What are the Muslims' duties in the era of Imam Mahdi's disappearance?

One of the issues that the believers in Imam Mahdi would like to understand during the time of his Major Occultation, is to take cognizance of the tasks that are assigned to them during this period. It is totally clear that a loyal expectant awaiting the Imam and looking forward to the great universal peacemaker must also show his or her expectation and readiness in beliefs, thoughts, and actions. It …
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Muslims' Duties at the Time of Imam Mahdi's Disappearance

One of the issues that the believers in Imam Mahdi would like to understand during the time of his Major Occultation, is to take cognizance of the tasks that are assigned to them during this period. It is totally clear that a loyal expectant awaiting the Imam and looking forward to the great universal peacemaker must also show his or her expectation and readiness in beliefs, thoughts, and actions. It …
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Special deputies of Imam Mahdi during the Minor Occultation

The special deputies were a few chosen and highly-privileged people among the Shiˈas, who had permission to meet the Imam when needed. They used to present the Shiˈas’ problems to the Imam and convey back the His Excellency’s answers and recommendations back to the people. These four chosen people are called The Special Representatives, The Special Deputies, and The Doors of Imam Mahdi (pbuh). They are called Special because the …
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Will Imam Mahdi be a tyrant Upriser?

A large number of narrations about the wars and the killings at the End of Time are related to the era before the appearance of Imam Mahdi which should not be ascribed to the Imam and the period of his ruling. As for those narrations dedicated to the time of the advent of Imam Mahdi and depict his uprising violently and murderously, they bear a serious problem in terms of …
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What is the reason behind the battles of Imam Mahdi with the enemies?

According to Islamic narrations, during the emergence of Imam Mahdi, he will confront various groups and sects as non-believers in him; however, he will adopt different methods against each group of his opponents because all of these disbelievers would not be the same. Of course, a majority of the disbelievers are the ordinary people who do not know the Imam and the magnificent rank of the Imamate so, at the …
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How will be the way of Imam Mahdi’s behavior towards his opponents at the time of his appearance?

According to some authentic narrations, before the appearance of Imam Mahdi, especially on the threshold of his advent, wars and killings and calamities will befall human beings, but we should not, by mistake, attribute these wars and killings to Imam Mahdi because these events will take place before the time of his emergence, or at the very beginning of his advent and therefore he is not responsible for that; however, …
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