While Imām Mahdī’s Hujjah was clear [certain], why before his birth did some Shiites considered Imām Ali or his son “Muḥammad ibn Hanafiyyah”, Nafs Zakiyyah, Imām Ṣādiq, Imām Kādhim, Imām Hādī’s son “Sayyid Muḥammad, or even Imām Askarī as Imām Mahdī?!

While Imām Mahdī’s Hujjah was clear [certain], why before his birth did some Shiites considered Imām Ali or his son “Muḥammad ibn Hanafiyyah”, Nafs Zakiyyah, Imām Ṣādiq, Imām Kādhim, Imām Hādī’s son “Sayyid Muḥammad, or even Imām Askarī as Imām Mahdī?! The correct answer includes 4 parts: 1- Although in some Aḥādīth which are about Imām Mahdī (mGehr)’s rise, by the Messenger of God (pbuh&h) and his Ahl al Bayt …
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From Guardianship of Ali ibn Abi Talib (A.S) to return of Imam Mahdi (A.J)

From Guardianship of Ali ibn Abi Talib (A.S) to return of Imam Mahdi (A.J) by Mohammad Saeid Taheri Moosavi* Before his death and in different positions, the Messenger of God (PBUH) emphasized on his successorship and introduced Imam Ali (A.S) as his successor. Of course, the most important announcement of his succession, took place during the last Hajj pilgrimage, on the 18th of Dhul-Hijjah in the year 10 AH in …
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