Anthropological Foundations of Waiting for Imam Mahdi and Its Underlying Factors in the Thought of Ayatollah Khamenei

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Ever since the divine prophets let people know about the existence of a bright future and the arrival of the savior and promised that day, people have been waiting for the divine savior on such a day, and in a sense, we can say that waiting for the reappearance of that Imam is an innate and intellectual job. However, Ayatollah Khamenei emphasizes the anthropological foundations in explaining the theory of the waiting, which indicates the generality and durability of this valuable theory. In his works, the most important anthropological foundations of this theory, which include the inherent dignity of man, the divine caliph of the perfect man, the mediator of the Imam's grace, happiness, ultimate perfection, and human dignity have been dealt with, and finally, the underlying factors of reappearance (of Imam Mahdi) from his point of view have been studied in a descriptive and analytical method in this paper.

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Mahdavi Society
Volume 2, Issue 1
March 2021
Pages 7-35

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  • Receive Date: 07 June 2021
  • Revise Date: 22 November 2021
  • Accept Date: 17 November 2021

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