Mahdism examples - First series

Breaking the glass, breaking the pottery

Imam Sadiq’s (PBUH) warnings:

1-I swear to God,  you will break undoubtedly such as shattering of a glass but glass can be recycled (by melting and reproducing). I swear to God you will break like pottery, very truly it does not return to original condition.

2-“I swear to God you will be screened and distinguished from each other undoubtedly and you will be selected until a few of you remain.”

(Al-Qaibat  Na´mani, page 307)

 

The leaders of the occultation

Imam Hadi(PBUH) said :

In the occultation of our Qa’im, if there weren’t any scholars and sages who invite people to Imam Mahdi or any defenders of the religion or helper to save unable people from evil’s and enemies’ traps, all people would stop following God’s religion and would become a pagan.

Scholars and sages, who save weak and poor Shia Muslims like a captain who guides a ship, are better and beloved ones for God.

(Al-Ihtijaj, volume 1, page 18)

 

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امر به انتظار فرج در قرآن

{امام مهدی در قرآن - شماره 25}

 

...فَانْتَظِرُوا إِنِّی مَعَکُمْ مِنَ الْمُنْتَظِرِینَ [اعراف/۷۱]

ترجمه: ...پس شما منتظر باشید، من هم با شما انتظار می کشم!

امام رضا علیه السلام فرمودند: صبر و انتظار فرج چه نیکوست، آیا سخن خدای تعالی را نشنیده ای که فرموده «چشم به راه باشید من نیز با شما چشم به راهم» پس بر شما باد که صبر کنید، که فرج پس از یأس می آید و پیشینیان شما از شما صابرتر بودند.

[کلیدواژه آیات مهدوی، ص۱۴۲؛کمال الدین، ج۲، ص۶۴۵]

 

 

منبع : کانال مهدیاران (Mahdiaran@)

سلام های بسیار جالب توجه...

{شناخت شناسنامه ای امام زمان - شماره 25}

 

فضل بن روزبهان (از بزرگان اهل سنت) در کتابش «إبطال الباطل» جملاتی در حق اهل بیت بیان میکنه و در انتها می نویسه:

«چه نیکو درباره ی ایشان سروده ام: سلام بر مصطفای مجتبی، سلام بر سید مرتضی، سلام بر بانوی ما فاطمه آن که خداوند او را خیرُالنّساء قرار داد، سلامی از نفس های مشک بر حسن.. سلام بر حسین آن زاهدترین شهید.. سلام بر سید و سرور عابدین.. سلام بر باقر هدایت یافته، سلام بر صادق پیشوا، سلام بر کاظم امتحان شده و اسوه ی تقوا، سلام بر هشتمین علی بن موسی الرضا.. سلام بر تقیّ تقوا پیشه.. سلام بر هادی مردمان.. سلام بر سید عسکری امامی که سپاه صدق و صفا را مجهز و آماده می سازد

سلام بر "قائم منتظر" ابوالقاسم، آن تُندَر و نور هدایت؛ که چون خورشیدی در شب تار خواهد دمید، نجات خواهد بخشید او که شمشیرش برگزیده است، قدرتمند و توانایی که زمین را از عدل، لبریز خواهد کرد.. سلام بر او و پدرانش و یاورانش تا زمانی که آسمان برافراشته است.»

[دلائل الصّدق، مظفر، ج۲، ص۵۷۴ ؛ در انتظار ققنوس، ص۱۶۸]

 

 

منبع : کانال مهدیاران (Mahdiaran@)

آیا امام زمان همه مسائل را با شمشیر حل می کند؟

{پرسش و پاسخ مهدوی - شماره 20}

 

بعضی‌ها تصور عامیانه‌ای دارند که وقتی امام زمان بیاید، با شمشیر همۀ مسائل را حل می‌کند! البته در جریان قیام حضرت، قطعاً شمشیر (سلاح) به کار گرفته خواهد شد، اما هم مقدمات بسیاری می خواهد و هم با لوازم بسیاری همراه خواهد بود.

آن روز هم که دستهای امام علی را بسته بودند، شمشیر بود ولی به دلیل نبودن آن مقدمات و لوازم، به کار گرفته نشد. این شمشیر همان شمشیر است که تنها موقعیت بیرون آمدن از نیام را خواهد داشت.

