Shaykh Murtaá¸Ä al-Aná¹£ÄrÄ«’s Encounter with Imam al-Mahdi
This article recounts a reported encounter between Shaykh Murtaá¸Ä al-Aná¹£ÄrÄ« and Imam al-Mahdi (may God hasten his reappearance), in which the Imam presented a challenging jurisprudential question and affirmed Shaykh al-Aná¹£Ärī’s qualification as a mujtahid. The account also highlights the scholarly authority of Shaykh al-Aná¹£ÄrÄ« in Islamic jurisprudence.