161 - البِشارَةُ بِالمَهدِيِّ عليه السلام‏

161. Glad Tidings of the Mahdi (AS)

485.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أبْشِري يا فاطمةُ ، فإنّ المهديَّ منكِ .¹

485.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Glad tidings to you O Fatima for verily the Mahdi will be from you [i.e. your descent].' ²

486.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : المهديُّ رجُلٌ مِن وُلْدي ، وجهُهُ كالكَوكبِ الدُّرّيِّ .³

486.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The Mahdi will be a man from my offspring, and his face will be like a sparkling star.' ⁴

487.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : لا تَقومُ السّاعةُ حتّى‏ تَمْتَلئَ الأرضُ ظُلماً وعُدْواناً ، ثُمّ يخرُجُ رجُلٌ مِن عِترتي فيَملَؤُها قِسْطاً وعَدلاً كما مُلِئتْ ظُلماً وعُدْواناً .⁵

487.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The [Final] Hour will not come until the land has been filled with tyranny and enmity, then a man from my progeny will emerge and will fill it with fairness and justice just as it had been filled with tyranny and enmity.' ⁶

488.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : يَلي‏رجُلٌ مِن أهلِ‏بيتي يُواطِئُ اسمُه اسمِي، لَو لَم يَبْقَ مِن الدُّنيا إلّا يَومٌ لَطوَّلَ اللَّهُ ذلكَ اليومَ حتّى‏ يَليَ .⁷

488.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'A man from my household will rule, his name will be the same as mine. Even if not more than a day remains of this world, Allah will lengthen that day so that he may rule.' ⁸

489.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : المهديُّ رجُلٌ مِنّا مِن وُلدِ فاطمةَ .⁹

489.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Al-Mahdi will be a man from us, from the progeny of Fatima.' ¹⁰

490.الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : فإذا خَرجَ أسْندَ ظَهْرَهُ إلَى الكعبةِ،واجْتَمعَ إليهِ‏ثلاثُمائةٍ وثلاثةَ عَشَرَ رجُلاً، فأوّلُ ما يَنطِقُ بهِ‏هذهِ‏الآيةُ: (بَقِيّةُ اللَّهِ خيرٌ لكم إنْ كُنتم مؤمنين).¹¹ ثُمّ يقولُ : أنا بَقِيّةُ اللَّهِ وحُجّتُهُ وخليفتُهُ علَيكُم ، فلا يُسَلِّمُ إلَيهِ مُسَلِّمٌ إلّا قالَ : السّلامُ عليكَ يا بَقِيّةَ اللَّهِ في أرضِهِ .¹²

490.Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, 'When he emerges, he will lean his back against the Kaba, and three hundred and thirteen men will assemble with him, and the first thing he will utter will be the verse, "What remains of Allah's provision is better for you, should you be the faithful." He will then say, 'I am the remains of Allah, His proof and His vicegerent upon you. None will salute him except by saying, 'Peace be upon you O remains of Allah (baqiyyatullah) in His land.' ¹³

160 - النَّصُّ عَلى‏ إمامَتِهِ‏

160. Proofs of His Imama

484.الإمامُ العسكريُّ عليه السلام - وقد سُئلَ عن الحُجّةِ والإمامِ بعدَهُ ؟ - : ابْنِي محمّدٌ ، وهُو الإمامُ والحُجّةُ بَعدي ، مَن ماتَ ولَم يَعرفْهُ ماتَ مِيتةً جاهليّةً . أمَا إنّ لَه غَيبةً يَحارُ فيها الجاهلونَ ، ويَهْلِكُ فيها المُبطِلونَ ، ويَكْذِبُ فيها الوَقّاتونَ ، ثُمّ يَخرُجُ فكَأنّي أنظُرُ إلَى الأعْلامِ البِيضِ تَخْفِقُ فوقَ رأسِهِ بِنَجفِ الكوفةِ .¹

484. Imam al-Askari (AS), when asked about the proof [of Allah] and the Imam after him, said, 'My son Muhammad will be the Imam and the proof after me. Whoever dies without acknowledging him [as the Imam] has died a death of ignorance. Know that certainly he will have an occultation, about which the ignorant will be left confused, the impugners will be ruined and those who predict a specific time [for his reappearance] will lie. Then he will emerge and it is as if I can see the white flags hovering above his head in Najaf [near] Kufa.' ²