What are the titles of Imam Mahdi?
Some of the Imam’s most famous titles are said to be al-Mahdi, al-Qāim, al-Muntaẓar, Baqiyyat Allah, Ṣāḥib al-Zmān, and Ṣāḥib al-Amr. However, “al-Mahdi” is the most well-known title of him. All of the given titles stand for a specific trait of the Imam.
He is called al-Mahdi (the guided one) since he is a guided man who will lead people towards all hidden points of Islam;
He is called al-Qāim, (the Upriser) since he will rise to implement the truth and justice;
He is called, al-Muntaẓar, (the Awaited one,) because the believers wait for his appearance;
He is Baqiyyat Allah since he is the last repository and remained proofs of Allah on earth;
He is called al-Ḥujjah (a proof) since he is a proof from God and a witness from Him over people.
He is called, Ṣāḥib al-Zaman, (the master of this time) since he is the cause of attracting God’s blessing and he is the one who can link people to God.
And, he is called Ṣāḥib al-Amr (the master of the thing) since he is the one who owns divine leadership and sovereignty over everything by the permission of God.
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