Response To Upcoming False Mahdis [video Series]

[MAFHHM]

Salamun Alaikum Brothers and Sisters.

I had to close my previous youtube channel MAFHHZB for some reasons, but looking at the ongoing onslaught of the Ansars of the Fake Mahdi/Yamani/Imam/Qaim/AllegedSonofHujjatibnHassan(a.s.) on the internet confusing and deviating furthermore people, I regretted having the only stand in video format against their deceits and lies also removed. Hence I have made a new channel and re-uploaded the Series.

My research materials or my arguments are not scholars level, I am a laymen, but since no one decided to make anything in media format against their brainwashing, I carried forward my personal research and figured out their aqeedah can be toppled with simple logic based on their contradictory proofs and arguments. Allah guides whom He wills.

This is a good case study for upcoming false mahdis, and people not interested in Mahdi claimant Ahmad Hassan in particular(whose actual name is Ahmad Ismail) but requiring a comprehensive general guideline for all mahdi claimants in the future, should begin watching from Ep 10 onwards instead. Scroll down to post #6 to begin watching. 4 Articles have been added after the 13 episodes, beginning from post #42, answering any important topics not touched upon in the series and reinforcing that which had been already conveyed to every heeding ear. May Allah protect us from deviation, and may He hasten the reappearance of our Imam[a], during this difficult period of trial and tribulation.

Edited March 2, 2013 by Abu Hadi

[Rasul]

Unfortunately they have been able to fool some Shias that don't have much knowledge :(

Which is your new channel?

I find it and subscribed :)

Is it ok if I re-upload it also?

Edited June 16, 2012 by Rasul

[MAFHHM]

@ Rasul

This is not a question to ask. Spread as much as possible in any way you can.

Nice to hear from you, wasalam wr wb

[MAFHHM]

It is wishful thinking, but worth a try. Could someone undertake the subtitling of this debate between a shia twelver ulema and the followers of Ahmad Ismail Gatae?

Title: áÞÇÁ ÇáÓíÏ ÝÑÞÏ ÇáÞÒæíäí ãÚ ÌãÇÚÉ ÇÍãÏ Èä ÇáÍÓä

"www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhW79SS7WKI"

"www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RIY2RW0Y-Y"

"www.youtube.com/watch?v=Up8pmMFS-_c"

If you cannot subtitle it, could anyone atleast provide the arabic transcript in text so I can get it translated ?

[MAFHHM]

Amazing analyses made by a brother:

One of the main pieces of evidence that is given, time and time again, by the Ansar is a hadeeth. This hadeeth claims to be a will from the Prophet to Ameer al-Mu'mineen and the will says that there will be 12 Imams and then 12 mahdis. Therefore, it is worth examining the authenticity of this hadeeth.

The hadeeth can be found translated on a website by the Ansar http://the-savior.co...-his-death.html and the hadeeth says:

The Prophet Muhammad (may peace be upon him and his family) said to Ali Ibn Abi Taleb during the night of his death:

“O Father of Al Hassan, bring me a leaf and a paper”, and he dictated his will until he came to a position where he said "O Ali, there will be twelve Imams and after them there will be twelve Mahdi’s. You, O Ali, are the first of the twelve Imams, God has named you in his heavens Ali Al Mortada,The Prince of the believers, Grand truthful, the bright Farouq (Judge and differentiating between true and false), the trusted, and the Mahdi (rightly guided). These names may not be truly attributed to other than you. O Ali, you are my guardian on my own family, their living and their dead. My women, whom you maintain shall find me tomorrow, and whom you reject I am acquitted of her. I will not see her and she will not see me on the day of resurrection, and you are the successor (Khalifa) on my nation after me. If the day of death comes to you, hand it over to my son Hassan the very beneficial. Then if the day of death comes to him, let him hand it over to my son Al Hussein, the Martyr, the Pure and the Assassinated. If the day of death comes to him, let him hand it over to his son, the master of the servants and worshipers Ali.If the day of death comes to him, let him hand it over to his son, Mohamed Al Baqir.If the day of death comes to him, let him hand it over to his son, Jaâfar Al Sadiq (the honest).If the day of death comes to him, let him hand it over to his son, Moussa Al Kadhim (The Patient).If the day of death comes to him, let him hand it over to his son, Ali Al Reda.If the day of death comes to him, let him hand it over to his son, Mohamed Al Thiqa (The Trustworthy).If the day of death comes to him, let him hand it over to his son, Ali Al Nasih (The Advisor). If the day death of comes to him, let him hand it over to his son, Al Hassan Al Fadil. If the day of death comes to him, let him hand it over to his son, Mohammed the Mandate of the Holy Family of Mohamad Peace be upon them all. These are the twelve Imams. Then there will be twelve Mahdi’s after them. then when Allah receiveth him, let him hand it over to his son, the first of the close ones, he has three names, one like mine and my Father’s: Abdollah (Servant of God), Ahmad and the third name is The Mahdi (the guided) and he is the first Believer”

The following sources are given by the same website:

Testament of the Holy Prophet Mohammad, may peace be on him and his family was mentioned in the following references:

· Chaykh Tawssi, Ghayba li Tawssi p.150

· Chaykh Hor L’Amili, Itbat Lhodat vol.1 p.549

· Chaykh Hor L’Amili, Al’Iqad Min Alhajaa p.393-3

· Chaykh Hassan Ben Soulayman Al Hiliy, Mokhtassar Al Bassa’ir p.159-4

· Al Allama Lmajlissi, Bihar Al Anwar vol.53 p.147

· Al Allama Lmajlissi, Bihar Al Anwar vol.36 p.260

· Chaykh Abdo Allah Albahrani, Al’awalim vol.3 p.236

· Assayid Hachim Albahrani, Ghayat almoram vol.1 p.370

· Assayid Hachim Albahrani, Al Insaf p.222

· Al Fayd Al Kachani, Nawadir Al Akhbar p.294-9

· Chaykh Al Mirza Annouri, Annajm Attaqib vol.2 p.71

· Assayid Mohammad Mohammad Sadiq Assadr , Tarikh Ma Baad Addohour p.641-11

· Achaykh Al Mayanji, Makatib Arrassoul vol.2 p.96

· Chaykh Kourani, Mokhtassar Mo’jam Ahadith Al Imam Al Mahdi p.301-13

Do not, dear reader, believe this hadeeth to be authentic simply because it is found in our (Shi`a) books. We do not accept any hadeeth found in the books. Rather, we subject it to the tests and criteria necessary to determine authenticity. The vast majority of scholars recorded hadeeth, even if they were not authentic. They were more interested in collecting hadeeths than in filtering and strictly collecting only the authentic.

For example, one of our great scholars called shaykh as-Sadooq wrote a book on the Ghaybah and the 12th Imam entitled Kamaal ad-Deen. In this book, as-Sadooq says that a particular narrator called Ahmed bin Hilaal is untrustworthy and was rejected by the generation of scholars prior to him. Yet as-Sadooq quotes hadeeths from him elsewhere in the book, despite weakening this narrator. (See page 75 of Kamaal ad-Deen in which Sadooq says "Moreover, the narrator of this report is Ahmad bin Hilal and this person is not reliable in the view of our senior scholars...")

Do not, dear reader, be impressed by the number of sources listed. If we actually look at these sources, and determine who their authors are, and when these books were written, then we see that most of these references are late; i.e. they are relying on earlier, "primary" material. The only classical source there is Kitab al-Ghaybah by shaykh at-Tusi. The other sources, e.g. Bihar al-Anwar, are quoting from this book. Thus there is only one real source for this hadeeth.

I opened up Kitab al-Ghaybah online and located the hadeeth. The following source was given by shaykh at-Tusi for the hadeeth. The source is the chain of transmission of the hadeeth:

111 - ÃÎÈÑäÇ ÌãÇÚÉ ¡ Úä ÃÈí ÚÈÏ Çááå ÇáÍÓíä Èä Úáí Èä ÓÝíÇä ÇáÈÒæÝÑí ¡ Úä Úáí Èä ÓäÇä ÇáãæÕáí ÇáÚÏá ¡ Úä Úáí Èä ÇáÍÓíä ¡ Úä ÃÍãÏ Èä ãÍãÏ Èä ÇáÎáíá ¡ Úä ÌÚÝÑ Èä ÃÍãÏ ÇáãÕÑí ¡ Úä Úãå ÇáÍÓä Èä Úáí ¡ Úä ÃÈíå ¡ Úä ÃÈí ÚÈÏ Çááå ÌÚÝÑ Èä ãÍãÏ ¡ Úä ÃÈíå ÇáÈÇÞÑ ¡ Úä ÃÈíå Ðí ÇáËÝäÇÊ ÓíÏ ÇáÚÇÈÏíä ¡ Úä ÃÈíå ÇáÍÓíä ÇáÒßí ÇáÔåíÏ ¡ Úä ÃÈíå ÃãíÑ ÇáãÄãäíä Úáíå ÇáÓáÇã ÞÇá : ÞÇá ÑÓæá Çááå Õáì Çááå Úáíå æÂáå æÓáã - Ýí ÇááíáÉ

(The source is just a list of names so does not need to be translated)

Let us examine this chain of narrators and see if the narrators are reliable:

First narrator: ÌãÇÚÉ. Shaykh at-Tusi begins the chain by saying that he got the hadeeth from "a group" of people. These group of people include trustworthy individuals.

Second narrator: ÇáÍÓíä Èä Úáí Èä ÓÝíÇä ÇáÈÒæÝÑí. This person is called trustworthy by the classical scholar, shaykh an-Najashi. Shaykh an-Najashi is the most important scholar when it comes to trying to find out who was trustworthy, had status, etc. amongst the Shi`a narrators of hadeeths.

Third narrator: Úáí Èä ÓäÇä ÇáãæÕáí ÇáÚÏá. He is "majhool" (unknown). This term is used for narrators who the classical scholars gave no comments on their honesty, accuracy, and hence ultimate trustworthiness, or lack of. Thus, if a narrator has his many details mentioned about him, but no comments on his trustworthiness, then we call him majhool, as despite the amount of knowledge we find given on the narrator, we still do not know if they were trustworthy. They may have been liars or very inaccurate in transmitting a hadeeth.

Actually, for this particular narrator, he is not an ordinary majhool (unknown) narrator. He does not have an entry in the 6 classical Imami (Shi`a) books of narrators. (The later books are almost entirely based on these 6 books). Actually there are narrators who shaykh at-Tusi gives an entry but is only able to mention a couple of facts, such as the name of the narrator, and the city in which the narrator resided in; and this demonstrate that Tusi knew next to nothing about them. However this particular narrator does not even have an entry in any of the six classical books. This means the classical scholars knew next to nothing about him (assuming they were even sure about his existence), as none of them were able to give him an entry. It also means that he held no status amongst the Shi`a, as the ordinary, famous, infamous, or great scholars and narrators were known, (even if on the odd occasion no comment was given on their trustworthiness). The late scholar of hadeeths and narrators, sayyid al-Khui said about this particular narrator: ßÇä íæÕÝ ÈåÇ ÈÚÖ ÚáãÇÁ ÇáÚÇãÉ¡ ÝáÇ íÈÚÏ Ãä íßæä ÇáÑÌá ãä ÇáÚÇãÉ; i.e. this narrator is mentioned in Sunni rijaal books, and so it would not be impossible to imagine that he might be some sort of Sunni. I did not look up what Sunni books say about him.

Fourth narrator:Úáí Èä ÇáÍÓíä. There are many narrators who had this name. If we are unable to prove the identity of a narrator in the chain, then we treat the narrator as effectively majhool. For there were people with this name who were great trustworthy narrators and people who were weak (i.e. untrustworthy).

Fifth narrator: ÃÍãÏ Èä ãÍãÏ Èä ÇáÎáíá . He too is majhool. Actually he is also not found in the 6 classical Imami (Shi`a) books of narrators. He is not even found in mu`jam ar-rijaal; this is Khui's encyclopaedia of narrators, in which he attempt to gather nearly every single narrator mentioned in Shiai books.

Sixth narrator:ÌÚÝÑ Èä ÃÍãÏ ÇáãÕÑí . majhool. He also does not even have an entry in the 6 books. He is found in Sunni books of narrators, and there he is called a liar.

Seventh narrator: ÇáÍÓä Èä Úáí . Unless I am mistaken, he is also majhool and not found in the 6 books, nor in Khui's book mu`jam. In my search for him, I found that some followers of Ahmad al-Hasan proposed a solution to this narrator being majhool. They claimed that this narrator is a narrator called al-Hussain bin Ali, someone trustworthy, and that his name was mispelt as al-Hassan bin Ali. The problem is that we cannot just change the name of narrators as we please; otherwise we could cause havoc just by making accusations. We need to have good evidence to establish that the name was miscopied. All the books to my knowledge which quote the book Kitab al-Ghaybah by shaykh at-Tusi, have copied the narrators name as "al-Hasan" not as "al-Hussain" so it cannot be a copyist error.

Eighth narrator: the father of the 7th narrator. Since we do not conclusively know who the 7th narrator is, we do not know the 8th narrator is.

The rest of the narrators in the chain are the Imams, and they are, without doubt, trustworthy.

So in examining the chain of narrators, it can be seen that the chain is full of very majhool (unknown) people. These people were no ordinary narrators, but people who were so unknown that the classical scholars were unable to record details about them. It could easily be the case that one of these narrators was a liar who invented some names and claimed that he got the hadeeth through them. When a hadeeth has a chain with just one person who is majhool, then even if much was known about them, we still grade the hadeeth as dha`eef (weak); this is because without knowledge of that person's honesty and accuracy in transmission of hadeeths, we are being far too easy-going with something as serious as a source of our religion, and would be in error if we acted on what turned out to be a lie even though we knew there were doubts in the authenticity of that particular source. However this particular chain does not have one majhool person; upto 6 out of the 8 narrators are majhool. And these people are not ordinary majhool narrators, but some of them do not even have entries in the books dedicated to profiling the narrators in the religion; thus they had no status. Therefore, this means the chain is not just dha`eef (weak), but dha`eef jiddan (very weak).

Another factor considered in analysis of the authenticity of a hadeeth, is the number of chains, i.e. sources, that a hadeeth has been recieved from. Hadeeths that have been recieved through many different chains are obviously much more likely to be authentic; for it is easier for one person to fabricate a hadeeth or make a serious mistake in transmission, then it is for a group. This particular hadeeth has only come down through a single chain and hence it is called khabar al-ahad, which is the weakest category of hadeeths. (We call the hadeeth "ghareeb" meaning rare, for it is a rare hadeeth coming down through a single chain).

The above analysis is through the methodology of `ilm ad-dirayah. I.e. primarily examining the reliability of a hadeeth through its source.

Other methodologies are called qaraa'in, i.e. contextual factors/evidences.

One contextual evidence in this case would be the following:

The content of the hadeeth is very important: it records the will of the Prophet. This will tells us about who the future guides and leaders of Islam will be! Actually it even goes further. It is attributed to the Messenger of God and claims that he mentioned all 12 names of the Imams. Such hadeeths are rare. If this hadeeth is authentic, then we would have expected to find many Shi`i narrators/scholars passing it down to their students. For, afterall, if they went to lengths to preserve equally important hadeeths and far less important hadeeths, then why would they not preserve this? This hadeeth does not come down to us through any of the famous or great Shi`i scholars. There were many narrators who were judged to be trustworthy. However some of them are far more prestigious than others, due to their greatness, knowledge, closeness to the Imam of their time, piety, great accuracy, and so on. Such narrators include Zuraara, who was called the most knowledgable Shi`i in the time of Imam al-Baqir, or Yunus bin Abd ar-Rahmaan, who was very dear to the Imams, or Muhammed bin Abi Umayr who was a great scholar specialising in the collection and subsequent spreading of hadeeths. Yet we find that this very important hadeeth has not been passed down by any of these individuals or any other great individuals.

For example, Muhammed bin Yahya al-Attaar was a great narrator and one of the "shaykh"s (teachers) of shaykh al-Kulayni (author of monumental work al-Kafi). He reported a hadeeth attributed to Ameer al-Mu'mineen to al-Kulayni which mentions the names of the 12 Imams. Hence he considered the content very valuable. However, he expressed doubt in its authenticity, because it had come through a narrator of questionable reliability, saying "O Abu Ja‘far, I wish this would have been narrated through a chain of narrators other then Ahmad ibn ‘Abdallah"; (see al-Kafi, volume 1, page 526). Despite this, he (and other great narrators) still narrated it to Kulayni.

Another contextual evidence is the way that the classical scholars treated this hadeeth. They are the classical scholars and so had access to greater amount of works and learnt from the scholars who lived in the time of the minor ghaybah and who also learnt from the companions of the Imams themselves. Thus, they had more access to more information which indicated whether hadeeths were authentic or not. If a classical scholar like shaykh as-Sadooq or shaykh at-Tusi quotes a hadeeth in their book, does this mean that they think the hadeeth is authentic? No; the scholars quoted authentic hadeeths and weak hadeeths. Refer to the example of Ahmad bin Hilaal. Thus, that shaykh at-Tusi quotes this hadeeth in one of his books does not mean he considered it authentic. Actually, we find that shaykh at-Tusi only quoted this hadeeth once, to our knowledge. Yet we see that the content of the hadeeth is very important. If shaykh at-Tusi had considered it authentic, then we would have expected him to have quoted it in his other works, especially his greater works. You will notice that the hadeeth explicitly names the 12 imams. Such hadeeths are uncommon and were valued greatly by the Shi`a (though whether they are authentic is a whole other story). Refer to the example of Muhammed bin Yahya. Shaykh al-Kulayni even dedicades at least one chapter to hadeeths which explicitly name the 12 Imams in his al-Kafi; yet he does not quote it. And neither does Sadooq. And Tusi quotes it once.

In addition to this, and more importantly, none of these classical scholars, in their works, especially their works on aqeeda, said that the belief of the Shi`a is that there are 12 Imams, and then these are followed by 12 mahdis. For example, shaykh as-Sadooq in his book, itiqadat al-imamiyya ("creeds of the shia"), does not mention this. Nor does shaykh al-Mufeed, in the book which he wrote as a correction to Sadooq's book, ever correct Sadooq on not mentioning this. Had this been part of the aqeeda of the Shi`a, they would have mentioned it. Had they considered this particular hadeeth authentic, they would have acted on it by believing in the idea of 12 mahdis who succeed 12 Imams.

If one were to accuse them of dishonesty in this case, then one renders them dishonest and untrustworthy, and hence once should not even accept any of their books, including the book in which this hadeeth is found.

Another relevant contextual evidence is to see whether content of this hadeeth contradicts other hadeeths. When a hadeeth with a "hasan" (good but not great) chain contradicts a hadeeth with a "saheeh" (great) chain, then we attempt to reconcile the two, perhaps giving more weight to the more authentic, latter hadeeth. We also examine the former hadeeth and look for illaal (hidden defects in the chain or content indicating inauthenticity). If reconcilation is not possible then the hadeeth is rejected as we trust the hadeeth that come through a great chain. This is because there is usually a defect in a hasan chain, such as known inaccuracies in transmission of a narrator.

However this hadeeth of the will does not have a good chain. It has a weak chain. When a weak chain hadeeth contradicts authentic hadeeths, it has a very low status and is called "munkar". The hadeeth of the will seems to contradict other hadeeeths. For example, it says that the 12 mahdis will succeed the 12 Imams. It implies that the 1st mahdi will succeed after the 12th Imam dies. However, numerous hadeeths report that the Earth is not allowed to be without an Imam; and that if this were to happen, the Earth would destroy its inhabitants.

This hadeeth conflicts with the following hadeeth which says there are 12 exectors of the will:

42 - ÍÏËäÇ ÃÈí ÑÖí Çááå Úäå ÞÇá : ÍÏËäÇ ÓÚÏ Èä ÚÈÏ Çááå ÞÇá : ÍÏËäÇ ãÍãÏ ÇÈä ÇáÍÓíä Èä ÃÈí ÇáÎØÇÈ ¡ Úä ÇáÍÓä Èä ãÍÈæÈ ¡ Úä ÃÈí ÇáÌÇÑæÏ ¡ Úä ÃÈí ÌÚÝÑ Úáíå ÇáÓáÇã ¡ Úä ÌÇÈÑ Èä ÚÈÏ Çááå ÇáÃäÕÇÑí ÞÇá : ÏÎáÊ Úáì ÝÇØãÉ ÚáíåÇ ÇáÓáÇã æÈíä íÏíåÇ áæÍ Ýíå ÃÓãÇÁ ÇáÃæÕíÇÁ ÝÚÏÏÊ ÇËäí ÚÔÑ ÃÍÏåã ÇáÞÇÆã ¡ ËáÇËÉ ãäåã ãÍãÏ æËáÇËÉ ãäåã Úáí

[shaykh as-Sadooq in his book al-Khisaal, page 477 said:] My father, may God be pleased with him, narrated to us, saying: Sa'ad bin Abdullah narrated to us saying: Muhammed bin al-Hussain bin al-Khattaab narrated to us from al-Hasan bin Mahboob from Abi'l Jarood from [imam] Abu Ja‘far [al-Baqir, peace be upon him] from Jabir ibn ‘Abdallah al-Ansari said:"Once I went to see Fatima (a) and I saw with her a tablet in which the names of the (al-awsiyaa') executors of the wills were written. I then counted them to twelve. The last one’s name was al-Qa'im. The names of three of them was Muhammad and the names of another four was Ali.

This hadeeth is composed only of great narrators except for Abu'l Jarood. However, the content of this hadeeth matches history and so it is likely that Abu'l Jarood, who was initially trustworthy but then later became unacceptable, narrated this before he became unreliable. In any case, this hadeeth has a much stronger chain of authenticity than the hadeeth of the will. So since the two conflict and reconciliation is not possible (as one indicates 24 exectors of the will and the other says 12), then if we are to choose between them, we choose this hadeeth.

The hadeeth of the will also seems to contradict the beliefs of the Ansar. For it says that the 12 mahdis will succeed the 12 Imams, whereas the 1st mahdi, Ahmad al-Hasan, has appeared despite the 12th Imam still being alive in the belief of the Ansar and despite the 12th Imam still not having returned.

Furthermore, what is the role of Ahmad al-Hasan? Is he acting on the orders of the 12th Imam? If it is said so, then the time has changed from Ghaybat al-Kubra (the major Ghaybah) to Ghaybat as-Sughra (the minor Ghaybah). Why? The difference between the two Ghaybahs is that the Imam had Safeers (chosen representatives) and the Shi`a were able to communicate with the Imam through these Safeers. Thus if Ahmad al-Hasan is officially representing the Imam or acting on his orders, or anything else that effectively makes a Safeer, then we have re-entered Ghaybat as-Sughra.

This would contradict hadeeths which say there are two Ghaybahs. For example, shaykh al-Kulayni narrates in al-Kafi, volume 1, page 341:

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Muhammad b. Yahya from Muhammad b. al-Husayn from Ibn Mahbub from Ishaq b. `Ammar. He said: Abu `Abdillah said: The Qa'im has two ghaybas: The first of them is short, the other is long. In the first ghayba, his location will not be known except by the Khass (special) of his Shi`a. And in the other, his location will not be known except the Khass from his Mawali. (Grading: Saheeh or Muwwathaq (reliable))

What has been quoted suffices to show the hadeeth of the will conflicts with other hadeeths, and so I will stop there.

Finally, I wondered if the idea of 12 mahdis could be found in any other hadeeths. I looked in Kamal ad-Deen, the book by shaykh as-Sadooq on the Ghaybah, for more hadeeths on the 12 mahdis. Sadooq himself never says that there will be 12 mahdis after 12 imams as was pointed out earlier. Here all the relevant hadeeths in that book (except one which I will quote later):

3 - Narrated to us Ahmad bin Ziyad bin Ja’far Hamdani: Narrated to us Ali bin Ibrahim bin Hashim from his father from Abdus Salam bin Salih Harawi that he said: Informed us Waki bin Jarrah from Rabi bin Saad from Abdur Rahman bin Salit that he said: Husain bin Ali bin Abi Talib (a.s.) said:“From us there are twelve Mahdis, the first of whom is Amirul Momineen Ali bin Abi Talib (a.s.) and the last of whom is my ninth descendant. And he is truly the Imam al-Qaim. Allah will enliven the earth after its death through him. And through him triumph His religion over all the religions even if the polytheists may dislike this. There will be occultation for him during which communities will apostize but others will remain steadfast on religion. They will be tortured and told: If you are true when will this promise be fulfilled? Know that one who observes patience during those tribulations will be like one who fights the holy war under the command of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.).”

6 - Narrated to us Muhammad bin Ali Majilaway and Muhammad bin Musa bin Mutawakkil - May Allah be pleased with them - they said: Narrated to us Muhammad bin Yahya al-Attar from Muhammad bin Hasan as-Saffar from Abi Talib Abdullah Ibne Salt Qummi from Uthman bin Isa from Sama-a bin Mehran that he said:

“I, Abu Baseer and Muhammad bin Imran, slave of Abu Ja’far al-Baqir (a.s.) were in a house in Mecca. Muhammad bin Imran said: I heard Abi Abdullah (a.s.) say: We are the twelve Mahdis. Abu Baseer asked: Did you really hear this from Abi Abdullah as-Sadiq (a.s.)? He swore once or twice that he had heard it from him. Abu Baseer said: But I have heard it from Abu Ja’far (a.s.).”

A similar tradition is narrated to us by Muhammad bin Hasan bin Ahmad bin Walid (r.a.) that he said: Narrated to us Muhammad bin Hasan as-Saffar from Abi Talib Abdullah bin Salt al-Qummi from Uthman bin Isa from Samaa-a bin Mehran.

13 - Narrated to us Muhammad bin Ibrahim bin Ishaq Taliqani (r.a.): Narrated to us Ahmad bin Muhammad Hamdani: Narrated to us Abi Abdullah Asimi from Husain bin Qasim bin Ayyub from Hasan bin Muhammad bin Sama-a from Thabit Saigh from Abu Baseer from Abi Abdullah Sadiq (a.s.) that he heard him say:“From us there will be twelve Mahdis. Six have passed and six are remaining. Allah will do with the sixth as He pleases.”

As you can see these hadeeths, which come through a variety of different sources, are saying that the 12 mahdis are the same as the 12 imams. I looked for a hadeeth in Kamal ad-Deen which spoke of the 12 mahdis as separate individuals to the 12 Imams. I found only one:

56 - Narrated to us Ali bin Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Imran al-Daqqaq: Narrated to us Muhammad bin Abi Abdullah Kufi: Narrated to us Musa bin Imran Nakahi from his uncle Husain bin Yazid Naufali from Ali bin Abi Hamza from Abi Baseer that he said: I said to as-Sadiq Ja’far bin Muhammad (a.s.): O son of Allah’s Messenger, I have heard from your father that he said: “There will twelve mahdis after the Qaim?” Imam (a.s.) said: “He has said twelve mahdis not twelve Imams. They shall be our Shias who would call the people towards our Wilayat (guardianship) and Marefat (recognition) of our rights.”

A quick analysis of the chain:

1) Ali bin Ahmad is majhool according to sayyid al-Khui 2) Muhammad bin Abi Abdullah is trustworthy according to shaykh an-Najashi but also says he used to narrate alot from weak narrators 3) Musa bin Imran is majhool and does not have an entry in the six classical Imami (Shi`a) rijaal books 4) Husain bin Yazid Naufali is majhool 5) Ali bin Hamza is very weak and cursed for creating the Waqifi subsect of the Shi`a 6) Abi Baseer is particularly famous and is trustworthy

Thus the source/chain is dha`eef jiddan (very weak).

If we were to still look at the content of this hadeeth, then we must remember the numerous hadeeths from the Imam in which he says the Earth can never be without an Imam, and hence this hadeeth seems to conflict with the others. Also, in this hadeeth, no special status is given to the 12 mahdis. Actually the word "mahdi" is used literally to refer to 12 guided people, who would be the follower of the 12th Imam and tell people to follow him. Interestingly no mention of the mahdis being related to the 12 imams is mentioned. This differs to the presentation of the 12 mahdis by the hadeeth of the will.

So in conclusion, the hadeeth of the will is dha`eef jiddan (very weak), lacks contextual evidences, fails some contextual evidences, and opposes some hadeeths. Therefore, it is unacceptable evidence.

... May Allah, azza wa jalla, guide us toward the truth.

Quran 10:36 And most of them follow not except assumption. Indeed, assumption avails not against the truth at all. Indeed, Allah is Knowing of what they do.

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Let me just add:

Allamah Majlisi commented in Bihar al Anwar:

21- Narrated to us Muhammad bin Ali bin Husain bin Musa bin Babawayh from

Ali bin Ahmad bin Musa Daqqaq from Muhammad bin Abi Abdullah Kufi from

Musa bin Imran Nakhai from his uncle, Husain bin Yazid Naufali from Ali bin Abu

Hamza from his father from Abu Basir that he asked Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.):

"O son of Allah's Messenger, I have heard your respected father say that

there will be twelve Imams after Imam Qaim?"

He replied: My respected father has said that there will twelve Mahdis

and not that there will be twelve Imams. But those Mahdis will be such that

they will call the people to our devotion and to recognize our rights.

Note: We should know that there is no contradiction in the knowledge of

Aale Muhammad (a.s.). On the contrary they testify each other and we have a

large number of traditions about the Rajat of the twelve Imams, but it seems

that when Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) noticed the weakness of the faith of the

inquirer and felt that he would not be able to bear their special knowledge,

which the Almighty Allah has specially granted to whomsoever He liked as

the Almighty Allah Himself says:

ó Ðáößó óÝÖúáõ Çááóøåö íõÄúÊöíåö ãóä íóÔóÇÁ æóÇááóøåõ õ Ðæ ÇáóúÝÖú ö á ÇáúÚóÙöí ö ã

"That is Allah's grace; He grants it to whom He pleases, and Allah is

the Lord of mighty grace." (Surah Jumua 62:4)

So he presented such a nice interpretation, which he could bear and does

not deny it and fall into disbelief.

Thus it is mentioned in the traditions of Imams that the complete

knowledge they had was not spoken out to all and all that is said is not that its

time has arrived and that its deserving ones should be present. And it is also

narrated that Imam (a.s.) said: Do not talk of Jibt of Taghut, rather only

mention Rajat and if people say that before you used to say that, you must tell

them that now you don't have such belief. He said this under the exigency of

Taqayyah which the Almighty Allah has ordered during the time of the

Successors.

Conclusion

Kamaaluddin waTamaamun Ni'ma

(Perfection of faith and completion of divine favor)

Shaykh as-Sadooq Abi Ja'far Muhammad bin Ali bin al- Husain Babawahy Qummi

Translated by: Sayyid Athar Husain S.H. Rizvi

Under:

Fifth objection of Zaidiyyah sect

Zaidiyyah say: It is not possible that it should be a statement of prophets that

the number of Imams be twelve because the Divine Proof (Hujjat) on this

Ummah shall remain till the Judgment Day and after His Eminence, Muhammad

(s.a.w.s.), from the twelve, eleven have passed away, whereas the Imamites

believe that the earth is never devoid of the Divine Proof (Hujjat).

We reply as follows: Imams are indeed twelve in number and it is the

twelfth of them that would fill up the earth with justice and equity. And then it

would be as he says; that whether there would be another Imam after him of there

will be apocalypse. WE DO NOT CONFESS TO ANYTHING MORE THAN THAT

THE IMAMS ARE TWELVE and we believe that whatever the twelfth Imam says will

be there after him.

Ibrahim bin Fahad quoting from Muhammad bin Uqbah from Husain bin Hasan from Ismail

bin Umar from Umar bin Musa Wajihi from Minhal bin Amr from Abdullah bin al-Harith that

he said: I asked Ali (a.s.):

"O Amiral Momineen, please inform me of the events that shall occur AFTER

your Qaim." He replied: "O Ibne Harith it is something that ONLY HE IS ENTRUSTED

TO SAY. And the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.) made me promise that except for

Hasan and Husain, I shall not tell anyone anything about it."

Therefore don't inform us what events will happen after the Qa'im, let the entrusted one come who is responsible for this affair, and as Sheikh Saduq said, then whatever the 12th Imam instructs we shall follow.

As mentioned in Biharul Anwar quoting from Mufaddal bin Umar from Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a) that he said:

O Mufaddal, every kind of Bayyat before the reappearance of His Eminence Qaim (a) is a Bayyat of infidelity, hypocrisy and deception; the Almighty Allah has cursed one who gives such Bayyat and one who takes it…

[ Biharul Anwar, Vol. 53, Pg. 8]

Edited August 20, 2012 by MAFHHM

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WHY I DO NOT BELIEVE IN AHMAD HASSAN ? [ Ep 1 : Imams are 12 , 13 or 24 ? ]

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[siraatoaliyinhaqqun]

.Salamalaikum,

As for ur post number 7, I think I personally know who the brother is. He usually freaks them out on paltalk. The whole argument he based on ilm ur rijaal and I don't think its a good one. If u read the hadees of the will it says continuously that another star takes over when one star dies. And then there are ahadees that there will indeed be 12 mahdis who are not aimma but are shias who will call to the amr.

This only proves that it is something after the shahadat (death) of Al qaim ajf. Unless they are the group who say that he ajf is dead they cannot say they are or have 12 mahdis among them. And sheikh sudooq understood it the same way and it is evident in his fifth reply to zaydiyya

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WHY I DO NOT BELIEVE IN AHMAD HASSAN ? [Ep 2 : - The Will of Ansars Tested pt 1 ]

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Added notes - Short Highlights of the Debate between Br.Ali Baker & Ansar Imam Majhool

Wasiyat Rasoolullah/ImamMajhool/HusseintheShortcomer

Next narrator: Ali ibn alHussain. I believe this is a novice mistake here. This is the father of alSadooq (ra), and it has been noted that many of the books of Hadith and alRijal refer to him as simply "Ali ibn alHussain".

~AlMirza alNoori (ra) in his book Khatima alMustadrak, vol.1, p.316 says: "Indeed in most of the books of Hadith and alRijal it can be found that the mentioning/expressing of the father of alSadooq is with their saying/wording: "Ali ibn alHussain", or "Ali ibn Baabooya ..."

Ali Baker

You have to prove who it refers to. For your information, according to Jawahiri's summary of Khui's mu`jam, there are about 31 or so narrators with this name. Could you please prove to me that it is Ibn Babawayh out of those 30ish names and not any Ali bin al-Hussain?

Now, you're probably wondering how we know when it's actually Ibn Babawayh in a chain and not another Ali bin al-Hussain. Well, usually there'd be some indication, such as giving his full name "Ali bin al-Hussain bin Babawayh" or something, or calling him by one of his known names or titles such as "Ibn Babawayah", or such as a well known student of his narrating from him, and so on.

Wasiyat Rasoolullah/ImamMajhool/HusseintheShortcomer

As for Ali ibn alHussain, the evidence is there from alMirza alNoori, and it is sufficient. Your counter arguments are just throwing doubt and uncertainty with no real backing of evidence (from the scholars).

Ali Baker

I looked up and very quickly skimmed through what Noori said, and I don't see him talking about the will, but just mentioning Ibn Babawayh. For the first reference, I think you refer to this statement: "Úáí Èä ÇáÍÓíä¡ Ãæ Úáí Èä ÈÇÈæíå¡"

The second reference was a bit clearer. It says: "æËÇäíåÇ: Ãä ÇÈä Þæáæáå ÇáãÐßæÑ íÑÑí Úä Úáí Èä ÇáÍÓíä¡ ÇáÐí åæ ÙÇåÑ Ýí ßæäå æÇáÏ ÔíÎäÇ ÇáÕÏæÞ (ÑÍãå Çááå)"

Neither of these say actually that whenever the name 'Ali bin al-Hussain' is mentioned in sanads, that it always refers to Ibn Babawayh. I quoted the opinion, based on the classical rijaal books and his research, of sayyid al-Khui, as summarised by Jawahiri, that there are tens of men with the name of Ali bin al-Hussain and so "Ali bin al-Hussain" cannot always refer to Ibn Babawayh. In _that_ specific context given by Noori, "Ali bin al-Hussain" will, most probably, refer to Ibn Babawayh. Why? Because I already pointed out that when we look at the chains of Wasaa'il ash-Shia, one of our most important and established books of hadeeth that draws on the Four Books and some other books, we see that the most significant student of Ibn Babawayh is Sadooq who reports from him ~2000 times, and that the next most significant is Jafar bin Muhammed bin Qawlawayh who reports from Ibn Babawayh ~40 times. So when it comes to a random narrator called Ali bin Sinan, who has zero status amongst the Shi`a narrators as clearly demonstrated by his lack of mention in the classical rijaal books in addition to the grand total of...four or so hadeeths in our books, it is highly unlikely - and thus in need of strong evidence - that he is reporting from Ali bin al-Hussain bin Musa bin Babawayh as-Sadooq al-Awwal ® and not any other Ali bin al-Hussain, and there are thirty others with this name.

Wasiyat Rasoolullah/ImamMajhool/HusseintheShortcomer

Yes I understand what your saying, since he narrated 2000 times from one person, and 40 times from another, it is "high unlikely" that he narrated from Ali ibn Sinaan, but that's the thing you are counting on probability and chance to be on your side, what if it isn't?

