Why did Shias take their Imams from Imam Hussain's progeny?

28 July 24 Question and Answer
Why did Shias take their Imams from Imam Hussain's progeny? Whether Mahdi is from Hussein's or Hassan's generation has nothing to do with people's opinion. Choosing an Imam is up to Allah, not people (73 Surah Anbia' / 24 Surah Sajdah). It is like saying why most of the prophets should be from Abraham's second son Isaac and not his first son Ishmael, it is God's will to place his …
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Imam Mahdi Is Among the Descendants of Ḥusayn b. Ali

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Imam Mahdi Is Among the Descendants of Ḥusayn b. Ali   Dr. Fahimi: Our scholars accept that the Mahdi will be from among the descendants of Husayn. They refer to the following hadith reported in Sunan of Abi Dawud: Abu Ishaq relates: "'Ali, while looking at his son Hasan, said, 'This son of mine is the master (sayyid) as declared by the Prophet. Among his progeny will appear a man …
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Imam Mahdi and his grief for Imam Ḥussain

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Imam Mahdi and his grief for Imam Ḥussain  At the outset, it must be mentioned that there is a unique relationship between Imame’ Zamana (as) and Imam Hussain (as) – Imame’ Zamana (as) is the one who will seek the revenge of Hazrat Imam Hussain (as) on his reappearance. Imame’ Zamana (as) is the lone successor from the children of Imam Hussain (as) who is yet alive. Scholars of Islamic …
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Mahdism after the martyrdom of Imam Ḥusayn

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 35. Mahdism after the martyrdom of Imam Ḥusayn The writer concludes that because Mahdi will appear on the day of Ashura he will, therefore, make his headquarters either in Kufa or in Karbala. Also because Mahdi descends from the progeny of the Prophet, his upraising too will be in Kufa and Karbala. However, let us stop here and look a little closer into the matter. First, it is an acknowledged …
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LINK BETWEEN IMAM MAHDI & IMAM ḤUSAYN

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LINK BETWEEN IMAM MAHDI & IMAM ḤUSAYN   By: Syed Aftab Haider, on 20 November 2016 at the Ahlul Bait (a.s) Islamic Centre, Ottery, Cape Town In this eve of Arba-een of Imam Husayn (AS) we are gathered here to rekindle our love, to refresh our memories, to renew our allegiance and to revive our commitment to our master Imam Husayn (AS), because Karbala and Ashura and this Husayni movement continues …
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Hazrat ‘Abbās (a.s.) and the Imam of the Time

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Hazrat ‘Abbās (a.s.) and the Imam of the Time On reflecting over the time of Prophet Adam’s (a.s.) creation and the times that followed, a fact that comes to light very evidently is that Allah the Almighty has formulated a system in which one is obeyed while the others obey; one is followed, the other followed one and one the intended, the other the intender. In other words, there are …
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The famous ode, al-Qaṣīdah al-Rā’iyyah, by ibn al-‘Arandas al-Ḥillī (d. 840 A.H.)

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The Ode- al-Qaṣīdah al-Rā’iyyah- by ibn al-‘Arandas al-Ḥillī (d. 840 A.H.) Famous Ode of Ibn ‘to Summon the Twelfth Imam (as)   March 14, 2022 by Muhammad Jaffer Below is a translation of the famous al-Qaṣīdah al-Rā’iyyah by the illustrious Imāmī Shī’a scholar, jurist, and poet, Sāliḥ ibn ‘Abd al-Wahhāb ibn al-‘Arandas al-Ḥillī (d. 840 AH). This famous poem is narrated by ‘Allāmah al-Amīnī in his poetic encyclopedia al-Ghadīr. Before narrating the …
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