Islamic Books

Al-Imam al-Mahdi, The Just Leader of Humanity Introduction Chapter 1 The Beginning of the Belief in the Mahdi The Mahdi from among the Descendants of the Prophet 1: Uninterrupted Transmission (tawatur) of the Traditions 2: Weak Transmission Is...

Al-Imam al-Mahdi, The Just Leader of Humanity In...

The Victory of the Prophets Dr. Jalali: From all the descriptions and excellences that have been related about the Mahdi, the twelfth Imam (peace be upon him) in the traditions, it would seem that he is more excellent than all the Prophets, includin...

The Victory of the Prophets Dr. Jalali: From all ...

Chapter 14 The Signs of the Appearance (Zuhur) of the Mahdi The session began promptly at 8 p.m. at Dr. Jalali's residence. He also opened the session by asking the first question. Dr. Jalali: Mr. Hoshyar, could you please tell us, how will the M...

Chapter 14 The Signs of the Appearance (Zuhur) o...

Investigation into the Meanings and Implications of these hadith-Reports Before examining the implications of these reports, it is relevant to point out that the Shi'a and the companions of the Imams lived in anticipation of the awaited Mahdi's risi...

Investigation into the Meanings and Implications o...

Chapter 13 Further Investigation in the Hadith-Reports Dr. Jalali: I would request Mr. Hoshyar to continue our previous discussion on the traditions about the merits of awaiting deliverance (faraj) through the advent of the Mahdi. Mr. Hoshyar: Let...

Chapter 13 Further Investigation in the Hadith-Re...

Governance within Religion On the basis of the teachings of Islam one can say that Islam is not a religion confined to belief and worship. It is a complete system of belief, worship, ethics, politics and society. Islamic principles and teachings can...

Governance within Religion On the basis of the te...

Chapter 12 How Will the Imam Know That the Time for the Appearance (Zuhur) Has Come? The meeting started on time. Dr. Jalali welcomed the group and opened the session with his question. Dr. Jalali: How will the Imam of the Age know that the time ...

Chapter 12 How Will the Imam Know That the Time f...

Chapter 11 The Minds of the People Prepare for the Advent of the Mahdi The session began exactly on time. Dr. Jalali opened the meeting with his question. Dr. Jalali: The reality of human life today reveals a diversity of opinions, beliefs, and re...

Chapter 11 The Minds of the People Prepare for th...

Chapter 10 The Residence of the Twelfth Imam Dr. Fahimi: Where does the Imam of the Age live during the occultation? Mr. Hoshyar: His residence is not established. Probably he does not have a fixed residence, and lives invisibly among the people, ...

Chapter 10 The Residence of the Twelfth Imam Dr....

Research into the Matter of Longevity There was another article on research on longevity that appeared in an Arabic journal. The following is the translation of that article: Some reliable scientists have been quoted saying: "Each major organ of an...

Research into the Matter of Longevity There was a...

Chapter 9 The Research about Longevity It was almost a month later when Dr. Jalali informed everyone about the next meeting on Friday evening at his residence. The group had come together to resume the discussion. After a brief introduction and som...

Chapter 9 The Research about Longevity It was al...

Chapter 8 The Sunni Books on the Characteristics of the Mahdi The session began on time at Dr. Fahimi's house. Dr. Fahimi welcomed the group and without wasting much time formulated his question with a brief introduction outlining the problem as h...

Chapter 8 The Sunni Books on the Characteristics...

Chapter 7 Why Did Not the Occultation Become Complete from the Beginning? The group met at Dr. Jalali's house. The session began on time. Everyone was anxious to hear Dr. Jalali's questions. Dr. Jalali: What was the purpose of the Short Occultati...

Chapter 7 Why Did Not the Occultation Become Com...

Were these Letters from the Imam in His Own Handwriting? Dr. Jalali: Who wrote these letters? Was it the Imam himself or someone else? Mr. Hoshyar: It is said that the Imam himself wrote these letters or notes. In fact, his handwriting was well kno...

Were these Letters from the Imam in His Own Handwr...

Chapter 6 Can a Five Year Old Boy Become an Imam? The session began on time. Everyone was anxiously waiting to begin the discussion. Dr. Fahimi formulated his question thus. Dr. Fahimi: Let us assume that Imam Hasan 'Askari did have a son. But how...

Chapter 6 Can a Five Year Old Boy Become an Imam?...

Chapter 5 Who Was the Imam after Hasan `Askari? On Friday evening the group met at Engineer Madani's house. The session formally began with the question raised by Dr. Jalali. Dr. Jalali: I have heard that Imam Hasan 'Askari had no son at all! Mr....

Chapter 5 Who Was the Imam after Hasan `Askari? ...

Chapter 4 The Unseen World and the Imam of the Age The following session was convened at Dr. Jalali's residence. He was the first person to open the discussion. Dr. Jalali: A small number of Muslims believe that the Imam of the Age is the son of I...

Chapter 4 The Unseen World and the Imam of the Ag...

The Other-worldly Prosperity Even as a human being is constantly occupied with the mundane aspects of life, there is some mysterious life rooted in the depth of his own self to which he hardly pays attention, and he appears to have almost forgotten ...

The Other-worldly Prosperity Even as a human bein...

Chapter 3 Mahdiism, the Jews, and the Iranians People were slowly assembling at Dr. Fahimi's residence. After the usual welcome and hospitality, the session began at eight o'clock. This time it was Engineer Madani who opened the discussion. Engine...

Chapter 3 Mahdiism, the Jews, and the Iranians P...

Chapter 2 The Pseudo-Mahdis On the appointed evening friends came together at Dr. Fahimi's house. After the usual formalities and enquiries the session began. Mr. Hoshyar began to speak. Mr. Hoshyar: There is another matter worth considering as fu...

Chapter 2 The Pseudo-Mahdis On the appointed eve...

5: Unfounded Prejudice It is obvious that to pursue an agenda and to follow prejudice is not conducive to objective research. Anyone who intends to do research about a subject and to get to the truth of a matter must discard his unfounded prejudices...

5: Unfounded Prejudice It is obvious that to purs...