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1 PREPARED BY BATOOL RASHID
IMAM MAHDI A.S PREPARED BY BATOOL RASHID

2 Topics Necessity of knowing Imam Mahdi a.s
Originality of the concept of Mahdi (Messianic Leader) Effects of believing in a living saviour in our daily life. Imam Mahdi a.s in the Quran. Imam Mahdi (AJ) in Traditions. Our responsibilities. Occultation (Ghaibah) of Imam Mahdi Imam Mahdi’s Virtues as an Imam. Similarity between Hazrat Mehdi (a.s.) and previous Prophets (a.s.) 10. Signs of reappearance.

3 Golden chain of Ahadith:
Necessity of knowing Imam Mahdi a.s “Whoever dies and doesn’t know the Imam of his age, he dies the death of ignorance.” In this hadeeth the prophet (saw) is warning us. WHOEVER admits there is no God but Allah, prays 5 times a day, fasts Ramadan, gives zakat and goes on hajj… but dies without knowing the imam of his time… has died as if he was in jahilliya. Someone can be equated with a person of the worst ignorance if he does not know his imam. KNOWING YOUR IMAM is a very important part of your Islam, without which your entire identity as a Muslim is lacking, so that you will not be distinguishable from the kuffar. Golden chain of Ahadith: " Tawhid – [that is the belief “La ilaha il Allah”] is My stronghold (strong fortress) in which the reciter of this holy verse can enter and he will dwell there safely, and will not suffer My wrath, But all this depends on some conditions, and I am considered to be one of those conditions".

4 2. Originality of the concept of Mahdi (Messianic Leader)
Ayatollah Sadr says: “The concept of the Mahdi is not just the embodiment of an Islamic doctrine possessing a religious character but rather signifies a universal aspiration of mankind with the variety of its religions and creeds. It represents an innate aspiration through which people, despite the variety of their beliefs and their means of recourse to the Unseen (ghayb), perceive that there is, for all mankind on the earth, a promised day wherein the divine messages with their momentous significance will be fulfilled and their ultimate objective will be realized, bringing the long and arduous human journey through history to its ultimate destination.” The tidings are found in books like the Zand and Pazand, and Jamaspname of the Zoroastrians, the Torah and other Biblical books of the Jews, and the Gospel of the Christians. Such information can also be seen, more or less, among the Hindus and the Buddhists. Each tradition recognizes this figure with a different name and a specific title. The Zoroastrians call him Saoshyant (meaning the “savior of the world”); the Jews know him as the Messiah, whereas the Christians regard him as Christ.

5 3. Effects of believing in a living saviour in our daily life.
Inspiriting Hope: The belief in a living Imam who might reappear at any time is similar to the presence of the leader of an army in the battlefield, which is heart warming and animates the troops with the hope of victory. Stimulating Spiritual Improvement and Self-building: An Imam monitoring the performance of his followers on a weekly basis can have a beneficial influence on the believers. For, the Qur`anic verses (Such as: “And say, “Go on working: Allah will see your conduct, and His Apostle and the faithful [as well].” Safeguarding the Divine Religion: Imam Ali a.s says: “Yes, the earth is never empty of one who stands up with Divine Proof. He might be apparent or hidden. But he must be present lest the Divine signs should perish and be forgotten.” Training a Task Force Imam al-Zaman’s (occultation benefits the world like the sun hidden behind clouds. Spiritual Influence: This guidance is not limited to showing the path, which is the duty of all Divine prophets and even believers. Rather, his is the duty to shepherd the servants of God toward the Destined Goal.[274] Purpose of Creation: It is for this reason that God addresses him so: “If not for you, I would not have created the Spheres [i.e., the universe],”[276] or in another instance it, “If the earth is left without an Imam, it would collapse Being the Intermediary in Effusion: “It is due to them that Allah nourishes His servants; it is due to them that rain descends from the heaven, and it is due to them that the blessings of the earth surface [to benefit the creatures] Therefore, the belief in our Savior and in connecting to him-we are connecting to Allah swt--and Insha'Allah we are being rightly guided and are finding assurance in our hearts.

6 number of springs were twelve'.
4. Imam Mahdi a.s in the Quran. It is imperative that the routes of the firm beliefs and understandings of Islam must be contained in the Holy Ouran, the words of God. It is with the reason, the basic belief of ‘MAHDAVIYAT is seen in the ayats of Quran in totality. " SO THERE GUSHED FROM IT TWELVE SPRINGS" (2:60) The great scholar Syed Hashim Behrani. in his book. 'GAYATOOLMARAM‘ quotes from [he book 'AL-MANAQIB' wntten by Faqueeh Abul hasan bin Shaazan* (Hundred merits from non-shia narrators) who has narrated from lbn-e-Abbas that "I have heard the Holy prophet (PBUH) saying that (lbne-Abbas starts a lengthy hadees of which a part. is given .below.) "One who is pleased with my Love, Obedience and Guardianship should accept the WILAYAT (LOVE, Obedience and Guardian-ship) of Ali-Ibn-e-AbiTalib and of the Imams who will come in my progeny. As they are Treasurers and protectors of my Knowledge. At this moment Jaabir bin Abduilah got up and asked: '0' Prophet of God, what are the numbers of Imams? The Holy Prophet (PBUH] replied; '0' Jaabir may God send this mercy upon you, as you have inquired from me about whole of Islam. Then he said, "They are in equal to the number of springs which gushed out for Musa bin lmran when he struck his stick on a stone. The number of springs were twelve'. * Shaikh Faqueeh Abul Hasan bin Ahmed bin. Ali bin Shazaan is known as lbn Shazaan' and he was a contemporary of Shaikh Mufeed and was the author of "EEZAH-DAFAIN .."

