Al-Mahdi (a.s.)

«Mahdi's helpers»

ibn-hajar in 'sawa'eq' (on page 98) has narrated from ibn-asaker that ali (a.s.) has said: 'when the 'qae'm' from the progeny of muhammad (s.a.w.a.) will emerge, Allah will gather together the inhabitants of the east and west. his companions will be from kufa and the brave ones who would assist him would be from syria.....

the author of eqdud-durar (section two, chapter four) has narrated from jabir-ibn-yazid jua'fi who has narrated from imam muhammad baqir (a.s.) a lenghty tradition where he has mentioned in it some of the signs of Mahdi's emergence: the revolt of sufyani, Mahdi's escape from medina to mecca until he says: Allah will gather together for Mahdi 313 of his companions.....

in the same book (section one, chapter four) its author narrates from hakim abu abdullah (from his book 'mustadrak') that muhammad-ibn-hanafia said: 'we were in the presence of ali. a person asked hazrat some questions about Mahdi. hazrat (a.s.) replied: alas! and he repeated the word seven times and then said: Mahdi will emerge at the end of time when those who would call out the name of Allah would be killed.

thereafter Allah will gather together a group whose sagacity and agility will be like a cloud and he will make their hearts intimate towards each other. they will neither fear anyone nor will they flee. their number will be equal to the number of the companions of 'badr'. neither the people of the past took precedent over them nor the people of the future will comprehend them. their number will be equal to the number of the companions who crossed the river with the saul.....

narrator says: hakim has said: this tradition is an authentic tradition provided that bukhari and muslim have narrated the same. however they have not narrated it.

in the seventh chapter of the same book, the author narrates from abu amro osman-ibn-sa'eed muqarri (from his 'sunan') who narrates fromhuzaifa-ibnyaman that the messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.) while narrating about Mahdi and his emergence has said: courageous men from syria will hasten towards hazrat along with their followers while sober men from egypt too will join him. yet another group will proceed from the east until they reach mecca and swear allegiance to him.....

the author of 'yanabi-ul-muwadda' (on page 449) has narrated from ganji who in turn has narrated from ibn athim kufi that ali (a.s.) has said: bravo! to the people of thaleqan because Allah has hidden treasures amongst them which are neither gold nor silver. rather they are those people, who have recognized Allah in the true sense and they will be Mahdi's helpers at the end of time.

the author of esaaf-ur-reghebeen (on page 150) says: it is true that the holy prophet (s.a.w.a.) said: discord will arise at the time of a caliphs death. thereafter he mentioned about Mahdi's emergence at mecca, the allegiance which people will swear to him at mecca, the sinking of sufyanis army at 'baidah' and then said: when people will witness this miracle from Mahdi the brave men from syria and groups of people from iraq will approach hazrat and swear allegiance to him.....

«the angels will assist Mahdi»