Does Imam Mahdi (PBUH) need our alms for his well-being or the deeds we do on behalf of him?

09 December 25 Question and Answer
  Does Imam Mahdi (PBUH) need our alms for his well-being or the deeds we do on behalf of him? Answer: Once someone asked Imam Musa-al Kadhim (PBUH): “I start reading the whole of the Holy Quran on Eid ul-Fitr, one for Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), one for Lady Fatimah (PBUH) and one for the Imams…. Does this bring me any reward?” Imam replied: “The reward is that you will be …
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Spiritual attachment with Imam Mahdi

08 December 25 Articles
Spiritual attachment with Imam Mahdi   Shaikh Saduq (a.r.), in his book “Kamaaluddin” (vol. 2, chp. 43), has narrated the meeting of Ibrahim ibn Mahziyar with Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.). The agnomen of Ibrahim ibn Mahziyar was “Abu Ishaq” and hence, Imam-e-Zamana (a.t.f.s.) has addressed him as “Abu Ishaq”. In this meeting, there is a conversation between Abu Ishaq and Imam-e-Zamana (a.t.f.s.) on several occasions. In this article, we do not …
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Does Imam Mahdi, the Imam of Time (a.s.), know when he is going to reappear?

07 December 25 Question and Answer
Does Imam Mahdi, the Imam of Time (a.s.), know when he is going to reappear? Awaiting the reappearance [intizar al-faraj] is one of the basic fundamentals of Islam, especially Shiite. Awaiting the reappearance means aspiring and yearning for freedom and deliverance from inequalities and injustice, and for elimination of the difficulties facing the people of the world. Those who await the reappearance believe a divine man –called Mahdi in Islam …
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