It would be seen that a person who was ignorant and cowardly...

It would be seen that a person who was ignorant and cowardly at night would become knowledgeable, kind and brave in the morning and success, help and assistance would be surrounding him. He shall be the helper and supporter of the weak and helpless people and dominating and strict for the oppressors. He shall practically act upon what he preaches and teach the people what he acts upon. Through him, Islam would get respectability and revival.

People who are cognizant of the Almighty and truth shall be surrounding him and they would help and assist His Eminence.

His Eminence, Ali (a.s) shall descend from the heavens in such a manner that an angel would be at his right and another at his left; he would assist Imam Mahdi (a.s) and he would break the cross and kill the pig.” [1] [1] Futuhat-e-Makkiyah, 3/429-430 Ibne Sabbagh Maliki Shaykh Nuruddin Ali bin Muhammad, popularly known as Ibne Sabbagh Maliki says, “The twelfth Imam is Muhammad bin Hasan.” Then he mentions the date of his birth and the proof of his Imamate and also some traditions regarding His Eminence, his occultation and the duration of his government etc.

[1] Ibne Athir Ali bin Karam Muhammad bin Muhammad Shaibani, alias Ibne Athir Jazari says, “In that year, that is in 260 A.H., His Eminence, Abu Muhammad Hasan Askari Alawi passed away and he was the eleventh of the twelve Imams of the Imamiyah (Shias).

He was the father of Imam Mahdi (Muhammad) who was born in the year 232 A.H.” [2] Shamsuddin Shamsuddin Abu Muzaffar Yusuf bin Faza Ali, known as Sibte Ibne Jawzi has said, “Muhammad bin Hasan bin Ali bin Muhammad bin Ali bin Musa ar-Reza bin Ja’far bin Muhammad bin Ali bin Husain bin Ali bin Abi Talib (a.s), whose patronymic is Abu Abdullah and Abul Qasim, is the Caliph, the Proof, the Master of the time, the Qaim, the Awaited one and the last of the twelve Imams.” [3] Abul Fida Ismail Abu Fida writes, “Imam Hasan Askari is one of the twelve Shiite Imams.

He is the father of Muhammad, the Awaited one who was born in the year 235 A.H.” [4] Shias do not believe that the Imam (a.s) has disappeared into the basement, and in the same way they do not await his return at the basement, rather the Shias say that Imam (a.s) is hidden [1] Al-Fusulul Muhimma [2] Tarikh Ibne Athir, 5/373 [3] Tadkiratul Khawas al-Aimma [4] Tarikh Abul Fida, 2/152 from the eyes of people and he is in occultation.