What is the paternal linage of Imam Mahdi?

19 August 25 Question and Answer
What is the paternal linage of Imam Mahdi? Imam Mahdi’s lineage, traced back to the prophet Muhammad (through lady Fatima, the daughter of the Prophet) and Imam Ali, the first Imam of Shia, (through this linage: Muhammad b. al-Hassan b. Ali b. Muhammad b. Ali b. Musa b. Ja'far b. Muhammad b. Ali b. al-Husain b. Ali b. Abī Tālib (PBU THEM). Shia believe that Imam Mahdi is the only …
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The revival of the Muhammadan Sunnah (custom)

18 August 25 Articles
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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Is it possible to prove the existence of Imam Mahdi among people, according to Islamic Hadiths?

18 August 25 Question and Answer
Shia believes that Imam Mahdi was born in the year of 869 A.D (255 A.H) in Samara and went into the hiding for a wisdom that Allah considered. He is a promised man that Allah has preserved for the benefit of mankind to save them from oppression and degradation. The promise of such a man is mentioned in previous holy books; however apart from the viewpoint that believes he is …
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