Imam Mahdi’s position in Shiˈa teachings

31 January 26 Articles
Imam Mahdi’s position in Shiˈa teachings Preface "Imamate", in the view of Twelver Shiˈa[1], is considered as the continuity of divine Messengerhood and Prophethood in the sense that, although divine revelation is not revealed to the "Imam", some duties of the prophets such as the interpretation of religion and the guidance of people are among his responsibilities, because the Muslims, to know their duties towards God, always need an infallible …
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Hadiths about Imam Mahdi. 1

30 January 26 Articles
  «عن امِّ سلمَة، قَالَتْ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ يَقُولُ: اَلْمَهْدِيُّ مِنْ عِتْرَتِي مِنْ وُلْدِ فَاطِمَةَ». "It is narrated from Umm-e Salamah to have said, 'I heard from the Messenger of Allah (Muhammad) to have said, 'Mahdi is of my lineage, from Fāṭima's sons.'" (Biḥār al-Anwār, vol. 51, p. 75, Ḥadith 30; Sunan, by Abī Dāwūd, vol. 4, p. 1832, Hadith 4284; Sunan, by Ibn Mājih, Kitāb al-Fitan, Section Khurūj al-Mahdi, …
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The Preconditions for Establishing a Connection with Imam of the Age (Imam Mahdi) According to Grand Ayatullah Wahīd Khurāsānī

30 January 26 Articles
  Allah the Glorified says in the Holy Quran, ﴿ألم * ذَلِكَ الْكِتَابُ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهِ هُدًى لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ * الَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْغَيْبِ وَ يُقِيمُونَ الصَّلَاةَ وَ مِمَّا رَزَقْنَاهُمْ يُنفِقُونَ * وَ الَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِمَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ وَ مَا أُنزِلَ مِن قَبْلِكَ وَ بِالْآخِرَةِ هُمْ يُوقِنُونَ﴾[1] “Alif Lām Mīm. This book, there is no doubt in it, is a guidance for the pious. Those who believe in the unseen and keep …
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Study of Mahdawiyyah from the Traditionalist Viewpoint of Seyyed Hossein Nasr

30 January 26 Articles
Study of Mahdawiyyah from the Traditionalist Viewpoint of Seyyed Hossein Nasr Abstract: Among the more significant contemporary trends of thought is traditionalism, which is based on a number of religious and mystical principles. Advocators of this trend of thought are intrinsically loyal to Eastern civilizations and religions. Their standpoint on tradition and modernity is different from that of Fundamentalism, Modernism, Religious Reformism, Trans-Religious Spirituality, and Extremist Mahdism. Emphasizing on the …
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