TheShia believe that the final Imam, called Al-Mahdi, disappeared hundreds of years ago and went into occultation state, but he will re-appear around the end of the world, before the Day of Judgment. Shia's Imam Mahdi is a fictitious, imaginary character. He never existed as a child. He does not exist now, contrary to what they believe However most educated Shias do not believe in abusing the name or reputation of Aisha not just because she is someone of great importance to our Sunni Muslim brethren but because she was, whether we like it or not, a wife of the Holy Prophet. Who is this Imam Mahdi (as) that the Shias believe in and await? References from books of Ahlul InTwelver Shia Islam, the Major Occultation (Arabic: ٱلْغَيْبَة ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ, al-Ghaybah al-Kubrā, 329 AH-present, 941 CE-present) is the second occultation of the Hidden Imam, Muhammad al-Mahdi, which is expected to continue until his rise in the end of time to establish peace and justice on earth.While various sects disagree about the identity of the eschatological nidaladhami said: Assalamu Alaikum. In regards to the question in your topic title, yes, the Ahlus-Sunnah are awaiting for the coming of Imam Mahdi (atf). However, the majority of Sunnis do not believe that Imam Mahdi is the son of Al Imam Hassan Al-Askari (as) and most of them do not believe that the Imam who will come is currently in Theybelieve that imam mahdi is the twelve imam qaim al muhammad is abdullah hashem yamani is ahmad al hassan and he is imam hussain return and that prophet had incarnated in imam mahdi and idris is same as alexander the great and incarnated as qaim they believe that gabriel israfil and michail had incarnated in their companions and that all bxCxf.

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