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Congratulations on the holy presence of Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.), the expected one, to all muslims, all Shia and to you. 15th of Shaban, a very auspicious day in the month of Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H.), is the birth anniversary of Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.). The birth anniversary of our Imam is approaching. We would like to invite all of us to do something, no matter how small, for this joyous day. We would like to bring our humble contribution by mentioning some of our duties during occultation and about how could we make Him (a.t.f.s.) satisfied. We can divide the answer in three parts. 1. To Await (Intezar) 2. To recite recommended supplications during the occultation (Dua) 3. Purifying the self (Taqwa.) 1. Awaiting: To await for the reappearance of Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.) is highly recommended right from the Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H.&H.F.) till Imam-e- Zaman (a.t.f.s.) himself. There are plenty of traditions to prove this. The Holy prophet (P.B.U.H.&H.F.) said, "Best deed (Amal) of my nation is to wait for Faraj (Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.))." " One who await for reappearance and Faraj of Imam Mahdi. Is like the one who gives his blood in the way of Allah." If we refer the Islamic books under the title of Intezar Faraj we can find plenty of traditions about Intezar. 2. Recommended Duas during occultation: There are many Dua's recommended to be recited during the occultation, of which some of them are recommended by Imam himself, such as Ziyarate Ale Yasin, Dua-e-Istighasa, Dua-e-Nudbah, Ziyarat-e-Sardab etc. 3. Taqwa: In the traditions, it is said that during the occultation a person who waits for him should be pious. He should have firm belief in Allah, Prophet and Imams. He should refrain from sin and try to protect the religion and belief of the people. They should try to guide the people towards the right path so that the ground for his reappearance is ready. The Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H.&H.F.) was sitting with some of his companion and suddenly he said, "Alas! I wish I could meet my brothers." Abu Bakr and Umar said, "Are we not your brothers? We believe in you and we migrated with you" The Holy Prophet replied, "You are my companions. You accepted Islam and migrated with me but "Alas I wish I could meet my brothers..!" Again they asked the same question, Holy Prophet replied the same answer. Then they asked "O, Prophet who are those people? The Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H.&H.F.) replied, "My brothers are those who are during the Akher-uz-zaman. They will believe in me although they have not seen me." -------------------------------------------------------------- Wish you all readers, a blessed spiritual and happy fifteenth Sha'ban day. For more information, please refer to this address http://university.etrat.net and click on Ya Mahdi button. Quran and Etrat Internet University [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
