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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books A Replay To Belief of Mahdism in Shia Imamate Traditions That Are Told About the Imamate of Thirteen Ones In our article “JILA AL-BASAR LE MAN YATAWALLA AL-AIYEMME AL-ISNAESHAR” (glisten of sight to one who yields to the twelve Imams) we have dealt over this subject. The traditions that indicate that there are thirteen Imams are not authentic ones. The narration should be constant, that is, heard by many; hence, told by many or circulated mouth by mouth.

Such narration of any tradition is gestant with credibility. If it is told by one person it does not stand credible. When the Prophet (SAW) spoke, he spoke among his associates or in a gathering or amidst a few people. So, his conversation was heard by more than one man; and accordingly narrated by more than one. If a tradition is narrated by only one source and there is no second to it; it is void of any authenticity.

This is a standard or a law for gaining certainty about the issue pertaining to belief and other religious matters. On the other hand, the traditions that indicate the number of Imams as twelve are many and related by several and told by various sources. In the book MASNAD of Ahmad al-Hanbali there are above thirty sources mentioned having had heard from the Prophet (SAW) the number of Imams to be twelve.

Muslim in his “SAHEER” quotes eight sources who have related the traditions indicating the number twelve. In the Shia books there are hundreds of sources who have mentioned the Prophet’s sayings the traditions, that fix the number of twelve. Besides, the sources form the man of good reputation. There remains no doubt in the authencity of the very subject. However the traditions or tradition quoting the number of Imams to be thirteen has been invented. Since it is a lie it is dismissed. 29.

SALEEM RELATES NEWS: What is attributed to Saleem does not exist in his (SALEEM’S) book. Saleem is reported to have narrated that the Prophet (SAW) had told Ah Bin Abi Taleb that he and twelve ones from his progeny are the rightful and legitimate Imams. The very authentic copies of the book of SALEEM BIN QAIS mostly possessed by scholars do not have what it is alleged to him.

What the book of Saleem Bin Qais carries is the various narrations of several sayings of the Prophet (SAW) all to the effect that the Imams are twelve and their names starting from Ah Bin Abi Taleb down to Mahdi are indicated.