AL-IMAM AL-MAHDI THE JUST LEADER OF THE HUMANITY

AL-IMAM AL-MAHDI
The Just Leader Of The Humanity
Written By : Ayatollah Ibrahim Amini
Translated by : Dr. Abdulaziz Sachedina
Publisher : Ansariyan Publications - Iran
Edition : First
Date of Published : 1997 - 1417
Printer : Sadr
No. of Copies : 2000
No. of Pages : 350

CONTENTS

• Introduction
  
• The Beginning of the Belief in the Mahdi
  
• The Pseudo-Mahdis
  
• Mahdiism, the Jews and the Iranians
  
• The Unseen World and the Imam of the Age (a.s.)
  
• Who was the Imam after Hasan “Askari”?
  
• Can a Five Year Old Boy Become an Imam?
  
• Why did not the Occultation Become Complete from the Beginning?
  
• The Sunni Books on the Characteristics of the Mahdi (a.s.)
  
• The Research about Longevity
  
• The Residence of the Twelfth Imam (a.s.)
  
• The Minds of the People Prepare for the Advent of the Mahdi (a.s.)
  
• How Will the Imam Know that the Time for the Appearance (Zuhur) Has Come ?
  
• Further Investigation in the Hadith-Reports
  
• The Signs of the Appearance (Zuhur) of the Mahdi (a.s.)

THE OCCULTATION OF THE 12th IMAM

The Occultation Of The Twelfth Imam A Historical Background
By
Jassim M Hussain
First Published : in 1982 by Mohammadi Trust
Republished : by Buniad Be’thet
Printed : by Foreign Department of Bethat Foundation
during the time of Islamic Republic of Iran
No. of Pages : 221

CONTENTS

• Preface by Dr. I K A Howard
  
• Introduction and the Survey of the Sources
  
• The role of traditions in the occultation of the twelfth Imam
  
• The role of the Imams in the Shi’ites underground activities and their influence upon the evolution of the Ghayba
  
• The Imamites views concerning the concealed Imam and his birth
  
• The underground activities of the twelfth Imam as seen in the actions of the safirs
  
• The underground activities of the second safir of the twelfth Imam
  
• The career of the third safir Al-Nawbakhti
  
• The fourth safir and the complete occultation of the twelfth Imam

DISCUSSION CONCERNING AL-MAHDI

Author : Ayatullah Al-Uzma Hajj Shaikh Lutfullah Safi Gulpaygani
Translator : Sayyed Sulayman Ali Hasan
Publisher : Ansariyan Publications – Qum
Edition - Second : 1380 – 1422 A.H.
First Edition by Islamic Humanitarian services - Canada Sadr Press
Quanitity : 2000
Number of Pages : 161
Size : 225 x 150 cm

Subjects Covered:

• Shi’ism
• Historical factors have not influenced the origin of Shiaism
• The Shia and armed uprising
• Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq and the Shia school of thought
• Before Imam as –Sadiq (peace be upon him)
• Shia Ideology is practical
• Shia positions with respect to the Usurpring Rulers
• The Accusation of “Exaggeration” (Ghuluww) against the Shia
• The relation of the Shia with the Mu’tazilah
• Imamah
• The secret of choosing the Imams
• Allah’s knowledge and the infallibles’ knowledge of the unseen
• The countenance of the Imams’ (peace be upon him) conduct
• The limits of the Imam’s leadership
• The Number of Shia Imams
• Principality of reason or narration in specifying the Imam

Messianism (Mahdawiyyat)

• Original source of belief in Imamat and faith in the appearance of the Twelth Imam.
• The Quran and Mahdawiyyat.
• Belief in the appearance of the Mahdi and Savior and the appearance of False Mahdis.
• The effect fo Social, economic and Political Factors in religious thought.
• “Mahdi” in a special meaning and technical usage.
• Controversy regarding the date of birth of Imam Mahdi.
• Consensus of the Shia regarding the Imamat of Imam Sahib al-Amr after the demise of Imam Hasan al-Askari.
• The twelth Imam’s revolution.
• The title “Al-Qaem” (The riser).
• Two types of occultation.
• The miraculous birth of Imam of the age.
• Philosophy of the delay of the reappearance with the presence of Conditions.
• The length of Occultation and difficult and formidable trials.
• The principal of Grace of Imamat of the concealed Imam.
• The issue of Bada (Alteration in the divine will) and the tradition of Abu Hamza.
• Belief in the return (Rajat) with respect of belie in Mahdi .

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