Will be sin totally annihilated after Imam al-Mahdi’s rule has been established?

21 May 24 Question and Answer
Will be sin totally annihilated after Imam al-Mahdi’s rule has been established? The most important motives for the human being's sinning are, on the one hand, his avarice in hoarding material wealth and, on the other hand, his sense of need for the goods of this world. If the human being possesses a sufficient amount of wealth, and a good social reputation, if his mentality becomes Divine-permeated, if the world …
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After Imam al-Mahdi establishes his rule, will there be any oppressors remaining in power?

21 May 24 Question and Answer
After Imam al-Mahdi establishes his rule, will there be any oppressors remaining in power? The characters of the universal rule of Imam al-Mahdi will be the worldwide maintenance of peace, security, justice, and the annihilation of the foundations of corruption, decadence, oppression, and crime. This has been the main purpose of all the prophets and establishing worldwide peace and security has always constituted one of their promises. And so the …
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Is Imam al-Mahdi informed of the time of his appearance?

21 May 24 Question and Answer
Is Imam al-Mahdi informed of the time of his appearance?   It is a matter of discussion whether Imam al-Mahdi is informed of the time of his appearance or not. There are two opinions as response: Some scholars believe that the Imam does not know the time of his appearance. Regarding this, they refer to some groups of authentic narrations: In some of them, those who have set a time …
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What do the Christians believe in regard with the Savior?

21 May 24 Question and Answer
What do the Christians believe in regard with the Savior? The Gospel that is the name of the Christians divine book, refers to one of the four books in the Bible. It has been collected and written separately by four individuals and is famous by the names of them who are Luke, John, Matthew, and Mark. Now we mark some of the parts of it that is pertinent to the …
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Could you please mention the names, titles and agnomens of Imam Mahdi?

16 May 24 Question and Answer
Could you please mention the names, titles and agnomens of Imam Mahdi? Reply: The real name of Hazrat Mahdi (a.t.f.s.) is “M-H-M-D” which is the same as that of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.). The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) had prophesied, “His name will be my name and his agnomen will be my agnomen.”[1] His agnomen is Abul Qasim. He is also addressed as Abu Saaleh, Abu Abdillah, Abu Ibrahim, Abu Ja’far …
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Why did Imam Mahdi come out in the open, in spite of his many enemies, at the time of the martyrdom of his father?

16 May 24 Question and Answer
  Why did Imam Mahdi come out in the open, in spite of his many enemies, at the time of the martyrdom of his father? Reply: As has been explained previously that due to the exceptional conditions of that time, except a very select group none had seen Imam Mahdi (a.s.). These selective meetings continued till the day of the demise of the eleventh Imam (a.s.). That is, the eight …
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What is the proof of the birth of Imam Mahdi (a.s.)? Whether any one has seen him after his birth?

16 May 24 Question and Answer
What is the proof of the birth of Imam Mahdi (a.s.)? Whether any one has seen him after his birth? Reply: According to both the Shi’a as well as Sunni historians, Imam e Zamaana (a.t.f.s.) is already born. This is a well-established historical fact. For example, the famous Sunni historian ‘Ali Ibn Masoodi says: “In 260 A.H. during the reign of Motamid Abassi, Abu Muhammad Hasan Ibn ‘Ali Ibn Muhammad …
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What are the similarities between Divine Apostles and Imam al-Mahdi?

16 May 24 Question and Answer
What are the similarities between Divine Apostles and Imam al-Mahdi? Reply: The following traditions narrated from the infallible Imams (a.s.) sufficiently answer this question: Imam Zainul Abedin (a.s.) said: “In our Qa’im are found the characteristics of the Prophets (s.a.w.a.). They are similar to those of our father Hazrat Adam (a.s.), Hazrat Nuh (a.s.), Hazrat Ibrahim (a.s.), Hazrat Isa (a.s.), Hazrat Ayyub (a.s.), and Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa (s.a.w.a.). As regards …
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