Why did Allah allow enemies to overpower his Ḥujjat on the day of ʿAshūrā? Mohammad bin Ibrahim bin Ishaq Taleqani says: We had gone to meet Husain bin Ruh (ra) along with a group of people amongst whom, Ali bin Isa Qaisari was also present. One person went to Husain bin Ruh (ra) and requested to ask a question. Husain bin Ruh (ra) told him to ask whatever was in …

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Why did Shias take their Imams from Imam Hussain's progeny? Whether Mahdi is from Hussein's or Hassan's generation has nothing to do with people's opinion. Choosing an Imam is up to Allah, not people (73 Surah Anbia' / 24 Surah Sajdah). It is like saying why most of the prophets should be from Abraham's second son Isaac and not his first son Ishmael, it is God's will to place his …

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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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Imam Mahdi in the Sermon of Ghadīr The idea that when the world is ending a savior will appear to save mankind from injustice, oppression, and tyranny is shared among the three divine religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. It also appears in some other religions. This idea has proceeded seriously in both Shia and Sunni’s viewpoint in which Imam Mahdi’s revolution is aimed at changing the prevailing human culture so …

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What do the Wahabis Say About Imam Mahdi?   After propounding the Koran and traditional ar¬guments there remains no doubt amongst the Muslims, irrespective of his religion either Sunni, Shiite, Wahabi or non-Wahabi, regarding the belief in imam al-Mahdi (a.s.) and it is proved beyond doubt that it is a genuine Islamic belief, but since the Wahabi sect is having a very narrow-minded belief about some of the concepts of …

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Who is Imam Mahdi’s father? Shiats along with some Sunni scholars believe that his father was Imam Hasan al-Askari (d. 260/874). Below I have included the name of 31 Sunni scholars who confirm this fact. The overwhelming majority of prophetic traditions about Imam Mahdi (some of which I mentioned in the previous part) state that the name of Imam Mahdi is the same as the name of Prophet (i.e., Muhammad). …

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What about his mother? Provided that Shia is right in their assertion that al-Mahdi's (AS) mother was a slave or bondwoman, isn't it shameful that he (AS) should be born to a slave-girl? The answer would be in the form of the following questions: Wasn't Hagar (AS), the Prophet Abraham's wife, a bondwoman? Did she not bear Isma'il (Ishmael) (AS), whom the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH&HF) is a direct descendant of? …

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Where is Mahdi (AS) right now? Is he in cave? Imam Mahdi disappeared in 260/874 when he became Imam. The last time that he was seen, was in the cellar of his father's house in Samarra, Iraq. That is what is rumored regarding Shia that they believe Mahdi is in the cave!!! Shia do NOT believe that Imam Mahdi is in the Cave or Cellar! He was just seen there …

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Everybody is mortal. How can he live so long? Yes, in fact Imam Mahdi will die too. But the difference is the length of life in this world. In fact, Quran and the prophetic traditions tell us that some people have had/are having long life in this world. So it is possible to see this phenomena again. Are you aware that according to the Quran (see 29:14), Prophet Noah has …

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Some Sunnis question Shia that how a five year old boy can become an Imam for the people? And why attribute all this importance to him? First, we must question whether or not in the history of religion, the phenomenon of young leaders has a parallel. Undoubtedly, there is. The Quran strikes two examples which are worthy of mentioning: We have the example of Jesus (AS) who became Prophet and …

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