Raja. Rajʿa ( Arabic: رجعة, lit. 'return'), also known as ḥashr khāṣṣ ( lit. 'specific resurrection'), is a doctrine in Shia Islam positing that some of the dead will return to life before the Resurrection to avenge their oppression. In Twelver Shia doctrine, the concept of rajʿa is closely intertwined with the eschatological TheSigns and Symbols of the Reappearance of Imam Mahdi (A.S.) Innumerable narrations contain the signs and symbols of the reappearance of Hazrat Wali-e-Asr Imam Mahdi (a.s.) Janab Sheikh Sadooq and Allamah Majlisi (May Allah Shower His blessing on them) the highly acclaimed Shia scholars have described these narrations among the signs and symbols of the re-appearance of Imam (a.s.) Thereal question will be: will there still remain true Shias in the west at the time of the reappearance of Imam Mahdi (as)? Mostly because of two things: For one, just before his reappearance, the earth will be filled with injustice and oppression, so much so that people will not be able to remain "on the fence", aka living the high life in InShia Islam only, Almahdi is the Holy Imam (priest) that will come and lead Shiats to glory. They await and love him. Other Islam sects do not believe in the Mahdi but believe in Jesus's return. Algaib which translates to "the missing/unpresent" is also a name for Mahdi in Shia. Shia believe that Almahdi went into a hole in a mountain as a Thename of Sayyiduna Imam Mahdi رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ will be Muhammad and his father's name will be Abdullah, as it has been indicated in the blessed Hadees. He will be the king of all Arabs and non-Arabs. This blessed Hadees clearly states that Imam Mahdi has not been born yet, but rather he will be born. Moreover, his The"Qaem" or Imam Mahdi of the Shia will rule according to the Laws of David and the family of David, according to the Shia Hadith in Al-Kafi, the most reliable of the four books of Shia Hadith. All of these beliefs lead us to believe that the Shia's 12th Imam is actually the Jewish Dajjal that the Prophet (صلّى الله عليه .

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