اگر بهره‌گیری از شمشیر بدون توجه به قواعدش بیان شود، آن وقت تصویری که دشمنان امام زمان از ایشان به جهان ارائه می‌دهند و مردم را از ایشان می‌ترسانند، تأیید می‌شود؛ تصویر یک سلطان ستمگر و بی‌تدبیر که وقتی بیاید، می‌خواهد همۀ مسائل را صرفاً با تکیه به شمشیر حل کند.

[کتاب انتظار عامیانه عالمانه عارفانه؛ تالیف استاد علیرضا پناهیان]

 

 

منبع : کانال مهدیاران (Mahdiaran@)

Introducing Mahdavi Books - First series

The book of “Al-Ghayba al-Nu’mani”

This precious book is written by “Muhammad bin Ibrahim Nu’mani”. He is one of the greatest Shia narrators in the early fourth century A.H. (After Hijrah), a gifted writer with deduction power who has a comprehensive knowledge about science of Rijal (biographical evaluation of narrators) and Hadith (evaluation the integrity of narrations), Muhammad bin Yaqub Kuleyni’s (the author of Usul al-Kafi) student and he is so respectable and known among Shia scholars and Faqihs (Islamic jurisprudents). This book is undoubtedly one of the best books about narrations related to Imam Mahdi’s (PBUH) characteristics, Occultation and the Reappearance era and their features. All narrations are documented and the documents are valid and preferred by experts. (Mahdism textbook, v. 1, p. 59)

This book is one of most valid sources in Mahdism subjects especially the Occultation. (Ta zuhoor (till the Reappearance), Ayatollah Najm al-Din Tabasi, v. 2)

This is the oldest book among the books related to Imam Mahdi’s (PBUH) Occultation. Scholars like Sheikh al-Mufid and Sheikh al-Tusi have used this book and quoted its narrations. (Ayatollah Madani Bejestani, Farhang e kotob e hadithi e Shia (the encyclopedia of Shia Hadith books), v. 1)

 

The book of “Kamal al-Din and Tamam al-Nimeh”

The writer of this book, Sheikh al-Saduq, is one of the greatest persons in the Islamic world and one of the most outstanding and bright persons of knowledge and superiority who was born due to a prayer by Imam Mahdi (PBUH) (It’s a long story).

Sheikh al-Saduq writes in the beginning of his book: “In my dream, I saw I was circumambulating the Kaaba. In the seventh round I saw my master, Qa’im, standing at the door of Kaaba. I approached him with a heavy heart and a gloomy mood… I said: “Hello.” He answered and said: “Why don’t you write a book on the Occultation so that your sadness and sorrow goes away?” I said: “O son of the Messenger of Allah, I have already written about the Occultation.” He said: “Not that way; I now order you to write a book on the Occultation and mention the occultation of prophets in it.””

This book consists of 2 parts: 1. General subjects and comprehensive Hadiths about the occultations in previous nations and proving the fact that the Occultation of Imam Mahdi (PBUH) is not something new, but rather has a long history. 2. Subjects like: birth, Imamate, the Occultation and its reasons, visits, letters issued by Imam Mahdi (PBUH) and … . (Mahdism textbook, v. 1, p. 61)

 

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روایتی شیرین و امید بخش

{هزار و یک نکته پیرامون امام زمان - شماره 20}

 

امام حسن عسکری علیه السلام فرمودند: هنگامی که خدا، مهدی این امت را به من بخشید، دو مَلَک را فرستاد. پس او را به سرا پرده‌های عرش بردند تا اینکه او را در محضر خدای عزوجل قرار دادند. پس خداوند به او فرمود:

آفرین به تو بنده‌ام برای یاری دینم و اظهار امرم و هدایت بندگانم. سوگند می‌خورم که به سبب تو بگیرم و به خاطر تو عطا کنم و به خاطر تو ببخشم و به خاطر تو عذاب کنم (ملاک من در عطا و عذاب و رحمت، تو هستی). برگردانید او را ای دو مَلَک. برگردانید او را به سوی پدرش با مهربانی، پس بدرستی که او در ضمانت و حمایت من است و چشم من به اوست تا اینکه حق را به وسیله او محقق کنم و باطل را به دست او نابود سازم و دین برای من پا بر جا شود.

