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IMAM MAHDI (as) MYTH OR REALITY? ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE MAHDI PROMISED BY THE PROPHET (saww) PART 6 IN THE NAME OF ALLAH,MOST BENEFICENT,MOST MERCIFUL In continuation of our series on the myth or reality of the Mahdi promised by the Noble Messenger(saww),Get on board the ship. Ibn Taymeeyyah: So what the Sadiq Al-Masduuq [i.e. the Prophet (saww)] says is proven on its own, whether we know that he has said the truth or not. The one that Allah Almighty sends to people, he is His Messenger, whether people know that he is the Messenger or not, and what he says is truth, even if people do not admit him. And what he orders from Allah (swt), Allah (swt) has ordered him to do so, even if people do not obey him. So the proof of Divine Authority and that the Prophet (saww) says the truth and what he orders on its own, does not depend on our existence, let alone that it depends on our intellects or on the speculations that are the product of our intellects. This is the same as the existence of the Almighty Lord and what He has of the attributes, which are evident on their own, whether He lets us know or not. Source:( Daaru Taarudh Al-Aql Wa Al-Naql. Vol. 1, Page. No. 88). Al-Tabarani: Ibraheem bin Hameed from Ismaeel bin Abi Khalid from his father (Abi Khalid) Jabir bin Samura who narrated that Holy Prophet (saww) said: This religion will remain until there comes twelve Caliphs. Ismaeel said: It is my conjecture that my father said that the whole Ummah will agree upon them. Source:( Mujam Al-Kabeer. Vol. 2, Page. No. 207 - 208, Hadeeth. No. 1849). A Group From The Ummah Will Continue To Prevail On The Basis Of Truth Muslim ibn Hajjaj: It has been narrated on the authority of Thauban that the Messenger of Allah (saww) said: A group of people from my Ummah will always remain triumphant on the right path and continue to be triumphant (against their opponents). He who deserts them shall not be able to do them any harm. They will remain in this position until Allahs (swt) Command is executed (i.e. Qiyamah is established). In Qutaybas version of the tradition, we do not have the words: They will remain in this position. Source:( Saheeh Muslim. Page. No. 925, Hadeet. No. 1920 / 170). Ahmad ibn Hanbal: Narrated to us Hisham, from Zuhayr, from Ziyad bin Khaythama, from Al-Aswad bin Saeed Al-Hamdani, from Jabir ibn Samura, who said: Ive heard the Prophet (saww) say: There will be 12 Caliphs after me, all of them from Quraysh. Then he (saww) went back to his house, so Quraysh went to him, and said: Then what will happen? He (saww) said: Then there will be Harj (deceit and killings). Shuayb Al-Arnaut: It is Saheeh (Authentic), but without his (saww) saying: Then there will be Harj (deceit and killings). Source:( Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal. Vol. 34, Page. No. 439 - 440, Hadeeth. No. 20860). THE LAST ONE OF THEM WILL LEAD ISA (a.s) IN PRAYER We will Inshaa Allah Ta Aala prove later that the leader behind whom Isa (a.s) performs prayers, is Imam Al-Mahdi (as). But for now we shall present the narrations pertaining to the fact that he is the last person of those who will continue to prevail on the basis of truth, and if people abandon him (a) and the Imams (a.s) not in the least will they be harmed. Muslim ibn Hajajj: Jabir b. Abdullah reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah (saww) say: A section of my people will not cease fighting for the Truth and will prevail till the Day of Resurrection. He said: Jesus (a.s) son of Mary (s.a) would then descend and their (Muslims) commander would invite him to come and lead them in prayer, but he would say: No, some amongst you are commanders over some (amongst you). This is the honour from Allah (swt) for this Ummah. Source:( Saheeh Muslim. Hadeeth. No. 156 / 247, Page. No. 81 - 82). Al-Albani: Narrated Imran ibn Hussain: The Prophet (saww) said: A section of my community will continue to fight for the right and overcome their opponents till the last of them fights with the Antichrist. Al-Albani: It