Since the subject†Imam Mahdi (hgr)†is so important item, and on the other hand, “Al-sihÄh Al-sittah”[1] are the most valid and authentic narration books of Sunni, in next posts you will read some contents which are documented to these six books.
I hope Sunni brothers address the issue of Mahdaviiat [Mahdism] more accurately, God willing.
Book’s name: author, year of birth and death in lunar
Sahih BukhÄri: b. 194 in BukhÄrÄ, d. 256 in Khartang from environs of Samarghand
Sahih Muslim: b. 202 or 204 in NeyshÄboor, d. 261 in Nasrabad of NeyshÄboor
Sunan Abu DÄwood: SolaymÄn ibn-Ash’ath, b. 202 in SistÄn, d. 275 in Basrah
Sunan al-Tirmidhi: Abu Isa, b. 209, d. 279 in the city of Tirmidh
Sunan ibn MÄjah: b. 209, d. 273 in Qazvin
Sunan NasÄ’i: Abu Abd al-RahmÄn, b. 215 in NasÄ (old KhorÄsÄn), d. 303 in Makkah
1.     Al-SihÄh al-Sittah [which translates as “The Authentic Six”] are six (originally five) books containing collections of hadith (sayings or acts of the Islamic prophet Muhammad) compiled by six Sunni Muslim scholars in the ninth century CE. They are sometimes referred to as “kutub al-sittah”.
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