyah. Dajjal'sUprising Theauthorof"EqdudDurar"inchapter5narratesfromBukhariandMuslimandtheyinturn narratefromMa'azibnJabalthattheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)said:"Atribefrommynationwill battleforthetruthandwillgainvictoryovertheenemiesuntilhewillfaceDajjalforthelast time." OnetraditionmentionsHazratassaying:"Agroupfrommynation."Insection3,chapter9ofthe samebook,theauthornarratesfromthebook'Mustadlak'ofHakimAbuAbdullah(whoreckons thechainoftransmissionofthistraditiontobecorrectprovidedithasbeennarratedbyMuslim) whonarratesfromJabilibnSamrahandthatNafehibnUqbahsaid:IheardtheHolyProphet saying:"YouwillbattlewiththepeopleofArabianPeninsulaandwillgainvictoryoverthem. ThereafteryouwillbattlewiththePersiansandyouwillgainvictoryoverthemtoo.Thenyouwill battlewithDajjal Insection2chapter12ofthesamebook,theauthornarratesfromAbulAbbassAhmadibn YahyaibnTughlabassaying: ThereasonwhyDajjaliscalledasDajjalisbecausehedisplayseverythingincontrariety.Again,in thesamesectionandthesamechapteroftheaforesaidbook,theauthornarratesfromBukhari andhefromAnasibnMalikandhefromtheHolyProphet(S.AW.A)assuch:"ThereisnoProphet butthatwhosenationterrifiestheominousandmendaciousDajjal..."IbnHajarin"Sawa'eq" (page99)hasnarratedfromAbulHusseinAbariassuch: AbundanttraditionsrelatedbysuccessivehearsayhavecomedownfromtheHolyProphet (S.A.W.A.)regardingMahdi'semergence;concerningthefactthatHazratisfromtheprogenyof theHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.);thathewillruleforsevenyears;thathewillfilltheearthwith Justice;thathewillemergealongwithIsaandthelatterwouldhelphiminkillingDajjal... Sufyani'sUprising Theauthorof"EqdudDurar"insection2,chapter4,narratesfromAbdullahibnSafwanandhe Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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fromHalsah(wifeoftheHolyProphet)assuch:IheardtheMessengerofAllah(S.A.W.A.)saying: Thishouseshallremainsafefromanarmy,whichwouldattackituntilthearmytakespositionina softland.Thecenterrowwouldsinkinthegroundwhilethefirstrowwouldseekhelpfromthe lastrow.Thennooneshallremainfromthemexcepttheonewhowillinformaboutthem. ApersonaddressedAbdullahibnSafwanassuch:Ibearwitnessthatyouhavenotliedabout HafsahandshetoohasnotliedabouttheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A). ThistraditionhasbeennarratedbyImamMusliminhisbook'Sahih'.Inthesamechapterofthe aforesaidbook,theauthornarratesfromImamMuslim(bookof'Sahih')whointurnnarrates fromAbdullahibnUtbahwhosaid: IapproachedUmmulMumineen(i.e.UmmSalma,thewifeoftheHolyProphet)alongwith HarithibnAbuRabiyahandAbdullahibnSafnan.BothinquiredfromUmmSalmeaboutthearmy whichwouldsinkinthegroundandUmmSalmareplied:TheMessengerofAllahsaid:Aperson willseekshelterintheHouse(Ka'aba?)Allahshallappointanarmyandwhentheyreachthesoft landtheywillsinkinit.Iasked:"OMessengerofAllah"Howwillbethestateoftheonewhowill beunprosperous?Hereplied:HetooshallsinkwiththembutAllahwillappointhimontheDay ofJudgementasperhisintention.Inonetradition,ImamMuhammadBaqir(A.S.)says:By'soft land'itismeantMedina. Insection3chapter4ofthesamebook,theauthornarratesfromHafizAbuAbdullahNa'eemibn Hemaad(bookofFatan)thatZuhrisaid:WhenSufyaniandMahdiwillencountereachotheracry willbeheardfromtheheavensassuch: BeawareAllah'ssaintsarethehelpersofsoandsoapersoni.e.Mahdi...Insection2,chapter4of thesamebook,theauthornarratesfromNa'eemibnHemaadandhefromKhalilibnSufyanas saying:Sufyanishallrevoltandhewillbehavingthreepipesinhishand.Hewillnotplayonitfor anyonebutwilldie. Insection2chapter4ofthesamebook,theauthornarratesfromHafizAbuAbdullahNa'eemibn Hemaad(bookofFatan)andHafizAbuAbdullah(bookofMustadrak)whoreckon[thechainof transmissionofthistraditiontobeauthentic]andtheyfromIbnMassoudthattheHolyProphet (S.A.W.A.)said:Beonguardagainstsevencalamities,whichwouldoccurafterme:Thesedition whichwouldariseinMedina,theseditionwhichwouldariseinMecca,theseditionwhichwould ariseinYemen,theseditionwhichwouldappearinSyria,theseditionwhichwouldappearfrom theEast,theseditionwhichwouldarisefromtheWestandlastlytheseditionwhichwouldarise fromcentralSyriawhichwouldbetheseditionofSufyani.IbnMassoudsays:Someofyouwill perceivethebeginningoftheseseditionswhilesomeofyouwillperceivethelastpartofit. WalidibnAbbasssays:TheseditionofMedinawastheveryonewhichappearedfromThalhaand Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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Zubair,theseditlionofMeccawastheveryonefromIbnZubair;theseditionofYemenascended fromNajdah'sside;theseditionofSyriaappearedfromBaniUmmayahandseditionofcentral Syriaisthroughthisgroup. Insection2,chapter4of'EqdudDurar'itsauthornarratesfromJabiribnYazidJu'afithatHazrat ImamMuhammadBaqiraddressedJabirassuch:'OJabir!SitfirmlyinyourplaceuntilIdescribe foryouthesignsThreeflagswillsetoutfromSyria:Redandwhiteflag,blackandwhiteflagsand theflagofSufyaniSufyanishalldispatch10000mentowardsKufa.Theywillplunder,killand takeascaptivesitsinhabitants.Whentheywillengageintheseactivities,menfromKhorasan holdingflagswillmarchforwardwithswiftness.TheyareMahdi'shelpers...Sufyanishalldespatch troopstowardsMedinaandMahdishallescapefromMedinatoMecca.Thecommanderofthe Sufyani'sarmyshallbeinformedaboutMahdi'sflighttowardsMecca. NajdehibnAamerHanafiwasoneoftheKhawarijwhocommandshisarmytopersueMahdibut theywillnotfindhim...ThecommanderofSufyanisarmyshalldescendoverthelandof'Baidah' (softlandbetweenMeccaandMedina)andacallerfromtheheavensshallcryout:"Obaidahl destroythisgroup."ThenthelandofBaidahshallswallowthem. Theauthorof"YanabiulMuwadda"(page414)hasnarratedfromthebook"DurrulMonzoom"as such: "OneofthesignsofMahdi'semergencewillbetherevoltofSufyani.Hewilldespatch30000men towardsMeccawheretheywillsinkinthelandofBaidah..." IbnAbilHadidinhiscommentaryofNahjulBalagha(vol.1,pg.211)ontheoccasionwhenAli (A.S.)deliveredasermononthe'Ghaib'(unseen)says:'AbuDawoudThayalesihasnarratedfrom SulaimanZarriqwhohasnarratedfromAbdulAzizibnSuhibwhohasnarratedfromAbulA'alia thatMazrah(whowasoneofAli'sfollowers)said: "AnarmyshalladvanceuntilitreachesthelandofBaidah.There,thearmywouldsinkinthe ground."AbulA'aliasays:IaskedMazrahwhetherhewouldgivemethenewsoftheunseenand hereplied:KeepguardofwhateverItellyousinceareliablemanlikeAliibnAbiTalibhas informedme. IbnAbidHadidsays:Thetraditionof"Sinkingintheground"hasbeennarratedbyBukhariand Muslimintheirbooksof'Sahih'fromUmmSalme(mayAllahbesatisfiedwithher)whosaid:I heardtheMessengerofAllahsaying:AgroupwillseekshelterintheKa'abauntiltheyreach 'Baidah'andthenthegroundwouldswallowthem. Isaid:'OMessengerofAllah!Perhapsthediscontentedpeopleareamongstthem! Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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TheMessengerofAllah(S.A.W.A.)said:Thelandshallswallowthembuttheywillbegathered.Or hesaid:TheywillberesurrectedontheDayofJudgementaccordingtotheirintentions. IbnAbiHadidsays:ImamMuhammadBaqir(A.S.)wasaskedwhethereverylandwascalledas 'Baidah'andImamreplied:Never.Rather'Baidah'isinMedina.Bukharihasnarratedapartofthis traditionwhileMuslimhasnarratedtherest.Theauthorof"EsaafulRaghebeen"onpage153 says:ItismentionedintraditionsthatSufyaniwilldispatchtroopsfromSyriaagainstMahdiand theywillsinkinthegroundat'Baidah'.Nonewillremainaliveexceptthepersonwhowillspread newsaboutthem.SufyaniandMahdiwillapproachthatpersonalongwiththeirrespective followersandvictorywillbeonMahdi'ssideandSufyaniwillbekilled... Theauthorsays:Ihavenotcomeacrossanyauthentictraditionswhichhaverevealedthematter ofmeetingofthetwoaforesaidarmiesPerhapsitisbetweenKufaandMedinaAllahKnows best.NumberofSignsofMahdi'sEmergenceTheauthorof"FusulalMuhimma"(whoisoneof theSunniauthors)inchapter12says: TraditionshavecomedownaboutthesignsofMahdi'semergenceandtheevents,whichwould occurbeforehisuprisingandtheevidences,whichwouldbediscoveredbeforehisemergence. Theyareassuch:(1)Sufyani'srevolt,(2)killingofHasani,(3)discordamongstBaniAbbassabout possessionofkingdom,(4)eclipseofthesunduringmidShaban,(5)unusualeclipseofthemoon duringtheendofShabancontrarytoastronomy'scalculations.Themoonwillnotbeeclipsedbut duringthethirteenth,fourteenthorfifteenthofthemonth.Themoonwillbeeclipsedatthetime whenthesunandthemoonwouldbefacingeachotherinaspecialform. Theeclipseofthesunwillnotoccurbutonthetwentyseventh,twentyeightortwentyninthof themonth.Thesunwillbeeclipsedatthetimewhenitcomesclosetothemooninaspecialform, (6)risingofthesunfromtheWest,(7)killingofseventypiouspeople(8)killing(9)destructionof thewalloftheMosqueofKufa,(10)advancementoftheholdersofblackflagsfromKhorasan, (11)Yamani'srevolt,(12)Maghrabi'srevoltinEgyptandbecomingtherulerofSyria,(13) descencionofTurksinanisland,(14)thecomingofRomansinRumalah,(15)therisingofastarin theEastwhichwouldbelikeasparklingmoon,(16)thatstarwouldbendandbreakintotwoin suchamannerthattheywouldcomeclosetoeachother,(17)arednesswillappearintheskyand itwillcoveritssurrounding,(18)afirewouldappearthroughouttheEastanditwouldremainso forthreeorsevendays,(19)Arabswouldsetfreetheirrein,(20)Arabswouldbecomeownersof cities,(21)ArabswouldexitfromtheruleofIranianKings,(22)theinhabitantsofEgyptwouldkill theirrulerandhiscommands,(23)Syriawouldbedestroyedandthreeflagswilladvancetowards it,(24)theflagsofQaisandArabwouldadvancetowardsEgypt,(25)engravedflagswould advancetowardsKhorasan,(26)TheentryofsomeArabsintheoutskirtsofHirah(27)thecoming ofblackflagsfromtheEast,(28)AsplitshalloccurinEuphratesasaresultofwhichitswater Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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wouldflowontheroadsofKufa,(29)Sixtyliarswillemergewhereeachofthemwillclaim Prophethoodforthemselves,(30)twelvepersonsfromtheprogenyofAbuTalibwouldrevoltand eachofthemwouldclaimImamateforthemselves,(31)Adignifiedpersonfromthefollowersof BaniAbbasswillgetdrownednearthebridgeofKarkhinBaghdad,(32)Ablackwindwillblowin Baghdad,(33)AnearthquakeshalloccurinBaghdadwhereagreaterportionofthecitywill collapse,(34)fearwillencompasstheinhabitantsofIraq,(35)deathwillswiftlyovertakethe peopleofIraq,(36)ThepeopleofIraqwillfacedeficienceintheirpropertyandfruit,(37)locusts willappearduringthenormalseasonaswellasduringoffseasonandtheywillgetattractedto plantsandcereals,(38)theagricultureoutputofthepeoplewillbepoor,(39)discordwillarise amongstnonArabsandtheywillshedbloodofoneanother,(40)slavesshalldisobeytheirmaster andwillkillthem. (41)Afterthat,itwouldrainsuccessivelyfortwentyfourtimes.Theearthwouldbecomealive afteritsdeathandwouldthrowoutitstreasures.Atthattime,alltypesofcalamitieswillbekept awayfromMahdi'sbelievers.AtthatmomenttheywillrealizethatMahdihasemergedinMecca. Asaresult,theywillmovetowardsMeccaforassistingHazratandthesamecanbeseeninthe traditions. Someoftheseeventsaresureandcertaintooccurwhilesomeothersareconditional.Allah Knowsbetterwhatmighttakeplace.Wehavementionedtheaforementionedhappeningsasper thetraditions. AliibnYazidEzadinarratesfromhisfatherwhonarratesfromhisgrandfatherthatAmirul Mumineen(A.S.)said:WhentheQaem'semergenceshalldrawnear,redandwhitedeathswill appear.Redcoloredlocustsshallbecomevisibleduringthenormalandoffseason.Reddeath referstotheswordandwhitedeathreferstoplague. JabirTuafinarratesthatImamMuhammadBaqir(A.S.)toldhimassuch:Remainfirminyour place.Donotmoveuntilyouseeforyourselfthesesigns.Idonotthinkthatyouwillperceive thesesigns.Theyareassuch:DiscordamongstBaniAbbass,acallerwhowillcalloutfromthe heavens,sinkingofavillage(calledJobiah)inSyria,descencionofTurksinanislanddescencionof RomansinRumalahanddiscordineverypartofthelanduntilSyriawillberuined.Thereasonfor destructionofsociallifewillbethehoistingofflagswhereoneofthemwouldberedandwhite, theotherblackandwhiteandthethirdflagwillbelongtoSufyani. TraditionsabouttheYearandDayofMahdi'sEmergence AbuBasirhasnarratedfromSadiqAaleMuhammadassuch:"Mahdishallnotemergebutinthe oddyeari.e.thefirst,third,fifth,seventhorninthyear."AgainAbuBasirnarratesfromImam JafarSadiq(A.S.)whosaid:ThenameofQa'emwillbetakenonthe23rdnightoftheblessed Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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monthofRamadhan.TheQa'emshallemergeonthedayofAshurathedayonwhichImam Husseinwasmartyred.AsifIamseeingtheOa'ememergingonSaturday,thetenthofMuharram betweenRukuandMaqaemandsomeonestandinginfrontofhimcallingout:Allegiance, Allegiance.ThusMahdi'sfollowerswillturntowardshimfromallsidesandwillgiveallegianceto him.ByMahdi'smeansAllahwillfilltheearthwithjusticejustasitwaspreviouslyfilledwith crueltyandoppression.Thereafter,MahdiwillturnhisattentionfromMeccatoKufaandwillland inNajaffromwherehewillsendsoldierstowardsthecities.IthasbeennarratedfromAbdul KarimNakh'eeassuch:IaskedSadeqAaleMuhammad:ForhowlongwilltheQa'emrules? Imam(A.S.)replied:Sevenyears.ThedaysandnightsduringMahdi'stimewillbesolengthythat oneyearofthattimewillbeliketwentyyearsoftodayand(seven)yearsofMahdiwillbeequalto seventyyearsofyourreckoning.Inalengthytradition,ImamMuhammadBaqir(A.S.)said:When theQaemshallemerge;hisattentionwillbedrawntowardsKufa.Hewilldevelopthemosquesof Kufa,strikedownthebalconiesoverlookingtheroads,destroythewellsanddrainpipesonthe roadpaths,uprootallsortsofheresy,enliveneverycustomandconquerIstanbul,Chinaandthe mountainsofDailam.Thiswillremainsoforsevenyearswhereeachyearwouldbeequaltoten yearsofyourreckoning.InanothertraditionImamMuhammadBaqir(A.S.)said:Duetofear (whichtheenemieshaveofHazrat)theQa'emwillbeassisted(byAllah)andduetotriumph,will becomevictorious.TheearthwillrollforMahdiandtreasureswillloombeforehim.Hisrulewill extendfromEasttoWest.Allahwillplacehisreligionaboveallotherreligionseventhoughthe polythesismaydislikeit.TherewillbenodilapidatedplacebutthatMahdiwilldevelopit.The earthwillnotcedeanythingfromitsherbsbutthatitwillcauseittothrive.DuringMahdi'stime, thepeoplewillenjoysuchblessingswhichtheyhadneverenjoyedbefore. Thenarratorsays:Isaid:'OsonoftheMessengerofAllah!WhenwillyourQa'amemerge? Hereplied"Atthetimewhenmenwillimitatethewomenandwomenwillimitatethemen;when womenwillrideonsaddles;whenpeoplewillcausetheirprayerstodieandwillfollowtheir carneldesires;whenpeoplewillturnusers;whensheddingofbloodwillbecomesomething insignificant;whentradeandbusinessoftheopenlycommitadultery;whentheywillmake toweringconstructions;whentheywillconsiderlietobelawful;whentheywillacceptbribes; whentheywillfollowtheirlustsanddesire;whentheywillselltheirreligionforthisworld;when theywillholdunderobligationtheonewhomtheyfeed;whentheywillconsiderforbearanceto bethesignofweaknessandfeeblenessandinjusticetobeanhonor;whentheirrulerswillbeevil andtheirministersliars;whenthetrustworthyamongstthemwillbetraitors;whenthehelpers amongstthemwillbeunjust;whentherecitersofQuranwillbetransgressors;whencrueltyand oppressionwillbecomemanifest;whendivorcewillincrease;whenpeoplewillengagein debaucheryandlibertinism;whenforcedwitnessandliewillbeaccepted;whentheywillengage indrinkingandgambling;whenmenwillbemountedon; Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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whenwomenshallengagewithwomen(indecentacts);whenpeoplewillconsider'Zakat'tobea bootyandcharitytobealoss;whentheywillfearfromthetonguesofthewickedpeople;when SufyanishallrevoltfromSyriaandYemen;when'Baidah'whichisbetweenMeccaandMedinawill sink;wh6nachildfromtheprogenyofMuhammad(S.A.W.A.)willbekilledbetween'Rukn'and 'Maqaam'andwhenalivevoicewillbeheardfromtheheavenstryingoutthatthetruthiswith Mahdiandhisfollowers.ItwillbethenthatourQaemwillemerge.Whenhereappears,hewill standwithhisbackagainstthewanofKa'abaand313ofhisfollowerswouldgatheraroundhim. ThefirstspeechofQaemwouldbethefollowingverse: "Whatremains,withAllahisbetterforyouifyouarebelievers."Thenhewillsay:Iamthe 'Baqiyatullah'(God'sremainder)representativeandProofofAllahuponyou.Afterthat,no Muslimwouldsalutehimbutinthismanner: AssalamuAlaikayaBaqiyatullahFiArzeh(Peacebeuponyou'OGod'sremainderontheearth.) Assoonas10000mengatheraroundhim,noJeworChristianwillremainbutthattheywillbring faithinhimandreligionshallbeconfinedonlytoIslam.Afireshalldescendfromtheskyandwill burneveryobjectofworship(otherthanAllah)ontheearth. Someofthehistorianssay:MahdiisthesameAwaitedQa'em.TraditionsaboutMahdi's emergencesubstantiateeachother.TraditionsmanifesttheluminousofHazrat'slight.Itwillnot belongwhenthegloomydayandnightofhisOccultationwillturnintobrightnessandluminosity. Duetohisemergencethedesireddawnshallriseandtheveilofdarknessofthenightwillbeset aside.HazratwillemergefrombehindtheveilofOccultationandtheheartswillbefilledwithjoy. HisJustice,willreachthehorizonsandtheluminousnessofhisJusticewillbemorethan luminousnessoftheluminousmoon.

ChapterEight:VirtueofAwaitingforMahdi Theauthorof"YanabiulMuwadda"(page493)narratesfrom'Khawrazmi'(bookof"Manaqib") thatImamMuhammadBaqirhasnarratedfromhisfatherwhohasnarratedfromhisgrandfather whohasnarratedfromAmirulMumineenthattheMessengerofAllah(S.A.W.A.)said:"Awaiting forthe'Faraj'(deliverance)isthebestactofworship."Theauthorof'Manaqib'says:Awaitingfor the'Faraj'meansawaitingforMahdi'semergence. Authorsays:Shii'tetraditionscorroboratetheaforementionedtradition.MEANINGOF'INTEZAR' Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com

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(AWAITING):'Intezar'meansgainingandachievinganaffairforwhichoneawaits.The reformatoryaffairwithregardstoMahdi'semergenceisnothiddenandconcealedforany individualletalonethesocialboard,especiallytheShiaImmiyahs.Firstly,'Intezar'(Awaiting)by itselfinvitesthesatisfactionofMahdisomuchsothatitissaid: 'Intezar'ismoreseverthankilling.TheessentialconditionforAwaitingforthe'Faraj'isemploying thementalfacultiesandfixingthemindinthedirectionoftheaffairforwhichoneisawaiting. Thismatterwillforciblybecomethecauseoftwoaffairs:Onethatthementalfacultywillbringan increaseinpowerandtheotherthatmancanconcentratehisentirepowerononeaffair. Moreoverthanthosetwoaffairs,areamongstthemostimportantthingsrequiredbymanforhis subsistenceandfuturelife. Secondly,thesuppressionofmisfortuneswillbecomeeasyformanbecauseheknowsthatthese misfortunesaresubjecttoamendsandprovisions.Avastdifferenceexistsbetweenthose misfortuneswhichareknownbymantobecapableofamendmentornot,especiallywhenhe presumesthatsooneverythingwillbepreparedandMahdibyhisemergencewillfilltheearth withJusticeandequity. Thirdly,thenecessarycondition,for'Intezar'isthisthatmanshouldadorebeingamongstthe companionsandShiasofMahdiandratheramongsthishelpers.ThisrequiresthatMahdi'sShia shouldstriveinrectifyinghisownselfandmakinggoodhismoralssothathecanbeworthy enoughofbecomingMahdi'scompanionandengaginginholywarforhim.Verily,thisprosperity requiressuchethics,whichisscarcetodayamongstus.Fourtly,justas'Intezar'becomesthecause ofrectificationoftheselfandratherthecauseofrectificationofothers,italsobecomesthecause ofpreparationoftherudimentsforMahdi'svictoryoverhisenemies.Theessentialconditionfor thisvictoryisthatoneshouldacquireknowledgeandinsightespeciallysowhenmanknowsthat Mahdi'svictoryoverhisenemieswouldtakeplacethroughordinarychannels. Theseweresomeoftheeffects,whichwouldarisefromtheactof'Intezar'(Awaiting)ifatall 'Intezar'isdoneinitstruesense.Besides,Intezardiscoversgoodandpleasingqualities,whichare asfollows: Firstly,itexplorestheperfectionofwisdomandverityofperceptionbecausea'Muntazir'(i.e.an Awaiter)believesthatanImamshouldexistatalltimesandknowsthattheImamoftodayis MAHDI.ThushebringsfaithinMahdiwithouthavingseenhim.Inshort;onecouldbelievein Hazratwithoutcomingintocontactwithhim. Secondly'Intezar'fordeliverancediscoverssuchaffairsasloveforestablishmentoftruthand justice,implementationofDivineCommandsandlimitations,executionoftheaffairsonthebasis ofacorrectandfundamentalpivotandman'sachievementofthegoalsforwhichhehasbeen Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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created.Thirdly,itwouldrevealtheveracityofman'sloveandfriendshiptowardsAhlebaytand kinoftheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)becauseitisbyMahdi'semergencethattheGovernmentof Ahlebaytwillbeembarkedupon,theactofcommandandprohibitionwillbeattheirlibertyand theirrightswillreturnbacktothem. Fourthly,itrevealstheveracityandvirtueofman'sfaithinMahdiandhisfillingoftheearthwith equityandjusticeandinhisImamate.Fifthly,itrevealsman'saffectiontowardshisfellow creatureandhisdesireforrectifyingthembecausethegoodnessandprosperity,whichwould arisefromMahdi'semergence,wouldbeexperiencedbyallthecreatures.Mostofthepointsthat wehavementionedhavecomedownintraditionstoosuchas:Importantaffairs,whicharisefrom 'Intezar'(Awaiting)ofMahdi'semergenceandthegoodqualitieswhicharediscoveredbymeans ofhisemergence.Mentioningoneofthetraditionsorratheronesentenceofitcausesgreat surpriseinme. Inthebook"Kamaluddin",ShaikhSaduqhasnarratedfromAmmarSabaatyalengthytradition whereImamSadiq(A.S.)says:'Ibadat'(worship)duringthereinofawickedGovernmentisbetter andmorevirtuousthanworshipduringthereinofarightGovernment.Moreover,rewardof worshipismuchmoreunderawickedGovernmentthanunderarightGovernment. Ammarsays:ItoldImam:Maymylifebesacrificedforyou.Isitthatweshouldnotdesiretobe amongsttheQaem'scompanionsatthetimeoftheemergenceoftruth?Isitthatouractions underthebondofyourleadershipandobediencearemorevirtuousthantheactionsof companionsduringthetrueGovernment!? ImamSadiq(A.S.)replied:GlorybetoAllah!DowenotwishthatAllah,theBlessed,theSublime shouldmaketheTruthandJusticeappearinthelands?Thatthecommonconditionofthepeople improves?ThatAllahshouldcause(people's)speechtoharmonizeandthatAllahshouldinvitethe diverseheartsofpeople?ThattheyshouldnotdisobeyAllahontheearth?ThatHisrestrictions shouldapplyamongHiscreaturesandthatAllahshouldreturntherightstoHispeoplesothatit maybecomemanifest,sothatnothingofthetruthmightbeconcealedthroughfearofanyoneof (His)creatures ForsakingtheMatterofFixingtheTimeofEmergence Theauthorof"YanabiulMuwadda"(onpage456)hasnarratedfromtheauthorofFara'edul SemtainwhohasnarratedfromAhmadibnZiyadwhohasnarratedfromDebelibnAliKhuza'eea traditionwhereinDebelapproachesImamRidha(A.S.)andreciteshis?????odeandrefers,in someplacesofhisodetoMahdiandImam'sreplytoDebelisassuch:Gebrielhasspokenthrough yourtongue.DoyouknowwhothatImamis?Heistheoneforwhompeoplewillawaitandthey willbesubmissivetohimatthetimeofhisemergence...107RegardingthetimeofMahdi's Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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emergence,myfatherhasnarratedfromhisfatherandtheyfromtheMessengerofAllahassuch: TheexampleofMahdiisliketheexampleofOiyamat,whichwillnotcomebutallofasudden. Theauthorsays:InsomeofthetraditionsaboutoccultationithascomedownthatMahdishall emergelikeaglitteringstar.YetsomeothertraditionsmentionthatGodwouldsetrightMahdi's affairsinonenight.ItappearsthatallthesesayingsrefertothisfactthatMahdi'semergenceis unknownandexceptfortheonewhohascreatedhim,noneareawareofthetimeofhis reappearance.Verily,amongsttheaffairswhichhasgreatlybeenemphasizedinthetraditionfor us(i.e.theShias)isthenonfixationofthetimeofMahdi'semergenceandleavingthismatterto AlmightyAllah.Yetsometraditionsmentionthatthosewhoordainatimeforhisemergenceare liars. Itcanbesaidthatthephilosophyofnotfixinghisreappearingatanytimeandinanyyear,month andonanyFridaymaybeduetothefollowing:Firstly,thedivine'Bada'(change)inwhichwe ShiasbelieveplaysinterferenceinthematterofMahdi'semergenceandisresolute.Verily,the WillofAllahproceedsinalltheDivineDestiniesanditispropertoreversetheorderandbring changeinHisDestinies.Mahdi'semergencetoofallsinthecategoryofthoseincidentsinwhich 'Bada'isakintooccurjustasthesamehasbeenclearlystipulatedintheShiitetraditions.Asa matteroffact,ifthetimeofHazrat'semergencehadbeenfixedandthematterof'Bada'(too) wouldhaveplayeditsrole,thentheverymatterof(traditionof)emergencealongwithits narratorwouldhavebeensubjecttodoubtandsuspicions.TheImam(A.S.)hassaid:"Wehave notfixedthetimeofHazrat'semergencenorshallwedosointhefuture." Secondly,refrainingfromascertainingthetimeofemergenceandleavingittoDivinediscretionof andconsideringthepossibilityofMahdiemergingtodayortomorrowforciblycreatesanurgeand desireinprayingforhisearlyreappearancesinceitispossiblethathisemergencemaybelinked to'dua'(Praying)andinsistenceinrequest. Thirdly,theperiodofMahdi'semergenceisknownandthepeopleareawareofthismattereven thoughtheymaybelongtothefewspecialclass,itwouldmeanthatHazrathastoemergeforcibly andthespecialandordinaryclassofpeopleespeciallythosedesirousofthismatter,must recognizehimandtheenemiesthemselvesrightformthebeginningofhisemergenceinkilling him.AmongsttheimpossibleaffairsisthisthatonthedayofMahdi'semergence,his107A (?????)odeisanodewhichendswith(???)