What do the Christians believe in regard with the Savior? The Gospel that is the name of the Christians divine book, refers to one of the four books in the Bible. It has been collected and written separately by four individuals and is famous by the names of them who are Luke, John, Matthew, and Mark. Now we mark some of the parts of it that is pertinent to the …

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Do the Jews believe in a savior who will emerge at the End of Time? In the Torah and the Gospel, there are some glad tidings about the emergence of a promised universal reformer who will appear at the End of Time. In following we refer to some of them: In Psalms: In more than 35 places of 150chapters of Psalms we can see glad tidings about the Promised Savior: …

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Is it just the Moslems or specially the Shia who believe that a savior will come? Futurism, which is to believe that a great divine savior will come, is a fixed and a prevalent belief that has been always with all nations throughout the world. It means to believe in a bright future that will put an end to distress and worries and to believe that due to emergence of …

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Could you please mention the names, titles and agnomens of Imam Mahdi? Reply: The real name of Hazrat Mahdi (a.t.f.s.) is “M-H-M-D” which is the same as that of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.). The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) had prophesied, “His name will be my name and his agnomen will be my agnomen.”[1] His agnomen is Abul Qasim. He is also addressed as Abu Saaleh, Abu Abdillah, Abu Ibrahim, Abu Ja’far …

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Could you please describe the details of the conditions of the birth of Imam al-Mahdi? Reply: Hakimah Khatoon, the daughter of Imam Muhammad Taqi al-Javaad (a.s.), and the aunt of Imam Hasan al- Askari (a.s.) narrates the conditions of the birth of Hazrat Mahdi (a.s.) as follows: Abu Muhammad Imam Hasan Ibn ‘Ali (al-Askari) (a.s.) sent for me and said: “O Aunt! Break your fast with us tonight. This is …

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  Why did Imam Mahdi come out in the open, in spite of his many enemies, at the time of the martyrdom of his father? Reply: As has been explained previously that due to the exceptional conditions of that time, except a very select group none had seen Imam Mahdi (a.s.). These selective meetings continued till the day of the demise of the eleventh Imam (a.s.). That is, the eight …

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What is the proof of the birth of Imam Mahdi (a.s.)? Whether any one has seen him after his birth? Reply: According to both the Shi’a as well as Sunni historians, Imam e Zamaana (a.t.f.s.) is already born. This is a well-established historical fact. For example, the famous Sunni historian ‘Ali Ibn Masoodi says: “In 260 A.H. during the reign of Motamid Abassi, Abu Muhammad Hasan Ibn ‘Ali Ibn Muhammad …

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What are the similarities between Divine Apostles and Imam al-Mahdi? Reply: The following traditions narrated from the infallible Imams (a.s.) sufficiently answer this question: Imam Zainul Abedin (a.s.) said: “In our Qa’im are found the characteristics of the Prophets (s.a.w.a.). They are similar to those of our father Hazrat Adam (a.s.), Hazrat Nuh (a.s.), Hazrat Ibrahim (a.s.), Hazrat Isa (a.s.), Hazrat Ayyub (a.s.), and Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa (s.a.w.a.). As regards …

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What is the reason that whenever the name “al-Qa’im is mentioned all Shi’as rise in respect? Reply: It is a practice among the Shi’as that whenever the name “Qa’im (a.s.)” is pronounced in their gatherings, all of them stand up in reverence. Though this action is not established as an obligatory one, it is prevalent as a highly recommended act for expressing deference for the beloved Imam (a.t.f.s.). Imam As-Sadiq …

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Discuss the false claimants and pretenders of Mahdawiyyah who have been recorded in history. Reply: The preceding discussions indisputably establish the fact concerning the Islamic belief in Mahdawiyyah and the reappearance from occultation of a divine reformer. History records that while some people have falsely represented themselves as the promised Mahdi, some others have been erroneously attributed as Mahdi by either ignorant and harassed people or the selfish motives of …

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