the Call for the Mahdi(part 1)
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Bismillah Ir-Rahman, Ir-Raheem. I begin with ALLAH's auspiciousness,whose Name is the Best among all the names. All Revences, All Sanctities and All Worships are due to ALLAH alone. Ashahadu An Laa illaaha illal llahu
Wa Ash Hadu Anna Muhammadan Abdu Hu Wa Rasooluhu
''I bear witness that there is no deity but Allah
who is without partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) is the Rasool.''
"O Allah, Shower Your Peace come upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as you have brought peace to Ibrahim and his family.
Truly, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious. O Allah, Shower your blessing upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as you have blessed Ibrahim and his family. Truly, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious". Iam Satisfied with Allâh as My Rabb and Cherisher,Iam Satisfied With Islam as My Din(religion) and I am satisfied with Muhammad as a Rasulallah (Messenger)sallallahu alaihi was salam) I seek Protection with ALLAH! With the Glorious and Noble Face of ALLAH! With the Complete and Perfect words of ALLAH! With the Exalted Attributes of ALLAH! From the Punishment of Hell; From chastisement in the Grave; From the Trial of Life and Death; From the Mischief of the dajjal. There is no power nor strength with (anyone) save Allah. ALLAH is Good and Only accept that which is Good. ALLAH is the Truth and only accept that which True. ALLAH is Pure and only accept that which is Pure. Ya ALLAH! ALL the praises are for You,You are the Holder of the Heavens and the Earth, And whatever is in them. Ya ALLAH! All praises are for You; You are are the Substaner of the Heavens and the Earth And whatever is in them. Ya ALLAH! All the praises are for you;You have the Possession of the Heavens and the Earth and whatever is in them. Ya ALLAH! All the praises are for You; You are Light(Nur) of the Heavens and Earth And whatever is in them. Ya ALLAH! All praises are for You; You are the King of the Heavens and the Earth And whatever is in them. Ya ALLAH! All praises are for You; You are the Truth and Your Promise is the Truth, And Your word is the Truth and the Meeting with You is true, And Parardise is True And Hell is true and All the Prophets(peace be upon them) are true; And Muhammad Rasulallah(sallallahu alayhi wa salam) is true,And the Day of Resurrection is True. Ya ALLAH! You have promise and Your promise is the truth,Ya ALLAH! You have promise and Your words is the truth, Ya ALLAH! You have promise and You are the Truth!. Ya ALLAH! You have created Rasulallah(sallallahu alayhi wa salam) to be the most truthful of men and what He(sallallahu alayhi wa salam) has said is the absolute truth! Ya ALLAH! You have promise that You would send one who would revive,restore,rejuvevate Your Din(religion).Ya ALLAH it is geting late and time is not with us,Ya ALLAH You have Promise! Ya ALLAH You have Promise! and Your Promise is the Truth!. Ya ALLAH! we are in about 33 years in to this new Islamic century,that is one Quarter of this century has pass and there is know sign of a Mujaddid(a Reviver) or the Mahdi. Rasulallah(sallallahu alayhi wa salam) said: "Even if the entire duration of the world's existence has already been exhausted and only one day is left (before the day of judgment), Allah will expand that day to such a length of time, as to accommodate the kingdom of a person from my Ahlul-Bayt who will be called by my name. He will fill out the earth with peace and justice as it will have been full of injustice and tyranny, By the time the Mahdi get here it may be to late for many Good People, In this age of unrest and increaseing deveiopments of events that are changing the modern world at a rapid pace,the threat of war Loom over the Horizon in the current Mideast and in the world, in this dark period of deepening crisis.In such a time as this, thoughtful men and women, The Muslim men and women are praying that ALLAH send The Mahdi, the clear voice of inspired guidance and direction from the Nur of Quran and Sunnah of Rasulallah(sallallahu alayhi wa salam). With the whole world now inching to the brink of fully modern war and masses of people with a Loud vehement expression of discontent or protest for one thing and another thing, the Time is