Al-Imam al-Mahdi, The Just Leader of Humanity 1
Author: Ayatullah Ibrahim Amini
Translator: Dr. Abdulaziz Sachedina
Publisher: Ansariyan Publications – Qom
This book is written by Ayatollah Ibrahim Amīnī who is the General Secretary of Assembly of Experts in the Islamic Republic of Iran. This book that is originally written in Farsi is translated by Dr. Abdulaziz Sachedina who is the Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Virginia, U.S.A. It made the English version of the book authentic and to contain the real point that the author wanted to depict in his book.
This book is written by Ayatollah Ibrahim Amīnī who is the General Secretary of Assembly of Experts in the Islamic Republic of Iran. This book that is originally written in Farsi is translated by Dr. Abdulaziz Sachedina who is the Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Virginia, U.S.A. It made the English version of the book authentic and to contain the real point that the author wanted to depict in his book. The book is vital to understand the Twelver Shia belief in regard with the Twelfth Imam as the just leader of humanity. Islamic tradition in general, speaks about the appearance of the ideal caliph of God, who is named al-Mahdi that is from among the descendants of the Prophet Muhammad. Ayatollah Amīnī’s purpose in the book is to provide a detailed discussion of this central belief in al-Mahdi, both from the Sunni and the Shi`a sources, in order to establish the veracity of the Twelver Shia belief pertaining to the awaited Mahdi. His primary sources are the works of hadith by the early Sunni and Shia compilers who preserved most of the information regarding the future leadership of the Muslim community.
This book includes fourteen chapters and in each of them, a certain fact about the Imam, some narrations, a set of answers to some questions and misconceptions are provided. Among the points referred to in this book we can trace sufficient information about these subjects:
The birth of the Imam, his physical and spiritual traits, the Imam in the Quran, in early Islamic narration and in the words of Islamic ideologists and even poets, proofs about the existence of the Imam, the Imam in other religions, the reason behind his occultation, his short and long occultation, and his special and general deputies.
The ninth chapter is dedicated to the possibility of the Imam’s long life and the author provides a great load of information in this regard through a well-done research. He refers to the words of the great scientists and analyzes the causes of death to see whether they are preventable or not. The tenth chapter is related to the time of appearance and it’s signs. Then, in the following chapter, he refers to many question and gives them answered.
This book is necessary for those who want to have a general and inclusive information about their Imam and contain the responsibilities of those who wait for his appearance and want their names to be enrolled in the list of the Imam’s companions.
This book is published by Ansārīyān Publication (Box 187, 22, Shohada Street, Qom, Islamic Republic of Iran) and it’s second edition was published in 1999 through a 2000 copies. It's ISBN is: 964-438-062-2. In following, the text of this valuable and useful book is presented to you in the form of 13 audio books.
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