Characteristics And Qualities of Imam Mahdi (AJ)
SHAFAQNA – Numerous traditions of the same type have been recorded by scholars and narrators of Ahle Sunnah from the Holy Prophet (PBUH)) describing the various characteristics of Imam Mahdi (AJ), the...
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SHAFAQNA – “What Remains with Allah (SWT) is better for you if you are believers (11:86)” The Birth of the Imam (A.S): Al Hujjat ibn Al -Hassan Al-Mahdi (AJ) the 12th Divine Leader of Islam was born on...
View ArticleBirth of Imam Mahdi (A.S.) in Ahle Sunnah narrations
SHAFAQNA- Birth of Imam Mahdi (A.S.) in Ahle Sunnah narrations A number of traditions have been narrated from the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) of Islam and the truthful Imams of Ahle-bayt (AS), regarding...
View ArticleAn Imam Still Calls Out…
SHAFAQNA – With his face covered with a mask, the horseman rode triumphantly as the streets of Kufa rang with jubilant cries of “Allahu Akbar!” and “Ya Hussain!”. As the man neared the governor’s...
View ArticleMahdi (AS) and Qaem
SHAFAQNA – “Mahdi” and “Qaem” seem different but depict interconnected truths, the word “Mahdi” makes manifest the truth that reforming the world cannot be done through a self-made or worldly reformer,...
View ArticleThe Secret Birth of Hadhrat Mahdi (AS)
SHAFAQNA – Sheikh Mufid, a distinguished Shia Scholar, also wrote in Al Irshad: “When Imam Hassan Al-‘Askari (AS), passed away, the caliph of that time, pursued his son because the Shia Imamiyyah’s...
View ArticleIdentifying Al-Mahdi (A.S.)
SHAFAQNA-Written by Ayatullah Dr. Fadhil Al-Milani Following is the list of traditions reported by Sunni and Shia sources about the identification of Al-Mahdi’. 1. The Imams are twelve in number, among...
View ArticleThe Awaited Imam, The Living Hujjah
SHAFAQNA- Written by: Sarah Ismail The Holy Prophet [PBUH] said: “The person who dies and has not known the Imam of his time (Imam Mahdi [AJ] is that of the present time) has died the same as othe ne...
View ArticleAwaiting the Beloved
SHAFAQNA- Written by the Grand Ayatullah Safi Golpayegani A person is indebted to the blessing of hope and anticipation in his social and personal life. If it was not for this hope and anticipation...
View ArticleImam-E-Zamana (A.S.) – The Master of Our Age
SHAFAQNA- Written by Mulla Mujahidali Sheriff Name: Muhammad Parents: Imam Hassan Al-˜Askary (AS) & Bibi Narjis Khatoon (SA) Birth: 15th Shaban 256 A.H. Samarra, ˜Iraq Titles: Al-Mahdi,...
View ArticleSpecial specifications of Imam al-Mahdi (AS)
SHAFAQNA- بِسْمِ اللَّـهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the previous part, I provided extensive traditions from the six authentic Sunni collections concerning the fact that Imam al-Mahdi (as) who is...
View ArticleImam Al-Mahdi (AS): The Awaited Hope For Humanity
SHAFAQNA- In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful Imam Al-Mahdi (as): The Awaited Hope for Humanity Birthday of Imam Mahdi (AJ) on the 15th of Sha’ban (April 21, 2019) is celebration of Hope...
View ArticleImam Mahdi (AS)
SHAFAQNA- The concept of a universal saviour is shared by most of the major world religions. Within Islam, both Shia and Sunni believe this particular role is reserved by a Messianic figure called the...
View ArticleThe Promised Imam Mahdi (AS)
SHAFAQNA- “What Remains with Allah (SWT) is better for you if you are believers (11:86)” The Birth of the Imam (A.S): Al Hujjat ibn Al -Hassan Al-Mahdi (AS) the 12th divine leader of Islam was born on...
View ArticleOur Opportunity to Obey the Prophet (PBUH) & Imam Ali (AS)
SHAFAQNA- we see that people get the opportunity to obey the present Imam even if he misses the time of the previous Imam. People got the opportunity to obey and serve the Imams (AS) of their...
View ArticleIran’s Rouhani expresses solidarity with Lebanese people
SHAFAQNA- IRNA: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday expressed solidarity with Lebanon Government and people over the Tuesday explosion in Beirut. In his message to his Lebanese counterpart...
View ArticleAbsence of Mahdi (a.s.)
SHAFAQNA- Under this title or leading the following may be said; A. the disappearance of the Imam was an event of most importance. Shias became upset and much disappointed they were uncertain as to...
View ArticleHow can we meet Imam Mahdi (A.J)?
SHAFAQNA- How can we meet Imam Mahdi (A)? Here is a lecture by Ayatollah Sayyed Adil Alawi, translated by Shafaqna. The love of Allah (SWT) can be either like light or fire. It can be like the light...
View ArticleBelieving in Imam Mahdi (AJ) gives vitality and enthusiasm/which society can...
SHAFAQNA- Hope will lead the people to endure, to open up the path ahead and advance. When you are told to await, it means the present sufferings are not going to last forever. You see, how this makes...
View ArticleImam Mahdi‘s (A.J) mandate is to establish a universal justice and peace
SHAFAQNA| by Leila Yazdani: There will come a day in this world for mankind when all traces of tyranny, oppression, discrimination, war, hatred, bloodshed or exploitation and their tools such as lies,...
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