More important than praying for the hastening of the reappearance of Imam Mahdi, peace be upon him, is to pray for maintaining our faith and remaining steadfast in our beliefs and that we won't deny the Imam until his reappearance. ...

  Ayatollah Bahjat was a revered source of emulation and was famous among Shi’ite Muslims for his knowledge of Islamic Gnosticism and his mysticism. His religious decrees were followed by many Shi’ite Muslims. Ayatollah Bahjat died at the age of 96 from heart disease on May 17, 2009 in the holy city...