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The Promised Mahdi (Part One)

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Author: Allamah Muhammad Baqir al-Majlisi
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The Promised Mahdi (Part One)

The Promised Mahdi (Part One)

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Publisher: Ja’fari Propagation Centre
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This book is corrected and edited by Al-Hassanain (p) Institue for Islamic Heritage and Thought


English Translation of Biharul Anwar, Volume 13 (Old Edition)/Volumes 51-52-53 (New Edition)

The Promised Mahdi

Allamah Muhammad Baqir al-Majlisi

English Translation of Biharul Anwar, Volume 13 (Old Edition)/Volumes 51-52-53 (New Edition)

Kitabul Ghaibah - Book of Occultation

Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.) - the twelfth Imam of the Twelver Shia

Part I

Translator

Sayyid Athar Husain S.H. Rizvi

Ja’fari Propagation Centre

Mumbai - 400 050 - India

Title: The Promised Mahdi (English Translation of Biharul Anwar volumes on Imam Mahdi a.s.) - Part I

Author: Allamah Muhammad Baqir al-Majlisi (r.a.)

Published: Ja’fari Propagation Centre

94, Asma Manzil, Room no. 10, Bazar Road, Opp. Khoja Masjid, Bandra (W), Mumbai - 400 050. India

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Scheme of Chapters of The Promised Mahdi

Chapter One: Holy Birth of the Imam of the Age (a.s.) and the circumstances of his respected mother

Chapter Two: His names, titles, patronymic and their reasons

Chapter Three: Prohibition of pronouncing the name of Imam Zamana (a.s.)

Chapter Four: Attributes, traits and lineage of Imam Zamana (a.s.)

Chapter Five: Verses about the Rise of the Qaim

Chapter Six: Words of Allah and His Messenger about the Qaim as narrated by Shia and Sunni

Chapter Seven: Narrations of Amirul Momineen (a.s.) in this regard

Chapter Eight: Narrations of Imams Hasan and Husain (a.s.) about the Promised Mahdi

Chapter Nine: Narrations from Imam Zainul Abideen (a.s.)

Chapter Ten: Narrations from Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s.)

Chapter Eleven: Narrations of Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.)   

Chapter Twelve: Narrations of Imam Musa Kazim (a.s.)

Chapter Thirteen: Narrations of Imam Ali bin Musa Reza (a.s.)

Chapter Fourteen: Narrations of Imam Muhammad Taqi (a.s.)

Chapter Fifteen: Narrations of Imam Ali Naqi (a.s.) and Imam Hasan Askari (a.s.)

Chapter Sixteen: Prophecies of Soothsayers engraved on rocks

Chapter Seventeen: Arguments of Shaykh Tusi

Chapter Eighteen: Occultations of the Prophets and Imam Zamana (a.s.)

Chapter Nineteen: People with long lifespans in the History of Humanity - longevity of Imam Zamana (a.s.)

Chapter Twenty: Miracles and narratives of his Emissaries

Chapter Twenty-one: The Emissaries who communicated between the Shia and the Qaim during the minor occultation

Chapter Twenty-two: Those who falsely claimed to be emissaries and gateways to the Imam

*END OF VOLUME 51*

Chapter Twenty-three: Those who have seen His Eminence (a.s.)

Chapter Twenty-four: Report of Saad bin Abdullah Ashari

Chapter Twenty-five: Causes of the Occultation of the Imam and how the people will benefit from the holy being of the Imam during Occultation

Chapter Twenty-Six: Test of the Shia during Occultation of Imam Zamana (a.s.) and prohibition of fixing the time of reappearance  

Chapter Twenty-Seven: Excellence of waiting for reappearance, merits of Shia during Occultation and the best deeds of that time

Chapter Twenty-Eight: Those who falsely claim meeting the Imam (a.s.) during Major occultation and that the Imam comes visits the people but no one recognizes him

Chapter Twenty-Nine: Those who have met the Imam (a.s.) during the Major Occultation and near to the time of the Author

Chapter Thirty: Signs of Reappearance    

Chapter Thirty-One: Reappearance of Imam Zamana (a.s.), its signs and what all will occur after that

Chapter Thirty-Two: Companions of Imam Zamana (a.s.)

