HAPPY LABOR DAY-1ST MAY 2010-MAY WE ALL DO OUR BEST IN OUR WORK & HAVE PROSPER YEAR!
Friday, April 30, 2010
HAPPY LABOR DAY
HAPPY LABOR DAY-1ST MAY 2010-MAY WE ALL DO OUR BEST IN OUR WORK & HAVE PROSPER YEAR!
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Monday, April 26, 2010
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HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) WILL HAVE A CLEAN AND PEACEFUL COUNTENANCE
The well-known poet Agha Sayyid Hasan spoke of Hazrat Mahdi (as) in the words: “HIS BEAUTY RISES FROM HIS CLEAN FACE, AND THE MORNING BREEZE WAFTS FROM HIS PEACE-GIVING COUNTENANCE.”
[Minanur Rahman, 2/237]
“The Mahdi is one of my grandchildren. HIS FACE IS BRIGHT LIKE A STAR, ...Everything living in the earth and sky, even the birds, will be delighted with his rule and happy with his caliphate. He will rule for twenty years.”
[al-Bayan fi Akhbari Sahib az-Zaman]
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Aa Gym - Indahnya Kesabaran 1 hingga 6
Aa Gym - Indahnya kesabaran 1
Aa Gym - Indahnya Kesabaran 2
Aa Gym - Indahnya Kesabaran 3
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Aa Gym - Indahnya Kesabaran 6
Saturday, April 24, 2010
KNOWING YOUR IMAM PART 1-17
Knowing Your Imam Part 1 - Analyzing History Surrounding Imam Mehdi - Sheikh Safdar Razi
Knowing Your Imam Part 2 - The Birth of Imam Mehdi [aj] - Sheikh Safdar Razi
Knowing Your Imam Part 3 - Birth of Imam Mehdi 2/2 - Sheikh Safdar Razi
Knowing Your Imam Part 4 - The Death of Imam Hassan Al-Askari [as] - Sheikh Safdar Razi
Knowing Your Imam Part 5 - The Situation In The Minor Occultation - Sheikh Safdar Razi
Knowing Your Imam Part 6 - The Appointed Reps of the Imam Part 1 - Sheikh Safdar Razi
Knowing Your Imam Part 7 - The Appointed Reps of the Imam Part 2 - Sheikh Safdar Razi
Knowing Your Imam Part 8 - Activites of the Minor Occultation - Sheikh Safdar Razi
Knowing Your Imam Part 9 - Attempts to Capture Imam Mehdi [aj] - Sheikh Safdar Razi
Knowing Your Imam Part 10 - Imam Mehdi [aj] and The Marjaeya - Sheikh Safdar Razi
Knowing Your Imam Part 11 - Meeting Imam Mehdi [aj] Part 1 - Sheikh Safdar Razi
Knowing Your Imam Part 12 - Meeting Imam Mehdi Part 2 - Sheikh Safdar Razi
Knowing Your Imam Part 13 - Our Responsibility In the Major Occultation - Sheikh Safdar Razi
Knowing Your Imam Part 14 - Types of Awaiting for Imam Mehdi [aj] - Sheikh Safdar Razi
Knowing Your Imam Part 15 - Types of Awaiting for Imam Mehdi [aj] 2 - Sheikh Safdar Razi
Knowing Your Imam Part 16 - Signs of the Appearance of Imam Mehdi 1 - Sheikh Safdar Razi
Knowing Your Imam Part 17 - Signs of the Appearance of Imam Mehdi 2 - Sheikh Safdar Razi
THE MAHDI’S WORDS WILL BE WISE AND CONCISE
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In his sayings, the Prophet (saas) indicated that the Mahdi’s worlds would be exceedingly wise and penetrating. He will not speak vast amounts of words. The Mahdi will employ a very clear and effective style aimed directly at his objective. This wisdom in his words reveals that the Mahdi’s rhetorical abilities will be very powerful and, thanks to this superior attribute of his, it will be an easy matter to distinguish him from among other people.
In his works the great Islamic scholar Muhyiddin al-Arabi listed nine attributes of the Mahdi. He described how the Mahdi would have a unique wisdom and understanding as follows:
1. His possession of great insight
2. His understanding of the Divine Book
3. His knowledge of the meaning of the Divine Word
4. His knowledge of the nature and behavior of the people he will choose
5. His refusal to abandon justice and compassion even when angered
6. His knowledge of the classes of things
7. His knowledge of the intricate essence of events
8. His understanding of people’s needs
9. His personal understanding of the knowledge of the unseen especially needed in his own day, by which he can resolve new problems. (Signs of Qiyamah, p. 189)
Friday, April 23, 2010
HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) WILL CONTINUE HIS WORK EVEN DURING THE TIME OF HIS OCCULTATION
Asked “What use will the existence of Hazrat Mahdi (as) during the time of his occultation be?” Rasulallah (saas) replied “I swear to Allah Who sent me as His prophet that during the time of his occultation they will benefit from him as they benefit from the Sun when it is behind a cloud.”
(Bihar al-Anwar, Vol. 52, p. 93)
The hadith indicates that Hazrat Mahdi (as) will continue working even during the time of his occultation. There will be strong pressure on Hazrat Mahdi (as) from unbelievers because of his preaching the moral values of Islam and successful activities. For that reason, Hazrat Mahdi (as) will at times be imprisoned or else be concealed from public gaze. Our Prophet (saas) has revealed that during these times Hazrat Mahdi (as) will continue to strengthen people’s faith and tell them of the existence of Allah.
ALLAH WILL UNITE THE STUDENTS OF HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)
Jaffar al Juaffi narrates from Imam Muhammad Ibn Ali al Bakr: “When Hazrat Mahdi (as) appears he will have 313 men and 50 women with him, there will be no previous agreement among them, but they will come together in the same way that different clouds combine in the sky. This is a manifestation of Allah’s verse “Wherever you are, Allah will bring you all together. Truly Allah has power over all things.”
(Bihar al-Anwar, Vol. 52, p. 223)
There will also be women among Hazrat Mahdi’s (as) students. The hadith notes that the students of Hazrat Mahdi (as) will not know one another, but that Allah will collect them together from different places. Allah also reveals in the Qur’an that He will bring believers together.