7 5. Imam Mahdi (AJ) in Traditions.
Imam Mahdi in Sunni’s tradition: 1- Mottaqi Hendi has narrated the following Hadith in his book “Alborhan”, which discusses the signs of Imam Mahdi[2] مَن کذَبَ بالمَهدی فَقَد کَفَرَ "Whoever denies Mahdi is infidel." Imam Mahdi in Shia tradition: Shia tradition about Imam Mahdi is so rich. Shia scholars have written more than 2000 books exclusively in this subject.

8 6. Our responsibilities. Awaiting (Intezaar) is obligatory
1. Conviction: The stronger is his conviction, the greater will be the feeling of awaiting in his heart. 2. To consider it near: The awaiting one (muntazir) should always feel that the reappearance is near and imminent. 3. To love it: When we hear about the arrival of a very dear and beloved friend, then the feeling of awaiting becomes more intense and powerful. 4. Preparedness: The more prepared we are for a particular event the more acute is our anticipation for its advent. 5. Prayer for early re-appearance and Imams safety.

9 7. Occultation (Ghaibah) of Imam Mahdi
The occultation of Imam Mahdi is divided into two parts: minor and major.  MINOR GAIBAH: The first Ghaibah, or occultation, is called “minor” because it was shorter.  It started in 260 A.D. and lasted for 69 years.  During the minor Ghaibah there was a more direct link between the Imam (peace be upon Him) and the people. The special Deputies of Imam were the following four persons: Othman Ibn Saeed Amri ,Muhammad Ibn Othman, Hossain Ibn Rouh Nawbakhti, Ali Ibn Muhammad Samori (or Seymouri. MAJOR GAIBAH: The major Ghaibah started in 329 A.D, and it still continues to modern day.   During this era, the Imam had designated special Deputies that would take people’s questions and bring the replies back from the Imam. On numerous occasions, this communication occurred through letters and signatures from the Imam. Therefore during the major Ghaibah, there is almost direct contact with the Imam, and religious queries were answered through a more direct link. 

10 8. Imam Mahdi’s Virtues as an Imam
1. VERILY TRUTH IS WITH YOU, AMID YOU IN YOU AND IT ALWAYS DIRECTS ITSELF UNTO YOU 2. THE INHERITANCE OF PROPHETHOOD IS WITH YOU 3. IN THE LIGHT OF THE SIGNS GUIDELINES OF ALLAH YOU ARE FULLY AWARE OF BECAUSE FOR HIS UNAVOIDABLE DECREES AND PLAN HE RELIES UPON YOU. YOU ARE THE TRUE REFLECTION OF HIS LIGHT AND SIGNS 4. IT IS YOUR PRIVILEGE TO SEPARATE EVIL FROM GOOD IN CLEAR WORDS His Eminence, Amirul Momineen (a.s) says with regard to the virtues of Imam Mahdi (a.s), “He shall be most refuge-giving and the one having most knowledge and the one who does the most ‘Sile Raham’ (doing good to relatives).

11 9. Similarity between Hazrat Mehdi (a.s.) and previous Prophets (a.s.)
Imam Mahdi (peace be upon Him) has similarities in many aspects to prophets and predecessor Imams: A.       His mother’s pregnancy and delivery was concealed like Moses and Ibrahim (Abraham) (Peace be upon Him) B.      Start of his Mission happened in the childhood like Jesus and John (and also Imam Javad) (Peace be upon Him) C.    He has inherited his longevity from  Noah & Khezr (Peace be upon Him) D.      Among the prophets, Joseph, Moses, Edris, Saleh & Ibrahim (Peace be upon Him) have experienced occultation as well. E.      His attribute of always being young has a similarity to that of Jonah (Yunus) (peace be upon Him) F.    His patience and perseverance is like that of Ayoub (peace be upon Him) . G.     His uprising after his re-appearance will be in the form of sword taking similar to that of his esteemed grandfather, Rasul-Allah (Peace be upon Him & His Progeny). It needs to be mentioned that many scholars and professionals in the subject of Mahdism believe that “sword taking” is meant to show the type of uprising rather than the type of warfare.

12 THE APPEARANCE OF THE YAMANI ! THE REVOLT OF THE SUFYANI!
10. Signs of reappearance To find out and to distinguish between these signals and tokens for the reappearance of Imam (a.s.) is of immense importance. The signs and tokens of reappearance of Imam (a.s.) are non constant and can be altered like other things. Allah knows everything and there cannot be any change in His Commands. Imam Jafar Sadiq (A.S.) has said that Five signs before the re-appearance of Qayem THE APPEARANCE OF THE YAMANI ! THE REVOLT OF THE SUFYANI! MURDER OF A PIOUS PERSON ( Nafs-e-Zakiya) FROM THE FAMILY OF THE HASHIMITE IN THE HOLY CITY OF MAKKAH! A MYSTERIOUS VOICE OR CALL FROM THE SKY! THE FORMATION OF THE 313 MAIN COMPANIONS OF IMAM MAHDI (A.S).

13 Signs Of Dajjal: Disobedience of Mother Stop offering full prayers
Rulers will be corrupt Mingling with the opposite gender will be normal Shamlessness Scholars will be hypocrites.

14 In conclusion to the course Imam (a.s) will
come to bring justice and the message of LOVE AND PEACE and attain PERFECTION. May Allah hasten the reappearance of our Imam (a.j.t.f).


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