Birth and Upbringing
In Quran and Dua
Ghaybah
In the Words of..
Miscellaneous
100
On the 15th of Sha'aban, Imam Mahdi was born to Imam Hassan al Askari (as) and _______
Narjis (acceptable answers: Narjis, Susan, Saqeel, Khamt, Raihana (Al-Qarashi 32) )
100
Identify the Dua/Ziyara: "Peace be upon you O' the Manifested Flag and the one who is filled with knowledge and help and the far reaching mercy a promise which is not a lie"
Ziyarat ale-Yasin
100
how long did ghaybat al sughra last?
7-9 years
100
“If there were to remain in the life of the world but one day, God would prolong that day until He sends in it a man from my community and my household. His name will be the same as my name. He will fill the earth with equity and justice as it was filled with oppression and tyranny.”
Prophet Muhammad (saw)
100
What does “al Muntazar” mean
The Awaited One
200
At what age did Imam Mahdi attain Imamate?
5 years
200
Identify the Dua/Ziyara: "O Allah, I update to him in the beginning of this day and throughout the days of lifetime a pledge, a covenant, and allegiance to which I commit myself and from which I neither convert nor change."
Dua Ahad
200
There was a promise from the earliest times about a man from the progeny of ______, who would rise in arms in the future to purify Islam from innovation.
Muhammad (or..Al-Hussain, Yasin, etc)
200
“The one who dies without knowing the imam on his time, dies a death of Jahiliyyah (ignorance)"
Prophet Muhammad (saw)
200
Many aspects of Imam Mahdi (as)’s life relates to Prophets mentioned in the Holy Quran. Which Prophet’s birth was also kept a secret?
Prophet Musa (as); Prophet Isa (as)
300
Where was Imam Mahdi born?
Samarrah, Iraq
300
Identify the Dua: Where is the one left by Allah Where is the one awaited for mending every unevenness and crookedness? Where is the one hoped for removing oppression and aggression? Where is the one chosen for restoring the faith and the code of law?
Dua Nubda
300
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!! Imam Mahdi appointed 4 representatives during ghaybat al sughra. Name 1
1. Uthman ibn Saeed 2. Mohammad ibn Uthman 3. Hussain ibn Rooh 4. Ali ibn Muhammad
300
The Imam after me is my son, Muhammad, and after him his son `Ali, and after Ali his son, Hassan, and after Hassan his son Hujjatu’l Qa’im, who is awaited during his occultation and obeyed during his manifestation. If there remain from the life of the world but a single day, Allah will extend that day until he becomes manifest, and fill the world with justice in the same way that it had been filled with iniquity. But when? As for news of the `hour;’ verily my father told me, having heard it from his father who heard it from his father who heard it from his ancestors who heard it from `Ali, that it was asked of the Holy Prophet, `Oh Prophet of God, when will the “support” (al-Qa’im) who is from thy family appear?’ He said, `His case is like that of the Hour (of the Resurrection). He alone will manifest it at its proper time. It is heavy in the heavens and the earth. It cometh not to you save unawares (Qur’an, 7:187).’ “
Imam Ali al Ridha (as)
300
The number 313 has been represented multiple times throughout Islamic history. Provide 2 examples of armies of Prophets that brought victory to the religion.
Battle of Badr; Talout and Jalout (David and Goliath)
400
When the Imam (aj) was about to be born, Imam al Askari (as) requested Hakimah to recite which surah from the Holy Quran?
Surah al Qadr. Narrations state that the Imam (aj) began to recite the verses along with Hakimah from the womb
400
Identify the Verse: And We desired to bestow a favor upon those who were oppressed in the land and make them Imams, and make them inheritors
Qasas (28:5)
400

O Ammar! Allah has promised me that He will give birth to nine Imams from Husain and He will keep the ninth one in Ghaibat.

Prophet Muhammad SAW

400
The earth shall never be devoid of the Divine Proof, He may be apparent and prominent or he may be concealed and hidden. And it is because of him that the proofs and signs of Allah are not wasted."
Imam Ali (as)
400
Which Prophet had a long life like Imam Mahdi (aj)?
Prophet Nuh (as)
500
What single verse did Imam Mahdi recite after his birth?
28:5; "And We wanted to confer favor upon those who were oppressed in the land and make them leaders and make them inheritors" (al Qasas, verse 5)
500
Which surah is this verse derived from? And they say, "Why is a sign not sent down to him from his Lord?" So say, "The unseen is only for Allah [to administer], so wait; indeed, I am with you among those who wait."
Yunus, verse 20
500
Imam Mahdi (aj) is said to visit a man on three separate occasions. Name 1
1. Hajj 2. the funeral of a man with no debt 3. When a troubled believer calls out to the Imam (aj)
500
"Even if two people remain on the earth. One of them shall be a Hujjat upon the other. And if one of them dies, it will be the Hujjat that remains".
Imam Jafar al Sadiq (as)
500
There are three reasons for the FIRST occultation of our Imam (atfs). Name at least two.
1. fear of being killed 2. to make no oath of obedience to any oppressive ruler, 3. to serve as a test set by Allah for his creatures, so as to see who would remain steadfast in acknowledging the Imamate of the Twelfth Imam
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