THE AWAITED IMAM AL-MAHDI: THE TIJANI PATH PERSPECTIVE By: Shaykh Fakhruddin Owaisi al-Tijani al-Ibrahimi QUESTION; As-Salam Alaykum Sidi, What do our Tijani Shaykhs say about the Imam al-Mahdi (A.S.)? ANSWER; Wa Alaykum as-Salam, The Moroccan Tijani Master, Sidi Muhammad bin Abd-al-Wahid al-Nazifi (RA) answers your question in his renowned poem on the Tariqah entitled al-Yaqutah al-Faridah, where he says: يقول سيدي محمد بن عبد الواحد النظيفي في قصيدته المشهورة الياقوتة الفريدة: ويأخذها المهدي عند ظهوره *** لدى من له الإذن الصحيح بطيبة And the Mahdi will take this Tariqah when he appears From the one who will have the Ijazah in it, in Taybah (Medina) It is also for this reason that our Master Shaykh Sidi Ahmad Tijani (RA) sent his Muqaddam Sidi Muhammad al-Ghali Bu-Talib (RA) to settle in the Hijaz (Makkah-Medina). So that he can receive the Mahdi when he appears from there and give him the Wird. However, the Mahdi did not appear during the time of Sidi al-Ghali (RA), and he died in Makkah in the year 1244/1829 and is buried in the Jannat al-Ma’la. Nevertheless, in the Hijaz, Sidi al-Ghali (RA) met and trained a forerunner of the Mahdi (RA), and that is none other than Amir al-Mu’min al-Haj Umar al-Futi (RA). Al-Haj Umar Tal (RA) was already a Tijani when he went to the Hijaz, but he received his Tarbiyah from Sidi al-Ghali (RA). Shaykh Umar (RA) had also held the Maqam of the Mahdi. When asked, during his Jihad if he was “the awaited Mahdi?”, he replied: “I am the Mahdi of my time” This is also what was meant by those past Awliya who claimed to the Mahdi. Some of them were not as strong as al-Haj Umar (RA) and actually thought that they were the Final Mahdi (AS). Numerous authentic Hadith of the Prophet (SAW) are clear that the Mahdi will be from the Ahl al-Bayt and that he will appear from the Hijaz. His birth will be in Medina (and he will be initiated in the Tariqah there), his Bay’ah of Imamah will be Makkah and his Capital will be in al-Quds (Jerusalem). This is also one of the reasons that Shaykh Ahmad Tijani (RA) wanted to migrate from Morocco and settle in Syro-Palestine, but the Prophet (SAW) stopped him due to the ardent plea of all the Awliya of the Maghreb. There are a couple of reports that indicate that the Mahdi will appear from elsewhere (i.e. Morocco...etc), but these are considered extremely weak and even fabricated, as the Ulama of Hadith state. One should think a hundred times before believing in questionable reports coming from questionable individuals. Safety lies in believing in what is authentically reported from the Prophet (SAW) and Shaykh Ahmad Tijani (RA). Note also that Mawlana Shaykh Ibrahim (RA) stated that the Mahdi (RA) will be from his followers and will be guided by him! While Sidna Shaykh (RA) mentioned that the Mahdi (AS) will take the Tijani Wird, he did not connect the appearance of the Faydah to him. In actual fact, the Faydah will appear before the Mahdi, and then prepare the scene for him. What proves this is that Shaykh Ibrahim (RA) himself mentioned in his Diwan that he will be the Shaykh of the Mahdi (AS)! I quote from his Diwan Mubarak: أرجو لقا المهدي عونا و مرشدا *** له كل وقت من رضاي مجاله Arju Liqa ’l-Mahdi Awnan wa Murshida *** Lahu Kula Waqtin min Ridaya Majaluhu I desire to meet the Mahdi as a supporter and Guide… Always, my support and consent be with his domain And in another poem: و أهدي الإمام المهدي الختم مرشدا *** له كل وقت في مجال و مرقد Wa Ahdi ’l-Imam al-Mahdi ’l-Khatma Murshidan *** Lahu Kulla Waqtin Fi Majalin wa Marqadi And May I guide the Imam al-Mahdi the Seal, all the time as his Teacher, while Alive and from the Grave So, Sidna Shaykh al-Tijani (RA) predicted that the Imam al-Mahdi (AS) will take the Wird of this Tariqah from its Men. Shaykh Ibrahim (RA), the Khalifah of Sidna (RA), confirms that he will be the Murshid of the Mahdi (AS), whether alive or from the grave. What this means is that he is already the Murshid of the Imam al-Mahdi (AS) in the Batin, and that the Mahdi (AS) will take from his Khalifah in the Zahir. For the Faydah Tijaniyyah is itself a preparation for the Mahdi, as the Mahdi’s support will be the Men of Complete Ma’rifah, which is only found in the Ahmadi Muhammadi Ibrahimi Path. It is also known that when Shaykh Ibrahim (RA) went to Sudan, he was asked, “Are you the Mahdi?”, so he replied: “No, but I carry his sword!” The sword here is interpreted to mean the Ma’rifah (Gnosis/Knowledge of God), for the Dajjal represents the Hijab. Al-Humduli’Llah!!! Was-Salam, Fakhruddin Owaisi al-Tijani al-Ibrahimi THE AWAITED IMAM AL-MAHDI: THE TIJANI PATH PERSPECTIVE By: Shaykh Fakhruddin Owaisi al-Tijani al-Ibrahimi QUESTION; As-Salam Alaykum Sidi, What do our Tijani Shaykhs say about the Imam al-Mahdi (A.S.)