Symposium 56

Is it Requisite to Believe in the Existence of

Imam Al-Mahdi (AHHR)?

Anwar: Salam ‘Alaykom!

Hasan: Alaykom As-Salam, my dear Brother!

Anwar: We agreed to discuss the issues related to the twelfth Imam, Al-Mahdi (AHHR). I will begin with my first question. Is it requisite to believe in his existence?

Hasan: Yes, it is requisite and essential too, and not believing in his existence (AHHR) means not believing in Imamate and the Imams (PBUT). The faith in his existence (AHHR) comes from the fact that there must be an infallible Imam in any period of time,