Octo. The 9th of Rabī' al-Awwal, 260 A.H. (The 6th January 874A.D.) In the lunar calendar, the ninth day of Rabī' al-Awwal is the anniversary of the beginning of the Imamate (Divine Leadership) of the last Divine Savior (Imam Mahdi). It is also the day of renewing the covenant with him; and with his purposes and sacred ideals. Question1: Do Shias worship Ali ibn Abu Talib (as)? Shias do not worship Imam Ali (as). Shias worship Allah (SwT). How can anyone believe that Shias worship Imam Ali (as) when he himself tells us to worship Allah (SwT)? Nahjul Balagha In the famous book, Nahjul Balagha, a compilation of the sermons and sayings of Imam Ali (as), the first recorded sermon begins with: Themajority of Muslims reject the existence of Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.) as an invention of Shias, although his birth was prophesied and is documented in their very books. Even if these Muslims ignore the numerous documentary references to Imam Mahdi's (a.t.f.s.) birth, there is no way they can ignore the belief in an Imam in every generation / era. Incontrast, for Shia Muslims, Ashura is a day of mourning, commemorating the tragic anniversary of the killing of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad, during the Battle of Karbala. TheLife of Imam Mahdi ( A.S ) - Free ebook download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read book online for free. We live during the age of the twelfth Imam from the Imams of Ahle Bayt who is also known as the Qaim-e-Aale Muhammad, whom the Almighty Allah has prepared for the reforma-tion of the world and changing of the system of the corrupted rulers of the world who have pushed the Shiabelieve Imam Mahdi has been alive for the past 1200 years since he supposedly disappeared and went into a state of occultation. While the Sunnis believe that the Mahdi will be normal human being and will be born 30 - 40 year years before he accepts the leadership of Muslims. The Anti-Christ is similar to Shia's Imam Mahdi in the fact that o1n1Z.

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