مملأا ةيدهم لىع ملاسلا Salutation upon Mahdi of the Nations
... (ghaybatu'1-kubra) would begin and would continue until the day God grants permission to the Imam to manifest himself. The occultation of the Twelfth Imam is, therefore, divided into two parts: the first, the minor occultation (ghaybatu's-sughra) which began in 260/872 and ended in 329/939, lasting ...
... (ghaybatu'1-kubra) would begin and would continue until the day God grants permission to the Imam to manifest himself. The occultation of the Twelfth Imam is, therefore, divided into two parts: the first, the minor occultation (ghaybatu's-sughra) which began in 260/872 and ended in 329/939, lasting ...
Sex Jihad http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_Jihad Report: Tunisian
... Islam’s twelfth imam, Muhammad al-Mahdi, who disappeared from the earth in the 10th century and is said to be due to return, accompanied by Jesus, to save mankind. As a Shiite Muslim, Ahmadinejad reveres ...
... Islam’s twelfth imam, Muhammad al-Mahdi, who disappeared from the earth in the 10th century and is said to be due to return, accompanied by Jesus, to save mankind. As a Shiite Muslim, Ahmadinejad reveres ...
history of the islamic shiites (shias)
... Imam. Muslims who come to be called Shiites, (which means “partisans” of Ali), separate from the majority of the Muslims called Sunnis. This conflict is best seen in 656 CE when the disagreement over the rightful caliph turns into civil war. Muslims who are not Ali’s followers are angered by Ali’s l ...
... Imam. Muslims who come to be called Shiites, (which means “partisans” of Ali), separate from the majority of the Muslims called Sunnis. This conflict is best seen in 656 CE when the disagreement over the rightful caliph turns into civil war. Muslims who are not Ali’s followers are angered by Ali’s l ...
here - Interfaith Explorers
... ‘And of my offspring (will there be Imam)?’ He said: ‘My covenant does not reach the wrong-doers.’”(Quran 2:124). • They are infallible – they do not sin nor do they commit errors. They are the ‘perfect’ human beings for Muslims to follow: “…Allah intends only to keep away from you the impurity [of ...
... ‘And of my offspring (will there be Imam)?’ He said: ‘My covenant does not reach the wrong-doers.’”(Quran 2:124). • They are infallible – they do not sin nor do they commit errors. They are the ‘perfect’ human beings for Muslims to follow: “…Allah intends only to keep away from you the impurity [of ...
6th Imam - Jafir Sadiq(A.S.)
... Hurayz, Hisham al- Kalbi an-Nassabah and Jabir ibn Hayyan (the alchemist). Even some important Sunni scholars such as Sufyan ath-Thawri, Abu Hanifah, the founder of the Hanafi school of law, al-Qadi as-Sukuni, al-Qadi Abu 'I-Bakhtari, and others, had the honour of being his students. It is said that ...
... Hurayz, Hisham al- Kalbi an-Nassabah and Jabir ibn Hayyan (the alchemist). Even some important Sunni scholars such as Sufyan ath-Thawri, Abu Hanifah, the founder of the Hanafi school of law, al-Qadi as-Sukuni, al-Qadi Abu 'I-Bakhtari, and others, had the honour of being his students. It is said that ...
Living the Ethics of One`s Faith: The Aga Khan`s
... The capitalized term “Imam” is not to be confused with the uncapitalized term “imam” or clerical leader. As the Aga Khan explained in his address to the Canadian Parliament in February 2014,“The Sunni position is that the Prophet nominated no successor, and that spiritual-moral authority belongs to ...
... The capitalized term “Imam” is not to be confused with the uncapitalized term “imam” or clerical leader. As the Aga Khan explained in his address to the Canadian Parliament in February 2014,“The Sunni position is that the Prophet nominated no successor, and that spiritual-moral authority belongs to ...
The Origins of the Sunni/Shia split in Islam
... Successor of the Messenger of Alláh And his first Caliph." If you are already familiar with standard Sunni beliefs, you will immediately notice the addition to the shahadah regarding Imam Ali (ra), cousin of the Prophet (pbuh), husband of his daughter Fatima, father of Hassan and Hussein and the sec ...
... Successor of the Messenger of Alláh And his first Caliph." If you are already familiar with standard Sunni beliefs, you will immediately notice the addition to the shahadah regarding Imam Ali (ra), cousin of the Prophet (pbuh), husband of his daughter Fatima, father of Hassan and Hussein and the sec ...
The Origins of the Sunni/Shia split in Islamby Hussein Abdulwaheed
... Caliph. But when Abbass died in 754, this arrangement had not yet been finalised and Abbas' son Al Mansur murdered Jafar, seized the caliphate for himself and founded the Baghdad-based Abbassid dynasty which prevailed until the sack of Baghdad by the Mongols in 1258. Theological Differences and Atte ...
... Caliph. But when Abbass died in 754, this arrangement had not yet been finalised and Abbas' son Al Mansur murdered Jafar, seized the caliphate for himself and founded the Baghdad-based Abbassid dynasty which prevailed until the sack of Baghdad by the Mongols in 1258. Theological Differences and Atte ...
The Origins of the Sunni/Shia split in Islam
... Successor of the Messenger of Alláh And his first Caliph." If you are already familiar with standard Sunni beliefs, you will immediately notice the addition to the shahadah regarding Imam Ali (ra), cousin of the Prophet (pbuh), husband of his daughter Fatima, father of Hassan and Hussein and the sec ...
