Significance of The Twelfth Imam
Some hadith indicate significance to the twelfth generation of descendants of Muhammad.
A hadith from the Shi'a text (Kitab Al-Kafi) containing a conversation between the first Shia Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib and a man named al-Asbagh ibn Nubata, as well as a Hadith in Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim in which Muhammad speaks of Twelve Successors.
| “ | I heard Muhammad saying, "Islam will continue to be strong to twelve Muslim rulers." He then said a sentence which I did not hear. My father said, "All of them (those rulers) will be from Quraysh." | ” |
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—Jabir bin Samura, Prophet Muhammad |
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In a hadith widely regarded as authentic, Muhammad said,
| “ | Even if the entire duration of the world's existence has already been exhausted and only one day is left before the Day of Judgment, Allah will expand that day to such a length of time, as to accommodate the kingdom of a person out of Ahl al-Bayt who will be called by my name and my father's name. He will then fill the Earth with peace and justice as it will have been filled with injustice and tyranny before then. | ” |
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—Prophet Muhammad |
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Read more about this topic: Muhammad Al-Mahdi, Birth and Early Life According To Twelver Shi'a
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