We have already established, based on the Qur’an and Sunnah, that there must be an Imam in every time. We have established, based upon the Sunni hadeeth literature, that there will be twelve such Imams (as) after the death of the Holy Prophet (s), and that the final...
The blessed lineage of Imam Mahdi (as) Sunni Narrations Establishing that Imam Mahdi (as) will be from the lineage of Sayyida Fatima (as) The Prophet of Allah said, “O Fatima, Mahdi will be from your Lineage”1. Dhukhair ul Uqba, page 1362. Yanabi al-Muwada, volume...
We have now seen, then, the way that the inheritor of the Prophet (s) is to be appointed: by explicit, Divine injunction. In our aricles on Wilayah and Imamate we evidenced that Imam ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib, the Prince of the Believers, was appointed by such a Divine...
In this chapter, we shall discuss the evidence from the Qur’an for the existence of the Imam-Khalifa appointed by Allah (swt). The first and most important argument in proving the existence of Imam al-Mahdi (as), or indeed any of the 12 Imams, is proving the...
The doctrine of the Mahdi (Messiah) is not only shared by Muslims of all denominations, but is also held by non Muslims. All those with faith cling to the day when all of the harm, suffering that plague the earth will be removed and replaced by a pious man that...
