Day 3

The lesson

1. Sunni historians also record the birth of Imam al-Askari's son: Ibn al-Athir (al-Kamil fi l-Tarikh) and Ibn Khallikan (Wafayat al-A'yan). Ibn Talha al-Shafi'i (Matalib al-Su'ul) and Ibn al-Sabbagh al-Maliki (al-Fusul al-Muhimma) also identify him as the promised Mahdi.
2. The Prophet said: Al-Mahdi is from my progeny, from the children of Fatima (Sunan Abi Dawud 4284, from Umm Salama). He said: If only one day of this time remained, God would raise up a man from my household who would fill the earth with justice as it has been filled with oppression (Sunan Abi Dawud 4283, from Imam Ali). And: Al-Mahdi is from us, the Ahl al-Bayt (Sunan Ibn Majah 4085, from Imam Ali).
3. When Imam al-Askari died in 260 AH (874), his son, then five, became Imam. The caliph's agents sealed the house, seized the property, searched for the son and examined the bondwomen for pregnancy, keeping one under watch for two years (al-Kafi; Kamal al-Din). His uncle Ja'far claimed the Imamate and the inheritance and urged the authorities to search the house (al-Irshad; Kashf al-Ghumma).

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