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Imam Mahdi

Muhammad ibn Hasan al-Mahdī (Arabic: محمد بن الحسن المهدي‎), also known as Imam Zaman (Persian: امام زمان‎), is believed by Twelver Shī‘a Muslims to be the Mahdī, an ultimate savior of humankind and the final Imām of the Twelve Imams who will emerge with Isa (Jesus Christ) in order to fulfill their mission of bringing peace and justice to the world.

Imam Al-Mahdi Al-Muntadhar (a.s) (part 3)

As an example, Ali ibn Musa al-Rida (the eighth Imam) has said, in the course of a hadith, "The imam after me is my son, Muhammad and after him his son Ali, and after Ali his son, Hasan, and after Hasan his son Hujjat al-Qa'im, who is awaited during his occultation and obeyed during his manifestation.

Imam Al-Mahdi Al-Muntadhar (a.s) (part 2)

On the Appearance of the Mahdi In the discussion on prophecy and the imamate it was indicated that as a result of the law of general guidance which governs all of creation, man is of necessity endowed with the power of receiving revelation through prophecy, which directs him toward the perfection of the human norm and the well-being of the human species.

Imam Al-Mahdi Al-Muntadhar (a.s) (part 1)

The promised Mahdi, who is usually mentioned by his title of Imam-i 'Asr (the Imam of the "Period") and Sahib al-Zaman (the Lord of the Age), is the son of the eleventh Imam.

Commencement of Imam Mahdi's Imamate (Part 5)

My second story was from the lips of an Englishman, Col.Abdullah Baines. During the 2nd World War he was stationed at the Royal Air Force Base at Habbaniyah, a town some 22 miles south of Baghdad.

Commencement of Imam Mahdi’s Imamate (Part 4)

When asked what the believers would do, the Imam replied, “Follow the Foqaha of our faith, those who have knowledge of Qur’an, who protect faith and would not follow their own desires”.

Commencement of Imam Mahdi’s Imamate (Part 3)

To the question of existence, we have seen above the many verses from the Qur’an and Hadith of the Prophet and all the Eleven Imams. We have also read quotations from the Books of Ahlul Sunna wal Jama’a and many scholars and philosophers from the earliest times to the present.

Commencement of Imam Mahdi’s Imamate (Part 2)

The Prophet further elaborates, “Beware of doubting, for to doubt the order of God, the Mighty, the Sublime, is apostasy (Kufr). Ibn Khaldun also states that “When imprisoned with his mother in the house, he entered a sort of well or pit in the house that his family occupies at Samarrah, Iraq, and there he disappeared, but he is to come forth at the end of the age to fill the earth with justice”.

Commencement of Imam Mahdi’s Imamate (Part 1)

Imam Mahdi (A.S), the last in the line of the Twelve Ithna Ashari Imams was born on 15th Shaban 255 Hijri in Samarra, Iraq. His father was the Eleventh Imam Hassan Askari (A.S) and his mother was Nargis Khatoon, grand daughter of the Emperor of Rum.

Imam Al-Mahdi: The Awaited Hope for Humanity (part 2)

“The world will not come to an end until a man from the descendants of Husayn takes charge of the affairs of the world and fills it with justice and equity as it is filled with injustice and tyranny.”

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