*END OF VOLUME 52*

Chapter Thirty-Three: What will happen at the time of the Reappearance of Imam Zamana (a.s.) according to the report of Mufaddal bin Umar

Chapter Thirty-four: Rajat (The Return)

Chapter Thirty-five: Successors of Imam Qaim (a.s.)

Chapter Thirty-six: Epistles issued by Imam Mahdi (a.s.)

*END OF VOLUME 53*

Table of Contents

Introduction 12

Special Features of this Translation 12

The Author 13

Father - Allamah Majlisi, the First 13

Sons of Majlisi I 13

Allamah Majlisi 13

Allamah Majlisi and the post of Shaykhul Islam 14

Valuable writings of Allamah Majlisi 14

Translations of the various books of Allamah Majlisi 15

Teachers of Allamah Majlisi 15

Students of Allamah Majlisi 16

His Death 16

1 17

Chapter One: Holy Birth of the Imam of the Age (a.s.) and the circumstances of his respected mother 17

2 41

Chapter Two: His names, titles, patronymic and their reasons 41

3 44

Chapter Three: Prohibition of pronouncing the name of Imam Zamana (a.s.) 44

4 47

Chapter Four: Attributes, traits and lineage of Imam Zamana (a.s.) 47

5 55

Chapter Five: Verses about the Rise of the Qaim 55

6 79

Chapter Six: Words of Allah and His Messenger about the Qaim as narrated by Shia and Sunni 79

Chapter 1: His advent in the last period of time 96

Chapter 2: Mahdi is from my progeny and from the Progeny of Fatima 97

Chapter 3: Mahdi is a leader of Paradise 97

Chapter 4: Allegiance to the Mahdi 97

Chapter 5: People of the east will support the Mahdi 97

Chapter 6: Duration of his rule 97

Chapter 7: Isa bin Maryam (a.s.) prays behind the Mahdi 98

Chapter 8: His looks 100

Chapter 9: Mahdi is from the progeny of Imam Husain (a.s.) 100

Chapter 10: Munificence of the Mahdi 101

Chapter 11: Mahdi is not Isa Ibne Maryam (a.s.) 102

Chapter 12: The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.) is the first, Isa (a.s.) is the last and the Mahdi is in the middle 102

Chapter 13: His name and his looks 103

Chapter 14: Village from where he will rise 103

Chapter 15: Clouds will shade him 103

Chapter 16: The angel that will come with the Mahdi 103

Chapter 17: His Complexion and Physique 103

Chapter 18: His right cheek mole 103

Chapter 19: Mahdi’s teeth 103

Chapter 20: Conquest of Constantinople 104

Chapter 21: His rule comes after tyrant rulers 104

Chapter 22: Mahdi is a virtuous Imam 104

Chapter 23: Prosperity of the Ummah during his rule 104

Chapter 24: Mahdi is the Caliph of Allah 104

Chapter 25: Mahdi is living and alive 104

7 111

Chapter Seven: Narrations of Amirul Momineen (a.s.) in this regard 111

Opinion of Ibne Abil Hadid about the promised Mahdi 114

Another discussion of Ibne Abil Hadid 121

8 123

Chapter Eight: Narrations of Imams Hasan and Husain (a.s.) about the Promised Mahdi 123

9 126

Chapter Nine: Narrations from Imam Zainul Abideen (a.s.) 126

10 128

Chapter Ten: Narrations from Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s.) 128

11 132

Chapter Eleven: Narrations of Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) 132

12 140

Chapter Twelve: Narrations of Imam Musa Kazim (a.s.) 140

13 143

Chapter Thirteen: Narrations of Imam Ali bin Musa Reza (a.s.) 143

14 146

Chapter Fourteen: Narrations of Imam Muhammad Taqi (a.s.) 146

15 149

Chapter Fifteen: Narrations of Imam Ali Naqi (a.s.) and Imam Hasan Askari (a.s.) 149

