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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Glimpses of Shi'ism in the Musnad of Ibn Hanbal Chapter 18 : the Uprising of the Mahdi- (‘a) Ibn Hanbal says: A.

Hajja-j and Abu Na‘i-m have related from Fitr from Qa-sim bin Abi- Bazzah from Abi- al-Tufayl from (Imam) ‘Ali- [(‘a)], who quoted the Messenger of Allah (S) as saying: Law lam yabqa mina al-dunya- illa- yawmun laba‘atha Allahu rajulan minna- yamla’uha- ‘adlan kama- muli’at jawran (If only a day were to remain for the end of the world, Allah will raise a man from my progeny who will fill it [the earth] with justice as it was filled with oppression)”[^67] Ibn Hanbal says: B.

Fazl bin Dukayn has related to us from Ya-si-n al-‘Ijli- from Ibra-hi-m bin Muhammad bin Hanafiyyah from his father (Imam) ‘Ali- [(‘a)], who quoted the Messenger of Allah (S) as saying: “al-Mahdi- minna- Ahla al-Bayt yuslihuhu Allahu fi- laylatin (The Mahdi- is from us the , Allah will set right his affairs in [the course of] one night).”[^68] Ibn Hanbal says: C.

Sufya-n bin ‘Uyaynah has related to us from ‘Asim (bin Abi- al-Najud) from Zirr (bin Hubaysh) from ‘Abdulla-h (bin Mas‘ud) who narrates from the Messenger of Allah (S): “La- taqum al-sa-‘ah hatta- yalia rajulan min Ahli Bayti- yuwa-tiu ismuhu ismi- (The Day of Resurrection will not come until a man who is from my Ahl Bayt and whose name is my name, will rise).”[^69] Ahmad Sha-kir has termed the isna-d of all three hadith as sahi-h, and has criticised the North African scholar ‘Abd al-Rahma-n bin Muhammad bin Khaldun (1332-1406) for rejecting the reports concerning the Mahdi- (‘a).

It is worth noting that Ibn Khaldun in his famous Muqaddimah or Introduction to History has embarked on a lengthy discussion on the aha-di-th concerning the Mahdi- (‘a), and writes: It has been well known (and generally accepted) by all Muslims in every epoch, that at the end of time a man from the (of the Prophet) will without fail make his appearance, one who will strengthen the religion and make justice triumph. The Muslims will follow him, and he will gain domination over the Muslim realm.

He will be called the Mahdi-...Evidence for this matter has been found in the aha-di-th that religious leaders have published.