(t)powerswillbethesameasthepowersofhis enemies. Fourthly,whentheaffairsofthepeopleareinImam'shands,hewouldbethepivotofthe millstoneoftheMuslimsandthefocalpointoftheirsocialbody.UndoubtedlyImam'soccultation eventhoughforashortperiodwillbringthemovementofthatsocietytoastandstill.Howeverif thepeoplebringfaithinhisemergenceandhavehopeinhisreturnespeciallysointhenear Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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future,itwouldthenbepossibleforthatsocietytoremainprotectedfromdisorder.Fifthly, Awaitingforemergenceatanyperiodwillbringanaccelerationinthereformitymovement.A personwhoawaitsthearrivalofhiscompanionwillbeboundtomakespeedinthepreliminary preparationforhisarrivallesthisfriendarrivessuddenlyandhemaynothavefulfilledhiduty. Trulyif'Intezar'(Awaiting)forMahdi'semergenceisbasedonsincerityandnonfixationoftime (ofhisemergence)itwouldindeedberegardedastwoimportantfactorsforthesalvationand comfortofasociety.Iwishthattheauthorof'TafseereAlMinar'wouldtakebacksomeofhis wordsinthisregard. Mahdi'sEmergenceattheEndofTime Theauthorof"Esa'afurRaghebeen"(onpage148)narratesfromHakim(fromthebookofSahih) whonarratesfromtheMessengerofAllah(S.A.W.A.)assuch:Attheendoftime,asevere calamityshallovertakemynation...Allahwillsendamanfrommyprogenyorhesaid:frommy AhlebaytwhoshallfilltheearthwithequityandJustice. IbnHajarin"Sawa'eq"(page98)hasnarratedfromAhmadandMuslimwhointurnhavenarrated fromtheMessengerofAllah(S.A.W.A.)assaying:'Attheendoftime,aCaliphwillbepresentwho woulddistributewealthwithoutanyaccount... Theauthorof"EsaafurRaghebeen"hasnarratedthesametraditiononpage149ofhisaforesaid book.Theauthorsays:'Caliph'intheabovetraditionreferstoMahdiasperthecontextofsome othertraditions.Theauthorof"EqdudDurar"narratesfromImamAbuOmarMada'eniwho narratesfromAbuSa'eedKhudrithattheMessengerofAllah(S.A.W.A.)said:Attheendoftimea youthwithahandsomefaceandprotractednoseshallemergefrommyprogenyandheshallfill theearthwithequityandJusticejustasitwaspreviouslyfilledwithcrueltyandtyranny.The authorof"YanabiulMuwadda"(onpage430)narratesfromtheauthorof"Mashkatul Masabeeh"whonarratesfromMuslim(fromhisbook'Sahih')andAhmad(fromhisbook 'Musnad')whonarratefromJabiribnAbdullahAnsarithattheMessengerofAllah(S.A.W.A.)said: "Attheendoftime,aCaliphwillbepresentwhowoulddistribute"wealthwithoutany'account'. Yetanothertraditionsays:Atthetimeoftheendofmynation,aCaliphwillcomewhowould distributewealthwithoutanyreckoning.Theauthorof"YanabiulMuwadda"narratesfromthe authorof"Fara'edulSemtain"whonarratesfromAliibnHallalwhonarratesfromhisfatherthat theHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)said:"Mahdiwillcomeattheendoftimeandwillfilltheearthwith equityandJusticejustasitwaspreviouslyfilledwithcrueltyandoppression." Theauthorsays:InmostofourShi'itetraditionsaswellasthetraditionsofourSunnibrethrens thewordof(theendoftime)andtheoccurrenceofsomeoftheimportantevents,thegreatestof Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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thembeingtheemergenceofthePromisedMahdicanbeseen.Howeveritisafactthat sometimesitissaid:Thewordanditsmeaningisliteralascanbeunderstoodfromthesetwo wordsi.e.before'Oiyamat'.Sometimestoo,itissaid:referstosomepartofatimewhichwhen comparedtothepasttimesisplacedatthelast.Justaswesay:HazratMuhammadibnAbdullah (S.A.W.A.)istheProphetof(theendoftime)i.e.theperiodofhisProphethoodMessengership, PreceptsandlawsisputlastascomparedtotheperiodofMessengershipoftheprevious Prophets.Thusinabsoluteterms,theHolyProphetisthelastProphetwhichmeansthatthe Prophetshouldcomeafterhim,otherwisehewillnotbecalledtheLastProphet. SometimesisusedanditreferstothelastperiodoftheHolyProphet'sMessengership.Inother words,ifwedividetheperiodofhisProphethoodintocertainportions,thelastportionofit wouldbethe(?????????)(endoftime)andtheHolyProphet'ssentence:"ThenationwhereinI amplacedinthebeginningMahdiisthemiddleandIsaintheendwillneverbedestroyed"refers tothesame. Nowthatyouhaveunderstoodthesemeaningsitshouldbesaidthatsuchsayingsas:Mahdiwill emergein(endoftime)orthat:HeistheCaliphofreferstothelastmeaningwhichmeansthat thelastpartoftheperiodinwhichMahdiissupposedtoemergeisthelastpartfromthepartsof time.Theauthorof"EqdudDurar"(inchapterseven)narratesfromHafezAbuAbdullah(fromthe bookofMustadrak)whonarratesfromAbuSa'eedKhudrithattheMessengerofAllah(S.A.W.A.) said:Mahdishallemergewiththeswordatthetimeoftheendofmynation.Allahshallsendrain, thelandwillcauseitsownplantstogrow,(Mahdi)willbestowwealthintherightmanner... Hakimsays:ThistraditioniscorrectasfarasitschainoftransmissionisconcernedbutMuslimand Bukharihavenotnarratedit. Mahdi'sQualitiesontheDayofHisEmergence Theauthor"EqdudDurar"(inchapterthree)narratesfromHafezAbuNa'eemfromthebookof SefatalMahdiofAbuImamahthattheMessengerofAllah(S.A.W.A.)mentionedinonetradition allthatwastooccurbeforeandafterMahdi'semergence.ApersoncalledAbdulQaissaid:'O MessengerofAllahwhowouldbetheImamofthepeopleonthatday?Hereplied:Hewouldbe Mahdifrommyprogenywhowouldbethenfortyyearsofage... Again,theauthorof"EqdudDurar"intheaforesaidchapternarratesfromHafizNa'eemibn Hemad(fromthebook'Fatan')thatAmirulMumineenAli(A.S.)saidinonetraditionabout Mahdiassuch:'Mahdiwillrisewhenhewouldbethirtyorfortyyearsofage...Inthesame chapteroftheaforesaidbookitsauthornarratesfromAbuAbdullahMada'eniandAbuBakr BaihaqithatIbnAbbasssaid:IhavehopethatdaysandnightswillnotpassuntilAllahwillappoint ayouthfromus,Ahlebaytwhileconspiracieswillnotbefallhimandhetoowillnotbeentangled Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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inconspiracies.HewillestablishtheaffairsofthisnationjustasAllahcommencedtheaffairsof thisnationthroughus.Itismyexpectationthattheaffairswouldendtooinus. Narratorsays:ItoldIbnAbbass:Areyouragedhelplessinthismatterthatyouhavehopeinyour youths?Hereplied:AllahdoeswhateverHewishes.Inthesamechapterofthesamebook,its authornarratesfromImamHusseinibnAli(A.S.)assuch:WhenMahdiwillemerge;thepeople willdenyhimbecausehewillhavereturnedtothemlookinglikeayouth.Thegreatestcalamityis thattheirmasterwillapproachtheminthestateofyouthwhiletheywouldthinkhimtobeold andsenile... Insectionone,chapterfourofthesamebook,itsauthornarratesfromHafizAbuAbdullah(from thebookofMustadrak)whonarratesfromSanbanthattheMessengerofAllah(S.A.W.A.)said: ThreeoffspringofaCaliphwillbekillednearyourtreasure...Whenyouseehim(i.e.youth)swear allegiancetohimbecause,heisMahdi,theCaliphofAllah.Hakimsays:'Thistraditionisan authentictraditionprovidedithasbeennarratedbyBukhariandMuslim. Intheseventhchapterofthesamebook,itsauthornarratesfromHafizAbuAbdullahNa'eemibn Hemad(fromthebook'Fatan')whonarratesfromIshaaqibnYahayaibnTalhathatTa'oossaid: OmaribnKhattabbidfarewelltohisfamilyandsaid:WhatiswrongifIspendthetreasuresofthe Ka'abaandtheweaponsinthewayofAllah?Alisaid:'OAmirulMumineen!Refrainfromsuch thoughts.YouarenottheownerofKa'aba.TheownerofKa'abaisayouthfromQuraishwhowill donatethewealthofKa'abainthewayofAllahattheendoftime. Theauthorsays:Themanifestationofthistraditionissuchthatitcannotbedeniedandevidences andcontextstooexistforthem.Someofthetraditionsmention:TheonewhowillseeMahdion thedayofhisemergencewillreckonhimtobeayouthoffortyorhisagetobebetweenthirty andforty.Howeveritdoesnotmeanthatthisishistrueage. PlaceofMahdi'sEmergence Theauthor"EqdudDurar"(chaptertwo)narratesfromJabiribnYazidTuafialengthytradition fromImamMuhammadBaqirwhereaftermentioningthesignsofMahdi'semergenceandthe sinkingofSufyi'sarmyhesaid:SufyaniwilldispatchtroopstoMedinaasaresultofwhichMahdi willfleetowardsMecca.NewsofMahdi'sflightwillreachSufyani'scommanderswhowillsendan armyinpursuitofMahdibuttheywillfailtofindhimuntilHazratwillenterMeccainastateof fearandwillwaitasperthe'Sunnah'ofMusaibnImranTheauthorof'EsaafurRaghebeen'(on page150)narratesthattheMessengerofAllah(SAWA)said:"Discordwillariseatthetimeofa Caliphsdeath.AmanwillfleefromMedinatoMecca.SomeoftheinhabitantsofMeccawill approachhimandwillsendhimoutforallegiance(whilenotbeingsatisfied)andwillswear allegiancetohimbetweenRuknandMaqaam.Anarmywouldbedespatchedintheirdirection Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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fromSyria,whichwouldzinkinthegroundof'Baidah'whichisbetweenMeccaandMedina." Theauthorof"YanabiulMuwadda"(onpage431)hasnarratedfromtheauthorof"Jawaharal Aqdain"whohasnarratedfromIbnDawoudwhohasnarratedfromImamAhmadandHafiz BaihaqitheaforementionedTradition.Theauthorof"YanabiulMuwadda"(onpage448) narratesfromtheauthorof"Fara'edusSemtain"whonarratesfromHassanibnKhalidatradition fromAliibnMoosaRidha(A.S.)aboutMahdi'soccultationandthefactthatheisthefourthfrom hisprogenyuntilhesays:Mahdiisthesameonewithregardstowhomacallerwillcalloutfrom theheavensandalltheinhabitantsofearthwillhearthecallassuch:BeawarethatAllah's representativehasemergedintheHouseofAllah.Followhimastruthiswithhim. PlaceofMahdi'sAllegiance TheauthorofEqdudDurar(chaptertwo)narratesfromAbulHassanMalakiwhonarratesfrom HuzaifaibnYamanthattheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)said:Ifasingledayremainsfromtheageof thisworldthenAllahwillraiseamanfrommyprogenywhosenamewillbethesameasmyname andhisImpressionwillbethesameasmineandhisagnomenisAbuAbdullah.Peoplewould swearallegiancetohimbetweenRuknandMaqaam Insectiontwo,chapterfouroftheaforesaidbook,itsauthornarratesfromAbuDawoud(from hisbookof"Sunan"),Tirmidhi(fromhisbookof"Jama'e"),Ahmad(fromhisbookof"Musnad"), IbnMaaja(fromhisbookof'Sunan'),Baihaqi(from"Be'sathwaNushoor")andsomeotherswho narratefromUmmSalmathattheMessengerofAllah(S.A.W.A.)said:AtthetimeofaCaliph's deathdiscordwillariseandamanfromMedinawillfleetowardsMecca.Someoftheinhabitants ofMeccawillapproachhimandwillsendhimout(whilenotbeingsatisfied)andwillswear allegiancetohimbetweenRuknandMaqaam... Authorsays:TheappendixofthetraditionreferstoMahdi.Inchapterfiveoftheaforesaidbook, theauthornarratesfromAbuAbdullahNa'eemibnHemad(fromthebook'Fatan')whonarrates fromAbdullahibnMasoudalengthytraditionmentioningthereinSufyani'suprisingandMahdi's emergencefromMedinatowardsMeccaandhisallegianceuntilhereachestothepointwherehe says:MahdiwillsitbetweenRuknandMaqaamandwillstretchouthishand.Peoplewillgive allegiancetohimandAllahwillreserveloveforhiminthepeople'sheart. Theauthorof"EqdudDurar"(inchapterseven)narratesfromNa'eemibnHemad(fromthebook "Fatan")whonarratesfromAbuHurairathatpeoplewouldgiveallegiancetoMahdibetween RuknandMaqaam.Mahdiwillnotawakenanyonewhoisasleepnorwillheshedanyblood. Authorsays:ItreferstoreposeatthetimeofpriorityofallegianceandnotwhenHazratwould wishtodominateandrectifytheworld. Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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IbnHajarinhisbook"Sawa'eq"(page98)hasnarratedfromIbnAsakerwhohasnarratedfromAli (A.S.)thetraditionaboutMahdifleeingfromMedinatowardsMeccaandadded:Someofthe inhabitantsofMeccawillapproachMahdiandwillsendhimout(whilenotbeingsatisfied)and willswearallegiancetohimbetweenRuknandMaqaam... Theauthorof'EqdudDurar'insectiontwoandchapterfourhasnarratedfromJabiribnYazid whohasnarratedfromImamMuhammadBaqiraboutMahdi'sflightfromMedinatoMeccaand says:PeoplewillswearallegiancetohimbetweenRuknandMaqaam."OJabir!Mahdiisfromthe progenyofHussein." RudimentsofMahdi'sTriumph Theauthorof"EqdudDurar"(chapterfive)narratesfromagroupoftraditionistssuchasAhmad inMusnad,IbnMaajainSunan,BaihaqiAbuOmarMada'eni,Na'eemibnHemad,AbulQasim TabaraniandAbuNa'eemEsfahaniwhonarratefromAmirulMumineenAliibnAbiTalibthatthe MessengerofAllah(S.A.W.A.)said:"MahdiisfromustheAhlebayt.Allahwillsetrighthis affairsinonenight"IbnHajarin"Sawa'eq"(page98)hasnarratedfromIbnMaajaassuch:"A groupofpeoplewillrisefromtheEastandtheywillmakepreparationsforMahdi'srule." Theauthorof"EqdudDurar"(inchapterfive)hasnarratedthesametraditionfromIbnMaajaand Baihaqi.Theauthorof"EqdudDurar"(inchapterfive)hasnarratedfromAbuNa'eem(bookof SefatulMahdi)whohasnarratedfromSaubanthattheMessengerofAllah(S.A.W.A.)said:When youseeblackflagscomingfromthedirectionofEast,hastentowardsthemevenifyouhaveto crawlovericebecauseMahdiwhoisAllah'srepresentativewillbeamongstthem. Narratorsays:HakimAbuAbdullahin"Mustadrak"andImamAbuOmarin"Sunan"andHafiz Na'eemibnHemadin"Fatan"havenarratedthecontentsofthistradition.Perhapsthesaying: MahdiwhoisAllah'srepresentativewillbeamongstthemmeansthattherudimentsofMahdi's rulewouldbeintheirhandsjustasthesamewasmentionedinthetraditionofAbdullahibn Harith.Inthesamechapteroftheaforesaidbook,itsauthornarratesfromSa'eedibnMusaiyeb thattheMessengerofAllah(S.A.W.A)said:AmanfromBaniAbbasswillrisefromtheEastand willremainonthelanduntilAllahwishes.Thereafteragroupwithsmallblackflagswillemerge andtheywillbattlewiththepeoplefromtheprogenyofAbuSufyanandhisfollowersandwill preparethegroundforMahdi'sobedienceandsubmission. Authorsays:Someofthetraditions,whichspeakabouttheappearanceofblackflagsfromthe East,refertotheinvitationofAbbassidanduprisingofAbuMuslimKhurasani.Yet,someother traditionssignalouttheuprisingofagroupfromtheEastwhowouldinvite(thepeople)towards Mahdi(A.S.)andthetraditionofSa'eedibnMusaiyebwhichwasmentionedbefore,referstothis account.Thepossibility,whichwementionedpreviouslyaboutthetraditions(inthisregard)being Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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fabricated,referstothefirsttypeofinterpretation.Sodonotbeheedlessaboutthem. Theauthorof"YanabiulMuwadda"(page448)narratesfromthebook"Fara'edusSemtain" whichnarratesfromHafizAbuNaeemthatImamMuhammadBaqir(A.S.)said:Allahhassetfear intheheartsofourfriendsandfollowers.Whenour'Qa'em'whoisMahdiwillemerge,one personfromourfollowerswillbemorecourageousthanafiercelionandsharperthanthepoint ofaspear. Authorsays:Undoubtedly,agroupwhichlosesitsleaderalsolosesitswillpowerandaimand ratheritsveryprogressasagainstagrouppossessingaleaderwithanuprightwillpower,earnest aimandfirmpower.Thisisbecausesuchastateeventuallyleavesanimpressionontheconduct andmoraleofthatgroup.Itseemsthattheaforementionedtraditiontooreferstothisvery matterandthereasonwhyGodhassetfearintheirheartsistoprotectthem. IncidentsWhichWillOccurintheNearFuture Howoftenthisthoughtpassesthroughsomemindandratherhowoftenitispronouncedthough sometonguethatiffearfromenemiesisthecauseofMahdi'soccultationthenhowwouldthis fearbeobviatedconsideringthatdaybydayvariouspowersandarmsareontherise!?How woulditbepossibleforMahditofacethesepowersandaimswhichhavefilledthelandandsea andwouldtightenthespherethedayofhisemergencewithoutMahdihavingaaccesstoanyof thoseweaponsbecauseoflackadequatesupportersandamplemeans!? Inreplywesay:It'spossiblethattheincidentswhichareabouttotakeplaceinthisworldandthe probableeventsmayactuallyoccurwhichcouldbeamongstthestrongestmeansofMahdi's emergenceandamediumfordoingawaywithhisoccultationuntilherealemerges.Innumberhe maybecomelikeoneoftherulingpowersandthereafterhewouldstriveinstrengtheningand increasinghispowersandweapons. Firstly,amongsttheeventswhicharenotimprobableisthisthatthemoralandspiritualreforms perfectionoftrainingandliteraryandmaterialSciencesinSomeclassesofpeopleandratherinall ofthemwillprevailoveraspecialclass.ThuswhenMahdiemergesandproclaimshisplansand announcestheIslamicteachingsforwhichhewouldriseandthatparticularclasswitnesseshis truthfulness,trustworthinessandresolutenesstheywouldbecomesubmissivetowardsHazrat. TheywillassisthiminJihadandbecomeobedienttohimandwillgivehimthereinsofthe government.Alargenumberofpeoplewouldobeyhimandbecomesubmissivetohimsuchthat onecannoteatthemwithcontempt.Thesamehadoccurredforhisgreatgrandfather,theHoly Prophet(S.A.W.A.)sincealargenumberofpeoplehadbroughtfaithinhimduetohisvirtuous aimandobjectivejustastheincidentof'Najashi'(Negus)bearswitnesstothisfact Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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Secondly:BeforeMahdi'semergence,multitudeofpeoplewillgathertogetherandcalltheothers towardsMahdi.Theywilltakepledge(fromthem)forthevictoryofthedayofhisemergence.Itis likelythattheemergenceofpreachersincommongatheringsandthedistributionofthosethings forwhichMahdiwillupraisenamelyexercisingofworldly,spiritual,socialandindividualreforms areamongstthestrongestmeansfor,thepreparationofmultitudeofpeopleforMahdi's emergence. Asmentionedbefore,themainmotiveofawaitingMahdi'semergenceispreparingandmaking readytherudimentsandnecessitiesofHazrat'semergence.IcansaythatMahdistrivesandsuch endeavoristheresponsibilityofeveryreformistwhowishestobringareform.Previouslyitwas toldtoyouthatMahdi'soccultationdoesnothinderhimfromuprisingforsuchkindofaffairs. Thirdly:Breakupofthepresentworldorderandeverycityoftheworldintosmallerstatesand everyrulerofthosestateswillpossessindependentpowersuntilMahdiemerges.Citiesand governmentswillhavedispersedtosuchextentthatMahditoowouldbelikeoneofthemin powerandpreparedness.HewillriseforthatwhichAllahhasappointedhimandwillstrivefor increasingandperfectinghisownpower. Fourthly:Therulingpowerswillrenderthepeoplecompletelysubmissiveandobedienttowards themselvesandeverysocietyandrathereverygroup,individualanimalandvegetationwillgroan dayandnightduetosuchalifeandstateofaffair.Howeverhewillbecomerestlessofthecruel andoppressivesystemwhilenonewouldbeabletoseehim.Hewillbeseechandcomplainbut onlytohisLord.ThuswhenthecallerwillcalloutbetweentheheavenandtheearththatAllah hasobviatedoppressionfromyou,hasmadeyousuccessful,hassetyourfreedomand deliveranceinMahdi'shandsandMahdihasemergedinMeccathenmultitudesofpeoplewill hastentowardsMahdiforthepurposeofreformandtheirowngoodness. Inallprobability,themeaningofthetraditionsaying:Mahdiwillnotemergebutaftertheearth hasbecomefilledwithcrueltyandoppressionisthesameaswhatwehavejustsaid.Inshort, Mahdi(A.S.)willemergeatthetimewhenpeopleandsocietywillbeindueneedofareformist. Fifthly:Theworldwarswillputthecitiesoutofactionandweakenthephysicalbodiesand powers.Thereafter,Mahdi(A.S.)willemergewhilefromtheviewpointofnumberandgroup,he willbesimilartooneofthose(groupof)people.Then,verysoonhewillswiftlystrivetoincrease andperfecthisownpowersinadditiontothosepowersandtoolswhichhewouldavailhimselfof asbooty. Sixthly:SomeoftheIslamicsectswillacceptHazrat'scallonthedayofhisemergenceandwilljoin theforcesofhiscompanionsandhelpers.TheywillfightforMahdiinthebattlefieldandwill swearallegiancetohim.Inallrespects,theywillfindconfidenceinhim.MoreoverAlmightyGod willconfirmhimthroughtheAngelsjustasHeconfirmedhisgreatgrandfatheri.e.theHoly Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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Prophet(S.A.W.A.).HewillconfirmHazratbyIsaibnMaryam's(A.S.)descensionthedetailsof whichweshallGodwillingmentionlateron.Thesewereincidentswhoseoccurrencecannotbe deniedandhistorytooguidesustotheoccurrenceofsuchincidentsandbearstestimonytothis factthatreformistshavemadeuseofsimilarmeans.Manisnotawareofwhatmightoccur tomorrow.Verilytheeventswhichtookplaceinthe14thcenturyA.H.and19thcenturyADbears witnesstothepossibilityofoccurrenceofwhatwehavementioned.GodisAllAwareofwhathas occurredandwhatisgoingtotakeplaceinthefuture. Mahdi'sHelpers IbnHajarin"Sawa'eq"(onpage98)hasnarratedfromIbnAsakerthatAli(A.S.)hassaid:When the'Qae'm'fromtheprogenyofMuhammad(S.A.W.A)willemerge,Allahwillgathertogetherthe inhabitantsoftheEastandWest.HiscompanionswillbefromKufaandthebraveoneswho wouldassisthimwouldbefromSyria Theauthorof"EqdudDurar"(sectiontwo,chapterfour)hasnarratedfromJabiribnYazidJua'fi whohasnarratedfromImamMuhammadBaqir(A.S.)alengthytraditionwherehehasmentioned initsomeofthesignsofMahdi'semergence:therevoltofSufyani,Mahdi'sescapefromMedina toMeccauntilhesays:AllahwillgathertogetherforMahdi313ofhiscompanionsInthesame book(sectionone,chapterfour)itsauthornarratesfromHakimAbuAbdullah(fromhisbook 'Mustadrak')thatMuhammadibnHanafiasaid:WewereinthepresenceofAli.Apersonasked HazratsomequestionsaboutMahdi.Hazrat(A.S.)replied:Alas!Andherepeatedthewordseven timesandthensaid:Mahdiwillemergeattheendoftimewhenthosewhowouldcalloutthe nameofAllahwouldbekilled. ThereafterAllahwillgathertogetheragroupwhosesagacityandagilitywillbelikeacloudandHe willmaketheirheartsintimatetowardseachother.Theywillneitherfearanyonenorwillthey flee.Theirnumberwillbeequaltothenumberofthecompanionsof'Badr'.Neitherthepeopleof thepasttookprecedentoverthemnorwillthepeopleofthefuturecomprehendthem.Their numberwillbeequaltothenumberofthecompanionswhocrossedtheriverwiththeSaul Narratorsays:Hakimhassaid:ThistraditionisanauthentictraditionprovidedthatBukhariand Muslimhavenarratedthesame.Howevertheyhavenotnarratedit. Intheseventhchapterofthesamebook,theauthornarratesfromAbuAmroOsmanibnSa'eed Muqarri(fromhis'Sunan')whonarratesfromHuzaifaibnYamanthattheMessengerofAllah (S.A.W.A)whilenarratingaboutMahdiandhisemergencehassaid:CourageousmenfromSyria willhastentowardsHazratalongwiththeirfollowerswhilesobermenfromEgypttoowilljoin him.YetanothergroupwillproceedfromtheEastuntiltheyreachMeccaandswearallegianceto him Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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Theauthorof"YanabiulMuwadda"(onpage449)hasnarratedfromGanjiwhointurnhas narratedfromIbnAthimKufithatAll(A.S.)hassaid:Bravo!TothepeopleofThaleqanbecause Allahhashiddentreasuresamongstthemwhichareneithergoldnorsilver.Rathertheyarethose peoplewhohaverecognizedAllahinthetruesenseandtheywillbeMahdi'shelpersattheendof time. Theauthorof"Es'aafurReghebeen"(onpage150)says:ItistruethattheHolyProphet (S.A.W.A.)said: DiscordwillariseatthetimeofaCaliphsdeath.ThereafterhementionedaboutMahdi's emergenceatMecca,theallegiancewhichpeoplewillsweartohimatMecca,thesinkingof Sufyanisarmyat'Baidah'andthensaid:WhenpeoplewillwitnessthismiraclefromMahdithe bravemenfromSyriaandgroupsofpeoplefromIraqwillapproachHazratandswearallegianceto him.. TheAngelsWillAssistMahdi Theauthorof"EqdudDurar"(chapterfive)narratesfromAbuAmroOsmanibnSa'eedMuqarri (fromhis"Sunan")whointurnnarratesfromHuaaifaibnYamanthattheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.) said:AllegiancewillbesworntoMahdibetweenRuknandMaqaam.Hewillproceedtowards SyriawithGibra'eelinfrontofhimandMicha'eelonhisright... Insectionone,chapterfourofthesamebook,itsauthornarratesfromImamMuhammadBaqir (A.S.)atraditionwhereinhementionsaboutMahdi'semergenceandhisallegiancebetweenRukn andMaqaamandthensays:Gibra'eelwouldbeonhisrightandMicha'eelonhisleft Again,intheseventhchapteroftheaforesaidbook,theauthornarratesfromAbuAmroOsman ibnSa'eedMuqarri(fromhis'Sunan')whointurnnarratesfromHuaaifaibnYamanthatthe MessengerofAllah(S.A.W.A.)whilementioningaboutMahdi'semergenceandhisallegiance betweenRuknandMaqamsays:Mahdi'sattentionwillbedirectedtowardsSyriawhileGibra'eel wouldbeinfrontofhimandMicha'eelonhisleft.

