I cannot name [Imam MahdÄ« (mgehr) “A leader”; he is greater than it!
[Also]I cannot say he is the first person, because there won’t be any second!
We cannot interpret him easily in any way, except “The Promised MahdÄ« (mgehr)”. He is the one whom God has saved for the humans.
Sahifeh-ye Imam, Vol. 12, P. 482