Interpretation and reception
Discussions Concerning al-Mahdi
Lutfullah Safi Golpaygani
Defends prophetic origins of Mahdi expectation against historical-development explanations, interprets Qur'an promises as Twelver messianism, and discusses contested birth dates and sectarian succession.
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Edition and location
Sayyid Sulayman Ali Hasan translation; Islamic Humanitarian Service and Fath al-Mubin Publications, first edition 2000.
Part 3, opening questions through controversies about birth and post-Askari sects