Al Mahdi Anecdotes and Saying By A S
Al Mahdi Anecdotes and Saying By A. S. Hashim. MD Sayings of Imams taken from: http: //www. ezsoftech. com/islamic/infallible 10. asp Ziyarah of Imams taken from: http: //www. ziaraat. org/
About this slide show: 1. This slide show deals with: a. b. c. d. e. f. Al Mahdi and what is said about him A number of his Du’aas Many of his sayings Incidents and Anecdotes Ziyarah for him with its translation It also shows his shrine
The Advent of Al Mahdi by: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. The Prophet (pbuh) The Imams Scholars and writers Poets Books written Articles written
About Al Mahdi’s Advent 1. Al Mahdi: the symbol of hope in the hearts of people Ø Ø Ø The Prophet (pbuh) says about him Each of the Imams says about him Scholars and writers about him Poets say about him Books written about him Numerous articles about him
Prophet Muhammad about Al Mahdi (Iqdud Durar, Chapter 2, Tradition 41) 1. 2. Hudhaifa has narrated from the Messenger of Allah (a. s) that he said: Ø “If only a single day remains from the tenure of this world, Almighty Allah ─in that same day─ will raise a person from my descendants whose name and manners shall be like mine and his patronymic shall be Abdullah, and people would pay allegiance to him between Rukn and Maqam Ø And Allah the Almighty will revive the religion through him and give him victories Ø And all the people on the earth shall be the reciters of ‘La ilaaha Illallaah’ (There is no deity except Allah). ” Salman asked: O Allah's Messenger, which of your sons? Ø The Holy Prophet said, “This son of mine. So saying, he placed his hand on Al Husain.
About Advent of Al Mahdi: Ali Says 1. Seeing Imam Ali in deep thought a companion asked him what was the matter, Ali answered, Ø Ø Ø I thought about a child who will be from my flesh, the eleventh from my line of descendants. He is Al Mahdi who will fill the earth with justice and equity [righteousness] when the height of injustice and tyranny [Evil] in the world has been reached. He will live in a state of occultation as a result of which a group of people will go astray and another remain faithful. “ (Ith'baat Al Wasiyyah, Al Mas'oodi, page 260. Also Al Kulaini Vol. 1, Page 19, Tradition 338. )
Al Husain Quoting Ali In Kamaluddin 1. Al Husain has quoted his father, Ali, that he told him: Ø O Husain, your ninth descendent is the Qaa'im (actuator) of the Truth and the one who would spread religion and establish justice everywhere. ” 2. Then Al Husain asked for more details. In reply, Ali said: Ø Yes! By Allah, who sent His Prophet and chose him above all, it is so, Ø But the Qaa'im shall have an occultation which shall be confusing and perplexing except for those who are sincere and those who have certainty of the Faith Ø And from whom Allah Almighty has taken the covenant of our guardianship (Wilaayah) Ø And in whose hearts He has made the belief firm, Ø And He supported them and blessed them, Ø They shall be steadfast on the Qaa'im and continue to have faith in him. ”
About Advent of Al Mahdi: The Imams Say: 1. Al Hasan says: Allah will prolong the life of the ninth descendant of my brother [Al Husain] who will be in occultation; and Allah will manifest him at the proper time with full glory. 1. Al Husain says: The ninth in my lineage will establish Truth and Righteousness. Allah will infuse spirit into the earth through him and the religion of Allah will prevail over all others. His occultation will be very long, and [because of that] plenty of people will go astray but the truthful ones will remain firm in their belief. . . ” 1. Zainul Abideen says: Al Qaa'im from us is he whose birth will remain undisclosed to the people, thus some will even deny the fact that he was born 1. Al Baaqir says: After Al Husain there will be 9 Imams, the ninth of them will be [Al Qaa'im] the one who undertakes the obligation [Activates Islam] for the rest of time.
About Advent of Al Mahdi: The Imams Say: 1. Al Saadiq says: When Al Mahdi rises he will summon the people to Islam anew and guide them to a matter which had become lost to them and from which people had gone astray. He is the only one called Al Mahdi because he guides to the matter from which men had deviated. He is called Al Qaa'im because of his rising. 1. Al Kadhim says: “. . . the specific Al Qaa'im is the one who will clear the earth from evil and establish righteousness. He will be the fifth in generation after me. His occultation will be so long that plenty of people will turn away but only few remain firm in belief. ” 1. Al Ridha quoted the Prophet: The ninth of your descendants, O Husain, is Al Qaa'im [Restorer of the Truth], the establisher of righteousness and justice. . . and he will have a long occultation. . . 1. Al Jawaad says: Al Qaa'im is from [us] and that he would be Al Mahdi; he must be awaited by his followers during his Occultation and obeyed at his rising and that he would be my descendant three generation hence.
