Imam Mahdi, Raj'at; Download pdf

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Lessons from the uprising of Imam al-Ḥusayn     Of course, the day of Ashura is a day of mourning for all lovers of the Prophet (PBUHH) and pure household (Ahl al-Bayt). However, this should never deprive us of acquiring the required lessons from this unparalleled tragedy. Since numerous lessons could be learned from the uprising of Imam Husain against the tyrant leader and his martyrdom on the day of …

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LINK BETWEEN IMAM MAHDI & IMAM ḤUSAYN   By: Syed Aftab Haider, on 20 November 2016 at the Ahlul Bait (a.s) Islamic Centre, Ottery, Cape Town In this eve of Arba-een of Imam Husayn (AS) we are gathered here to rekindle our love, to refresh our memories, to renew our allegiance and to revive our commitment to our master Imam Husayn (AS), because Karbala and Ashura and this Husayni movement continues …

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The Ode- al-Qaṣīdah al-Rā’iyyah- by ibn al-‘Arandas al-Ḥillī (d. 840 A.H.) Famous Ode of Ibn ‘to Summon the Twelfth Imam (as)   March 14, 2022 by Muhammad Jaffer Below is a translation of the famous al-Qaṣīdah al-Rā’iyyah by the illustrious Imāmī Shī’a scholar, jurist, and poet, Sāliḥ ibn ‘Abd al-Wahhāb ibn al-‘Arandas al-Ḥillī (d. 840 AH). This famous poem is narrated by ‘Allāmah al-Amīnī in his poetic encyclopedia al-Ghadīr. Before narrating the …

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Hazrat ‘Abbās (a.s.) and the Imam of the Time On reflecting over the time of Prophet Adam’s (a.s.) creation and the times that followed, a fact that comes to light very evidently is that Allah the Almighty has formulated a system in which one is obeyed while the others obey; one is followed, the other followed one and one the intended, the other the intender. In other words, there are …

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1. Is there anyone to help Imam Mahdi?/ 2. The secret behind the reward for weeping over Imam Hussain/ 3. Special attention of Imam Mahdi to the mourning ceremonies for Imam Hussain/ 4. A letter to the Imam/

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Āshūrā & Mahdism  There is an unbreakable connection between Āshūrā and waiting for the appearance of Imam Mahdi. If Imam Hussain existed now, nobody could accept his invitation in Karbala, or could address him by saying, «فَيا لَيتَني كُنتُ مَعَكُم فَأفوزَ مَعَكُم».[1] “I wish I were with you so that I would be fortunate with you.”  unless he were in the right way. It is said; «كُلُّ يَومٍ عاشورا». "Every …

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 35. Mahdism after the martyrdom of Imam Ḥusayn The writer concludes that because Mahdi will appear on the day of Ashura he will, therefore, make his headquarters either in Kufa or in Karbala. Also because Mahdi descends from the progeny of the Prophet, his upraising too will be in Kufa and Karbala. However, let us stop here and look a little closer into the matter. First, it is an acknowledged …

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