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Following is the list of traditions reported by Sunni and Shia sources about the identification of Al- Mahdi'. 1. The lmams are twelve in number, among whom the first is Ali b Abi Talib and the last is tile Mahdi - 91 hadith. 2. The Imams are twelve, arid the last one is the Mahdi - 94 hadith 3. The Imams are twelve, nine among whom are the descendants of Husayn, and the ninth is the Qa'im - 107 hadith. 4. Mahdi is from among the progeny of the Prophet - 389 hadith. 5. Mahdi is from