?Who is Yamānī

Al-Yamānī Introduction The rise of Yamānī is counted among the indefinite signs of Imam Mahdi’s appearance. Pointing to the apocalypse, some narrations of both Shia and Sunni sources refer to a man called al-Yamānī who, at the End of Time, will play an important role before Imam Mahdi’s advent. He, on the threshold of the appearance of the Imam, will start his uprising from Yemen to prepare the ground for …
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Jazīrah al-khaḍrāʼ (Green Island)

Jazīrah al-khaḍrāʼ (Green Island) One of the raised questions for the Twelver Shias, who believe in the living and disappeared Imam is about the residing place of Imam Mahdi (p.b.u.h) during the Major Occultation. In response to such a question, some put forward a suggestion i.e. "Khaḍrāʼ Island" as the place of residence of the Imam (p.b.u.h). The main source of reference for the believers of this idea is the …
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Paving the Way for Imam Mahdi’s Imamate

   Paving the Way for Imam Mahdi’s Imamate Imam Ḥasan al-ʿAskari had paved the way for his son’s Imamate through many procedures, such as:    A - Concealing Imam Mahdi’s Birth  The Imam had concealed his son’s birth for fear of the authority who knows that the expected Mahdi is the son of Imam Al-Hassan Al-Askari (A.S) who will put an end for the oppression and will establish justice and …
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Imam Mahdi’s love for Imam Ḥusayn

Imam Mahdi’s love for Imam Ḥusayn Each one of us in our limited life of 60 or 70 odd years attends finite number of programs that are kept in honour of Imam Husain (as). But there is one man who has been commemorating this program more than any of us and at times even cried blood for Imam Husain (as). Imam Husain (as) martyrdom by the hands of the likes …
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