In yet another quote, a person came to Imam Baqer (a.

In yet another quote, a person came to Imam Baqer (a.s.) and asked, ‘Are you the one who will kill the enemies of Allah?’ He (a.s.) replied, ‘How can I be that person when I am already forty-five years old?!65” Thus, the existence of longevity and youthful appearance simultaneously, in Imam-e-Zaman (a.t.f.s.) has been mentioned as his distinct characteristics, singular only to him and none else, as found in the aforementioned citations of the infallible Imams (a.s.).

Answer to the Objections Now let us proceed to the objections and doubts pertinent to longevity. Initially, it should be borne in mind that principally, in religious discussions, most of the doubts that are raised are mostly questions. For, in such debates, we have two kinds of queries: questions and doubts. In solving matters related to our creed, the first step that we take is to ask the opponent: Is the point you are raising a question or a doubt?

For, a question is something that a man does not know but a doubt is that about which he knows but is skeptical of. For instance, if I ask the value of the carpet spread on the floor,