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Hadiths about Imam Mahdi. 1
«عن امِّ سلمَة، قَالَتْ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ يَقُولُ: اَلْمَهْدِيُّ مِنْ عِتْرَتِي مِنْ وُلْدِ فَاطِمَةَ». "It is narrated from Umm-e Salamah to have said, 'I heard from the Messenger of Allah (Muhammad) to have said, 'Mahdi is of my lineage, from Fāṭima's sons.'" (Biḥār al-Anwār, vol. 51, p. 75, Ḥadith 30; Sunan, by Abī Dāwūd, vol. 4, p. 1832, Hadith 4284; Sunan, by Ibn Mājih, Kitāb al-Fitan, Section Khurūj al-Mahdi, …
The Preconditions for Establishing a Connection with Imam of the Age (Imam Mahdi) According to Grand Ayatullah Wahīd Khurāsānī
Allah the Glorified says in the Holy Quran, ﴿ألم * ذَلِكَ الْكِتَابُ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهِ هُدًى لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ * الَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْغَيْبِ وَ يُقِيمُونَ الصَّلَاةَ وَ مِمَّا رَزَقْنَاهُمْ يُنفِقُونَ * وَ الَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِمَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ وَ مَا أُنزِلَ مِن قَبْلِكَ وَ بِالْآخِرَةِ هُمْ يُوقِنُونَ﴾[1] “Alif Lām Mīm. This book, there is no doubt in it, is a guidance for the pious. Those who believe in the unseen and keep …
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Study of Mahdawiyyah from the Traditionalist Viewpoint of Seyyed Hossein Nasr
Study of Mahdawiyyah from the Traditionalist Viewpoint of Seyyed Hossein Nasr Abstract: Among the more significant contemporary trends of thought is traditionalism, which is based on a number of religious and mystical principles. Advocators of this trend of thought are intrinsically loyal to Eastern civilizations and religions. Their standpoint on tradition and modernity is different from that of Fundamentalism, Modernism, Religious Reformism, Trans-Religious Spirituality, and Extremist Mahdism. Emphasizing on the …
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The Number of the Shi‘a Imams
We have given sufficient explanation about the tradition or traditions that indicate that the number of Imams (peace be upon them) is thirteen in the treatise “Clarity of Vision for One Who Follows the Twelve Imams.” There, we have clarified that the a tradition with this meaning does not exist; moreover, even if such a tradition were to exist, it is a tradition with a single narrator and with regard …
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To prove the existence of Imam Mahdi among people, according to Hadith the "Twelve Caliphs"
The existence of Imam Mahdi among people, according to Hadith “the Twelve Caliphs”
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To demonstrate the necessity of Imamate Based on the “Argument of Purpose”
The necessity of Imamate Based on the “Argument of Purpose”
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To prove the existence of Imam Mahdi among people, according to "Hadith al-Thaqalayn" (Two precious Things)
The existence of Imam Mahdi among people, according to Hadith al-Thaqalain (Two precious Things)
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?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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