The signs of the reappearance of Imam Zamana (a.s.) narrated to us by the Holy Imams (a.s.) are a type of a wall which none of the claimants and the ascribed ones could scale. History is replete with such claimants of Mahdaviyat who have assumed the name Muhammad and Abdullah – sometimes they claimed from [...]

History of  both minor and major occupations is a witness to the fact that anyone who sought guidance received it from Imam (a.s.). Today also if anyone sincerely seeks guidance will receive it from Imam (a.s.). Committing oneself completely to the wisdom and expediencies of Allah is mandatory on the repre­sentative of Allah, as Allah [...]

Prophethood and Imamat were instituted to guide people towards the right path, dissuade them from vanity, restore human qualities, suppress the evil temptation of ones self, living peacefully, curb and eliminate evils such as jealousy, enmity, pride etc. and also to encourage quali­ties such as self-sacrifice, understanding other and preferring others over ones own self. [...]

Real name of Imam Mahdi’s mother was ‘Malika’. but was popularly known as ‘Narjis in Islamic world. Apart from this, he other epithets were ‘Susan’, ‘Saikal’ and ‘Rehana’.
Name of her fa­ther was Yusha, son of Qaiser of Rome and her mother was from the progeny of Shamoon Al-Safa, a great follower and vicegerent of Janabe [...]

The belief in Mahdaviyat creates transcendent, warmth in the hearts of Muslims. As a result whenever the Islamic world is facing calamities, and Muslims become aware of their helplessness, they turn towards that great protector whose advent has been prophesized clearly in the Holy Quran and the tradition of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.). History is [...]

In this time it is obligatory upon every Muslim to know about Hazrat Imam Mahdi (a.s.).The one who fails to acquire his cognizance will die the death of adisbeliever. The famous Sunni scholar Hafiz Taayalsi has narrated the following tradition:
Ibne Umar said that I heard the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) say: One who does not obey [...]

Before the  birth of Hazrat Mahdi (a.s.) [255 A.H] eminent scholars and companions of Imams (a.s.) compiled a lot of books containing traditions about glad-tidings concerning reappearance of Imam Mahdi (a.s.).
It is a lamentable fact that most of these books were lost due to the contingencies of time and were unable to reach us thereby [...]