The development of the messianic thought by Imam Sadegh (peace be upon him)

This paper builds on previous papers and reflects on how the messianic thought is planned and the quality of Mahdavi teachings of Imam Sadegh which has been situated in the religious statements with respect to the overall goals of invitation to Islam, as well as the special opportunities of the truth-seekers in religious education, the needs of the age when the Umayyads were falling from power and Abbasids were rising to power. Surveying the points of emphasis and reflecting on these statements of the Imam can show the wisdom and teachings of the bigger design that one the one hand pursues the general Islamic education goals and on the other hand addresses the specific messianic import of the messages impacting on the ethical and religious education. This research focuses on content analysis of the traditions handed down from Imam Sadiq and attempts to throw some light on its Shiite Mahdavi contents with regards to the proceedings of that age. Thus, it works on the known topics emphasized in the words of Imam along with a sample of each and reflects on the relationship of these words with the audience, trying to gain the wisdom and reason for each issue. The examples the of words of Imam Sadiq in this article are fewer than the previous articles, as we have to narrow the number of traditions because they are numerous and avoid detailed reporting and suffice to general trends. Proceedings of the assumptions and methods are the same as described earlier in the previous papers. The article highlights the point that Mahdavi doctrines taught by the Imam at this juncture of history, not only provides Islamic education and apocalyptic Mahdavism, but also shows the importance of educating which is attentive to the audience. It also highlights the kind of messianic talk sensitive enough to prevent the challenges and deviations in era of the early Imams.