Al-Imam al-Mahdi, The Just Leader of Humanity

Translated by Dr. Sachedina. Includes topics on the belief in the Mahdi, pseduo Mahdis, leadership of Imam Mahdi (a), occultation, his long life, and the reappearance of the Imam.

• Introduction
• Chapter 1: The Beginning of the Belief in the Mahdi
• Chapter 2: The Pseudo-Mahdis
• Chapter 3: Mahdiism, the Jews, and the Iranians
• Chapter 4: The Unseen World and the Imam of the Age
• Chapter 5: Who Was the Imam after Hasan Al-'Askari?
• Chapter 6: Can a Five Year Old Boy Become an Imam?
• Chapter 7: Why Did Not the Occultation Become Complete from the Beginning?
• Chapter 8: The Sunni Books on the Characteristics of the Mahdi
• Chapter 9: The Research about Longevity
• Chapter 10: The Residence of the Twelfth Imam
• Chapter 11: The Minds of the People Prepare for the Advent of the Mahdi
• Chapter 12: How Will the Imam Know That the Time for the Appearance (Zuhur) Has Come?
• Chapter 13: Further Investigation in the Hadith-Reports
• Chapter 14: The Signs of the Appearance (Zuhur) of the Mahdi