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The Beginning of Imam Mahdi's Imamate
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 …
Ninth of Rabiʿ al-Awwal; Anniversary of Imam Mahdi's Imamate
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 ninth of Rabi’ Al-Awwal
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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Appointing Imam al-Mahdi as the next Imam
Appointing Imam al-Mahdi as the next Imam Imam al-Mehdi (AS) is the hope not only for Muslims but for all oppressed human beings who suffer slavery, oppression, and subjection. He is the Savior who will free the will of man and save peoples and nations from the oppression of the corruptive regimes who have turned this world into unbearable hell. Imam al-Mehdi (AS) was and is a great miracle in …
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Four interviews about the ninth of Rabī´ al-Awwal
Four interviews about the ninth of Rabī´ al-Awwal By Mojtabā Kalbāsī Allah, the Almighty, in the holy Quran, in different occasions talks highly about the time and the place of some important events like what is related to the prophets and their delegation of Prophecy. For instance, He swears by the fig and olive and the mount of Sīnā and the secured city to indicate the significant status …
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Four Historical Events of the Day of ninth Rabi al-ʿAwwal
Four Historical Events of the Day of 9th Rabi al-ʿAwwal Narrators of history suggest four historic events which mark the day of 9th Rabi al-Awwal as significant: Firstly, some historians are of the opinion that the Prophet Muhammad was born on the 9th of Rabi al-Awwal. There are two other opinions: 12th Rabi al-Awwal and 17th Rabi al-Awwal respectively. For the Shia's, the most popular narration is the one which …
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Imam Ḥasan al-ʿAskari had informed about Mahdi
Imam Ḥasan al-ʿAskari had informed about Mahdi Imam Hasan Askari (a.s.) informed Mūsa b. Ja’far Baghdadi, ‘It is as if I am seeing that you all are disputing about my successor. Beware! A Muslim may testify to all the Imams (a.s.) after the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.), but if he does not acknowledge my son’s Imamat, then he is just like that person who testifies to the prophethood of all prophets …
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Imam Mahdi; The Last Imam
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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Jaʿfar al-Kadhdhāb (the liar), the uncle of Imam Mahdi!
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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People Who saw Imam Mahdi in his early days
People Who saw Imam Mahdi in his early days Some close companions of Imam Askari (a.s.) had seen his son or heard the news about him: Hakimah Khatun, the paternal aunt of Imam Hasan Askari (a.s.), has said, “On the birth night of Imam Qa’im (a.j.), I was in the house of Imam Hasan (a.s.) and present at the birth time. I saw the newborn son then and several times …
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