Who is Al Mahdi? Lineage Muhammad (pbuh) Ali Al Husain Al Hasan Zainul Abideen Al Baaqir Al Saadiq Al Kadhim Al Ridha Al Jawaad Al Haadi Al Askari Al Mahdi Narjis
Where was al Mahdi born? Born in Samurra
Means of Discussions and Council 1. By way of Safeers through writing, or Ø Ø 2. Indirectly by way of Safeers to the Wakeels Answers had to be passed in confidentiality Many of his Du’aas have been registered, a selection of which appears: Ø Ø in Du’aa Obedience In Du’aa Iftitah In Du’aa Al Faraj And in many others
Phases of Al Mahdi’s Imamah Al Mahdi Lesser Occultation 69 Yrs Major Occultation Perpetual, till advent
Excerpts from Du’aa Iftitah • O Allah, I glorify Thee by praising Thee; since through Thy bounties You confer the truth and salvation; • And I know for sure that You are most merciful while disposing leniency and forgiveness, • Yet, exacting when giving reprimand punishment, • And You are the Supreme in the domain of Power and Might…. ، ﻟ ﻭﺍ ، • ﻟـ ﻱ ﺍﻟ ﻧﺎ ، • ﺍﻟﺍﻣﻴ ﻓﻲ ﺍ ﺍﻟ ، • ﺍﻋﺎﺑﻴ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟ ﻛﺎ ﺍﻟ ، • ﺍ ﻳ ﻓﻲ ﺍﺭﻳﺎ ﺍ
Excerpts from Du’aa Iftitah • Praise be to Allah, with full gratitude for his bounties. • Praise be to Allah, Who has no opponent to His rule, nor a challenger to His commands. • Praise be to Allah, Who has no counsel to meddle with His works of creation, nor an equal in His splendor. • Praise be to Allah, Whose commandments operate in Creation; • His glory is evident through His love and kindness. • His overflowing generosity is available through His unlimited favors, …. . ﻟﻰ ﻣﻴ ﻫﺎ ، • ﻟﻠ ﻣﻴ ﺣﺎ ﺍ ، ﻻ ﻧﺎ ﻓﻲ ، • ﻟﻠ ﺍﺫﻱ ﻻ ﺿﺎ ﻓﻲ ، ﻻ ﺑﻴ ﻓﻲ ، • ﻟﻠ ﺍﺫﻱ ﻻ ﺭﻳ ﻓﻲ ، • ﻟﻠ ﺍﻓﺎﺷﻲ ﻓﻲ ﺍ ، ﺍﺑﺎ ﺍﻭ ، • ﺍﻟﺍ ﺍ ، ﻻ ﺯﻳ ﺍﻃﺎ ﺇﻻ ﻭﺩ ﻣ ، • ﺍﺫﻱ ﻻ ﺯﺍ …. .
