Seeking the Savior in other doctrines
Apart from: Zoroastrianism, Buddhism, Hinduism and also, Judaism, Christianity and Islam, there are other doctrines which confirm “The Savior”. They are as: Confucianism, Daoism [Taoism], Manichaeism, etc.
Month: October 2017
A ponderable example for the believers in the Savior [the Savior in Islam is Imam Mahdi (hgr)
Consider a ship, on a story see!
Now if the passengers know that there is no coast to save, for hundreds of kilometers.
and they have a small amount of food.
What will they really do?
Will they do any try?
The Old books of Sunnites, on the theme of Imam Mahdi (hgr)
A lot of Sunni scholars have written books regarding Imam Mahdi (hgr).
For example, the first one who wrote an independent book about Imam Mahdi (hgr)
was “Ibād ibn Ya’qūb Rawajati”.
His book is “Akhbār Al-Mahdi”.
He lived in Imam Askari (pbuh)’s lifetime,
Is this thirst fake?! [The thirst to peace and justice]
While there are many differences in people and nation’s ways of thoughts and customs,
they are unexceptionally fond of these two: Love for peace and love for justice.
Hasn’t it always been the case that, our thirst means there is somewhere water?!
The Celestial call in Qur’an 1
Abdulrahman said, “I told Imam Sadiq (pbuh)
‘Enemies blame and call us; liars!”
[When] we say; there are two voices from the sky,
They react, ‘If both of them are from sky, so how are the call of truth and the call of falsehood descriminized?
The Imam (pbuh) stated, ‘What did you reply?’
Time of the Emergence [of Imam Mahdi (hgr)] in Qur’an
[Regarding the Emergence] Mufazzal1 said:
[Once] I asked my lord; Imam Sadiq (pbuh),
‘Does the Awaited Imam; Mahdi (hgr)’s mission have certain time, and should people know that?”
The Imam (pbuh) stated, “Never does God determine his emergence time such that our Shiites know that!
Command to look forward to the Emergence in Qur’an
…فَانْتَظِرُوا إِنِّي مَعَكُمْ مِنَ الْمُنْتَظِرِينَ [اعراف/۷۱]
…then wait: I am amongst you, also waiting.” (The holy Quran, Surah AL-ARAF, Verse 71)
Imam Riḍā (pbuh) stated:
How pleasant is patience and looking forward to the Emergence!
He [Imam Mahdi (hgr)] comes [emerges]
The notion “savior”, has been mentioned in all the doctrines: Zoroastrianism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism, Redskin doctrines, African doctrines and …
They all have their own special characteristics.
But they all, try to respond to an inner desire of humans.
Looking forward to “the savior” among Redskins
This belief is widespread among Redskin tribes, that
One day, Redskins’ savior will emerge,
And lead them to the heaven on the Earth [I_ just guess_ it was probably Aden]…
Just before 1890 (about 120 years ago),
It’s clear like daylight…
A large number of Sunni scholars have stated that, believing in the Promised Mahdi (hgr) is an agreement case for Muslims.
Evan some people say, “The denier of Mahdi (hgr)’s emergence, is a heathen.” They also have quoted some narrations in this area.
Some of them believe that “The denier of Mahdi (hgr) must be kiled.”