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The reappearance of Muhammad al-Mahdi is the Twelver eschatological belief in the return of their Hidden Imam in the end of time to establish peace and justice on earth. For Twelvers, this would end a period of occultation that began shortly after the death of Hasan al-Askari in 260 AH (873–874 CE), the eleventh Imam.
Ahmed al-Hasan has claimed, "I am the Messenger of Imam Mahdi, and I am his vicegerent, and I am the first of the twelve Mahdis from the sons of Imam Mahdi". [ 40 ] [ 41 ] He claims he is the Yamani, who paves the way for the appearance of Imam Mahdi, after his major occultation. [ 42 ]
The twelfth and final Imam is Muhammad al-Mahdi, who is believed by the Twelvers to be currently alive, and hidden in the Major Occultation until he returns to bring justice to the world. [6] It is believed by Twelver and Alevi Muslims that the Twelve Imams have been foretold in the Hadith of the 12 accomplishers. All of the Imams met unnatural ...
Khasais Al Aimmah (lit.Characteristics of the Shiite Imams) is a book on sayings and life of Imam Ali the first Imam of Shiite in Islam.The book is written by Sharif Razi or Sayyed Razi.
In Islam (Shia and Sunni), the Mahdi is considered as the promised one [6] but there is a difference in who the Mahdi is, the Shiites of the Twelve Imams believe that the Mahdi is Muhammad, the son of Hassan Askari, the twelfth Imam and the Imam of their time, who was born before and now He is hidden from most people by Allah/god's will for ...
1558) who first suggested that a (qualified) jurist was the general deputy (na'ib al-amm) of the Hidden Imam whose authority encompassed all prerogatives of the Imam. [117] The transition of Twelver jurists into their new role was facilitated by the formation of Shia states, particularly the Safavid [ 118 ] and Qajar [ 119 ] [ 120 ] dynasties ...
Where do the '12 Days of Christmas' lyrics come from? The lyrics to this song first appeared in the 1780 English children's book Mirth Without Mischief. Some of the words have changed over the years.
Each imam is the best of men (afdal al-nas) in his time, that is, most excellent among them in religious qualities, [83] for otherwise, it is argued, God would have appointed someone else as the imam. [84] Similarly, it is argued that imams must be foremost in observing the religious values that they preach. [85]