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Know Your Imam - Some Facts

•      Name: Mohammed (as)

•      Father : Imam Hassan al Askari (as)

•      Mother: Narjis khatoon(sa)

•      Birth date : 15 Shaaban year 255 AH

•      Birth place : Samarrah (Iraq)

•      Imamat date :At the age of 5 in Rabil awal 260AH

•      Presently In occultation (ghaibat)

Know Your Imam - His Titles

•      Abul  Qasim (same as the prophet)

•      Al Qaim (who will stand up)

•      Al Muntazar (the awaited)

•      Al Mahdi (guide)

•      Sahibuzzaman (imam of our time)

•      Khalaf saleh

Know Your Imam- Traditions

•      “There will be 12 Successors”

•      “The world shall not end until a person from my progeny who shall carry the same name ,comes & fills the earth with justice”

•      “The world cannot exist unless an Imam or hujjat is present”

•      There are many many more in various sources

Know Your Imam - Minor Occultation

•10/11th Imams made people familiar with concept

•Minor (ghaibat sughra) period lasted 69 years

•Names of 4 representatives in this period:-

1.Abu amr Uthman ibn Saeed Amri

2.Mohammed ibn  Uthman (son of first)

3.Hussain ibn Rauh

4.Abu Hassan bin Mohammed SaymoriThere is a letter by our Imam informing us that his representatives will be the scholars (Alims  - Marajas) henceforth.

Know Your Imam - Long Life Issues

•      If Allah (swt) can make someone alive after death, why can’t HE keep someone alive for a long period?

•      Many prophets /people have had v long lives: Adam, Noah, Khizr, Ilyas, Isa (as)

•      Zulqarnain had a life of 3000 years

•      Satan(shaitan) himself has a long life!

•      There are proofs of the Imam’s birth but no reliable tradition on his death.

Know Your Imam - His Presence

•      His example is like the sun behind the clouds, which though hidden  still provides  warmth & light

•      He is only hidden from our ordinary vision

•      Our deeds (a’amal) are taken to him regularly & he is sad or happy depending on what we do everyday

•      He attends gatherings especially Haj

•       Many , many incidents of meeting, sighting  & help have been recorded

Know Your Imam - Reappearance Signs

•      There will be discord & cruelty & injustice widespread

•      Sufyani will appear

•      Dajjal will appear

•      Killing of Nafs e Zakkiyah

•      There will be a heavenly cry

•      It will be on Friday at the Ka’aba

Know Your Imam - Waiting….

•      We need to be in waiting (Intezar) for his reappearance…

•      Our actions & behaviour should reflect we are in waiting for such a personality

•      We should give up deeds which displease Allah (swt) & do what Islam demands from us.

•      There is NO FIXED TIME for his re-appearance, it is unknown. You can make the difference if you call from the heart and be like he wants his followers to become.

Know Your Imam - Calling….

•      He answers call from a All Momineen and Helps them when called.

•      He meets people who call him with the right Neeyat

•      He is the Imam of our time and in the time of need and difficulty we should call upon him for help and solutions.

•      There are many recorded events since his occultation where he has helped Momineen in person.

•      “ARIZA” is one way of communicating with him throughout the year.