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The holy Prophet(SAW):The world will not come to an end until a man from my family (ahl al-bayt), who will be called al-Mahdi, emerges to rule upon my community.(Bihar al-anwar,V51,P75)

Message of Grand Ayatollah Saafi Gulpayegani on the unfortunate occasion of desecration and disgracing the grave of the high esteemed companion of Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) and Ali ibn Abi – Talib the commander of the faithful (pbuh)

In the name of Allah the most beneficent and the most compassionate

Do not suppose that Allah is oblivious to what the wrongdoers are doing.

Desecration of holy shrine and grave of a great companion of Prophet Mohammad (Pbuh) and the faithful ally of Ali ibn Abi – Talib (Pbuh) the commander of faithful, Hadhrat Hujr ibn Adiy (Pbuh) and his high esteemed companions by the intruders and terrorists in Syria has hurt the feeling of Muslims and the lovers of Prophet Mohammad and His Holy Household (Pbut).

انا لله و انا اليه راجعون
"Indeed we belong to Allah, and to Him do we indeed return"

Message of Grand Ayatollah Saafi Golpayegani on the auspicious occasion of fiftieth foundation anniversary of Islamic center of Hamburg

In the name of Allah the most merciful and the most compassionate
« قُل يا ايها الناسُ اِنّي رسولُ اللهِ اليكُم جَميعاً»/ اعراف آيه 158
Say: (O Mohammad): "O mankind! I am sent unto you all, As the Messenger of Allah" Al- A'raaf 158

The divine prophet hood of Mohammad ibn Abdullah (pbuh), his prophet hood is for everyone and it is not bound with a specific time period or place.

Voice of Islam and the beautiful call of Quranic oneness (Tauheed) could be heard in different parts of the world since the very first century and is increasing day by day. There is no country no province no city in the world where you would not hear the voice of Islamic Aza'an (call for prayer), and people are being enlightened and are gathering under the roof of divine religion Islam.

Message of His Highness Grand Ayatollah Saafi Gulpaygani to the members of non-aligned movement participating in the sixteen summit in Tehran

In the name of Allah the most merciful and the most compassionate
 

قال الله تعالي:" تَعَالَوْاْ إِلَى كَلَمَةٍ سَوَاء بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمْ أَلاَّ نَعْبُدَ إِلاَّ اللّهَ وَلاَ نُشْرِكَ بِهِ شَيْئًا وَلاَ يَتَّخِذَ بَعْضُنَا بَعْضًا أَرْبَابًا مِّن دُونِ اللّهِ"

“Let us come to a common word between us and you that we will worship none except Allah, that we will associate none with him, and that none of us take others for lords besides Allah”.
Summit of members of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is one of the biggest meeting which this year Islamic Republic of Iran is hosting and every nation around the world is expecting from the leaders and representatives of members of NAM that they will use this opportunity and will take strong steps in solving most of the major problems of mankind, especially the problem which poor and oppressed nations are facing. They should take some serious steps for avoiding the monopoly of possession of power in the hands rich and warlord nations. All nations and peoples should be treated with equality and justice, and they all should be benefitted with equal human rights such as justice, security and welfare.

Reply of Grand Ayatollah Saafi to the question regarding a congregational prayer lead by a non-spiritual leader

To the Grand Ayatollah Saafi Golpayegani
Salam alaikum
Recently in some of the masjids congregational prayers are being lead by non-spiritual leader (non - roohanis) and fellow Muslims are also praying behind them. What is the ruling of such cases according to the jurisprudence?

In the name of Allah, the most beneficent and the most compassionate.
Alaikum Al- Salam Wa Rahmatullah
In general, it is permissible that a non-spiritual leader can lead a congregational prayer. Even a spiritual leader and mujtahid can follow a non-spiritual leader and non-mujtahid in congregational prayers. The conditions of leading a congregational prayer are faith in Allah and justice. And if the congregational prayer is for men or for mix gathering then apart from those two conditions, masculinity is also one of the conditions.

Reply of Grand Ayatollah Saafi to the question regarding a congregational prayer lead by a non-spiritual leader

To the Grand Ayatollah Saafi Golpayegani
Salam alaikum
Recently in some of the masjids congregational prayers are being lead by non-spiritual leader (non - roohanis) and fellow Muslims are also praying behind them. What is the ruling of such cases according to the jurisprudence?

