Shia and Sunni hadith about Imam Mehdi
There is no confusion or difference of opinion among the Muslim scholars about the arrival of Imam Mehdi (as) before the Doomsday. In a hadith, unanimously accepted by all Muslims as an authentic one, the Holy Prophet (sws) stressed that Imam Mehdi (as) will certainly come before the commencement of the Doomsday, as the holy prophet says
There are more than 3000 ahadith of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) and Holy Imams about Imam Mahdi (as) recorded by Shia scholars. Also, there are more than 70 books written by renowned Sunni scholars about Imam Mahdi (as).
Difference of opinion between Shia and Sunni about the appearance of Imam Mehdi (as)
Both Shia and Sunni are united in their basic belief that Imam Mahdi(as) will certainly rule the whole world before the occurrence of the Doomsday. But, there is a strong controversy among Muslims on the issue of occultation (Ghaibat).
Sunni scholars believe that Imam Mehdi (as) will be born anytime before the day of Qiyamat and will rule the world. Whereas, all Shia scholars have a strong belief based on Quran and hadith that Imam Mehdi (as) was born in 255 AH, and is still living in concealment as the Imam of his time, and will reappear by the order of Allah the almighty at His appointed time.
He has a title Imam ul-Asr, meaning the Imam of the period.
No one, except Allah the almighty, knows the mahdi. Even the Imam himself does not know about the time when his occultation will be over. However, there are some reliable narration and reasonably trustworthy clues to form a hypothetical opinion about his station.
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