Know Your Imam a.t.f.s.

A short presentation
 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)
 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
 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
 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.
 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 can’t 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 Imam’s birth but NO
tradition on his death.
 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 (a’amal) 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
 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 Ka’aba
• It can be ANYTIME & Its close….- Are u ready?
 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.
 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.
Know Your Imam - Dua’a from
www.duas.org

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