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the absence of Imam Mahdi (a.s) during the occultation. Thus it can not be used to refute the Yamani character as he is present during occultation in which Imam Mahdi (a.s) is alive (and not deceased or absent during occultation). And since the Yamani (a.s) says that Imam Al-Mahdi (a.s) is alive, and is calling towards the Wilaya/ authority of Imam Al Mahdi (a.s), then this Hadith does not apply at all. --Here is a Hadith about the Yamani, Sufyani and Khurasani all emerging in one day, from Imam al Baqir (a.s), he said: "The emergence of the Sufyani, Yamani and Khurasani is in one year, in one month, in one day, ordered like the order of beads, some people will follow some of them and there will be misery on every face, woe to those who stayed far away from them, and there is no banner more guided than the banner of the Yamani, his banner is the banner of guidance because he calls/ invites to your Companion/Sahib (Sahib al Zaman a.s), so if the Yamani emerges he will make arms dealing forbidden for the people and every Muslim, and if the Yamani emerges then rise up towards him, indeed his banner is the banner of guidance, and it is not permitted for a Muslim to turn away from him, and whoever does this then he is from the people of the hellfire, because he calls/invites to the truth and to the straight path." Ghaibatul Nu'mani page 255-256. Upon first inspection of this Hadith, it becomes very clear that the Yamani (a.s) is very important because he calls/invites to Imam Mahdi (a.s). Now back to the topic of emergence of all 3 in one day, Imam al Baqir (a.s) instructed us: "if the Yamani emerges then rise up to him", so now I will ask a question to those who remember their duties to the family of the household of the Prophet (s.a.w), Is it possible that the entire world has only one day to recognize the Yamani and save themselves from hellfire? Surely the answer to that is no, and how can the entire world study the Hadith and Qur'an about how to distinguish the true claimant, during one day? Rather, 'emergence of Yamani, Sufyani and Khurasani in one day' is ambiguous and can be interpreted in more than one way. It can be interpreted that this 'emergence', is an emergence for war, and that the Yamani, Sufyani and Khurasani will all come out for war in one day, and that before this the Yamani appears and will have made himself known and called/ invited people to Imam Mahdi (a.s), which is the call of the Supremacy of Allah (swt). Also let us look at this reoccurring Hadith inside the book GhaibutNu'mani, Imam al-Baqir (a.s) said: "The owners/possessors of all the banners before the Qaim's banner are tyrants." And here is what Sheikh Nu'mani says (May Allah (swt) Bless him): "Information has come to us that every banner lifted before the Qaim is inside the hellfire - or its owner is a tyrant - and the like, yet in this [Hadith] an exclusion has been made to the Yamani's banner because it is in front of the appearance (of Qaim), and as for the Yamani, who is he? His knowledge is to Allah." So Sheikh Nu'mani (May Allah (swt) Bless him) recognized the importance of the Yamani (a.s), but said his knowledge is with Allah (swt). And this is the reality of it, that for 1400 years the people could not put the puzzle together, and it was done purposefully by Allah (swt) and the Ahlulbayt (a.s) so that it will come only when it is the right time and the right claimant. This is a Hadith about a Dajjal (l.a) from Basra who comes before the Mahdi (a.s), Imam Ali (a.s) said: "Thus there are Dajjals from the children of Fatima (a.s), and a Dajjal emerges from Basra and he is not from me and he comes before all the other Dajjals." Malahim walFitan, door.36, p.123. The word "Basra" was translated from "Dijlat alBasra". As presented by the video from brother Mohammad (Zolfigar), the word "Dijlat" means Tigris, and the Tigris and Euphrates both merge to form "Shat al Arab" which is next to Basra, and this is called a confluence. And this is the translation of it "emerges from Tigris of Basra". And the reason why Imam Ali (a.s) is saying this is to indicate a province or location around this area, and this fits the description of Meesan, a province around Dijlat al Basra (Tigris of Basra). And this is also made clear from another Hadith by Imam Ali (a.s): "Then the Rightly guided and Guiding Mahdi emerges that takes the banner from the hand of Jesus son of Mary (a.s), then the emergence of Dajjal, the Dajjal will emerge from Meesan of a direction of Basra." Malahim walFitan, door. 54, page.134. And one of the reasons that people disbelieve in Imam Ahmad (a.s) is because of Haidar Imshatat (l.a). Reason being he used to be one of the followers of Imam Ahmad (a.s) but then opposed Imam Ahmad 18