VERY FEW PEOPLE WILL FOLLOW HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)
From Hasan ibn Salih al-Bezzaz: Hasan ibn Ali Asqari (as) said: “THE TRUTH IS THAT MY SON IS THE QAIM [HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)] AFTERWARD. THE SUNNAH OF THE PROPHETS WILL BE UPON HIM [HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)] IN HIS LONG LIFE AND DISAPPEARANCE. SOME HEARTS WILL GROW AS HARD AS STONE AND SAY THAT THIS PERIOD HAS GONE ON TOO LONG. APART FROM THOSE IN WHOSE HEARTS ALLAH INSCRIBES FAITH AND SUPPORTS WITH HIS MERCY THERE WILL BE NO ONE WHO BELIEVES IN HIM [HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)].”
(Qamal al-Deen, p. 526 and Bihar al-Anwar, Vol. 51, p. 224)
As with the other prophets, Hazrat Mahdi (as) will have a long and trouble-filled life. There will be a time when Hazrat Mahdi (as) disappears, and this period, when Hazrat Mahdi (as) is not recognized will be long, and the fact that his appearance takes longer than some people imagine will cause the hearts of some people weak in faith to harden. For that reason, the number of believers in Hazrat Mahdi (as) will be as low as 313. These will be people in whose hearts Allah has specially written, very honest people.
BEDIUZZAMAN'S WORDS CONCERNING THE TIMING OF THE COMING OF HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)
THEY SUPPOSED A FACT THAT WOULD OCCUR 1400 YEARS LATER IN THE FUTURE OF THE WORLD to be close in their century… (The Words, p.318)
The facts revealed in the Damascus Sermon that glance at the destiny of the Islamic world after year 1371 [Hijri]… Yes, maybe not now but 30-40 years later, in order to equip science and true arts (knowledge acquired through arts, science and skills) and benevolence of civilization and those three forces in full, and in order to overcome the nine obstacles, sent inclination for investigating the truth, moderation and love for human beings to the fronts of those nine foes, insha’Allah will demolish them all AFTER HALF A CENTURY. (The Damascus Sermon, p. 25)
IN SEVENTY ONE [1371 Hijri], THE SUN BEGAN TO RISE or will rise. Even if this is only the initial redness in the horizon, IN THIRTY TO FORTY YEARS THE SUN WILL BEGIN TO RISE [this is the second enlightenment that spreads after the initial redness in the horizon]. (The Damascus Sermon, p. 23)
1371 + 30 = 1401 = 1981
1371 + 40 = 1411 = 1991
In this period there are such unusually prevalent movements that take everything into its own account, even if THAT PERSON TRULY AWAITED AND EXPECTED TO COME AFTER A CENTURY came at this time ... (Kastamonu Addendum, p. 57)
Bediuzzaman spoke these words in Hijri 1354. In other words, Hazrat Mahdi (as) will appear within the Hijri 1400s.
... It appears from this truth that; THIS BLESSED PERSON WHO WILL COME LATER WILL DISSEMINATE AND IMPLEMENT THE RISALE-I NUR AS A PROGRAM … (The Ratifying Stamp of the Unseen, p. 9)
I believe I AM A SERVANT OF THAT WONDROUS PERSON WHO WILL COME IN THE FUTURE, and A REAR-GUARD TO SET BACKGROUND FOR HIM and A PIONEERING SOLDIER OF THAT GREAT COMMANDER. (Barla Addendum, p. 162)
IN THE END TIMES, THE TRUE OWNERS IN THE BROAD SPHERE OF LIFE, IN OTHER WORDS HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) AND HIS DISCIPLES WILL COME BY ALLAH’S WILL, AND BROADEN THAT SPHERE and THOSE SEEDS WILL BLOOM AND WE SHALL WATCH FROM OUR TOMBS AND GIVE THANKS TO ALLAH.
(Kastamonu Addendum, p. 99)
It now occurs to mind that if each of the letters "mim" and "lam" bearing the gemination mark are counted as two, THE PEOPLE WHO WILL DISPERSE OPPRESSION A CENTURY LATER FROM NOW, CAN BE THE DISCIPLES OF HAZRAT MAHDI (AS). (Rays, 1st Ray, p. 605) (The Ratifying Stamp of the Unseen, p. 90)
Bediuzzaman wrote the 1st Ray in 1936
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD (SAAS)
One night in April 571 AD, 14 bastions of the palace of the fire-worshipping Persian emperors were torn down.
That destruction was a sign and great glad tidings of the coming into the world of the Prophet Muhammad (saas).
His coming would bring with it knowledge, and ignorance would depart.
Justice would come, and oppression be brought to an end.
Civilization would come, and savagery come to an end.
After that, the world would be illuminated by the light of the true faith revealed to him.
In this film you will see the superior moral values of the Prophet Muhammad (saas), sent by Almighty Allah as a mercy to the worlds, and witness how the message he preached from his faith and trust in Allah spread quickly, by His will, across a very wide geographical area.
You will see the persistence and determination of the Prophet (saas), a means whereby millions of people over the last 14 centuries have turned to faith and come to live by the moral values revealed in the Qur’an, and how the impact on the world of the True Faith imparted to the Prophet (saas) is today growing ever greater and how hundreds of people every day are flooding to the true path shown by him.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
BENEFITS FROM AN OCCULT IMAM
Whenever the discussion of occultation crops up, queries of various kinds invade the minds of the people. The most common among them being as to what is the benefit of an Imam who is in occultation? In other words, what is the purpose of having a leader with whom neither we can come in contact nor meet?
In this article, we shall attempt to convey to our readers the answer to the query and make people realize as to how can one derive advantages from an Imam during occultation.
Benefits During Occultation
The root of this question lies in the fact that die criteria for measuring the benefits of a particular thing are relative, artificial and man made. In other words, if something is appar-ently useful and profitable for him, it is beneficial, not otherwise.
Such queries are raised because we do not seem to obtain any apparent benefit from Imam Mahdi (a.s.) during his occultation. Although, it is a genuine problem, yet we must know that if we are not receiving from Imam (a.s.), it is due to our own short-comings. Our laziness and defects may have closed the gates of beneficence for us.
