The Birth of the Possessor (of Divine Authority) عليه السلام

26. Ali ibn Muhammad has said the following. “Ibn al-‘Ajami in his will had set aside one third of his properties for the holy location (office of the Imam عليه السلام and had written the deed for it. Before he would take the one third out of his properties he gave a certain amount to his son, abu al-Miqdam, of which no one had any knowledge. He (Imam al-Mahdi عليه السلام wrote to him, “Where is the property that you set aside for abu al-Miqdam?”