16 153

Chapter Sixteen: Prophecies of Soothsayers engraved on rocks 153

Prediction of Satih the soothsayer before reappearance 153

17 156

Chapter Seventeen: Arguments of Shaykh Tusi 156

Proof for Supreme religious leadership 157

Objections of an Ahle Sunnat scholar 157

Reply 158

Further clarification of Shaykhul Taifa 160

Other objections and their replies 162

Queries to the deniers of Imam Zamana (a.s.) 163

Evidence of the infallibility of the Imam 165

Truth is not beyond the pale of the Islamic Ummah 166

Refutation of Kaisaniyya beliefs 166

Nawusiyya 168

Waqifiya 168

Query 169

Reply 169

Objection 170

Reply 171

What do the other sects say? 172

Conclusion 174

Another Objection 174

Reply 174

Question 175

Reply 175

Another Query 176

Reply 176

Common excellences in Prophet and Imams 176

Objection 178

Reply 178

Application of Divine Penalties during the Occultation of Imam Zamana (a.s.) 179

Finding the truth during the occultation of the Imam 180

Statement of Sayyid Murtadha (a.s.) 181

Opinion of an Intellectual 182

Reply of Another Scholar 182

Reply of Shaykh Tusi 182

Another Reply 183

Question 184

Reply 184

Question 184

Reply 184

Question 185

Reply 185

Question 185

Reply 186

Occultation of the Imam is also a divine grace (Lutf) 186

Concealed Births 186

Why the Promised Mahdi was born in an Extraordinary Manner 187

Question 188

Reply 188

Disappearance of the prophets 189

Long age of Imam Zamana (a.s.) is not extraordinary 190

Reply 190

Objection 191

Reply 192

A glance at our opinion 192

Solitary report and Widely related reports 193

Question 194

Reply 194

Explanation of Allamah Majlisi 197

18 199

Chapter Eighteen: Occultations of the Prophets and Imam Zamana (a.s.) 199

Birth of His Eminence, Musa (a.s.) 203

Disappearance of Isa (a.s.) 204

Longevity of Nuh (a.s.) 204

19 208

Chapter Nineteen: People with long lifespans in the History of Humanity - longevity of Imam Zamana (a.s.) 208

Abu Duniai Muammar 208

Reports of Abu Duniawi 209

Statements of Shaykh Saduq about Abu Duniai Maghribi 211

Ubaid bin Sharid Jurhami 214

Rabi bin Dhaba Fazari 215

Shaqqul Kahin and his wise counsels 216

Shaddad bin Aad bin Iram and his paradise. Like which nothing was ever made on this earth   217

