Is Imam “Mahdi” from the descendent of second Imam “al-Ḥasan Mujtabā”?

21 August 25 Question and Answer
Is Imam “Mahdi” from the descendent of second Imam “al-Ḥasan Mujtabā”?   Description: One of the main differences in the matter of “Mahdawiyyat” is that if imam “Mahdi” [AS] is from the descendent of imam “Hassan Mujtaba” [AS] or imam “Husain” [AS]? Unlike Shias, Sunnis believe that he’s from the descendent of imam “Hassan” [AS] not imam “Husain” [AS]. “Ibn Taymiyyah Harani” writes in “Minhaj al-Sunnah” book: فالمهدي الذي أخبر …
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What is the paternal linage of Imam Mahdi?

19 August 25 Question and Answer
What is the paternal linage of Imam Mahdi? Imam Mahdi’s lineage, traced back to the prophet Muhammad (through lady Fatima, the daughter of the Prophet) and Imam Ali, the first Imam of Shia, (through this linage: Muhammad b. al-Hassan b. Ali b. Muhammad b. Ali b. Musa b. Ja'far b. Muhammad b. Ali b. al-Husain b. Ali b. Abī Tālib (PBU THEM). Shia believe that Imam Mahdi is the only …
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Is it possible to prove the existence of Imam Mahdi among people, according to Islamic Hadiths?

18 August 25 Question and Answer
Shia believes that Imam Mahdi was born in the year of 869 A.D (255 A.H) in Samara and went into the hiding for a wisdom that Allah considered. He is a promised man that Allah has preserved for the benefit of mankind to save them from oppression and degradation. The promise of such a man is mentioned in previous holy books; however apart from the viewpoint that believes he is …
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Is Arbaʿīn walk to Karbalā an innovation?

11 August 25 Question and Answer
  Is Arbaʿīn walk to Karbalā an innovation? This is not the first time or the first person who has attempted to extinguish the ‘Light of God’: “They wish to extinguish God’s Light with their mouths, but Allah will not allow except that His Light should be perfected.” (Chapter 9, Ayah 32) Although one of my colleagues has answered the above misgiving in a very academic manner, I will Inshallah …
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What is the Philosophy behind the Arbaʿīn Walk?

10 August 25 Question and Answer
 What is the Philosophy behind the Arbaʿīn Walk? The Arbaeen pilgrimage is not merely a long walk. Instead, it is a kind of movement in which despite being in publics, pilgrims have their own private relationship with Allah and Imam Hussain (AS), which finds a new form of divine immaterial dependence and conformance. Thinking about the goals and the history behind the martyrdom of Imam Hussain (AS), the injustice and cruelty …
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Ten Questions You Might Ask about Arbaeen

07 August 25 Question and Answer
10 Questions You Might Ask about Arbaeen Every year on the 20th of Safar, the second month in Hijri Calendar, a huge number of people from all over the world, Muslim or even non-Muslim, gather in Iraq to take part in a symbolic walk. People of Iraq for months before this day, eagerly prepare themselves to welcome the visitor of Imam Hussain’s (AS) shrine. They find it a great honor …
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