Why is Imam Mahdi leading the uprising of the end of the time despite Jesus?

21 September 24 Question and Answer
Why is Imam Mahdi leading the uprising of the end of the time despite Jesus? Short answer: First: If this objection is accepted, this question should be raised before the skeptic's objection: Why was the Messenger of God Mohammad (PBUH) not preserved and alive like Jesus (PBUH)? That instead of him to be the leader of the end-time uprising?! If the longevity of Jesus (pbuh) is acceptable, and it is scientifically possible through religious …
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Initiation of the Occultation period

13 September 24 Articles
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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Imam Ḥasan al-ʿAskari and the birth of his son, the 12th Imam

09 September 24 Articles
Imam Ḥasan al-ʿAskari and the birth of his son, the 12th Imam A lectureby Hamid Algar   Synopsis - Circumstances for the Shi’ah at the time of the 11th Imam [AS] - Ja’far the liar - The death of the 11th Imam [AS] and the attempt to keep the birth of his son Imam Muhammad Mahdi [AS] hidden. - Traditions concerning the number of the Imams being twelve and the occultation …
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Clarification of some Sunni scholars about the birth of Imam ʿAskari’s son

09 September 24 Articles
Clarification of some Sunni scholars about the birth of Imam ʿAskari’s son Ibn Khalkān wrote, “The mentioned Imam [Imam Mahdi] was born on Rabi’ al-Awal 9th, 258 A.H It also has been said that he was born on the eighth of the same, 258 A.H; which is correct to us.” (Vafiyāt al-A’yān, Vol.1, P.571) Kamāl al-Din Muhammad Shafe’i said: “Mahdi (hgr) is one of Batool Tāhirah [her majesty Fatima (pbuh)]’s …
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A Poem about the Martyrdom of Imam Ḥasan al-ʿAskari

09 September 24 Articles
A Poem about the Martyrdom of Imam Ḥasan al-ʿAskari   Again, again, and again and again; See how revisits to the Prophet’s House the pain. Martyred this time is its Eleventh Member, In whatever grade, all are with prophetic character. Hasan his name, Askari his fame Because at his command an army of angels came. At its sight the tyrant caliph was terrified, A little earlier had showed to Imam …
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