Auf bin Kunana and his wise statements 223

Inscription on the Ehram Tablet of Egypt 224

Lubaid bin Rabia 226

Aktham bin Saifee 229

Wise bequest of Aktham bin Saifi to his children 231

Shaykh Saduq’s view 233

Sarbabak Hindi 234

Abdullah Yemeni Moammar 235

Shaykh Baba Ratan Moammar 235

Another Aged Person 235

Abu Amr Uthman bin Khattab bin Abdullah bin Awwam (Moammar) 236

Moammar Mashriqi 237

Harith bin Kaab Moammar 238

Mustaughar Moammar 238

Duraid bin Zaid Moammar 238

Zuhair bin Janab Moammar 239

Zul Asba Adwani 239

Mady Karb Himyari 239

Rabi bin Zaba Fazari 239

Abu Tamahan Qini 239

Abdul Masih bin Baqila Ghassani 239

Nabigha Jodi 241

Luqman bin Aad 241

Zabira bin Saeed 241

Duraid bin Sama Jashami 241

Mohsin bin Ghassan 242

Amr bin Hamama Doosi 242

Harith bin Mazaz Jurhami 242

Yarab bin Qahtan 242

A brief account of the long lived Persians 242

Afridun, the Just 242

Amr Aaamir Maziqiya 242

Jalhama bin Adad bin Zaid bin Yashjab 242

Amr bin Lahih 242

Aged Personalities of the Old Testament and their ages 243

20 244

Chapter Twenty: Miracles and narratives of his Emissaries 244

An Interesting Story 245

Another interesting story 246

Reports of Muhammad bin Salih 248

Story of Ahmad Dinawari 249

Muhammad bin Ali Alawi Husaini 255

Hasan bin Nadhr 256

Sons of Qasim Ibne Yala 257

Dismissal of the servant 257

Muhammad bin Ahmad 258

Muhammad bin Ibrahim Mahziyar 258

Ahmad Ibne Hasan 259

Extraordinary incident of Qasim Ibne Ala 259

Messenger of the people of Qom 262

Explanation of Shaykh Tusi 263

Abu Surah Zaidi 264

Abu Ghalib Zurari 265

Another Story 267

“He is not my son!” 268

Shaykh Saduq and his brothers 268

Muhammad bin Shadhan 268

Man from Sawad 269

The cost of the slave was less 269

Muhammad Ibne Ibrahim Ibne Mahziyar 269

Khuzistani Scribe 270

Messenger of the man from Balkh 270

Ahmad bin Hilal Sufi 271

Hasan Ibne Fadhl Yamani 271

Ali Ibne Muhammad Shamshati 272

Abu Rija Misri 273

Abul Qasim Ibne Abi Habis 273

The woman who was not pregnant 275

Predictions 275

Reports of Saad bin Abdullah Ashari 276

Muhammad Ibne Ali Aswad 276

Shaykh Saduq Muhammad bin Babawayh 277

The Lady of Aba 277

Ja’far Ibne Muhammad Ibne Matil 278

Abul Hasan Aqiqi 278

Muhammad Ibne Shadhan 279

Murjia partner 280

Muhammad Ibne Hasan Sairafi 280

Abu Ali Baghdadi 281

A Shia Lady 281

A Youth from Bani Abbas 282

21 283

Chapter Twenty-one: The Emissaries who communicated between the Shia and the Qaim during the minor occultation 283

(1) Abu Amr Uthman bin Saeed Amri 283

(2) Abu Ja’far Muhammad bin Uthman bin Saeed Amari 286

(3) Abul Qasim Husain Ibne Ruh Naubakhti 290

(4) Abul Hasan Ali bin Muhammad Saymoori - the last special deputy of Imam Zamana (a.s.) 296

Special Representatives of Imam Zamana (a.s.) 298

Statement of Aminuddin Tabarsi 300

22 302

Chapter Twenty-two: Those who falsely claimed to be emissaries and gateways to the Imam    302

Husain Ibne Mansur Hallaj 304

Muhammad bin Ali Shalmaghani 305

Abu Bakr Baghdadi - Abu Dalf Majnun 309

*END OF VOLUME 51* 312

23 313

Chapter Twenty-three: Those who have seen His Eminence (a.s.) 313

An elderly man in Fustat City 314

Yusuf bin Ahmad Ja’fari 315

Ahmad bin Abdullah Hashmi 316

Abu Nuaim Ansari 316

Ali bin Mahziyar Ahwazi 319

Abu Sahl Naubakhti 323

Yaqub bin Yusuf Ghassani 324

Ahmad bin Ishaq Qummi 329

Yaqub bin Manfus 330

Abu Harun 330

Muhammad bin Uthman 331

A Man from Fars 331

Abu Saeed Ghanim bin Saeed Hindi 332

Muhammad bin Uthman Amari 334

Nasim the Maidservant 334

Abu Nasar Taraif 334

Names of those who have seen His Eminence 335

Hasan bin Wajna 336

Ibrahim bin Mahziyar 336

Abdullah Suri 340

Rashid Hamadani 340

Servant of Imam Ali Reza (a.s.) 342

Ali bin Mahziyar 342

Grandfather of Abul Hasan Wajna 344

Delegation of the people of Qom and Jabal 345

Kamil bin Ibrahim Madani 347

The aged Kufian - Sharif Umar bin Hamza 350

Second Incident 358

Abul Adyan the Servant 359

Debate between Ibnul Khatib and Uthman 362

Qari Najmuddin Ja’far is cured of Paralysis 363

Portico 364

Restoration of eyesight 364

Battle of Siffeen 365

Display of Alawite Fury 365

24 368

Chapter Twenty-four: Report of Saad bin Abdullah Ashari 368

His meeting with the Imam and the questions that he asked the Imam 368

Objection of an opponent of Shia 368

Replies of Imam Zaman (a.s.) to these Objections 369

25 375

Chapter Twenty-five: Causes of the Occultation of the Imam and how the people will benefit from the holy being of the Imam during Occultation 375

Why the Hidden Imam is compared to the Sun behind the cloud 377

Notes 382