Ali Baker

Noori is not saying that every single time the name "Ali bin al-Hussain" is in a sanad, that it refers to Ibn Babawayh. What he has written is in the context of his son, as-Sadooq, and Jafar bin Muhammad bin Qawlawayh, who are proven narrators from Ibn Babawayh. It would be strange and illogical for one to assert that every single time that name is in a sanad, that it refers to Ibn Babawayh, as there are over 30 other narrators with that name, sometimes living in completely different generations.

It is highly unlikely that Ali bin Sinaan was reporting from Ibn Babawayh. You argue that what if it is still possible? I'm not saying that it is absolutely impossible, but rather that you cannot simply assert that Ali bin al-Hussayn is the famous shaykh Ibn Babawayh as this would be a guess, and a very unlikely one at that. You have to bring evidence that it is him. For example, show me a hadeeth in our books where Ibn Babawayh reports to Ali bin Sinaan, and show me a hadeeth where Ibn Babawayh is reporting from Ahmad bin Muhammad bin al-Khaleel; i.e. Showing that Ibn Babawayh has reported to and from the same people in other hadeeths would be one way of evidencing (though not proving) that Ali bin al-Hussain is Ibn Babawayh in this sanad of the hadeeth of will. But here you have an Ali bin al-Hussain who narrates to and from people he is never known to narrate to and from; so this is evidence against it being Ibn Babawayh.

Furthermore, when you have a sanad of "A1 from B1 from C1 from D1", this almost always means that narrators in tabaqaat A and D lived in completely different generations. But, you are now saying that that D1 reports from B1; how can that be so? It would be very very unlikely.

We know that Sadooq reports from his father, Ibn Babawayh:

Sadooq -> Ibn Babawayh

And we know that Sadooq also reports this sanad:

ÍÏËäÇ ÃÈæ ÇáÚÈÇÓ ÃÍãÏ Èä ÇáÍÓíä Èä ÚÈÏ Çááå Èä ãÍãÏ Èä ãåÑÇä ÇáÂÈí ÇáÚÑæÖí ÑÖí Çááå Úäå ÈãÑ æÞÇá : ÍÏËäÇ ( ÃÈæ ) ÇáÍÓíä ( Èä ) ÒíÏ Èä ÚÈÏ Çááå ÇáÈÛÏÇÏí ÞÇá : ÍÏËäÇ ÃÈæ ÇáÍÓä Úáí Èä ÓäÇä ÇáãæÕáí

Sadooq -> fulan -> fulan -> Ali bin Sinaan

But you're now claiming that Ibn Babawayh reported to Ali bin Sinaan.

I have never seen this happen in any sanad. So now, not only are you claiming that Ibn Babawayh is reporting a narrator he has never reported from and reporting to a narrator that he has never reported to, but that Ibn Babawayh reported _to_ Ali bin Sinaan, and not from him, even though Ibn Babawayh's own son needed to go through two intermediaries in the tabaqaat to report from Ali bin Sinaan. Look closely:

Sadooq -> Ibn Babawayh - - - >Imam

Sadooq -> fulan -> fulan -> Ali bin Sinaan - - -> Imam

Why would Ibn Babawayh be reporting TO Ali bin Sinaan? Why would Ali bin Sinaan be reporting FROM Ibn Babawayh?

Furthermore, the hadeeth of the will is in Kitab al-Ghaybah. In his Fihrist, Tusi gives his main tareeq to Ibn Babawayh as:

ÃÎÈÑäÇ ÈÑæÇíÇÊå ÃÈæ ÚÈÏ Çááå ãÍãÏ Èä ãÍãÏ Èä ÇáäÚãÇä æ ÇáÍÓíä Èä ÚÈíÏ Çááå Úä ãÍãÏ Èä Úáí Èä ÇáÍÓíä Úä ÃÈíå.

Tusi -> Mufeed + Ghadaa'iri -> Sadooq -> Ibn Babawayh

This tareeq is very strong and consists of major classical scholars and major narrators of this madhhab. Why would Tusi give any other tareeq to Ibn Babawayh?

Whereas the tareeq - which contains the majhool Ali bin Sinaan - to the Ali bin al-Hussain in the hadeeth of the will is:

ÃÎÈÑäÇ ÌãÇÚÉ ¡ Úä ÃÈí ÚÈÏ Çááå ÇáÍÓíä Èä Úáí Èä ÓÝíÇä ÇáÈÒæÝÑí ¡ Úä Úáí Èä ÓäÇä ÇáãæÕáí ÇáÚÏá ¡ Úä Úáí Èä ÇáÍÓíä

Tusi -> shaykhs -> al-Bazoofi -> Ali bin Sinaan -> Ali bin al-Hussayn

Lastly, I will point out something: if the Ali bin al-Hussain in the sanad of the hadeeth of the will is Ibn Babawayh, then why didn't Sadooq report this hadeeth from his father? Remember, I said in my note that this _names_ the 12 Imams. Its content would be very valuable, and so it should have been passed down by major narrators/scholars, but we only find it once in our books, and that is in kitab al-Ghaybah of Tusi, and even there the tareeq to the Ali bin al-Hussain is not the same as the one Tusi gives for Ibn Babawayh.

In conclusion to say that the Ali bin al-Hussain is Ibn Babawayh is nothing more than an unproven assumption that goes against the scientific, rational and objective nature of `ilm ad-dirayah. You have to prove it is him, not assume it, especially when the evidence is against it. As I said, there are tens of Ali bin al-Hussains. You would have to go through each one and use some of the methods that have been used in my comments to eliminate the unsuitable ones, just as I have effectively eliminated Ibn Babawayh as a realistic possibility.

[After this the debate got more technical, but with the same results -Ali Baker on the offensive, Ansar on the defensive, so I left it out for the sake of brevity]

…So, the chain is dha`eef jiddan anyway because Ali bin Sinaan, Ahmed bin Muhammed bin Khaleel, Jafar bin Ahmed al-Misri, and Ali bin al-Hussain (who you only stubbornly insisted is Ibn Babawayh even though I demonstrated that this would mean Ali bin Sinaan would be narrating backward _and_ skipping a generation or two, which is very bizzare, and reporting from/to people he has never done anywhere) are all very majhool for the Imamiyya. Even if you insist that Ali bin al-Hussain is Ibn Babawayh, you still have three majhool narrators (and possibly more further up the chain). So how then can the will be anything but dha`eef jiddan by sanad?

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WHY I DO NOT BELIEVE IN AHMAD HASSAN ? [ Ep 3 : The Will of Ansars Tested pt 2 ]

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[ateef]

Any Guess, how many of them out until now????

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WHY I DO NOT BELIEVE IN AHMAD HASSAN ? [ Ep 4 : The Prophet 's Will of Inheritence ]

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[Abu Hadi]

Thank you brother for your work in exposing this fraud, the fake Yamani, Ahmad Al Hassan or did he find a new title for himself now? loool

I usually try to read your posts, and they are very logical and informative, I just usually don't comment because I don't have time. Keep up the good work. Salam.

[:Sami]

salam ,

excellent posts bro,

how many false followers of the true :Mahdi (as) do you think exist ?

ws

[ateef]

According to me,

I Say out Of 1000

999 are wrong

1 is right....

or maybe no is there at all...

Edited September 28, 2012 by ateef

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WHY I DO NOT BELIEVE IN AHMAD HASSAN ? [ Ep 5 : Sheikh Sadooq to the Ansars ]

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WHY I DO NOT BELIEVE IN AHMAD HASSAN ? [ Ep 6 : Mahdis or Apocalypse | Events after al Qaim ]

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[Qa'im]

This hadith may be helpful to you as well. Like many other ahadith, it shows that the twelve Mahdis are indeed the twelve Imams of Ahl al-Bayt (as). This is the only time I've seen this idea narrated in a reliable chain.

ÍÏËäÇ ãÍãÏ Èä Úáí ãÇÌíáæíå ¡ æãÍãÏ Èä ãæÓì Èä ÇáãÊæßá ÑÖí Çááå ÚäåãÇ ÞÇáÇ : ÍÏËäÇ ãÍãÏ Èä íÍíì ÇáÚØÇÑ ¡ Úä ãÍãÏ Èä ÇáÍÓä ÇáÕÝÇÑ ¡ Úä ÃÈí ØÇáÈ ÚÈÏ Çááå ÇÈä ÇáÕáÊ ÇáÞãí ¡ Úä ÚËãÇä Èä ÚíÓì¡ Úä ÓãÇÚÉ Èä ãåÑÇä ÞÇá : ßäÊ ÃäÇ æÃÈæ ÈÕíÑ æãÍãÏ Èä ÚãÑÇä ãæáì ÃÈí ÌÚÝÑ Úáíå ÇáÓáÇã Ýí ãäÒá ÈãßÉ ¡ ÝÞÇá ãÍãÏ Èä ÚãÑÇä : ÓãÚÊ ÃÈÇ ÚÈÏ Çááå Úáíå ÇáÓáÇã íÞæá : äÍä ÇËäÇ ÚÔÑ ãåÏíÇ ÝÞÇá áå ÃÈæ ÈÕíÑ : ÊÇááå áÞÏ ÓãÚÊ Ðáß ãä ÃÈí ÚÈÏ Çááå Úáíå ÇáÓáÇã ¿ ÝÍáÝ ãÑÉ Ãæ ãÑÊíä Ãäå ÓãÚ Ðáß ãäå . ÝÞÇá ÃÈæ ÈÕíÑ : áßäí ÓãÚÊå ãä ÃÈí ÌÚÝÑ Úáíå ÇáÓáÇã .

