Indeed these are my true friends...

Indeed these are my true friends, those whom I have love and affection for and (they) are the noblest of people from my nation.” Biharul Anwar, Volume 52, Page 129; al-Ghaybah of Shaykh Tusi Hadith Number 5: None Shall be Saved, Except… قَالَ الإِمَامُ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍِّ الْعَسْكَرِيُّ : ... وَ اللٌّهِ لَيَغْيِبَنَّ غَيْـبَةً لاَ يَنْجُوْ فِيهَا مِنَ الْهَلَكَةِ إِلاَّ مَنْ ثَـبَّتَ اللٌّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَلـى الْقَوْلِ بِإِمَامَتِهِ وَ وَفَّقَهُ (فِيهَا) لِلدُّعَاءِ بِتَعْجِيلِ فَرَجِهِ.

Imam Hasan ibn ‘Ali al-’Askari (peace be upon them both) has said: “… I swear by Allah that he (Imam al-Mahdi) shall go into an occultation such that none shall be saved [during that period] from destruction, except the person whom Allah, Glorious and Grand is He, makes firm on the belief of his Imamate [of Imam al-Mahdi] and whom He grants the Divine ability (tawfiq) to supplicate for his speedy advent.” Kamal ad-Din, Volume 2, Page 384 Hadith Number 6: Absolute Obedience to the Imam قَالَ الإِمَامُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْجَوَادُ : ...

إِنَّ الْقَائِمَ مِنَّا هُوَ الْمَهْدِيُّ الَّذِي يَجِبُ أَنْ يُنْـتَظَرَ فِي غَيْـبَتِهِ وَ يُطَاعَ فِي ظُهُورِهِ وَ هُوَ الثَّالِثُ مِنْ وُلْدِي ...

Imam Muhammad ibn ‘Ali al-Jawad (peace be upon them both) has said: “… Indeed al-Qa’im is from among us (the Ahlul Bayt) and he is al-Mahdi - the one whom it is obligatory to wait for during his occultation and obey during his advent, and he is the third from my progeny …” Kamal ad-Din, Volume 2, Page 377 Hadith Number 7: Back to the True Path قَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِيْ طَالِبٍ : يَعْطِفُ الْهَوى عَلى الْهُدى إِذَا عَطَفُوا الْهُدى عَلى الْهَوى وَ يَعْطِفُ الرَّأْيَ عَلى الْقُرَآنِ إِذَا عَطَفُوا الْقُرَآنَ عَلى الرَّأْيَ.

Imam ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon both of them) has said: “[When Imam al-Mahdi makes his advent] the following of the lower desires will be transformed into the following of guidance (of Allah) after the following of the guidance (of Allah) had been transformed into the following of the lower desires; and the thoughts and opinions (of the people) will be in line with the Qur’an after the Qur’an had previously been put in line and accordance with the people’s thoughts and opinions.” Biharul Anwar, Volume 51, Page 120; Nahjul Balagha Hadith Number 8: Tears of Separation قَالَ الإِمَامُ جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الصَّادِقُ : وَ اللٌّهِ لِيَغِيبَنَّ إِمَامُكُمْ سِنِينَ مِنَ الدَّهْرِ ...

وَ لَتَفِيضَنَّ عَلَيْهِ أَعْـيُنُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ.