“Deviation in Mahdī sm”
Keysaniye believed in ” Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah”‘s Imamate.
After his death, some denied it and said, “He is alive but absent, he is hidden in Rizwa mount until the day, he will be commanded and will emerge.”
Actually they respected him as the Imam whom was awaited!
Hemyari said, “Uthman Ibn Sa’eed {the first deputy of Imam al-Mahdi (hgr)} and I were with Ahmad Ibn Isḥāq.
Ahmad Ibn Isḥāq pointed to me that I would ask Uthman Ibn Sa’eed about Imam Askari (pbuh)’s successor.
So, I obeyed and asked him so:
They knew you will come but they were lost your address!
Keysaniye believed in Imam being of “Muhammad Ibn Hanafiyah”.
After his dead some denied it and said: “He is alive but absent, he is hidden in Rizwa mount until the day when he will be commanded and emerge.”
Actually they respect him the Imam who was waiting for him!
Hemyari said: Uthman Ibn Sa’eed (the first deputy of Imam al-Mahdi (hgr)) and I were near Ahmad Ibn Isḥāq.
Ahmad Ibn Isḥāq insinuate to me to ask Uthman Ibn Sa’eed about the successor of Imam Askari (pbuh).
“Abulfazl Yahyā Ibn-Salāmah” was from Shafe’ei sect and one of prominent scholars of sixth century [deceased 551 AH], who was probably the first Sunnite that expressed his believes in poem format about Imams (pbu th); specially Imam Mahdi (hgr).
Among his poets [are these verses]:
Oh you! Who ask me about the Ahl Al-Bayt’s[1] kindness
Ibn Khallikān, no date, Vol.4, P.176
Thahabi, 1407.L, Vol.12, P.113
Ibn Hajar Haytami, 1417.L, P255 &314
Khayr Al-Din Zarkali, 1992.AD, Vol.6, P.80
In historical books of shiites and sunnis has gathered that Mu’atamid Abbasi sends his officers to imam Askari’s home and arrests all women to find a clue of birth of imam’s child!
According to inscription of books like “Tārikh Tabari”, Mu’atamid Abbasi even after the martyrdom of imam Askari was personally in search of imam’s child! [He applied] heavy security surveillances and regulations!
Forty men of creditable Shiites gathered in Imam Askari’s (pbuh) house, to ask him about the next Imam. Uthman ibn Sa’id [1] stood up and said, “O son of God’s Messenger! I want to ask you about a point which you are more erudite about it.” Imam [Askari (pbuh)] stated, “Oh Uthman! Sit down.” […]
In the book Montakhab Al-Athar:
Ibn Okht Abi-Bakr Al-‘Esar
Abo-Ja’afar ‘Ahwal Hamedani
Abol-Hasan Hosaini
Abol-Hasan ‘Amri
Abol-Hasan Ibn-Kathir Nobakhti
Abol-Heytham ‘Anbari
Ibn Khalkān, no date, v.4, p.176
Thahabi, 1407.L, v.12, p.113
Ibn Hajar Heytami, 1417.L, p255 &314
Kheyr Al-Din Zarkali, 1992.AD, v.6, p.80
Ibn Alwardi, I. J. “Noor Al-Absār”, p.186
The first person who due to ignorance of Imam Mahdi (hgr)’s birth, denied the birth of Imam Mahdi (hgr), was Ja’afar (the Imam’s uncle)!
Ja’afar used to strongly inhibit the news of the Imam’s birth!!
Ibn-e-Hazm in the book “Al-Fasl fil-Milal…” impeached [Imam Mahdi’s (hgr)]’s birth. He wrote that Imam Mahdi’s (hgr)’s birth didn’t occur till Imam Askari (pbuh)’s martyrdom!
[Imam Askari (pbuh) said:] Dear aunt! Tonight, when is mid of Sha’aban, break your fast in our home; because tonight God will make you happy and glad via [visiting] his proof for ummah [people] and my successor [imam Mahdi (hgr)].
Hakimah (aunt of imam Askari) said: we recited Maghreb (vespers) and Isha (evening) prayers and broke our fast. I constantly have watched out her.
Do you know there are a lot of narrations in Shia’s sources, which mentioned the number of twelve Imams?
Shaykh Ḥorr-e ʿĀmelī in the second volume of the valuable book “Ithbat Al-hudat” has gathered nine hundred and twenty seven narrations about the imamate1 of twelve Imams, which in most of them the number and name of Imams have been mentioned straightforward.
The content [of the narrative]:
[Prophet Muhammad (pbuh&h) stated:]
“O people! Indeed I’m a human [like the others] and presently will be called [by the angel of death]…
One hundred and eighteen narratives have been handed down to us, which point that the Earth would never be without God’s proof.
Allame Majlesi collected these narratives in the chapter “Al-Iztirar Ela al-Hujjah” [Necessity of God’s proof] of Biḥār al-ʾAnwār
Also the late Kulayni has mentioned such narratives in the book “Kāfī”; the chapter “Kitab Al-Hujjah”. For example:
Prophet Muhamad (pbuh & h) and Imams have informed about the birth of a baby for Imam Hasan Askari, who has hidden after he was born.
Statistics of collected narrations, in this area, in the book “Kamal Al-Din”, as follows:
From prophet Muhamad (pbuh & h); forty five narrations
From Imam Ali (pbuh)…
From majesty Zahra (pbuh); four narrations
From Imam Hasan (pbuh); tow narrations
From Imam Hussain (pbuh); five narrations
Shiites – and also Sunnis – believe that prophet Muhamad (pbuh&h) declared the survival and dignity of Islam until the Day of Judgment, due the twelve caliphs
Sunnis have been unable to introduce these people, but in Shiites’ teaching, these twelve divine caliphs have been known and specified.
Jabir 1said, “I was in.. presence of God’s messenger [prophet Muhamad (pbu h & h)] and I heard that he stated,”
“Due to existence of twelve caliphs, duty and condition of Ummah [people] are continuously obvious.”
Ahmad ibn Hanbal (of the Sunni elders) has written on page 86 of volume 5 of In his book “Musnad”:
“Jabir has narrated this narration via 34 ways.”