Muhammad b. `Ali Majiluyeh and Muhammad b. Musa b. al-Mutawakkil ÑÖí Çááå ÚäåãÇ narrated. They said: Muhammad b. Yahya al-`Attar narrated from Muhammad b. al-Hasan as-Saffar from Abu Talib `Abdillah b. as-Salt al-Qummi from `Uthman b. `Isa from Sama`a b. Mehran. He said:

I, Abu Baseer, and Muhammad b. `Imran the slave of Abu Ja`far Úáíå ÇáÓáÇã were in a residence in Mecca, so Muhammad b. `Imran said: I heard Abu `Abdillah Úáíå ÇáÓáÇã say: We are twelve Mahdis. So Abu Baseer told him: By Allah, did you hear this from Abu `Abdillah Úáíå ÇáÓáÇã? So he swore once or twice that he had heard it from him. So Abu Baseer said: But I have heard it from Abu Ja`far Úáíå ÇáÓáÇã. (Kamal ad-Deen)

(muwathaq) (ãæËÞ)

http://www.tashayyu....rth-of-the-imam

Edited September 30, 2012 by Qa'im

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Muhammad b. `Ali Majiluyeh and Muhammad b. Musa b. al-Mutawakkil ÑÖí Çááå ÚäåãÇ narrated. They said: Muhammad b. Yahya al-`Attar narrated from Muhammad b. al-Hasan as-Saffar from Abu Talib `Abdillah b. as-Salt al-Qummi from `Uthman b. `Isa from Sama`a b. Mehran. He said:

I, Abu Baseer, and Muhammad b. `Imran the slave of Abu Ja`far Úáíå ÇáÓáÇã were in a residence in Mecca, so Muhammad b. `Imran said: I heard Abu `Abdillah Úáíå ÇáÓáÇã say: We are twelve Mahdis. So Abu Baseer told him: By Allah, did you hear this from Abu `Abdillah Úáíå ÇáÓáÇã? So he swore once or twice that he had heard it from him. So Abu Baseer said: But I have heard it from Abu Ja`far Úáíå ÇáÓáÇã. (Kamal ad-Deen)

Already found in Episode 6. Thankyou for the effort.

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WHY I DO NOT BELIEVE IN AHMAD HASSAN ? [ Ep 7 : The Sahib al Amr of our Time | Weapons ]

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[mahdi-ahmad]

Salam wa rah

just for your information. This I found interesting and useful. PLS before any discussion get the references given below to see if it is true or not!!!

Hadiths Of The Will Of Prophet Muhammad(s)

The Prophet Muhammad (may peace be upon him and his family) said to Ali Ibn Abi Taleb during the night of his death:

“O Father of Al Hassan, bring me a leaf and a paper”, and he dictated his will until he came to a position where he said "O Ali, there will be twelve Imams and after them there will be twelve Mahdi’s. You, O Ali, are the first of the twelve Imams, God has named you in his heavens Ali Al Mortada,The Prince of the believers, Grand truthful, the bright Farouq (Judge and differentiating between true and false), the trusted, and the Mahdi (rightly guided). These names may not be truly attributed to other than you. O Ali, you are my guardian on my own family, their living and their dead. My women, whom you maintain shall find me tomorrow, and whom you reject I am acquitted of her. I will not see her and she will not see me on the day of resurrection, and you are the successor (Khalifa) on my nation after me. If the day of death comes to you, hand it over to my son Hassan the very beneficial. Then if the day of death comes to him, let him hand it over to my son Al Hussein, the Martyr, the Pure and the Assassinated. If the day of death comes to him, let him hand it over to his son, the master of the servants and worshipers Ali.If the day of death comes to him, let him hand it over to his son, Mohamed Al Baqir.If the day of death comes to him, let him hand it over to his son, Jaâfar Al Sadiq (the honest).If the day of death comes to him, let him hand it over to his son, Moussa Al Kadhim (The Patient).If the day of death comes to him, let him hand it over to his son, Ali Al Reda.If the day of death comes to him, let him hand it over to his son, Mohamed Al Thiqa (The Trustworthy).If the day of death comes to him, let him hand it over to his son, Ali Al Nasih (The Advisor). If the day death of comes to him, let him hand it over to his son, Al Hassan Al Fadil. If the day of death comes to him, let him hand it over to his son, Mohammed the Mandate of the Holy Family of Mohamad Peace be upon them all. These are the twelve Imams. Then there will be twelve Mahdi’s after them. then when Allah receiveth him, let him hand it over to his son, the first of the close ones, he has three names, one like mine and my Father’s: Abdollah (Servant of God), Ahmad and the third name is The Mahdi (the guided) and he is the first Believer”

Testament of the Holy Prophet Mohammad, may peace be on him and his family was mentioned in the following references:

· Chaykh Tawssi, Ghayba li Tawssi p.150

· Chaykh Hor L’Amili, Itbat Lhodat vol.1 p.549

· Chaykh Hor L’Amili, Al’Iqad Min Alhajaa p.393-3

· Chaykh Hassan Ben Soulayman Al Hiliy, Mokhtassar Al Bassa’ir p.159-4

· Al Allama Lmajlissi, Bihar Al Anwar vol.53 p.147

· Al Allama Lmajlissi, Bihar Al Anwar vol.36 p.260

· Chaykh Abdo Allah Albahrani, Al’awalim vol.3 p.236

· Assayid Hachim Albahrani, Ghayat almoram vol.1 p.370

· Assayid Hachim Albahrani, Al Insaf p.222

· Al Fayd Al Kachani, Nawadir Al Akhbar p.294-9

· Chaykh Al Mirza Annouri, Annajm Attaqib vol.2 p.71

· Assayid Mohammad Mohammad Sadiq Assadr , Tarikh Ma Baad Addohour p.641-11

· Achaykh Al Mayanji, Makatib Arrassoul vol.2 p.96

· Chaykh Kourani, Mokhtassar Mo’jam Ahadith Al Imam Al Mahdi p.301-13

Edited October 1, 2012 by mahdi-ahmad

[MAFHHM]

Salam wa rah

just for your information. This I found interesting and useful. PLS before any discussion get the references given below to see if it is true or not!!!

Why don't you, before typing, see if this has been already answered or not

Refer to Episode 2 and 3.

Edited October 1, 2012 by MAFHHM

[mahdi-ahmad]

@MAFHHM

Testament of the Holy Prophet Mohammad, may peace be on him and his family was mentioned in the following references:

· Chaykh Tawssi, Ghayba li Tawssi p.150

· Chaykh Hor L’Amili, Itbat Lhodat vol.1 p.549

· Chaykh Hor L’Amili, Al’Iqad Min Alhajaa p.393-3

· Chaykh Hassan Ben Soulayman Al Hiliy, Mokhtassar Al Bassa’ir p.159-4

· Al Allama Lmajlissi, Bihar Al Anwar vol.53 p.147

· Al Allama Lmajlissi, Bihar Al Anwar vol.36 p.260

· Chaykh Abdo Allah Albahrani, Al’awalim vol.3 p.236

· Assayid Hachim Albahrani, Ghayat almoram vol.1 p.370

· Assayid Hachim Albahrani, Al Insaf p.222

· Al Fayd Al Kachani, Nawadir Al Akhbar p.294-9

· Chaykh Al Mirza Annouri, Annajm Attaqib vol.2 p.71

· Assayid Mohammad Mohammad Sadiq Assadr , Tarikh Ma Baad Addohour p.641-11

· Achaykh Al Mayanji, Makatib Arrassoul vol.2 p.96

· Chaykh Kourani, Mokhtassar Mo’jam Ahadith Al Imam Al Mahdi p.301-13

Do not, dear reader, believe this hadeeth to be authentic simply because it is found in our (Shi`a) books. We do not accept any hadeeth found in the books. Rather, we subject it to the tests and criteria necessary to determine authenticity. The vast majority of scholars recorded hadeeth, even if they were not authentic. They were more interested in collecting hadeeths than in filtering and strictly collecting only the authentic.

IF someone like Al Allama Lmajlissi write something in his book, that means he first believed on what is in the book otherwise if he knew that the Hadeeth is not the correct one so why he intent to write the wrong Hadeeth!!!??? This is not an act of a true scholar. So Al Allama Lmajlissi wrote the book and he gave it (Hadeeth) even some percent to be correct! right??!!

And now you tell that he was just interested in puting even if false Hadeeth in his book!? Dont you think that you know more than him or something???

Even if we give it some percent chance to be authentic, so we have to look for the truth. Now someone claiming that he is the promised Yamani, do we need to search if he is telling the truth or not. The person who claim that he is the Yamani is here and has books so this is our duty to read them and see if he is saying true or false.

In quran Allah (SWT) mentioned that most of people reject their prophets even after miracles!?

Now do we give the Hadeeth some chance to be correct?

Fi Aman Allah

Edited October 1, 2012 by mahdi-ahmad

[Qa'im]

IF someone like Al Allama Lmajlissi write something in his book, that means he first believed on what is in the book otherwise if he knew that the Hadeeth is not the correct one so why he intent to write the wrong Hadeeth!!!??? This is not an act of a true scholar. So Al Allama Lmajlissi wrote the book and he gave it (Hadeeth) even some percent to be correct! right??!!

You have misunderstood the purpose of al-Majlisi's book. Bihar al-Anwar is not a collection of "sahih" material - not by a long shot - it is an attempt to collect and preserve all ahadith that he had access to. It includes lots of weak material that he did not believe. Even Tusi's book, which is the only source of this hadith with the will, collects hadiths that he did not believe, including one that says the Mahdi is dead and will be resurrected - this was done for referential purposes. No matter how you approach the hadith of the will, whether it's through rijal or comparing its matn to similar hadiths, it is weak and it baffles me that there would be an entire sect based on it. Allah is more merciful than to hinge our religion on such weak and doubtful proof.

