Mahdaviyat chp 10 part 2

Chp 10 - Reappearance of Imam Mahdi (atfs) [part 2]

Points discussed so far

1. Zuhoor in the Holy Quran

   1. 3:83 - Lahu Aslama refers to Imam e Zamana (atfs)

   2. 9:33 - "overcome all other religions" - will happen after Zuhoor

2. All the Masoomeen (as) have spoken about Zuhoor

3. Time of Zuhoor

   1. Suddenly

   2. Those who fix time of Zuhoor are liars

4. Dua for early reappearance - Allah the Almighty had reduced the calamities of the Bani Israel by 170 years (which was previously ordained for 400 years) only on account of their entreaties and pleas

Conditions before Zuhoor

Muhammad bin Muslim had said: “Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (s) had said: “Before the rising of al-Qa'im there will be some signs, with which Allah tries His faithful people.”
I said: “What are they?”
He said: “It is the saying of Allah, “And We will most certainly try you with somewhat of fear and hunger and loss of property and lives and fruits; and give good news to the patient.”
When Allah says (We will try you) He means the believers, when He says (with somewhat of fear), He refers to the fright that is caused at the end of the rule of the family of so-and-so, (hunger) is because of expensive prices, (loss of property) is corruption of trade and littleness of profits, (lives) is quick deaths, (fruits) is little production of plants and little blessing of fruits and (give good news to the patient) when al-Qa'im appears.”
(ref : Al gaybah an nomani chp 14 tdn no 5 )

Zuhoor - Reappearance of Imam Mahdi (atfs)

• Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.) will reappear from the Holy Kaaba

• Refer Behar ul Anwar, vol 53, chp 28, pg 15 (eng tranlsation)

Read syllabus pgs 50-52