Criteria Of Utilitarianism
Before the questions are answered, it will not be out of place to ask that is it necessary that Allah should create only that thing which is of utility to other creatures or rather only its existence is enough for itself? Consequendy, other creatures would claim that since man is not beneficial for them then his existence is not required.
The prophets came, propagated religion and departed from this world. What we were they for use in our existence to the prophets? The Almighty Allah did not send the prophet and messengers to serve our purpose. He had sent them to complete his proof.
He sent them to achieve a sublime position by withstanding difficulties in the way of propagation. May be it is because of this, that whenever the people offered to recompense them for their efforts, they replied, "I do not seek any reward from you. My reward is with Allah." (Holy Quran) Thus, they never expected any encouragement or praise from the people nor did they despair on account of the people's apathy.
Hence, when we are not the criterion to determine the utility of a particular thing and the prophets were not sent to serve our purpose, we cannot, in the first place, ques-tion the benefits of the Imam (a.s.ys existence during occultation.
Survival Of The Universe
Putting our personal interests aside, we can consider the benefits and advantages of the Imam's (a.s.) existence. At this point it must be known that utility of each entity depends upon its individual ca-pacity. The beggar and the king can never be equal. The Prophets and the Imam (a.s.) are the proofs of Allah upon this earth. The universe continues to exist because of their presence, Today, the proof of Allah upon earth is Hazrat Imam-e-Zamana (a.s.). He is the pivot and the center of the universe. It survives because he exists. He is the Imam of the whole universe and that is why every particle of the universe acknowledges his presence. A tradition from Imam Jafar as Sadiq (a.s.) says:
"Had the earth been without an Imam, it would sink, swallowing its inhabitants."
(Al-Kafi, vol, 1, p, 179).
Another report states:
"The proof was prior to creation, it is with creation and shall continue to exist after the creation has perished"(Al Kafi Vol. 1, p. 177).
The same concept has come in an invocation, "Imam is the one whose continued existence is the cause of the universe's survival. Sustenance descends due to his presence. The earth and the heavens survive due to his existence." (Mafaatihul Jinaan, Dua-e-Adeelah)
Thus if the earth and the heavens exist, it is only because of Imam (a.s.)'s presence. We live and continue to receive sustenance due to him. Every living being in the world owes its existence to his presence. These are the consequences of the existence of Imam (a.s.). The central factor is the existence of Imam (a.s.) which neither depends upon his reappearance nor occupation. Whether apparent or concealed, he is the pivot of the universe. How meaningful are the following sentence of Ziarat Jameah:
"Allah initiated the creation for your sake and will terminate it with you. Rain descends for your sake and due to your existence, the sky is prevented from crashing to the earth. Only through your mediation are our sorrows and griefs dispelled."
(Mafaatihul Jinan)
The question however remains as to how can we derive benefit from Imam (a.s.) during his occultation? The question is as ancient as the phenomenon of occultation.
Sun Behind The Clouds
Explaining the following Quranic verse,
"0 those who believe! Obey Allah and Obey the Messenger and those who have authority amongst you", the Holy Prophet (s.a.) said to Jabir Ibn Abdullah Ansari,
"They will go into occultation from their partisans and followers. (And then) only those whose hearts have been tested for faith by Allah shall remain steadfast on their Imamate (and those with weak faith shall deviate)."
At this point Jabir ibne Abdullah (r.a.) inquired, "0 Messenger of Allah, would his partisans attain benefit from him while he is in occultation ?" The Holy Prophet (s.a.) replied, "By the One who has sent me as a Prophet, people will receive light from his splendor and benefit from his guardianship during his occultation just like they benefit from the sun when it hides behind the clouds." (Kamaaluddin by Shaykh Sadooq, p. 253)
A similar question was put to Imam Jafar as-Sadiq (a.s.) by Mahraan Al Damish: "How shall the people benefit from the hidden and the concealed proof?" Imam Sadiq (a.s.) replied, "Just like they derive benefits from the sun when it is concealed behind the clouds."(Ibid., p. 207)
The above tradition has been quoted by Shaykh Sulayman bin Shaykh Ibrahim Qandoozi on page 477 of his book "Yanaabiul Mawaddah", quoting from "Faraaidus Simtain' of Shaykh Hammui. Both the afore-mentioned are Sunni scholars of repute.
When the same query was put to Hazrat Hujjat (a.s.) himself, he remarked in his letter to Ishaq bin Yaqoob: "Deriving benefit from me during my occultation is like obtaining advantage from the sun when concealed behind the clouds." This letter was sent through the second special deputy of Imam (a.s.), Muhammad ibn Uthman Amri (r.a.). (Ibid., p. 485)
Noteworthy it is that the question was posed to three infallibles and the reply from each of them was but one. Thereby ascertaining that the patron of them all is one - and He is Allah, Blessed and High be He. Imam (a.s.)'s occultation is likened to the
hiding of the sun behind the clouds. Some of the points understood in this analogy are explained by Allama Majlisi (r.a.) and are produced hereunder :
(1) Existence - Imam (a.s.) is the means for illuminating mankind with the light of guidance and knowledge.
It is only because of Imam (a.s.) that erudition and science have appeared in the world. Had he not been existing, divine wrath would have befallen on the world. Allah (s.w.t.) declares in the Holy Quran, '''0 Prophet! as long as you are there amongst them. God will not inflict His wrath upon them".
Time and again during occultation, we have witnessed that when engulfed in difficulties and tribulations, things are placed in order with the support of Imam (a.s.) and our path is smoothened.
(2) When the sun is behind the clouds, people derive benefit from its existence. Yet, all eagerly await the clouds to sail past the sun to obtain maximum benefit from the visible sun. Similarly, at all times, the ardent Shias and the true lovers of Hazrat await the re-appearance of their leader.
(3) The denial of the existence of Imam (a.s.) during occultation after witnessing the signs is parallel to the denial of the sun when behind the clouds and not visible to the eye.
