Al-Mahdi (a.s.)
thereafter he writes: 'imam abu omar and muqqari in their 'sunan' and hafez abu na'eem abdullah-ibn-hemad. too have narrated this tradition.(60) about the characteristic of Mahdi, the author of «fotouhat al-makkiyah» writes in chapter no. 363 as such: 'he shall distribute wealth equally, will execute justice among the people and bring to a halt the altercations.' the author of «es'aaf-ur-raghebeen» narrates on page 161 of his afore-said book from «fotouhat al-makkiyah» as follows: 'as research goes, hazrat Mahdi shall give command to those things which the angel of inspiration shall give and surely he shall be revealed the creed of muhammad. the same matter can be seen in one of the traditions where the holy prophet (s.a.w.a.) says:- 'Mahdi shall follow me and he is free from every error.' thus the holy prophet made us realize and -recognize hazrat Mahdi in this regard that his commands are the very commands of the holy prophet and are not innovations. moreover it shows that he is infallible and will not issue any order but that which is the truth. thereafter he says: notwithstanding that Allah inspires him to the truth, his comparison is forbidden. rather, some of the researchers have forbidden comparison for all men of conscience and men of god for this reason that the holy prophet (s.a.w.a.) is present in their sight. thus, if they should occasionally doubt the authenticity of a tradition or decree, they ought to refer to hazrat and he in turn shall inform them about the true and manifest affairs. the one who possesses such a status is not in need of following any leaders save the holy prophet (s.a.w.a.).
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