Re: ismaili/aga khani
There are numerous hadeeths in this regard, which can be found in the authoritative Sunni works. Abul Juldh in Fath al-Bari narrates the hadeeth that:
*This Ummat will not end and the Day of Judgment will not come, till the coming of 12 Khalifas, they will be guided, on the Deen of Truth. *
Fathul Bari Volume 13 page 79
Allamah Badradaen Aini in Ummdthul Qari Sharah Sahih Bukhari narrates:
*‘This Ummah will not end until the passing of the twelve, they will all be true guides from the Ahlulbayt.’ *
Ummdthul Qari Volume 2 page 282 and Volume 9 page 8
We read in Ya Nabi al-Muwaddat:
The Prophet of Allah said that I am the Chief of Prophets, Ali is the Chief of Wasi, after me there will be 12 Wasi, 1st of them is Ali (as), last of them is Mahdi.
Faslul khitab page 423
*Ya Nabi al Muwaddat page 105 (Beirut) *
We read in Fasl al-Khitab:
*The Prophet of Allah said, that "after me will be 12 Khalifas O Ali you are the first and Mahdi will be the last, East and West will be conquered at his hands.” *
Fasl al-khitab page 463 Tashkent Publishers
On the very page we also read:
*Imam Hussain (as) said " The 12 Imams are from us, 1st one is Ali, and the last is Mahdi (as), who is the living truth, Allah will awaken the earth through him, his religion will rule over all other religions.” *
Sunni narrations prove that Imam Mahdi (as) will be from the Ahlulbayt (as):
*The Prophet said, “Mahdi is from us Ahlulbayt.”
*1. Iqd al-Durar Fi Akhbar al-Mahdi al-Muntadhar page 21 Beirut Edition.
2. Musnad Ahmad bin Hanbal, volume 1, page 84
3. Al-Mustadrak, voume 4, page 557 (al-Hakem said Sahih according to Muslim's condition)
4. Al-Musanaf, by ibn Abi Shayba, volume 8, page 678
5. Al-Albani decalred it ‘Sahih’ in Silsila Sahiha, volume 5, page 486
*Ali (as) said, "When a voice will come from skies that Truth is in the Family of Muhammad Imam Madhi will come” *
*1. Iqd al-Durar Fi Akhbar al-Mahdi al-Muntadhar page 106
2. Kanz al-umal, volume 14, page 588
3. Al-Urf al-Wardi, page 93
4. Al-Fetan, by al-Maroozi, page 334 *
*The Prophet (s) said: "I am the chief of the Prophets and Ali ibn Abi Talib is the chief of successors, and after me my successors shall be twelve, the first of them being Ali ibn Abi Talib and the last of them being Al Mahdi."
**Fara'id al-Simtayn, Beirut 1978, p. 160. *
Based on the Qur’an and these narrations, the import of which is mutawatir and cannot be doubted, we are now faced with the following results:
- There must always be an Imam; this is established by the Holy Qur’an without any doubt.
- That the Imam must be appointed by God. Therefore, the Imam of the time cannot be a corrupt Sultan appointed by his father, or a rebel who has taken power through force, nor somebody elected by the Muslims.
- That there will only be Twelve such Imams after the Prophet (s).
town boy i think its now wll proved that thr r 12 imams.