(4) Occasionally, the clouds move and let the sun be seen for some moments and the zealous manage to steal a glance at it. Similarly, some fortunate people are honored with the opportunity of seeing Imam (a.s.) during his major occultation.
(5) Just like the sun is beneficial to all, all benefit from the blessings of Imam (a.s.). However, just like a blind cannot obtain complete benefit from the sun, the one with - a blind heart does not achieve much from Imam (a.s.)'s existence.
(6) The rays of the sun enter the homes depending on the windows and ventilators. More that these impediments are done awav with, more rays enter the house. Likewise, when a man cleans the veils from his own self, the windows of his mind and spirit open for him and he will benefit all the more from the guiding light of Imam (a.s.) and thus illuminating his own personality.
Purification of the self from carnal desires, animal instincts, sins and evil deeds is directly proportionate to the reception of light and guidance of Imamat. If the purification of the heart and reformation of the soul continues, a time will come when he finds himself very close to the edifying star and his own personality exuding radiance.
(7) Apart from the above, more analogies can be presented. Just like the sun is the center of the solar system and all planets revolve around it, Imam (a.s.) is the axis of the universe and everything circumambulates his divine persona. Even the sun itself revolves around Imam (a.s.) and is subject to his orders.
(8) The sun is the source of heat and light in the universe. The brilliance of the moon is because of the solar rays. Nothing possesses its own light or heat. Similarly, Imam (a.s.) is the light of guidance for this universe. Even the sun has obtained its light from Imam (a.s.) because the day there is no Imam on this earth, the sun will be devoid of its light.
Guiding The Affair
The Almighty Allah has appointed the Pure Imams (a.s.) to guide the people through His Order. "And We made them Imams who guide (the people) by Our Command..." (Anbiya : 72)
Guidance of the people through the command of Allah is the most significant factor. Generally., everything in the world of creation comes into existence through a process. A child enters this world after a period of nine months in the womb of its mother. However, if Allah wills, this period can be reduced to moments and that is when Allah commands, "Be" and "It is".
The Almighty Allah has bestowed the Imams (a.s.) of "guiding with command". They have the capacity to transform a period just by looking at it. Imam Hasan (a.s.) changed the Syrian foe into a humble friend, Imam Husain (a.s.) transformed Zohair Qayn, Imam Mohammad Taqi (a.s.) changed the heart of the Syrian worshipper, etc. . Similarly, Hazrat Vali-e-Asr (a.s.) has brought profound changes in the lives of people like Hasan Iraqi. Apparent presence is not a pre-requisite for such transformations. If the person is deserving and is given the opportunity by Allah, he can benefit from the same. Today even we can obtain guidance from Imam (a.s.) but the necessary condition is that we must sacrifice our desires for his pleasure.
Protection From Calamities
Various traditions have emphasized the fact that the Ahiul Bayt (a.s.) are those personalities due to whom this universe is safe and sound. Hazrat Hujjat (a.s.) himself is reported to have said, "Certainly, I am the cause of he safety of this world as the stars are the cause of safety of the heavens."
(Kamaaluddin, p. 485; Al-Ihtijaaj by Shaykh Tabarsi, p. 471)
Moreover, Hazrat Vali-e-Asr (a.s.) has remarked in his letter to the respected Shaykh Mufeed (r.a.) for which the readers may refer to the back cover.
Each and everv word of this letter is a witness to the deep love and affection of Imam Asr (a.s.) for his Shias. Notwithstanding their shortcomings and defects, he protects them. If the help and assistance of Imam (a.s.) was missing, we would have most certainly perished. There is someone who is protecting us all. Numerous incidents prove this fact. Imam (a.s.) has saved a number of people and protected them. Readers can refer to the books that have recorded such incidents.
Moreover, due to the presence of Imam (a.s.), people receive sustenance, the sick are cured and the childless bear children. In brief, there is no problem that cannot be solved by the help of Imam (a.s.), despite his occultation.
He is prepared to favor us but we do not call him in the proper way.
May Allah count us among his sincere and loyal servants.
Maxim of Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.)
Maxim No. 1
On His Own Description
I am Mahdi; I am Qaem (the upriser); I am the one who will establish justice on the earth as it has been filled with injustice.
Maxim No. 2
On His Own Description
I am the one supported by God on earth; I am the one who shall take revenge on His enemies.
Maxim No. 3
On the Description of God's Proofs
God has kept them away from sins, untouched by flaws, purified of corruption and immune to mistakes. God has designated them as the guardians of His Knowledge, trustees of His Wisdom, confidant of His Secrets and supported them with logic.
Maxim No. 4
On the Fact that God Is With Them
God is with us and His Being makes us free from want. Truth is with us and we do not fear if the people were to turn their back on us.
Maxim No. 5
On Their Righteousness
And they should know that truth is with us and near us, and those who claim the same are dishonest. Except for the misled and those who lead others astray, no one makes such a claim other than us.
Maxim No. 6
On Their Being God's Creation
We are the Lord's Creation and others were later remade in our image.
Maxim No. 7
On Their Hearts Being the Focus of God's Will
Our hearts bear God's Will. When He Wills, we also will the same.
Maxim No. 8
On Affairs Entrusted to Them
Fear God, surrender to us and leave the affairs to us. It is for us to take you away from the spring satiated, as you were taken to the spring by us and do not pursue that which have been concealed from you.
Maxim No. 9
On Not Going Astray
Do not go astray from the right path and strengthen your move on this path based on established traditions by befriending us.
Maxim No. 10
On Seeking Enlightenment From Others
Seeking enlightenment from other than the prophet's Household (AS) is akin to denying us.
Maxim No. 11
On Those Who Do Injustice to Imam Mahdi (AS)
Those who do injustice to me are among the oppressors and subject to God's Curse, because the Almighty says: "Verily God's curse is upon oppressors."
Maxim No. 12
On Those Disliked by Imam Mahdi (AS)
The Lord, His angels, prophets and saints dislike those who are disliked by me.
Maxim No. 13
On Those Who Deny Imam Mahdi (AS)
There is no kinship between God and others, and those who deny me are not with me.
Maxim No. 14
On Those Who Hurt Imam Mahdi (AS)
Only the ignorant and unwise Shiites whose piety is weaker than the wings of a fly hurt me.
