Imam al-Mahdi prayed on his father’s body

31 August 25 Articles
Imam al-Mahdi prayed on his father’s body The last important point in Imam Mahdi’s life, before Occultation , is the time when he prayed on his father’s body . Abu Al Adyān , a servant of Imam Hassan Askari’s , narrates as this : “In the last days of Imam Hassan Askari’s life , he gave me some letters and asked me to take them to Mdāen. “You shall return …
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Imam Ḥasan al-ʿAskari towards the Paradise

31 August 25 Articles
Imam Ḥasan al-ʿAskari towards the Paradise Imam Abu Muhammad al-Hassan al-Askari (a.s) spent his short life in sufferings and distresses. The Abbasid kings spared no effort in oppressing him. They moved him from a prison to another. They subjected him to confinement and imposed on him economical blockade. They prevented him from meeting with his followers as they prevented ulama and scholars from contacting with him to take from the …
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Appointing Imam al-Mahdi as the next Imam

31 August 25 Articles
Appointing Imam al-Mahdi as the next Imam Imam al-Mahdi (AS) is the hope not only for Muslims but for all oppressed human beings who suffer slavery, oppression, and subjection. He is the Savior who will free the will of man and save peoples and nations from the oppression of the corruptive regimes who have turned this world into unbearable hell. Imam al-Mahdi (AS) was and is a great miracle in …
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The beginning of Imam Mahdi’s Imamate and the initiation of the occultation period

31 August 25 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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Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi; the only authentic event at ninth of Rabiʿ al-Awwal Celebrating ninth Rabi’

31 August 25 Articles
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi; the only authentic event at 9th of Rabiʿ al-Awwal Celebrating 9th Rabi’ al- Note; There was a minor factual mistake in the section of Mukhtar & ‘Umar ibn Sa’ad which has now been corrected.   In many Shi’i communities, it is the 9th of Rabi’ al-Awwal that marks the end of the two-month mourning period that begins with the first of Muharram. The day …
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Was the legacy of Imam “Hasan al-Askari” divided amongst his brother and mother?

31 August 25 Question and Answer
Was the legacy of Imam “Hasan al-Askari” divided amongst his brother and mother? Description: One of doubts that Wahhabis keep repeating and using it to prove that Imam “Mahdi” [AS] wasn’t born, is the matter of dividing the inheritance of Imam “Hasan Askari” [AS] between his brother “Ja’far” {known as Ja’far liar} and Imam “Askari” [AS]’s mother and they say if Imam “Askari” [AS] had a child why didn’t he …
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Is the so-called ʿīd-al-Zahra fact or fiction?

31 August 25 Question and Answer
Is the so-called ʿīd-al-Zahra fact or fiction? Question: Some Shias celebrate a supposed celebration called ‘Eid-e-Zahra’, which is said to be on the 9th of Rabi al-Awwal. The long hadith quoted below is used to legitimate the existence of this ‘Eid’. Can you please comment on this? The Hadith: Al-Sayed ibn Tawoos writes in the book, ‘Zawaa’id al-Fawaa’id’ that Ibn Abi Alaa Al-Hamadani al-Waasiti and Yahya ibn Mohammad bin Huwaij Al-Baghdadi …
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