is Saheeh (Authentic). Source: (Saheeh Sunan Abi Dawood. Vol. 2, Hadeeth. No. 2484, Page. No. 91). The 12 Imams (a.s) Are Not Harmed By People Abandoning Them Al-Tabarani: Narrated to us Ibraheem ibn Hashim Al-Baghawi from Muhammad ibn Abdul-Rahman from Muhammad ibn Sawa from Saeed from Qatada from Al-Shabi from Jabir ibn Samura(ra) who said: I was with my father in the presence of the Prophet (saww), so he said: There will be twelve guardians (Qayyim) for this Ummah, people abandoning them does not harm them. Then the Messenger of Allah (saww) silently said something, I asked my father: What was that sentence the the Prophet (saww) said silently? He said: All of them will be from Quraysh. Source:( Mujam Al-Kabeer. Vol. 2, Page. No. 196, Hadeeth. No 1794). Analysis Of The Chain Of Narrators 1 - Ibraheem ibn Hashim Al-Baghawi 2 - Muhammad ibn Abdul-Rahman 3 - Muhammad ibn Sawa 4 - Saeed from Qatada 5 - Al-Shabi 6 - Jabir ibn Samura 1 - Ibraheem ibn Hashim Al-Baghawi Ibn Al-Jawzi: Ibraheem ibn Hashim ibn Al-Hussain ibn Hashim, Abu Ishaaq Al-Bay, known as Al-Baghawi. He was born in the year 207 A.H. He had heard from Ali ibn Jad, Ahmad ibn Hanbal and others, and he was trustworthy. He died in the Jumaadal -Akhira of the year 297 A.H. Source: (Al-Muntadham. Vol. 13, Page. No. 97, Person No. 2036). 2 - Muhammad ibn Abdul-Rahman Qutlubgha Al-Hanfi: Muhammad ibn Abdul-Rahman Al-Allaaf, from Basra. He narrates from Muhammad ibn Sawa, Abil Asim. Al-Hassan ibn Sufyan has narrated to us from him. Source:( Al-Thiqaat Mimman Lam Yaqa Fil Kutub Al-Sittah. Vol. 8, Page. No. 430. Person No. 10134). Ibn Hibban: Muhammad ibn Abdul-Rahman Al-Allaaf, from Basra. He narrates from Muhammad ibn Sawa, Abil Asim. Al-Hassan ibn Sufiyan has narrated to us from him. Source:( Kitab Al-Thuqat (The Authenticated Ones). Vol. 9, Page. No. 98). 3 - Muhammad ibn Sawa Ibn Hajar: Muhammad ibn Sawa, Al-Sadusi, Al-Anbari, Abul Khattab Al-Basri, he is truthful; he has been accused of believing in Qadr. He was from the 9th generation. He died after 180 A.H. Al-Bukhari, Muslim, Tirmidhi, Nasai and Ibn Majah have narrated from him. Shuaib Al-Arnaut and others: He was rather trustworthy, a group of trustworthy narrators have narrated from him. Ahmad has put him in the level of Saeed ibn Abi Uruba. Ibn Zari says: Narrate from him. Ibn Hibban and ibn Shaheen have mentioned him among Al-Thuqaat (i.e. in their books about trustworthy narrators). Ibn Maeen says: He was intelligent similar to Qataada. Al-Dhahabi says in Al-Mizan: He is one of the famous trustworthy narrators. Source:( Tahreer Taqreeb Al-Tahdheeb. Vol. 3, Page. No. 253 - 254, Person No. 5939). 4 - Saeed from Qataada Ibn Hajar: Saeed ibn Abi Uruba, Mihran Al-Yashkari, their servant. Abu Nadhr Al-Basri. He is a trustworthy Haafidh and he has written books, he used to do Tadlees and confuse narrations, but he was the most authentic narrators in narration from Qataada. He is of the sixth generation. He died in the year 156 or 157 A.H. And all the authors of the Saheeh Sittah have narrated from him. Source:( Taqreeb Al-Tahdheeb. Page. No. 179, Person No. 2365). Ibn Hajar: Qataada ibn Daama ibn Qatada Al-Sadusi, Abul Khattab Al-Basri. He is a firm and trustworthy narrator. It is said that he was born blind. He is from the early narrators of the 4th generation. He died after the year 120 A.H. All the authors of the Saheeh Sittah have narrated from him. Source:( Taqreeb Al-Tahdheeb. Page. No. 389, Person No. 5518). 5 - Al-Shabi Ibn Hajar: Amr ibn Sharahil Al-Shabi, Abu Amr. He is a famous, trustworthy and a learned jurist, from the 3rd generation. Al-Makhuul says: I have not seen a better jurist than him. He died after the year 100 A.H. at the age of about 80. All the authors of the Saheeh Sittah have narrated from him. Source: (Taqreeb Al-Tahdheeb. Page. No. 230, Person No. 3092). In conclusion, we can establish the following points: The meaning of Khalifah is someone whom the person appoints as his successor The Prophet (saww) mentioned the Khalifas in his sermon at his Farewell Hajj. The Prophet appointed his Ahlulbayt (a.s) as