Is Imam “Mahdi” from the descendent of second Imam “al-Ḥasan Mujtabā”?

21 August 25 Question and Answer
Is Imam “Mahdi” from the descendent of second Imam “al-Ḥasan Mujtabā”?   Description: One of the main differences in the matter of “Mahdawiyyat” is that if imam “Mahdi” [AS] is from the descendent of imam “Hassan Mujtaba” [AS] or imam “Husain” [AS]? Unlike Shias, Sunnis believe that he’s from the descendent of imam “Hassan” [AS] not imam “Husain” [AS]. “Ibn Taymiyyah Harani” writes in “Minhaj al-Sunnah” book: فالمهدي الذي أخبر …
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Imam Mahdi is from the descendants of Imam Ḥasan (A.S.) and Imam Ḥusayn

20 August 25 Articles
Imam Mahdi is from the descendants of Imam Ḥasan (A.S.) and Imam Ḥusayn By Ayatullah al-Uzma Lutfullah as-Safi al-Gulpaygani Comprised of 125 traditions 526. Zakhāīr al-`uqbā1: The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be on him [and his family], said: “From these two—meaning al-Ḥasan and al-Ḥusayn—is the Mahdī of this nation.” 527. Al-Mu`jam al-kabīr2: Narrated to us Muḥammad b. Ruzaiq b. Jāmi` al-Miṣrī, from al-Haytham b. Ḥabīb, from Sufyān b. `Uyayna, from `Alī …
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The Sun Behind the Clouds

20 August 25 Articles
Bottom of Form The Sun Behind the Clouds One of the common narrations relayed to convey the role of Imam Mahdi (AS) during his occultation is the analogy of the ‘Sun behind the Clouds’. In this text, Allamah Majlisi sheds the light on this tradition and provides key points to explain the meaning and significance of the meaning behind this similitude. In what follows, is a sample of traditions, which …
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