Does Imam Mahdi is informed of the time of his appearance?

26 February 24 Question and Answer
There are two opinions as response: Some scholars believe that the Imam does not know the time of his appearance. Regarding this, they refer to some groups of authentic narrations: In some of them, those who have set a time of the appearance are considered as the liars. For instance, Imam Bāqir says about these people,  “Those who set a time for the appearance are the liars.”[1] Also, it has …
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Will be sin totally annihilated after Imam al-Mahdi’s rule has been established?

26 February 24 Question and Answer
The most important motives for the human being's sinning are, on the one hand, his avarice in hoarding material wealth and, on the other hand, his sense of need for the goods of this world. If the human being possesses a sufficient amount of wealth, and a good social reputation, if his mentality becomes Divine-permeated, if the world and her goods are belittled in his eyes, and he thus reaches …
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After Imam al-Mahdi establishes his rule, will there be any oppressors remaining in power?

26 February 24 Question and Answer
The characters of the universal rule of Imam al-Mahdi will be the worldwide maintenance of peace, security, justice, and the annihilation of the foundations of corruption, decadence, oppression, and crime. This has been the main purpose of all the prophets and establishing worldwide peace and security has always constituted one of their promises. And so the unpolluted souls of mankind at large, ever since the beginning of human history, have …
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What is the relationship between Imam al-Hussain's movement and the global movement of Imam al-Mahdi?

26 February 24 Question and Answer
These two infallible Imams are the real successors of Prophet Muhammad so, they pursue a common divine policy and their movements are to implement the glorious goals of all the prophets and their successors. Regarding this, the most important common goals between these two divine leaders are to stand against the oppression and social corruptions and to prepare the ground for applying justice. Imam al-Hussain remarked his goals when he …
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What is the Philosophy of Occultation?

26 February 24 Question and Answer
For finding an appropriate answer, we had better refer to Islamic sources. In some of our narrations the wisdom of Occultation are as follows, No to pay allegiance to unjust rulers: Hassan bin Fazzāl narrates from Imam Ridā to have said, "As if I see my followers in the aftermath of the death of my third descendant [Imam al-Hassan al-‘Askarī) looking for their Imam everywhere and do not find him." …
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Can you offer a Quranic proof for Imam Mahdi’s staying young?

26 February 24 Question and Answer
Allah’s power is absolute and He is able to do everything that is intellectually possible. The Quran is replete with examples in which Allah presented His wonderful power. In the Quran there are some instances that the passing of time did not cause any physical change in the body of some people.  One of these examples is Ezra the Prophet. He passed by a town riding on his donkey and …
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Paying attention that Imam Mahdi is totally aged, how would he look like when he appears?

26 February 24 Question and Answer
Imam Mahdi was born in 255 A.H. and till now, he is around 1183 and is in the second millennium of his life. Apparently, he should bear a physical resemblance to a very aged man, but there are some narrations that say otherwise, for instance: 1- Imam Bāqir says: «هُوَ شَابٌ‏ بَعْدَ كِبَرِ السِّنِ‏»[1] “Although he is totally aged, he is still young.” 2- Imam Sādiq says, «َ لَوْ خَرَجَ …
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What is the real meaning of loving Imam Mahdi?

26 February 24 Question and Answer
To love the Imam is not just a weak heartfelt inclination that does not have any effect in man’s actions and in his intention. In reality, a natural effect of love is that man moves in the direction of the loved one and tries to accomplish what that beloved one desires. Of course, it is possible that just a small amount of love be found in one’s heart towards the …
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Is it true that he will be martyred at the hands of a bearded old woman? How does such a crime take place despite the Imam's uprooting of oppression?

26 February 24 Question and Answer
There are various narrations about Imam Mahdi's martyrdom or demise; and as this event is due in the future, obviously the only way of unveiling the mysteries surrounding it is by studying the narrations related from the Infallibles in this regard. Nevertheless, the narration pertaining to the event of Imam Mahdi being murdered by an old woman is not accepted as authentic by most scholars. This story has only been …
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