Re: Is Imam Mahdi Alive ?
we believe the dajjal is in occultation and the Mahdi RA will be born as a follower of RasoolAllah SAW, and will be a descendent of RasoolAllah SAW
the Islamic (sunni) route to knowledge is Quran and Sunnah. i dont think the Mahdi is mentioned in Quran but whatever the Prophet SAW said will happen, as Prophet SAW said it would
the shia mahdis are many, all of whom died or were not born (according to us sunnis). basically dependent upon the group of shia they say about whom they please that person cannot die and will come BACK to the world to fill it with justice. the biggest group amongst the shia today, the 12ers, say their last imam hid as a young boy then went into a longer occultation.
as sunnis (believers of present Quran) we classify shia routes to religious doctrine as heresay, if you need me to go into more detail, just ask. but its true i do try to avoid the subject as much as possible but its important that we do not mix the two separate religions.
so whatever the Prophet SAW said is our belief
sh. Imran Hosein, has done alot of research into this area:
Imam Mahdi & The End Time By Sheikh Imran Hosein - YouTube
Salam Alaikum