Beliefs

The foretold future events before the reappearance of Imam al-Mahdi (PBUH) were the information that Allah willed their occurrence and were in effect at the time that the Imams (PBUT) spoke about them. In other words, with their vision of the knowled...

The foretold future events before the reappearance...

Now an important matter must be looked at which is about tawhid, "La ilaha illallah." "There is no god but (except) God (Allah)." Does tawhid pertain to the rights of humanity, or to the rights of the individual? Here it is possible for a Muslim to s...

Now an important matter must be looked at which is...

Previously we said that one of the points that, in its own view, the world of Christianity considers to be a weak point of Islam is the issue of Islamic jihad, which prompts it to say that Islam is a religion of war, not a religion of peace, while Ch...

Previously we said that one of the points that, in...

How will we recognize Al-Mahdi (as) when he reappears? We know that during history there have been many impostors, who have claimed to be (Al Bab) door to Al-Mahdi (as) -like Mirza Ali Muhammed, or to be both Al-Mahdi and Jesus (as), like Ghoulam Ahm...

How will we recognize Al-Mahdi (as) when he reappe...

What does salvation imply? What are the exact differences between the savior according to the Islamic point of view and that of other religions or doctrines? Why should we not refer to this savior as the Islamic Messiah, Islamic Maitreya or other sim...

What does salvation imply? What are the exact diff...

When Islam endorses common consciousness and stresses that ultimately this world will be filled with justice and equity after having been filled with injustice and oppression, it gives a factual value to this hope and creates a definite belief in the...

When Islam endorses common consciousness and stres...

One of the signs from the traditions for the return of the Mahdi is that "death and fear" will afflict the people of Baghdad and Iraq. A fire will appear in the sky and redness will cover them. The events that arose out of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwai...

One of the signs from the traditions for the retur...

L. S. Walbridge wrote concerning this point: When I asked young Shari'ah-minded Ismael when he thought Al-Mahdi would return, he responded, "It is not allowed to make such predictions. "But he could not help adding, "There are signs that it may be co...

L. S. Walbridge wrote concerning this point: When ...

I think that Al-Mahdi's (as) first essential task will be to strengthen makind's faith and hope by establishing a just global society, after most poepl have lost hope. A higher intelligence is quite necessary at this stage, because it will enable man...

I think that Al-Mahdi's (as) first essential task ...

The Holy Lady Fatima Az-Zahra (as) has said: Justice is a means for harmonizing the hearts. This hadith used the word "harmony", a word that reflects the philosophy underlying justice. The goal of justice is to achieve the harmonization of hearts, wh...

The Holy Lady Fatima Az-Zahra (as) has said: Justi...

Although some academics, such as F. A. Hayek, have denied the idea that distributive justice has meaning within states, no one would deny the existence of acts, which can be called "unjust". It has been argued, however, that the concepts of justice a...

Although some academics, such as F. A. Hayek, have...

Divine Justice and human justice have a dynamic and reciprocal relationship with each other. A Muslim cannot accept human justice without accepting Divine Justice, and vice versa. Human justice is almost meaningless outside of the concept of Divine J...

Divine Justice and human justice have a dynamic an...

All people will rise from the dead when the Mahdi comes. The punished people will carry coffins on their backs whereas they go. Allah will talk to each one alone about their sins. I think it will be soon because I hear about it too much from my famil...

All people will rise from the dead when the Mahdi ...

The traditional Islamic understanding of justice is situated within a limited framework. In his book "Islamic Teachings in Brief" Allamah Sayyed Mohammad Husayn Tabatabai, presents three kinds of duties where he says: In general, life is connected to...

The traditional Islamic understanding of justice i...

Even if the existence of Al-Mahdi (as) is theoretically possible, how can we believe in his actual existence in the absence of any scientific or religious proofs? If there are only a few narrations of unknown authentically attributed to the Holy Prop...

Even if the existence of Al-Mahdi (as) is theoreti...

Michel Nostradamus was a Sixteenth century French Physician and astrologer. His modern followers see him as a prophet. His prophecies have a material quality for those who study them: they are muddled and obscure before the predicted event, but becom...

Michel Nostradamus was a Sixteenth century French ...

The English novelist Aldous Huxley (1894-963) writes: Christ like in may behaviour, Like every good believer, I imitate the Savior. 215 emphasizing that Christians do imitate the Savior. Muslims also follow the through examples of Islam's Prophet Muh...

The English novelist Aldous Huxley (1894-963) writ...

Justice is an abstract concept that eludes clear definition. In this way it is like many other concepts, such as liberty and freedom, whose meaning remains fluid and difficult to grasp. Our aim here is to present a definition of justice that moves be...

Justice is an abstract concept that eludes clear d...

Allah has promised those of you who believe and do good that He will most certainly make them rulers on the earth as He made rulers out of those who came before them, and that He will most certainly establish for them their religion which He has chos...

Allah has promised those of you who believe and do...

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. ...

To restructure the question one may implement a Ni...

To examine the possibility, we must first analyze it from the theoretically point of view, and then from the practical point of view. The theoretical point of View No reasonable person would claim that this international event will happen suddenly, w...

To examine the possibility, we must first analyze ...