Thus, for instance, Abu Basir asked Imam Sadiq: "What will...

Thus, for instance, Abu Basir asked Imam Sadiq: "What will the Master of the Command do to the 'protected peoples' (ahl al-dhimma)?" The Imam said: "Like the Prophet he will negotiate terms with them, and they will pay the jizya (poll tax), while accepting their inferior position [in the Muslim society][^6]." In another tradition Imam Baqir says: The Master of the Command was named as the Mahdi because he will dig out the Torah and other heavenly books from the cave in Antioch.

He will judge among the people of the Torah according to the Torah; among the people of the Gospel according to the Gospel; among the people of the Psalms in accordance with the Psalms; among the people of the Qur'an in accordance with the Qur'an[^7]. There are traditions that speak…