Acquiring of Knowledge during Occultation and Our Responsibilities
The Present Era The present era, the period of the occultation of our Last Imam (a.s.) is quite different from all other periods in…
Belief in Awaiting for Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.) – A Prerequisite for Acceptance of Deeds
Everything has some prerequisites and conditions without which it is not accepted. For example voting in India requires that the voter must be an…
Benefit From An Imam In Occultation
Whenever the discussion of occultation crops up, queries of various kinds invade the minds of the people. The most common among them being as…
Benefit from an Occult Imam
Whenever the discussion of occultation crops up, queries of various kinds invade the minds of the people. The most common among them being as…
Causes Of Occultation of Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s)
The occultation of His Eminence, the Master of the age (a.s) is a necessary thing and His Eminence is not needless of it. We…
Ghaibat – IN THE LIGHT OF QURAN
Numerous ayats of the Holy Quran mention about the Ghaibat of previous Prophets (a.s.) as well as Imam-e-Zamana (a.s.). Holy Quran itself says: وَعِندَهُ…
Ghaibat — A period of severe examination
The present era, in which we are living, is known as ‘Ghaibat Kubra’ (major occultation). It is a period when there is no special…
Ghaibat — an era of confinement for Imam Mahdi (a.s.)
A few traditions clearly talk about Imam (a.s.) being ‘bounded’ while in occultation. In some other instances, based on the discourses of the Infallibles…
Ghaibat — an era of trepidation for Imam (a.s.)
designed by vahid ahmadi In The Name of Allah, The Most Beneficent, The Most Merciful We had said that Imam Sajjad (a.s.), while drawing…
Major Occultation (Ghaibat Kubra) Of Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s)
The major occultation began after the death of Ali bin Muhammad Samari in 328 A.H. and the point of referral and general deputyship of…
Minor Occultation (Ghaibat Sugra) Of Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s)
There are two types occultation of Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s), namely Minor Occulatation or Ghaibat-e-Sugra and Major Occulation or Ghaibat-e-Kubra In this post we will…
Occultation (Ghaibat) — an era of oppression on Imam Mahdi (a.s.)
It has been narrated from Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s.) that at the time of reappearance Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.) will send a Hashmite youth towards…
Occultation of Imam (a.s.) – An Immense Deprivation
Allah, the Blessed, the High says in the Holy Quran: “The day when We will call every people with their Imam” (Surah Bani Israel…
Possibilty of Meeting Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s) in Major Occultation
History of both minor and major occupations is a witness to the fact that anyone who sought guidance received it from Imam (a.s.). Today…
Signs of Reappearance and awaiting the Promised Mahdi (a.s.)
When the conditions are indicative of signs before the arrival of Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s), it is necessary for us to know purpose behind the…
The Condition of Shias before Reappearance
Our Master,the Chief of the Believers, Imam Ali Ibne Abi Talib (a.s.) says: “The world is a prison for the believers and heaven for…
Why Occultation?
The Almighty Allah has bestowed the human beings with a superiority and has kept the rest of the creation under him. He says, ‘I…
Why Occultation? – PART I
The Almighty Allah has bestowed the human beings with a superiority and has kept the rest of the creation under him. He says, ‘I…
Why Occultation? – PART II
CONTINUED FROM PART I…. Occupation a divine plan If we study the aspects of the occultation and reflect upon it, we can easily understand…