Who Are the Mahdiyyīn? A Critical Examination of the Claim
Dar al-Hedayah | The issue of “Mahdiyeen” (guided ones) after the Twelfth Imam (as) has never been a tenet of Shi’a belief. Firstly, the narrations in question are not sufficient to confidently accept their content. …
Is the title “Sahib al-Amr” also applied to the Yemeni?
Dar al‑Hidayah | The followers of Ahmad al‑Basri argue with narrations which, according to their belief, attribute the title Owner of the Affair (Sāḥib al‑Amr) to someone other than Imam al‑Zamān (peace …
The Unity of Yamani and the First Mahdi
Dar al-Hedayah | In examining the claim of the Ahmad al-Basri movement regarding the unity of the personalities of the Yamani and the First Mahdi, this group argues that if these two personalities are different, …
The Claim of Yamani’s Emergence Before The Sufyani – A Critical Review
Dar al-Hedayah | Nazem al-Oqaili, who is one of the senior figures and among the most important scholarly personalities of the deviant movement of false claimants, has made a claim based on the …
Are the Narrations Indicating Support for Yamani Mutawatir?
Dar al-Hedayah | To prove their belief in the obligation to obey the “Yamani,” the faction of the claimant Yamani has made another claim, stating that the narrations indicating support and companionship with …
Is the Qā’im After the Succession of Three Names Ahmad al-Basri or Imam al-Mahdi?
Dar al-Hedayah | Followers of Ahmad al-Basri, relying on a narration whose theme mentions the names of the last four Imams, attempt to introduce the fourth person as Ahmad al-Basri. They try to …
Is Obeying the “Yamani” Obligatory? A Hadith Examination
Dar al-Hedayah | A central and challenging topic in the study of narrations related to the End Times and the events of the Apparition is the issue of the obligation to obey the “Yamani” …
Is the Meaning of “The Yemeni Youth” (al-Fatā al-Yamanī) Ahmad al-Hassan al-Basri?
Dar al-Hedaya | The followers of Ahmad Basri, by abusing certain narrations, attempt to apply the referents found in some religious texts to the leader of their sect and to ascribe various …
Is the Phrase “for he calls to the Truth and to a Straight Path” Proof of the Yamani’s Infallibility (Ismah)?
Dar al-Hidayah | The claimant Yamani sect, relying on narrations that praise the Yamani and describe him as a guide, attempts to prove his infallibility and establishes such a necessary correlation. In …
Does Merely Calling to the Truth Prove Infallibility (Ismah)?
Dar al-Hidayah | The followers of Ahmad al-Basri interpret merely calling to the truth as meaning infallibility, whereas there is no necessary correlation between calling to the truth and infallibility. This is …