Al-Mahdi (a.s.)

in the same place of the afore-mentioned book, he narrates from abu huraira that the holy prophet (s.a.w.a.) said: 'if there remains not more than a day from the life of the earth ...... a person from my progeny who carries the same name as mine shall appear.(86)

thereafter he writes: 'this is an acceptable and authentic tradition.'

ibn-hajar in his 'sawae'q' (page 98) narrates from ahmad, abu dawoud and tirmidhi and all the three from the holy prophet (s.a.w.a.) who said:

'the world shall not end until a person from my progeny shall come and rule. his name shall be similar to my name.'

the author of 'esaaf-ur-rhagebeen' too has narrated the same.(87)

the author of 'eqdud-durar' in the second chapter narrates from 'sunan' of imam abu bakr muqarri and he from abdullah-ibn-masoud that the holy prophet (s.a.w.a.) said:

'the world shall not pass away until a person from my progeny shall conquer it.'

in the same chapter of the afore-said book, he narrates from the book 'sefat-ul-Mahdi' of hafez abu na'eem and 'sunan' of abu abdullah muqarri and they two from abdullah-ibn-omar who said: the holy prophet (s.a.w.a) said:-

'a person from my progeny shall emerge. his name is similar to mine and his morals too is the same as mine. he shall fill the earth with equity and justice.'

again, in the same chapter of the afore-said book, he narrates from hafez abu na'eem who in turn narrates from huzaifa-ibn-yaman that the holy prophet (s.a.w a.) said: 'if there remains not more than a day from the life of the earth, god will make a person to appear from my progeny who carries the same name as mine and whose morals are the same as mine. his agnomen is abu-abdullah.(88)