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Kashf al-astar an wajh al-gha'ib an al-absar volume 2
Kashf al-astar an wajh al-gha'ib an al-absar is a book in Arabic concerning al-Imam al-Mahdi (a) written by the Shiite scholar of the fourteenth/twentieth century, Mirza Husayn Nuri (d. 1320/1902). He wrote the book when he saw a qasida by an anonymous poet in Baghdad which was sent to scholars of Najaf, in which Shi'as were ridiculed and satirized because of their belief in al-Imam al-Mahdi (a) and his Reappearance. Al-Muhaddith al-Nuri tried to respond to the qasida. Thus, he wrote Kashf al-astar in 1318/1900 in two chapters and a conclusion. The first chapter is about disagreements over the birth of Imam al-Mahdi (a), which makes it explicit that all Shi'as believe in the Imamate of al-Hujja b. al-Hasan al-'Askari (a) who was born in 255/868-9, with two stages of Occultation: Minor and Major. He cites four Sunni scholars who have confirmed the Shiite belief. The second chapter tackles with objections made in the Baghdadi Qasida. And the conclusion rejects the widespread accusation that Shi'as believe that the Occultation of Imam al-Mahdi (a) occurred in a cellar and his Reappearance is going to be there. The book has a number of appendixes: three qasidas by three Shiite scholars, Muhammad Husayn Kashif al-Ghita', Shaykh Muhammad Jawad Balaghi, and al-Sayyid Muhsin al-Amin, with their biographies.
Published By:
Ayatollah Syed Ahmed Al Hussaini Khawansari
Published Date:
June 15, 2026
Pages:
496
Subjects:
Imam al-Mahdi
Available Format:
(64.05)
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Description
Kashf al-astar an wajh al-gha'ib an al-absar is a book in Arabic concerning al-Imam al-Mahdi (a) written by the Shiite scholar of the fourteenth/twentieth century, Mirza Husayn Nuri (d. 1320/1902). He wrote the book when he saw a qasida by an anonymous poet in Baghdad which was sent to scholars of Najaf, in which Shi'as were ridiculed and satirized because of their belief in al-Imam al-Mahdi (a) and his Reappearance. Al-Muhaddith al-Nuri tried to respond to the qasida. Thus, he wrote Kashf al-astar in 1318/1900 in two chapters and a conclusion. The first chapter is about disagreements over the birth of Imam al-Mahdi (a), which makes it explicit that all Shi'as believe in the Imamate of al-Hujja b. al-Hasan al-'Askari (a) who was born in 255/868-9, with two stages of Occultation: Minor and Major. He cites four Sunni scholars who have confirmed the Shiite belief. The second chapter tackles with objections made in the Baghdadi Qasida. And the conclusion rejects the widespread accusation that Shi'as believe that the Occultation of Imam al-Mahdi (a) occurred in a cellar and his Reappearance is going to be there. The book has a number of appendixes: three qasidas by three Shiite scholars, Muhammad Husayn Kashif al-Ghita', Shaykh Muhammad Jawad Balaghi, and al-Sayyid Muhsin al-Amin, with their biographies.
