 He was born on the 15th Shaaban 255 after Hijrah in the city of Samarra. The moment on us and singular aspects of his birth greatly resembled those under which the Prophet Musa was born. The birth of Prophet Musa had signalled the downfall and extinction of the Empire of Pharaoh who had ordered the slaying of all the newly born children of Bani Israel. The Apostate Kings were similarly apprehensive of the continuous traditions of the Holy Prophet about the birth of Imam Mahdi who was to bring about the curse to their apostate very Empire. They were therefore laying in ambush to discover the birth of the Imam and to put an end to his life. But the event of the Imam's birth was enveloped and shielded by the same divine protection and miraculous phenomena which had marked the historical birth of Prophet Musa. His births remained strictly confidential and his nursery shrouded in secrecy except to a few devotees. Imam's birth had coincided with the reign of Al-Mutamad, the well-known Apostate King. He being aware of the prophecy of the 12th Imam's birth occurring in his reign was extremely worried and anxious to trace him out. But on the death of Imam Hassan Askari, his people on him, when he was informed about Imam's funeral prayer having been conducted by his 4 year old son, his perplexity new no bounds. It struck his mind that this very boy must be the Imam but he managed to hide his inner concern at the news of the existence of the young Imam in order to get confirmation that the young Imam did in fact exist. He ordered the arrest of Imam's mother, Nargis Khatun. In a tradition upon whose authenticity all Muslims agree, the Holy Prophet said, even if the entire duration of the world's existence has already been exhausted and only one day is left before doom's day or the day of judgement, Allah will expand that day to such a length of time as to accommodate the kingdom of a person out of my Ahlul Bayt who will be called by my name. He will then fill out the earth with peace and justice as it will have been followed in justice and tyranny before then. The context of precious tradition informs, the golden divine promises will take place sooner or later, one way or another, as mentioned in most of the Shi'id and Sunni sources. In a tradition the Holy Prophet said to the commander of believers, Ali, that there will be 12 gods Imam. The first of whom is you, O Ali, and the last one will be the support, Al Ghain, who with the grace of Allah will gain victory over the whole east and west of the world. The occultation of the 12th Imam is divided into two parts, the first, the minor occultation which began in 259 A.H. or 873 A.C. and ended in 329 A.H. or 939 A.C. Lasting about 70 years and that period people were in contact him through four special deputies. The second, the major occultation which commends in 329 A.H. or 939 A.C. and will continue as long as God wills it. There is no special deputy in direct contact with him in this period and Muslim scholars are regular deputies of him at this time without having the ability to say him. Imam Mahdi said, rest assured no one has a special relation with Allah, whoever denies me is not from my community. The appearance of the relief, al-Fraj, depends solely upon Allah, therefore those who propose a certain time for it are liars as to the benefit of my existence in occultation. It is like the benefit of the sun behind the clouds where the eyes do not see it. Indeed my existence is an amnesty for the inhabitants of the earth. Pretty much to Allah to hasten the relief for daring also lies the release from your sufferings. InshaAllah we will see that moon behind the clouds soon.