Question: How can I prove to my Sunni friend that Imam Mahdi (ajtf) is currently alive? Answer: The easy way in short to prove the existence of Imam Mahdi (ajtf) to a Sunni is the following: Premise 1: All Muslims agree that the Holy Quran is very explicit and clear that time will come that a universal just [...]

Question: Can you please comment on the validity (or invalidity) of the following hadith: Imam Al-Sadiq (a.s) said: “from among us, after the Qa’em (Imam Mahdi), we shall have twelve Mahdi’s of Al Hussein descendents (a.s).”  [Bihar Al Anwar (Oceans of Lights), chapter 53 page 148, and Ghaybat Al Tousi (Occultation by Al Tousi) page 4478] Some [...]

Question: The duaa (supplication) which is specific to the 3rd day of the month of Shaaban contains: والأوصياء مِن عترته بعد قائمهم وغيبته. Who is being referred to as ‘الأوصياء’ after the Qa’im (may Allah hasten his reappearance) ? Answer: Here is part of the Du’a: اَللّهُمَّ اِنّى‏ اَسْئَلُكَ بِحَقِّ الْمَوْلُودِ فى‏ هذَا الْيَوْمِ، الْمَوْعُودِ [...]

Question: I have read in a previous answer on this website that “Most of the narrations with regards to the signs prior to the appearance of Imam Mahdi (a.f) are “either weak in terms of their Esnad (chains of narrators) or very ambiguous”. In saying that, can you list any hadith that are fairly reliable, [...]

Question: How can we “truly” know if the Imam(ajtfs) comes in our time, whether we will be with him and not against or neutral? What is the best advice to increase our chances? Surely reciting Dua, and sending salawat and so on does not gurantee anything, surely a so called “super religious person” who does all the [...]

Question: Can you explain this, I’m abit confused. It says that only the Yamani will be with truth. I always thought that the Khurasani had a big role and was a helper of the Imam? Also, could you please provide some hadith to identify these individuals? [Sayf b. 'Umayra (reported) on the authority of Bakr [...]

Question: Who would hold a higher status: the 72 companions of Imam Husayn (a.s), or the 313 soldiers of Imam Mahdi (ajfs)? Answer: In my view, all the martyrs of Islam hold a very high status, but the martyrs of Karbala, they are with Imam Al-Husayn (a.s), the Master of Martyrs, so they hold the highest [...]

Question: Is it true that the 313 have already been chosen and that we cannot be from amongst them nor make an intention to be from amongst them? It is a small, yet important question. Answer: If the list was full, the Imam would have come. Don’t worry, there is still room inshallah! Try to [...]

Question: Can you please provide proofs for the belief that Prophet Jesus will return at the time of the reappearance of Imam Mahdi aswell? Ayaat from the Quran and Hadiths would be appreciated. Answer: The Return of Jesus in Islam Muslim scholars irrespective of their denominations are quite unanimous that upon the reappearance of Imam [...]

Question: What do you think is the most important thing for us youth living in the West to do to prepare for Imam Mahdi’s (ajts) arrival?  There are many social pressures in the West. What would be the priority for the youth to work on? Answer: In a nutshell: 1. learn about your religion, 2. [...]