Excerpts from Du’aa Iftitah • O Lord! You call upon me, but I turn my back on it. • You offer to be familiar with me, but I pay no heed. • You love me, but I do not correspond to Thee: As if You have overextended my favors over Thee. • Yet You do not abstain from bestowing favors and blessings on me from Thy mercy and grace • So, O Lord! Have mercy on Thy ignorant servant and • Award him with the favor of Thy goodness • Verily You are most generous and most kind. ، ﻭﻧﻲ ﻱ ، • ﻳﺎ ، • ، ﺍﻟ ، • ﻻ ، ﺍﻻ ﺳﺎ ، • ﺫ ﺍﻟ ﻟﻲ ، • ﺍﻟ ﻭ • ﺍ ﺍﺟﺎ ﺳﺎ ، • ﻭﺍ ﺭﻳ
Excerpts from Du’aa Iftitah • O Allah! Through him (al Mahdi) give currency to Thy religion, and the Tradition of Thy Prophet, till nothing which is Just and True is kept concealed from any of Your creation. • O Allah! We ardently desire for a just Government, and fair era • In which You reactivate Islam and keep aright its followers, • And humiliate the imposters and their double dealers, • And include us among those who invite people unto Thy obedience, …. . ، ، • ﻟـ ﺩﻳ ﺧﺎ ﺩ ﺍ ، • ﻯ ﻻ ﺀ ﺍ ، • ﻟـ ﺍ ﻓﻲ ﺓ ﺭﻳﺓ ﺍ ﺍﻻ ﻻ ، • ﺍ ﺍﻟ ﻓﺎ ، ﺍﻗﺎ ﻟﻰ ﺑﻴ ، • ﻧﺎ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ ﺍﻟ ﻋﺎ ﻟﻰ ﻃﺎ ، • ﻧﺎ ﻫﺎ ﺭﺍ ﺍﻟ ﻳﺎ ﺍﻻ ، ﻣﺎ ﻧﺎ ﻧﺎ ، • ﻟـ ﻣﺎ ﻧﺎ ﻥ ﺍ ﻧﺎ
Excerpts from Du’aa of Obedience 1. O Allah! Grant us good fortune as to be obedient to Thee, and distance us from Thy disobedience. Ø Ø 2. O Allah! Honor us with guidance and honesty, and Ø Ø 3. Let us be sincere in our intentions; and Provide us with the knowledge of what is sacred. Direct our tongues to what is right and wise; and Fill our hearts with learning and knowledge, and Cleanse our stomachs from what is forbidden and of doubt. ، ﻟـ ﺍﻧﺎ ﻓﻴ ﺍﻟﺍ ، ﻓﺎ ﺍ ، ﺍﻟ ، ﻧﺎ ﺍﺩﻯ ﺍﻻ ﻗﺎ ، ﻧﺎ ﺍﻟ ﻭﺍ ﺍ ، ﺍـﻼ ﻭﻧﺎ ﺍ ﺍ ، ﻭﻧﺎ ﺍﺭﺍ ﺍﻟ . 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7
Du’aa for Al Mahdi q. O Allah, be, for Thy Proof, (the Hujjah, son of Al Hasan, Your blessings be on him and his forefathers), in this hour and in every hour: The Guardian, and the Protector, the Leader, and the Helper, the Proof, and the Guide: . Until You Let him be on Your earth by Thy Command, and cause him to live in it for a long time. By Thy mercy, O Most Merciful of the Mercifuls • ﺍﻟﻠﻬﻢ ﻛﻦ ﻟﻮﻟﻴﻚ ﺍﻟﺤﺠﺔ ﺍﺑﻦ ﺍﻟﺤﺴﻦ ﺻﻠﻮﺍﺗﻚ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﻋﻠﻰ آﺒﺎﺋﻪ • ﻓﻲ ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ ﻭﻓﻲ ﻛﻞ ﺳﺎﻋﺔ • ﻭﻟﻴﺎ ﻭﺣﺎﻓﻈﺎ • ﻭﻗﺎﺋﺪﺍ ﻭﻧﺎﺻﺮﺍ • ﻭﺩﻟﻴﻼ ﻭﻋﻴﻨﺎ • ﺣﺘﻰ ﺗﺴﻜﻨﻪ ﺍﺭﺿﻚ ﻃﻮﻋﺎ ﻭﺗﻤﺘﻌﻪ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ ﻃﻮﻳﻼ • ﺑﺮﺣﻤﺘﻚ ﻳﺎ ﺃﺮﺣﻢ ﺍﻟﺮﺍﺣﻤﻴﻦ
Du’aa of Troubled Times 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. O Allah, great is the calamity and its awful aftermath, as now uncovered, so all hope is severed, The plentiful earth has shrunk, the heavenly blessings have been withheld. Thee alone can help, we submit our grief to Thee, With full faith in Thee in times of Distress and times of Plenty. O Allah, Bless Muhammad and the Progeny of Muhammad, The ones we must obey as per Thy Command, through which we become aware of their station and rank. So let there be joy for us than sorrow, for their sake, right away, in the twinkle of an eye, or even faster. O Muhammad, O Ali, O Muhammad, Be my provider, because you do provide well. And help me, because you help and protect. O our master, O the living Imam, Help! Reach me! Right away, in this hour. Be quick, be quick, O God Most Merciful, for the sake of Muhammad and his pure Progeny.
