WHY DOES IMAM REAPPEAR IN MECCA?

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Answer: Its main and real reason is not clear to us; but noticing some points makes Mecca a suitable place for the Reappearance: 1. Mecca and the Kaaba has been the Kiblah (praying direction) of Muslims and people, every day, notice that holy place many times and prostrate towards it. 2. The Kaaba and Mecca are holy places wherein honorable divine prophets from Adam (PBUH) toMuhammad (PBUH) have been presented by the order of Allah and have shown their submission inaddition to performing pilgrimage. 3. Mecca is the birthplace of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and the place where he was appointed to prophecy. Maybe the ReappearanceRead More →

WHY DO WE PRAY FOR THE WELL-BEING OF IMAM ZAMAN?

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Praying for the well-being of the imam of our time is one of the commands of our religion that has its own reasons, and although these reasons may remain undiscovered to us, they are reasons that have to do with the real world, the same way a practitioner prescribes a certain medicine for a certain reason. In any case though, we act upon these commands and are sure that there are reasons behind why we have been asked to pray for his well-being. Nevertheless, some of the reasons for this can be of the following: 1- These prayers actually contribute to the well-being of theRead More →

WHAT IS OUR DUTY DURING THE TIME OF IMAM MAHDI’S OCCULTATION?

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Our duties during the Imam’s occultation are very much the same duties we have during his presence. Even though we can not see the Imam, he watches us and oversees our acts and conduct. Therefore, all of the commands that are mentioned in the Quran and the words of the prophet and his household in regard to a believer must carried out during the Imam’s occultation. One could briefly say that the greatest duty of the Shias during this period is to await Faraj and Imam Mahdi’s government. However, knowing that awaiting Faraj is not solely a … but rather a culture that consists ofRead More →

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Mizanul-Hikmah has narrated this hadith from the book Al-Gheybah of Nu’mani. Nu’mani narrates Ibrahim ibn Abdil-Hamid saying (regarding the Shias at the time of the emergence of the Mahdi (aj)): “One who had heard from Imam Sadiq (as) told me: “When the Qa’im (the standing/waiting one, Imam Mahdi (as)) emerges, one who used to think he was a follower of the imam (as) will disobey him and some like those who worship the sun and stars will accept the imam’s wilayah and authority [and join him].” (Nu’mani, Al-Gheybah, pg. 317; ReyShahri, Mizanul-Hikmah, vol. 1, pg. 187; “حدثنا أحمد بن محمد بن سعید ابن عقدة قال حدثنا حمید بن زیاد عن علی بن الصباحRead More →

HOW IS IMAM MAHDI’S FOOD AND CLOTHING?

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The imam (aj) lives a normal life just like everyone else. What can be concluded from hadiths about his food and clothing, is that they are at a minimum. Nu’mani, in his book of Gheybah, narrates a hadith from Imam Sadiq (as) and Imam Ridha (as) about Imam Mahdi (aj): “ما لباسه الا الغلیظ و ما طعامه الاّ الجشب” (Muntakhab al-Athar, pg. 378.) Also, in a hadith from Imam Husein (as) it is said that Imam Mahdi’s (aj) clothing is rough and harsh and his food is barley. (Ibid, pg. 619.) (Islamquest)Read More →

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The preceding discussions indisputably establish the fact concerning the Islamic belief in Mahdawiyyah and the reappearance from occultation of a divine reformer. History records that while some people have falsely represented themselves as the promised Mahdi, some others have been erroneously attributed as Mahdi by either ignorant and harassed people or the selfish motives of others have foisted Mahdawiyyah on them.Some of the pseudo-Mahdis in history are as follows:Abu Ishaq Abu Abidah Saqafi, Abu Muhammad Abdullah al-Mahdi, Abu Abdullah al-Magrebi, Mahdi al-Sudani, Sayed Muhammad Jaunpuri Hindi, Musa Kurdi, Mahdi al-Bengali, Ghulam Ahmad Qadiyani, Sayed Bab and Bahaaullah. (14 Questions about Imam az-Zaman Volume 1, AssociationRead More →

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At present we are living in the period of Greater Occultation which is the period of “general deputyship”. That is, guidance of the Shiites is an obligation as well as a responsibility of the grand jurists and prominent religious scholars who bear the necessary qualifications and the eligibility to guide people, and it is also the duty and obligation of the people to follow and obey them. As for why the Imam of Time (ajt) does not author a book so that people and religious scholars may turn to it for guidance, there can be many reasons some of which are enumerated as under: 1.Read More →

MENTION BRIEFLY ABOUT WHAT HAS BEEN RECORDED ABOUT THE LIFE OF IMAM MAHDI (A.S.).

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Name: M-H-M-DFamous Titles: Mahdi, Mau’ood, Wali- al-Asr, Sahebuz Zamaan, Qa’im, Muntazar, Hujjatullah, Muntaqim, etc.Kuniyyat: Abul Qasim, Abu Abdillah. Names of Parents: Imam Hasan al-Askari (a.s.) and Janab Narjis Khatoon (s.a.w.a.).Time and place of Birth: Born in Samarra, a city in Iraq, on 15th of Shabaan in the year 255 A.H. Till the age of five, he lived an obscure life under the care of his father.The Minor Occultation: After the martyrdom of Imam Hasan al-Askari (a.s.), he assumed the responsibilities of Imamat. Immediately thereafter in 260 A.H., with the permission of the Almighty, the Minor Occultation started. This lasted for sixty nine years till 329Read More →

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE BELIEF IN “MAHDAWIYYAH” AND WHEN DID IT ORIGINATE?

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“MAHDAWIYYAH” IS THE BELIEF ABOUT A UNIVERSAL SAVIOUR. ALL HEAVENLY RELIGIONS LIKE JUDAISM, ZOROASTRIANISM, CHRISTIANITY AND ISLAM MAKE A PROMINENT MENTION ABOUT IT. THEY HOLD THAT THE LAST AGE WILL WITNESS A PERSON WHO WILL EMANCIPATE THE PEOPLE FROM ALL CORRUPTION AND EVIL. THROUGH HIM, THE OPPRESSED WILL REGAIN THEIR RIGHTS AND BREATHE FREELY. THIS CREED IS NOT LIMITED TO ISLAM BUT IS AN ESTABLISHED FAITH OF ALL RELIGIONS. SUPPORT FOR THE WEAK, TERMINATION OF OPPRESSION AND ENLIVENING THE DEAD ARE ALL MATTERS RELATED TO THE BELIEF IN THE PROMISED MAHDI. STUDIES ESTABLISH THE ARCHAISM OF “MAHDAWIYYAH”.THIS MATTER HAS BEEN SUBJECTED TO DISTORTION IN ALLRead More →

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The reason for why the Shia do such, can be the following two hadiths: 1- In the famous hadith of Di’bil Khoza’i, the poet of the Ahlul-Bayt, it has been mentioned that when he was reciting his famous poem for Imam Ridha (as) and he reached the part that says Imam Mahdi’s emergence is for sure and that it will be in Allah’s (swt) name and with His bounties, the imam (as) put his hand on his head and arose in respect, praying for the emergence of Imam Zaman (aj). (Abdul-Husain Ahmad Amini Najafi, Al-Ghadir, vol. 2, pg. 361; Sheikh Abbas Qommi, Muntahal-Amal, fourteenth chapter, chapterRead More →