Know Your Imam a.t.f.s.

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Know Your Imam a.t.f.s.

• A short presentation

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Know Your Imam - Some Facts

• Name Mohammed (as)
• Father 11th Imam Hassan al Askari (as)
• Mother Narjis Khatoon(sa) (Susan)
• Birth date 15 Shaaban year 255 AH
• Birth place Samarrah (Iraq)
• Imamat date At the age of 5 -8th Rabil awal
  260AH
• Presently In occultation (ghaibat)

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Know Your Imam - His Titles

• Abul Qasim (same as the prophet)
• Al Qaim (who will stand up)
• Al Muntazar (the awaited)
• Al Mahdi (guide)
• Sahibuzzaman (imam of our time)
• Khalaf saleh
• Aba Saleh
• Baqiyyatullah
• Wali-e-Asr

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Know Your Imam - Traditions

• There will be 12 Successors
• The world shall not end until a person from my
  progeny who shall carry the same name ,comes
  fills the earth with justice
• The world cannot exist unless an Imam or hujjat
  is present
• One who dies without recognizing the Imam of his
  time, dies the death of ignorance (i.e.
  unbelief).
• There are many many more in various sources

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Know Your Imam - Minor Occultation

• 10/11th Imams made people familiar with concept
• Minor (ghaibat sughra) period lasted 69 years
  upto 329AH
• Names of 4 representatives in this period-
• 1.Abu amr Uthman ibn Saeed Amri
• 2.Mohammed ibn Uthman (son of first)
• 3.Hussain ibn Rauh Nawbakhti
• 4.Abu Hassan bin Mohammed Sumayri
• There is a letter by our Imam informing us that
  his representatives will be the scholars (Alims
  - Mujtahids) henceforth.

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Know Your Imam - Long Life Issues

• The present age of Imam-e-Zamana is 1166 years.
• If Allah (swt) can make someone alive after
  death, why cant HE keep someone alive for a long
  period?
• Many prophets /people have had v long lives
  Adam, Noah, Khizr, Ilyas, Isa (as)
• Zulqarnain had a life of 3000 years
• Satan(shaitan) himself has a long life!
• There are proofs of the Imams birth but NO
  tradition on his death.

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Know Your Imam - His Presence

• Imam Sadeq (a.s.) says, They see him but do not
  recognize him. He is only hidden from our
  ordinary vision because of our sins ,but he is
  aware of our conditions.
• His example is like the sun behind the clouds,
  which though hidden still provides warmth
  light
• Our deeds (aamal) are taken to him regularly
  he is sad or happy depending on what we do
  everyday
• He attends gatherings especially Haj
• Many , many incidents of meeting, sighting
  help have been recorded

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Know Your Imam - Reappearance Signs

• There will be discord cruelty injustice
  widespread
• Sufyani will appear with threats
• Dajjal will appear with enticements
• Killing of Nafs e Zakkiyah
• There will be a heavenly cry
• It will be on Friday at the Kaaba
• It can be ANYTIME Its close.- Are u ready?

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Know Your Imam - Waiting.

• Imam says The best act of my nation is to await
  the reappearance. so we need to be in waiting
  (Intezar) for his reappearance
• Our actions behaviour should reflect we are in
  waiting for such a personality
• We should give up deeds which displease Allah
  (swt) do what Islam demands from us.
• There is NO FIXED TIME for his re-appearance, it
  is unknown. You can make the difference if you
  call from the heart and be like he wants his
  followers to become.

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Know Your Imam - Calling.

• He answers call from All Momineen and Helps them
  when called.
• He meets people who call him with the right
  Neeyat
• He is the Imam of our time and in the time of
  need and difficulty we should call upon him for
  help and solutions.
• There are many recorded events since his
  occultation where he has helped Momineen in
  person.
• ARIZA is one way of communicating with him
  throughout the year.

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Know Your Imam - Duaa from www.duas.org

• Dua E Nudba
• Dua Faraj Ilahi Azumal Balaa
• Dua - Allahumma kun-le valiyekal
• Dua Sirdab
• Ziarat E Imam E Zamaan
• Salawat Zarrab Isphahni
• Pray for his re-appearance in any Language
  ,anytime

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Know your Imam atfs-Our Duties and
Responsibilities

•   Recognition of Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s), it means
  to be aware of those levels, perfection and
  authority that has been granted to Imam-e-Zamana
  by Allah swt
• Improvement in our thoughts deeds
• Reformation of ourselves the Society
• Supplication (Doa)
• Give sadaqah for his safety
• We present our difficulties to him for their
  solution
• There will appear a false Imam prior to our Imams
  re appearance we need to take time to convince
  ourself that it is in fact the Awaited savior
  before Action