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this son Hussain. Is this what
named you in his heavens Ali Al
happened, O Abu Dhar and Miqdad?” Mortada, The Prince of the believers,
Grand truthful, the bright Farouq
Thus, it is clear that the Prophet
(Judge and differentiating between
Muhammad (s.a.w) did indeed leave
true and false), the trusted, and the
a will behind. Now let us examine
Mahdi (rightly guided). These names
these two narrations from Abi
may not be truly attributed to other
Abdullah (a.s):
than you. O Ali, you are my guardian
Al Harth ibn Al-Mugheera he said to on my own family, their living and
Abi Abdullah Imam Jafar Sadiq (a.s): their dead. My women, whom you
maintain shall find me tomorrow,
‘How do we know about Saaheb Aland whom you reject I am acquitted
Amr (companion of the matter)?’ He
of her. I will not see her and she will
said: ‘Peacefulness, dignity,
knowledge, and the will.’ [Basa'er Al- not see me on the day of resurrection,
and you are the successor (Khalifa)
Darajat Muhammad ibn Al-Hassan
on my nation after me. If the day of
Al-Safar p.509]
death comes to you, hand it over to
Abi Abdullah Imam Jafar Sadiq (a.s)
my son Hassan the very beneficial.
said: ‘The companion of the matter
Then if the day of death comes to
will be known for three qualities it
him, let him hand it over to my son
will not be given to anyone except
Al Hussein, the Martyr, the Pure and
himself. He is the first before anybody the Assassinated. If the day of death
(with these qualities), he is his
comes to him, let him hand it over to
successor and he has the weapon of
his son, the master of the servants
the Holy Prophet (s.a.w), and his will and worshipers Ali. If the day of
and that is something that I do not
death comes to him, let him hand it
separate myself from.’ [Basa'er Alover to his son, Mohamed Al Baqir. If
Darajat Muhammad ibn Al-Hassan
the day of death comes to him, let
Al-Safaar p.202]
him hand it over to his son, Jaâfar Al
Imam Ahmad Al Hassan, the Yamani Sadiq (the honest).If the day of death
comes to him, let him hand it over to
from Ale Muhammad (a.s), came
his son, Moussa Al Kadhim (The
forth calling people back on to the
one Straight Path, the path leading to Patient).If the day of death comes to
Allah (swt), and did so bringing forth him, let him hand it over to his son,
Ali Al Reda. If the day of death comes
the will of the Holy Prophet
Muhammad (s.a.w). And this blessed to him, let him hand it over to his
son, Mohamed Al Thiqa (The
will of the Prophet Muhammad
Trustworthy).If the day of death
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comes to him, let him hand it over to
individual books:
his son, Ali Al Nasih (The Advisor). If
The Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w) said the day death of comes to him, let
to Ali Ibn Abi Taleb (a.s) during the
him hand it over to his son, Al
night of his death:
Hassan Al Fadil. If the day of death
comes to him, let him hand it over to
“‘O Father of Al Hassan, bring me a
his son, Mohammed the Mandate of
leaf and a paper’, and he dictated his
the Holy Family of Mohamad Peace
will until he came to a position where
be upon them all. These are the twelve
he said: ‘O Ali, there will be twelve
Imams. Then there will be twelve
Imams and after them there will be
Mahdi’s after them. then when Allah
twelve Mahdi’s. You, O Ali, are the
receiveth him, let him hand it over to
first of the twelve Imams, God has
his son, the first of the close ones, he
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has three names, one like mine and
my Father’s: Abdullah (Servant of
God), Ahmad and the third name is
The Mahdi (the guided) and he is the
first Believer’”
— Sheikh Al-Toosi, Al-Ghayba p.150
— Sheikh Hor Al-Amili, Ithbat AlHodat Vol. 1 p.549
— Sheikh Hor Al-Amili, Al-Iqath Min
Al-Haj’a p.393-3
— Sheikh Hassan bin Soulayman Al
Hilli, Mokhtasar Al Bassair p.159
— Al-Allama Al-Majlisii, Bihar AlAnwar Vol. 53 p.147
— Al-Allama Al-Majlisii, Bihar AlAnwar Vol. 36 p.260
— Sheikh Abd Allah Al-Bahrani,
Al’awalim Vol. 3 p.236
— Al-Sayyed Hashim Al-Bahrani,
Ghayat Al-Maram Vol. 1 p.370
— Al-Sayyed Hashim Al-Bahrani, AlInsaf p.222
— Al-Fayth Al-Kachani, Nawadir AlAkhbar p.294-9
— Sheikh Mirza Annouri, Annajm AlThaqib Vol. 2 p.71
— Al-Sayyed Muhammad
Muhammad Sadiq Al-Sadir , Tarikh
Ma Ba’d Al-Thohoor p.641-11
— Sheikh Al Mayanji, Makatib
Arrassoul Vol. 2 p.96
— Sheikh Al-Korani, Mokhtasar
Mo’jam Ahadith Al-Imam Al-Mahdi
p.301-13
And I ask you by the Right of
Muhammad (s.a.w) that you turn to
Allah (swt) with sincerity and an
open heart in this matter.
And peace be upon you, and the
Mercy of Allah (swt) and His
Blessings.
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