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

56. The Rise (Qiyam) of Al-Mahdi
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The writer has tried with obvious efforts to minimize the value of the
belief in Mahdi. He constantly repeats his allegations. He goes on
saying that the Ummayids, as well as the Abbasids lost ground and power.
The Shia became hopeful and encouraged. This did not last long. Despair
and disappointment overtook him. The writer says next that a few
appeared in the role of Mahdi. Shias again became hopeful. A new
dimension was given to Mahdism.

The writer proceeds to say that several faces were given to the belief
and to the Redeemer. Also several Hadith (traditions) were told in this
respect. The writer says that sometimes various signs were pronounced as
to the appearance of the Imam in order to tranquilize the Shia and drown
him into intoxication.

The defeat of the Bani Abbas rulers had no part in the bloom of Shi’ism.
They were like Halako dictators. The Bani Abbas rulers were more or less
believers in Mahdi - the twelfth Imam. One of their caliphs, Nasir,
considered himself as a deputy of the twelfth Imam. The story of Ismaeel
Harqali indicates that caliph Mostazee had a belief in Mahdi.

Secondly, the Shia never despaired. There was no reason for this nor any
cause. The writer’s conclusion is unfounded. As we have said before, the
Shia has maintained his own belief. Since the early days of Islam all
Muslims inclusive of the Shia believed in the advent of a Redeemer.

The Holy Quran says that good doers will inherit the earth. The
believers in Mahdism are charged with vigor in waiting that day. The
science books of ancient times, like the Zaboor and Tora also give
similar promises. Certain people have always tried with great effort to
create chaos and discolor this belief. It was by Divine consent that
this belief was revealed to the Prophets David, Moses and Mohammad (S).
It was revealed to Prophet Mohammad what the future would hold.

These hidings has circulated from mouth to mouth and traveled on the
wings of time, ages have fluttered, and centuries have flustered to
carry it to us to remind us of the advent of Mahdi. Whatever the
endeavor, whatever the effort, whatever the try; this tower cannot be
pulled down by any distraction because reason has stood as a foundation
to its erection.


