He is the Qa’im...

He is the Qa’im, who is waited for by the world people, and will fill the world with justice, after being filled with oppression.’”[^9] Muhammad Ibn Hasan Karkhi said that he heard from Abu Harun, “I saw Sahib Al-Zaman; his birth was on a Friday in the year 256 A.H.”[^10] Muhammad Ibn ‘Ibrahim Kufi has said, “Abu Muhammad (a.s.) sent a slain sheep for one of his companions with this message, ‘This is ‘aqiqah for my son, Muhammad.’”[^11] Hasan Ibn Mandhar has said, “One day Hamzah Ibn Abul Fat’h came to me and told me, ‘Good tidings!

Last night the child of Abu Muhammad (a.s.) was born and he ordered that we hide the news of it.’ I asked about his name.

He answered, ‘His name is Muhammad and his nickname is Ja’far.’”[^12] Hasan Ibn Husayn ‘Alawi has said, “I went to meet Imam Abu Muhammad Hasan Ibn Ali (a.s.) in Samirra’ and congratulated him on the birth of his son, Qa’im.”[^13] ‘Ibrahim, a friend of Imam Abu Muhammad (a.s.) has said, “My master, Abul Hasan (a.s.), sent four sheep for me with this message, ‘Give them away as ‘aqiqah for my son, Mahdi.

Eat from them and feed other Shi’ahs with them.’”[^14] Texts Proving His Imamate Shiykh Mufid has written in this regard, “The traditions from (S), Ali Ibn Abi Talib (a.s.), the infallible Imams (a.s.), and his father, Imam Hasan (a.s.) about Imamate of Imam Mahdi (a.j.) were previously mentioned.

His honorable father had introduced him as the Imam and appointed him to Imamate among his trustworthy Shi’ah companions.”[^15] Shiykh Mufid has also written, “One of the reasons for Imamate of Qa’im, Muhammad Ibn Hasan (a.s.), is the logical reason for necessity of existence of an infallible Imam, who is independent of the knowledge of other people, in every time.

In fact, someone should be present to enjoin goodness and forbid evilness, punish the criminals, guide the misguided people, enforce the Hudud , execute Divine rules, appoint the governors, maintain the Islamic land from the danger of enemies, and establish Jumu’ah and ‘id prayers.” It is proved that such a person should be infallible and an Imam introduced by the previous Imam.

Or he should prove his Imamate by doing a miracle for the people.” After the demise of Imam Hasan Askari (a.s.), there was no one possessing all these characteristics except his son, Mahdi (a.j.).