Introduction

Foreword

1. The Prophet, A paragon of perfection and high above an ordinary man, The Prophet is above an ordinary man

2. One Universal Government Islamic Justice, and the Imamate of Mahdi

3. Shia’sm and the meaning of Imam, the Redeemer

4. The Shia and the meaning of Mahdism

5. Mahdi, a term and a sense, and the false claimers

6. Belief of the Mahdism of Imams

7. The Sons of Imam Husayn; the Reason for their coming to front

8. The title of Mahdi is applied on all the Imams

9. The Shia Doctrine and Ideology

10. Support to the Imams

11. Knowledge of the Imams about the unseen

12. Various phases of the Deeds of the Imams

13. Division of the Dominion of Leadership

14. The Practical Ideology of Shia’sm

15. The salubrity and Islamic tendency in the behavior of Shia towards Sunni

16. Extraordinary Qualities of Imams and the Knowledge of Secret

17. Division of religious principle - Shia and the religion of Etezaal

18. Doctrine of Imamate and super exaggeration

19. Discrepancy in the date of birth of Mahdi

20. The Issue of absence or occultation is a reality and not a theory or a fancy

21. Belief in a redeemer

22. Imamate of Imam Musa bin Ja’far

23. The appearance of the Imam and his administration of Justice worldwide

24. The House of Ali and Motawakkil

25. ‘Taqia’ a strong command from the Divine in the Holy Quran:

26. The first writer who wrote the book about the occultation

27. Division of Groups

28. Books about the Sects

29. Saleem relates a news

30. Titles of the Twelfth Imam

31. The title “Al Qayem”

32. Mahdi the twelfth Imam

33. Miraculous birth and the date

34. The creation of the Prophets and the Imams

35. Mahdism after the martyrdom of Imam Husayn

36. Absence of Imam al-Mahdi

37. The absence from the view of narrators

38. The view of Narrators about the issue of the Imam’s disappearance

39. The Ghaybat of the 12th Imam- Two kinds

40. The writer regarding the 2nd Ambassador says that it was a period of chaos and tumult in the history of the Shia

41. The Way the 3rd Ambassador selected

42. The 4th ambassador and the end of the period of his embassy

43. The total Ghaybat (Occultation):

44. Rise of a Question

45. In spite of the congruity conditions what is the philosophy in Imam Mahdi still remaining absent?

46. Immunity from sins is it a new thing?

47. Proofs of total absence

48. Primary sources and the extend of the Ghaybat (Absence)

49. Evidence of reason

50. Reality of reason or audience

51. Standard of mercy “Lutf”

52. ‘Ismat (infallibility) of 12th Imam

53. A collective rejection to the Caliphate of Abu Bakr

54. About “Ijma” again Mistakes

55. The Return of Al-Mahdi

56. The Rise (Qiyam) of Al-Mahdi

57. Near future, the Rise (Qiyam) of Al-Mahdi

The author debates, discusses and corrects the book “Islamic Messianism”
written by the respected scholar, Abdul Azeez Sachedina, which gives
erroneous impression to readers of the Real and Right Islam which
Shia’sm is, and enabling readers to analyse faith to mastership (Imamat)
and Mahdaiyyat (Mahdi).


Explanation to the Belief of Mahdism in Shi'a Imamia

45. In spite of the congruity conditions what is the philosophy in Imam Mahdi still remaining absent?
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In view of the writer, conditions were favorable for the appearance of
the Imam in the days of the Ale Buye government and there existed also
militarily possibilities. But on what ground was the Imam to make his
appearance?

The answer to such a question lies in what Saduq has said, and that is
the conditions were not secure enough as to ensure his appearance. There
was no assurance as to how many people and whom he could actually trust.
Was there any security in finding 313 people as associates or
companions? I have said before that a number of 313 men absolutely
perfect in belief, completely humble to the orders, totally resigned to
the will of God, and whole heartedly ready for any sacrifice or ordeal
cannot be expected among us.

In words all stand but in practice who stands? To give a test all will
fail. Who knows how many agents there were in their guise. So on what
tested ground is it said that conditions were favorable? It is only a
pretext. It is a pretension. The time is only known to God alone. He
knows and He decides the hour, because He is aware of even what is in
concealed hearts. We have nothing but to resign to Him who is the Master
mind of religion.

Hesitation among the followers of the school
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The matters written or told by Ibn Babway shows the scale of hesitation
and the extent of surmise and the amount of doubt among the followers of
the Shia school. This statement of the writer is not true. Why? He says
or imagines that a majority of Shia was dubious not quite certain, that
is, certitude missed them and doubt gained them.

Where there is a question, there is an answer. This does not mean that
the question is the consequence of doubt. If a thing is answered by way
of explanation, it is not that the society is drowned in doubts or it is
overpowered by uncertainty, there is question and a question is espoused
with reply. What Ibn Babway points out is a thing plain and common.

He says that the enemies, opponents and adversaries were creating doubts
and pushing them by way of propaganda. They aimed at misguiding people
who were poorly educated or had little knowledge and less information.
It was such doubts that were used to be answered. In every society, in
every religion it is a common thing. Anyone either a Shia or a Sunni can
ask as to why the Imam is absent or as to when he will appear. This is a
good symptom in a society. It indicates a mental awareness or a
religious awakening or an uprising of spirit.

He wants to base his belief on the foundation of knowledge and the
pedestal of cogency rather than on a track, which was paced by his
forefathers. He asks, interrogates, inquires, and investigates but still
does not change his course. This shows his staunch belief in the
correctness of his path, which ascertains him of the destination he is
heading to. To most questions the answer of the Prophet (S) applies:
“This is God’s command and a secret among the Divine secrets”