Maxim No. 15
On Those who Seize His Belongings
A fire blazes in the hearts of those who unjustly confiscate our belongings and will soon be thrown by their face into that fire.
Maxim No. 16
On Reasons for Taking Khums
I will not accept your offers but only if you become pure.
Maxim No. 17
On the Reason Behind His Occultation
Neither my forefathers swore allegiance to the seditious, nor will I at the time of my reappearance.
Maxim No. 18
On the Benefit of His Occultation
Benefiting from me during my occultation is like benefiting from the sun when it is covered in cloud.
Maxim No. 19
On Benefiting From Imam Mahdi (AS) During Occultation
I provide the people on the earth with safety and security just as the stars do for those in heavens.
Maxim No. 20
On Benefiting From Imam Mahdi (AS) During Occultation
The Lord, through me, keeps misfortunes away from my household and my Shiite followers.
Maxim No. 21
On Referring to Narrators of Traditions in His Occultation
In case of new events, refer to narrators of my traditions because they are my proof to you as I am the sign of the Lord's proof to them.
Maxim No. 22
On Those Who Claim to Have Seen Imam Mahdi (AS)
Those who claim to have seen me before the appearance of Sufyani and the call from the sky are liars and accusers.
Maxim No. 23
On Being Aware of Shiite Followers
I am aware of your situation and nothing remains hidden from me.
Maxim No. 24
On Giving Considerations to His Shiite Followers
I have not neglected or forgotten you because if so, you would have been long plagued by endless misfortunes and destroyed by your enemies.
Maxim No. 25
On Reappearance Depending on God’s Will
My reappearance depends on the Lord’s Will and this will take place after a long time, darkening of hearts and prevalence of injustice on the earth.
Maxim No. 26
On Not Determining the Time of Reappearance
My reappearance depends on the Lord's Will and those who falsely determine a time are liars.
Maxim No. 27
On Reappearance Marking the Prevalence of Truth
Upon the Lord's permission, truth will prevail and falsehood will be defeated.
Maxim No. 28
On Leaving the Time of Reappearance to the Lord
Do not ask of things that do not benefit you and do not trouble yourself to find something that has not been asked of you.
Maxim No. 29
On Duties of Muslims in the Era of Occultation
All of you should try to befriend us and keep away from things disliked and rejected by us, for our order will come without notice when there is no time for repentance and regret will not save you from our retribution.
Maxim No. 30
On the Reason for His Delayed Reappearance
If my Shiite followers--may god reward them for their obedience--were to unite to fulfill their pledge, our meeting with them would not have been delayed and they would have met me sooner--a meeting based on their awareness and sincerity toward us.
Maxim No. 31
On the Reason for Being Deprived of Meeting Him
Nothing keeps us away from them, except acts disliked and disapproved by me.
Maxim No. 32
On Praying for His Reappearance
Pray for my reappearance, as their victory depends on it.
Maxim No. 33
On Keeping Away From Sins
The end result--with the admirable intervention of the Lord--will be auspicious as long as Shiites keep away from sins.
Maxim No. 34
On the Earth Being Full of Divine Signs
Verily the earth will not remain devoid of divine signs, whether evident or concealed.
Maxim No. 35
On the Victory of Truth Over Falsehood
God is averse to keeping the truth incomplete and not destroying falsehood.
Maxim No. 36
On the Lord's Irrepressible Power
The Lord's power cannot be overwhelmed, His Will is irrepressible and nothing will hinder His Victory.
Maxim No. 37
On Seeking Refuge in God
I take refuge in God from blindness after illumination, from deviation after guidance and from destructive conduct and annihilating seditions.
Maxim No. 38
On the Purposefulness of Creation
Verily God has not created mankind in vain and did not left them to wander aimlessly.
Maxim No. 39
On Those Who Appeal for Guidance
If you are in search of guidance you shall be guided, and if you seek you shall find.
Maxim No. 40
On the Virtues of Prayers
Nothing disgraces Satan like prayers, so pray and disgrace Satan.
PASSAGES FROM SAID NURSI REFERRING TO HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) AS AN 'INDIVIDUAL,' NOT A CORPORATE ENTITY
To oppose him, A LUMINOUS INDIVIDUAL CALLED MUHAMMAD MAHDI OF THE FAMILY OF THE PROPHET WILL COME TO LEAD the people of sainthood and perfection, who are bound to the luminous chain of the Family of the Prophet, and he will kill the current of dissemblers, which will be the collective personality of the Sufyan, and scatter it.
(Letters / Fifteenth Letter - p. 79)
In his Letters, Said Nursi states that Hazrat Mahdi (as) will be an individual descended from the line of our Prophet (saas). He clearly states in this extract that Hazrat Mahdi (as) is not a corporate entity consisting of a community or a society, but that he is a radiant individual descended from our Prophet (saas) and possessed of pure faith, and one who will assume the leadership of all guides. He says that Hazrat Mahdi (as) will wage an intellectual struggle against hypocrite tendencies that serve as the corporate entity of the Sufyan, one of the personages of the End Times, and that he will effectively neutralize these.
… THAT SUPREME PERSON of the Last Days will be a descendant of the Prophet (saas)…
(The Rays / The Fourteenth Ray - p. 440)
On page 440 of the Rays, the master reiterates that Hazrat Mahdi (as) is an individual descended from our Prophet (saas). Only a person can be descended from a family line, and there is no question of a corporate entity being descended from the Ahl al-Bayt. By referring to “that supreme person of the Last Days” the master is clearly discussing an individual, and to claim that Hazrat Mahdi (as) is a corporate entity and not a person flies in the face of the facts.
Sayyid Salih Ozcan, one of the master’s most outstanding followers, stated that in a conversation the master said that he would not see Hazrat Mahdi (as), but that Sayyid Salih Ozcan would. This means that both the master and Salih Ozcan know that Hazrat Mahdi (as) is a person and that he will appear after the master’s death.
THAT PERSON will make a program of research already conducted by that community and writing, by which he will have fulfilled his first duty.
