Imam Ḥasan al-ʿAskari (Political Conditions, Paving the Way for Imam Mahdi's Imamate)

28 August 25 Articles
Imam Ḥasan al-ʿAskari (Political Conditions, Paving the Way for Imam Mahdi's Imamate)   We offer our deepest consolations to The Master of This Time Imam Al-Mahdi (A.S), and to all the believers and strugglers for the anniversary of Imam Hassan Al-Askari (A.S)'s martyrdom. The period of imamate of Imam Hassan Al-Askari (A.S) was characterized by its extreme importance because it was aiming to pave the way for Imam Mahdi's birth, to lay down his …
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The Abbasid rulers during the Age of Imam Ḥasan al-ʿAskari

28 August 25 Articles
The Abbasid rulers during the Age of Imam Ḥasan al-ʿAskari Al-Mutawakkil Al-Mutawakkil son al-Mu’tasim assumed the rule in 232 AH.[421] In the same year Imam Abu Muhammad (a.s.) was born.[422] When al-Mutawakkil assumed the rule, people were afflicted with a natural disaster that they had never seen before. A simoom blew in Iraq, and destroyed the plants of Basra, Kufa, and Baghdad and killed many travelers. It lasted for fifty …
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Imam Mahdi; The Last Imam

28 August 25 Articles
Imam Mahdi; The Last Imam After the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.), the number of his successors and the leaders of this nation is Twelve. The first of them is ‘Ali Ibn Abi Ṭaalib (a.s.) and the last is Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.), who is still alive and in occultation on Allah's command. 1) The presence of false claimants proves the existence of the true claimant to this esteemed position. The counterfeit …
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The beginning of the Imamate of Imam Mahdi

28 August 25 Articles
The beginning of the Imamate of Imam Mahdi His noble father was Imam Hassan Askari (PBUH), the 11th Imam of Shiites who was born in 232 AH (846 AC) in Medina and martyred in 260 AH (873 AC) in Samarra. Imam Mahdi’s (PBUH) mother was Narjis Khatoon who from father side is Joshua’s daughter, the son of the Cesar, Byzantine Empire and from mother side she reverts to Simon one of …
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The Holy Sardāb (Cellar) in Samarra

28 August 25 Articles
The Holy Sardāb (Cellar) in Samarra From the book of 'Sawa'eq' it appears that the Shia Imamiah's or a group amongst them reckon that Mahdi (a.s.) has concealed himself in the cellar. They expect him to emerge from this cellar and they stop near its door with their horses and await his reappearance. How good it was if the author of 'Sawa'eq' had mentioned the reference of this talk. I …
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Why did Abbasid rulers bring Imam Hassan al-ˈAskarī (the eleventh Imam of Shia) with his father, Imam Hādī to Samarra to live within a military zone to be under a strict control?

28 August 25 Question and Answer
Why did Abbasid rulers bring Imam Hassan al-ˈAskarī (the eleventh Imam of Shia) with his father, Imam Hādī to Samarra to live within a military zone to be under a strict control? Abbasid rulers heard through some authentic narrators from the Prophet to have said something about the birth of a boy that was contrary to what Abbasid wished to do in their government. They heard that the Prophet said …
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A glance at the Imam al-ʿAskari’s life

27 August 25 Articles
A glance at the Imam al-ʿAskari’s life Taken from a Slide 2. Father: Imam Ali al-Hadi Al-Naqi (as), 10th imam Mother: Sawsan Date of Birth:8th Rabi ath-Thāni 232 AH Place of Birth: Madina. Nickname : Al-Askari. Was called so because he lived in the city of Samarra , which was a military camp. Askar means army in Arabic Death : Died at the age of 28, in Samarah, on Friday the eighth …
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Ninth of Rabiʿ al-Awwal; Anniversary of Imam Mahdi's Imamate

27 August 25 Articles
9th of Rabiʿ al-Awwal; Anniversary of Imam Mahdi's Imamate   The 9th of Rabi'al Awwal marks a turning point in the history of the Ahlul Bait (A.S) and their followers. This day is a day of joy and happiness for the lovers of the Ahlul Bait (A.S). The hadith which speaks about this day refers to it as the ‘Greatest Eid in the sight of the Ahlul Bait (A.S) and those who love and follow them. …
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