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Bukhariinhis"Sahih"(vol.2pg.158)narratesfromAbuHuraira,thattheMessengerofAllah (S.A.W.A.)said:"HowbeitatthetimewhenIbneMaryamwilldescenddownamongstyouand yourImamwillbefromyou."Thentheauthorof"EqdudDurar"(inchapterten)hasnarratedthe sametraditionfrom"Sahih"ofMuslim. Inchapteroneof"EqdudDurar"itsauthornarratesfromAbuNa'eem(fromthebookofManaqib eMahdi)whonarratesfromAbuSa'eedKhudrithattheMessengerofAllah(S.A.W.A.)said: "TheonebehindwhomIsa,thesonofMaryamwillprayisfrommyprogeny."Also,inthesame chapterofthesamebook,hehasnarratedasimilartraditionfromNa'eemibnHemad(fromthe book'Fatan').Authorsays:Traditionsinthisregardareabundantandthissayingisanauthentic sayinginwhichtherenownedonesbelieve.TheSunnischolarstoobelieveinthissaying.The sayingthatMahdiwillfollowIsaibnMaryamandwhichcanbeseeninsomeofthetraditionsor booksarefewinnumbersandareunworthyofattention. Theauthorof"Es'aafurRaghebeen"(onpage159)hasnarratedfromShaikhMohyidinArabifrom hisbookof"Futouhat"assuch:TheAlmightyGodwillmakeIsaibnMaryamdescendoverthe whiteMinaretwhichisontheEastofDamascusalongwithtwoangelswhereonewouldbeonhis rightsideandtheotheronhisleft.Peopleatthattimewouldbeengagedintheireveningprayers. WhenIsawilldescend,ImamwillofferhisplacetoIsawhointurnwouldgoaheadandrecite(the congregation)prayerswiththepeople. Afternarratingthistraditiontheauthorof"Futouhat"says:ThissayingthatIsawillreciteprayers withthepeopleatthetimeofhisdescension,isinconsistentwiththepasttraditionssaying:The onewhowillreciteprayerswiththepeopleisMahdi.Thereafterhesays:Thesayingthatpeople wouldbeengagedineveningprayersatthetimeofIsa'sdescensionisinconsistentwithwhat historysaysthat: PeoplewouldbeengagedinmorningprayersatthetimeofIsa'sdescension.IbnHajarinhis "Sawa'eq"(onpage99)says:WhatisapparentisthisthatMahdi'semergencewilltakeplace beforeIsa'sdescension,whileitissaidthatitwouldoccurafterIsa'sdescension.AbulHassan Abarisays:AbundenttraditionswithsuccessivetransmissionhavecomeatbandfromHazrat Mustafa(S.A.W.A.)that:Mahdiwillemerge;thatMahdiisfromtheprogenyoftheHolyProphet; thatMahdiwillruleforsevenyears;thatMahdiwillfilltheearthwithjustice;thatMahdiwill emergealongwithIsa(A.S.)thatIsawillassistMahdiinkillingDajjalattheGateofLudin Palestine;thatMahdiwillleadthisnationandIsawillpraybehindHazrat. IbnHajarsays:AbulHassan'sstatementthatMahdiwouldleadtheprayersandIsawouldstand behindhimisamatterwhichissubstantiatedbytraditionsjustaswehavementionedbefore. HoweverTaftazani'sstatementthatIsawouldleadMahdibecauseoftheformerbeingmore Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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superiorthatthelatterandsoIsaismorepreferableandworthyiswithoutanyevidence.Thisis becauseMahdi'sImamate(leadership)forIsameansthatIsawilldescendfromtheheavensso thatheremainsasafollowerofourHolyProphetandremainsgovernedbyhis'Shariat'(religious laws)anddoesnotpossessanyindependenceforhisown'Shariat'.MoreoverthematterthatIsa willfollowsomeonefromthisnation(i.e.Mahdi)eventhoughIsamaybemoresuperiorthanthe Imamwhomhefollows,issoexplicitandclearthatnothingremainsconcealedfromthismatter. Besides,wecangathertogetherthesetwosayingsandsay:IsawillfirstofallfollowMahdiin orderthathemanifestshismotive(i.e.followingtheIslandipath)andafterthatMahdiwillfollow Isasothathehashadactedupontheessenceoftheprinciple. Authorsays:IbnHajar'sobjectionandreplytoTaftazani'sviewsisamattertothinkaboutjustas thesameisnotconcealedfromourrespectedreaders.Theauthorof"Es'aafurRaghebeen"(on page163)says:Inthebookof"Kashf"Suyutihasnarratedinvariouswaysthatafterdescending down,Isawouldliveforaperiodoffortyyears.AgainSuyutiinhisbook"E'alam"says:Asexplicitly mentionedbythescholarsIsawilljudgeaspertheShariatofourHolyProphet(S.A.W.A). Traditionshavecomedowninthisregardandaconsensustoohasbeenagreedupon. Authorsays:Traditionsinthisregardarenumerouswhereinthethirdchapterofthisbook traditionshavealreadybeenmentionedthroughGanjitonguewhichiscompatiblewiththis matteris. BlessingsofMahdi'sEmergence Theauthorof"EqdudDurar"(inchapterfive)narratesfromHakimAbuAbdullah(fromhis "Mustadrak")thatAbdullahibnAbbasssaid:DuringMahdi'stimethewildandferociousanimals wouldliveinpeaceandtheearthwouldthrowoutitsburiedtreasures.Iasked:Whicharethe earthsburiedtreasures?Hereplied:Pillarsofgoldandsilver. Hakimsays:Thisisatraditionwhoseclaimoftransmissioniscorrectbutwhichhasnotbeen narratedbyMuslimandBukhari.Authorsays:Theearth'sburiedtreasurereferstoitsmines.In theseventhchapterofthesamebook,itsauthornarratesfromHakim(fromhis"Mustadrak") whonarratesfromOsmanibnSa'eedMuqarri(fromhis"Sunan")whonarratesfromHuzaifaibn YamanthattheMessengerofAllah(S.A.W.A)said: Theinhabitantsofthesky,thebirds,thebeastsandthefishesintheseawillbecomedelightedby Mahdi'sexistence.DuringtheperiodofMahdi'srule,waterwillbefoundabundantly,springswill flourisheverywhere,theearth'smineralswillmultiply,andtheearthwillthrowoutitstreasure... Intheseventhchapteroftheaforesaidbook,theauthornarratesfromHakim(fromhis 'Mustadrak')whonarratesfromAbuSa'eedKhudrithattheMessengerofAllah(SA.W.A)said: Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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Aseverecalamitywhoseseverityhadneverbeenheardbeforewillbefallmynationsomuchso thatthingswillturnmiserableformynationandtheearthwillbecomefraughtwithcrueltyand oppression.Thebelieverswillfailtoseekanyplacetoshelterforthemselves.Itwillbethenthat Allahwillraiseamanfrommyprogenywhowillfilltheearthwithjusticeandequityjustasitwas filledwithtyrannyandoppression.Theresidentsoftheheavensandearthwillbesatisfiedwith Mahdi.Theearthwillnotstoreitsgrainbutemititoutandtheskytoowouldnotstoredropsof itsrainbutwoulddescenditdown.Mahdiwouldruleoverthepeopleforseven,eightornine years.Allahwoulddestinewelfareandblessingtosuchextentthatthoselivingwouldwishthe deadtobecomealive. Hakimsays:Thisisatraditionwhoseclaimoftransmissioniscorrectbutwhichhasnotbeen narratedbyMuslimandBukhari. Againinthesamechapteroftheaaforesaidbook,itsauthornarratesfromAbuNa'eem(fromthe book'ManaqibofMahdi')andTabarani(fromthebook'Mu'ajam)whonarratefromAbuSa'eed KhudrithattheMessengerofAllah(S.A.W.A.)said:DuringMahdi'seramynationwillenjoysuch bountieswhichtheyhadneverenjoyedbefore.Theskywilldescendrainuponthemwhilethe earthtoowouldnotreleaseanythingfromitsvegetationbutthatitwouldexpelthemout. Inthesamechapteroftheaforesaidbook,itsauthornarratesfromAbuSa'eedKhudrithatthe MessengerofAllah(S.A.W.A.)said:Mahdiwillemergefrommynation.Allahwillresolvehimas thesaviourofthepeople.MynationwillliveinpleasureduetoMahdi'sexistence.Duetohim,the animalstoowilllivealaudablelife.Theearthwillexpeloutitsvegetation.Mahdiwilldistribute wealthinthejustmanner. Intheeighthchapteroftheaforesaidbook,itsauthornarratesfromTabarani(fromhisMu'ajam) andNa'eemibnHemad(fromthebook"Fatan")whonarratefromAbuSa'eedKhudrithatthe MessengerofAllah(S.A.W.A.)said:DuringMahdi'sera,mynationwillenjoysuchbountieswhich theyhadneverenjoyedbeforethelikeofit.Theskywoulddescendrainuponthemwhilethe earthwouldnotneglectanythingfromitsvegetationbutthatitwouldexpelthemout.Wealthat thattimewouldnothaveanyvaluesuchthatamanwillriseandsay:"OMahdigrantsme wealth."Hazratwillreply:Take... Inthesamebook,henarratesfromAbuNa'eemEsfahani(fromthebook"SefatulMahdi")who narratesfromAbuSa'eedKhudrithattheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)said:Theonewhowillactupon my'Sunnah'(ways)willbetheonewhowillemerge.Theskywillsenddownitsbountiesandthe earthtoowouldthrowoutitsblessings.Theearthwillbefilledwithjusticejustasitwasfilledwith oppression.IbnHajarin"Sawa'eq"(page97)narratesfromHakim(fromhis"Sahih")thatthe MessengerofAllah(S.A.W.A)said:TheinhabitantsoftheheavenandtheearthJoveMahdi.The earthwillthrowoutitsvegetationandwillnotkeepitinstore...Allahwillfavourtheinhabitants Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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oftheearthwithsomuchblessingsandbountiesthatthosealivewouldwishthedeadonestobe alive. Mahdi'sActionsandInvitation Theauthorof"EqdudDurar"(chapterseven)narratesfromNa'emibnHemad(fromthebook "Fatan")whonarratesfromImamMuhammadBaqir(A.S.)assuch:Whencorruptionwillbein strife,MahdiwillemergeinMecca.AtthemomenthewillhavewithhimtheHolyProphet's banner,sword,shirtandcertainothersigns.Assoonashefinishesrecitingthenightprayershe willcalloutinaloudvoiceassuch:'Opeople!Iremindyouofthatmomentwhenyouwillbe standingbeforeyourLordwhileHewillhavecompletedthearguments:HehassenttheProphets, revealedtheBooksandcommandedyounottosetpartnersforAllah.Safeguardtheobedience andsubmissionofAllahandHisProphet.WhatevertheHolyQuranbringstolife,youtoostriveto bringthemtolifeandwhatevertheHolyQurandoomstodeath,youtoostriveforthesame.Be mycompanionandministerinvirtuousitybecausetheworldisnearannihilationandhasbid farewell.IcallyoutowardsAllahandHisMessengerinorderthatyouactuponHisBook.Keep awaythefalsehoodandenliventheHolyProphet's'Sunnah'(ways). Mahdiwillemergeswiftlyandsuddenlyliketheautumncloudalongwiththreehundredand thirteenmenequaltothenumberofthecompanionsof'Badr'.Atnighthewillbebusyinworship andatdayhewillbelikearoaringlion.ThusAllahwillbringtriumphforMahdiinthelandof 