(Emirdag Addendum, pp. 266-267)
The master says that when Hazrat Mahdi (as), whom he addresses as a personage, appears, following a long period of research and inquiry, he will adopt the Risale-i Nur as a ready-made program for him, and that he will undertake this first duty together with the Risale. The fact that the master refers to Hazrat Mahdi (as), who will appear in the End Times, as a personage shows he believes he will be a human being. The master also makes it clear, by the use of the word “him,” that Hazrat Mahdi (as) will make use of the Risale-i Nur as an individual, not as a corporate entity. The pronoun “him” is used to refer to individuals. This expression alone is significant evidence that the master knew that Hazrat Mahdi (as), who would appear after his own time, will be a human being.
Sheikh Nazim Kibrisi’s representative Sheikh Ahmet Yasin also referred to the 1400s (Islamic calendar) in which we are living as the century in which Hazrat Mahdi (as) would appear.
You can watch these statements in which Sheikh Ahmet Yasin says that Hazrat Mahdi (as) will emerge in the End Times in which we are living now on video on the
… And I told them: "I am not a sayyid [descended from our Prophet (saas)]. Descendants are unknown in this time. Whereas that GREAT PERSON of the End Times will be from the Ahl al-Bayt [be descended from the Prophet (saas)]
(Emirdag Addendum, p. 267)
The master says that he himself is not a sayyid and that no research into the sayyid line could be conducted in his own day, but that Hazrat Mahdi (as) who will appear in the End Times will very definitely be a sayyid, a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad (saas). This means that the descendants of the Prophet (saas) will be known in the time of Hazrat Mahdi (as), and that there will be documentary evidence of his status as a sayyid, which also proves at the same time that he is an individual.
I believe I am a servant of this WONDROUS PERSON WHO will appear in the future, a rear-guard to set a background for him, and a pioneering soldier of that GREAT COMMANDER...
(Barla Addendum, p. 162)
The master refers to Hazrat Mahdi (as) as a wondrous individual. This means that Hazrat Mahdi (as) will appear as an individual. The master also described him as coming IN THE FUTURE. This is a reference to years that lie ahead, and means that this wondrous person had not yet appeared at the time when the master was writing these words. That in turn means the master is referring to someone other than himself. The master’s use of the words AN INDIVIDUAL again shows he is referring to a single person and not to a corporate entity.
He also describes this person who will be coming in the future as A GREAT COMMANDER. Commander is a title bestowed on an individual. This is yet further evidence that the master is referring to Hazrat Mahdi (as) who will appear in the End Times as a single individual. The master also makes it clear that with the Risale he is merely preparing the way for Hazrat Mahdi (as), whom he will never personally see.
Since His custom has proceeded in this way, certainly, at the time of the greatest corruption at the end of time, He will send a luminous person as both the GREATEST INTERPRETER OF THE LAW, and THE GREATEST RENEWER, AND RULER, and HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) and as GUIDE, AND SPIRITUAL POLE, and THAT PERSON will be from the Family of the Prophet.
(Letters / Twenty - Ninth Letter - Seventh Section - p.515)
Bediuzzaman speaks in one passage of a “luminous personage.” One feature of this luminous personage is that he is from the Ahl al-Bayt, in other words, that he is a sayyid. Other characteristics of his are that he is;
1. … an expounder of religious law
2. …a mujaddid
3. … a judge
4. … Hazrat Mahdi (as)
5. … a guide
6. … kutb-u a'zam
7. … a luminous personage.
As we have seen, none of the characteristics attributed by the master to this personage who will come in the End Times, when corruption is at its height, can belong to a corporate entity, only to an individual. No corporate entity, society or group can be a renovator, a mujaddid, a judge, Hazrat Mahdi (as), a guide or a qutb az-azam. These are titles that are all bestowed on a person. Like the mujaddid who have appeared at the beginning of every other century, Hazrat Mahdi (as) whom the master describes in these terms is an individual, and one who will come in the End Times.
Until the true lords of the broad sphere of life, HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) and HIS STUDENTS come in the End Times, by Almighty Allah’s leave, and broaden that sphere and cause those seeds to flourish.
(The Ratifying Stamp of the Unseen, p. 172) (Kastamonu Addendum, p. 72)
The master’s reference here to “HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) and HIS STUDENTS” also described Hazrat Mahdi (as) as an individual with his own followers. In other words, the name Hazrat Mahdi (as) clearly and explicitly refers to a person, rather than to a corporate entity. This again makes it clear that the master believed that Hazrat Mahdi (as) is an individual who will come in the End Times. In addition, the master refers to the time of the coming of Hazrat Mahdi (as) and his students as “the End Times of the future...” In other words, the master is referring to a time in the future not his own time. This again shows that Hazrat Mahdi (as) had not come when the master wrote these words and had not yet begun working with his followers.
These three qualities being present at one time IN ONE PERSON or community, and their being perfect and not impairing one another seems very remote, or even impossible. In the End Times, they can only come together in the GREAT MAHDI and the collective personality of his community, who represent the luminous community of the Ahl al-Bayt [the line of the Prophet (saas)].
(Kastamonu Addendum, p. 139, The Ratifying Stamp of the Unseen, p. 189)
In this passage again the master states that Hazrat Mahdi (as) is a person, this time by noting that he will be descended from the line of the Prophet (saas). Only a person can be a sayyid. It is out of the question for a corporate entity, a community or a group to be a sayyid. In addition, by speaking of “Hazrat Mahdi (as) and the corporate entity in his community...” he makes it clear that he considers Hazrat Mahdi (as) and the community loyal to him as separate entities. In other words, Hazrat Mahdi (as) will be an individual, and he will also have his own community made up of Muslims who follow him.
In an interview with the magazine Feyz on 30 August, 2008, Nimetullah Hodja said that Hazrat Mahdi (as) will appear in the century in which we are living. In referring to Hazrat Mahdi (as), Nimetullah Hodja said he would possess those attributes mentioned in the hadith of our Prophet (saas), and would be a great scholar and imam descended from the line of the Prophet (saas). These descriptions of Hazrat Mahdi (as) by Nimetullah Hodja again demonstrate that he is awaiting an individual, and not a corporate entity.
