Throughout time, God has guided humanity through a series of divine educators — known as manifestations of God. The divine guide who walks upon the earth today is Imam Ahmed al-Hassan (peace be upon him), the vicegerent and successor of Imam Al-Mahdi (pbuh).
The twelfth Imam, Imam Al-Mahdi (pbuh); The first Mahdi, Imam Ahmed Al-Hassan (pbuh); and the second Mahdi, Aba Al-Sadiq (pbuh) were all mentioned by name in the final will and testament of prophet Mohammed (pbuhahf)
Find out more about our divinely appointed successors in the articles below.
Is divinely appointed leadership an important part of Judaism and Christianity?
Is the Vicegerent of God qualified to change matters of jurisprudence?