The Grand Ayatullah Makarem Shirazi: The Doctrine of Imam Mahdi Belief” can play a connecting role among all religions.
Source : The Bright Future News Agency
Emphasizing the cross-religion role of the idea of Imam Mahdi (p.b.u.h.) and its significant rand valuable impressions, Great Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi addressed to the well done efforts of the personnel involved in the conference of “The Doctrine of Imam Mahdi Belief”, in a meeting with the staff and members of Bright future Institute. Great Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi stressed the major and outstanding points of the matter and appreciated their efforts. “The conference of “The Doctrine of Imam Mahdi Belief” or better to say, all the programs related to Imam Mahdi (p.b.u.h.) can play a connecting role not only among Muslim nation, but also among followers of all other religions.
“Since we believe the prediction of Imam Mahdi (p.b.u.h.)’s Deliverance has been mentioned in all religions, although in different statements”, he said, “We can say it would go beyond Islamic beliefs and become a dominant belief among all nations.”
“It goes beyond Islam the same as Ashoora; the belief which can unite all the oppressed faithful nations and gather them under this title” he continued, “thus, the considerable potential of the subject should not be ignored, for it can unite all the mankind and followers of all religions. I suggest this universal aspect not to be abandoned.”
“On the other hand,” he added, “you should not neglect the important topic of confusions being discussed on the matter of Imam Mahdi (p.b.u.h.) and they should be one of your main concerns in this conference, as well as in your future attempts. The confusing points about Imam Mahdi (p.b.u.h.) are more important than those about other branches of Islam, since many of the heretical Sects of Islam, as we all know, had spread many wrong ideas on the matter.”
“The common points about Imam Mahdi (p.b.u.h.), on which all the Sects of Muslims agree, should be the primary focus when it comes to defend the idea of Imam Mahdi (p.b.u.h.) Deliverance. Some of the points are highly accepted by Shiite and most of the confusions are about them; nevertheless, it is better to cover the common points instead of the differences.”
“There were always some who claimed to be promised Imam Mahdi (p.b.u.h.)” he highlighted, “Some of Sunni scholars, as Ibn Khaldon, have denied the existence of Imam Mahdi (p.b.u.h.), because of such false claims of those claimers; however few of Sunni scholars do not believe in Imam Mahdi (p.b.u.h.). To some extent, he justifies his idea that such claims had caused many misuses of the subject of Imam Mahdi (p.b.u.h.). This fear cannot lead to deny the entire subject, just as we cannot deny all the prophets just because many other liars had claimed to be messengers of Allah. Can we deny the Divine Oneness, considering the claims about Divinity? The truth is that every significant and great Truth is in the risk of being misused by evil doers and all we should do is to respond them due to their own justifications. I believe that the misuses of the matter of Imam Mahdi (p.b.u.h.) proves its truth and originality, for it shows the public concern and awareness about him and the evil will of those who misused it. ”
“Introducing Imam Mahdi (p.b.u.h.) and the prediction of his Deliverance goes back to the time of the Holy Prophet (p.b.u.h.)” he finished his speech, “Most of the Hadiths on Imam Mahdi (p.b.u.h.) have been narrated from the Holy Prophet (p.b.u.h.) and above all, all the apostles of the Holy Prophet (p.b.u.h.) were fully aware of the matter of his Deliverance.”
“Since we believe the prediction of Imam Mahdi (p.b.u.h.)’s Deliverance has been mentioned in all religions, although in different statements”, he said, “We can say it would go beyond Islamic beliefs and become a dominant belief among all nations.”
“It goes beyond Islam the same as Ashoora; the belief which can unite all the oppressed faithful nations and gather them under this title” he continued, “thus, the considerable potential of the subject should not be ignored, for it can unite all the mankind and followers of all religions. I suggest this universal aspect not to be abandoned.”
“On the other hand,” he added, “you should not neglect the important topic of confusions being discussed on the matter of Imam Mahdi (p.b.u.h.) and they should be one of your main concerns in this conference, as well as in your future attempts. The confusing points about Imam Mahdi (p.b.u.h.) are more important than those about other branches of Islam, since many of the heretical Sects of Islam, as we all know, had spread many wrong ideas on the matter.”
“The common points about Imam Mahdi (p.b.u.h.), on which all the Sects of Muslims agree, should be the primary focus when it comes to defend the idea of Imam Mahdi (p.b.u.h.) Deliverance. Some of the points are highly accepted by Shiite and most of the confusions are about them; nevertheless, it is better to cover the common points instead of the differences.”
“There were always some who claimed to be promised Imam Mahdi (p.b.u.h.)” he highlighted, “Some of Sunni scholars, as Ibn Khaldon, have denied the existence of Imam Mahdi (p.b.u.h.), because of such false claims of those claimers; however few of Sunni scholars do not believe in Imam Mahdi (p.b.u.h.). To some extent, he justifies his idea that such claims had caused many misuses of the subject of Imam Mahdi (p.b.u.h.). This fear cannot lead to deny the entire subject, just as we cannot deny all the prophets just because many other liars had claimed to be messengers of Allah. Can we deny the Divine Oneness, considering the claims about Divinity? The truth is that every significant and great Truth is in the risk of being misused by evil doers and all we should do is to respond them due to their own justifications. I believe that the misuses of the matter of Imam Mahdi (p.b.u.h.) proves its truth and originality, for it shows the public concern and awareness about him and the evil will of those who misused it. ”
“Introducing Imam Mahdi (p.b.u.h.) and the prediction of his Deliverance goes back to the time of the Holy Prophet (p.b.u.h.)” he finished his speech, “Most of the Hadiths on Imam Mahdi (p.b.u.h.) have been narrated from the Holy Prophet (p.b.u.h.) and above all, all the apostles of the Holy Prophet (p.b.u.h.) were fully aware of the matter of his Deliverance.”
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