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 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...
There are some special characteristics which are associated with the holy personality of Imam Mahdi (as) which were not present in the other Aimmah (as). These include his Ghaybat, his hidden birth and his long life. Having knowledge and understanding of these special characteristics is important for they are unique to the true Imam Mahdi (as). False claimants to this post do not enjoy these...
In the book Kamaluddin, Shaykh Sudooq (ar) writes, as for the occultation of Ibrahim, the friend of the Beneficent (as), it exactly resembles the occultation of our Qaem (as), rather it is more astonishing because Allah, the Mighty and Sublime kept Ibrahim (as) concealed when he was in the womb, so much so that Allah through His power transferred him from her womb to her back. Then He concealed...
In the book Kamaluddin, Shaykh Sudooq (ar) writes, Among the first occultations is the well known occultation of Prophet Idrees (as). His occultation was so prolonged that his followers fell into dire circumstances and the tyrant ruler of that time killed some of them; while some he subjected to poverty and terror. After that Prophet Idrees (as) reappeared and promised the removal of the...