What is Imam Mahdi’s name and cognomen? Imam Mahdi's name and cognomen are the same as those of the Prophet of Islam. Imam al-Ṣādiq quotes from his grate ancestors who narrate from the Prophet who have said, “Al-Mahdi is from my progeny, his name and his cognomen is like my name and my cognomen, and he is the most similar man to me in regard with his character and behavior.”[1] …

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When and where was Imam Mahdi born? The last Imam of Shias and the 12th successor of the Messenger of God was born on Friday daybreak, on the 15th of Shaˈbān in 255 A.H. (868 A.D.) in Samarra (a town in Iraq). However, there is a disagreement about the exact year of his birthday. Some believe it was in 254 or, 256 A.H. It is also said that this difference …

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Why did Abbasid rulers bring Imam Hassan al-ˈAskarī (the eleventh Imam of Shia) with his father, Imam Hādī to Samarra to live within a military zone to be under a strict control? Abbasid rulers heard through some authentic narrators from the Prophet to have said something about the birth of a boy that was contrary to what Abbasid wished to do in their government. They heard that the Prophet said …

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What do the Christians believe in regard with the last 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 just one example of the parts of it that is …

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Do the Jews believe in a savior who will emerge at the end of time? In the Torah and the Gospel, there are some glad tidings about the emergence of a promised universal reformer who will appear at the End of Time. In following we refer just to one example of them: Psalms, 37:9, “For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit …

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Who is the real Savior? All Muslims believe that there is just one Savior, but every religion talks about him with a special name and traits and all point to a same man. The savior in Islam is the exact one that is the savior in Judaism and Christianity. But some of these religions mistakenly matched it with another man that is not in reality the Promised Savior. He is …

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What is the principal feature of the last Savior in all religions? What is understood from referring to this Savior in various religions is that each of them believe in a single savior that will take the control of the world and will bring it into justice and tranquility. They do not believe in many different saviors and do not say that there is a savior among the Jews, one …

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Do only Muslims believe in the coming of a savior? Messianism, which is to believe that a great divine savior will come, is a fixed and a prevalent belief that has been always with all nations throughout the world. It means to believe in a bright future that will put an end to distress and worries and to believe that due to emergence of a distinct and divine person, all …

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