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 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 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! 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 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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Significant role Lady Narjis after the martyrdom of Imam Ḥasan al-ʿAskari   This part of the book, Lady Narjis, a new reading of her identity is a biography of Lady Narjis (a), the mother of the 12th Imam (ATFS), who initially came into the house of Imam al-Askari (a) as a slave. The biography offers a fascinating analysis of her life, especially the significant role she played after the martyrdom of …

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Statements of Imam Ḥasan al-ʿAskari regarding the occurrence of the Occultation   1 – Narrated to us Ali bin Abdullah Warraq: Narrated to us Saad bin Abdullah from Ahmad bin Ishaq bin Saad al-Ashari that he said: “I went to Imam Hasan Askari (a.s.) and wanted to inquire about his successor. His Eminence, preceded me in the matter and said as follows: “O Ahmad bin Ishaq! The Almighty Allah has …

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The beginning of Imam Mahdi’s Imamate and the initiation of the occultation period After five years of living under the care and supervision of his honorable father (Imam Ḥasan al-ˈAskari) and precious mother (Lady Narjis) and following his father’s martyrdom on the 8th of Rabī' al-Awwal in 260 A.H. (5th January 874 A.D.), Imam Mahdi reached the position of Imamate at the age of five just as Prophet Jesus and …

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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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