✨ 'Worthwhile information about 12th IMAM (AS)'


💫 The Shi’a believe that Imam al-Mahdi is the only son of Imam Hasan al-Askari (the 11th Imam) who was born on the 15th of Sha’ban 255/869 in Samarra, Iraq.

💫 He became the divinely appointed Imam when his father was martyred in 260/874. Imam Mahdi (AS) went into occultation (disappearance; leaving among people while he is not identified) at the same time. He will re-appear when Allah wills.

💫 More specifically His title is "al-Mahdi”which means "The Guided One."

💫 His lineage, traced back to Imam ‘Ali (AS), is: Muhammad Ibn al-Hasan Ibn ‘Ali Ibn Muhammad Ibn ‘Ali Ibn Musa Ibn Ja’far Ibn Muhammad Ibn ‘Ali Ibn al-Husayn Ibn ‘Ali Ibn Abi Talib (AS).

💫 To be continued ...

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