The number of hadith imparting the tidings of the coming of the Mahdi: 657 The number of hadith stating that Hazrat Mahdi (as) is from the Ahl al-Bayt, that Hazrat Mahdi’s (as) name is the same as that of the Messenger of Allah (saas) and that his patronymic is the same as his: 389 The number of hadith saying that Hazrat Mahdi (as) is he who most resembles the Messenger of Allah (saas): 48 The number of hadith describing Hazrat Mahdi’s (as) face and height: 21 The number of hadith stating that Hazrat Mahdi (as) is ‘one of the sons of Ali (as):’ 214 The number of hadith stating that Hazrat Mahdi (as) is “one of the children of Hazrat Fatima”: 192 The number of hadith saying that Hazrat Mahdi (as) will fill the world with justice: 123 The number of hadith saying that Hazrat Mahdi (as) will disappear twice: 10 The number of hadith saying that Hazrat Mahdi (as) will disappear for a long time: 91 The number of hadith accounting for that disappearance: 7 The number of hadith saying that people will benefit from Hazrat Mahdi (as) during the time of his disappearance: 7 The number of hadith saying Hazrat Mahdi (as) will be long-lived: 318 The number of hadith saying Hazrat Mahdi (as) will be young-looking: 8 The number of hadith saying Hazrat Mahdi’s (as) birth will be hidden: 14 The number of hadith saying that Hazrat Mahdi (as) will have no oath of allegiance to any (that he will be bound to no caliph or anyone else, that he will be under the influence of no idea, group, sect or other political ideology): 10 The number of hadith saying he will intellectually defeat the deniers and cleanse the Earth of ascribing partners to Allah: 19 The number of hadith saying Hazrat Mahdi (as) will make clear Allah’s commandments, that he will spread Islamic moral values and (spiritually) rule the world: 47 The number of hadith saying Hazrat Mahdi (as) will encourage people to follow the Qur’an and the Sunnah: 15 The number of hadith saying Hazrat Mahdi (as) will intellectually neutralize the enemies of Allah with his knowledge: 4 The number of hadith saying Hazrat Mahdi (as) will have various Sunnah of the prophets: 23 The number of hadith saying Hazrat Mahdi (as) will appear with our Prophet’s (saas) sword [in other words, the sacred relics of our Prophet (saas), his holy standard, sword and robe will be with Hazrat Mahdi (as)]: 7 The number of hadith about Hazrat Mahdi’s (as) character and physical appearance: 30 The number of hadith about Hazrat Mahdi’s (as) morals and taqwa: 4 The number of hadith about Hazrat Mahdi’s (as) justice and the spread of security in his time: 7 The number of hadith about Hazrat Mahdi’s (as) knowledge: 5 The number of hadith about Hazrat Mahdi’s (as) generosity and charity: 13 The number of hadith saying "Almighty Allah will reveal the miracle of the prophets through the hand of Hazrat Mahdi (as) and he will have their legacies:” 5 The number of hadith saying Hazrat Mahdi (as) will appear after a fierce test: 24 The number of hadith saying Hazrat Mahdi (as) will lead Jesus, son of Maryam, in prayer: 25 The number of hadith describing the features of Hazrat Mahdi’s (as) coming: 12 The number of hadith about the situation and extent of the corruption and sin prior to the coming of Hazrat Mahdi (as): 37 The number of hadith about some of the portents of the coming of Hazrat Mahdi (as): 29 The number of hadith about a voice from the sky calling Hazrat Mahdi’s (as) and his father’s name: 27 The number of hadith concerning such matters as the high cost of living and increased levels of disease in the time before the coming of Hazrat Mahdi (as): 23 The number of hadith about the appearance of the Sufyan, the eclipse of the moon and similar matters: 38 The number of hadith about the emergence of the Dajjal: 12 The number of hadith concerning where Hazrat Mahdi (as) will appear: 17 The number of hadith about Hazrat Mahdi’s (as) spiritual conquest of East and West: 12 The number of hadith concerning all nations will gather round Islamic moral values during the time of Hazrat Mahdi (as): 7 The number of hadith about treasure and minerals being extracted from underground in the time of Hazrat Mahdi (as): 10 The number of hadith about the abundance from the Earth and sky in the time of Hazrat Mahdi (as): 12 The number of hadith concerning there being 313 people alongside Hazrat Mahdi (as): 25 The number of hadith about the Earth being filled with justice when Hazrat Mahdi (as) appears: 129 The number of hadith about the return of the Prophet Jesus (as) and his praying behind Hazrat Mahdi (as): 29 The number of hadith about Hazrat Mahdi’s (as) neutralization (physical and intellectual) of the Dajjal: 6 The number of hadith about Hazrat Mahdi’s (as) intellectual struggle against and neutralization (physical and intellectual) of the Sufyan: 2 The number of hadith about public works in the time of Hazrat Mahdi (as): 5 The number of hadith about work becoming easier and minds attaining perfection in the century of Hazrat Mahdi (as): 7 The number of hadith about the virtues of Hazrat Mahdi’s (as) companions: 14 The number of hadith about the strength ad might of Hazrat Mahdi’s (as) companions: 5 The number of hadith about the duration of Hazrat Mahdi’s (as) caliphate (spiritual leadership) in the wake of his appearance: 18 The number of hadith concerning Hazrat Mahdi’s (as) food, drink and clothing: 4 The number of hadith about Hazrat Mahdi’s (as) calls to the people: 7 The number of hadith about the virtues of anticipating salvation: 23 The number of hadith about some of the duties of Hazrat Mahdi’s (as) followers: 54 The number of hadith about appreciating Hazrat Mahdi (as) and adopting him as imam (spiritual leader): 10 The number of hadith about the virtues of those who believe in Hazrat Mahdi (as) during the time of his disappearance: 23 (As-Safi Al-Gulpaygani, Muntahab al-asar, p. 15-19) |