Witnesses of the birth of Imam Mahdi

25 August 26 Articles
Witnesses of the birth of Imam Mahdi Various objections have been raised regarding the birth of Imam Mahdi (a.s.). Keeping in mind the necessity for brevity we shall discuss only two types of objections – hoping the sensible people would be able to get the replies to other objections too. First of all is the objection that if the birth of Imam Mahdi (a.s.) has already occurred then a tradition …
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Are there any narrations in Sahih Bukhari to show that the Prophet Muhammad (s) talked about 12 Imams after him and also about Imam Mahdi (a)?

25 August 26 Question and Answer
Are there any narrations in Sahih Bukhari to show that the Prophet Muhammad (s) talked about 12 Imams after him and also about Imam Mahdi (a)?   Bukhari has narrated in his book known as Saheeh al-Bukhari, Hadeeth number 6682, from Jaabir Ibn Samurah: I heard the Prophet (S) saying: There will be twelve leaders, all of them from Quraysh. صحيح البخاري - الأحكام - الإستخلاف - رقم الحديث : ( 6682 ) ‏- …
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Those who saw Imam Mahdi while his father was still alive

24 August 26 Question and Answer
  Those who saw Imam Mahdi while his father was still alive   811. Kamāl al-dīn1: Narrated to us Muḥammad b. `Alī Mājīlawayh, may Allah be satisfied with him, from Muḥammad b. Yaḥyā al-`Aṭṭār, from Ja`far b. Muḥammad b. Mālik al-Fazārī, from Mu`āwiyat b. Ḥakīm, Muḥammad b. Ayyūb b. Nūḥ, and Muḥammad b. `Uthmān al-`Amrī, may Allah be satisfied with him, whom all said:   We were forty people in …
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Appointing Imam al-Mahdi as the next Imam

23 August 26 Articles
Appointing Imam al-Mahdi as the next Imam Imam al-Mahdi (AS) is the hope not only for Muslims but for all oppressed human beings who suffer slavery, oppression, and subjection. He is the Savior who will free the will of man and save peoples and nations from the oppression of the corruptive regimes who have turned this world into unbearable hell. Imam al-Mahdi (AS) was and is a great miracle in …
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Imam Ḥasan al-ʿAskari had informed about Mahdi

22 August 26 Articles
Imam Ḥasan al-ʿAskari had informed about Mahdi Imam Hasan Askari (a.s.) informed Mūsa b. Ja’far Baghdadi, ‘It is as if I am seeing that you all are disputing about my successor. Beware! A Muslim may testify to all the Imams (a.s.) after the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.), but if he does not acknowledge my son’s Imamat, then he is just like that person who testifies to the prophethood of all prophets …
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People Who saw Imam Mahdi in his early days

22 August 26 Articles
People Who saw Imam Mahdi in his early days Some close companions of Imam Askari (a.s.) had seen his son or heard the news about him: Hakimah Khatun, the paternal aunt of Imam Hasan Askari (a.s.), has said, “On the birth night of Imam Qa’im (a.j.), I was in the house of Imam Hasan (a.s.) and present at the birth time. I saw the newborn son then and several times …
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Is Imam Mahdi hiding in the Sardāb (cellar) now?

22 August 26 Question and Answer
Is Imam Mahdi hiding in the Sardāb (cellar) now? After five years of living under the care and supervision of his honorable father (Imam Ḥasan al-ˈAskari) and precious mother (Lady Narjis) and following his father’s martyrdom on the 8th of Rabī' al-Awwal in 260 A.H. (5th January 874 A.D.), Imam Mahdi reached the position of Imamate at the age of five just as Prophet Jesus and Prophet John attained the …
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The Beginning of Imam Mahdi's Imamate

22 August 26 Articles
The Beginning of Imam Mahdi's Imamate   (The 9th of Rabī' al-Awwal, 260 A.H. (The 6th January 874 A.D.) In the lunar calendar, the ninth day of Rabī' al-Awwal is the anniversary of the beginning of the Imamate of the last Divine Savior (Imam Mahdi). It is also the day of renewing the covenant with him, and with his purposes and sacred ideals. For this reason, the Shias of this …
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