His characteristics and merits are that of the Prophet. What is mostly said in reports is that his complexion is reddish white, which is swarthy and is pale because of wakefulness at night. His forehead is broad, white, and shining. His eyebrows are joining, his nose is slim, long and on its middle there is a curve. He is good-looking. The brilliance of his face is so shining that it covers his noble head and beard

The flesh of his face is little, There is a speckle, which seems like a shining star on his right cheek. There is space between his teeth.

 His eyes are black and seem to be applied with collyrium. There is a sign in his head. His two shoulders are wide apart. His belly and shank is like his ancestor Imam Ali.
It is told that Imam Al-Mandi (May Allah hasten his coming) is the peacock of the Paradise people. His face is shining like moon. His body is covered by divine garments of light and celestial clothes, which casts Allah's lights of favor and blessing. Their color and softness is like the flower matricaria and they are dewed purple. The light is so red that it surpasses the air. His tallness is like Egyptian willow or the stem of sweet basil. He is neither tall nor so short. His height is moderate and his head is round. His figure is so good that no one has seen like it. May Allah send His blessings unto him and his noble ancestors

 

Some of the Characteristics of Imam AI-Mandi

I. light of that Imam, compared with the light of other Imams, is cast by his shadow and appearance. As it is related in hadiths about Meraj (Ascension), we read that his light among other Imams' lights is like a shining star among other stars.

2.    Nobleness of genealogy: he has all his ancestors' nobleness of genealogy. His mother is the daughter of a Roman emperor, who is the offspring of Simon, who was an apostle of Jesus Christ who is a descendent of man\, prophets and messengers.

3.    Two angles took him to The Throne of Heaven, when he was born. And Allah said to him: "Welcome My servant! You help my religion and materialize what I command and guide my servants. I swear by rightfulness that I take, give, and forgive by you.

4.    Bayt Al-Hamd (House of Praise): it is narrated that there is a house, which is called Bayt al-Hamd for this Imam. There is a lamp in that house, which has been lighted from the time of his birth and will be lighted untill he appears and it does not get off.

5.    He has the appellation and the name of the Prophet. But it is reported that the Imam has said: "Do not mention my name, but mention my title!"

6.    It is not permitted to utter his name. This point has been explained.

7.    Guardianship and proof come to an end with Him on the earth.

8.    His occulatation since the day he was born. He has been with Holy Spirit who educates him in the world of light and holy. He has not touched any dirty and impure thing and has not committed any sins that human beings and evils do. He has been associated with holy spirits and inhabitants of the heaven.
9.    Absence of association and speaking with unbelievers, hypocrites, and corrupt people for precautionary dissimulation, danger, compromising with them. Certainly none of the oppressors has touched him since the day he was born, He has not been associated with any hypocrite and unbeliever and he has excluded himself from them.
10.    He swears allegiance with none of oppressors. In the book A'alam al-Wara it is indicated that Imam Al-Hassan said: "There is none of us who has not sworn allegiance with tyrant of his time, except the Riser behind whom Jesus Christ performs prayer."
II.There is a sign on his back that is like that of the Prophet's which was called the seal of prophethood. This sign may refer to the seal of guardianship.
12. In Merajeeh reports and Samveeh books we read that Allah specifies that He must be called with His numerous titles not with His name.
13.Appearance of strange signs on the earth and in the heaven for his blissful advent. They have not happened for any other person. In the book Al-Kafi it is said that Imam A]-Sadegh says about the verse, "We shall show them Our portents on the horizons and within themselves until it will be manifest unto them that it is the Truth. Do not your Lord suffice, since He is Witness over all things?"' : "These are the signs that appear before the 12th Imam comes and the truth will be explained by him." The 6th Imam added: "The affairs done by Allah and people see them is true." Those signs

are abundant and some say that they are 400 signs)
14. When it is the time of his coming, a voice trumpets his name. There are many reports about it. About the interpretation of the verse "And listen on the day when the crier cries from a near place"', Ali ibn Ebrahim related a hadith from Imam Al-Sadegh who says: "The
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herald trumpets the name Al-Ghaem and that of the father of Al-Ghaem." In the book Gheybat-e- Nu'mani it is reported from Imam Al-Baghir who says: "The herald trumpets the name of Al-Ghaem from the sky. Then one who is in the east and one who is in the west hears it. There will remain no sleeping person unless he gets up; there will be no standing person, unless he sits down; there will be no sitting person unless he stands up because of the fear from that voice. That is the voice of Gabriel which is heard on the 23`d night of Ramadhan." Such reports are legion.
15.Celestial orbits stop moving and their movement gets slow. Sheikh A]-Mond says that Abu Basir relates that Imam Al-Baghir says about the custom and behavior of the 12th Imam in a lengthy hadith until he says: "He rules for seven years. Each year is equal to ten usual years. Then Allah enlivens what He wills." Abu Basir says: "May I be sacrificed for him! How are these years prolonged?" The Imam replied: "Allah orders orbits to slow their movement and delay. So for this, years and days will be lon1ger.- I said: "Some say that if the movement of orbits is changed, the world will be destroyed." He replied: "That is what disbelievers say. But Muslims do not believe in it, for Allah split the moon for the Prophet and returned the sun to Yush Ibn Nun and He gives tidings about the Dooms Day which is like one thousands usual year."
16.The appearance of the Quran of Imam Ali, which he gathered all verses without any change after the demise of the Prophet. It has all the verses sent miraculously down to the Prophet. Imam Ali gathered all of them and presented to the companions, but they rejected it. So he hid it. It will be appeared in the hands of the 12'h Imam. All people will be obliged to read and memorize it. Because it is different from the customary Quran, it will be one of the difficult duties that all responsible persons must carry out.

