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The Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (PBUH) - Al-Shia The Scientific and Cultural Website of Shia belief The Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (PBUH) 2024-09-10 1385 Views Imam Al-Mahdi , The Twelfth Imam It is believed by the Shiites that the office of divine leadership [Imamate] after the Prophet is a divine trust in the hand of an Imam and at the time of his death/martyrdom, it is immediately transferred to the next Imam without any interval and interruption.

Based on authentic Prophetic hadiths, it is believed that there are going to be twelve Divine leaders [Imams] in succession to the Holy Prophet of God (peace be upon him and his family). That is, after the death of the Prophet (PBUHH), the world shall be ruled and governed by twelve divine leaders from the pure Prophet’s Household, the first of whom was Ali ibn Abi Ṭālib (PBUH) and the last shall be the awaited Savior, Imam al-Mahdi (AFS), who is believed to be in occultation now.

Contents His Birth and Lineage His Imamate His Reappearance Conclusion His Birth and Lineage According to reliable historical reports, the twelfth Shia Divine Leader, Imam Muhammad al-Mahdi (PBUH) was born on 15th Sha‘bān 255 A.H. (868 CE) in Samarra, Iraq. His father is Imam Hassan ibn Ali Al-Askari , the eleventh Shia Imam. His mother is called Narjis, whose lineage goes back to Sham‘ūn, one of the disciples of Jesus Christ (PBUH).

Narjis was highly respected by Hakima, the sister of Imam al-Naqi and leader of the Hashimite ladies. The news about the anticipated birth of the awaited Savior, al-Mahdi (PBUH) who -based on Prophetic prediction-will put an end to injustice and tyranny was concealed from the public just as the birth of Prophet Moses (PBUH) was concealed from the public by divine will, at the time Pharaoh ordered the mass killing of the Israelites’ male children.

Thus, in order to protect the Imam from the seducing eyes of Abbasid and its agents who were anxiously watching the family of the Prophet’s Household for the birth of this promised child, Imam Muhammad al-Mahdi was allowed to be seen only by some closed family members and a few selected companions of his father. He lived under the loving care of his father for five years.

His Imamate According to reports, the earth cannot be empty from a divine authority; otherwise, the earth will be destroyed with its entire inhabitants.