Commemoration of the Destruction of Baqi Cemetery by Wahhabi rulers on the 8th of Shawwal, 1925 (AD). The history, politics, and faith of Wahhabies. The response to the challenges of Wahhabies according to the School of the Ahlul-Bayt and by the Holy Prophet.
Masaib in Urdu; Commentary of Sura Shams - Purification of the Soul
Lecture on the 1st of the month of Ramadhan by Mulla Asgharali M M Jaffer in London, 1994
Lecture on the 1st of the month of Ramadhan by Mulla Asgharali M M Jaffer in London, 1994
The Mahdi [a] in relation to Islam's Worldview and Long Term Vision for Humanity - The 3 phases of developing the individual, family and society - The 3 trials for the 3 phases of humanity - The animosity against the Ahl al-Bayt [a] and the oppression against them today - More signs of End of Times - Holistic View of Ghaybah and how it is a part of the Islamic Worldview as it unfolds - the Promise of Allah in the Qur'an that must be fulfilled.
Continued from previous lecture - Reasons for Ghaybah - Possibility of Longevity of the Mahdi [a] in Science - Einstein's Theory of Relativity - Mi'raj - False ideas about Bermuda Triangle, Green Island, etc. - Q&A - Claiming to see the Mahdi [a] - Deterioration of Human Morality - the family of the Imam [a] - Access the Imam's Knowledge for Answers to Problems Today - Preserving old Islamic manuscripts and the loss of knowledge in time.
The Occultation/Concealment (Ghaybah) of the Mahdi [a] - False ideas on the ghaybah such as the Imam being in a cellar, cave, island, etc.
Continued from Lecture 5 - Witnesses to Imam al-Mahdi [a] in Shi'i hadith - Demise of Abu Muhammad Imam Hasan al-Zaki al-Askari [a] - Letters by Imam al-Mahdi [a] during Ghaybah al-Sughra - Q&A - Authenticity of Hadith - Meaning of Tawfiq - Other Non-Ithna Ashari Shi€™ah sects, Bohras and Ismailis - The Concealing of the Name of the Mahdi [a].
Imam al-Mahdi [a] - 'Concept' vs. 'Assent' of Islamic Messianism (Mahdawiyah) - Proof of the Mahdi [a] in the Qur'an - Hadith on the Birth of the Mahdi [a] - The Witness of the Mother and Midwives (qaabilah) - The Mahdi [a] in Sunni Hadith.
Q&A continued - The status of a Nabi and an Imam - Variations in status between Prophets - Ulul 'Azm Prophets - Concept of Miracles - the Authority of Prophetic Hadith - Hadith of Aimmah as explanation of Prophetic Hadith and not having the Power of Tashri' (Legislation).