now over. All nations and all mankind are being prepared for something that is approaching soon. These are huge events, the approach of that which is GOOD and the approach of that which is Evil! unexpected huge events." The coming of the Mahdi is one of the major signs of Judgement Day. Unlike the minor signs his appearance will signal that the Final Hour is near and that believers must ensure that they are ready to endure its trials and tribulations (fitan). Rasulullah(sallallahu alayhi wa salam)did not go to Madinah and established a military camp! He(sallallahu alayhi wa salam) went to Madinah and established The Islamic way of life! That inspired the Hearts of the people with the light (Nur) of the Holy Quran with kindness, mercy, generosity, compassion, fairness and justice! And In that same way, the way of the Sunnah of Rasulullah(sallallahu alayhi wa salam) The Mahdi will spread and fill this earth with kindness, generosity, justice, equity and fairness, just as it is initially filled with injustice, tyranny and oppression. He will lead the people according to the Sunnah of Rasulullah(sallallahu alayhi wa salam)and during his reign once again Islam will spread throughout the world. This will be the first signs of the return of the Islamic Golden Age! The Mahdi will come at a time when Muslims will have become disunited and where tyranny and corruption will have prevailed.The situation will be so bad that a person would wish he was not born, In this time many muslims are seeing days like these, or that if someone died he would wish that it was him, there are people throughout the world that is experiencing such things. 'Abd Allah ibn 'Umar said, "Rasulallah (sallallahu alayhe wa sallam) came to us and said, 'O Muhajirun, (emigrants from Makkah to al-Madinah) you may be afflicted by five things; ALLAH forbid that you should live to see them. If fornication should become widespread, you should realise that this has never happened without new diseases befalling the people which their forebears never suffered. If people should begin to cheat in weighing out goods, you should realise that this has never happened without drought and famine befalling the people, and their rulers oppressing them. If people should withhold Zakat, you should realise that this has never happened without the rain being stopped from falling; and were it not for the animals' sake, it would never rain again. If people should break their covenant with Allah and His Rasulallah (sallallahu alayhe wa sallam), you should realise that his has never happened without Allah sending an enemy against them to take some of their possessions by force. If the leaders do not govern according to the Book of Allah, you should realise that this has never happened without Allah making them into groups and making them fight one another." (Ibn Majah).
This world has destroyed the people in such a way that they are nowhere. Their hearts, which were created for love,affection,devotion and knowledge, have been changed in to stone. Their limbs have become dirty. Their hearts are emptied of humility and piety and not endowed with life or Light(Nur). They do not taste the sweetness of obedience to Allah. There is No room for repentance or for remembrance of ALLAH in their minds. Day in and day out their tongues has become weapons against themselves and other busy tearing off the cover of honor and Dignity of their fellow Muslims. Their souls are empty of meditation and Yet their souls are full of conspiracies. These are the people who have chained the hands of reason and wisdom and let loose the fingers of lust, greed, passion, desire and sin. How many wounds have these five fingers meted out to the body of Islam(Din) religion? How many calamities have they brought on the Shariah and Islamic Life!
They have discarded the dress of the Lover of ALLAH and adorned the designs of the Kafara,the foreigners. They have displaced the kind Islamic manners of eating and drinking by the deadly poison of the Christians,Jews and atheists. They have given up their religious responsibilities and taken up the etiquettes of disbelief or blasphemy. The worst thing is that the armies of disbelief have entered our territories ,the Land of the Muslims as conquerors while the army of Islam stands defeated! This is the Time to Beg for ALLAH help! And a CALL the Mahdi!
