396- نحو ما روي عن أبي جعفر عليه السلام أنه قال: ليس صاحب هذا الامر(من جاز من أربعين)، صاحب هذا الامر القوي المشمر. وما أشبه ذلك من الاخبار التي وردت مختلفة الالفاظ متباينة المعاني.
H 396 - It is narrated from Imam Muhammad Baqir عليه السلام that the age of Imam Mahdi عليه السلام would not be more than forty years. He would be extremely strong, powerful and energetic. There are numerous traditional reports resembling this one, which differ in words as well as meaning.
<p class='libAr' dir='rtl'>فالوجه فيها إن صحت أن نقول إنه يظهر في صورة شاب من أبناء أربعين سنة أو ما جانسه، لا أنه يكون عمره كذلك لتسلم الاخبار.Explanation: Supposing the traditional report is correct, we would say: the Imam will reappear in the form of a young man of around forty and not that he would be aged forty at the time of his reappearance. Thus, in case of acceptance of this justification all the reports would mean this only. This point is further supported by the following reports.
