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Imam (a.s.) replied: Yes, he had said twelve Mahdis and not twelve Imams, but they would be from our Shia and they would invite people to our Wilayat and recognition of our rights.” 2- Ghaibat Tusi: Muhammad Himyari has narrated from his father from Muhammad bin Abdul Hamid and Muhammad bin Isa from Muhammad bin Fudail from Abu Hamza from Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) a lengthy report, in which he said: “O Abu Hamza, after Imam Qaim (a.s.) there will be twelve Mahdis from us, the descendants of Imam Husain (a.s.).” 3- Ghaibat Tusi: Fazal has narrated from Ibne Mahbub from Amr bin Abu Miqdam from Jabir Jofi that he heard Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s.) say: “By Allah, after Imam Qaim (a.s.) a person from us, Ahle Bayt (a.s.) will ruler for 309 years.

I said: When will this be? He said: After Imam Qaim (a.s.). I asked: For how many years will Imam Qaim rule on the earth after reappearance? He replied: Nineteen years from his reappearance to his death. I said: Would there will be a great confusion after that? He replied: Yes, for fifty years. Then Muntasir will do Rajat and he will kill his enemies and imprison them.

After that Saffah will rise up.” 4- Irshad: There will be no kingdom after the rule of Imam Qaim (a.s.) except that there is a narration of one under the control of his sons, if Allah wishes. However there is no positive assertion and proof for that.

The majority of reports maintain that the Mahdi of the community will not depart except forty days before Qiyamat, after which confusion will reign supreme and the dead will emerge from the graves and Qiyamat shall be established for Reckoning and Punishment.