... Successor of the Messenger of Alláh And his first Caliph." If you are already familiar with standard Sunni beliefs, you will immediately notice the addition to the shahadah regarding Imam Ali (ra), cousin of the Prophet (pbuh), husband of his daughter Fatima, father of Hassan and Hussein and the sec ...
sunni/shia differences - Livingston Public Schools
... Some believe that, for a Muslim to have religiously correct worship and dealing, it is necessary to follow one of the four known schools of thought, whereas, "al-Shia alImamiyyah" school of thought is not one of them nor "al-Shia al-Zaidiyyah." Do your Excellency agree with this opinion, and prohibi ...
... Some believe that, for a Muslim to have religiously correct worship and dealing, it is necessary to follow one of the four known schools of thought, whereas, "al-Shia alImamiyyah" school of thought is not one of them nor "al-Shia al-Zaidiyyah." Do your Excellency agree with this opinion, and prohibi ...
Sects of Islam Part 1- Major Types of Islam 1. Sunni. The Sunni are
... concealment until the end of time, when he will be revealed as the Mahdi. They are the Ithna 'Ashariyya (Ithnashari) or "Twelvers." The Ithnasharis have a visible representative to give authoritative guidance. In some areas these leaders are called Ayatollahs. This means "a word from God," coming fr ...
... concealment until the end of time, when he will be revealed as the Mahdi. They are the Ithna 'Ashariyya (Ithnashari) or "Twelvers." The Ithnasharis have a visible representative to give authoritative guidance. In some areas these leaders are called Ayatollahs. This means "a word from God," coming fr ...
Quran Sunna (of Prophet and imams)
... to support Muhammad b. al-Hanafiyya (‘Ali’s son by a second wife, not Fatema), whom they believed was the mahdi (messianic figure) • Rebellion starts in 685 CE, and it is crushed (and Mukhtar killed) in 687 by Ibn al-Zubayr • When Muhammad b. al-Hanafiyya died in 701, the remaining Kaysaniyya believ ...
... to support Muhammad b. al-Hanafiyya (‘Ali’s son by a second wife, not Fatema), whom they believed was the mahdi (messianic figure) • Rebellion starts in 685 CE, and it is crushed (and Mukhtar killed) in 687 by Ibn al-Zubayr • When Muhammad b. al-Hanafiyya died in 701, the remaining Kaysaniyya believ ...
4 Community of Faith-Muslim Sects
... 3.) An imam will often attend conferences and symposiums offered by Islamic scholars to improve their training and knowledge of Islamic issues. ...
... 3.) An imam will often attend conferences and symposiums offered by Islamic scholars to improve their training and knowledge of Islamic issues. ...
Shi`ism File
... • Alawites interpret the pillars (duties) of Islam as symbolic rather than applied • Alevis, Turkey • The Druze community was an eleventhcentury offshoot of Ismaili Shiite Islam and is concentrated in Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, Israel, Palestine ...
... • Alawites interpret the pillars (duties) of Islam as symbolic rather than applied • Alevis, Turkey • The Druze community was an eleventhcentury offshoot of Ismaili Shiite Islam and is concentrated in Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, Israel, Palestine ...
Muhammad al-Mahdi
Muhammad ibn Hasan al-Mahdī (Arabic: محمد بن الحسن المهدي) is believed by Twelver Shī‘a Muslims to be the Mahdī, an ultimate savior of humankind and the final Imām of the Twelve Imams who will emerge with Isa (Jesus Christ) in order to fulfill their mission of bringing peace and justice to the world. Twelver Shī‘a believe that al-Mahdī was born in 869 (15 Sha‘bān 255 AH) and assumed Imamate at 5 years of age following the death of his father Hasan al-Askari. In the early years of his Imamate he would only contact his followers through The Four Deputies. After a 72-year period, known as Minor Occultation, a few days before the death of his fourth deputy Abul Hasan Ali ibn Muhammad al-Samarri in 941, he is believed to have sent his followers a letter. In that letter that was transmitted by al-Samarri he declared the beginning of Major Occultation during which Mahdi is not in contact with his followers.Followers of Sunni Islam and other minority Shias mostly believe that the Mahdi has not yet been born, and therefore his exact identity is only known to Allah. Aside from the Mahdi's precise genealogy, Sunnis accept many of the same hadiths Shias accept about the predictions regarding the Mahdi's emergence, his acts, and his universal Caliphate. Sunnis also have a few more Mahdi hadiths which are not present in Shia collections.The messianic belief in Mahdi helped Shias to tolerate unbearable situations to the level that without it the Shia religion might not have been able to survive persecutions in the course of history. It also acted as a moderating force among them by postponing political activities until the future coming of the Awaited Mahdi.In the biographies of Mahdi written by Shi`is themselves, it is hard to draw a line between hagiographical and historical works. In Shia sources, even in historical works of Ibn Babuya, the birth of Imam was miraculous which must be considered as hagiography. Aside from Shi`i works almost nothing is known about the life of this Imam. According to Yaan Richard some even cast doubt on his actual existence. As the messianic role of al-Mahdi, Abbasids crushing every revolt of Alids which caused al-Askari to hide the child' birth on 255/868 and just close companions get informed of the child's birth.Most scholars say al-Mahdi was born in 869 AD. His mother was reportedly called 'Narjis'. There are a couple of narrations regarding the origin of his mother. One is that Narjis was a Byzantine slave. Another narration says she was a black slave from Africa. Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi states that names like Sawsan, Narjis or Rayhana were common names for slaves at that time and his mother's name supports this narration. Other narration says that she was a Byzantine Princess who pretended to be a slave so that she might travel from her kingdom to Arabia. Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi, in Encyclopedia of Iranica, suggests that the last version is ""undoubtedly legendary and hagiographic"".