HAZRAT MAHDI (PBUH) WILL ACT WITH THE WISDOM BESTOWED BY GOD AND WILL HAVE PUBLISHED WORKS

Abu Baseer said: ... "God, Who grants Mahdi (pbuh) with imamate (leadership),

WILL GRANT HIM WITH KNOWLEDGE AND BOOKS AND WILL NOT LEAVE HIM ALONE."

(Al-Ghaybah al-Nomani, chapter 23, hadith 2)

I ASKED ABU JA'FAR (MUHAMMAD BAQIR): "ARE YOU [MAHDI (PBUH)] THE QAIM? He ordained: "I am the son of the Messenger of God (saas) and from his lineage. God is Who does what He wants." When I addressed my question again, he said: "I KNOW WHERE YOU ARE TRYING TO GET AT. YOUR LORD HAS A WIDE BELLY AND AN ADMIRABLE CHARM."

(Muhammad b. Ibrahim Nomani, Kitab al-Ghaybah (Tehran, 1397), p. 216. [ISAM inventory number: 016351])