his Khalifahs who will not separate from the Holy Quraan till they reach lake-fount. The Caliphs will be twelve like Nuqabah of Bani Israeel. The Khalifahs consist of twelve men and all of them are from the Quraysh. It does not harm the Khalifas if people abandon them. The Khalifas do not need to learn from people, but people need to learn from them. The existence of humanity and Islam depends on the existence of these twelve men. Even if two people remain on earth, one of them will be a Caliph from Quraysh. They will continue to prevail on the basis of Truth, until the last one of them (Imam Al-Mahdi (as)) fights with the Dajjaal. The last one of them (Imam Al-Mahdi (as)) is the one behind whom Prophet Isa (a.s) performs prayers. Islam will continue to exist as long as there are Twelve Khalifahs since Islam will exist until Qiyaamah, and according to the teachings of the Rasuul (saww) the last of them is Imam Al-Mahdi (as). Confusion In Identifying The Twelve Caliphs The Quraysh were a powerful merchant tribe that controlled Makkah and its Kabah, and according to traditions descended from Ismaeel (a.s). The Prophet (saww) was from the Banu Hashim clan of the Quraysh tribe which branched out in to various sub-clans. The following is a list of only some of those tribes: Banu Abbas - Al-Abbas ibn Abd Al-Muttalib was a paternal uncle of the Prophet (saww). This later formed the sub-clan of the Abbasi Caliphate Banu Abd-Al-Dar Banu Abd Manaf Banu Nawfal Banu Muttalib Banu Abd Shams — parent clan of Banu Umayyah. Banu Umayyah — sub-clan of Banu Abd Shams, clan of Abu Sufyan(The Terrorist), Muaaweeyah, Yazid,Sayyidinaa Uthman ibn Affan(ra) etc. Banu Makhzum Banu Zuhrah Banu Taym - Clan of Sayyidinaa Abu Bakr(ra) Banu Adi — sub-clan of Quraysh, clan of Sayyidinaa Umar ibn Al-Khattab(ra) Banu Asad Banu Jumah Banu Sahm Family Tree Of The Quraysh Tribes The Prophet (saww) gives us the promise of the religion remaining intact until the day of resurrection, and alongside it the Caliphate of twelve Caliphs. It is necessary for one of these Caliphs to have a long enough life span to last this long period of time. Thus, it is for this very reason the followers of the Ahlulbayt (a.s) believe it to be the last living Imam, Imam Al-Mahdi (as) who is believed to be in occultation. Now it is necessary for us to also pay attention to this sensitive point; and that is to see how these type of Hadeeth were narrated or in other or better words, how it was set at liberty from the claws of the strict censorship and stern scrutiny in the Caliphates administration, particularly that of the Ummayads. Many of the later Caliphs were long after the death of Prophet Muhammad (saww), and many were not from the Quraysh. We shall now present a list of these rulers and in which years they ruled for: Abu Bakr ibn Quhafah (ra) (632–634 CE) Umar ibn Al-Khattab(ra) (634–644 CE) Uthman ibn Affan(ra) (644–656 CE) Ali ibn Abii Taalib (a.s) (656–661 CE) Hassan ibn Ali (a.s) (661 CE) 33 Umayyad Caliphs (661–750/1031 CE) 14 Caliphs of Damascus (661–750 CE) Muaaweeyah ibn Abu Sufyan (661–680 CE): Founder of the Umayyad dynasty Yazid ibn Muaaweeyah (680–683 CE) Muaaweeyah II ibn Yazid (683–684 CE) Marwan I (684–685 CE) Abd Al-Malik (685–705 CE) Al-Walid I (705–715 CE) Sulayman (715–717 CE) Umar II (717–720 CE) Yazid II (720–724 CE) Hisham (724–743) Al-Walid II (743–744 CE) Yazid III (744 CE) Ibrahim (744 CE) Marwan II (744–750 CE) This continued; 11 Caliphs of Cordoba (756–929 CE) 54 Abbasid Caliphs (750–1258/1517 CE) 37 Caliphs of Baghdad (750–1258 CE) 17 Caliphs of Cairo (1261–1517 CE) 13 Al-Mohad Caliphs (1145–1269 CE) 29 Ottoman Caliphs (1453–1924 CE) Al-Bukhari: Narrated Muhammad bin Jubair bin Mutim: That while he was with a delegation from the Quraysh to Muaaweeyah, the latter heard the news that Abdullah bin Amr bin Al-As said that there would be a king from the tribe of Qahtan. On that, Muaaweeyah became angry, got up and then praised Allah (swt) as He deserved, and said, Now then, I have heard that some men amongst you narrate things which are neither in the Holy Book, nor have