الإمام المهدي في مصنفات علماء الحلة حتى نهاية القرن الثامن الهجري / الرابع عشر الميلادي

Imam Mahdi in the Classifications of Hilla Scholars till the Eighth Hijri / Fourteenth A.D. Century

Many factors played a role in Hilla city to be one of the scientific centers that scholars intend to reach, such as the geographical location, its cultural heritage, and its princes’ – Al Mzyad- interest in science and scholars since its establishment. Thus, their meetings overflowed with mentioning the science where they encouraged it. So, they converted Shia faith and the city became a station for Shia religious men and scholars. Later, it got birth many Shia scholars and legists such as Al Nema, Al Tawoos, Ibn Idris Al Hilli and the two scholars and Hilli inquisitors, etc. by their favor and efforts, scientific Hawza flourished in Hilla city till it became an attention center for all students.
They also, due to their intelligence and wisdom could remove the external danger such as the Mogul danger from Hilla city and other holy cities as Kadhimyah, Kerbala, Samara and holy Najaf ; as a result, these cities stayed safe. They also enriched Islam in general and the Shia faith in particular with various sciences and produced many books and classifications which dealt with different legislative, behavioral, and doctrine subjects. Therefore, the case of Imam Mehdi was one of these subjects that Hilla scholars and legists tackled in the classifications depending on many important supplies that were used to reach the information that has a link with the case of Imam Mehdi ( p.b.u.h.).
Holy Quran, speeches of infallibles as well as high scholars’ books and some unknown figures were the most important sources that Hilla scholars relied on. So, they introduced some significant information about the case of Imam Mehdi ( p.b.u.h.) before his birth, his blessed birth, the trust people who saw him and proved his birth, his names, his honorable titles that he was granted according to the conditions surround him( p.b.u.h.); in addition to the duration of his first hide And his disappearance from people except the highly excepted ones and the causes behind this hide.