Mukhtar used two phrases: "Ya la-Tharat al-Husayn" (Arabic: یالثارات الحسین, lit.: O the avengers of Husayn) and "Ya Mansur, Amit" (Arabic: یا منصور أمِت, lit.: O the victor, kill) as his motto. When putting his war clothes on, al-Mukhtar informed his followers of the beginning

Now we come to the last question which is about the method that the Mahdi is likely to adopt to achieve his objective, the final victory of justice and the complete eradication of injustice. A definite answer to this question depends not only on the knowledge of the timing and

The question is whether a single individual, howsoever great he may be, can accomplish such a great task when it is known that a great man is only he whom the circumstances bring forward to be in the forefront of the events. It is based on a particular viewpoint about

The successful execution of a revolutionary order depends on certain pre-requisites and on the existence of a particular atmosphere. Unless these conditions are fulfilled and that atmosphere is created, it cannot achieve its objectives. As regards the Divinely ordained shape of things it has two aspects. As far as its

There are two questions posed here, one is scientific in nature and the other is of a religious nature. They will be appropriately approached, the scientific method of hypothesis - experiment - result will be applied for the former and we will use the fact that books of traditions are

This age is the time of early childhood and the child is not old enough for the development of the personality of a leader. Then how did his personality develop?The answer is that several of his forefathers also assumed the Imamate at an early age. Imam Muhammad ibn Ali

It is true that the long life granted to the Mahdi (a.j.t.f.s) is unusual but the role he is destined to perform will also have no parallel in history so it is not odd at the preparatory stage also his role is preceded by some unusual

The objection here is the impossibility of such a long life. Let us examine it closely, the word impossibility here (like any other truth) is relative. It has meaning only in relation to some person, place and time. What is impossible for one person need not be so for the