This Is My Faith - Al-fatlawi, Ali - الصفحة ٢٨٥ - Imam Al-Mahdi (AHHR)?
mind of every single person and I wanted to know the answer.
Hasan: Dear Sir, before I illustrate why the Imam does not reveal himself, let me clarify what ‘the Conceal’ is.
Anwar: Excellent. I am very eager to know.
Hasan: Imam Al-Mahdi (AHHR) has had two Conceals: ‘the Minor Conceal’ and ‘the Major Conceal’. The minor Conceal took place between the years ٢٦٠ AH to ٣٢٩ AH – that’s almost seventy years). The major Conceal started in the year ٣٢٩ AH and it will continue until that pursued day. This Conceal was reported in the Hadith from Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) and his purified offspring (PBUT).
The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: “Al-Mahdi is one of my offspring; he will be concealed and confusion will lead the nations astray. He is to come with the Holy relic of the Prophets so he will fill the earth with equity and justice after it is filled with inequity and injustice”.
The Prophet (PBUH) also said: “Blessed be who comes to know the Qa’em (the Revealed) from my Ahl Al-Bait