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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Kamaaluddin wa Tamaamun Ni’ma Vol. 2 Chapter 43: Those who saw Imam al-Qaim (a.s.) 1 - Narrated to us Ali bin Hasan bin Faraj Muezzin (r.a.): Narrated to us Muhammad bin al-Hasan Karkhi: Abu Harun - a person who belongs our school of thought - said: “I saw His Eminence, the Master of the Age while his face shone like a full moon and I saw a line of hair on his navel. When I removed the cover I saw that he was circumcised.

I asked Abu Muhammad (a.s.) about it and he said: This is way he was born and this the way we all (Imams) are born.

But we moved the knife over him just in keeping up with the practice.” 2 - Narrated to us Muhammad bin Ali Majilaway (r.a.): Narrated to us Muhammad bin Yahya al-Attar: Narrated to me Ja’far bin Muhammad bin Malik Fazari: Narrated to me Muawiyah bin Hukaim and Muhammad bin Ayyub Ibne Nuh and Muhammad bin Uthman Amari (r.a.), they said: “Abu Muhammad Hasan Askari (a.s.) acquainted us, forty persons, with his newborn son, His Eminence, Mahdi, while we were present at his house.

He said: ‘This son of mine is my Imam and Caliph for you after me. Obey him and after me do not become disunited in your religion, that you be destroyed.

But you should know that, after this day, you will not see him.’ They said: We left his place and after only a few day he [Imam Askari (a.s.)] passed away.” 3 - Narrated to us Muhammad bin Hasan (r.a.): Narrated to us Abdullah bin Ja’far Himyari that he said: I said to Muhammad bin Uthman Amari (r.a.): “I was with Ahmad bin Ishaq in the presence of al-Amri (r.a.).

I said to al-Amri: I ask you about a subject, as Allah, the Mighty and the High has said in the story of Ibrahim (a.s.): So you not believe? He said: Yes, but in order to satisfy my heart. Have you seen my Master?

He said: Yes, and he has a neck like this, pointing with both of his hands to his own neck.” 4 - Narrated to us Ali bin Ahmad Daqqaq and Muhammad bin Muhammad Isaam Kulaini and Ali bin Abdullah Warraq -May Allah be pleased with them – they said: Narrated to us Muhammad bin Yaqoob Kulaini: Narrated to me Ali bin Muhammad: Narrated to me Muhammad and Hasan sons of Ali bin Ibrahim in the year 279: Narrated to us Muhammad bin Ali bin Abdur Rahman Abdi from Abde Qais – from Zau bin Ali Ijli from a man of Fars whom I heard saying: “I reached Surra Man Raa and came to the house of Abu Muhammad (a.s.).

Before I could seek the permission to enter the Imam called me from inside.