We neither worry about the end nor do we take any lesson from the condition of the earlier people who tasted (divine chastisement) the punishment of ALLAH. People mocked the event of Ababeel (birds that dropped pebbles on the army of elephants) and they laughed at the stories of Pharaoh and Qabeel, the earth, which had swallow up Qarun along with his huge treasure, still Falling in to Hell along with its dangerous snakes of wealth. The winds, which had fatally punished the strong people of Hud, are still under the control of Almighty ALLAH. If you have any desire to disobey ALLAH then remember that dust, water, wind, stones and pebbles are ever submissive to the Command of the Almighty. Yes, these are the people who take the Mercy of ALLAH for Granted by over Looking His forbearance and tolerance. Becoming negligent of His Grand Kingdom, they have thrown away their dress of morality and chastity. By their revolting behavior they have disobeyed the divine Commands and drowned themselves in the ocean of sins. Do we not see how His unflinching Command rules over the heavens and the earth? Have we not read that the sky and this earth will all be scattered on the Day of Judgment? This is the Time to seek the Forgiveness of ALLAH!
Ah, what should be said and how can it be said about that Frightening Day? Fearful hearts will melt because of that fear. Why should they not, when the earth will be hotter than fire and edge of the Path will be sharper than the sharpest of riser blade. Minds will be bogged down and eyes will release countless tears. Stars will fall from the skys ALL the stars will Fall, and people will be scattered like moths. The dread of that Day will be unimaginable and even The(Nabi) Prophets will be extremely restless. The rich, the leaders all will look like stumbling intoxicated people. Calamities will be both unbearable and innumerable. Sun will be just above the head and the earth will be red hot like a kiln of the ironsmith. Body will be bathed in perspiration and flesh and bones will be frying in heat. The Hell will close in from all directions closing every point with No escape. It will be the Day when oppressors will be in shameful disgraced, the just will be full of tears and people will be anxiously waiting to see to If their scroll of deeds will be given in their right hand or be given in their left hand.
What kind of a scene will it be when some will be dressed in the best of clothing and escorted towards the gardens of Paradise and some will be scornfully dragged towards Hell. One group will be enjoying the sweet and delightful drink of ‘Tahoor’ and another will be vomiting torn up pieces of kidney and liver because of the thorny food forced into his stomach.
Those who stuck with earth will be punished while those who opted for the Pleasure of ALLAH,and heavenly wealth will earn ALLAH’s mercy and kindness. What we mean to say is that high will be those who have always looked at the high point of righteousness, who have kept their eyes only on the pleasure of their Rabb and have thought only about Him. Enviable indeed are those hearts, which are full of Nur(light) divine radiance, and who disconnected themselves from this world and got attached to the radiant world of the Hereafter, whose hearts are lit up with divine light(Nur) and whose dress is dazzling with the cover of the Sacred love of ALLAH. They care the least for worldly wealth. Their reliance is a mirror of their faith(Iman) in only one ALLAH. They have established their relation with ALLAH after dissociating themselves from the material world. Their thoughts are bright, their exterior is bright, their interior is bright, their body, soul everything is bright; rather an ocean of Brilliant Radiance.
Rasulallah (sallalalhu alaihi wa-sallam)said: "Even if the entire duration of the world's existence has already been exhausted and only one day is left (before the day of judgment), Allah will expand that day to such a length of time, as to accommodate the kingdom of a person from my Ahlul-Bayt who will be called by my name. He will fill out the earth with peace and justice as it will have been full of injustice and tyranny. the signs of the appearance of Imam Mahdi (a.s)in this time of every kinds of Evils will be widespread injustice and oppression and total absence of peace and security in such a way that fear, terror, calamities, wickedness,filth, corruption, mischief and ignorance will dominate human society as it is now, The people shall do anything for the sake of the world and they shall compete with each other to see who can commit the biggest sin and the great evil and in their view sin would be considered good on one hand,and on the other hand any thing good would be considered bad. Islam will be like it was in the beginning, would be not unknown( but strange) to the people in the Present day.And the Kingdoms of the great oppressors of the world is subjugate and isolated the true Believeing Muslims and their honor is being disgrace and economic resources are being taken by force. Rasulallah (sallalalhu alaihi wa-sallam)has Spoke of several events that will occur just before the advent of the day of judgment. Among these, the advent of one of his descendants, Al Mahdi (the guided one- Khalifah Rashida ), which will appear when the believers are severely oppressed in every corner of the world in that time when the most brutal tyranny is at it strongest,it is at this time that the Prayer for the Help of ALLAH, to send the Mahdi will be on the Lips of every muslim, every Believeing muslim! everyone!
