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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Imam Ḥasan al-ʿAskari had informed about Mahdi

31 August 25 Articles
Imam Ḥasan al-ʿAskari had informed about Mahdi Imam Hasan Askari (a.s.) informed Mūsa b. Ja’far Baghdadi, ‘It is as if I am seeing that you all are disputing about my successor. Beware! A Muslim may testify to all the Imams (a.s.) after the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.), but if he does not acknowledge my son’s Imamat, then he is just like that person who testifies to the prophethood of all prophets …
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Statements of Imam Ḥasan al-ʿAskari regarding the occurrence of the Occultation

31 August 25 Articles
Statements of Imam Ḥasan al-ʿAskari regarding the occurrence of the Occultation   1 – Narrated to us Ali bin Abdullah Warraq: Narrated to us Saad bin Abdullah from Ahmad bin Ishaq bin Saad al-Ashari that he said: “I went to Imam Hasan Askari (a.s.) and wanted to inquire about his successor. His Eminence, preceded me in the matter and said as follows: “O Ahmad bin Ishaq! The Almighty Allah has …
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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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