Parents Of Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s)

Before we mention about the blessed birth of the great universal reformer and the hope of humanity, the great leader of the people, the Awaited Imam (a.s), it would be most fitting to mention in brief about the exalted family and genealogy of the holy Imam (a.s), and the true loftiness and exaltedness that is present in this pure family tree and is the source of heavenly light. He it is who would illuminate the horizon of the world and eradicate oppression and darkness of ignorance and stupidity and destroy the mischief-makers and their centers of destruction and oppression.

The eleventh of the Imams of guidance is Imam Hasan Askari (a.s). Like all the Imams, he was the source of contemplation and awakening of the Islamic world and one who made the people proximate to God, one who entreats and pleads in the court of the Lord of the world.

According to unanimity of historians and biographers, Imam Hasan Askari (a.s) was the greatest personality of Islam of his time and the leader of opposition of the usurper and oppressor Abbaside ruler, whose rule was based on injustice and the rights of the people were being trampled upon.

The Abbaside rule kept on increasing pressure and force on the Imam (a.s) till they finally imprisoned the Holy Imam. And he was forcibly taken to Samarrah and put under surveillance and house arrest. Every type of communication between the Imam and his Shias was stopped. The complete life history of this holy

The genealogy of the respected mother of the Awaited Imam can be traced to the great Roman personalities on the basis of traditional reports and clear statements of the historians. She was the daughter of Yusha whose genealogy goes back to Caesar of Rome. In the same way her mother’s lineage could be traced to Simon, the successor and one of the companions of Prophet Isa (a.s).^[1]

This chaste lady is one of the greatest lady of the Muslims by way of purity, faith and chastity, and she is the mother of the greatest reformer of human society after his honorable forefathers, throughout history. This alone is sufficient for her from the viewpoint of dignity and honor.

In spite of the fact that Imam Hasan Askari (a.s) himself possessed absolute perfections and virtues, he used to accord utmost respect to this esteemed lady, just as the respected aunt of His Eminence, Askari (a.s) paid due honor to her since her nephew informed her that the Awaited Imam would be born through her.^[2]

2. Abu Basir, a student of the school of Ahle Bayt says, “I asked Imam Sadiq (a.s), ‘O Son of the Messenger of Allah (a.s)! Who is the Qaim among you Ahle Bayta’ He replied: ‘O Abu Basir! He is my fifth descendant from my son, Musa (a.s). He would be the son of the chief of the maidservants and the greatest of ladies. He would go into an occultation and the followers of falsehood would doubt in him. After that, the Almighty Allah would make him reappear, and conquer the east and west of the earth through his powerful hands.'”<sup>[9]


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