Al-Mahdi Anecdotes and Saying

1. Al-MahdiAnecdotes and Saying By A.S. Hashim. MD Sayings of Imams taken from: http://www.ezsoftech.com/islamic/infallible10.asp Ziyarah of Imams taken from: http://www.ziaraat.org/

2. About this slide show: • This slide show deals with: • 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

3. The Advent of Al-Mahdi by: • The Prophet (pbuh) • The Imams • Scholars and writers • Poets • Books written • Articles written

4. About Al-Mahdi’s Advent • Al-Mahdi: the symbol of hope in the hearts of people • 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

5. Prophet Muhammad about Al-Mahdi(Iqdud Durar, Chapter 2, Tradition 41) • Hudhaifa has narrated from the Messenger of Allah (a.s) that he said: • “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 • And Allah the Almighty will revive the religion through him and give him victories • 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? • The Holy Prophet said, “This son of mine. So saying, he placed his hand on Al-Husain.

6. About Advent of Al-Mahdi: Ali Says • Seeing Imam Ali in deep thought a companion asked him what was the matter, Ali answered, • 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.)

7. Al-Husain Quoting AliIn Kamaluddin • Al-Husain has quoted his father, Ali, that he told him: • O Husain, your ninth descendent is the Qaa'im (actuator) of the Truth and the one who would spread religion and establish justice everywhere.” • Then Al-Husain asked for more details. In reply, Ali said: • Yes! By Allah, who sent His Prophet and chose him above all, it is so, • 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 • And from whom Allah Almighty has taken the covenant of our guardianship (Wilaayah) • And in whose hearts He has made the belief firm, • And He supported them and blessed them, • They shall be steadfast on the Qaa'im and continue to have faith in him.”

8. About Advent of Al-Mahdi: The Imams Say: • 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. • 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.....” • 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 • 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.

9. About Advent of Al-Mahdi: The Imams Say: • 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. • 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.” • 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..... • 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.

10. Who is Al-Mahdi? Lineage Narjis

11. Where was al-Mahdi born? Born in Samurra

12. Means of Discussions and Council • By way of Safeers through writing, or • 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: • in Du’aa Obedience • In Du’aa Iftitah • In Du’aa Al-Faraj • And in many others

13. Phases of Al-Mahdi’s Imamah

14. Excerpts from Du’aa Iftitah

15. Excerpts from Du’aa Iftitah

16. Excerpts from Du’aa Iftitah

17. Excerpts from Du’aa Iftitah

18. Excerpts from Du’aa of Obedience • O Allah! Grant us good fortune as to be obedient to Thee, and distance us from Thy disobedience. • Let us be sincere in our intentions; and • Provide us with the knowledge of what is sacred. • O Allah! Honor us with guidance and honesty, and • 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. • اَللّـهُمَّ ارْزُقْنا تَوْفيقَ الطّاعَةِ، • وَبُعْدَ الْمَعْصِيَةِ، • وَصِدْقَ النِّيَّةِ، وَعِرْفانَ الْحُرْمَةِ، • وَاَكْرِمْنا بِالْهُدى وَالاِْسْتِقامَةِ، • وَسَدِّدْ اَلْسِنَتَنا بِالصَّوابِ وَالْحِكْمَةِ، • وَامْـلاَْ قُلُوبَنا بِالْعِلْمِ وَالْمَعْرِفَةِ، • وَطَهِّرْ بُطُونَنا مِنَ الْحَرامِ وَالشُّبْهَةِ،

19. Du’aa for Al-Mahdi

20. دُعاءالفرج • إلهي عَظُمَ الْبَلاءُ، وَبَرِحَ الْخَفاءُ، وَانْكَشَفَ الْغِطاءُ، وانقطع الرجاءوَضاقَتِ الاَْرْضُ وَمُنِعَتِ السَّماءُ • وأنت المستعانوَاِلَيْكَ الْمُشْتَكىوَعَلَيْكَ الْمُعَوَّلُ فِى الشِّدَّةِ وَالرَّخاءِ • اَللّـهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآل مُحَمَّدٍ • أولي الأمرالَّذينَ فَرَضْتَ عَلَيْنا طاعَتَهُمَْوعَرَّفْتَنا بِذلِكَ مَنْزِلَتَهُمْ • ففرجعَنّا بِحَقِّهِمْ فَرَجاً عاجِلاًقريباكَلَمْحِ الْبَصَرِ اَوْ هُوَ اَقْرَبُ • يا مُحَمَّدُ يا عَلِيُّ،  يا عَلِيُّ يا مُحَمَّدُ • اكْفياني فَاَنَّكُما كافِيانوانْصُراني فَاِنَّكُما ناصِران • يا مَوْلانا يا صاحِبَ الزَّمانِالْغَوْثَ الْغَوْثَ الْغَوْثَ، • اَدْرِكْني اَدْرِكْني اَدْرِكْني. الساعة الساعة الساعةالعجل العجل العجل • يا أرحم الراحمينبحق محمد وآله الطاهرين

21. Du’aa of Troubled Times • 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 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!  Help!  Help! • Reach me! Reach me! Reach me! Right away, Right away, Right away, in this hour. Be quick, be quick, be quick, • O God Most Merciful, for the sake of Muhammad and his pure Progeny.

