Islam is the religion that is based on nature and it is very natural for two people to love each other. This relationship of love then makes them sacrifice for each other. They also prefer to be in each other’s company. When these two lovers are separated, they long for each other and pray to be in each other’s company again. Such is the case with a Shia who …

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Eight Hadiths of Imam al-Riḍā regarding Imam al-Mahdi and his Occultation   حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الصَّفَّارُ عَنْ يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ بْنِ نُوحٍ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِلرِّضَا ع إِنَّا لَنَرْجُو أَنْ تَكُونَ صَاحِبَ هَذَا الْأَمْرِ وَ أَنْ يَرُدَّهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ إِلَيْكَ مِنْ غَيْرِ سَيْفٍ فَقَدْ بُويِعَ لَكَ وَ ضُرِبَتِ الدَّرَاهِمُ بِاسْمِكَ فَقَالَ مَا مِنَّا أَحَدٌ اخْتَلَفَتْ …

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The Mahdi and the new constitution A: I have heard that the twelfth Imam (peace be upon him) will bring a new religion, constitution, and laws for the people. The present laws of Islam will be abrogated by him. How reliable is this account? Mr. Hoshyar: The source of this information are the traditions on this subject. Thus, to clarify the issue we must cite some of these hadith. 'Abd …

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The Number of the Imams of Shi’a The narrations referring to the Twelve Imams can be found in the following different formats:   Total of 12 Imams (as) as successors after Prophet Muhammad (saww) 14 lights created by Allah (swt). This includes Prophet Muhammad (saww), Fatima Zahra (sa) and then the 12 Imams (as). 11 Imams (as) as the descendant of Prophet Muhammad (saww) - This would refer to taking …

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A few narrations of the Prophet Muhammad about Imam Mahdi in Sunnite sources   حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْمَلِيحِ الرَّقِّيُّ، عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ بَيَانٍ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ نُفَيْلٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، قَالَ كُنَّا عِنْدَ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ فَتَذَاكَرْنَا الْمَهْدِيَّ فَقَالَتْ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يَقُولُ ‏ "‏ الْمَهْدِيُّ مِنْ وَلَدِ فَاطِمَةَ ‏"‏‏.‏ It was narrated that …

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The revival of the Muhammadan Sunnah (custom) There are many hadiths concerning the new laws and judgments of Hadrat al-Mahdi (‘a) and the reforms he will pursue, laws that are at first glance inconsistent with existing jurisprudential texts and sometimes with the apparent purport of the hadiths and Prophetic tradition (Sunnah). Among these new laws are laws of inheritance based on brotherhood in the “world of souls” (‘alam adh-dharr),1 the killing of winebibbers, …

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lecture by Sayed Ali Abbas Razawi

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Imam Mahdi and Ziyārat of Arbaʿīn The second among the four special deputies of His Eminence Imam Mahdi (may Allah hasten his noble reappearance), Muhammad Ibn Usmaan Ibn Saeed al-Amri (may Allah have mercy upon him) was asked: “Have you seen the master of this affair, Imam Mahdi (may Allah hasten his noble reappearance)?” He replied: “Yes, my last meeting with him was near the Sacred House of Allah (Holy …

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  The word ‘Arbaeen’ literally means ‘forty’ in Arabic. In the context of the Islamic months of Muharram and Safar, however, this term is most widely associated with the commemoration of the 40th day after the martyrdom of Imam Hussain ibn Ali (p) in the year 61 A.H. (680 C.E.). From a spiritual perspective, there are many narrations in Islamic literature noting the merits of various supplications and rituals on Arbaeen. The most prominent of …

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