How committing sins keeps us away from Imam Mahdi?

To answer the question,the following notes would be beneficial: 1- The Imam is the agent of Allah and acts exactly as Allah wants and desires so, if our sins are so hideous that they mean we are opposing Allah it, of course, would mean that we have moved against the Imam. 2- Committing sins makes one distances from his Imam and it widens the gap between man and the Imam. …
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Will any needy individuals remain after his rule has been established?

After Imam Mahdi rises and establishes the rule of justice, the earth will yield to him her treasures of mineral deposits and crops. The shares that rightfully belong to the destitute and poor will be exacted from the rich and the oppressors to be justly distributed, as the result of which no poor person will remain, to the extent that there will be no use for charities and Zakat. Imam …
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After the reappearance of Imam Mahdi, how long will it take for him to establish the rule of justice?

Based on the narrations that are available to us, he will reappear in Mecca. After the elite of his followers join him there, they will then advance toward 'Iraq, Shām (the present day, Syria), and from there toward Jerusalem. Thereafter the lands of Europe, Turkey, China, Afghanistan, and of other regions will be conquered by him, and so after eight consecutive months of struggling, the rule of justice will be …
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Short Q&A 1

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

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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