If we commit sins, are we rendered as those who stand against the Imam? Answer: The term “to stand against the Imam” should be made more clear. If it means not to act in accordance to the Imam’s desire the answer is yes. To sin, regardless of it being minor or major, leads to opposing God and the Imam. But if the mentioned term means that when one commits a …

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Will be sin totally annihilated after Imam al-Mahdi’s rule has been established? The most important motives for the human being's sinning are, on the one hand, his avarice in hoarding material wealth and, on the other hand, his sense of need for the goods of this world. If the human being possesses a sufficient amount of wealth, and a good social reputation, if his mentality becomes Divine-permeated, if the world …

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After Imam al-Mahdi establishes his rule, will there be any oppressors remaining in power? The characters of the universal rule of Imam al-Mahdi will be the worldwide maintenance of peace, security, justice, and the annihilation of the foundations of corruption, decadence, oppression, and crime. This has been the main purpose of all the prophets and establishing worldwide peace and security has always constituted one of their promises. And so the …

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Do we really love our Imam? Every Moslem claims to like his hidden Imam so much, but the question is this: How much is one sincere and true in his claim and how much is his love real? The fact is that no one can claim to love someone but in action does not do what the lover demands. Just a mere love that is not accompanied with required action …

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Is Imam al-Mahdi informed of the time of his appearance?   It is a matter of discussion whether Imam al-Mahdi is informed of the time of his appearance or not. There are two opinions as response: Some scholars believe that the Imam does not know the time of his appearance. Regarding this, they refer to some groups of authentic narrations: In some of them, those who have set a time …

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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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