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Prophet's will, they only tend to remember that it was not written, yet,it was dictated to Imam Ali (a.s.) during the night of Prophet Muhammads' demise pbuh and his progeny. His will mentioned 12 Imams, and then comes after them 12 Mahdis, and the first Mahdi is Ahmad whose name is similar to the Prophet's name. The biggest quandary the Shias of the scholars will never admit, is the fact that the father of Muhammad, son of Hassan, his father's name is not similar to the father of Muhammad pbuhap. We know well enough in a tradition from the Holy Prophet Muhammad pbuh and his progeny, saying that he was the son of the two slaughters Abdullah and Isma'el. And for him to speak of this, it's enshrouded with wisdom, for only the father of Ahmad Al Hassan, his name is Isma'el and the father of Muhammad is Hassan. So how can we know who the Mahdi is according to the will, is it Muhammad or Ahmad? The Many Mysteries Behind The Will by Zolfigarr Learning religion is a bounty and leaving it is the same as leaving an infant alone in a desert of desolation. But when someone admires the end times, one cannot resist to think, and at the same time pretend that the riser of the family of Muhammad (pbuh) will not arrive. Imam Al Mahdi (a.s.) whose name is Muhammad, son of Hassan Al-Askari (a.s), has a responsibility from Allah (swt) to fulfill the promise that even the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) \