It is a known reality – and not a hidden fact – that the belief in Imam Mahdi (as) is a unanimously accepted belief among Islamic scholars. But some of the enemies of Ahle Bayt (as), through their evil propaganda have recently tried to show that the belief in Imam Mahdi (as) is a un-Islamic belief. They have tried to portray that it is a purely Shiah belief. However nothing could be farther from the truth.The fact is that the Mahdi has been discussed extensively in the Quran and backed by traditions from sources of both Shiah and the Ahle Sunnah. The discussion about the Mahdi is both extensive and comprehensive. The discussion encompasses topics such as:
- Mahdi Is From the progeny of Holy Prophet (sawa)
- Mahdi is from me – Holy Prophet (sawa)
- Mahdi is from the Ahlul Bayt (as)
- Mahdi is from the Progeny of Fatemah (sa)
- Mahdi is from the sons of Abdul Muttalib (as)
- Mahdi will fill the earth with justice
- Mahdi will rule for seven years
- Obey Mahdi The Caliph of Allah
- One who denies the Mahdi is a disbeliever
- Imam Mahdi (as) and Hazrat Isa
- Imam Mahdi (as) is generous
- Imam Mahdi’s (as) advent will be sudden
- The book “Al Bayan Fee Akhbaris Sahebaz Zaman” written by Mohammed Yusuf Ganji Shafaei has 25 chapter on various topics concerning Imam Mahdi (as)
The discussion about Imam Mahdi (as) has been dealt with extensively in Sihah Sitta. The following links will reveal the extent to which this topic has been covered in the Sihah.
- Mahdi in Sihah Sitta – Part I
- Mahdi in Sihah Sitta – Part II
- Mahdi in Sihah Sitta – Part III
- Prophecies about Imam Mahdi (as) in Sihah Sitta
- Necessity of Divine Proof on the earth at all times
Despite the general belief of the Ahle Sunnah that Imam Mahdi (as) will be born (read our answer to this point), their scholars widely documented the birth of Imam Mahdi (as). You can click here to read the names of 100 scholars who testified to the birth of Imam Mahdi (as).
The scholars of the Ahle Sunnah also documented notes about the father of Imam Mahdi (as) and testified that Imam Askari (as) is his blessed father.
The books of the Ahle Sunnah have not just mentioned about Imam Mahdi (as), but have enumerated his characteristics in astonishing detail. Moreover, so many reputed scholars of the Ahle Sunnah have devoted entire books to this topic, and are doing so even in this age. When a person inquired from the international Islamic centre based in Saudi Arabia, regarding the belief in Imam Mahdi (as), he was told, ‘It is a well acknowledged Islamic belief, and to subscribe to it is obligatory.’
Moreover, Professor Shaykh Abdul Mohsin bin Ibaad in the presence of Shaykh Abdullah bin Baaz and Islamic scholars read a thesis titled, ‘‘عقيده اهل السنة والاثر في المهدى المنتظر’’ (“The Belief of Ahle Sunnah and the effect of Mahdi, Muntazar”). This thesis delves on the topic of reappearance of Imam Mahdi (as) and pronounces it as an established Islamic tenet. This tenet has been verified through acclaimed and successively transmitted traditions that are beyond reproach.
Through these series of articles, we will try our best to cover as many points as possible to establish the the concept of Imam Mahdi (as) is alive and covered in the Ahle Sunnah.
