What does Shia doctrine say about the awaited Mahdi? Since the question above is too vague and general and has not specified a certain aspect of Imam Mahdi’s (AJ) life, we have decided to take a brief glimpse at the life of the twelfth Imam, mention a few prophecies of the Quran and traditions regarding Imam Mahdi and finally conclude with listing a number of signs of his reappearance. The …

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Could you please mention the names, titles and agnomens of Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s)? 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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Is the Imam of Time (atf) living in Bermuda Triangle? The reason why some people have considered Bermuda Triangle as the residence of the Imam of Time (atf) is that they believe that Bermuda Triangle is the very Khazra Island. With this presumption that Khazra Island is the residence of the Imam of Time, they have said that Bermuda Triangle and its special features are characteristic of the residence of …

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Is it possible to establish a relationship with Imam Mahdi (aj)? In order to reach an appropriate answer to your question, the following points must be considered: 1- When we say relationship a two-way link is meant. In order to have a relationship, two individuals are needed who are willing to have a link between them, therefore, only having one individual isn’t enough for a relationship to take place. Also, two people …

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How long will the Imam of Time, Imam Mahdi (AS), will this world rule after he reappears? There are two categories of narrations in this regard which are apparently varied giving differing reports: 1.  The first category of narrations has, for the major part, been extracted from Sunni sources.[1] According to it, the period during which the Imam of Time, Imam Mahdi (AS), will rule the world has been reported differently. …

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Have the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) and the Infallible Imams (a.s.) informed us about the “Promised Mahdi”? Many reliably narrated traditions emanate from the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) and the infallible Imams (a.s.) about the existence and reappearance of Hazrat Mahdi (a.s.). These leave no room for any doubt whatsoever for the seekers of truth. Following are some examples of the sayings of these Holy Personalities (a.s.): The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) informed, …

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Why did Imam Mahdi (a.s.) come out in the open, in spite of his many enemies, at the time of the martyrdom of his father? 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 of …

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Which people is the hadith that says during the return of Imam Mahdi (aj) some will lose their faiths and others who are kafir will embrace faith, speaking of? Mizanul-Hikmah has narrated this hadith from the book Al-Gheybah of Nu’mani. Nu’mani narrates Ibrahim ibn Abdil-Hamid saying (regarding the Shias at the time of the emergence of the Mahdi (aj)): “One who had heard from Imam Sadiq (as) told me: “When the Qa’im (the standing/waiting one, Imam …

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When the Imam of the Time (aj) reappears, how many Prophets and Imams (as) will return and accompany his reappearance? “Raj’ah” literally means ‘to return’, and in Islamic terms, refers to the return of certain people from the dead. These people may consist of dedicated believers and pure mushriks (polytheists) alike. It has been narrated that after the reappearance of the Twelfth Imam (aj) and his establishment of a global Islamic government …

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What will happen to the Islamic governments in the wake of the reappearance of the Imam of Time (atf)? Following the reappearance of the Imam of Time (atf) and establishment of a single global government by him, if there are presumably any governments that work towards the realization of the goals of the Imam of Time – i.e. the establishment of justice – it is likely that the Imam may …

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