'Hejaz'.MahdiwillsetfreethoseonesfromBaniHashimwhowouldbeinprisonatthattime. PeoplewithblackflagswillenterKufaandwillapproachMahdiforswearingallegiancetohim. Mahdihimselfwouldsendhisarmiestodifferentcornersoftheworldforthepurposeofreceiving allegiance.Theoppressorswillbevanquishedandtheinhabitantsofthecitieswillsurrenderto Mahdi... Inthesamechapteroftheaforesaidbook,itsauthornarratesfromAbuNa'eem(fromthebook "SefatulMahdi")whointurnnarratesfromAbuSa'eedKhudrithattheMessengerofAllah (S.A.W.A.)said:Someonefrommyprogenywillemergewhowillbeactinguponmy'Sunnah'. Blessingswilldescenddownfromtheskyandtheearthtoowouldthrowoutitsbounties.The earthwillbefilledwithjusticeandequityjustasitwasfilledwithtyrannyandoppression. Inthesamechapterofthesamebook,itsauthornarratesfromAbdullahibnAthaassuch:Itold ImamMuhammadBaqir:Informmeaboutthe'Qae'm'.Hereplied:Iamnotthe'Qae'mandthe onewhomyourefertoisnotthe'Qae'm'. Iasked:HowwillbeMahdi'swaysandpolicies?Hereplied:JustlikethewaysoftheHoly Prophet's.Inthesamebook,henarratesfromNa'eemibnHemadwhonarratesfromAyeshathat theMessengerofAllah(S.A.W.A.)said:Mahdiisfrommyprogeny.HewillfightaspermySunnah Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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justasIfoughtaspertherevealation.IbnHejarinhis"Swae'q"(page98)andtheauthorof "YanabiulMuwadda"(page433)havenarratedatraditionwithalmostthesamecontents.The authorof"Es'aafurRaghebean"(page161)says:MohyiddinArabiin"FotouhatMakkiyah"says: MahdiwillactbyvirtueofDivineinspirationsincetheHolyProphet'scanonswillberevealedto Mahdibyinspirationjustasthetradition: referstothisverymatter. ThustheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)hasmadeusrealizethatMahdiisthefolloweroftheHoly Prophet(S.A.W.A.)andnotthatheisaheretic.BesideshemakesusrealizethatMahdiisan infallible.SuchanalogyisneededInspiteofbeinginfallibleandinspiteofreceivinginspiration fromGod.Asamatteroffact,someoftheresearchersreckonanalogytobeforbiddenforallthe divinemensincetheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)canbewitnessedforthem.Whenthedivinemen doubtinanytraditionorcommandtheyrefertotheHolyProphetandheinturndirectly acquaintsthemwiththetruth.TheMasteroftheaffairsisneedlessoffollowinganyoftheImams, otherthantheHolyProphet. Mahdi'sVirtuousWay Theauthorof"EqdudDurar"(chapterfive)narratesfromAbuAmroOsmanibnSa'eedMuqarri (fromhisbook'Sunan')whonarratesfrom108HuzaifaibnYamanthattheMessengerofAllah (S.A.W.A.)said: Theinhabitantsofthesky,theinhabitantsoftheearth,thebirds,thebeastsandthefisheswill becomedelightedbyMahdi'sexistence.Intheseventhchapterofthesamebook,itsauthor narratesfromAbuNa'eem(fromthebook"SefatulMahdi")andImamAhmad(fromthebook "Musnad")whointurnnarratefromAbuSaeedKhudrithattheMessengerofAllah(S.A.W.A.) said:IgiveyougladtidingsaboutMahdi...Theinhabitantsoftheearthandtheheavenswillbe satisfiedwithhim. Inthethirdchapterofthesamebook,itsauthornarratesfromNa'eemibnHemad(fromthe book"Fatan")thatJabiribnAbdullahsaid:ApersonapproachedImamMuhammadBaqir(A.S.) andsaid:Acceptthesefivehundreddirhamsas'Zakat'(polltax)onmywealth.ImamMuhammad Baqir(A.S.)replied:YoumaygivethosefivehundreddirhamstoyourMuslimneighboursandto yourMuslimbrethrenswhoareindistress.ThereafterImam(A.S.)said:WhenMahdi,the'Qae'm' fromourprogenywillemerge;hewilldistributewealthequallyandwilltreadthefarmerswith justice.Inthesamechapterofthesamebook,theauthornarratesfromAbuAmroMuqarri(from hisbook'Sunan')andHafiz:Na'eemibnHemad(fromthebook'Fatan')thatKa'abalAkbarsaid:I seeMahdi'snameinthebooksoftheProphet.Hisruleisneitherinjustnoroppressive. Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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IbnHajarinhis"Sawae'q"(page98)narratesfromRuyani,Tabaraniandothersthatthe MessengerofAllah(S.A.W.A.)said:Mahdiisfrommyoffspring... TheinhabitantsoftheearthandskyandthebirdsaresatisfiedwithMahdi'scaliphate...Onpage 99ofthesamebook,hehasnarratedfromAhmadandMawardiatraditionwithsimilarcontents. Mahdi'sPraiseworthyMoralsTheauthorof"EqdudDurar"(chapterthree)narratesfromHarith ibnMughairaNazriassuch:ItoldHusseinibnAli:BywhatwignshouldwerecognizeMahdi? Hereplied:Byhiscalmnessanddignity. Inthesamebook,henarratesfromHafizAbuMuhammadHussein(fromthe108Mahdiwill followmeandheshallnotdoanywrong. book"Masabeeh")thatKa'abalAhbarsaid:"LikeanEaglewithitstwowings,Mahdiwillbe humbleforthesakeofAllah."Intheeigthchapterofthesamebook,henarratesfromNa'eem ibnHema'd(fromthebook"Fatan")whonarratesfromTa'oosassuch:Amongstthesignsof Mahdiisthisthathewouldbestrictwithhisofficialsandgenerousandkindwiththeindigent. Insectionthree,chapternineofthesamebook;henarratesfromNa'eemibnHemad(fromthe book"Fatan")thatAbuRumiyahsaid:Mahdiwillshowkindnesstothepoorandwillcaressthem. Againinsectionthree,chapternineofthesamebookhenarratesfromHusseinibnAli(A.S.)as such: WhenMahdiemergesnothingwilljudgebetweenhimandtheArabandtheQuraishexceptthe sword.ForwhatreasondotheymakehasteinHazrat'semergence!?IswearbyAllahthatMahdi willnotwearbutcoarseandroughclothesandwillnoteatbutbreadmadeofbarleyanddeath willbehiddenbeneathhissword. ReligionWillTerminateinMahdi Theauthorof"EqdudDurar"(chapterone)narratesfromagroupwellversedintraditionsnamely AbulQasimTabarani,AbuNa'eemEsfahani,AbuAbdurRahmanibnAbuHatimandAbu AbdullahNa'eemibnHemadandothersthatAmirulMumineenAbliibnAbiTalib(A.S.)said:I askedtheHolyProphet:OMessengerofAllah!IsMahdifromourprogenyorothers?Hereplied: Asamatteroffact,hewillbefromus.AllahwillterminatethereligionthroughMahdijustasHe commenceditthroughus. Intheseventhchapteroftheaforesaidbook,henarratesfromthepreviousnarratorsthatAli ibnAbiTalib(AS.)said:IaskedtheHolyProphet:IsMahdifromus,progenyofMuhammador fromothers!?Hereplied:Asamatteroffact,hewillbefromus.Allahwillterminatethereligion Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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throughMahdijustashecommenceditthroughus. Inthesamechapterofthesamebook,itsauthornarratesfromHafizAbuBakrBaihaqiwho narratesfromAmirulMumineenAliibnAliTalib(A.S.)thattheMessengerofAllah(S.A.W.A.) said:Mahdiisfromourprogeny.Religionwillendthroughhimjustasitcommencedthroughus. IbnHajarinhis"Sawa'eq"(page97)hasnarratedfromAbulQasimTabaranithattheMessenger ofAllah(S.A.W.A.)hassaid:Mahdiisfromus.Religionwillendthroughhimjustasitcommenced throughus.Theauthorof"Es'aafurRaghebeen"(page148)narratesfromTabaranithatthe MessengerofAllah(S.A.W.A.)said:Mahdiisfromourprogeny."Religionwillendthroughhimjust asitcommencedthroughus." TheJewsandtheChristians Theauthorof"EqdudDurar"(chapterseven)narratesfromNa'eemibnHemad(frontthebook "Fatan")thatSulaimanibnIsasaid:IthascomedowntomethattheArkoftheCovenantwillbe takenoutfromthelateofTabariah.TheArkwillbecarriedandplacedinfrontofBaitulMuqaddas whenagroupofJewswillwitnessit,theywillsurrender. Inthethirdchapterofthesamebook,theauthorsays:Insomeofthetraditionsitisstated:The reasonwhyMahdiiscalledasMahdiisbecausehewillbedirectedtowardsthebooksofTorah andhewouldtakethemoutfromthemountainsofSyria.HewouldinvitetheJewstowardsthe booksandacongregationwillsubmitthemselvesbeforethebooksofTorah.Theauthorof "EqdudDurar"says:AbuAmroMada'eniinhis"Sunan"hassaid:ThereasonwhyMahdihas beencalledasMahdiisbecausehewillbedirectedtowardsthemountainofSyriaandwilltake outthebooksofTorahfromit.HewillargueandrationalizewiththeJewsbymeansofTarahand acongregationofJewswillsurrendertohim. Theauthor"Es'aafurRaghebeen"(page153)says: MahdiwilltakeouttheArkoftheCovenantandthebooksofTorahfromthecaveofAnthakiaand mountainofSyriarespectively.HewillarguewiththeJewsbymeansofTorahandalargenumber oftheJewswillsurrendertohim.Theauthorof"YanabiulMuwadda"narrates(onpage476) fromtheauthorof"MeshkatalMasabeeh"whonarratesfromAbuHurairathattheMessengerof Allah(S.A.W.A.)said: IsaibnMaryamwilldescendandwilljudgewithjustice.Hewilldestroythecrossandwillkillthe pork.Hewillnullifythe'Jazia'(polltax),setfreetheyoungcamelsandwillnotrideuponthem.He willeradicateenmityandwilldestroygrudge,hatredandjealousy. Authorsays:Thathewillnullifythe'Jazia'perhapsreferstothispointthatallthepeopleatthat Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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timewouldbefollowingthereligionofIslamjustasdestructionofthecrosstooisametaphoric remarkinthisregard.Eradicationofenmity,grudge,hatredandjealousytoomaymeanthatthese willbeobviatedbetweentheJewandChristianbytheblessingsofIsaibnMaryam'sdescension. ManifestationoftheReligionofIslam Theauthorof"EqdudDurar"(chaptertwo)narratesfromAbulHassanRab'eeMalekiwho narratesfromHuzaifaibnYamanthattheMessengerofAllah(S.A.W.A.)whilementioningabout Mahdi,hisagnomenandplaceofallegiancesays: AllahwillrestorethereligionbymeansofMahdiandwillproducevictoriesandtriumphsforhim. Then,exceptforthosewhosay"ThereisnogodexceptAllah"noneotherswouldbeleftonthe earth...?Theauthorof"YanabiulMuwadda"narrates(onpage476)fromShaikhMohyiddinArabi fromhisbook"FutouhatMakkiyah"(chapter366)aboutMahdiandhisministersandsays:Mahdi willemergewhenreligionwouldbeonthedecline.Theonewhowouldnotacceptwillbekilled andtheonewhowouldengageindebatewithhimwillbedefeated.Hewillsorevealtherealities ofreligionthathadtheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)beenalive,hetoowouldhavejudgedinthesame manner.Hewilleradicatethe(false)religionsfromthefaceoftheearth.Then,exceptforthe purereligion,nootherreligionwouldremainovertheearth.

