How Imam Zamān (mgehr) behaves after The Emergence

Imam ʿAlī (pbuh) stated:

Be aware! He who is one of us, knows the future seditions. [In this sentence, us refers to Ahl al Bayt^[1], and one of us refers to Imam Mahdī (mgehr)].

He will have a bright light on his hand, and will journey in an enlightening way. [Here, light was used as a symbol]

And he will treat in the righteous and good ways, in order to resolve those problems.

He will release slaves and captive nations,and disperse the crowds… [The misguided and tyrannical governments]

And he will gather the truth- seeking.

 

1- Ahl al Bayt means members of a household or a family. In Islamic terminology it applied for some members of the family of the Prophet (pbuh&h). The term Ahl al-Bayt have appeared in hadiths in different senses, however, in Shi’a literature, it is used to refer to Imam ‘Ali, Lady Fatima, Imam al- Ḥasan, and Imam al-Ḥusayn and the nine infallible Imams (pbu th) who were the offspring of Imam al-Ḥusayn (pbuh). The Qur’an has used this term in the al-Tathir and al-Mawadda verses.

 

Collection date: 1/ 31/ 2017

Nahj al-Balāgha, Sermon: 150, Trans. Moin al Islām

Promised Savior in Nahj al-Balāgha, p. 61