O, Sahib al-Zaman [imam Mahdi (hgr)]! Who is your Muslim ibn Aqeel?!

 

This is a letter by Husayn ibn Ali to groups of Muslims and believers:

[In this regard], your messengers; Hani and Saeed delivered your letters to me.

I got what you have explained and reminded.

[There], most of you were saying, “There isn’t any imam or leader for us!â€

And you asked me [to ride up]/ come toward you,

By this means, God brought us to the truth and guidance

I am sending Muslim ibn Aqeel, who is my brother [ like a brother], uncle’ s son and one of the trusted ones in my relatives.

 

If he will report that majority of knowledgeable people and experts confirm what your messengers said and you wrote in your letters,

If Almighty Allah wants, I will come to you soon.

I swear on my life, a [true] imam and leader is the one who judge based on the book of God [Quran], among people.

And his behavior is coupled with justice and equity.

[He is expected to] follow the religion of truth, and keep himself in what concerns God and God pleasure.

Peace[It is used at the end of speeches, especially Islamic ones].