Imam al-Mahdi (a)
By: Sayyed Sadrul-din Sadr
DEDICATION
IN HIS EXALTED NAME
THE REASON FOR WRITING THIS BOOK AND THE WRITER'S STYLE
A GLANCING VIEW
THE HOLY VERSES
CHAPTER ONE
FROM THE SAYINGS OF THE HOLY PROPHET
FROM THE SAYINGS OF ALI [A.S.]
FROM THE SAYINGS OF SCHOLARS
POETRY AND PROSE ABOUT MAHDI
MAHDI IS FROM THE ARAB DESCENT
CHAPTER TWO
MAHDI IS FROM THIS «UMMAH»(NATION)
MAHDI IS FROM KANANE
MAHDI IS FROM QURAISH
MAHDI IS FROM BANI-HASHIM
MAHDI IS FROM THE PROGENY OF ABDUL-MUT TALIB
MAHDI IS FROM THE PROGENY OF ABU TALIB
MAHDI IS FROM THE DESCENDANT OF MUHAMMAD
MAHDI IS FROM THE PROGENY OF THE HOLY PROPHET
MAHDI IS FROM THE FAMILY OF THE HOLY PROPHET
MAHDI IS FROM KINSFOLK
MAHDI IS FROM THE OFFSPRING OF THE HOLY PROPHET
MAHDI IS FROM THE PROGENY OF ALI (A.S.)
MAHDI IS FROM THE PROGENY OF FATEMAH (A.S.)
MAHDI IS FROM THE PROGENY OF «SEBTAIN» (i.e. HASSAN AND HUSSEIN)
MAHDI IS FROM THE OFFSPRING OF HUSSEIN (A.S.)
MAHDI IS FROM THE NINTH DESCENDANT OF HUSSEIN (A.S.)
MAHDI IS FROM THE OFFSPRING OF SADEQ (A.S.)
MAHDI IS FROM THE OFFSPRING OF REZA (A.S.)
MAHDI IS FROM THE OFFSPRING OF HASSAN ASKARI (A.S.)
MAHDI AND HIS LOOKS
CHAPTER THREE
MAHDI AND HIS CHARACTER
MAHDI RESEMBLES THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH (S.A.W.A.)
MAHDI AND HIS DISPOSITION
MAHDI AND HIS KNOWLEDGE
MAHDI AND HIS JUSTICE
MAHDI AND HIS GENEROSITY
MAHDI AND HIS RULE
MAHDI AND HIS REFORMS
MAHDI AND ALLEGIANCE
THE AWAITED MAHDI IS UNIQUE
MAHDI AND HIS DISTINCTION
CHAPTER FOUR
MAHDI AND HIS LOFTY POSITION
MAHDI AND ISA
MAHDI AND UMMAH
MAHDI AND PARADISE
MAHDI AND SUBMISSION
MAHDI AND TRUTH
MAHDI AND SUCCESSION
MAHDI AND TREATY
MAHDI AND ANGELS
MAHDI AND PEOPLE OF THE CAVE
MAHDI IS THE PROOF [HUJJAT] OF ALLAH
MAHDI AND COMPLETION OF RELIGION
MAHDI IS THE TWELFTH CALIPH
MAHDI IS THE TWELFTH 'WASI' [LEGATEE]
MAHDI IS THE TWELFTH IMAM
MAHDI IS THE IMAM OF THE AGE
MESSENGERSHIP IN CHILDHOOD AND HIS IMAMATE
MAHDI AND HIS BIRTH
CHAPTER FIVE
MAHDI'S NAME, TITLE AND AGNOMEN
MAHDI AND HIS PARENTS' NAME
MAHDI AND HIS LONG LIFE
MAN'S LONG-LIFE
VIEWS OF ONE MAGAZINE BY THE NAME OF AL-MUQTATAF
MAHDI IS ALIVE AND BEING GIVEN SUSTENANCE
MAHDI AND THOSE WHO HAVE SEEN HIM
TRADITIONS ON «GHAIBAT» (OCCULTATION)
CHAPTER SIX
MAHDI AND THE MANNER OF HIS OCCULTATION
MAHDI AND HIS PLACE OF OCCULTATION
SARDAB (CELLAR) AND ITS VISITATION
PHILOSOPHY AND REASON BEHIND OCCULTATION
Firstly: FOR RECTIFYING AND PUNISHING THE SHIAS AND RATHER ALL THE OTHERS:
Secondly: FREEDOM IN INVITATION AND FREEDOM IN ACTIONS
Thirdly: MAKING PERFECT THE PEOPLE AND IMPROVING THEIR LOT
Fourthly: TEST AND EXAMINATION FOR THE PEOPLE:
Fifthly: FEAR OF GETTING KILLED
QUESTIONS ABOUT MAHDI'S FEAR
MAHDI'S MINOR AND MAJOR OCCULTATION
HOW PEOPLE BENEFIT FROM THE HIDDEN IMAM
MAHDI'S DEPUTIES DURING THE PERIOD OF HIS OCCULTATION
MAHDI'S DEPUTIES DURING MINOROCCULTATION
MAHDI'S DEPUTIES DURING MAJOR OCCULTATION
FIRST INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER SEVEN
SECOND INTRODUCTION
HEAVENLY VOICE
HEAVENLY SIGNS
ECLIPSE OF THE SUN AND MOON
DISCORD AND PESSIMISM AMONGST THE PEOPLE
CRUELTY AND OPPRESSION
ANARCHY
KILLING AND DEATH
CALAMITY AND TRIBULATION
SAYED KHORASANI
KILLING OF NAFS-ZAKKIYAH
DAJJAL'S UPRISING
SUFYANI'S UPRISING
NUMBER OF SIGNS OF MAHDI'S EMERGENCE
TRADITIONS ABOUT THE YEAR AND DAY OF MAHDI'S EMERGENCE
VIRTUE OF AWAITING FOR MAHDI
CHAPTER EIGHT
FORSAKING THE MATTER OF FIXING THE TIME OF EMERGENCE
MAHDI'S EMERGENCE AT THE END OF TIME
MAHDI'S QUALITIES ON THE DAY OF HIS EMERGENCE
PLACE OF MAHDI'S EMERGENCE
PLACE OF MAHDI'S ALLEGIANCE
RUDIMENTS OF MAHDI'S TRIUMPH
INCIDENTS WHICH WILL OCCUR IN THE NEAR FUTURE
MAHDI'S HELPERS
THE ANGELS WILL ASSIST MAHDI
DESCENSION OF ISA-IBN-MARYAM [A.S.]
BLESSINGS OF MAHDI'S EMERGENCE
MAHDI'S ACTIONS AND INVITATION
MAHDI'S VIRTUOUS WAY
MAHDI'S PRAISEWORTHY MORALS
RELIGION WILL TERMINATE IN MAHDI
THE JEWS AND THE CHRISTIANS
MANIFESTATION OF THE RELIGION OF ISLAM
MAHDI'S REFORMS
VICTORIES AND DEVELOPMENTS UNDER MAHDI'S RULE
THE PERIOD OF MAHDI'S CALIPHATE AND RULE
CONCLUSION «THE NUMBER AND PLACE OF MAHDI'S HELPERS»
SECOND CONCLUSION - REFERENCES
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