[MAFHHM]

@MahdiAhmad

Sheikh Tusi, who quoted this will hadith, still said - Imams are restricted to 12 - they do not increase, nor decrease.

Why don't you follow the conclusion of the author who quoted this Will, if you want to believe in the perspective of the author ?

[MAFHHM]

WHY I DO NOT BELIEVE IN AHMAD HASSAN ? [ Ep 8 : Sahib al Amr and the Will ]

"www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2-aYTMChLU"

[mahdi-ahmad]

You have misunderstood the purpose of al-Majlisi's book. Bihar al-Anwar is not a collection of "sahih" material - not by a long shot - it is an attempt to collect and preserve all ahadith that he had access to. It includes lots of weak material that he did not believe. Even Tusi's book, which is the only source of this hadith with the will, collects hadiths that he did not believe, including one that says the Mahdi is dead and will be resurrected - this was done for referential purposes. No matter how you approach the hadith of the will, whether it's through rijal or comparing its matn to similar hadiths, it is weak and it baffles me that there would be an entire sect based on it. Allah is more merciful than to hinge our religion on such weak and doubtful proof.

Salam wa rah

First of all, how do you know Allama Lmajlissi did not believe in the Hadeeth?

Second, we assume that he did not know if the Hadeeth is a true one or false since it is a weak hadeeth (as you told). To my knowledge, a weak hadeeth does not mean it is false so we still can take it as it could be true (Only Allah (SWT) and Imams can say for sure if a Hadeeth is true or false).

Finally, no one wants to push you believe in Al-Yamani Seyyed Ahmad, this was just a reminder that there could be something else than what people believe and we always need to fresh our minds since we are human and our material part (darkness) cause we make mistakes. That is why Allah send us Imams and prophets to help us to find the right path. If we ask to a christian or Sunni moslem to believe in our Imams they simply would not. But there are so many signs that we see and that is why we believe in our Imams. But they can also see these signs that we see, then, why they do not believe in what we do!?

We all know that when Imam Mahdi (a.s.) arrives many of moslem scholars will reject him. this is very dangerous, we should not think we know everything and need to open our mind and a peson with an enlightened heart and working hard for sure will get the truth, Inshallah.

Fi Aman Allah

[siraatoaliyinhaqqun]

^^^

Dear mahdi Ahmad Salamalaikum,

I don't generally speak on this subject to others but would like to initiate a conversation to know what ur beliefs really are.

To begin with ; let's assume the hadees of 12 mahdis after 12 imams is sahih, dependable.

Let's then compare with another hadees that says the 12 mahdis are shias calling towards Amr of 12 aimma a.s.

To methe word mahdi does not signify much because it means one who guides towards a matter and the 12th imam ajf is also a mahdi who guides towards not just an ordinary matter but a secret matter. Mohammad hanafiya ibn ali ibn ab talib was also a mahdi according to a hadees from imam sadiq a.s

Now u have a general hadees for 12 mahdis/shias after 12th imam and many could claim to be among those mahdis but why do they claim it ?

1. Is it a position with isma.

2. Is it a position proven through Quran

When a specific mahdi (Mohammad e hanafiyya ) did not claim for himself that he is mahdi and did not claim rights of wasiyya although being a son of imam a.s. so either a mahdi does not need to claim follower ship or Mohammad e hanafiyya did wrong being a mahdi and not claiming as such.

So answer my above questions in a simple way so that I can understand. And please do tell me what does after 12 the imam ajf means? Is it during his ghayba or after his ghayba?

And if it is during ghayba (according to ur understanding) then this position does not hold hujjiya because the earth is never devoid of a proof and from ghayba al kubra till today there was only one mahdi imam who was in ghayba and still is while I am writing this.

So without hujjiya u cannot call people towards him. And in this case if he is a true mahdi shia calling people towards amr of ahlulbayth a.s then u have spoiled his work or say he couldn't deliver the call correctly because instead of calling towards amr ; his people are nowcalling towards him/his amr. Although iI hope u haven't started calling him wali amr/naib imam etc. And if u have already done so then u have gone against quran and committed shirk because the hujjiya could not be established and neither there is a nass from imams asws for this specific person being the one.

And finally does ur master have the will of rasool Allah saww with him? Don't tell me that its in sheikh tusi's book common

[siraatoaliyinhaqqun]

Found this on ur arrived website which further proves that the 12 mahdi from the shia calling to the amr of ahlulbayth a.s are in rajat because after shahadat of imam e zamana ajf come imam Hussain a.s

It is narrated on the authority of Imam As-Sadiq (as), that he said: ” From among us, after the Qa’im, there shall be twelve Mahdis from the descendents of Al Hussein (as)” (Ghaybat Al Tusi (Occultation by Al Tusi), page 385

[mahdi-ahmad]

Salam wa rah

Brother Siraatoaliinhaqqun,

As a sinner servant I am nothing important on this subject. The important for us is to find the truth.

If one considers the word Mahdi as adjective it means the guided but if we take it as a noun for a person in a certain period of time then it would mean we specified the name for a special person or for a group in plural form. For example the 12^th Imam (a.s.) name is Mahdi so it is the name of the 12^th Imam and we also may have our names as Mahdi but this is different than Imam Mahdi.

Looking at the Hadeeth the 12 Mahdis after 12^th Imam Mahdi a.s. means there are 12 person coming after 12^th Imam a.s.. And now the 1^st Mahdi after Imam Mahdi (a.s.) is the Yamani. He is selected by Allah (SWT) and has direct contact with Imam Mahdi (a.s.). As for Mohammad ibn Hanafiya, he was in the time of Imam Hassan and Imam Hossein a.s.. At that time people could see their Imam and have direct contact with him. But in this time Gheibat of Imam a.s. people does not have direct and normal contact with their Imam so we need to be prepared for appearance of Imam Mahdi a.s..

At this time the recognition of the truth from falsehood is difficult and we need a guided maasum person to help us to find the right path. Do you think that the Imam would come before us to be prepared, never ever! Of course if God wills can push people to be with Imam or more He can make all the people to worship him but this is to test us if we are real believers or not. So we need to work hard and prepare ourselves for the appearance of Imam Mahdi (a.s.).What is the problem if Imam Mahdi has a vasi before him to make us ready for a difficult time. The Yamani is the first believer and the 1^st of 313 companions of Imam a.s. this is like Musa and Haroon.

Why Imam needs his companions 313 or more to give victory to Islam. Why he a.s does not do the CALL alone this is why the people work for the CALL not for the Imam or the Yamani but for the sake of Allah ÓÈÍÇäå æÊÚÇáì.

Please forgive my shortcoming if could not explain fluently about your question.

Below I enclosed some part of one of questions that is answered by Seyyed Yamani and you can find the complete answer at the

http://

"saviorofmankind.com/homepage/88-english-uk/article/201-from-you-angels-to-be-successors"

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The Question: Peace be upon you and the Mercy of Allah and His Blessings,

May Allah send His Peace and Blessings upon Muhammad and the Family of Muhammad, the Imams and the Mahdis.

⸨And if We willed, We could have made from you Angels to be successors in the land⸩ [surat az-Zukhruf (Ornaments of Gold) 43:60]

What is the meaning of this verse? And does it have a relationship with the companions of the Mahdi pbuh or the Mahdis?

The sender: Abdullah Hashem/Egypt

The Answer: In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Intensely Merciful.

All praises be to Allah Lord of the Worlds.

May Allah send His Peace and Blessings upon Muhammad and the Family of Muhammad, the Imams and the Mahdis.

⸨And when the son of Mary was presented as an example, immediately your people laughed aloud * And they said, “Are our gods better, or is he?” They did not present the comparison except for [mere] argument. But, [in fact], they are a people prone to dispute * Verily he was not but a servant upon whom We bestowed favor, and We made him an example for the Children of Israel * And if We willed, , We could have made from you Angels to be successors in the land * And indeed, this is a sign for knowledge of the Hour, so be not in doubt of it, and follow Me. This is a straight path ⸩ [surat az-Zukhruf (Ornaments of Gold) 43:57-61]

Quraysh and the Arabs used to argue by a fallacy which they state in [a form of] question, to which they would want an answer from Muhammad pbuhap, and their question compares between the godhood of their idols which they claim, and the godhood of Jesus, which the Christians claim that Jesus pbuh has, while the one whom is being asked pbuhap, who denies their deification for the idols, also does not admit Jesus’ pbuh absolute godhood, rather he says that Jesus pbuh is a human being and a servant from the servants of Allah and a Caliph (Successor) from the Caliphs of Allah on His land. And for that reason, Allah described their condition as them being arguers, for their question is built upon an assumption which is not correct and which the one whom is being asked does not admit to nor believes in. And this method is always being used by the Imams of disbelief when they find that the proofs of the Divine call have taken them by the necks, so they form a question which is based on a fallacy and an assumption, which is not admitted nor believed by the one whom is being asked, in order that they may create confusion around the Divine call, and they would demand an answer to their fallacy and their wrong question which is based on error. The answer to those people is clarifying to them that their question is based on a wrong supposition, in order that it may be clear to them that they are mere arguers like the Qur’an describes them ⸨They did not present the comparison except for [mere] argument. But, [in fact], they are a people prone to dispute⸩, and therefore the Divine text moved to saying: ⸨And if We willed, We could have made from you Angels to be successors in the land⸩: meaning, If We willed we could make from you Successors – like the Angels; infallible and pure and purified – who would succeed Allah swt after Muhammad pbuhap, and would succeed Muhammad pbuhap after he moves to the Higher Assembly, and would succeed one another. Also, He swt previously made Jesus pbuh, the servant of Allah, [to be] the Successor of Allah in His land, for Allah swt said about Jesus: ⸨and We made him⸩ then He swt said: ⸨We could have made from you⸩ and the “making” in them (these two verses) is the same⸨Verily he was not but a servant upon whom We bestowed favor, and We made him an example for the Children of Israel * And if We willed, We could have made from you…⸩ [meaning that He made Jesus pbuh an example and a role model and a leader whom is looked up to and followed by the Children of Israel. And if Allah willed, He would make from among you successors in this nation whom you would follow and learn from them and take them as an example to be followed just as Allah made Jesus pbuh ⸨an example for the Children of Israel⸩.

