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Anbiya' (Prophets)

The name of this Surah has not been taken from any verse but it has been called Al-Anbiya' because it contains a continuous account of many Anbiya' (Prophets). Nevertheless it is a symbolic name and not a title.

Nisaa (women)

This Surah comprises several discourses which were revealed on different occasions during the period ranging probably between the end of A. H. 3 and the end of A. H. 4 or the beginning of A. H. 5.

Nahl(Bees)

The name An-Nahl of this Surah has been taken from v. 68. This is merely to distinguish it from other Surahs.

Hijr (Stoneland)

This Surah takes its name from v. 80.

Al-Anfal (Booty)

The Surah takes its name AL-ANFAL (The Bounties) from the first verse.

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.

Imam Al-Mahdi: The Awaited Hope for Humanity (part 1)

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