been told by Allahs Messenger (saww). Those men are the ignorant amongst you. Beware of such hopes as make the people go astray, for I heard Allahs Messenger (saww) saying, Authority of ruling will remain with Quraysh, and whoever bears hostility to them, Allah (swt) will destroy him as long as they abide by the laws of the religion. Source:( Saheeh Al-Bukhari. Page. No. 865 - 866, Hadeeth. No. 3500). Narrated Abu Huraira: Allahs Messenger (saww) said, The Hour will not be established (day of judgement) till a man from Qahtan appears, driving the people with his stick. Source: (Saheeh Al-Bukhari. Hadeeth. No. 3517, Page. No. 869). Ibn Abi Asim: Narrated Abu Bakr from Abu Usama from Hashim from Muhammad ibn Sireen from Uqba ibn Aws Al-Sadusi from Abdullah ibn Amr who said: There will be twelve caliphs, Abu Bakr (ra), you accepted his name, Umar Al-Faruuq (ra), a horn of iron, you accepted his name, Uthman ibn Affaan Dhul Nurayn (ra), he will be given two shares of reward. He was killed innocent, you accepted his name. Al-Albani: Its chain is Saheeh (Authentic). Source:( Al-Sunnah of ibn Abi Asim. Vol. 2, Page. No. 548 - 549, Hadeeth. No. 1154). Ahmad ibn Hanbal: Narrated Abdullah: Narrated my father from Abdul Razaq from Mamar from Ayoub from ibn Sireen from Uqba ibn Aws from Abdullah ibn Amr who said: I found in some books (i.e books of Jews) on the day that we conquered Al-Yarmuk: Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq (ra), you accepted his name, Umar Al-Farooq (ra), a horn of iron, you accepted his name, Uthman ibn Affaan Dhul Nurayn (ra), he will be given two shares of reward, because he will be killed innocently. Then he said: Then a man will rule the holy land and his son. Uqba said: I asked ibn Al-Aas: Name them as you name the others. He said: Muaaweeyah and his son (Yazid). Footnote: Its chain is Saheeh (Authentic). Source:( Fadaail Al-Sahaba. Vol. 1, Page. No. 125). Biography Of Abdullah ibn Amr Al-Dhababi: He (i.e. Abdullah ibn Amr ibn Al-Aas) used to narrate also from Abu Bakr, Umar, Maaaz, Suraqa ibn Malik and his father Amr, Abdul Rahman ibn Awf, Abil Durdaa and some others and also from the People of the Book (i.e. Jews and Christians), and he was addicted to look into their books, and used to pay their books great attention. Source:( Siyar Alam An-Nubala. Vol. 3, Page. No. 81). Abdullah ibn Amr was heavily influenced by Jewish scriptures. Had such information been contained within these texts, the Jews would have been proud of it and would have used it in an attempt to prove their religion to be correct. It would also imply a conspiracy of Abdullah ibn Amr and his associates. Announcing the events before it took place would make the companions believe in what Abdullah ibn Amr predicted and what he claimed to be recorded in these Jewish texts, therefore making him a reliable source for future information. Such confidence would enable him to interfere in major events and suggest the name of the future Caliphs. On the other hand, if the above prediction is false and a pure fabrication, then it shows how much Abdullah ibn Amr was able to fabricate things to elevate the position of these caliphs and to manipulate the history of Islam. Abdullah ibn Amr even oddly prophesied that the leader would originate from the tribe of Qahtan. This angered Muaaweeyah and he strongly insisted that the leaders would only come from the Quraysh tribe and no other. He went a step further by insinuating that anyone that said otherwise was indeed an ignorant fool amongst men and that this view had no basis from the Holy Quraan or hadeeth. He quoted the Prophet (saww) saying, Authority of ruling will remain with Quraysh, and whoever bears hostility to them, Allah (swt) will destroy him as long as they abide by the laws of the religion. Of course it is not difficult to ascertain that Muaaweeyah himself had a conflict of interest here, nevertheless he strongly rejected ibn Amrs claim. Incidentally previous to this incident, the first and second Caliphs, Abu Bakr (ra) and Umar (ra), also mentioned the hadeeth of the Prophet (saww) regarding