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==Story of Imam al-Mahdi's (a) Participation in Tuwairij Processions== | ==Story of Imam al-Mahdi's (a) Participation in Tuwairij Processions== | ||
According to [[Sayyid Mahdi Bahr al-'Ulum]] (d. 1212/1798), there is a well-known story of [[Imam al-Mahdi (a)]] participating in Tuwairiji processions. The book ''Imam Zaman wa-Sayyid Bahr al-'Ulum'' states that in 1333/1914-5, a Shiite scholar in [[Najaf]] mentioned that he participated in the Tuwairij mourning ceremony because 'Allama Bahr al-'Ulum had done so before him. Bahr al-'Ulum even took off his shirt, following the tradition of other chest-beaters. When asked about his action, he explained that he had seen the Twelfth Shi'a Imam (a) within the procession. This tale has been recorded in multiple sources. | According to [[Sayyid Mahdi Bahr al-'Ulum]] (d. 1212/1798), there is a well-known story of [[Imam al-Mahdi (a)]] participating in Tuwairiji processions. The book ''Imam Zaman wa-Sayyid Bahr al-'Ulum'' states that in 1333/1914-5, a Shiite scholar in [[Najaf]] mentioned that he participated in the Tuwairij mourning ceremony because 'Allama Bahr al-'Ulum had done so before him. Bahr al-'Ulum even took off his shirt, following the tradition of other chest-beaters. When asked about his action, he explained that he had seen the Twelfth Shi'a Imam (a) within the procession.<ref>Rafiʿī, ''Imām Zamān wa Sayyid Baḥr al-ʿUlūm'', p. 194-197.</ref> This tale has been recorded in multiple sources.<ref>[https://imamhussain.org/persian/10823 A look at the Tuwairij mourning ceremony, the biggest mourning ceremony of Imam al-Hossein (a) in the world (Persian).]</ref> | ||
The author of the book ''Tarikh al-niyaha'' (written in the fourteenth century AH) believes that Bahr al-'Ulum saw Imam al-Mahdi (a) in Tuwairiji processions in his dream. | The author of the book ''Tarikh al-niyaha'' (written in the fourteenth century AH) believes that Bahr al-'Ulum saw Imam al-Mahdi (a) in Tuwairiji processions in his dream.<ref>Shahristānī, ''Tārīkh al-nīyāha'', p. 45.</ref> | ||
===Doubts about Imam al-Mahdi’s Mourning in Tuwairij=== | ===Doubts about Imam al-Mahdi’s Mourning in Tuwairij=== | ||
According to historical accounts, there is no mention of Imam al-Mahdi's (a) participation in the Tuwairij ceremony in any written sources related to him or Bahr al-'Ulum. Moreover, scholars argue that this claim lacks authenticity due to the fact that Tuwairij mourning started in 1303/1885 while [[Sayyid Mahdi Bahr al-'Ulum]] passed away much earlier, in 1212/1798. It is possible that the individual mentioned in the story was a descendant of Sayyid Bahr al-'Ulum. | According to historical accounts, there is no mention of Imam al-Mahdi's (a) participation in the Tuwairij ceremony in any written sources related to him or Bahr al-'Ulum. Moreover, scholars argue that this claim lacks authenticity due to the fact that Tuwairij mourning started in 1303/1885 while [[Sayyid Mahdi Bahr al-'Ulum]] passed away much earlier, in 1212/1798. It is possible that the individual mentioned in the story was a descendant of Sayyid Bahr al-'Ulum. | ||
Muhammad Kazim Hazarjaribi, a student of Bahr al-'Ulum who authored an essay on his teacher's virtues and supernatural abilities, admits to having no evidence that Sayyid Bahr al-'Ulum ever met Imam al-Mahdi (a). | Muhammad Kazim Hazarjaribi, a student of Bahr al-'Ulum<ref>Hazārjarībī, ''Faḍāʾil wa kirāmat-i ʿAllāma Sayyid Muḥammad Mahdī Baḥr al-ʿUlūm'', p. 33.</ref> who authored an essay on his teacher's virtues and supernatural abilities, admits to having no evidence that Sayyid Bahr al-'Ulum ever met Imam al-Mahdi (a).<ref>Hazārjarībī, ''Faḍāʾil wa kirāmat-i ʿAllāma Sayyid Muḥammad Mahdī Baḥr al-ʿUlūm'', p. 50</ref> | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||