(5) Ali bin Ahmad narrated from Obaydillah bin Musa from Abdullah bin Jibilla from al-Hasan bin Abu Hamza that Abu Baseer had said: I heard Abu Ja’far al-Baqir saying: “The master of this matter has aspects like those that four of the prophets have had; an aspect of Moses, one of Jesus Christ, one of Joseph and one of Muhammad (peace be upon them).” I said: “Which aspect of Moses ?” He said: “Afraid and lying in wait.” I said: “Which one of Jesus Christ ?” He said: “It will be said about him (Imam al-Mahdi) as that has been said about Jesus Christ .” I said: “Which of Joseph?” He said: “Prison and disappearance.” I said: “Which of Muhammad ?” He said: “If he (Imam al-Mahdi) appears, he will imitate his grandfather Muhammad but he will unsheathe his sword for eight months, during which there will be commotion, until Allah becomes pleased.” I said: “How will it be known that Allah becomes pleased?” He said: “Allah will put mercy into his (the imam’s) heart.” Look, O you people of understanding, attentively at these sayings of Imam al-Baqir and Imam as-Sadiq concerning the disappearance of Imam al-Mahdi and the aspects of the prophets he has and that Allah will make him succeed and prevail within a night. Definitely he will remove all the heresies created by the heretics, whom Allah has not let taste the sweetness of faith and knowledge. Then the little group, whom Allah has favored with faith and belief in the imamate and let not deviate as much many groups have deviated and followed the Satan wherever he goes; left or right, is to thank and praise Allah for this great blessing in not being among those, whom the Satan has made hate faith and truth and like deviation. Let this little group be so grateful to Allah for making them obey His guardians, whom He has ordered to be obeyed. Allah says when talking about Iblis: “He (Iblis) said: Then by Thy Might I will surely make them live an evil life, all except Thy servants from among them, the purified ones.” “And most certainly I will lead them astray and excite in them vain desires.” “I will certainly lie in wait for them in Thy straight path.” Imam Ali says in one of his speeches: “I am the firm ‘rope’ of Allah. I am the straight path. I am the authority of Allah over His people after His messenger Muhammad …” Then Allah says when talking about Iblis: “And certainly the Satan found true his conjecture concerning them, so they follow him, except a party of the believers.” Be awake from the doze of advertence and fancy. Do not let what the infallible imams have said go in vain! Care for it with attentive hearts and reflecting minds! Be guided that Allah may keep the Satan away from you in order not to be among his (Satan’s) submissive followers where Allah says: “Surely, as regards My servants, you have no authority over them except those who follow you of the deviators.”