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?! 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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By Dr. Nasr Fahjan – Gaza

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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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Why do we just celebrate the beginning of Imam Mahdi’s Imamate, but we do not do it for other Imams after the martyrdom of the previous ones!? In response, we can pay attention to some points: First, creating a culture to celebrate the Days of Allah[1], such as Ghadir and Mab'ath Eve,[2] the anniversary of the Holy Prophet’s birthday, and other religious occasions are rooted in the cultural life of …

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Who was the Imam after Imam al-Ḥasan Al-ʿAskari? From the book; Imam al-Mahdi, Just Leader of Humanity On Friday evening the group met at Engineer Madani's house. The session formally began with the question raised by Dr. Jalali. Dr. Jalali: I have heard that Imam Hasan 'Askari had no son at all! Mr. Hoshyar: There are several methods to prove that Imam Hasan 'Askari did have a son: (a) In …

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Is the so-called ʿīd-al-Zahra fact or fiction? Question: Some Shias celebrate a supposed celebration called ‘Eid-e-Zahra’, which is said to be on the 9th of Rabi al-Awwal. The long hadith quoted below is used to legitimate the existence of this ‘Eid’. Can you please comment on this? The Hadith: Al-Sayed ibn Tawoos writes in the book, ‘Zawaa’id al-Fawaa’id’ that Ibn Abi Alaa Al-Hamadani al-Waasiti and Yahya ibn Mohammad bin Huwaij Al-Baghdadi …

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Was the legacy of Imam “Hasan al-Askari” divided amongst his brother and mother? Description: One of doubts that Wahhabis keep repeating and using it to prove that Imam “Mahdi” [AS] wasn’t born, is the matter of dividing the inheritance of Imam “Hasan Askari” [AS] between his brother “Ja’far” {known as Ja’far liar} and Imam “Askari” [AS]’s mother and they say if Imam “Askari” [AS] had a child why didn’t he …

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Is it true that Imam Hussain’s assassin was killed on the ninth of Rabi’ al-Awwal and his head was sent to Imam Sajjad? What is the historical importance or significance of 9th of Rabi\'ul Awwal? It is said that this was the day when killers of Imam Hussein (a.s.) were killed by Ameer Mukhtar and a letter was sent to Imam Zainul Abideen causing him to smile and so on? …

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Is Imam Mahdi hiding in the Sardāb (cellar) now? After five years of living under the care and supervision of his honorable father (Imam Ḥasan al-ˈAskari) and precious mother (Lady Narjis) and following his father’s martyrdom on the 8th of Rabī' al-Awwal in 260 A.H. (5th January 874 A.D.), Imam Mahdi reached the position of Imamate at the age of five just as Prophet Jesus and Prophet John attained the …

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