 

In the name of Allah, the most beneficent and the most compassionate.
Alaikum Al- Salam Wa Rahmatullah

A question regarding the mourning days of martyrdom of Hazrat Fatima Zahra (sa)

In the name of Allah the most beneficial and merciful
To the auspicious presence of Grand Ayatollah Saafi Golpayegani
Salam Alaikum
Meanwhile, I would like to give my condolences regarding the days of mourning of martyrdom of Hazrat Fatima Zahra (sa), the beloved daughter of Prophet Mohammad (may peace be upon him), which are the most preferable days of mourning for the martyrdom of Hazrat Fatima Zahra (sa)since the exact date of the martyrdom is not confirmed? What kind of mourning is highly recommended during these grievous days?
Thank you
Group of Believers (Momineen)

The Secret Birth of Hadhrat Mahdi (a.s.)

Shaikh Mufid, a distinguished Shia scholar, also wrote in al-Irshad: "When Imam Hasan al-'Askari (as), passed away, the caliph of that time, pursued his son because the Imamiyyah shia’s belief was famous and was spread about that the Shias were awaiting His Eminence."

Mu'tadid, one of the tyrant Abbasid caliphs who ruled from 279 to 289 A.H., decided all at once to destroy the entire family of Imam al-Askari (as) when he heard that more than twenty years had passed since the birth of the son of Imam Hasan al-Askari (as), and that he was still living in spite of the attempts of the preceding caliph to kill him. One of Mu'tadid's officers said: "Mu'tadid has ordered me and two other persons, each of us to mount a horse and to proceed to Samarra in full speed without even stopping for prayer. He gave us the address of Imam al-Askari (as) and instructed us to enter his house without his permission and to bring him the head of whoever we find there." As a matter of fact, they were unaware that the same power which had protected the Imam from the former caliphs would give him protection from his evil, because:

"Allah disdains (nothing) save that He shall perfect His light, however much the disbelievers are averse" (IX 32).

The Reappearance of the Great Reformer of the world – A fundamental religious belief

 

The belief that at the end of the time a universal reformer will arise and provide success to mankind and save people from their afflictions and calamities, is one of the most ancient and fundamental beliefs, that all the heavenly religious have given glad tidings of this and all the history of mankind has recorded it as a sanctified and respectful belief.
The man who has witnessed the worst of the disasters, battles and turmoil caused by the inhuman people and surrounded the whole mankind. The man who is trampled upon by tyrants and deprived by greedy and selfish elements from the blessings that should have been available to all in the world. Such a man is in anticipation of a reformer who would transform the flow of history and establish the Kingdom of truth. There is no doubt that he shall be that same Mahdi of the Progeny of Muhammad. The world shall be graced by his knowledge, justice, planning and good diplomacy. The Prophet of Islam (as), who never spoke without revelation, and his Infallible Successors who had always been associated with piety and god fearingness have explained about that great reformer, that is the Qaim of the Progeny of Muhammad (as). Here it would be appropriate that we mention some examples of the advent of the universal reformer and his justice and truth.

Identifying Imam Mahdi (as)

Grand Ayatollah Saafi Golpayegani has collected all these traditions in his book: Muntakhab Al-Asar, collection of Sunni and Shia traditions and narrations. Following is the list of the subject and the number of traditions on that particular subject:

91 Hadith on: "The Imams are twelve in number, among whom the first is Ali ibn Abi Talib (as)and the last is the Mahdi(as)."

94 Hadith on: "The Imams are twelve, and the last one is the Mahdi(as)."

107 Hadith on: "The Imams are twelve, nine among whom are the descendants of Husain(as), and the ninth is the Al-Qa'im(as)."

389 Hadith on: "Mahdi(as) is from among the progeny of the Prophet(pbuh)."

214 Hadith on: "Mahdi(as) is from among the descendants of Ali(as)."

192 Hadith on: "Mahdi(as) is from among the descendants of Fatima(sa)."

185 Hadith on: "Mahdi(as) is from among the descendants of Husain(as)."

Head of Islamic Centre of Hamburg met Grand Ayatollah Saafi Golpayegani: Pro-Islamic wave has taken over the world

Grand Ayatollah Saafi Golpayegani in a meeting held on Thursday with the head of Islamic centre of Hamburg, Germany said:” With the grace of God today Islam has a lot of supporters throughout the world”.
Pointing towards the anti Islamic activities of west and the enemies of Islam he said: In spite of different mischievous and deceptive acts by the anti Islamic elements, today the interest of world has grown remarkably towards the Islam and a pro-Islamic wave has taken over the world.
Grand Ayatollah Saafi Golpayegani assumed this as the golden chance to spread the acquaintance of holy household of prophet and said: we should do optimum utilization of this opportunity by propagating the rich and comprehensive basis of Islam to this world, to quench the thirst of acquaintance of holy household of prophet.
He also said: in this span of time we can do a lot of work and no matter how much we work in this field of propagation of Islam is not enough but with lots of efforts and endeavor we will have to send the message of Islam to every corner of this world.