This will be the century of Islam. It is certain the Hazrat Mahdi (as) will appear. Some people rather underestimate this subject. That is a great mistake. I have heard it personally from several elders. There are also many hadith on the subject. Belief in the Mahdi is of a great scholar, an imam, descended from the line of our Prophet (saas), who will unite all Muslims and fight against members of superstitious faiths prior to Doomsday. Those superstitious faiths will disappear, in intellectual terms as well as of their own existence, when Islam comes to prevail...
Feyz Magazine, 30 August 2008
…… The collective personality of the holy COMMUNITY REPRESENTED BY HAZRAT MAHDI (AS), has three duties.
(Emirdag Addendum, p. 265)
The master refers to Hazrat Mahdi (as) and his community having three duties, and the way that he emphasizes that he will be from the Ahl al-Bayt, descended from the line of the Prophet (saas), is of the greatest importance. Because that emphasis means that Hazrat Mahdi (as) is a person. The master also refers to a holy community affiliated to him, clearly revealing that that the individual known as Hazrat Mahdi (as) and the corporate entity of his community are two separate concepts.
The most important and greatest and most valuable of the three duties of THE PERSON AWAITED BY THE COMMUNITY AND WHO WILL COME IN THE END TIMES is to spread the true faith and to save believers from deviation.
(The Ratifying Stamp of the Unseen, p. 9)
By referring to “the three duties of the person who will appear in the End Times...” the master is saying that the three duties to be performed by Hazrat Mahdi (as) in the End Times belong to an individual, and not to a corporate entity. The fact that he stated in other passages (Kastamonu Addendum, p. 139) (Sikke-i Tasdik-i Gaybi, p. 186) that Hazrat Mahdi (as) would perform these tasks together with his community shows that Hazrat Mahdi (as) will discharge these duties by personally assuming his place at the head of the community.
It appears from this truth that THIS HOLY PERSON WHO WILL COME LATER…
(The Ratifying Stamp of the Unseen, p. 9)
The master speaks of “THAT HOLY PERSONAGE WHO WILL COME LATER...”, a reference to a holy figure who will be appearing after his own time. That holy person will both implement the Risale-i Nur prepared by the master in a systematic manner, and will also spread it. The use of the word personage in this extract emphasizes that the master is speaking of someone other than himself, and that this person is an individual.
... There will be such intellectual trends at that time even IF THAT PERSON WHO IS TRULY AWAITED AND WILL COME IN A CENTURY’S TIME comes at that time, since he takes everything for his own account...
(Kastamonu Addendum, p. 57)
In this passage, the master explicitly refers to someone he says will come in a century after his. The term “THAT PERSON WHO WILL COME IN A CENTURY’S TIME” makes it clear that this holy individual will appear a full 100 years after the master, and that he will be a person, rather than a corporate entity.
... YET THAT GREAT PERSONAGE OF THE END TIMES WILL BE FROM THE AHL AL-BAYT [descended from the Prophet (saas)]…
(Emirdag Addendum, 247-250)
The master makes it clear that Hazrat Mahdi (as) who will appear in the End Times and perform three great duties, will be the greatest ever expounder of Islamic law, the greatest kutb-u azam and the greatest mujaddid, that he will be a person and will be descended from the line of our Prophet (saas). Contrary to what some people maintain, Hazrat Mahdi (as) of the End Times will be a person, not a corporate entity, and will come from the Ahl al-Bayt.
In the narrations are various different prophecies about HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)…
(The Rays / The Fifth Ray - Second Station - p.112)
The master draws particular attention to the accounts of our Prophet (saas) regarding Hazrat Mahdi (as) who will appear in the End Times. In these accounts from our Prophet (saas), it is clear that Hazrat Mahdi (as) is an individual. The Prophet (saas) provides explicit information about Hazrat Mahdi’s (as) physical features, such as his hair, beard, forehead, a mole on his back and his gait, about his manner of speaking, and how the prophet Jesus (as) will perform the prayer (salat) with Hazrat Mahdi (as) acting as imam, all of which can only refer to an individual.
His brow is broad, and his nose will be thin. (Hadith al-Tirmidhi)
Hazrat Mahdi (as) will be of average height.
(al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar, p. 41)
Hazrat Mahdi (as) will have the sign of our Prophet (saas) on his shoulder.
(al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar, p. 41)
The features set out by the Prophet (saas) in these hadith are ones applying only to an individual. Nobody looking at the End Times in the light of these hadith of our Prophet (saas) can maintain that Hazrat Mahdi (as) is a corporate entity. The hadith of our Prophet (saas) contain hundreds of pieces of evidence that totally refute any such idea.
...Said stated in his protestation, saying: “I am not a Sayyid, AND HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) WILL BE A SAYYID,” thus refuting them
(The Rays / The Fourteenth Ray - p. 407)
On page 407 of the Rays, the master explicitly states that he is not a sayyid, but that Hazrat Mahdi (as), who will appear in the century after his, will be descended from the Prophet (saas) and will appear as an individual human being.
... But flowers appear in the spring, and the ground has to be prepared for sacred flowers such as that. I understood that with this service of ours we are preparing the ground for THOSE LUMINOUS PEOPLE.
(The Ratifying Stamp of the Unseen, p. 189)
The master refers to the great Mahdi (as) of the End Times as a sacred flower. He says that with the collection he has drawn up he has prepared the way for Hazrat Mahdi (as), and that to prepare the way for such worthy and holy people is a great duty. In this passage he once again reiterates that Hazrat Mahdi (as) is a single person and not a corporate entity.
... Certainly, the elevated ardor in that huge force will surge up and HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) SHALL COME TO LEAD IT, guiding it to the way of truth and reality.
(Letters / Twenty - Ninth Letter - Seventh Section - p. 516)
In this extract the master refers to “...HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) ASSUMING THE LEADERSHIP,...” an explicit reference to Hazrat Mahdi (as) appearing as a person. He emphasizes that Hazrat Mahdi (as) will assume the spiritual leadership of Muslims, to direct their joyous efforts and endeavors them for good deeds and to encourage them on the path of Allah.