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West.Iwillmakethewindtoconquerforhimandmakethecloudssubmissivetohim.Iwillgrant himpowerthroughsomemeansandwillhelphimbymeansofhisownarmy.Iwillassisthim throughtheAngelsuntilhegainspoweroverMyGovernmentandgathersthepeopletowardsMy 'Tauheed'(Monotheism).Thereafter,Iwillexpandhiskingdomandextendthedaysformyfriends untiltheDayofJudgement. Again,theauthorof"YanabiulMuwadda"narrates(onpage486)fromAbulMu'aiyyedMuwafiq ibnAhmadKhawrazmithatAbuSulaimanhassaid:IheardtheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)saying:The nightwhenIwasmadetoascendtotheheavens...(Hazratmentionedpartlyabouthisascension anditsvirtuesandaboutthevirtuesofhisprogenyandhistwelvelegatees)...Iheardacry:O Muhammad!Wouldyouliketoseeyourlegatees?Isaid:'Yes'. Iwasaddressed:Looktowardstherightofthe'Arsh'.(Throne)AssoonasIcastmyglance,Isaw Ali,Fatemah,Hassan,Hussein,AliibnHussein,MuhammadibnAli,JafiribnMuhammad,Musa ibnSafar,AliibnMusa,MuhammadibnAli,AliibnMuhammad,HassanibnAliandMuhammad ibnHassanwhoappearedamongstthemlikesparklingstar.Later,Iwasaddressed:'O Muhammad!TheyareMyProofsuponMyservants.TheyareyourlegateesandMahdiwhoisthe avengerofyourprogenyisamongstthem.IswearbyMyGloryandMajestythatMahdiwilltake revengesfromMyenemiesandwillassistMyfriends. Theauthorof"EqdudDurar"(sectionone,chapterfour)narratesfromAbuNa'eem(fromthe bookSefatulMahdi)whonarratesfromHuzaifaibnYamanthattheMessengerofAllah (S.A.W.A.)said: Woetothisnationbecauseofitsoppressiverulers.Howtheykillthebelieversandcreatefearin themleavingasidethosewhoobeythem.Abelieverisonewhowithholdshimselffromthose whoaregoodtohimbytonguebutwearyofhimbyheart.WheneverAllahWillstoholdIslamin highesteem,Hewilldestroytheoppressors.AllahhasPoweroverallthingsandHeisableto rectifyanation,whichhasgonecorrupt. ThereaftertheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)said:'OHuzaifa!Ifthereremainsnotmorethanaday fromthelifeofthisworld,thenAllahwillprolongthatdaytosuchanextentthatamanfrommy progenywillappearandrule.Hewillconductimportantaffairsandwillmanifestthereligionof Islam.AllahdoesnotbreakHisPromiseandHeisquickinreckoning. Insectionthree,chapternineoftheaforesaidbook,itsauthornarratesthatAmiruMumineen AliibnAbiTalibwhilementioningaboutMahdiandhisreformssays:Thereisnoheresybutthat Mahdiwilluprootitandthereisno'Sunnah'(practice)butthatMahdiwillenlivenit.Inthe seventhchapterofthesamebook,henarratesfromacongregationoftraditionistsnamelyAbu Na'eemEsfahani,AbulQasimTabarani,AbuAbdurRahmanibnAbuHatim,AbuAbdullah Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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Na'eemibnHemadwhonarrateformAliibnAbiTalibthattheMessengerofAllah(S.A.W.A.) whilementioningaboutMahdiandthefactthatAllahwouldterminatethereligionbyhishands said: PeoplewillbedeliveredfromthetroublesduetoMahdijustastheyfounddeliverencefrom polytheismthroughus.Duetohim,Allahwillmakethemintimatewitheachotherafterhaving beenhostile(hostilityoftroubles)justasHemadethemintimatetowardseachotherthoughafter hoslilityofblasphemy.Insectionthree,chapternineofthesamebook,henarratesfrom AbdullahibnAthaassuch:IaskedImamMuhammadBaqir:WhenMahdiemergeswhatwillbe hisways? Hereplied:HewilldestroytheheresyswhichhadbeenlaiddownbeforehimjustastheHoly Prophet(S.A.W.A.)toohaddonethesame.MahdiwillsetforthIslaminanewandfreshmanner. Inthesamesectionandthesamechapteroftheaforesaidbook,theauthornarratesfromAli ibnAbiTalibassuch:ThereisnoheresybutthatMahdiwilleradicateitandthereisno'Sunnah' (practice)toobutthatMahdiwillestablishit...Inthethirdchapteroftheaforementionedbook, henarratesfromAbuBakrBaihaqi(fromthebook"BesathwaNushur"),AhmadibnHemad(from thebook'Mustadrik')andAbuNa'eem(fromthebook"SefatulMahdi")whoallnarratefromAbu Sa'eedKhudrithattheMessengerofAllah(S.A.W.A.)said:IgiveyougladtidingsaboutMahdi.He willemergeamongstmynationatthetimewhentheywillbeindiscordandwarwitheachother. Then,Hazratwillfilltheearthwithequityandjusticejustasitwasfraughtwithtyrannyand oppression...MahdiwillfilltheheartsofMuhammad'snationwithrichesandmakethemfree fromwant.Hisjusticewouldembraceallofthem... Intheseventhchapteroftheaforementionedbook,henarratesfromAmirulMumineenAli (A.S.)assuch:Mahdiwilldespatchhischiefstovariouscitiesforestablishingjusticeamongstthe people.Thewolvesandsheepsshallgrazetogether.Thechildrenwillplaywiththesnakesand scorpionswithoutbeingharmedtheleast.Evilwillvanishandgoodnesswillremain.Peoplewill cultivateabout750grammesandwillreceiveinreturnabout525kilogramsjustasthesamehas beenmentionedintheHolyQuran.Adultery,winedrinkingandusurywillbeuprooted.People willhavearelishforworship,divinelawsandfaithandadesireformixinginthesociety.Lifeof manwilllengthen,propertiesheldintrustwouldbereturnedback,treeswillbearfruits,blessings willdouble,thewickedwillbedestroyed,thevirtuousoneswillremainandthosehavinggrudge againsttheAhleBaytwillceasetoexist.Inthethirdchapteroftheaforesaidbook,theauthor narratesfromNae'emibnHemad(fromthebook"Fatan")whointurnnarratesfromJafaribn BasharShamithat(duringMahdi'sera)injusticewouldberebuffedtosuchextentthatif somethingbelongingtosomeoneishiddenunderaperson'stoothhewouldremoveitandgiveit backtoitsowners. VictoriesandDevelopmentsunderMahdi'sRule Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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Theauthorof"EqdudDurar"(chapterthree)narratesfromAbulHassanMalekiwhonarrates from'HuzaifaibnYaman'thattheMessengerofAllah(S.A.W.A.)said:Ifthereremainsnotmore thanadayfromthelifeofthisworld,Allahwillraiseamanfrommyprogenywhosenamewillbe thesameasmynameandhischaracterwillbethesameasmycharacterAllahwillrevivethe religionthroughhimandwillestablishvictoriesforhim.Exceptforthosewhosay:Thereisno goodbutAllah noneelsewouldremainovertheearthInthefirstchapteroftheaforesaidbook,itsauthor narratesfromAbuAbdullahibnJauzi(fromhis'Tarikh')whonarratesfromAbdullahibnAbbass thattheMessengerofAllah(S.A.W.A.)said:Fourpersonsruledovertheentirelandtwoofthem fromthebelieversandtwofromtheunbelievers.ThetwobelieverswereZulQarnainandHazrat Sulaiman(A.S.)andthetwodisbelieverswereBakhtunNasrandNimrod.Soon,amanfrommy progenywillbecometheowneroftheentireland. Theauthorof"Es'aafurRaghebeen"(onpage150)says:Ithascomedownintraditionsthat MahdiWillbecometheowneroftheEastandtheWest.Theauthorof"YanabiulMuwadda" narrates(onpage447)fromthebook"Fara'edusSemtain"whichnarratesfromSa'eedibnJubair whonarratesfromIbnAbbassthattheMessengerofAllah(S.A.W.A.)said:Therewillbetwelve CaliphsandsuccessorsaftermewhowillbetheProofsofAllahuponHiscreatures.Thefirstof themisAliandthelastofthemismyson,Mahdi.ThenIsaibnMaryamwilldescendandwillpray behindMahdi.TheearthwillilluminatebymeansoftheDivineLightandMahdi'srulewillextend fromEasttoWest. Onthesamepageofthesamebook,henarratesfromthebook"Fara'edusSemtain"which narratesfromAbuImamahBahelithattheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)said:Mahdiwillextractthe treasuresandwillconquerthecitiesofthepolytheistsandinfidels. Theauthorof"YanabiulMuwadda"narrates(onpage487)fromthebook"Fara'edusSemtain" whichnarratesfromSa'eedibnJubairwhonarratesfromIbnAbbassthattheMessengerofAllah (S.A.W.A.)said:Ifnotmorethanadayremainsfromthelifeofthisworld,Allahwillprolongthat dayuntilMahdiwhoisfrommyoffspringwillemerge...Theearthwillilluminatebymeansofthe DivineLightandMahdi'srulewillspreadovertheEastandWest. ThePeriodofMahdi'sCaliphateandRule DiversetraditionsexistsontheperiodofMahdi'sCaliphateandruleandtheextentofHazrat'slife especiallythosetraditionswhichhavecamedownfromourSunnibrethrens. AbuDawoudhasnarratedthatMahdishallruleforaperiodofsevenyears.Tirmidhihasnarrated Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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thatMahdishallruleforaperiodoffive,sevenornineyears.IbnMaajatoohasnarratedthe same.Hakimhasnarratedin'FsaafurRaghebeen'thatMahdishallruleforsevenornineyears. HoweverIbnHajarhasmentionedonlysevenyears(andnotnine)forMahdi'srule. IthasbeennarratedfromTabaraniandBazzazthatMahdishallliveforseven,eightormaximum nineyears.ItisnarratedfromMaawardiandAhmadthatHazratshallliveforfive,seven,eightor nineyearsandafterhimtherewillbenogoodnessleft.SomeofthetraditionsmentionMahdi's ruletoextendfortwentyyearsjustastheauthorof"EqdudDurar"hasnarratedthesamefrom AbuNa'eemandTabarani.Moreovertheauthorof"EqdudDurar"hasnarratedfromNa'eemibn HemadthatMahdiwouldsurviveforfortyyears.However,traditions,whichmentionMahdi'slife tolastforsevenyearsaremore.SometraditionsmentionthatMahdishallruleforsevenyears whereeachyearwouldbeequaltotwentyyearsofourreckoning.Thatistosay,ineachyear, MahdiwillconductthereformatorytasksandIslamicteachingsforaperiodoftwentyyears.Some traditionsmentionthathewouldrulefortenyears.Thesayingsof'Ulemas'(learnedscholars)in thisregardarediverse.Somehavesaid:Doubthasarisenfromthenarratorandtheproofofthis viewisthestatementofTirmidhiwhosays:"Itisduetothenarrator'sdoubt." Theauthorof"Es'aafurRaghebeen"(page155)says:MostofthetraditionsmentionMahdi'srule tolastforsevenyearsandwithregardstoseventonineyearsitisdoubtful. OnetraditionmentionsHazrat'sruletolastforsixyears.IbnHajarsays:Thematteronwhich traditionsareinagreementwitheachotheristhisthatMahdiwillundoubtedlyruleforseven years.HehasalsonarratedfromAbulHassanAbarithatabundantandauthentictraditions indicatethatMahdiwillruleforsevenyears. Authorsays:AbulHassanAbari'ssayingismoreclearandwellknown.Inthissaying,thereexistsa greatvirtueforMahdianditisthisthatwithinthisshortperiod,hewillriseforthereligionsand worldlyreformsjustashisgreatgrandfather,theHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)revoltedwithinaperiod ofeightyearsi.e.inthesecondyearofHurat. Theauthorof"Es'aafurRaghebeen"(page156)says:Onetraditionmentionstheperiodof Mahdi'sruletobemorethanwhatwasmentioned.AnothertraditionstatesthatMahdiwould ruleforfortyyears.Anothertraditionmentionstwentyoneyearsandyetanothertradition mentionsfourteenyears.IbnHajarIsqalaniin'Ala'maatMahdiMuntazar'says:Traditions mentioningthesevenyearperiodofMahdi'srulearemoreinnumberandmorefamous. Assumingthecorrectnessofallthetraditions,wecanconcludefromallofthemassuch: Traditions,whichmentionfortyyears,refertotheperiodofhisrule.Traditions,whichmention seven,eightornineyearsreferstothelastdegreeofmanifestationofhisruleandpower. Moreover,traditions,whichmentiontwentyorfourteenyears,refertotheaveragelimitofthe rule. Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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Authorsays:Thereasonforthedifferencesintraditionsinthisregardmaybethattherealityof thismatterandthedurationforwhichMahdiwillruleshouldnotbeknownjustasthetimeofhis emergenceisconcealedandunknown)inorderthatone'sattentionisdrawntowardsallsidesand helongsforMahdi'svictoryandlongstaytillthemaximumperiodoftimeeventhoughthesaying ofsevenyearperiodispreferable. Conclusion ThenumberandPlaceofMahdi'sHelpersAsbaghibnNubatahsays:AmirulMumineenAli(A.S.) recitedasermonandmentionedthereinsomethingabouttheemergenceofMahdiandhis helpers.AbuKhalidHalabiorKabulisaid:"OAli,informussomethingabouthisqualities."He replied:Fromtheviewpointofcharacterandcreation,heresemblestheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.) themost.ShouldIinformyouabouthishelpers?Theysaid:"Yes,OAmirulMumineen."He replied:IheardtheMessengerofAllah(S.A.W.A.)saying:ThefirstofthemwouldbefromBasra andthelastofthemfromYamamah.ThereafterHazratbegantocountMahdi'scompanions. PeoplewerecryingandAli(A.S.)wassaying: TwopersonsfromBasra,onepersonfromAhwaz,onepersonfromMina,onepersonfrom Shushtar,onepersonfromDuraq,fourpersonsnamelyAli,Ahmad,AbdullahandJafarfrom Baastan,twopersonsbythenamesofMuhammadandHassanfromAmman,twopersons ShaddadandShadidfromSiraf,threepersonsHafas,YaqubandAhfromShiraz,fourpersons Musa,Ali,AbdullahandGhalafanfromEsfahan,onepersonbythenameofYahyafromAbdah, onepersonbythenameofDawoudfromMarajorA'raj,onepersonbythenameofAbdullah fromKaraj,onepersonbythenameofQadeemfromBurujerd,onepersonbythenameofAbdur RazzakfromNahawand,twopersonsAbdullahandAbdusSamadfromDainul,threepersons Jafar,IshaaqandMusafromHamadan,twopersonswhosenamesaresimilartothenamesof HolyProphet'sAhlebaytfromQum,onepersonbythenameofDaridandfiveotherswhose namesaresimilartothenamesof'AshabeKahf'fromKhurasan,onepersonfromAamol,one personfromJoijan,onepersonfromHerat,onepersonfromBalkh,onepersonfromQarah,one personfromA'ane,onepersonfromDamghan,onepersonfromSarkhas,threepersonsfrom Saiyar,onepersonfromSayah,onepersonfromSamarkand,twentyfourpersonsfromThaleqan TheyarethesameonesaboutwhomtheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)said: InKhurasan,treasurescanbefoundwhicharenotgoldorsilver.ButtheyaremenwhomAllah andHisProphetwillgathertogethertwopersonsfromQazvin,onepersonfromFars,oneperson fromAbhar,onepersonfromBirjan,onepersonfromShakh,onepersonfromSareeh,oneperson fromArdabil,onepersonfromMorad,onepersonfromTadammor,onepersonfromArmani, threepersonsfromMaragha,onepersonfromKhuee,onepersonfromSalmas,onepersonfrom Badices,onepersonfromNasur,onepersonfromBarkari,onepersonfromSarkhis,oneperson Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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fromMunaijerd,onepersonfromQaliqala,threepersonsfromWaseth,tenpersonsfrom Baghdad,fourpersonsfromKufa,onepersonfromQadasieh,onepersonfromSurah,oneperson fromSerat,onepersonfromNael,onepersonfromSaidah,onepersonfromJuijan,oneperson fromQusur,onepersonfromAnbaar,onepersonfromAkbarah,onepersonfromHananeh,one personfromTabuk,onepersonfromJaamedah,threepersonsfromAbadan,sixpersonsfrom HadisahMusel,onepersonfromMosul,onepersonfromMaqlasaya,onepersonfrom Naseebeen,onepersonfromArwan,onepersonfromFaraqeen,onepersonfromAamed,one personfromRa'sulAin,onepersonfromReqqah,onepersonfromHaran,onepersonfrom Bales,onepersonfromQabeeh,onepersonfromTartus,onepersonfromQasr,onepersonfrom Adneh,onepersonfromHamari,onepersonfromArar,onepersonfromQures,onepersonfrom Anthakia,threepersonsfromHalab,twopersonsfromHamas,fourpersonsfromDamascus,one personfromSyria,onepersonfromQaswan,onepersonfromQaimut,onepersonfromSur,one personfromKaraj,onepersonfromAzrah,onepersonfromAamer,onepersonfromDakar,two personsfromBaitulMuqaddas,onepersonfromRamalich,onepersonfromBales,twopersons fromAcca,onepersonfromArafat,onepersonfromAsqalan,onepersonfromGazah, fourpersonsfromFasath,onepersonfromQaramis,onepersonfromDamyath,onepersonfrom Mahaleh,onepersonfromAskanderiyeh,onepersonfromBarqah,onepersonfromTanjah,one personfromMranjah,onepersonfromQirwan,fivepersonsfromSusAqsa,twopersonsfrom Qirus,threepersonsfromJamim,onepersonfromQus,onepersonfromAden,onepersonfrom Alali,tenpersonsfromMedina,fourpersonsfromMecca,onepersonfromTa'if,onepersonfrom Dair,onepersonfromShirwan,onepersonfromZubaid,tenpersonsfromSaru,onepersonfrom Ahsah,onepersonfromQateef,onepersonfromHajarandonepersonfromYamameh. Ali(A.S.)said:TheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)countedthemtomeuntiltheybecame313innumber, thesameasthecompanionsof'Badr'.AllahwillgatherthemfromtheEastandWestandplace themneartheHolyKa'ababythewinkofaneye.WhenthepeopleofMeccawillwitnessthis, theywillsay:'Sufyanihasgatheredusaroundhimself'.Aftercomingincontactwiththepeopleof Meccatheywillseeagroupgatheredaroundthe'Ka'aba'andthedarknessandgloomwillhave departedfromthemandthedawnofhopeascendedandtheywilltelleachother: Salvation(perhapsmeaningtosaythatwehavefoundsalvation).Thenoblepeoplewillwatchand theirrulerswegoindeepthought. AmirulMumineen(A.S.)said:AsifIamseeingthemtheirappearance,height,physique,face, beautyandclothesarealloneandthesame.Asthoughtheyareinsearchofsomethingwhich theyhavelostandarenowthoughtfulandperplexedoverthismatteruntilapersonwho resemblestheProphetthemostincreationandappearsbeforethemfrombehindthecurtainof theKa'aba.Theywillaskhim:"AreyoutheMahdi?"Hewillreply:Yes,IamthePromisedMahdi. ThereafterHazratwilladdressthemassuch:Swearallegiancetomewithregardstofortyqualities andenterintoacovenantwithmewithregardstotenqualities. Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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Annafsaid:"OAliwhatarethosequalities?Hereplied:Theywillswearallegiancethattheywill notsteal,commitadultery,killsomeoneinjustly,defamethehonorofarespectableperson, abuseaMuslim,swarmahouse,mountonathinandweakanimal,decoratethemselvesfalsely (weargold),wearfur,wearsilk,wearclogsobstructthepathforanyone,commitinjusticetothe orphans,playtrickanddeceitanyone,eatthewealthoftheorphans,indulgeinhomosexuality, drinkwine,committreasonintrust,breachthepromises,hoardwheatandbarley,killsomeone whoseeksrefugeinhim,pursuethedefeatedone,shedbloodinjustlyandembarkonkillingthe injuredone.Moreoveroneshouldwearcoarsegarments,considerthegroundasonespillow,eat breadmadeoutofbarley,besatisfiedwithwhatevermeagrehereceives,participatein'Jihad' (holywar)thewayitshouldbedone,smellmuskandothergoodfragrances,avoidimpurity" SecondConclusion References Amongstthematterswhicharegoodandrathernecessarytomentionisthenamesofbooksand authorsthesourcesfromwhichwehavenarratedthetraditionsinthebookof'AlMahdi'.Thisis sothattherightsofthoseauthorsaredulypaidandrather,therespectedreadersgainself satisfaction.Thefollowingarethereferencesofthebook"ALMAHDI":1.Thebook"Es'aafar Raghebeen"isaboutthevirtuesoftheHolyProphet(S.A.W.A.)andhisAhlebayt(A.S.).It's writtenbyShaikhMuhammadSabanwhodiedintheyear1206. 2.Thebook"Ja'ameulLalif"isabouttheexellenceofMeccaandtheconstructionoftheHoly Mosque.ItsauthorisAllamaShaikhJamaluddinMuhammadJarrullahibnMuhammadibn NuruddinibnAbuBakribnAliZahirayQurshiMakhzumi.Thisbookwaswrittenintheyear950 Hijriandwasprintedintheyear1276intheprintinghouseofDarEhyaulKitabulArabiya. 3.CommentaryonNahjulBalaghawrittenbyaleadingpersonalityinliteracyandhistorybythe nameofShaikhEzzuddinAbuHamedAbdulHamidibnHebtullahMada'enifamousasIbneAbil Hadidwhodiedintheyear655Hijri.ThisbookhasbeenprintedinfourvolumesinDarulKitabal ArabiyainEgypt. 4.SahihBukhariwrittenbyaleadingtraditionistAbuAbdullahMuhamamdibnIsma'eelibn IbrahimibnMughairawhodiedintheyear256Hijri.Thisbookhasbeenprintedintheyear1312 inthepublishinghouseofMaimaniyainEgypt. 5.SahihSunanMustafawrittenbyaleadingtraditionistAbuDawoudSulaimanibnAsha'r Sajestaniwhodiedintheyear357. Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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6.SahihTirmidhiwrittenbyAbuIsaMuhammadibnSurahwhodiedintheyear278.Thisbook wasprintedintheyear1310atLucknowinIndia. 7.Sawa'eqMuharreqawrittenbyShaikhShahabuddinAhmadibnHajarHaisamiagainstthe peopleofinnovationandheresy.Hediedintheyear974inMecca.ThisbookwasprintedinEgypt intheyear1933. 8.EqdudDurarwrittenabouttheAwaitedImambythegreatscholarAbuBadrShaikh JamaluddinYusufibnYahyaibnAliibnAbdulAzizibnAliMuqaddasi,Shafa'ee,Selmi,and Damashqiwhofinishedwritingthisbookintheyear658A.H.Thisbookisthebestandthemost comprehensivebookwrittenbyoneSunnibrotherinthisregard.Ihavenotcomeacrossthe printedscriptofthisbookandperhapsitmaynothavebeenprintedatall. Verily,twocopiesofthesaidbookispresentinthelibraryofHazratAliibnMusaarRidha(A.S.) whereoneofthemhadbeenwrittenintheyear953A.H.Anothercopyofthisbookispresentin thelibraryoftheleaderofallleadersintraditionsi.e.MirzaMuhammadHusseinNouriTabarsi (diedin1320)justasthesamecanbeknownfromhisbook'KashfulAstar'. AnothercopytoocanbefoundinthelibraryofourleaderSayyedShahabuddinMar'ashiNajafi justashehimselftoldmeaboutthesame.Yetanothercopyispresentinthelibraryofourmaster AbulMujedMuhammadRidhaEsfahani.Thisisthesamecopyonwhichwehavereliedand narratedfrombutwasnotdevoidofanyerrors.InthebookDurrarulMusawwiyah,Oustaswe pointedintheprefaceofthisbook)heascribesthebook'EqdudDurar'toAliibnShahab Hamadani.HoweverthisisapparentlyamistakebecauseIhavenevercomeacrossanyone ascribingthisbooktotheaforesaidsayyed.Verily,thebook'MuwwadahalQurba'belongstothe aforementionedSayyed. Fromthelastportionofthebook'YanabiulMuwadda'andthebook'GhayatulMaram'it appearsthatAbuAbdullahGanjiinhisbook'AlBayanFiAkhbarSahebuzZaman'andthebook 'KefayatTalibFiFaza'elAliibnAbiTalib'narratessomeofhiscollectionsfromthebook'Eqdud Durar'.9.Thebook'FotouhatIslamiyah'after'FotouhatNabawiyah'writtenbythescholar SayedAhmadZainiDehlana'Mujtahid'(expertinIslamicjurisprudence)ofMeccawhodiedinthe year1304.ThisbookhasbeenpublishedintwopartsinthepublishinghouseofMustapha MuhammadinEgypt. 10.Thebook'FotouhatMakkiyah'writtenbythemysticscholarandresearcherShaikhAbu AbdullahMohyiddinMuhammadibnAlifamousasIbnArabiHatemiTha'ee.Truly,thisbookisa usefulbookinitsownfieldandIdon'timaginethereexistsanotherofitskind.Thisbookhasbeen printedinEgyptinDarrulKitabalArabiaalKubrapublishinghouse. Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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11.Thebook"KashfuzZunoonanAsamialKutubwalFunoon".Asitcanbejudgedfromits name,thisbookismajesticinitsownfield.IthasbeenwrittenbythescholarMullaKatebChalabi whodiedintheyear1067.ThisbookwasprintedinDarrulSa'adehintwovolumes. 12.Thebook"MafatihulGhaib"whichisafamousexegesiswrittenbytheresearchscholar MuhammadFakhruddinRaziwhodiedintheyear606A.H.Thisbookwasprintedineightvolumes inthepublishinghouseof'Aamera'intheyear1308A.H.TheexegesisofAbuSaudtoohasbeen printedinthemarginofthisexegesis. 13.MufradatalQuranwrittenbytheresearchscholarAbulQasimHusseinibnMuhammadibn MufazzalfamousasRaghebEsfahaniwhodiedintheyear502A.H.Thisbookhasbeenprintedin themarginof'Nihaya'ofIbnAthirinEgypt. 14.Thebook"NurulAbsar"writtenaboutthevirtuesofAhlebaytoftheHolyProphet.Ithas beenwrittenbythescholarSayyedMu'minIbnHassanShablanjiwhodiedintheyear1208A.H. Thisbookwasprintedintheyear1304A.H.inEgyptintheUthmaniprintinghouse. 15.Thebook"Nihaya"whichisonthesubjectofexplanationofwordsusedintraditionsand QuranandiswrittenbytheresearchscholarandlexicographistAbusSaadatMubarakibn MuhammadibnMuhammadJauziwellknownasIbnAthirwhodiedintheyear606AH.This bookhasbeenprintedinfourvolumesinthepublishinghouseof'Khairiyah'inEgypt. 16.NahjulBalaghacompiledbyAllamaSharifRaziMuhammadibnAbuAhmadMusawiwho wasthechiefofseekersofknowledgeinBaghdad.Inthisbook,hehascollectedthesermons, lettersandaphorismsofAmirulMumineenAliibnAbiTalib(A.S.).Thisbookhasbeenprinted intothreepartsinonevolumeintheprintinghouseof'Esteqamah'inEgypt.ShaikhMuhammad Abdohwhowasthe'Mofti'(passingjudicialdecrees)ofEgypt,ShaikhMohyiddinandMuhammad AbdulHamidwhowastheprofessorofAlAzharhavewrittenacommentaryonthisbook. 17.Themagazine"HudalIslam"whichisprintedweeklyinEgyptundertheguidanceof MuhammadAhmadSairafiandanumberofscholarsofEgypthavegiventheirshareof contributiontothismagazine.Undoubtedlythismagazineisareligiousmagazineandisrareinits ownfield.Itwasstartedfrom1354A.Handisstillbeingpublished. 18.Thebook"YanabiulMuwaddaFiMuwaddatZulQarba"writtenbythemysticscholarShaikh SulaimanibnKhawjaKalanHusseiniBalkhiQunduziwhodiedintheyear1294A.H.Thisbookwas printedinthepublishinghouseof'Akhtar'. THEEND Presentedbyhttp://www.alhassanain.com&http://www.islamicblessings.com
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