17.A white cloud will be always over his head and the herald proclaims in it in a way that those who are afraid and have difficulty in hearing will hear that He is Al­Mandi. He will bring justice to the world as it has gotten full of injustice. This call is different from what is said before.

18.Presence of angles and Jins in his army such that his companions can see them.

19.Passage of time, alternation of day and night and movement of orbits have no effect on his body, face, and strength. It was about 1095 years ago that lie was born. Allah knows how much time will pass until he comes. When he returns, he will be like a forty- or thirty-year-old man. He is not like the very old prophets, one of whom is the target of aging "this my husband is an old man?"' and the other one is complaining about being weak because of old age "My Lord! Lo! The bones of me wax feeble and my head is shining with grey hair..."2

Sheikh Al-Saduq says that Aba Salt Al-Herawi enquired of Imam Al-Rida: "What is the sign of your Qaem, when he reappears?" He said: "He is from the aspect of age old but facially young, so that when someone looks at him one thinks that he is forty years old or even '.'011nger."

20.There will be no fear and hate among beasts and men. All animosity will be removed from them,

as it was before Abel. It is reported that Imam Ali said: "If our Qaem rises, peace will come to rule between beasts. Even if a woman goes from Iraq to Syria, she walks on flower and grass and she carries all her ornaments with herself. No beast would frighten her. (6-0h Allah, the Lord of' great light, the lord of exalted Chair, the Lord of boiling sea, the sender of Torah and Bible, the Lord of shadow, coolness. and warm wind, sender of great Qur'an, and the Lord of closed preferred angles and prophets and messengers, Oh Allah I beg You by Your ClenerOUsness, the light of Your illuminating mood, and Your old dominion! Oh The Living, Oh The Self-subsisting, I beg You by your name by which the heavens and the Earths are illuminated, by Your name by which the First one and the last one get reformed and correctd. Oh The Living before any living thing, oh The Living after any living thing, oh The Living when nothing is alive, oh The Enlivener of the dead, oh the Termintor of all living things, oh The Living that there is no god except You! Oh Allah send, by Your command, Your benediction, which is qual to the weight of Your Throne, is as much as Your words, Your kwnowledge measures it and Your book contains it, to the guiding Imam Al-Mandi A]-Ghaern and his clean and pure ancestors on behalf of me, my parents, all female and male believers in the East and the West of the earth, prairie, deserts, mounts, seas, Oh Allah! I refresh today morning by him and while I am alive, I take alligence with him and never break it and never leave it. Oh Allah! May I be one of' his companions, helpers, defenders, supporters, those who hurry to fulfill his needs, those who obey his orders, those who hurry to carry out his intentions, and martyrs besides his horse. Oh Allah! If death, which You unavoidably set for Your servants, comes between me and hirn, then bring me out of my grave while I am binding my shroud around my waist and with a drawn sword and a raised spear 1 obey the call of the harbinger of Truth in village and)
21. Some of the dead persons will be with him. Twenty-seven ones from Moses' nation, seven of the seven sleepers, Yush ibn Nun, Salman, Abu Dhar, AbUdo.janey Ansary, Miqdad, and Malk Al-Ashtar will be his companions. They will be rulers in the countries. It is reported that if one reads Ahd' prayer forty days in the morning, lie will be one of his companions. If th person dies before the 12`h Imam comes, he will I brought out of his grave and be at the service of th Imam
22. Bringing out all treasures and hidden things from tl earth.
23.Rain, plants, fruits, and other blessings will increase such a way that is different from the current time. T1 words of Allah will be true: "On the day when the earl will be changed to other than the earth

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24.   People's mind and intellect will be completed out of the blessing of his existence. He puts his hand on their head, and there will be no envy, and animosity in their hearts, which has been the second nature of man since Able was killed. Knowledge and wisdom will developed extraordinarily and knowledge will emit from the hearts of believers. So a believer would not need the knowledge that his brother has got. At that time the interpretation of this noble verse, "Allah will compensate each out of His abundance." will appear.

25.   Unusual power of hearing and seeing of his companions, they can hear the words of their Imam from twenty four kilometers and they can speak with him from that distance.

26.The long time that his companions live. It is reported that man lives until he has got 1000 descendants. 27.No disease, danger,      disability

I               ger, disaster and disability threaten bodies of his companions.

28.His helpers and companions will be as strong as forty men and they can take out a mountain.

29.People will no longer need the light of moon and sun because there is his light in this world. As we read in the interpretation of the verse, "And the earth shines with the light of her Lord ... The lord of the earth is the Imam of time.

