Things you'll learn in this episode of The Real Shia Beliefs:

- Was the system of Maraje’ present during the period of Imams?

- Narration from which scholars derive their authority

- Are scholars and ‘narrators of hadith’ the same?

- Is Ishaq bin Yaqub a trustworthy narrator of hadith?

- Why did Sheikh al-Kulayni not include this narration if al-Kafi?

- Significance of Sheikh al-Kulayni as one of the narrators

- Hadith from Imam al-Askari and the issues with it

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Things you'll learn in this episode of The Real Shia Beliefs:

- Year Ghayba al-Kubra began & why is it called the ‘Year of Falling Stars’?

- Key difference in the types of Ghayba as per Imam al-Sadiq

- Where is Imam Mahdi during Ghayba al-Kubra?

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Things you'll learn in this episode of The Real Shia Beliefs:

- Prophets who lived for more than 1000 years 

- Other human beings who were granted long lifespans

- Opinions of prominent scientists on humans having long lifespans

- Plausibility of Imam Mahdi having a long life

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Things you'll learn in this episode of The Real Shia Beliefs:

- What set apart Imam’s representatives from the imposters?

- Significance & status of Uthman ibn Saeed & his son

- Status of Hussain ibn Ruh & the opposition from Al-Shalmaghani

- Imam's last letter to his fourth deputy, al-Samari

- Signs of the end times in a letter by Imam Mahdi 

- Significance of the book of al-Kafi in the Shia school

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Things you'll learn in this episode of The Real Shia Beliefs:

- How Ja'far al-Kazzab tried using al-Mu'tamid to become Imam

- Ja'far's interaction with a delegation from Qom

- Imam Mahdi’s intervention and support for the delegation

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Things you'll learn in this episode of The Real Shia Beliefs:

- Sunni misconception regarding the Sardab in Samarrah 

- Incident that led people to form this misconception

- Why do the Shia give reverence to the Imam's Sardab?

- Should God's representative require safety from enemies?

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Things you'll learn in this episode of The Real Shia Beliefs:

- Reason Imam al-Askari mentioned no heir in his will

- Which other Imam didn’t mention a successor in his will?

- Caliph's behaviour towards the women of Imam Askari's family

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Things you'll learn in this episode of The Real Shia Beliefs:

- Details of the night Imam Mahdi was born

- What were the first words of Imam Mahdi?

- Striking observations by Lady Haleema on Imam Mahdi's birth

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Things you'll learn in this episode of The Real Shia Beliefs:

- Sahih hadith from Salman Farsi proving Imam Mahdi’s birth

- Reservations on this hadith within the Shia school

- How hadith of Khisal proves reliability of the earlier hadith 

- Sahih traditions in Al-Kafi that prove Imam Mahdi's birth

- Sahih hadith proving Imam Mahdi’s year of birth.

- Sahih narration proving someone saw Imam Mahdi after his birth

- Why wasn't it allowed to mention Imam Mahdi's name?

- Sunni scholars who believe in Imam Mahdi's birth

- Why majority of Sunni scholars reject Imam Mahdi's birth

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Things you'll learn in this episode of The Real Shia Beliefs:

- Significance of believing in the unseen in the Quran

- How belief in Ghayba is the highest form of Allah’s test

- How Ghayba helps appreciate leaders sent by Allah

- Why Allah had to send Imam Mahdi in Ghayba

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