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Najafi Q&A: Imamate

Some say that Shiite report from Imam Jafer Al-Sadiq (PBUH) said “Only the disbeliever calls this man by his…

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Some say that Shiite report from Imam Jafer Al-Sadiq (PBUH) said “Only the disbeliever calls this man by his name” (Al-Anwar Al-Numaniya, 2/53). They also report that Imam Muhammad Al-Askari (PBUH) said to Imam Al-Mahdi’s mother “you have a male, his name is Muhammad and he will be the Imam after me …”(Al-Anwar Al-Numaniya, 2/52). Is this a contradiction? Once you say the one who call Al-Mahdi by his bare name is regarded a disbeliever. However, Imam Al-Askari named him Muhammad?

Answer

In the name of Allah, this is not contradiction at all. The narration that you have referred to prevents mentioning his bare honored name after his birth and after his disappearance. The one who contemplates in the narration can understand this. Allah is the all Guide.

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added 8/29/2026

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