22. Select sayings of Al-Mahdi • 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) • 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) • Nothing spites Satan like performing the prayer, so perform it and spite him! (Bihar al-Anwar Ch.53, P.182)

23. Select sayings of Al-Mahdi • 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) • 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) • 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)

24. Select sayings of Al-Mahdi • 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) • Increase praying for expediting my advent, because indeed it is your release from suffering. (Kamaliddin by al-Sadooq Ch.2, P.485) • 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)

25. Select sayings of Al-Mahdi • 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) • 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) • 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) • 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)

26. Select sayings of Al-Mahdi • 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) • 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) • 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)

27. Select sayings of Al-Mahdi • 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) • 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)

28. Sample Tawkii’ of Al-Mahdi

29. Select sayings of Al-Mahdi • اَلْحَمْدُ للهِ الَّذي لَمْ يَتَّخِذْ صاحِبَةً وَلا وَلَداً، • وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ شَريكٌ في الْمُلْكِ، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ وَلِىٌّ مِنَ الذُّلِّ وَكَبِّرْهُ تَكْبيراً، • اَلْحَمْدُ للهِ بِجَميعِ مَحامِدِهِ كُلِّهَا، عَلى جَميعِ نِعَمِهِ كُلِّها • اَلْحَمْدُ للهِ الَّذي لا مُضادَّ لَهُ في مُلْكِهِ، وَلا مُنازِعَ لَهُ في اَمْرِهِ، • اَلْحَمْدُ للهِ الَّذي لا شَريكَ لَهُ في خَلْقِهِ، وَلا شَبيهَ لَهُ في عَظَمَتِهِ، • اَلْحَمْدُ للهِ الْفاشي في الْخَلْقِ اَمْرُهُ وَحَمْدُهُ، • الظّاهِرِ بِالْكَرَمِ مَجْدُهُ، الْباسِطِ بِالْجُودِ يَدَهُ، • الَّذي  لا تَنْقُصُ خَزائِنُهُ، وَلا تَزيدُهُ كَثْرَةُ الْعَطاءِ إلاّ جُوداً وَكَرَماً، • اِنَّهُ هُوَ الْعَزيزُ الْوَهّابُTranslation in next Page ……

30. Select sayings of Al-Mahdi • Praise be to Allah, Who has not taken unto Himself a wife, nor a son: • 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; • 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…..

31. Visitation Greetings for Al-Mahdi • 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.

32. Shrine of Al-Mahdi the Shrine

33. Excerpts from Du’aa Iftitah

34. Ziyarah of Al-Mahdi • سَلاَمٌ عَلَى آلِ يسالسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا دَاعِيَ اللَّهِ وَرَبَّانِيَّ آيَاتِهِ • السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بَابَ اللَّهِ وَدَيَّانَ دِينِهِ • ‏السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا خَلِيفَةَ اللَّهِ وَنَاصِرَ حَقِّهِ • السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حُجَّةَ اللَّهِ وَدَلِيلَ إِرَادَتِهِ • ‏السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا تَالِيَ كِتَابِ اللَّهِ وَتَرْجُمَانَهُ • السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ فِي آنَاءِ لَيْلِكَ وَأَطْرَافِ نَهَارِكَ • ‏السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بَقِيَّةَ اللَّهِ فِي أَرْضِهِ • السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مِيثَاقَ اللَّهِ الَّذِي أَخَذَهُ وَوَكَّدَهُ • ‏السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَعْدَ اللَّهِ الَّذِي ضَمِنَهُ • ‏السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا الْعَلَمُ الْمَنْصُوبُ وَالْعِلْمُ الْمَصْبُوبُ • وَالْغَوْثُ وَالرَّحْمَةُ الْوَاسِعَةُ

35. Ziyarah of Al-Mahdi • 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…

36. In Conclusion • Al-Mahdi the One who is awaited for and the symbol of hope for humanity • Discussed in this slide show are: • 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

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38. Be in Allah’s Care Thank you and May God Bless you. Dr. A.S. Hashim