Al-KÄfi - The Book about people with Divine Authority Chapter: The rise of al-Mahdi with Divine Authority earlier or later will not affect one who has learned who his Imam is ÙÙد٠عÙÙ٠سÙÙÙÙ٠بÙÙ٠زÙÙÙاد٠عÙÙ٠اÙÙØÙسÙÙÙÙ٠بÙÙ٠سÙعÙÙد٠عÙÙÙ ÙÙضÙاÙÙة٠بÙÙ٠أÙÙÙÙÙب٠عÙÙ٠عÙÙ Ùر٠بÙÙ٠أÙبÙاÙÙ ÙÙاÙ٠سÙÙ ÙعÙت٠أÙبÙا عÙبÙد٠اÙÙÙ (عÙÙÙÙÙÙ٠اÙسÙÙÙا٠) ÙÙÙÙÙÙ٠اعÙرÙÙ٠اÙÙعÙÙا٠ÙØ©Ù ÙÙØ¥ÙØ°Ùا عÙرÙÙÙتÙÙÙ ÙÙÙ Ù ÙÙضÙرÙÙÙ٠تÙÙÙدÙÙÙ Ùر٠أÙÙ٠تÙØ£ÙØ®ÙÙر٠إÙÙÙ٠اÙÙ٠عÙزÙÙ ÙÙجÙÙÙÙ ÙÙÙÙÙÙÙ ÙÙÙÙÙ Ù ÙÙدÙعÙÙا ÙÙÙÙ٠أÙÙاس٠بÙØ¥ÙÙ ÙÙÙ ÙÙاÙÙ ÙÙÙ ÙÙسÙØ·Ùاط٠اÙÙÙ ÙÙÙتÙظÙر٠(عÙÙÙÙÙÙ٠اÙسÙÙÙا٠7.
Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyadfrom al-Husayn ibn Saâid from Fudala ibn Ayyub from âUmar ibn Aban who has said the following. âI heard abuâAbdallah (a.s.) say, âFind out (who the) sign (of Allah, the Imam) is. When you will find out and learn who he is then it will not harm you whether this matter (the rise of al-Mahdi with Divine Authority) will take place earlier or later.
Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most gracious, has said, ââOn the day when We call every nation with their leaders, Imams..â (17:71). One who knows who his Imam is he would be just like the one who would present in the tents of al-Mahdi (a.s.).â Ø´ÙÙر - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (MirʾÄt al-Ê¿UqÅ«l fÄ« Sharḥ AkhbÄr Äl al-RasÅ«l (4/190)) Ùخرج٠- Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi (Sahih al-Kafi)