The Narrative of al-Mahdi, as recounted the Events in the sunnah of Rasulallah(sallallahu alayhi wa salam), is a Narrartive of hope where the struggle between Haqq(Truth) and Baatil(Falsehood) results in the believers gaining victory over the disbelievers, In a Time where the Earth is filled with Tyranny and corruption ALLAH will send One who will strugle to filled the Earth with peace and justice this is what ALLAH has promise for that time through the just rule of al-Mahdi. It is narrated by Abu Said al-Khudri (ra) that Rasulallah(sallallahu alayhi wa salam) said:
"At the end of the time of my ummah,the Mahdi will appear. Allah will grant him rain, the earth will bring forth its fruits, he will give a lot of wealth, cattle will increase and the ummah will become great." (Reported by al-Haakim in his Mustadrak, 4/557-558).
The Descriptin of the events about the mahdi is one that encourages the believers to work for the unity of Muslims and the justice of Islam via the establishment of Righteousness in the World and the application of the Shariah as the believer knows that one day the whole world will be enlightened by the(Nur) light of Islam and falsehood shall vanish. But until that day comes we must take encouragement from the bashaarat (glad tidings) of Rasulallah ??? ???? ???? ???? and strive and work for Islam following the Sunnah of Rasulallah (sallallahu alayhi wa salam)
Indeed the Shariah rules established at the time of the Rasulallah(sallallahu alayhi wa salam )are applicable till the end of time as long as they pertain to the reality for which they came. So not only must the Muslims abide by them, so must the Mahdi and so did ‘Isa(alayhi salam)who came not as a Prophet but as a follower of the Shariah ofRasulallah(sallallahu alayhi wa salam) .So if the coming of a great Prophet like Isa (alayhi salam ), after the prophethood of Muhammad(sallallahu alayhi wa salam) cannot suspend the rules of the Shariah, how can the coming of the Mahdi suspend them?
As for the hukm shar'i on what to do when the Khilafah does not exist, as we see in our situation today, we need to refer to the following hadith of the Rasulallah(sallallahu alayhi wa salam )as it addressed that very manaat (reality):
"Whosoever dies without a bay'ah on his neck dies the death of Jahiliyyah." (Reported by Muslim in his Sahih).
This hadith clarifies by its implied meaning (mafhum) that it is not permitted for a Muslim to live without the presence of a Khaleefah as it censures the one who dies without his presence. Consequently, it becomes obligatory on the Muslim to work for the presence of a Khaleefah who will rule justly and work to remove, through only da'wah and political struggle, the Ruwaibidah that are our current despicable rulers. This is our reality today and the work to establish the Khilafah is the vital issue that the Muslims cannot neglect.
Whilst the coming of the Mahdi is an important subject in life and in the books of hadith, it is almost as though some have taken the subject as a "get-out" clause to not work for the return of the Khilafah Rashidah and the giving of bayah to the next Khaleefah. As though the mere mention of Khilafah in the time of Mahdi in some way excuses Muslims from their obligation of removing the corruption from the muslim world and the wicked people in the Leadership of the Muslim today. Yes, there will be a Khilafah again inshAllah, but will we all be of the ummah that lived in darkness and did nothing to change that situation? And wait for Allah to bring a people that loved him and He loved.
