Musa al-Ridha – his father – his ancestors – ‘Ali...

Musa al-Ridha – his father – his ancestors – ‘Ali, peace be upon him: The Prophet, peace be upon him, said: “I swear by Him Who sent me with the truth as a bearer of glad tidings, the Qaim from my offspring will surely become concealed from public view on the basis of a covenant that has been entrusted to him from me , such that most of the people will say “Allah has no need for the family of Muhammad” and the others will doubt in his birth.

Whosoever meets his time, let him adhere to his religion, and he should not allow Shayṭan to get to him with his doubt, thereby bringing him down from my path and expelling him from my religion, for he had expelled your father from the Paradise in the past. And Allah has made the devils ( shayaṭin ) leaders of those who do not believe.”[^7] Al-Haj Muhammad Zakariya says about it: إسناده صحيح Its chain is sahih .[^8] Verily, Allah and His Messenger speak the Truth!

Today, we see Sunni brothers and sisters who claim that the Twelfth Imam is “useless”, and we see lots of them denying his birth! This clearly is one of the miracles of the Prophet.

Al-Saduq again documents: حدثنا أحمد بن محمد بن يحيى العطار رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا أبي، عن إبراهيم بن هاشم، عن محمد بن أبي عمير، عن صفوان بن مهران الجمال قال: قال الصادق جعفر بن محمد عليهما السلام: أما والله ليغيبن عنكم مهديكم حتى يقول الجاهل منكم: ما لله في آل محمد، ثم يقبل كالشهاب الثاقب فيملأها عدلا وقسطا كما ملئت جورا وظلما. Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Yahya al-‘Aṭṭar, may Allah be pleased with him - my father – Ibrahim b. Hashim – Muhammad b. Abi ‘Umayr – Safwan b.

Mahran al-Jamal: Al-Sadiq Ja’far b. Muhammad, peace be upon them both, said: “ I swear by Allah, your Mahdi will become hidden from you , such that the ignorant one among you will say, “Allah has no need for the family of Muhammad.” Then, he will appear like the piercing star.

He will fill it with justice and equity just as it had been filled with aggression and injustice.”[^9] Al-Haj Muhammad Zakariya again comments: إسناده معتبر Its chain is reliable.[^10] Therefore, it is authentically established. The Awaited Mahdi would disappear from public view and would later “come out” of the concealment to liberate the earth from aggression and injustice.

The truth of this matter is further strengthened by the fact that several different sects declared ghaybahs for their self-chosen “Mahdis”, long before the advent of the Twelfth Imam.