the rulers being from the Quraysh, only to legitimize and unfortunately support their weak claims about their entitlement to the Caliphate during the incident of Saqeefah. This of course does not mean that they were worthy of such positions. However, time has shown that many of the companions have been wrong on many occasions.May Allah forgive them as He will forgive us too.Ameen Muaaweeyahs statement implicating anyone of holding such views as being ignorant and incompetent could also apply to Abu Huraira, since he contradicted Muaaweeyah as he famously narrated in Bukhari that the Prophet (saww) said, The Hour will not be established (day of judgement) till a man from Qahtan appears, driving the people with his stick. This could be seen as an acute embarrassment for all Muslims as we all view Abu Huraira to be a respected companion. This raises interesting questions about the validity of Bukhari and other Hadeeth that have been narrated on the authority of the Prophet (saww) which have contradictory reports. (A teaser for part 7) THE INTERPRETATION OF THE HADEETH CONCERNING THE TWELVE LEADERS AND THE PERPLEXITY OF ITS COMMENTATORS In reference to the Hadeeth regarding the 12 Imams, the Ahlus-Sunnah commentators and experts have reached a dead end. A sensible conclusion as to whom these 12 Imams refer to has not yet been established nor their precise identities. Additionally, it has not been made clear how a group of twelve consecutive leaders could endure and remain until resurrection day, or what special characteristics this group possessed seeing that Islams honour and dignity was linked to them. One must question what requirements must one attain to hold such a position. Could it belong to any average person or would the position be given to one who is just and righteous? Ibn Battaal (D. 449 A.H): Al-Muhallab said: I have not met anyone who could come to a certain conclusion about this hadeeth. Some say: These will be twelve leaders after the Caliphate. Some say: They will live in the same time, every one of them will claim to be Caliph, but the more apparent guess is that he (the Prophet (saww)) foretold strange things and turmoil that would happen after he was gone, to the extent that the people would be divided among twelve rulers at the same time. If he had meant something other than that, he would have said, there will be twelve leaders who will do such and such. Because he did not tell us about them, we know that he meant that they would come at the same time. Allah (swt) knows best. Source:( Sharh Saheeh Al-Bukhari. Vol. 8, Page. No. 287). Ibn Arabi Al-Maliki (D. 543 A.H): Abu Isa (i.e. Al-Tirmidhi) has narrated from Jabir ibn Samura who said: The Messenger of Allah (saww) said: There will be twelve Amirs, all of them will be from Quraysh. It is Saheeh (Authentic). So We have counted twelve Amirs after the Messenger of Allah (saww), we found them as follows: Abu Bakr (ra), Umar (ra), Uthman (ra), Ali (a.s), Al-Hassan (a.s), Muaaweeyah, Yazid, Muaaweeyah ibn Yazid, Marwan, Abdul-Malik ibn Marwan, Yazid ibn Abdul-Malik, Marwan ibn Muhammad ibn Marwan, Al-Saffah, Al-Mansoor, Al-Mahdi, Al-Hadi, Al-Rashid, Al-Amin, Al-Mamoon, Al-Mutasam, Al-Wathiq, Al-Mutawakkil, Al-Muntasar, Al-Mustaeen, Al-Mutaz, Al-Muhtadi, Al-Mutazid, Al-Muktafi, Al-Muqtadir, Al-Qahir, Al-Radhi, Al-Muttaqi, Al-Mustakfi, Al-Muti, Al-Tahe, Al-Qadir, Al-Qaim, Al-Muqtadi, I witnessed his time in the year 484 A.H. and he appointed Al-Mustadhhar Ahmad, his son, and he died in the Muharram of the year 486 A.H. Then Al-Mustadhhar took allegiance for his son Abi Mansuur Al-Fadhl and I left them in the year 495 A.H. If we count twelve we can reach only till Sulayman ibn Abdul-Malik. If we take the literal meaning we have only five of them and to these we add the four Righteous Caliphs, and Umar bin Abd Al-Aziz, and I cannot understand the meaning of this Hadeeth. Source:( Aridhaatul Awazi Sharh Sunan Al-Tirmidhi. Vol. 9, Page. No. 68 - 69). WA SALAAMUL LAAHI ALAA MANIT-TABAAL HUDAA. Join me in PART 7 In Shaa Allah.
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