Mouood– Quoted from Shafaqna: Imam Mahdi (A.J) & followers of other religions October 18, 2021 | 4:25 PM SHAFAQNA- One of the controversial issues of New Theology in the field of Mahdism is the issue of the mode of conduct of Imam Mahdi (A.J) with followers of other religions during the …
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Does he Rise with Sword We know the important condition of victory over the enemy is predominance of the forces; these forces don’t include only military forces; but predominance of spiritual power and faith, firmness of economical and social bases are entirely included in this predominance and have essential roles.And …
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Does he Rise with Sword We know the important condition of victory over the enemy is predominance of the forces; these forces don’t include only military forces; but predominance of spiritual power and faith, firmness of economical and social bases are entirely included in this predominance and have essential roles.And …
Read More »Characteristics of Shiite Belief about Imam al-Mahdi Part 2
First, it is necessary here to mention the evidences of Shiites about these triple beliefs.Then we can see that how is it possible to answer the above triple questions.At the beginning, it should be considered that rational reason can never point a specific person about this matter, but the results …
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Mahdi the Twelfth Successor of the Prophet (S) What has been analyzed until now in this book about “great universal peacemaker” and “revolutionary programs of Mahdi” was in two parts, one part in a general rational form and another part in a general Islamic form; but belief of Shiites
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Logic of Oppositions of Ahadith of Mahdi In the previous discussion, we understood that only few Sunnis didn’t have accepted ahadith of Mahdi that Ibn Khaldun, famous historian, and Ahmad Amin, Egyptian scholar is among them, although certain majority of Islamic scholars has denied their opinion.But, it is necessary to …
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Who is the Mahdi? We saw in the discussion of the effects of waiting that all Islamic sects, without any exception, are waiting for the rise of a great revolutionary man from the dynasty of prophet, called “Mahdi” (a leader who is guided to his expanded revolutionary goal and program …
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Initially, it is necessary to notice to two matters: 1) Some ask that what is the necessary of ahadith and narratives, when Qur’an is available. And by considering that expression of anything is available in Qur’an (فیه تبیان کل شیء), what prevents us to follow those who said: “حسبنا کتاب …
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The traditions that indicate he will have two occultations and one will be shorter than the otherComprised of ten traditions 599. Al-Kāfī1: Muḥammad b. Yaḥyā, from Muḥammad b. al-Ḥusayn, from ibn Maḥbūb, from Isḥāq b. `Ammār, from (Imam) Abū `Abd-Allah, peace be on him, who said: “The Qā’im will have …
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592. Ghaybat of al-Shaykh10: Through his chain of narrators [meaning Ibrāhīm b. Salma, from Aḥmad b. Mālik al-Fazārī, from Ḥaidar b. Muḥammad al-Fazārī, from `Abbād b. Ya`qūb, from Naṣr b. Muzāḥim, from Muḥammad b. Marwān, from al-Kalbī, from Abū Ṣāliḥ,] concerning the saying of Allah, the Exalted: “Know that Allah …
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