... a guide, a kind of Mahdi and reformer comes in every century, but in terms of discharging each of these three duties, none have received the title of THE GREAT MAHDI OF THE END TIMES.”
(Emirdag Addendum, p. 260)
The master notes that people who can be described as a kind of Mahdi come and serve in every century, but that none has been able to fulfill the three great duties of Hazrat Mahdi (as) of the End Times. This means that Hazrat Mahdi (as) who will come in the End Times will be a person, just like the earlier mujaddids. One of the main distinguishing features between them and him, however, will be that he discharges these three duties at once. None of these earlier people had been able to doall the three of these duties.
...one interpretation of these various narrations is this: THE GREAT MAHDI WILL HAVE NUMEROUS FUNCTIONS. He will carry out duties in the world of politics, the world of religion, the world of government, and in the many spheres of the world of jihad (intellectual struggle) ...
(The Rays / The Fifth Ray - Second Station - p. 112)
The master reports that with his three holy duties, Hazrat Mahdi (as) will be very active in the fields of politics, religion and struggle. It is perfectly clear that in this passage he refers to Hazrat Mahdi (as) as a person and not as a corporate entity.
… HAZRAT MAHDI WILL HAVE NO TIME AND BE IN NO STATE TO PERSONALLY protect believers from depravity (prevent them straying from the true path) and to perform that duty for the whole world, leaving nothing behind, and with much research...
(Emirdag Addendum, p. 266-267)
The master says that the first of Hazrat Mahdi’s (as) duties is to protect believers’ faith. But the master also says that because this work is very broad and time consuming, Hazrat Mahdi (as) will have neither means nor time to do it all himself. The master says that, of Hazrat Mahdi (as), “...HAZRAT MAHDI WILL HAVE NO TIME AND BE IN NO STATE TO PERSONALLY...” By the use of the pronoun “personally” he once again states that Hazrat Mahdi (as) will be a person.
…THAT PERSON WILL STRIVE TO PERFORM HIS GREAT DUTY with the help of all believers and the assistance of the Islamic union, and of scholars and teachers and of millions of loyal people from the Ahl al-Bayt (the line of the Prophet (saas)) present powerfully and in large numbers every century.
(Emirdag Addendum, p. 266-267)
The master refers to Islamic union being established in the time of Hazrat Mahdi (as), and that this union will be brought about with the help and solidarity of believers, and, furthermore, that a great union will be established with scholars and guides of the time and, in particular, millions of sayyid descended from the Prophet (saas) all following Hazrat Mahdi (as). Hazrat Mahdi (as) will discharge his great duty by means of this great spiritual union. The master explicitly state here that Hazrat Mahdi (as) is a person, referring to him as “THAT PERSON.”
...We anticipate from the divine mercy that HIS community and the community of sayyids will fulfill those duties.
(Emirdag Addendum, p. 265)
In discussing the tasks that Hazrat Mahdi (as) will perform, the master emphasizes that he is an individual with the words “HIS COMMUNITY...” A corporate entity is a way of describing a community. There is therefore no question of a corporate entity having its own community and it being referred to as “his.” The term “his community” is an expression indicating that Hazrat Mahdi (as) is a person and will have a community attached to him.
... THE PEOPLE who will disperse the darkness in a century’s time may be the students of HAZRAT MAHDI (AS).
(The Rays, p. 605)
The master says that Hazrat Mahdi (as) who will appear in the End Times is not living in his own day, but will appear around a century, a hundred years, afterward. It also clear from this extract for the master that the corporate entity made up of Hazrat Mahdi’s (as) students is a separate concept to Hazrat Mahdi (as) as an individual.
HAZRAT MAHDI'S (AS) LUMINOUS COMMUNITY...
(LETTERS / TWENTY - NINTH LETTER - SEVENTH SECTION - P. 516)
The title “Hazrat” is one bestowed on people. It is never used for a community, a society or a group. It is clear that the master believes Hazrat Mahdi (as) to be a person, from the way he constantly employs the title “Hazrat” for this holy individual.
Also, the CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE GREAT MAHDI do not fit the narrations alluding to the earlier Mahdis, and these have become allegorical Hadiths.
(The Rays, p. 582)
In this passage, the master sets out the differences between Hazrat Mahdi (as) and the other mujaddids who appeared at the beginnings of other centuries. The fact that the master compares Hazrat Mahdi (as) with the other mujaddids, who all appeared as individuals, shows that he believes Hazrat Mahdi (as) will be an individual, too. A person can only be compared with other people. A person cannot be compared with a group, a community or a society. A person can only be compared with another person.
... THOSE INDIVIDUALS OF THE END OF TIME will be known through the insight and the light of belief.
(The Words / Twenty-Fourth Word - Third Branch - p. 355)
The master states that only very attentive believers will be able to recognize the personages of the End Times, Hazrat Mahdi (as) and the Prophet Jesus (as). The master also explicitly refers to both Hazrat Mahdi (as) and the Prophet Jesus (as) as individuals.
Moreover, they imagined the mighty works belonging to the collective identity or community which those individuals represent to be in their persons and expounded them in that way, so that they ascribed a form to them whereby when THOSE EXTRAORDINARY INDIVIDUALS appear, EVERYONE WILL RECOGNIZE THEM..
(The Words / Twenty-Fourth Word - Third Branch - p. 355)
In this passage from the Words treatise, the master describes Hazrat Mahdi (as) and the Prophet Jesus (as) as “extraordinary individuals”, “individuals”, “persons”. This shows that Hazrat Mahdi (as) and the Prophet Jesus (as) are extraordinary individuals, and that both individuals will appear in the End Times, as foretold in the hadith of the Prophet (saas).
..The fact that the fifth and sixth signs are connected personally to HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) and that this command refers to THIS GLORIOUS INDIVIDUAL is a truth like a powerful Sun that will eliminate the skepticism of those who harbor doubts and reinforce their credence.
(Barla Addendum - Letter No: 111 - p. 1452)
The master again uses the term “Hazrat” to refer to the Mahdi (as) in this passage, emphasizing that he is the Great Mahdi (as), whose coming is awaited in the End Times. He also makes it clear he believes Hazrat Mahdi (as) to be a person by referring to him as “a great personage.”
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