[بحارالانوار، ج ۱، ص ۲۷]

 

 

منبع : کانال مهدیاران (Mahdiaran@)

Mahdism Dictionary - First series

Because of the numerous words and titles used in Mahdism connection, in this series of Mahdavi messages, we are going to engage in more important and useful words and titles. God willing.

 

A- Abdal (the substitutes)

 (They are Imam Mahdi’s (PBUH) companions in the Reappearance era.) It is said that: “There are some known decent servants of Allah who the Earth is not vacant of them and whenever one of them is dead, Allah choose another one.” (1) It is narrated that: “They are a group of Imam Mahdi’s (PBUH) companions living in the current Syrian area and reach to him at the Reappearance and swear fealty to him.” (2) Imam Reza (PBUH) said: “Abdal are the successors whom Allah has set the substitutes for prophets.”(3)

 

A- Antioch

 (The place where the original Torah and Bible will be brought out after the Reappearance.) Antioch is the name of a city built 300 years before Christ by the Greeks and now located in Turkey borders. Maybe the use of Antioch in Mahdism narrations denotes the close relation between Imam Mahdi (PBUH) and Prophet Jesus (PBUH). Imam Baqir (PBUH) said: “(Imam Mahdi (PBUH)) brings out the (original) Torah and Bible from a land named Antioch.” (4)

(1: Kanz al-Ummal, v. 11; 2: Al-Ghayba al-Tusi, p. 476; 3: Al-Ihtijaj, v. 2; 4: Elal al-Sharaye’a, v. 1)

 

H- The Hujjatia society

They are a group that have been the center of attention in Mahdism context since over half a century ago. This society was established in 1953 to fight Bahaism (that had also influenced the Pahlavi regiment) by Sheikh Mahmoud Zakerzadeh Tavallaei’s (Halabi) efforts in cooperation with a group of religious people. The existence of a clause in their statute has annoyed the revolutionaries before and after the revolution very much: “The society won’t interfere in political affairs in any way.”

Most people who returned from Bahaism by the society would write a letter of repentance which most of them are available in the Library of Astan Quds. They had confirmations from some Marja’s before the revolution that they still refer to. Their trained forces were divided into three types: some were against the revolution, some for the revolution and some were indifferent. The Hojjatieh society changed its stance regarding politics a few months prior to the revolution (September 1978) and went alongside with the revolution. After the revolution, the society was introduced as a dangerous element by some revolutionary leaders.

For instance, Imam Khomeini who once approved Mr. Halabi, gradually became pessimistic about the movement of the society and cut his support. And they, after going back and forth, officially announced their dissolution in a statement in 1983. Now that it’s been 35 years since their dissolution, some parties still talk about the influence of the society every now and then.

 

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Mahdavi Questions and Answers - First series

What does Mahdism mean and what subjects are included?

Answer: Mahdism is the belief to a certain rise of a divine leader from the progeny of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) who will come before the end of the world to save humans and promote justice and Islam all over the world that his name is Mahdi.

Mahdism subjects are: all teachings related to Imam Mahdi (PBUH) and knowing the savior, Imam Mahdi (PBUH) in the Quran and narrations, reasons and effects and benefits of the absence of Imam Mahdi (PBUH), the duties of the awaiting people, the signs and conditions of the Reappearance, the characteristics of Imam Mahdi’s (PBUH) companions and feature of his global government, conditions of the world before the Reappearance, Rajaat (return to the world), debate on the prayers and places related to Imam Mahdi (PBUH), Mahdism pathology, the history of the Minor Occultation, Welayat e Faqih (the Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist) and general deputation of Imam Mahdi (PBUH) during the Major Occultation.

We have studied some of these subjects up to now. We will state more in the future. Some books for further readings are: Kamal al-Din and Tamam al-Nimeh, Montakhab al-Athar, Mekyal al-Makarem, Musua’a al-Imam al-Mahdi (the encyclopedia of Imam Mahdi)

 

What are the characteristics and appearance of Imam Mahdi (PBUH)?

