THE EXPECTED MAHDI (‘A)

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PUBLISHER’S FOREWORD—13
INTRODUCTION—15
The significance of the past, present, and future in the process of globalization—15
Man’s future based on order and justice—15
The Divine, justice-based Savior will grant order to the future
world—16
A righteous and just future will be the consequence of Mahdi’s (‘a) government—16
The role of wisdom and narration in the affirmation of personal Mahdawiyyah—17
SECTION ONE RECOGNIZING THE IMAM (‘A)
CHAPTER ONE GENERAL IMAMATE—21
The jurisprudential aspect of Imamate—22
The appointment of the Imam according to Imam Rida (‘a)—24
The Mahdiistic argument against the appointment of Imam by people—25
A reasonable life depends on recognizing the Imam—25
The criterion of a life of Ignorance—27
The life and death of ignorance in Divine revelation—30
Human life, according to the Qur’an—31
The signs of mental life—32
Recognizing the Imam is the best way to die a Muslim—34
The true meaning of recognizing the Imam—34
Fruitful and Fruitless recognition—36
Imamate is man’s need and a Divine asset—37
Imamate, God’s permanent favor towards man—40
CHAPTER TWO THE SPECIAL IMAMATE—43
The continuation of Wilayah from Abraham (‘a) till the promised Existent [Imam Mahdi (‘a)]—43
News delivered by the Imams (‘a) concerning Imam Mahdi (‘a)—46
The appearance of Imam Mahdi (‘a)—47
The sacred genealogy of Imam Mahdi (‘a)—47
The Fifteenth of Sha’ban, The “Qadr” Night of the Household—48
The equality of Imam Mahdi’s (‘a) Birth Night and the Night of Qadr—49
The festival of the birthday of Imam Mahdi (‘a)—50
How to recognize Imam Mahdi (‘a)—50
The best way to recognize Imam Mahdi (‘a)—53
The Qur’an and the Infallibles (‘a): one truth, two manifestations—54
Manifestations of the unity of the Qur’an and the Infallibles (‘a)—55
Imam Mahdi (‘a), the forerunner of beliefs, etiquettes and
actions—57
The Infallible Imam, The Knower of people’s acts—58
To love the Infallible is one of the pillars of religion—59
Overcoming the difficulty in recognizing Imam Mahdi (‘a)—60
Imam Mahdi (‘a) the manifestation of “the Light of the Heavens and the Earth”—61
Imam Mahdi (‘a) is the closest man to Abraham (‘a)—62
The Last of the Imams, the unique Heir of virtues—64
Imam Mahdi (‘a), the manifestation of God’s knowledge and
Power—65
The effects of the men of Insight—67
Imam Mahdi (‘a) the “Guide”—68
Imam Mahdi (‘a), the companion of the devotee—70
The Leader of the Caravan of Love—71
The mirror of affection and anger—73
Imam Mahdi (‘a) the initiator of implementation of God’s
religion—74
The similarities between Imam Mahdi (‘a) and Moses (‘a)—75
The secrets behind calling Imam Mahdi (‘a) the Qa’im—76
Why Imam Mahdi (‘a) is called Baqiyyatullah?—78
The prayer for Imam Mahdi (‘a), a statement of monotheism—79
CHAPTER THREE PERSONAL MAHDAWIYYAT MAHDI, THE PROMISED EXISTENT—81
The inability of the ram-herder to comprehend the “Promised Existent”—81
Professor Henry Karben’s statement concerning the life of
Shiism—82
Imam Mahdi (‘a), the Perfect Man, God’s Delegate on earth—83
Recognizing the Qur’an and the Perfect Man simultaneously—84
The features of the Perfect Man—85
The unity of the perfect man in the eyes of the Qur’an—86
The Perfect Man’s humility vis-à-vis God’s Determination—88
Knowing Imam Mahdi (‘a) is Knowing God’s Caliphate—88
Imam Mahdi (‘a), the Perfect Man for all times—90
Imam Asr [Imam Mahdi (s)] is the truth of “the water of life”—91
The result of obeying the Perfect Man is a comfortable life—92
SECTION TWO WAITING FOR
CHAPTER ONE THE ABSOLUTE OR RELATIVE NATURE OF IMAM MAHDI’S (‘A) ABSENCE—97
The Wisdom of absence—98
The reasons for the Imam’s (‘a) absence—98
Other reasons for the Imam’s (‘a) absence—103
How to benefit from the Imam’s (‘a) absence—103
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