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The Promised Mahdi

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KITABUL GHAYBAH – NOMAN

I Esoteric Sciences of Aale Muhammad (a.s.): The book ‘Al-Ghaybah’ is among the most valuable legacies of our religion. The book is on the…

Books

ABQARI AL-HESAAN

About the Author The writer of this book is the chief of researchers and narrators, the late Hujjatul-Islam Ayatullah Haj Shaikh Ali Akbar Nahaavandi.…

Birth

Witnesses of the birth of Imam-e-Zaman (a.s.)

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…

Titles

Titles of Hazrat Imam-e-Asr (a.s.): Al Mahdi

Prophethood and Imamat were instituted to guide people towards the right path, dissuade them from vanity, restore human qualities, suppress the evil temptation of…

Titles

The Meaning of the title of Imam e Zaman (a.s.)

A title reflects the personality of man, his characteristics and qualities are projected through it A title reflects the personality of man, his characteristics…

Geneology and Lineage

Mother of Hazrat Imam Mahdi (a.s.)

Real name of Imam Mahdi’s mother was ‘Malika’. but was popularly known as ‘Narjis in Islamic world. Apart from this, he other epithets were…

Mahdi in Shia Traditions

HAZRAT MAHDI (A.S.) IN NAHJUL BALAGHA

In a sermon which Ali (a.s.) delievered to expose the Bani-Umayyah and their mischief in society, he said: “Thereafter, Allah shall unpleasantly widen difficulties…

Books

Doctrine of Mahdaviyat: Book: Isbatur Rajat

Before the birth of Hazrat Mahdi (a.s.) [255 A.H] eminent scholars and companions of Imams (a.s.) compiled a lot of books containing traditions about…

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