30. He holds the flag of the Prophet.

3 LNo one can wear the armor of the Prophet, except him. It fits him as it fitted the Prophet.

32.There is a special cloud for him. Allah has stored thunder and lighting in it. So he mounts it and then it takes him to seven skies and seven earths.

33. There will be no longer precautionary dissimulation, fear of unbelievers, hypocrites, and polytheists. It is possible.

to worship Allah, Almighty, and people can do their worldly and divine jobs as Allah says without doing bad deeds and abandonment of some of duties, for the fear of those who are enemies. As Allah says: "Allah has promised such of you as believe and do good works that He will surely make them succeed (the present rulers) in the earth even as He caused those who were before them to succeed others); and that He will surely establish for them their religion which He has approved for them, He will give them in exchange safety after their fear. They serve Me. They ascribe nothing as a partner unto Me."I
34.He rules everywhere in the world. There is no place, river, sea, ocean, desert, mountain out of his authority. There is verse, which says the same meaning: "...unto Him submits whosoever is in the heavens and the earth, willingly, or unwillingly, and unto Him they will be returned.„ 2
35.Justice rules everywhere in the earth. There is less divine, prophetic, common, and special hadith, in which Imam Al-Mandi is not mentioned and these good tidings about him are not stated,
36. He will issue verdicts according to his Imamate knowledge and will not ask people to bring evidences and witnesses as David and Solomon issued verdict.
37.To state special verdicts, which have not been put into practice till that time. Such as killing an old man who commits fornication and one who does not pay alms-tax, and giving brother inheritance of his brother in the world of preexistence (that is each two person who swear to be brother will inherit each other here). Sheikh Al-Tabarsi relates that the 12”' Imam kills the twenty three-year-old man who has not learned his religion

verdicts and decrees.
38.All phases and levels of sciences will be discovered. Qutb Al-Rawandi relates that Imam AI-Sadigh remarked: "Knowledge has got twenty seven letters. All of the knowledge that prophets gave people was only two letters of them. And nothing more people will know. When our Riser appears, he will inform people of the other twenty five letters and he will add the first two letters to these new letters and makes 27 letters known to everyone."
39.He brings heavenly swords for his companions and helpers.
40. Animals obey his companions and helpers.
41.Two streams of water and milk will appear in the back of the city of Kufa, which is the capital of his reign. He carries with himself Moses' stone. As it is related in the book Kharaqyqj Imam Al-Baghir said: "When our Riser appears, he intends to go Mecca, but he goes to Kufa. His announcer will say: "Be aware that no one carries water and food with himself. He carries Moses' stone with himself. Twelve springs of water appeared at this stone at the time of Moses. No spring will appear until the stone is placed in its special place. Then everyone who is thirsty or hungry will be satisfied•" This stone is their provisions until they enter the city of NaJaf. When they enter the back of Kufa, two streams of milk and water flow from it. There will be no thirsty or hungry person."
42.JCSLIS Christ descends from the heaven to help Imam Al¬Mandi. Jesus Christ performs prayer while the 12'h Imam is standing in front as leader aid imam. This matter is reported many times. Allah considers this as Jesus Christ's virtue and marvel. It is mentioned a long hadith in the book Mohtazar by Hassar ibn Sulayman Al-Helli. In this hadith Allah the Almighty says to the Prophet: "On the eve of Ascension I promised to give

you eleven Imams through Imam Ali. All of them are your daughter's descendants. Jesus Christ performs prayer behind the last of them who will bring justice to the world after it is covered by oppressions. By him I guide and lead people, by him I make a blind person see and heal a sick one."
43.He kills Dajjal who is one of divine punishments for Muslims. It is reported by Ali ibn Ebrahim that Imam Al-Baghir interprets this verse "He is able to send punishment upon you from above you"' in this way: "No prophet came unless he informed people of the danger of Dajjal."
44.1t is not permitted to say "Allah Akbar" (Allah is the Greatest) seven times for any one's corpse after the demise of Imam Ali. Only it is permitted to say it for the holy corpse of the 12th Imam. Imam Ali said to Imam Al-Hussain to do that for himself.
45.    His hymn, which is from the 18th day of each month to the end of month. There are hymns for each of the Infallibles as their pilgrimage. The Prophet's hymn is on the first day of month. Imam Ali's is on the second day. Fatemah's hymn is on the third day. In this way, it is for other Imams till the 8th Imam whose hymn is on the 10th and 1 11h days. Imam Al-Jawad's is on the 12th and 13th days. Imam Hadi's is on the 14th and 15th days. Hymn of Imam Al-Hassan Al-Askari is on the 16th and 17th days. Hymn of the 12th Imam is in this way: "Allah is pure as many as His creatures, Allah is pure as He likes, Allah is pure as many as the number of His words, Allah is pure as much as the weight of His Throne, praise belongs to Allah as other same praises!"
46.    When he comes, all tyrant governments and regimes will be toppled. Only he rules the world and his government will continue till other Imams return or his descendant rule. There is a verse that Imam Al-Sadiq whispered always: "For every people there is a government which they expect, and our government will appear in the end of the world"

 

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