Holy Prophet (sawa) said, “Calamity will befall my Ummat till such time that Allah (swt) will raise a man from my Ahlul Bayt. He will fill the earth with justice as it will be filled with injustice. The dwellers of the earth and the heavens will be satisfied with him. There will not be any drop of water except that it would pour down and there will not be anything in the depths of the earth...
In this brief article we will discuss those books of Ahle Sunnah that have been entirely dedicated to the subject of the belief in Imam Mahdi (as). These books have been compiled by renowned and famous scholars of the Ahle Sunnah and are accessible even today. It should be noted that these books have been referenced from the library of the great scholar Allamah Shaykh Abdul Husain Amini (ra) the...
This article addresses the necessity of the existence of a Divine representative on the earth at all times. The references quoted in the article are from books of the Ahle Sunnah. Two questions and our response The opponents of Shiah argue that: Although Shiah consider the Imam necessary in order to expound the injunctions and verities of religion and to guide the people, the occultation of the...
Some people harbor the misconception that the belief in Imam Mahdi (as) is restricted to Shiahs, who fabricated such beliefs after facing several setbacks in history. However, on studying the books of the Ahle Sunnah, we find that their extremely reliable books are replete with the mention of Imam Mahdi (as). These books not only talk about Imam Mahdi’s (as) reappearance in the last era but also...
The following tradition clearly mentions that Imam Mahdi is one of descendants of the daughter of Prophet Mohammed (sawa). He (sawa) said: The Mahdi will be of my family, of the descendants of Fatemah (the Prophet’s daughter). References: Sunan Abu Dawud, English version chapter 36 tradition no. 4271 (narrated by Umm Salma, the wife of the Prophet) Sunan Ibn Majah volume 2 tradition no. 4086...