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There is no hadith about how Imam al-Zaman (a) will die or be martyred. Some scholars appeal to the well-known view that all the Imams (a) are martyred (based on a hadith according to which, "all of us will either be killed or poisoned", and thus, argue that Imam al-Zaman (a) will be martyred at the end of his government. According to the [[Imamiyya]], after the demise of Imam al-Zaman (a), there will be a [[Raj'a]] (return of the dead). [[Imam al-Husayn (a)]] will be the first person who will return to this world. He will say the [[Funeral Prayer]] for Imam al-Mahdi (a), and [[ghusl al-mayyit|wash]] and [[Kafn|enshroud]] his corpse. | There is no hadith about how Imam al-Zaman (a) will die or be martyred. Some scholars appeal to the well-known view that all the Imams (a) are martyred (based on a hadith according to which, "all of us will either be killed or poisoned", and thus, argue that Imam al-Zaman (a) will be martyred at the end of his government. According to the [[Imamiyya]], after the demise of Imam al-Zaman (a), there will be a [[Raj'a]] (return of the dead). [[Imam al-Husayn (a)]] will be the first person who will return to this world. He will say the [[Funeral Prayer]] for Imam al-Mahdi (a), and [[ghusl al-mayyit|wash]] and [[Kafn|enshroud]] his corpse. | ||
==Place of Residence== | |||
===Place of Birth and Residence before the Occultation=== | |||
Since his birth until the beginning of the [[Minor Occultation]], Imam al-Mahdi (a) lived in his place of birth, [[Samarra]]. In this period, he lived and worshipped in the cellar (sardab). According to some reports, he was frequently seen in this place during his father's life. Some researchers believe that he attended the [[hajj]] rituals together with his father in the last years of his life, and then he hid in [[Medina]]. This view is not consonant with Shiite historical sources. | |||
===Place of Residence in the Period of Occultation=== | |||
According to some hadiths, the place of Imam al-Zaman's (aj) residence during the [[Occultation]] is unknown. However, some other hadiths point to places such as [[Mount Dhi Tuwa]], [[Mount Radwi]], and [[Tayba]] ([[Medina]]) as places in which Imam al-Zaman (a) lives during the Occultation. Since his [[Four Deputies]] had contacts with him during the [[Minor Occultation]], it can be said that in at least some parts of the Minor Occultation, the Imam (a) lived in [[Iraq]]. | |||
Ibn Qayyim al-Jawzi and Ibn Khaldun have attributed to the Shi'as the belief that Imam al-Zaman (a) lives in the cellar during his Occultation and will reappear from there. However, such a belief cannot be found in Shiite books. They do sanctify the cellar because Imam al-Zaman (a) lived and worshipped there during his father's life. | |||
===Place of Reappearance, Uprising, Government, and Life (after Reappearance)=== | |||
There is no precise information about the place of the [[Reappearance]] of Imam al-Zaman (a). According to a hadith, he will reappear in Dhi Tuwa area. And then he and 313 of his companions will go to [[Mecca]], he will lean towards the [[Black Stone]], and will shake his flag. According to this hadith as well as some others, Imam al-Zaman (a) will begin his uprising from [[Masjid al-Haram]] and his companions will pledge their allegiance to him between the [[Rukn]] and [[Maqam]]. According to some hadiths, Tihamah is where Imam al-Zaman (a) will begin his uprising. "Tihamah" also refers to Mecca (which is part of it). | |||
According to some other hadiths, the center of Imam al-Zaman's (a) government will be [[Kufa]], the center of his judiciary will be the [[Mosque of Kufa]], and the [[Mosque of Sahla]] will be the place where he will reside and distribute the [[Treasury|Bayt al-Mal]]. | |||
==Imamate== | ==Imamate== | ||