Summary Article: The Mother of Imam Al-Mahdi (PBUH): An Undeniable Fact
Sheikh Nazih Muhi-Deen
Because the case of the mother of Imam Al-Mahdi (PBUH) was not investigated and studied enough, the opponents of this ideology found it a paved way to attack the historicity of this case and deny its existence. They propose that because there is no name of her father (the mother of Imam Al-Mahdi) mentioned in history books, then there is no clue for the existence of this woman, finally denying the very existence of Imam Al-Mahdi himself. The greater problem is that there is a number of shaky Shias who have adopted this idea, as Ahmad Al-Kateb.
This study, then, tends to prove the historical existence of this lady. Through a set of timetables, this paper proves the exact time and place of the residence of the lady. The conclusions of this study are as the following:
First: a representation of the historical clue of the life of this lady.
Second: a representation of the biography of the father and grandfather of the mother of Imam Al-Mahdi (PBUH).
Thus, the methodology of this paper is a move from a skeptical stance to certainty.
