
This book is the biography of the Twelfth Imam, Imam Muhammad al-Mahdi (a.s.), also referred to as the Qaim of Aale Muhammad, the Awaited Imam (a.s.) and the Last of the Successors. The book also covers major objections that the opponents of Shias aim against the belief in Imam Mahdi (a.s.), which the respected author, Baqir Sharif Qarashi has refuted in a convincing way.
- The Life of Imam Al-Mahdi
- Dedication
- Translator’s Foreword
- Foreword
- Manifestation of the Light
- Manifestation of the Light of the Imam of the Time (a.s.)
- Name of the Imam of the Time (a.s.)
- Characteristics and Qualities of the Imam of the Time (a.s.)
- Prominent Characteristics and Merits of the Imam of the Time (a.s.)
- Encompassing Knowledge of the Imam of the Time (a.s.)
- Piety of the Imam of the Time (a.s.)
- Patience of Imam of the Time (a.s.)
- Worship of the Imam of the Time (a.s.)
- Valor of the Imam of the Time (a.s.)
- Steadfastness of the Imam of the Time (a.s.) in Rightfulness
- Generosity of the Imam of the Time (a.s.)
- Some Brilliant Legacies of the Imam of the Time (a.s.)
- Supplications of the Imam of the Time (a.s.)
- Supplication of the Imam of the Time (a.s.) for the Muslims
- Supplication of the Imam of the Time (a.s.) for Believers
- Supplication of the Imam of the Time (a.s.) for Fulfillment of Needs
- Supplication of the Imam of the Time (a.s.) for Cure
- Ziyarat and Supplication
- Supplication of the Imam of the Time (a.s.) for Early Reappearance
- Supplication of the Imam of the Time (a.s.) for his Shias
- Supplication of the Imam of the Time (a.s.) for the Prophet of Islam (S) and the Imams of Guidance (a.s.)
- Supplication of the Imam of the Time (a.s.) for Release from Imprisonment
- Ziyarat of Imam Husain (a.s.), a Medium of His Eminence, Baqiyyat Allah (a.s.)
- Supplications of the Imam of the Time (a.s.)
- Letters of the Imam of the Time (a.s.)
- Letter of the Imam of the Time (a.s.) to Ahmad bin Ishaq
- Letter of the Imam of the Time (a.s.) to Al-Amri and his Son
- Letter of the Imam of the Time (a.s.) to some of his Shias
- Letter of the Imam of the Time (a.s.) to Muhammad Asadi
- Replies of the Imam of the Time (a.s.) to the Questions of Ishaq
- Letters of the Imam of the Time (a.s.) to Shaykh Mufeed
- Second Letter of the Imam of the Time (a.s.) for Shaykh Mufeed
- Examples of Jurisprudence of the Imam of the Time (a.s.)
- Queries of Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Jafar
- Others Queries of Muhammad bin Abdullah
- Other Queries
- Other Queries of Muhammad
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- The Minor and the Major Occultation
- The Imam of the Time (a.s.) under the Shade of his Respected Father
- Imam Hasan Askari (a.s.) goes Towards the Eternal Abode
- Clarification of Imam Hasan Askari (a.s.) on the Imamate of the Awaited Imam (a.s.)
- Assassination of Imam Hasan Askari (a.s.)
- Vigilance of the Abbaside Rule
- Towards Paradise
- The Last Rites of Imam Hasan Askari (a.s.)
- Elaborate Arrangements of the Funeral Procession of Imam Hasan Askari (a.s.)
- Burial Place of Imam Hasan Askari (a.s.)
- Raid on the House of Imam Hasan Askari (a.s.)
- Delegation from Qom
- Jafar and the Abbaside Caliph
- The Minor Occultation
- The Great Emissaries of the Imam of the Time (a.s.)
- Guardianship of the Scholar (Wilayat al-Faqih)
- The Major Occultation
- A Study of the Occultation of Imam Mahdi (a.s.)
- Some Queries
- Those who Prophesied the Reappearance of the Imam of the Time (a.s.)
- The Holy Prophet (S)
- His Eminence, Amirul Momineen (a.s.)
- His Eminence, Imam Hasan Mujtaba (a.s.)
- His Eminence, Imam Husain (a.s.)
- His Eminence, Imam Zainul Abideen (a.s.)
- His Eminence, Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s.)
- His Eminence, Imam Jafar as Sadiq (a.s.)
- His Eminence, Imam Musa Kazim (a.s.)
- His Eminence, Ali bin Musa (a.s.)
- His Eminence, Imam Muhammad Jawwad (a.s.)
- His Eminence, Ali al Hadi (a.s.)
- His Eminence, Imam Hasan Askari (a.s.)
- The Reappearance of the Great Reformer of the World – A Fundamental Religious Belief
- Signs of Reappearance of the Imam of the Time (a.s.)
- Believers and Deniers of the Imam of the Time (a.s.)
- Those Who Believe the Imam (a.s.) is Born and Exists
- Muhammad bin Talha Shafei
- Ibn Arabi
- Ibn Sabbagh Maliki
- Ibn Athir
- Shamsuddin
- Abul Fida
- Qirmani
- Ibn Khallikan
- Dhahabi
- Sirajuddin Rufayi
- Shaykh Shablanji
- Sulaiman Ibn Khwaja
- Abdul Wahhab Sherani
- Khairuddin Zarkali
- Baihaqi
- Husain Kashifi
- Shuqrani
- Salahuddin Safadi
- Muhammad Najjari
- Sayyid Ahmad Zaini Dahlan
- Those Who Believe the Imam (a.s.) is Born and Exists
- Books Written about His Eminence, Imam Mahdi (a.s.)
- Poets Who Believed in Imam Mahdi (a.s.)
- Kumayt
- Dibil Khuzai
- Sayyid Himyari
- Wurd bin Zaid
- Musab bin Wahab
- Muhammad bin Ismail Saimari
- Ali Khawafi
- Qasim bin Yusuf
- Ibn Rumi
- Yahya bin Aqib
- Fazl bin Ruzbahan
- Abdur Rahman
- Ibn Abil Hadid
- Amir Basri
- Abul Maali
- Bahauddin Amili
- Sayyid Haider Hilli
- Sayyid Ali Khan
- Khalie-e
- Abdul Ghani Aamili
- Hasan Qaftan
- Sayyid Abbas
- Shaykh Muhammad Samawi
- Deniers of Imam Mahdi (a.s.)
- Signs of the Reappearance of the Imam of the Time (a.s.)
- Time and Venue of the Reappearance of His Eminence, the Master of the Age (a.s.)
- System of the Imam’s (a.s.) Government
- The Imam’s (a.s.) Companions
- Characteristics of the Companions of Imam Mahdi (a.s.)
- Number of the Companions of Imam Mahdi (a.s.)
- Venue of Allegiance
- Conditions Imposed by the Imam of the Time (a.s.) for Giving Allegiance
- The Standard-Bearer of Imam Mahdi (a.s.)
- Period of Imam Mahdi’s (a.s.) Government
- Abundance of Riches and Blessings During the Reign of His Eminence, Imam Mahdi (a.s.)
- Ziarat of Imam Al Mahdi (a.s.)
- Supplication for Imam Mahdi (a.s.)
- Glossary of Islamic Terms