Select sayings of Al Mahdi 1. Verily, Allah is with us and we have no need to other than Him; right is with us so we won’t be distressed by those who desist from helping us; we are the willing tools of our Lord and people are our willing tools. (Al Ghayba, by shaykh al Toosy P. 172) 1. I declare unto Allah and His Messenger that I am not accountable for whoso claims that we know what is hidden (the divine secret), that we share with Allah His rule, or places us in a rank other than that which Allah approved for us. (Al Ihtijaj, by al Tabrasy Ch. 2, P. 487) 1. Nothing spites Satan like performing the prayer, so perform it and spite him! (Bihar al Anwar Ch. 53, P. 182)
Select sayings of Al Mahdi 1. What Allah has foreordained cannot be struggled with, Allah’s Will cannot be refused nor can His Granting Success be defeated. (Bihar al Anwar Ch. 53, P. 191) 1. And as for the reason behind the occurrence of my occultation, Allah Almighty said, “Believers, do not ask questions about things which, if made known to you would only pain you”. (Bihar al Anwar Ch. 78, P. 380) 1. O Allah, bestow upon us the success of obedience, the avoidance of disobedience, sincerity and knowledge of the forbidden; and confer upon us guidance and righteousness. (Al Misbah, by al Kaf`amy P. 281)
Select sayings of Al Mahdi 1. And as for the way of benefiting from me during my occultation, it is the same as benefiting from the sun when it is beclouded; and I am a safeguard to the inhabitants of earth as the stars are safeguards to the inhabitants of heaven. (Bihar al Anwar Ch. 53, P. 181) 1. Increase praying for expediting my advent, because indeed it is your release from suffering. (Kamaliddin by al Sadooq Ch. 2, P. 485) 1. The outcome of Allah’s gracious handiwork shall be benign for them as long as they avoid committing the prohibited sins. (Bihar al Anwar Ch. 53, P. 177)
Select sayings of Al Mahdi 1. And as for the recent occurrences, turn to the relators of our Hadiths for they are my proof upon you, and I am Allah’s proof upon them. (Bihar al Anwar Ch. 53, P. 181) 1. Allah did not create the creation in vain, nor did He leave them alone to no purpose. (Al Ghayba, by shaykh al Toosy P. 174) 1. O Allah, fulfill your promise to me, complete my rule for me, increase my force and fill earth by me with justice and fairness. (Bihar al Anwar Ch. 51, P. 31) 1. I bear witness that there is no god but He and the angels, and men possessed of knowledge upholding justice; there is no god but He the All Mighty, the All Wise; the true religion with Allah is Islam. (Bihar al Anwar Ch. 51, P. 16)
Select sayings of Al Mahdi 1. I am al Mahdi (the guided one), I am the Imam of the time and I am the one who will fill the earth with justice just as it was filled with tyranny and injustice. (Bihar al Anwar Ch. 52, P. 2) 1. No advent but after Allah’s permission, and that will be after the passing of a long term, the hardening of the hearts and the filling of earth with tyranny. (alehtejaj Ch. 2, P. 478) 1. The prostration of gratitude is from among the most indispensable and most necessary of the sunnah practices (Prophetic Tradition). (Bihar al Anwar Ch. 53, P. 161)
Select sayings of Al Mahdi 1. And as for the occurrence of the manifestation, it is up to Allah, and any person who appoints a moment is a liar. (Bihar al Anwar Ch. 53, P. 181) 1. So fear God and submit to us, refer the matter to us, because we are the ones who execute Allah’s commands as we were the ones who received them; do not try to uncover what was concealed from you and make your intention to love us according to the clear way. (Bihar al Anwar Ch. 53, P. 179)
Sample Tawkii’ of Al Mahdi ﻭﺃﻤﺎ ﺍﻟﺤﻮﺍﺩﺙ ﺍﻟﻮﺍﻗﻌﻪ ﻓﺎﺭﺟﻌﻮﺍ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍ ﺣﺪﻳﺜﻨﺎ ﻓﺈﻧﻬﻢ ﺗﻲ ﻋﻠﻴﻜﻢ ﻭﺃﻨﺎ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﻢ As for the events which will occur, turn to the narrators of our tradition, because the narrators are my proof to you, while I am the proof of Allah to them. (Al Wasa’il, Al Aamili, Vol. 18, Page 101. Also Bihaar Al Anwaar, Vol. 53, Page 181. )
Select sayings of Al Mahdi 1. Praise be to Allah, Who has not taken unto Himself a wife, nor a son: Ø Ø 2. 3. 4. 5. Who has no partner in dominion, nor any protecting friend through dependence. So Magnify Him in His splendor. Praise be to Allah, with full gratitude for his bounties. Praise be to Allah, Who has no opposition to His rule, nor a challenge to His commands. Praise be to Allah, Who has no counsel to meddle with His works of creation, nor is there anything similar to Him in His splendor. Praise be to Allah, Whose commandments operate in Creation; Ø Ø His glory is evident through His love and kindness. His overflowing generosity is available through His unlimited favors, and whose favors do not exhaust His resources, and the more He gives, the further He wants to give, for He is so loving, so caring…. .
