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

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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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Why is not the name of Imam Mahdi explicitly mentioned in the Quran?

24 February 24 Question and Answer
In addressing this question, one should note that the Quran uses various ways to refer to an individual: By referring to people’s names: This is like the name of the Prophet Muhammad, Abraham, and some other individuals as we read in Surah al-Fath, verse 29,  ﴿مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ...﴾ “Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah…” By referring to the number of a group of people: This is like the 12th verse …
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Short Q&A 1

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Do only Muslims believe in the coming of a savior? Messianism, which is to believe that a great divine savior will come, is a fixed and a prevalent belief that has been always with all nations throughout the world. It means to believe in a bright future that will put an end to distress and worries and to believe that due to emergence of a distinct and divine person, all …
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Short Q&A 2

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33. How can we demonstrate the necessity of Imamate Based on Intellectual and Theological Reasoning? (part 1) In every period of time, there should be an Imam among people. This Imam must be spiritually a perfect human who knows everything and is able to guide people. This prefect man is connected to the world of unseen and is the deliverer of Allah’s words to people. This man should not let …
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Hadiths about Imam Mahdi. 1

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  «عن امِّ سلمَة، قَالَتْ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ يَقُولُ: اَلْمَهْدِيُّ مِنْ عِتْرَتِي مِنْ وُلْدِ فَاطِمَةَ». "It is narrated from Umm-e Salamah to have said, 'I heard from the Messenger of Allah (Muhammad) to have said, 'Mahdi is of my lineage, from Fāṭima's sons.'" (Biḥār al-Anwār, vol. 51, p. 75, Ḥadith 30; Sunan, by Abī Dāwūd, vol. 4, p. 1832, Hadith 4284; Sunan, by Ibn Mājih, Kitāb al-Fitan, Section Khurūj al-Mahdi, …
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