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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Life of Imam Al-mahdipeace Be Upon Him Deniers of Imam Mahdi (a.s) A group has denied the Holy Existence of Imam Mahdi (a.s) while some of the Shias and believers have actually met the Holy Imam (a.s) in person.

Here we shall mention about some deniers of Imam Mahdi (a.s): Ibne Khaldun In a chapter of his Muqaddimah, Ibne Khaldun has brought the traditions of the Holy Prophet (a.s) narrated by the narrators and he has endeavored to prove that all these traditions are baseless.

The great scholar and teacher, Ahmad Shakir has written a refutation of Ibne Khaldun and said: “However Ibne Khaldun has taken up a subject about which be has no knowledge and spoke of a matter regarding which he had no proficiency. Ibne Khaldun was involved in political affairs and was busy in the service of the rulers. Therefore he conjectured that the subject of His Eminence, Imam Mahdi (a.s) was a Shiite belief or he has put himself in doubt regarding this matter.

On the basis of this, be has written a long chapter in his well-known Proglamena. (Chapter on Fatimids or that which the people did unto them).” [1] The teacher, Ahmad Shakir, in refutation of Ibne Khaldun’s skepticism writes that his denial with regard to the Awaited Imam (a.s) is denial of a necessary principle of religion, because the traditions of the Holy Prophet (a.s) about His Eminence, Imam Mahdi (a.s) reach to the level of widely-related (Tawatur) and there is no scope of doubt in them.

[1] Sharh Musnad Al-Imam Ahmad, 5/197 Muhammad Amin Baghdadi Muhammad Amin Baghdadi, famous as Suwaidi, has denied the existence of His Eminence, the Awaited Imam (a.s) but said that he shall be born in the future. He also says, “The Shias think that he disappeared into a basement of Samarrah in 262 A.H. and he is the sword-bearer and one who would arise prior to Qiyamat.

Also that before his reappearance he shall have two occultations, one of them being longer than the other.” I say that there are many facts that invalidate the statement of Muhammad Amin when he says that Imam Mahdi (a.s) will be born in the future before Qiyamat; thus implying that he does not presently exist. This is against the principles of Shia faith available in their books of religion. The important points can be summarized as follows: 1- Appointment of Imam is incumbent on God.

2- It is not permissible for God to keep any period of time devoid of an Imam. 3- Imamate is restricted to twelve personalities.