Ali ibn Yaqtin was a devoted follower and Shiite of Imam Kazim (peace be upon him). When the Umayyad dynasty collapsed and the Abbasid caliphate was established, he returned to Kufa with his wife and two children, and established a
On Thursday, the 15th of Sha’ban in the year 256 AH, Imam Mahdi (may Allah hasten his reappearance) was born in Samarra, Iraq, the son of Imam Hassan al-Askari (peace be upon him). He is the final Imam among the
In the body of Al-Mutawakkil, the Abbasid Caliph, a painful, festering boil appeared that almost caused him to die from its unbearable torment. No physician could treat it and remove the infected material. Al-Mutawakkil’s mother vowed that if her son
Among the theological (1) topics related to divine leadership (Imamate) is the question, how is it possible for a person to become an Imam during his childhood. The question became widely debated and discussed in scientific gatherings after Imam Jawad (PBUH) was appointed an
