Imam Mohammad al-Mahdi (Peace be Upon him)

Name: Muhammad. Title: al-Mahdi, al-Qa'im, al-Hujjah, al-Gha'ib, Sahibu'z-Zaman, Sahibu 'l-Amr. Agnomen: Abu'l-Qasim. Father's name: al-Hasan al-'Askari. Mother's name: Nargis. Birth: In Samarra', on Friday, 15th Sha'ban 255 AH.

Imam Mohammad al-Mahdi

He is still living and will appear before the end of the world. Minor Occultation: 8th Rabi 'u 'I-awwal 260 AH. Major Occultation: 10th Shawwal 329 AH. There Existed a good deal of harmony and

Name: Muhammad. Title: al-Mahdi, al-Qa'im , al-Hujjah , al-Gha'ib , Sahibu'z-Zaman, Sahibu 'l-Amr. Agnomen: Abu'l-Qasim. Father's name: al-Hasan al-'Askari. Mother's name: Nargis. Birth: In Samarra', on Friday, 15th Sha'ban 255 AH. He is still living and will appear before the end of the world. Minor Occultation: 8th Rabi 'u 'I-awwal 260 AH. Major Occultation: 10th Shawwal 329 AH. There Existed a good deal of harmony and uniformity between the aspects pertaining to the births of Prophet

Brief Biography of Imam Mahdi (AS) 

Name : Muhammad. Title : Al-Mahdi, Al-Qa'im, Al-Hujjah, Al-Gha'ib, Sahibu'z-Zaman. Agnomen : Abul-Qasim. Father's name : Imam Al-Hassan (AS). Mother's name : Hazrat Narjis (SA). Birth : Sha'ban 15, 255 A.H. Death : Still alive but in occultation.

The hidden Imam who is expected to return

“The world will not come to an end,” said the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), “ until a man from my family (Ahlulbayt) and of my name shall be master of the world

Sadiq Hassan Background a)Waiting is not a passive situation. It requires efforts & actions to bring about changes on both personal & social fronts. b) The Reappearance is also dependant upon the conditions of supporters & the society. The leader also awaits the availability of followers who will instantly obey w/o hesitation & questioning. c) Allah (swt) operates through a normal cause & effect conditions & miracles are not put into motion in many situations. Allah does

9th Rabi al Awwal Anniversary of Imam Mahdi's Imamate

The 9th of Rabi'al Awwal marks a turning point in the history of the Ahlul Bait (A.S) and their followers. This day is a day of joy and happiness for the lovers of the Ahlul Bait (A.S). The hadith which speaks about this day refers to it as the ‘Greatest Eid in the sight of the Ahlul Bait (A.S) and those who love and follow them. Indeed, it is after going through close to 70 days of grief and sorrow in which we commemorated the

The Almighty Allah has bestowed the human beings with superiority and has kept the rest of the creation under him. He says,’ I have created man with the best parts. Whether it is the earth or atmosphere, sea or the mountain, forest or the desert, man not only has superiority upon all these but they are subservient to his commands and power. But Allah has also said that when I turned around this man, I found him to be the worst of the creation. To show the superiority and specialty of man he has

Who is the Mahdī of Muḥammad’s Progeny [Āl Muḥammad] and why are you waiting for his advent?

Reply: Among the issues on which the heavenly religions have consensus of opinion is the “Global Reformer” who shall appear at the end of time. Not only the Muslims but also the Jews and Christians are waiting for the advent of this man who will spread justice in the world. A survey of the Old and New Testaments will make this fact clear.[1]

In this regard, muḥaddithūn narrate that the Holy Prophet

Allah has created man for His worship. Even wisdom dictates that worshipping God is necessary for man. Obedience to Him is the best way of thanking Him for His bounties. However, wisdom on its own is unable to establish the method of worship, as this is beyond its limit. Those who relied on their wisdom in determining the methods of worship were deviated. They ended up worshipping someone other than Allah. Allah sent the Messenger to invite the people towards the (worship of the) True God. The

Ziyara Al Yasin

Zīyāra Āl Yāsīn (Arabic: زيارة آل ياسين) is a famous text for pilgrimage (ziyara-text) of Imam al-Mahdi (a), which begins with the phrase: "Greetings be to the progeny of Yasin." The narrator of this ziyara is Ibn Abd Allah al-Himyari who lived in the final period of the minor occultation and several of his letters to Imam al-Mahdi (a) have been narrated; among these letters, one letter (Tawqi') contains the ziyara Al Yasin.

According to the standards of documentation, the

Introduction To those who have acquaintance (even though a little) with the invaluable treasure of Shiite traditions and the precious heritage of the immaculate Imams (A.S.), the importance of "Imamah" (leadership) and "Wilayah" (vicegerency) amongst the various discussions in this treasure and heritage is not concealed. If we superficially glance over the whole set of traditions we will come across such chapters as: (chapter concerning the need of a Hujjah) (chapter concerning the necessity of