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سال یازدهم شماره 34 (بهار 1390)

the miracle, as it proves the truthfulness of the one who claims the Prophethood. The same way proves the truthfulness of the one who claims the Imamat. And it is not particular to the Prophethood. In many definitions given by the Islamic theologians, the word ‘claim’ has been used in a general sense and is not used specifically for the claim of Propehthood. And probably those who have used it in its particular sense, meant the famous and dominate case. The Imameyyeh theologians have recognized the miracle to be a way for knowing the Imam. And believed that having the ability to perform a miracle is one of the necessary attributes of an Imam. In proving the Imamat for the Imams of the Household P.B.U.t. in general, and for the Imam of the Age M.A.H.H.A. in particular, these theologians have taken benefits from reasoning on miracle in addition to the clear terms in Imamat. The miracles performed by the Imam of the Age M.A.H.H.A. are a lot. Some of them belong to the time before his Excellency’s Imamat and some belong to after his Excellency’s Imamat in both short and long Occultation. There is no doubt in the successive transmission of these miracles. Therefore, they would be the precise proof for his Excellency’s Imamat.

the Ale-Yasin series of prayers is one of the series of prayers for the Imam of the AgeM.A.H.H.A.; that Tabarsi has quoted it from Humayri’s Twoqi in his book Ehtejaj. This series of prayers, on the request of the Shii’ats, has been issued by his Excellency, and the scholars and masters have paid enough attention to it. In this work we are trying to know more about this series of prayers and prove the validity of this that the householdP.B.U.T. are the Ale-Yasin.

the Promised in Islamic thought-specially in Shii’at point of view-has clear identity; and has allocated a specific example to itself. His Excellency’s birth has been approved in the authentic sources. His Excellency’s name is the same as the Prophet’s P.B.U.H. and has a long Occultation; and his Appearance is subject to the Will of the Almighty God and the fulfillment of the conditions for it. The subject of this article is to fine out about personal characteristics of his Excellency in the series of prayers.In this article, these series of prayers show his Excellency’s personal characteristics, in accordance with, the history, the Book and the tradition in detail. After this, we can understand that, how the reality of the Twelfth Imam M.A.H.H.A. his dimensions and position is pointed to in the narrations related to Mahdaviyyat.

it is obvious that one of the duties of a person who is waiting for the Imam of the AgeM.A.H.H.A., is to pray for him. On of the prayers in this regard is the Faraj Prayer. This prayer that is based on the traditions has been taught by his Excellency to Muhammad Ibn Ahmad Ibn Abi al-leys, and includes high valuable of Islamic teachings. His Excellency, in this prayer, has taught us to describe our own state while speaking to God; but with relying on the One whose aid is to be implored in comfort and hardship. His Excellency, with the right usage from Salawat and the word (Ulel-Amr) transforms a very important subject to his Excellency’s followers; that has an important direct relation with following the Imam of the Age M.A.H.H.A. and having knowledge to him. The only path to know his Excellency is to follow that dear. And the importance of knowing Imam is not hidden to anyone. The fruit of this knowledge appears in the last phrase in practice and in supplication. That is because, the supplication is to resort to the Saints of God; and this will not happen except through having a deep knowledge to Imam.

this article, has tried to show a typology comparison between the Christian Promised one-Jesus A.S., and the shii’a Promised one-Al-Mahdi M.A.H.H.A. In this paper, we have investigated on each one of the two from the genealogy aspects, personal Characteristics and position. The similarities and differences are also given. In the end, it is emphasized that the promised in reality is only one, and he is the one mentioned in Islam. Although, the return of Jesus A.S. is not deniable in last days but not as the Savior. He returns to help the Promised Al-Mahdi M.A.H.H.A in last days.

the ideal society or the Promised Government of the last days, is one of the common concepts that has been paid attention to by different religions. One can find a lot of subjects on the quality of the Appearance of the Promised Government, and the specialties of that time in the text of these religions and schools. In this subject, the two schools, namely, the shii’a and Yahud, have their stands; and have studied it from different aspects. In this investigation, has been tried to check the process of the future Promised Government in more realistic form and based on today’s structures. And also we tried to compare the two schools in this regard; so that one can see the similarities between the two schools.

the colonialism takes benefits from different ways for its dominance over the Islamic countries. Sometimes with its physical presence and sometimes with misusing the beliefs of the people of the very country; for example, in Iraq, the colonialism, took benefits from the people’s belief in Mahdaviyyat. And made false Yamani by bringing in a person called Ahmad al-Hasan. In this article, after having an investigation on traditions about Yamani and after reviewing the claims and the beliefs of Ahmad al-Hasan; we have shown the contradictions in his claims and beliefs with the traditions. And the basic faults in this movement are given. At the end, based on the traditions, the best way to the felicity is introduced by referring to the divine sage.