:Question<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shiites claim that the\n12th Imam of the Shiites is still alive, but he is experiencing the occultation\nera. How can that be possible? What does the occultation of Imam Mahdi (PBUH)\nexactly mean? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Today, medical science has proven that\nall the organs and structure of the human body have the capability of\nfunctioning a longer period of time than normal life span of humans. A shorter\nlife is often due to the misuse of one’s own body. Even if we assume that this discovery is\nwrong, it would still be logical that Imam Mahdi (PBUH) live such a long life.\nThis is simply because Allah (SWT) has willed it. He does whatever He wants to\ndo (1), and He is omnipotent. Allah (SWT) is the One who has given existence to\nmankind and created him from nothing, along with the creation of all the skies\nand galaxies. Would it be really impossible for Him to protect one from the\nfactors that may cause death? It is remarkable that those factors are creatures\nand under the control of Allah (SWT) as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Moreover history has even shown that\nthere have been many people who lived much longer than Imam Mahdi (PBUH). Prophet Nuh (Noah) (PBUH) for instance lived\nat least 950 years according to the Holy Quran (2) and 2500 years from other\nIslamic sources. Also, according to the Holy Quran, Prophet Jesus (PBUH) is\nstill alive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The absence and occultation of Imam\nMahdi (PBUH) does not imply that he does not exist, but it means that people do\nnot recognize him. It has been mentioned in the narrations that Imam Mahdi\n(PBUH) is like Prophet Yusof (Joseph) (PBUH). He lives amongst them, walks in\nthe streets and bazaars, but people do not identify him.(3) Or in some other\nnarrations he performs the rituals of Hajj, and the people see him but they do\nnot know him.(4)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
:Question Shiites claim that the 12th Imam of the Shiites is still alive, but he is experiencing the occultation era. How can that be possible? What does the occultation of Imam Mahdi (PBUH) exactly mean? :Answer Today, medical science has proven that all the organs and structure of the human body have the capability of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28250],"tags":[17778,18159,18102,18158,17762,17890,18160,18041],"class_list":["post-3886","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-questions","tag-allah","tag-body","tag-imam","tag-imam-mahdi-pbuh-longevity-and-occultatio","tag-imamate","tag-life","tag-misuse","tag-questions"],"yoast_head":"\n