🌹.... Introducing Imam Mahdi in English🌹

🌹.... Introducing Imam Mahdi in English🌹

It is said that the concealed life of Hazrat Mahdi (aj) is not something extraordinary. Rather, in the life of so many Prophets (as) and even Imams (as) it is seen, that they were at some time, in concealment from the people.

(The Holy Quran records the concealment of various prophets (as) like Hazrat Ibrahim (as), Hazrat Musa (as) and Hazrat Isa (as

The Holy Prophet (S) and the Imams (as) had pointed out to the people the imminent occultation of their last proof (Imam Mahdi-aj), so that no doubt or misunderstanding should remain, regarding this problem.

There are two occultations for Qaem. One is short and the other prolonged.

In the short occultation only the special shias will know of his whereabouts. And in the longer occultation only his trustworthy servants will know where he is

According to the well-known reports, the lesser occultation (ghaibat al-sugra) commenced from the year of his Imamat in 260 A.H and continued for 69 years.

Some of the scholars like Shaykh Mufeed and Syed Mohsin Amin Amili maintain that ghaibat al-sugra began right from the time of his birth.

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