5. The Solace of the Christian Saviour In this sense, the Present Reign and Second Coming of the Biblical Saviour has parallels with that of the Shia Saviour. Both Christians and Shia believe that in some way their respective Saviours continue to intervene in human history. Both believe that their Saviours will return to complete an earlier ministry – in the case of Jesus for Christians, His Second Coming will complete the work of His First ...
The Culmination of Eschatological Signs – Manifestation of God’s LawHumanity’s Brightest HourThe function of Abrahamic eschatology stresses leadership. As symbols Belial, The Antichrist and Ad-Dajjal characterize dark cynical rebellion against divine leadership and God’s laws. In the Abrahamic traditions, the erroneous faith in these systems is demonstrated by the dilapidation of the world and the appearance and triumph of the messianic ...
By: Sheikh Mansour LeghaeiAl-Hurr Al-Amili narrates seventeen narrations in the thirteenth chapter of the section on Jihad in Wasailul Shi’a (the chapter dedicated to rising up militarily before the reappearance of the Awaited Imam).These narrations may seem to indicate the obligation of remaining silent in the face of atrocities and the oppression of the enemies during the era of occultation and the impermissibility of rising up to ...
To restructure the question one may implement a Nigerian proverb that states:A man cannot sit down alone to plan for prosperity.Thus it contradicts commonsense if one claims that he alone will be the designer and the executer of global prosperity.This question is based on a particular viewpoint about history, which explains historical development on the basis where man is only a secondary factor, whereas the main factor consists of the forces ...
We believe that the lengthening of a man"s life is not an impossibility, because it is explicitly said in the Qur"an that:
"We sent Nuh to his people, as he tarried among them a thousand years, all but fifty. " (XXIX; 14)
What is more, research undertaken in the biological sciences has corroborated the possibility of lengthening the human life-span. Even great scientists are of the opinion that food and drugs may be prepared which can prolong ...
"We verily sent Moses with Our revelations, saying: Bring thy people forth from darkness unto light. And remind them of the days of Allah. Lo! Therein are revelations for each steadfast, thankful (heart)." Qur’an (14:5)Minor Resurrection - The promised day of the Mahdi's reappearance"Wait they for naught else than that Allah should come unto them in the shadows of the clouds with the angels? Then the case would be already judged. All cases ...
The report card of all the schools of thought through out the history reveals many weak points. The majority of them concentrated on one aspect, but ignored other important aspects of humanity. All these ideologies were "self-centered", meaning that they considered themselves as the central ideology and others (rest of mankind) as the surrounds, and most important of all, they had great claims; however, they made a poor performance.
The east and ...
It is evident that the appointment of an individual is made solely on the basis of the work and its aim. The qualification of an engineer is taken into consideration if a small house has to be constructed. But if a bigger project has to be undertaken, then the engineer will have to be more capable and qualified. And if one has to draft a plan for an entire nation then the qualifications of the engineer and others responsible for its ...
The solace of the savior and HEZBOLLAH's victory: belief in the MAHDI and JESUS as an encouragement to resistance
A common factor between Shia Muslims and Christians is that they refer to the Expected One in their respective eschatological systems as ‘the Saviour’, Shia referring to the Mahdi, and Christians to Jesus. The West, especially Europe, is essentially post-Christian, with religion playing little role in everyday affairs. ...
Judging by these statements that we recite, we are extremely far from the ideal model of governance and that is why we are asking about the whereabouts of the Imam (AS) who will come and establish these conditions. Governance of the 12th Imam (AS) – Governance within Religion The key aspect of the governance of the 12th Imam (AS) that is missing in contemporary governance is that his government will be based on the true Islam, the religion ...
By: Najmuddin TabasiAfter many centuries of waiting and agony, the days of tyranny and darkness will finally come to an end; the rays of the sun of felicity will become visible; and the great personage who, by the help of God, is supposed to wipe out the remnants of tyranny and oppression, will appear. He will affect extensive reforms and fundamental transformations in both the spiritual and material realms, and he will establish order in human ...
Peace be upon you; O the vicegerent of Allah and the vicegerent of your well-guided fathers.اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يا خَليفةَ اللهِ وَخَلَيفةَ آبائِهِ الْمَهْدِيّينَ،peace be upon you; O the Successor of the past Successors (of the Prophets).اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يا وَصِيَّ الاَْوْصِياءِ الْماضينَ،Peace be upon you; O the keeper of the ...
However, these and other traditions point to an important factor in Mahdi's behavior -- that his conduct will be based on that of his forefather, the Prophet. He will defend the religion and the Qur'an that were given to the Prophet. For instance, the Prophet is reported to have said: "One of my ahl al-bayt will rise and will act upon my tradition and my custom."1 And, he said: "The Qa'im among my children, will have my name and my patronymic. ...
§10. In spite of those adaptations, this divine Higher Law seems too harsh and too absolute for mankind. It knows no exception and retributes the sins their full price. Given the human weaknesses (Q4:28), this is quite worrying; all the more as some transgressions give death to the soul. This Law seems to be a curse, a Law of death.God created the Universe for His glory, i.e., for the full manifestation of His attributes. Among those attribute ...
This model can be modified and extended as under to incorporate the Mahdvi perspective.The Mahdvi Model: Wi =Water Scarcity level, Time cost, Religious human capital, Environment (technology, others’ behavior and infrastructure), the knowledge about Mahdism, the attachment and devotion with Mahdism, other conventional economics variables}A more elaborate functional relationship can be written as under;Wi = f{Ta, wij, W, Tp, MPGS, B1, B2, SC, ...
The contemporary Scholar, Safi Golpaygani, has collected all these traditions in his book: Muntakhab al-athar, citing their Sunni and Shi'i sources. Following is the list of the subject and the number of traditions on that subject:91 hadith on: "The Imams are twelve in number, among whom the first is 'Ali b. Abi Talib and the last is the Mahdi."94 hadith on: "The Imams are twelve, and the last one is the Mahdi."107 hadith on: "The Imams are ...
Imamat is a matter of great merit. In fact no other issue in Islam is more significant than the subject of Imamat. Its importance lies in the fact that it’s the only reliable means to reach to the true recognition of Allah. It is only through Imamat that one can obtain the true recognition of Allah and comprehend the manner of worshipping Him. If anyone adopts some means of worshipping Allah other than the one suggested by the Imams (a.s), ...
The 9th of Rabi'al Awwal marks a turning point in the history of the AhlulBayt and their followers. This day, which is affectionately known as Eid-e-Zehra is a day of joy and happiness for the lovers of the AhlulBayt.
Celebrating Eid e Zehra (sa) & Beginning of Leadership of Imam Mehdi (ajtfs)
The 9th of Rabi'al Awwal (lunar month) marks a turning point in the history of the AhlulBayt (peace be upon them) and their followers. ...
To seek a mediator implies to gain proximity to an individual in order to achieve one's objective through the mediator's recommendation and arbitration. Arabic litterateurs define mediation (tawassul) as Translation, 'When he sought proximity with him through his actions, he aspired to gain his mediation.' (Lisanul Arab vol. 11, page 724).Mediation in the light of Quran and traditions: Allah declares in the Quran ' 0 you who believe! Be (careful ...
In Judgments of Utopia's inhabitants, reasoning followed the same direction except for it was much more detailed.The first chapter, Introduction to the primary essence, described man as having no defects and acquiring eternal existence and absolute perfection. In the next chapters, the author spoke about God's oneness and his qualities.The philosopher described the way existent things take shape and depicted the hierarchy of existence in the ...
