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Photo: Celebration of birth of Imam Mahdi
Iranians mark the birth anniversary of the twelfth Shia Imam, Imam Mahdi (AS), who is regarded as the ultimate redeemer. Imam Al-Mahdi’s Identification The Shi’a believe that Imam al-Mahdi is the only son of Imam Hasan al-Askari (the 11th Imam) who was born on the 15th of Sha’ban 255/869 in Samarra, Iraq. He became…