Answer: According to narrations and some valid meetings it could be said that Imam Mahdi (PBUH):

1. Is the most similar person to the Prophet of Islam, 2. Has a beautiful young face, about 30 to 40 years old, 3. Is average, slender and strong in stature, 4. Has a fair-reddish (tawny) complexion, 5. Has long, curly and wavy hair, 6. Has a broad and shiny forehead with the effects of prostration and a black mole on the cheek, 7. Has strong and big shoulders, 8. Has a broad chest, 9. Has big and black eyes, 10. Has drawn and long eyebrows and narrow nose and calves.

 (Sources for further study: 1. “Maa’sum e chahardahom (The fourteenth infallible)” authored by Ayatollahi, 2. “Yoosof e Zahra” authored by Ayati, 3. “Mahdi (PBUH), Imam e hazer (Mahdi (PBUH), the present Imam)” authored by Bahadori Nejad, 4. “Gol e Narges (The flower of Narcissus)” authored by Mohamad Ali Shahab.)

 

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From Ashura to the Reappearance - First series

From Hussain’s (PBUH) Ashura to the Reappearance of Mahdi (PBUH)

Ashura is a lesson for everyone who wants Imam Mahdi (PBUH). Maybe Ashura is the instance of the bloodiest disloyalty of the history, but it didn’t end and since it proves a notion to the people of each era, it is flourishing more and more day by day.

Ashura is a tearful historic event for all people of the world in every times to know who is Imam and how is his absence? So that they know the contrast between wanting and not wanting is and endless conflict between who chooses either himself or Imamate. Ashura is the root of Mahdism and awaiting ideology of Shia. The basis of Ashura and Karbala is the lesson of awaiting and a hope for bright future of Shia.

Nowadays those can wish companionship of Hussain of the time (Imam Mahdi (PBUH)) and yell “we wish we were with you” who do whatever needs to be done and consider awaiting as taking action and make it their first priority in all stages of their life during the Occultation.

 

Ashura is the criterion…

Quran and narrations always remind us that the two lines of the Truth and Falsehood are together. Quran introduces a Falsehood line against the course of the Truth throughout the history. “Their intention is to extinguish Allah's Light” (The Quran, Surah 61, Verse 8)

It’s interesting that the verb that the Quran uses is future continuous, meaning it will continue and it’s continuous. It means there are still people who are after opposing the religion of Allah, as some people tried to eliminate the religion of Allah during the lifetime of the prophet and Imams, and it led to the divine and entirely shiny jihad of Imam Hussein (PBUH) and the event of Ashura that separated the Truth from Falsehod until the end of the world.

Nowadays, there are also some people who are after breaking and opposing the course of the Truth and one should learn the lesson of recognizing the criterion from Ashura and be after establishing justice and opposing any tyranny and cruelty which its superhighway is awaiting and helping Imam Mahdi (PBUH)…

 

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Rational reasons for Imamate and Mahdism - First series

Imamate (leadership) has to be understood…

Since “understanding the generalities” is the realm of wisdom and “Understanding the details” is the realm of the five sense, normally the intellectual reason can’t be used to prove detailed matters. For example intellect just know two plus two is four and everything happens for a reason.

In Mahdism scope, intellect suggests "it is not only good, but essential to comprehend some issues like introduction, appointment and the existence of a divine guide for humans" but "recognition and verification of the Imam to actual persons" is not something wisdom can do solely, we have to refer to the Quran, the tradition of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and miracles of the claimant of Imamate.

In other words, intellectual and logical reflection is a mean to explain that existence of an Imam is essential in every time, but verification of that fact to Imam Mahdi (PBUH) is something else.

(Selected from the book “Adele e aqli e Imamat wa Mahdaviat” (Rational reasons for Imamate and Mahdism); Rahim Latifi)

 

Where to start with?

To investigate and reason the principle of Imamate, we should first understand Allah and His prophet; because these are the prerequisites for the subject of Imamate. Therefore the information that is uploaded with the title of “rational reasons for Imamate and Mahdism” is on the assumption that we have already investigated, understood and accepted its prerequisite (that means Monotheism, Resurrection, Prophethood and Divine Justice).

This is a list of some “rational reasons for Imamate” that we are going to study later on: Mercy of Allah, purposefulness of creation, the need to an interpreter of revelation, divine grace, the means of divine grace, the issue of perfect human, the regulation of the possibility of highness and… .

(Extracted from the book “Adele e aqli e Imamat wa Mahdaviat (rational reasons for Imamate and Mahdism)”: Rahim Latifi)

 

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