Traditions from Aimmah (as) prophesied that Imam Mahdi (as) will enjoy a long life, similar to Hazrat Nuh (as). They explained why some prophets were granted a long life only so that people should not harbour a doubt regarding the longevity of Imam Mahdi (as).Ayatullah Lutfullah Safi Gulpaygani has narrated in his book Muntakhabul Asar that Imam Hasan Askari (as) said, “Certainly my son, after...
This is one of many incidents which are available which establishes the long life of Hazrat Khizr (as), which is turn is one of the outstanding proofs for the long life of Imam Mahdi (as). Imam Reza (as) said, “When the Prophet (sawa) passed away from this world and calamities came down on the Ahle Bayt (as). At that time Ameerul Momeneen, Fatemah, Hasan and Husain (as) were present in the room...
This article is a complete reproduction of Chapter 9 of the Book “Al-Imam al-Mahdi, The Just Leader of Humanity” by Ayatollah Ibrahim Amini. This book is in the form of discussions between four people, namely, Mr. Hoshyar, Engineer Madani, Dr. Emami and Dr. Fahimi. Chapter 9 discusses the issues of the long life of Imam Mahdi (as) from Islamic and scientific sources and presents a variety of...
The concept of Ghaybat has been discussed extensively in traditions. Right from its concept to preparation and duties of Shiahs in this period. Readers will also note that the beauty of these narrations lies in the uniformity of thought and words of the Ahle Bayt (as). These traditions are reported right from Holy Prophet (sawa) which is from about 1 AH to Imam Hasan Askari (as) which is up to...
The incident narrated below from the book Kamaluddin is one amongst many which establishes that Hazrat Khizr met Imam Ali (as) and is alive till today. In fact we are reminded time and again that Allah kept Hazrat Khizr alive only so that there would remain no doubt in the minds of the people for the long life of Imam Mahdi (as)One day Ameerul Momeneen (as) entered Masjidul Haram accompanied by...