Jaʿfar al-Kadhdhāb (the liar), the uncle of Imam Mahdi! A narration Abu l-Adyān , one of the servants of Imam Ḥasan al-ʿAskari, said: “In the last days of Imam Hasan Askari’s life , he gave me some letters and asked me to take them to Mdāen. ‘You shall return to Samaraa in fifteen days. At that time people shall be crying and you shall find my body waiting to be …

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The Beginning of Imam Mahdi's Imamate   (The 9th of Rabī' al-Awwal, 260 A.H. (The 6th January 874 A.D.) In the lunar calendar, the ninth day of Rabī' al-Awwal is the anniversary of the beginning of the Imamate of the last Divine Savior (Imam Mahdi). It is also the day of renewing the covenant with him, and with his purposes and sacred ideals. For this reason, the Shias of this …

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Imam Mahdi; The Last Imam After the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.), the number of his successors and the leaders of this nation is Twelve. The first of them is ‘Ali Ibn Abi Ṭaalib (a.s.) and the last is Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.), who is still alive and in occultation on Allah's command. 1) The presence of false claimants proves the existence of the true claimant to this esteemed position. The counterfeit …

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The beginning of the Imamate of Imam Mahdi His noble father was Imam Hassan Askari (PBUH), the 11th Imam of Shiites who was born in 232 AH (846 AC) in Medina and martyred in 260 AH (873 AC) in Samarra. Imam Mahdi’s (PBUH) mother was Narjis Khatoon who from father side is Joshua’s daughter, the son of the Cesar, Byzantine Empire and from mother side she reverts to Simon one of …

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The Holy Sardāb (Cellar) in Samarra From the book of 'Sawa'eq' it appears that the Shia Imamiah's or a group amongst them reckon that Mahdi (a.s.) has concealed himself in the cellar. They expect him to emerge from this cellar and they stop near its door with their horses and await his reappearance. How good it was if the author of 'Sawa'eq' had mentioned the reference of this talk. I …

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9th of Rabiʿ al-Awwal; Anniversary of Imam Mahdi's Imamate   The 9th of Rabi'al Awwal marks a turning point in the history of the Ahlul Bait (A.S) and their followers. This day is a day of joy and happiness for the lovers of the Ahlul Bait (A.S). The hadith which speaks about this day refers to it as the ‘Greatest Eid in the sight of the Ahlul Bait (A.S) and those who love and follow them. …

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  Anticipating the dawn of Justice; Commemorating the 9th of Rabi’ Al-Awwal The 9th of Rabi’ al-Awwal every lunar Hijri year marks the commencement of the imamate of the radiant sun of humanity and the luminous pearl of the infallible and pure household of the Prophet, peace be upon them all. This day celebrates Imam al-Mahdi, the true heir to the greatest Prophet and the infallible Imams. He revives religious …

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   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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The 9th of Rabi' 1

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Mahdic narrations quoted from Imam al-Riḍā

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