The decisive word Regarding the suspicion in the case of Imam Al-Mahdi The followers of Al-Mahdi's project knew the necessity of rebellion against the Imams and knew their fear of exposure and the revelation of their secrets! They said: "It is right for you to shed blood upon them, for it is a slip from the path of truth." He saw rebellion against the Imams and Al-Mahdi's project of slaughter; rather, he said: "If three are killed in the land of the Ansar, then Al-Mahdi will rebel, and if they are not killed, then there is no harm!" And Sufyan Al-Thawri did not spread his error through the media of his time; rather, his error was personal, and he wept when he said to his brother: "O Abu Abd Allah! What made you mention your brother yesterday when you mentioned him? What makes you safe from this world, O son of Ja'far, that he will send for you and kill you?" O Sufyan! Where is the emulation of the Messenger?