Who are the Shia Imams and how are they appointed?

29 October 24 Question and Answer
Who are the Shia Imams and how are they appointed? Short Answer: According to the Shia Muslims, in addition to the headship and caliphate, the Imam has two other important dignities: one is a religious authority free from error which is called Ismah (Infallibility) and the other is the Wilayah (Guardianship). And since it is not possible for the ordinary people to recognize such characteristics in order to assign the caliphate, …
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What Will Happen After the Reappearance of Imam Mahdi?

25 October 24 Question and Answer
What Will Happen After the Reappearance of Imam Mahdi? It should be borne in mind that there will not be a nook or corner of life that will remain untouched with the effects of Imam Mahdi’s (a.t.f.s.) reappearance. Then, not only the earth, but the shape of the entire universe will undergo visible and tangible alteration. Everything will appear new. For details, a separate book is required. Again, being brief, …
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Who Are the Companions and the Helpers of Imam Mahdi?

21 October 24 Question and Answer
Who Are the Companions and the Helpers of Imam Mahdi? The companions of Imam Mahdi are special people with exceptional talents, who join Imam Mahdi in the first hours after his appearance. They form the primary core for the international battle of Imam Mahdi. They are the people who both start Imam Mahdi’s battle with their presence, and become the advisers and ministers of him after the victory of the …
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Why haven’t other infallible Imams been occulted?

13 October 24 Question and Answer
Why haven’t other infallible Imams been occulted? The reason why [Other infallible Imāms haven’t been occulted] was that, the religion programs hadn’t been fully implemented yet. While Qurʾān just presents the principles and laws of religion, its total realization needs to be specified. To specify the religion, we have 65 thousand narrations available; from the time of Imam ʿAlī (pbuh) to Imām Askarī (pbuh). Types of Looking Forward to the …
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While Imām Mahdī’s Hujjah was clear [certain], why before his birth did some Shiites considered Imām Ali or his son “Muḥammad ibn Hanafiyyah”, Nafs Zakiyyah, Imām Ṣādiq, Imām Kādhim, Imām Hādī’s son “Sayyid Muḥammad, or even Imām Askarī as Imām Mahdī?!

13 October 24 Question and Answer
While Imām Mahdī’s Hujjah was clear [certain], why before his birth did some Shiites considered Imām Ali or his son “Muḥammad ibn Hanafiyyah”, Nafs Zakiyyah, Imām Ṣādiq, Imām Kādhim, Imām Hādī’s son “Sayyid Muḥammad, or even Imām Askarī as Imām Mahdī?! The correct answer includes 4 parts: 1- Although in some Aḥādīth which are about Imām Mahdī (mGehr)’s rise, by the Messenger of God (pbuh&h) and his Ahl al Bayt …
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Why is Imam Mahdi leading the uprising of the end of the time despite Jesus?

21 September 24 Question and Answer
Why is Imam Mahdi leading the uprising of the end of the time despite Jesus? Short answer: First: If this objection is accepted, this question should be raised before the skeptic's objection: Why was the Messenger of God Mohammad (PBUH) not preserved and alive like Jesus (PBUH)? That instead of him to be the leader of the end-time uprising?! If the longevity of Jesus (pbuh) is acceptable, and it is scientifically possible through religious …
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Will Imam Mahdi establish a complete new religion?

24 August 24 Question and Answer
Will Imam Mahdi establish a complete new religion? Lecture delivered by Mowlana Syed Aftab Haider on 21 May 2016 for the birth anniversary of the Saviour of Humanity – Imam Mahdi (a.s) at the Ahlul Bait (a.s) Islamic Centre, Ottery, Cape Town You have often heard claims that the Shia believe that Imam Mahdi (a.s) will establish a completely new religion which is different to Islam and that this claim …
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