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This encyclopedia consists of fourteen sections and seventy chapters. It caters to the subject of Mahdaviyyat and its different perspectives, based on the verses of Quran and authentic traditions. This encyclopedia on Madaviyyat, which is a product of research center belonging to the Institute of Dar al-Hadith, a scholastic cultural …

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 …

English Translation of A`ahoo NamaEnglish Translation by: Masooma TowhidiForewordThis book contains a story from among the most popular historical stories of Persian literature. The main story revolves around a character that is a great historical and literary personality known as “Z`amin- e –A`ahoo”. He is also famous by the titles …

Imam Musa ibn Ja’far al-Kazim(A.S.),the Seventh Holy Infallible Imam of the Shi’i Muslims whose matchless devotion and worship of God has earned him the titles of “Abd-e-Saleh” and “Bab-ul-Hawaij” (The Door to Fulfilling Peoples’ Needs).The Holy Imam (A.S.) was confined in prisons for 14 years by the ruling Abbasid caliphs …

Prophethood and Imamat were instituted to guide people towards the right path, dissuade them from vanity, restore human qualities, suppress the evil temptation of ones self, living peacefully, curb and eliminate evils such as jealousy, enmity, pride etc. and also to encourage qualities such as self-sacrifice, understanding other and preferring …

The American Psychological Association secretly collaborated with the administration of President George W. Bush to bolster a legal and ethical justification for the torture of prisoners swept up so-called war on terror in the post-Sept. 11, 2001, according to a new report by a group of dissident health professionals and …

Remembering the Wahhabi forces has always been associated with remembering the criminal practices of their ancestors since the political deal between Mohammad bin Saud and Mohammad bin Abdul Wahhab, which stated that the first must protect the ideology of the second in order for it to spread, while the second …

IntroductionIn the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful“Say: The unseen is only for Allah; therefore wait – surely I too, with you am of those who wait.” (20:Surah Yunus 10)Almost twelve centuries have now passed from the sorrowful occultation of the Imam of the age (a.t.f.s.). Undoubtedly, this prolonged …

Most Americans do not know this, but a single EMP attack could potentially wipe out most of the electronics in the United States and instantly send this nation back to the 1800s.  If a nuclear bomb was exploded high enough in the atmosphere over the middle part of the country, …

The Masih, ‘alaihi al-salam, obviously, is a member of our Ummah, under the Shari’ah of Muhammad b. ‘Abd Allah, sallallahu ‘alaihi wa alihi. This is explicitly indicated in this chapter-heading by Imam Muslim (d. 261 H):Chapter on the Descent of ‘Isa b. Maryam to Judge with the Shari’ah of our …