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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Did Imam Hasan Askari (A.S) have another son besides Imam Mahdi? Author: H.Mousuki      Imam Hasan Askari is the eleventh Imam in the Shia sect and according to truth sources, he is among the successors of the prophet after his death. In the article, we are going to see whether he had another child apart from imam Mahdi (A.S). Question: Did Imam Hasan Askari (A.S) have another son besides Hazrat …

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Did Imam Ḥasan al-ʿAskari pass away without fathering any children? We have already established, based on the Qur’an and Sunnah, that there must be an Imam in every time. We have established, based upon the Sunni hadeeth literature, that there will be twelve such Imams (as) after the death of the Holy Prophet (s), and that the final Imam will be Imam al-Mahdi (as). As such, the question about whether …

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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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Will Imam Mahdi bring new Quran, Sunnah, and religion? Narratives have been quoted by Shia imams that say that Hadrat “Mahdi” [AS] will appear with new book, Sunnah and religion and because of their enmity towards Shia, some of Wahhabis begin spreading doubt that Shias’ Mahdi will bring new book, tradition against Prophet [PBUH]’s Quran and Sunnah and will mislead people by his book. We mention to some of these …

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Is love for Ahlul-Bayt enough for salvation? In Muharram, we grieve upon hearing the narration of the epic tragedy of Imam Hussain (p) and, as a result, increase in love for him, his grandfather, and the values for which the third Imam (p) fought.  The goal for us is to develop the kind of love that is manifested in our actions. The Holy Quran calls to a love that is …

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