"O you who believe! If you ever abandon your faith, Allah will in time bring forth (instead of you) people whom he loves and who love Him - humble towards the believers, strong towards all who deny truth: [people] who strive hard in Allah's cause, and do not fear to be censured by anyone who might censure
'Abd Allah ibn 'Umar said, "The Prophet (sallallahu alayhe wa sallam) came to us and said, 'O Muhajirun, (emigrants from Makkah to al-Madinah) you may be afflicted by five things; ALLAH forbid that you should live to see them. If fornication should become widespread, you should realise that this has never happened without new diseases befalling the people which their forebears never suffered. If people should begin to cheat in weighing out goods, you should realise that this has never happened without drought and famine befalling the people, and their rulers oppressing them. If people should withhold Zakat, you should realise that this has never happened without the rain being stopped from falling; and were it not for the animals' sake, it would never rain again. If people should break their covenant with Allah and His Rasulallah(sallallahu alayhi wa salam), you should realise that this has never happened without Allah sending an enemy against them to take some of their possessions by force. If the leaders do not govern according to the Book of Allah, you should realise that this has never happened without Allah making them into groups and making them fight one another." (Ibn Majah). Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman said, "People used to ask the Rasulallah(sallallahu alayhe wa sallam) about good things, but I used to ask him about bad things because I was afraid that they might overtake me. I said, "Ya Rasulallah(sallallahu alayhi wa salam) we were lost in ignorance (Jahiliyyah) and evil, then Allah brought this good (i.e. Islam). Will some evil come after this good thing?' He said, 'Yes' I asked, 'And will some good come after that evil?' He said, 'Yes, but it will be tainted with some evil' I asked, 'How will it be tainted?' He said, 'There will be some people who will lead others on a path different from mine. You will see good and bad in them. I asked, 'Will some evil come after that good?' He said, 'Some people will be standing and calling at the gates of Hell; whoever responds to their call, they will throw him into the Fire.' I said, 'Ya Rasulallah(sallallahu alayhi wa salam) describe them for us.' He said, 'They will be from our own people, and will speak our language.' I asked, 'What do you advise me to do if I should live to see that?' He said, 'Stick to the main body (jama'ah) of the Muslims and their leader (Imam). I asked, What if there is no main body and no leader?' He said 'Isolate yourself from all of these sects, even if you have to eat the roots of trees until death overcomes you while you are in that state.'" Imam Ahmad reported via Abu Nudrah that Abu Sa'id said: "One day Rasulallah(sallallahu alayhi wa salam), led us in praying the afternoon prayer (Salat al'Asr). Then he stood and addressed us until sunset. He mentioned everything that was to happen until the Day of Resurrection, and left nothing unsaid. Some of us remembered it, and some of us forgot it. One of the things he said was: 'O people, this world is full of attractive temptations. Allah has appointed you as vicegerents (Khalifah Rashida) in this world, and He will see how you will act. So guard yourselves against the temptations of this world and of women' Towards the end of this speech, he said, 'The sun is about to set, and what remains of this world, compared to what has passed, is like what remains of this day compared to what has passed.'"Rasulallah(sallallahu alayhi wa salam)said: ‘Prophethood will last among you for as long as Allah wills, then Allah will take it away. Then it will be (followed by) a Khilafah Rashida (rightly guided) on the pattern of the Prophethood. It will remain for as long as Allah wills, then Allah will take it away. Afterwards there will be a hereditary leadership which will remain for as long as Allah wills, then He will lift it if He wishes. Afterwards, there will be biting oppression, and it will last for as long as Allah wishes, then He will lift it if He wishes. Then there will be a Khilafah Rashida according to the ways of the Prophethood.’ Then he kept silent.” [Musnad Imam Ahmad] Scholars explain this hadith in this way: Prophethood as in the beginning of the hadith ended with the Passing of Rasulallah(sallallahu alayhi wa salam). The next stage was Khilafah Rashida and this was from Abu Bakr Siddiq to Ali ibn Abi Taalib (radi Allahu anhuma). Then Rasulallah(sallallahu alayhi wa salam), said it would be Mulkan which was the rule of the Banu Umayyah, Banu Abbas and the Khilafah Uthmaniyyah. Then after that, he said it would be dictatorship, i.e. oppressive rule, which we are living under today. The next stage will be Khilafah Rashida once again insha-allah