When an infallible Imam (a.s.) passes away, it is the responsibility of his successor, also an Imam, to conduct his funeral. None other can perform this duty giving Muslims a clear picture of who is […]
The skeptics deny the existence of Imam Mahdi (a.t.s.f.) on one pretext or the other. One of their weaker arguments relates to Imam’s (a.s.) long life. In their view it is not common for a […]
Saad Ibn Abdillah al-Ashari al-Qummi (r.a.) narrates: Once I got into a debate with a deeply bigoted Nasibi. During the debate he said: ‘Death be on you and all your co-religionists. You Rafizis curse the […]
Some Muslims hostile to the Shias reject specific beliefs only because they are perceived as part of Shiite ideology. One such belief is that of Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.) – the Promised Messiah who is prophesied […]
One of the key factors separating the Muslims is in the selection of guides (Imams). The majority believes that people have the capacity, as also the authority, to select an Imam / caliph for their […]
Some so-called Muslims deny the belief in Imam Mahdi (a.s.) as an innovation of the Shias. They either reject Imam Mahdi (a.s.) completely or maintain that he will be born at a later date. Obviously, […]
Further to our series on proving the existence of Imam Mahdi (a.s.) from the Sunnah, we advance the second tradition considered authentic by all Muslim sects and found in Sahih Bukhari and other books of […]
A doubt that bothers many Muslims is with regards Imam Mahdi’s (a.s.) occultation. There are many questions on the subject and the peculiar nature of Imam’s (a.s.) occultation is often a flashpoint for debate. Some […]
Some Muslims allege that the belief in Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.) is an invention of the Shias and that there is no mention of him or his birth in the Sunnah or Islamic history. Reply We […]
The discussion of Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.) is by no means restricted to the Shiite sect. Rather, reputed scholars and traditionists of the Ahle Sunnah have recorded traditions related to Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.) in their books. […]
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