[2] Ta’weel Al-Ayat, by Sharaf Ad-Deen Al- Husseini, vol. 1, p. 404; Bihar Al-Anwar, vol. 39, p. 243.
[3] Bihar Al-Anwar, by Ulema Al-Majlisi, vol. 53, p. 85.
[4] He of the Two Horns; a figure mentioned in the Qur'an as a great and righteous ruler who built a long wall that keeps Gog and
Magog from attacking the people of the west. According to traditional Islamic scholars, such agnomen refers to Alexander the Great,
for he was the one who reached the two 'Horns' of the Sun, the East and the West, where it rises and where it sets during his campaign
(as classically interpreted). However, some contemporary Islamic scholars have argued for an identification with other figures such as
Cyrus the Great.
[5] Kitab Salim Bin Qais, a study conducted by Muhammad Baqir Al-Ansari, p. 130.
[6] Refer to the testament of the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) delivered on the night his soul rested, to the part related to the Imams
and Mahdis, mentioned above in this book.
[7] Bihar Al-Anwar, vol. 53, p. 60; ’Asr Adh-Dhuhoor, p. 67.
[8] Al-Kafi, vol. 8, p. 63.
[9] {We showed them sign after sign, each greater than the precedent and We inflicted upon them punishment in the hope they might
return (to Us)}, Az-Zukhruf (Ornaments of Gold): 48. …Therefore the beast of the earth is a sign and the following sign which is
much greater is the coming of the one who will be sent by Allah as mentioned in the narration {and We have not sent you but to all the
men as a bringer of glad tidings and warner}. Who is this person?
[10] Bihar Al-Anwar, vol. 53, p. 113.
[11] Bihar Al-Anwar, vol. 53, p. 113.
[12] These narrations have been mentioned above in pp. 76-79 of this book, (Thus, if we reveal something about a man, it may apply
to his son or grandson and so you shall not deny it).
[13] Bihar Al-Anwar, vol. 53, p. 113.
[14] Irshad (The Book of Guidance), by Sheikh Al-Mufeed, vol. 2, p. 380.
[15] An Arabic adjective meaning beautiful, or good looking; in such context, it refers to Najaf.
[16] Bihar Al-Anwar, vol. 97, p. 385
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