- Ghaibat Nomani: It is narrated from Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Ishaq from Ismail bin Ibrahim Halwani from Ahmad bin Mansur Zaaj from Hudbah bin Abdul Wahab from Saad bin Abdul Hamid bin Ja’far from Abdullah bin Ziyad Yamani from Akrama bin Ammar from Ishaq bin Abdullah bin Abi Talha from Anas Ibne Malik that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.) said:
“We the children of Abdul Muttalib are the chiefs of Paradise dwellers; the Messenger of Allah, Hamza, the chief of the martyrs, Ja’far with two wings, Ali, Fatima, Hasan, Husain, and the Mahdi.”
Ghaibat Tusi narrates an identical tradition through Muhammad bin Ali from Uthman bin Ahmad from Ibrahim bin Abdullah Hashmi from Hasan bin Fadhl Busrani from Saad Ibne Abdul Hamid and on as above. 1
- Uyun Akhbar Reza: Through the chains of Tamimi, it is narrated from Imam Reza (a.s.) through his holy forefathers, from the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.) that he said:
“The Hour shall not stand until our Qaim uprises. And that will be when Allah, the Glorified, gives him permission. Whoever follows him will find salvation and whoever falls behind, will perish. For Allah’s sake, for Allah’s sake! Servants of Allah! Come to him even if you have to walk on ice, for he is the vicegerent of Allah, the Exalted, and my vicegerent.” 1
- Amali Saduq: Ibne Mutawakkil has narrated from Asadi from Nakhai from Naufili from Ali Ibne Saalim from his father from Thumali from Ibne Tarif from Ibne Nubatah from Ibne Abbas that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.) said:
“When I was raised for Meraj to the seventh heaven, and from there to the Lote Tree, and from the Lote Tree to the Veils of Light, my Lord, the Exalted, called on me, ‘O Muhammad, you are My servant and I am your Lord. So be humble for Me and worship Me and trust Me and have confidence in Me, for I am pleased with you as a servant, as a beloved, as a Messenger, as an Apostle; and with your brother as the vicegerent and as the gateway. He is My Hujjah over My servants and the Imam for My creation.
Through him, My friends are known from My enemies and through him the party of Satan is distinguished from My party. Through him My religion will be established, and My codes observed, and My rules executed. Through you, through him, and through the Imams from your progeny, I confer mercy upon My servants and slave girls.
‘And through the Qaim from yours, I will develop My earth with My praise. Through him, I will purify the earth from My enemies and bequeath her to My friends. Through him, I will make the word of those who have disbelieved in Me low, and My word high. Through him, I will revive My lands and My servants with My knowledge. Through him, I will manifest treasures and riches with My will. I will expose the secrets and the hidden to him with My resolve; I will help him through My angels to aide him in the enforcement of My order, and uncovering of My religion. That is My friend rightfully, and the Mahdi of My servants truly.’”
The author says: Many such traditions were mentioned in the section of the traditions affirming the Twelve Imams and the section pertinent to the reasons of his holy names. 1
- Uyun Akhbar Reza: It is narrated from Abdullah bin Muhammad Saigh from Muhammad bin Saeed from Husain bin Ali from Walid bin Muslim from Safwan bin Amr from Shuraih bin Ubaid from Amr Bakai from Kaabul Ahbar that he said:
“The Caliphs are Twelve. When their demise approaches and a virtuous generation comes, Allah will prolong their lives. Such has Allah promised this Ummah. Then he recited:
وَعَدَ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مِنْكُمْ وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَيَسْتَخْلِفَنَّهُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ كَمَا اسْتَخْلَفَ الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ
“Allah has promised to those of you who believe and do good that He will most certainly make them rulers in the earth as He made rulers those before them…” (Surah Nur 24:55)
He said: “Likewise did Allah, the Exalted, to the Children of Israel. It is not difficult that He may gather this Ummah in a day or half a day. And a day before your Lord is like a thousand years of your reckoning.” 1
- Uyun Akhbar Reza: It is narrated from the chains of Tamimi that Imam Reza (a.s.) said that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.) said:
“The world will not perish until a man from the progeny of Husain takes charge of my Ummah. He will fill it with justice as it shall become full of oppression and injustice.” 1
- Amali Tusi: Shaykh Mufeed has narrated from Ismail bin Yahya Abasi from Muhammad bin Jarir Tabari from Muhammad bin Ismail Sawari from Abu Sulat Harawi from Husain Ashqar from Qays bin Rabi from Amash from Abaya bin Rabi from Abu Ayyub Ansari that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.) said to Fatima during his illness:
“By the One in whose Hand my soul is, there will definitely be in this Ummah the Mahdi, and he is, by Allah, from your sons.” 1
- Amali Tusi: It is narrated from Al-Haffar from Uthman bin Ahmad from Abi Qalaba from Bushr bin Umar from Malik bin Anas from Zaid bin Aslam from Ismail bin Aban from Abi Maryam from Thuwayr bin Abi Fakhta from Abdur Rahman bin Abi Laila from his father that:
“The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.) gave the standard to Ali Ibne Abi Talib (a.s.) in the battle of Khyber and Allah granted him victory. Then he mentioned how the Prophet appointed him on the day of Ghadeer. He recounted some of his excellent attributes, which the Messenger had elaborated. My father said: Then the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.) wept. They asked him, “O Apostle of Allah, why are you crying?”
He said: “Jibraeel (a.s.) informed me that they will oppress him, deny him his right, wage wars against him, and kill and tyrannize his progeny after him. Jibraeel (a.s.) also informed me from his Lord, the Exalted, that this will end when their Qaim rises, at which their word will ascend and the Ummah will unite on their love, at which their enemies will be reduced, their haters disgraced, and their praisers will be many. This will happen when lands change and the servants of God are weakened and lose hope in an opening. At that time the Qaim will rise amidst them.” The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.) said:
“His name is like my name, and his father’s name is like my son’s name. He is from the progeny of my daughter. Allah will manifest the truth through them and smother vanity through their swords. People will follow them, some in their love and some in their fear.” When the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.)
stopped crying, he said: “Congregations of the Faithful! Rejoice the glad tidings of salvation, for Allah’s promise does not fail and His destiny does not falter and He is the All-Wise the All-Knowing. Victory from Allah is near. O Allah, they are my household, take away uncleanness from them and purify them, a thorough purification. O Allah, guard them, protect them and be their shepherd. Be for them, help them, assist them, honor them and do not dishonor them, and be my successor amongst them. You are All-Powerful on everything.” 1
- Amali Tusi: Shaykh Mufeed has narrated from Ahmad bin Walid from Saffar from Muhammad bin Ubaid from Ali bin Asbat from Saif bin Umair from Muhammad bin Humran that Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) said:
References:[Quran Chapter 30:5-6] 5. In Allah's support. He supports whomever He wills. He is the Almighty, the Merciful. 6. The promise of Allah—Allah never breaks His promise, but most people do not know.“When the fate of Husain Ibne Ali reached where it reached, the angels wailed to Allah, the Exalted and said: O Lord, is this done to Husain, your chosen friend and the son of Your Messenger? Allah raised the shadow of the Qaim (a.s.) for them and said: Through him will I avenge from his oppressors.” 1
