There are many Hadith related by the Shi’ah and Sunni...

There are many Hadith related by the Shi’ah and Sunni scholars on many aspects pertaining this great Imam (a.s.), and these are mentioned in books like Behar al- Anwar and Muntakhab al-Athar. The following are some of the Hadith, which the authors of Muntakhab al-Athar have mentioned. |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------| | Subject | No. of Hadith | | 1.

A Hadith in which it is said that the Imams (a.s) are twelve, the first being Imam Ali and the last Imam al-Mahdi (a.j.) | 58 | | 2. A Hadith, which gives news of the appearance of al-Mahdi (a.j.). | 657 | | 3. A Hadith, which identifies him as being from the descendants of the Prophet (S). | 389 | | 4. A Hadith,…