? ANSWER; Wa Alaykum as-Salam, The Moroccan Tijani Master, Sidi Muhammad bin Abd-al-Wahid al-Nazifi (RA) answers your question in his renowned poem on the Tariqah entitled al-Yaqutah al-Faridah, where he says: يقول سيدي محمد بن عبد الواحد النظيفي في قصيدته المشهورة الياقوتة الفريدة: ويأخذها المهدي عند ظهوره *** لدى من له الإذن الصحيح بطيبة And the Mahdi will take this Tariqah when he appears From the one who will have the Ijazah in it, in Taybah (Medina) It is also for this reason that our Master Shaykh Sidi Ahmad Tijani (RA) sent his Muqaddam Sidi Muhammad al-Ghali Bu-Talib (RA) to settle in the Hijaz (Makkah-Medina). So that he can receive the Mahdi when he appears from there and give him the Wird. However, the Mahdi did not appear during the time of Sidi al-Ghali (RA), and he died in Makkah in the year 1244/1829 and is buried in the Jannat al-Ma’la. Nevertheless, in the Hijaz, Sidi al-Ghali (RA) met and trained a forerunner of the Mahdi (RA), and that is none other than Amir al-Mu’min al-Haj Umar al-Futi (RA). Al-Haj Umar Tal (RA) was already a Tijani when he went to the Hijaz, but he received his Tarbiyah from Sidi al-Ghali (RA). Shaykh Umar (RA) had also held the Maqam of the Mahdi. When asked, during his Jihad if he was “the awaited Mahdi?”, he replied: “I am the Mahdi of my time” This is also what was meant by those past Awliya who claimed to the Mahdi. Some of them were not as strong as al-Haj Umar (RA) and actually thought that they were the Final Mahdi (AS). Numerous authentic Hadith of the Prophet (SAW) are clear that the Mahdi will be from the Ahl al-Bayt and that he will appear from the Hijaz. His birth will be in Medina (and he will be initiated in the Tariqah there), his Bay’ah of Imamah will be Makkah and his Capital will be in al-Quds (Jerusalem). This is also one of the reasons that Shaykh Ahmad Tijani (RA) wanted to migrate from Morocco and settle in Syro-Palestine, but the Prophet (SAW) stopped him due to the ardent plea of all the Awliya of the Maghreb. There are a couple of reports that indicate that the Mahdi will appear from elsewhere (i.e. Morocco...etc), but these are considered extremely weak and even fabricated, as the Ulama of Hadith state. One should think a hundred times before believing in questionable reports coming from questionable individuals. Safety lies in believing in what is authentically reported from the Prophet (SAW) and Shaykh Ahmad Tijani (RA). Note also that Mawlana Shaykh Ibrahim (RA) stated that the Mahdi (RA) will be from his followers and will be guided by him! While Sidna Shaykh (RA) mentioned that the Mahdi (AS) will take the Tijani Wird, he did not connect the appearance of the Faydah to him. In actual fact, the Faydah will appear before the Mahdi, and then prepare the scene for him. What proves this is that Shaykh Ibrahim (RA) himself mentioned in his Diwan that he will be the Shaykh of the Mahdi (AS)! I quote from his Diwan Mubarak: أرجو لقا المهدي عونا و مرشدا *** له كل وقت من رضاي مجاله Arju Liqa ’l-Mahdi Awnan wa Murshida *** Lahu Kula Waqtin min Ridaya Majaluhu I desire to meet the Mahdi as a supporter and Guide… Always, my support and consent be with his domain And in another poem: و أهدي الإمام المهدي الختم مرشدا *** له كل وقت في مجال و مرقد Wa Ahdi ’l-Imam al-Mahdi ’l-Khatma Murshidan *** Lahu Kulla Waqtin Fi Majalin wa Marqadi And May I guide the Imam al-Mahdi the Seal, all the time as his Teacher, while Alive and from the Grave So, Sidna Shaykh al-Tijani (RA) predicted that the Imam al-Mahdi (AS) will take the Wird of this Tariqah from its Men. Shaykh Ibrahim (RA), the Khalifah of Sidna (RA), confirms that he will be the Murshid of the Mahdi (AS), whether alive or from the grave. What this means is that he is already the Murshid of the Imam al-Mahdi (AS) in the Batin, and that the Mahdi (AS) will take from his Khalifah in the Zahir. For the Faydah Tijaniyyah is itself a preparation for the Mahdi, as the Mahdi’s support will be the Men of Complete Ma’rifah, which is only found in the Ahmadi Muhammadi Ibrahimi Path. It is also known that when Shaykh Ibrahim (RA) went to Sudan, he was asked, “Are you the Mahdi?”, so he replied: “No, but I carry his sword!” The sword here is interpreted to mean the Ma’rifah (Gnosis/Knowledge of God), for the Dajjal represents the Hijab. Al-Humduli’Llah!!! Was-Salam, Fakhruddin Owaisi al-Tijani al-Ibrahimi
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