...........

Ahmad Al Hassan

Shawal (1433 Hijri)

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Edited October 3, 2012 by mahdi-ahmad

[MAFHHM]

WHY I DO NOT BELIEVE IN AHMAD HASSAN ? [ Ep 9 : The Yamani from Basra Credibility Test ]

"www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqZSJZFPzqA"

[MAFHHM]

Possible Yamani Candidate ?

Source: "mesi.org.uk/ViewNews.aspx?ArticleId=3442"

Yemeni Shi'ite Cleric and Houthi Disciple 'Issam Al-'Imad: Our Leader Houthi is Close to Khamenei; We Are Influenced Religiously and Ideologically By Iran

03/11/2009

On September 28, 2009, the Iranian website ayandenews.com, which is affiliated with former IRGC commander Mohsen Rezai, published an interview with cleric 'Issam Al-'Imad, who is a disciple of Hussein Al-Houthi, leader of the Houthi rebels in Yemen. [1] Al-'Imad, who was born 1968 in Yemen, received his religious education in Saudi Arabia, but after studying Shi'ite Islam left Wahhabism to become a Twelver Shi'ite. Since1989 he has been pursuing advanced Islamic studies in the holy city of Qom in Iran. [2]

In the interview, Al-Imad describes the religious, ideological, and political affinity that has evolved between the Yemeni Houthis and the Iranian regime, saying that the Houthis have effectively converted from Zaidi Shi'a to Twelver Shi'a, which is Iran's official religion. [3] He adds that Houthi leaders have visited and lived in Qom, that their leader Hussein Al-Houthi considers Ayatollah Khomeini to be a model for emulation, and that Al-Houthi's relationship with Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is similar to Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah's.

Following are excerpts from the interview:

"When the Yemen Government and the Sunni Leaders Say [the Houthis are Twelver Shi'ites] ) -It Is Not a Lie"

Q: "Are the Houthis Zaidis or Twelver Shi'ites? Because it is said that they perform the 'Ashura rituals and celebrate the festival of Ghadir. [4] Moreover, in his book The Zaidis in Yemen, [Houthi leader Hussein] Badr Al-Din Houthi attacks the Zaidi belief in [all] four Righteous Caliphs as erroneous, and presents evidence to show that the Houthis belong to Twelver Shi'a more than to Zaidi Shi'a. Could you elaborate on the Houthis' basic beliefs?"

Al-'Imad: "Hussein Badr Al-Din [Houthi] is the current Houthi leader. [His father], Badr Al-Din Al-Tabatabai, was Houthi as well, and [both of them] lived in Qom, as well as [Hussein's brother] 'Abd Al-Malik. Their stay in Qom was not without consequences. 'Abd Al-Malik, Hussein's younger brother, is about 28 years old. I must point out that [the Houthis follow] the philosophy of Hussein and not [of his father] Badr Al-Din. The Houthis themselves emphasize this."

Q: "You keep stressing that [Hussein Badr Al-Din Al-Hussein] is the Houthis' current leader, but there are several versions regarding this. The Houthis claim that he is alive, but those who oppose them [the Yemen government] say that he was killed in 2004."

Al-'Imad: "It doesn't matter if he is alive or dead. What matters is that he is the leader. That is, in terms of ideology and the Houthis' philosophy, Hussein is the leader. I mean, the Houthis' strategic outlook and ideology are taken from Hussein's books. Even [his brother] 'Abd Al-Malik says this. He says, 'everything we have comes from my brother, Hussein.'

"The Yemeni attack on the Houthis and Hussein started in 2004, [and] the target [of this attack] is Hussein. They say, 'We are killing Hussein's disciples.' I myself have listened to Hussein's tapes and read his books. He strove to end the silence of the Shi'ites [i.e. the Zaidis], which has lasted for 30 or 40 years."

Q: "So we can say that the Houthis are Twelver Shi'ites?"

Al-'Imad: "Yes. You know why? I went to Sa'da [a province and Zaidi religious center in northern Yemen], that is, to the Houthi center. I traveled [from Qom] to Yemen to see for myself what was happening. [i saw that] all the books they had there were Ja'fari [i.e. Twelver Shi'ite]; not a single one was Zaidi. I myself was surprised.

"Before [becoming a Twelver Shi'ite], I was a Wahhabi [Muslim], and I had heard that [the Zaidis] had become Ja'fari. [When I came there,] I saw that they did not have a single Zaidi book. All the libraries - both the public [libraries] and private or family ones - held Ja'fari books. The Houthis read books printed in Qom, and that's the truth.

"So when the Yemen government and the Sunni leaders say that [the Houthis] are Ja'fari, it is not a lie. They [i.e., the Sunnis] really believe that they are Ja'fari, that they have changed their beliefs...

"'Ali 'Abdallah Saleh, [Yemen's current president, himself a member of the Zaidi minority], rose to power with the help of Saudi Arabia and its [royal] Al-Saud family. The day he became president, there wasn't a single Wahhabi school in Yemen, but today there are Wahhabi schools there. When he rose to power, the [sunni] Salafi school was not the official [religion of Yemen], but today it is... All the mosque preachers are [now] Wahhabi...

"'Ali 'Abdallah Saleh collaborates with the Taliban, [as evidenced by the fact that] most of the Al-Qaeda leaders who were incarcerated in Yemen have escaped from prison..."

"[Hussein Al-Houthi] is a Disciple of Khomeini"

Q: "Which of the following three figures - [Ayatollah Ali] Sistani, [religious leader of the Shi'ites in Iraq]; [Hizbullah Secretary-General] Hassan Nasrallah; and Muqtada Al-Sadr [of Iraq] - has the most influence among the Houthis [in Yemen]? Which of them do you consider the most [influential]?"

Al-'Imad: "I believe it is Hassan Nasrallah. Hussein Al-Houthi's philosophy is pure Shi'a, and politically he is close to Hassan Nasrallah."

Q: "The emotional bond that between Hassan Nasrallah and [iranian Supreme Leader Ali] Khamenei and [his] regime - does it also exist between Hussein and 'Abd Al-Malik and Khamenei?"

Al-'Imad: "Absolutely. In every one of his tapes, Hussein says: 'I believe that the best interpreter of the Koran in our time was [Ayatollah Ruhollah] Khomeini, [founder of the Iranian regime], and that nobody even comes close to his level of Koranic knowledge.' That's what Hussein says... [He] also has also written a book called The Influence of the Philosophy of Imam Khomeini on Hussein Al-Houthi, an excellent and very interesting book.

"[Hussein Al-Houthi] is a disciple of Khomeini, and his relationship with Khomeini is similar to Nasrallah's relationship with Khamenei. [Moreover, Hussein Al-Houthi's] relationship with Khamenei is also similar to Nasrallah's relationship with Khamenei."

"Hussein Al-Houthi Says That We Must Emulate the Islamic Republic and... Learn From Iran"

"One of the issues that the Yemen government raises these days is [that of] of Hussein Al-Houthi's statements [in praise of] Iran. [Hussein's brother] 'Abd Al-Malik has not said the same things, but he cannot deny that his brother has. Ever since Hussein Al-Houthi came to Iran and studied Khomeini's books, he has been saying that these books are sacred. He openly declares that Khomeini was a saint.

"Hussein Al-Houthi says that we must emulate the Islamic Republic and we must learn from Iran. That is precisely why the Yemen government has been calling the Houthis 'Majous' [a Sunni derogatory term for Zoroastrians] and 'Iranians,' and telling them to go back to Esfahan..."

Q: "Is Hussein alive?"

Al-'Imad: "I don't know. The Yemen government says no, but his father, his brother, and all the Houthis say yes..."

[1] The interview was originally published in the Iranian weekly Muthalath.

[2] "www.hawzah.net", May-June 2009.

[3] Zaidi Shi'a differs from Twelver Shi'a in that it recognizes only the first four Imams, not all twelve; in addition, Zaidi Shi'a also recognize all four Righteous Caliphs, and not only the fourth Caliph 'Ali bin 'Ali Talib.

[4] The Shi'ite festival of Ghadir Khum marks the day on which the Prophet Muhammad selected 'Ali as his heir.

[MAFHHM]

WHY I DO NOT BELIEVE IN AHMAD HASSAN ? [ Ep 10 : Instructions of the 12 th Imam (a) pt 1 ]

"www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxJ5N_NiXaU"

[MAFHHM]

WHY I DO NOT BELIEVE IN AHMAD HASSAN ? [ Ep 11 : Instructions of 12th Imam (a) pt 2 ]

"www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsNFKa71mhc"

[MAFHHM]

WHY I DO NOT BELIEVE IN AHMAD HASSAN ? [ Ep 12 : Instructions of the 12 th Imam (a) pt 3 ]

"www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRaQxX8YlBg"