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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Al-mahdi (a.s.) Tradition On 'ghaibat' (occultation) The author of "Yanabi-ul-Muwadda" (page 447) narrates from the book "Fara'ed-us-Semtain" a tradition from Imam Muhammad Baqir (A.S.) who narrates from his father who narrates from Ali-ibn-Abi Talib who narrates from the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.A.) as such: "Mahdi is from my progeny. There shall be an occultation for him.

When he emerges, he will fill the earth with equity and Justice just as it had been filled with cruelty and oppression." In the same book, on page 448 its author narrates from Saeed-ibn-Jubair who narrates from Ibn-Abbass that the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.A.) said: "Ali is my 'Wasi' (legatee) and from his progeny shall come the Expected Qaem, Mahdi who shall fill the earth with equity and Justice just as it had been filled with cruelty and oppression.

I swear by Allah Who appointed me as a Warner and Glad-tider that whose belief will be firm in the Imamat of Mahdi during the period of his occultation will be rarer than red matches." Jaber-ibn-Abdullah Ansari stood and said: "O Messenger of Allah!

Shall there be an Occultation for your 'Qaem' from your progeny?" He replied: 'Yes, I swear by Allah that He shall test the believers and destroy the un-believers (by means of Mahdi's Occultation) Thereafter he said: 'O Jabir, this affair is a divine affair and this secret is a divine secret. So be on guard against any kind of doubt in this affair, because suspicion in divine affair is blasphemy.

Again, on the same page of the afore-mentioned book, the author narrates from Hassan-ibn-Khalid who narrates from Ali-ibn Musa Ridha as such: 'Allah shall erase from the earth every cruelty and oppression by the hands of my fourth son from my progeny who shall be the son of the greatest and the best slave-girls. He is the same one in whom the people doubt about his birth. He is the same one who shall go into concealment. When he emerges the earth shall be illuminated by the light of his Lord...

Once again, in the same book (on page 454) the author has narrated from Ahmad-ibn-Zaid who in turn has narrated from Debel-ibn-Ali Khuza'ee who with regards to his own presence before Imam Ridha and recitation of one elegy ending in (???) narrates that Imam Ridha said: - "The Imam after me is my son Muhammad and the Imam after him will be his son Ali.