Islam began strange and returns strange

“When al-Qa’im appears, he will invite the people to a new mission as the Prophet (sw) has invited the people to a new mission. Islam has begun strange and it will return strange as it has begun. Blessed are the strangers!”

“Islam has begun strange and it will return strange as it has begun. Blessed are the strangers!” Abu Baseer said to him: “Please, explain to me what this means!” He said: “Al-Qa’im will invite to a new mission as the Prophet (S) has done.” The same was narrated by Abdul Wahid bin Abdullah from the previous narrators from Muhammad bin Sinan from al-Husayn bin al-Mukhtar from Abu Baseer from Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as).

“I said to Abu Ja’far al-Baqir (as): “We describe the man of this matter (al-Qa’im) with the aspects that no one of the people has ever had.” He said: “No, By Allah, it is not so. It is he himself, who will argue with you about that and will invite you to it.”

“Islam has begun strange and it will return strange as it has begun. Blessed are the strangers!”

“I asked Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) to explain to me the saying of Amirul Mo’mineen (as) “Islam has begun strange and it will return strange as it has begun. Blessed are the strangers!” He said to me: “O Abu Muhammad, when al-Qa’im (as) appears, he will invite to a new mission as the Prophet (S) has done.” I got up, kissed his head and said to him: “I witness that you are my imam in this life and in the afterlife. I support your guardians and resist your enemies. I witness that you are the guardian of Allah.” He said: “May Allah have mercy upon you!”