Visitation Greetings for Al Mahdi 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Peace unto you; O the vicegerent of Allah and the vicegerent of your well guided fathers. Peace unto you; O the Successor of the past Successors (of the Prophets). Peace unto you; O the keeper of the secrets of the Lord of the worlds. Peace unto you; O Allah’s remainder from among the elite, select ones. Peace unto you; O son of the luminous lights. Peace unto you; O son of the splendid signs. Peace unto you; O son of the immaculate progeny. ، ﻳﺎ ﻟﻴﻔ ﺍﻟﻠ ﻳﻔ آﺒﺎ ﺍﻳ ، ﻳﺎ ﺍﻻ ﻳﺎ ﺍﻣﺎﺿﻴ ، ﻳﺎ ﺣﺎ ﺭﺍ ﺍﻋﺎﻣﻴ ، ﻳﺎ ﺍﻟﻠ ﺍﻟ ﺍﺑﻴ ، ﺍ ﺍﻻ ﻭﺍ ﺍﻟﺍ ، ﺍ ﺍﻻ ﻻ ﺍﺑﺎ ، ﺍ ﺍ ﺍﻟﺍ • ﻟ ﻻ • ﻟ ﻻ
Beneath the blue dome is the cellar (Sirdaab) where Imam al Mahdi is said to have been last seen after the demise of his father the Shrine
The Sirdab: Site of Meditation
Excerpts from Du’aa Iftitah O Allah! through him (al Mahdi), set our disorder into order; • Gather and unite our flock; • Stitch together our asunder separation; • Turn our want into sufficiency; • Lift us up from our degradation; • Free us from our misery; • Pull us out from our debts; • Help us out from the ditch of sorrows; • Fill the gap created by confusion among us; • Let our difficulties be easy to deal with. . ﺍ ﻧﺎ ، • ﻟـ ﺍ ﻧﺎ ، • ﺍ ﻧﺎ ، ﻋﺎﻧﺎ ، • ﻧﺎ ، ﺍ ﻧﺎ ، • ﻧﺎ ، • ﻭﻧﺎ ، ﻭﺍﻋﻴﻧﺎ ، • ﻧﺎ ، ﻧﺎ ﻧﺎ ، • ﺍ ﻧﺎ ، ﻧﺎ ﻧﺎ ، • ﻧﺎ ﺍﻟ ﻳﺎ ﺍﻻ آﻤﺎﻧﺎ ، • ﻳﺎ ﺍﺅﻮﻟﻴ ﺍﻃﻴ
Ziyarah of Al Mahdi 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Peace be unto the progeny of Yaseen Peace unto you; the caller to Allah and the interpreter of His Verses Peace unto you; the gateway to Allah and the applier of His religion Peace unto you; the viceroy of Allah and the backer of His right Peace unto you; the Claim of Allah and the sign of His volition Peace unto you; the reciter and the interpreter of the Book of Allah Peace unto you at the hours of the night and its two ends Peace unto you—the herald of Allah on His lands Peace unto you—the covenant of Allah that He has made and confirmed Peace unto you—the Promise of Allah that He has assured…
In Conclusion 1. 2. Al Mahdi the One who is awaited for and the symbol of hope for humanity Discussed in this slide show are: Ø Ø Ø The Lesser Occultation (69 years) The Major Occultation: Perpetual His Du’aas are the symbol of hope His Sayings are the spiritual guiding light He is awaited for with Du’aa for his sake
Finally Let us Read Surah al Asr Together
Be in Allah’s Care Thank you and May God Bless you. Dr. A. S. Hashim
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