Those who saw Imam Mahdi while his father was still alive   811. Kamāl al-dīn1: Narrated to us Muḥammad b. `Alī Mājīlawayh, may Allah be satisfied with him, from Muḥammad b. Yaḥyā al-`Aṭṭār, from Ja`far b. Muḥammad b. Mālik al-Fazārī, from Mu`āwiyat b. Ḥakīm, Muḥammad b. Ayyūb b. Nūḥ, and Muḥammad b. `Uthmān al-`Amrī, may Allah be satisfied with him, whom all said:   We were forty people in …

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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 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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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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Did Imam Hasan al ‘Askari die 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 …

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This question is not exclusive to the appointment of the Imams (peace be upon them), but can be brought up regarding the selection of all the prophets and even angels such as Jibra’il, the Trustee of revelation, and regarding the superiority of some prophets over others and some nations and individuals over others, and in the same way about the superiority of humanity over many other types of creation. The …

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Celebrating 9th Rabi’ al-Awwal; What for? In many Shi’i communities, it is the 9th of Rabi’ al-Awwal that marks the end of the two-month mourning period that begins with the first of Muharram. The day is celebrated in most communities, for different reasons, and is referred to by a few names, such as Eid al-Zahra, Farhat al-Zahra, Eid-e Shuja, Taj Poshi-e Imam, Yawm Raf’ ul-Qalam, Umar Kushshun etc. The significance …

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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 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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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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