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The Nation of the Riser Ahmed-The Nation that Produces the Fruits of the Kingdom of Heaven
Ahmed the Promised One · Alaa Alsalem
15. The Nation of the Riser Ahmed: The Nation that Produces the Fruits of the Kingdom of Heaven
In Section 5, it was shown that the nation which produces the fruits of the Kingdom is not the nation of Jesus or Elijah. JesusPBUH said: [43] Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people producing its fruits (Matthew 21). HePBUH even talked about the nation that will be given the kingdom and produce its fruit. He said:
[2] “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son, [3] and sent his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding feast, but they would not come. [4] Again he sent other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who are invited, “See, I have prepared my dinner, my oxen and my fat calves have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding feast.”’ [5] But they paid no attention and went off, one to his farm, another to his business, [6] while the rest seized his servants, treated them shamefully, and killed them. [7] The king was angry, and he sent his troops and destroyed those murderers and burned their city. [8] Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding feast is ready, but those invited were not worthy. [9] Go therefore to the main roads and invite to the wedding feast as many as you find.’ [10] And those servants went out into the roads and gathered all whom they found, both bad and good. So the wedding hall was filled with guests.
[11] “But when the king came in to look at the guests, he saw there a man who had no wedding garment. [12] And he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding garment?’ And he was speechless. [13] Then the king said to the attendants, ‘Bind him hand and foot and cast him into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ [14] For many are called, but few are chosen (Matthew 22).
What is stated in this text is the same as what the progeny of MuhammadPBUHAP said regarding the supporters and nation of the Riser. If I were to report the religious accounts that correspond word for word to the above text, this discussion would be much longer than
intended. Nevertheless, here is one example that explains the wedding garment and witnessing the truth:
Imam Al-SadiqPBUH said: When the Riser rises, he will go to the public square of Kufa and tell his men, “'This way”. He will point to a certain place and say, “Dig here”. They will dig and find twelve thousand armor, twelve thousand swords, and twelve thousand two-sided helmets. He then calls twelve thousand supporters from the Arabs and non-Arabs and equips them. He will say, “Whoever is not wearing your attire, kill him.”136
As for the gnashing of teeth and fear that occurs after a stranger is cast out, being conspicuous among the invited, the same thing was mentioned by Imam Al-SadiqPBUH when he said: "There will be a man ahead of the RiserPBUH whom he instructs and restrains. The Riser will say, 'Turn him around' . . . everyone from the East and West will fear the Riser.”137
God Almighty has described the supporters of the Riser. He said: {We wanted to confer favor upon those who were oppressed in the land and make them leaders and make them inheritors} Quran Chapter “The Stories” 28:5. The religious accounts with all Muslims confirm that they are the poor, displaced, weak, and those who are unknown by the people of earth and disregarded.
These are the same as the attributes of the nation who will be given the kingdom and will pay attention to it, after being offered the divine food by the faithful and wise servant as previously explained. JesusPBUH also said:
[3] “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. [4] “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. [5] “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. . . . [10] “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven (Matthew). Accordingly, they are the supporters of the RiserPBUH. Religious accounts emphasize the ways through which they recognize their leader: the kingdom is instrumental in this through dreams, wakeful revelations, and other paths of the kingdom. The only nation with these attributes close to the time of the Hour, minor resurrection and deliverance is the supporters of the RiserPBUH. Ibn Al-Arabi Al-Sunni said: "The people of truth who know God through divine testimony and revelation will pledge allegiance to him. He has godly men who heed his call and support him. They are the ministers who carry the weight of the kingdom and assist toward what God has charged him with. Jesus the son of Mary will descend to join him." As mentioned in a previous discussion, there are also Sunni sources regarding recognizing the promised Riser through visions and the heavenly call.
It is because visions are linked to recognizing the awaited Riser and reformer that, after Ibn Abi Nasr asked him about visions, Imam Al-RidhaPBUH said: "If we give you what you wanted, it would be bad for you and the Companion of this matter would be seized by the neck."138,139
Imam Al-SadiqPBUH said, “Remain in your houses. If you see us unanimously agreeing on a man, then rise to us with your weapons."140 Their agreement after death can only happen in visions seen by the believers.141
That is what is happening today through thousands of true visions of prophets and messengers, all directing to join the Savior, Redeemer, and Riser (Ahmed Al-Hasan). Anyone wanting to look into this can visit the official website of this blessed call and listen to testimonies of people from many different countries, of different languages, and from diverse religions and sects.142
Moreover, all heavenly messages have paid great attention to visions. In the Quran we see the verses of an entire chapter (Chapter “Joseph”PBUH) revolve around Joseph's vision, and the visions of Al-Aziz of Egypt and the prisoners.143 God Almighty said to his chosen prophet MuhammadPBUHAP: {We relate to you the best of stories in what We have revealed to you of this Quran . . .} And immediately afterwards He said, [Of these stories mention] when Joseph said to his father, "O my father, indeed I have seen [in a dream] eleven stars and the sun and the moon; I saw them prostrating to me." ✶ He said, "O my son, do not relate your vision to your brothers or they will contrive against you a plan. Indeed Satan, to man, is a manifest enemy. ✶ And thus will your Lord choose you and teach you the interpretation of narratives and complete His favor upon you and upon the family of Jacob, as He completed it upon your fathers before, Abraham and Isaac. Indeed, your Lord is Knowing and Wise} Quran Chapter “Joseph” 3-6. God Almighty had made the ability to interpret visions evidence for the prophethood of his prophets and the validity of their claims. He has also made it clear that this vision is a substantiation in identifying the vicegerent of God on the earth, that is, their savior and ark of salvation from the desert of wilderness and wandering. If relating his vision would not have led his brothers to know that he is the vicegerent of his father, there would not have been any reason for Jacob telling him not to relate the vision.
This is why, in describing the vision and its importance especially in the end times, Prophet MuhammadPBUHAP said: "If the time approaches, the vision of a Muslim is almost never wrong,
and those of you most truthful in speech have the most truthful of visions. The vision of a Muslim is one of forty five parts of prophethood . . ."144
Imam Al-RidhaPBUH said: "When the messenger of GodPBUHAP would wake up he used to say to his companions: 'Is there any good news?' By that he meant visions."145
In the canonized Torah and Gospel, we find the same attention being paid to the kingdom and its true testimony. In the Gospel, we suffice with what the divine revelation to John contains. It has been mentioned previously, and its connection to the redeemer and savior was made clear.
In regards to the connection between visions and the redeemer, we also find what Peter has quoted from prophet Joel:
[17] “‘And in the last days it shall be, God declares,
that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh,
and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
and your young men shall see visions,
and your old men shall dream dreams;
[18] even on my male servants and female servants
in those days I will pour out my Spirit, and they shall prophesy.
[19] And I will show wonders in the heavens above
and signs on the earth below,
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke;
[20] the sun shall be turned to darkness
and the moon to blood,
before the day of the Lord comes, the great and magnificent day (Acts 2).
And similarly in the Torah, it mentions:
[28] “And it shall come to pass afterward,
that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your old men shall dream dreams,
and your young men shall see visions.
[29] Even on the male and female servants
in those days I will pour out my Spirit. [30] “And I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and columns of smoke. [31] The sun shall be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the great and awesome day of the LORD comes (Joel 2).
The Book of Daniel gives an indication that Prophet Daniel was knowledgeable in the interpretation of visions: [17] [Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams (Daniel 1). This is proof of prophethood, and he interpreted the dream of Nebuchadnezzar, “the King of Babylon”, which had baffled him: [26] The king declared to Daniel . . . “Are you able to make known to me the dream that I have seen and its interpretation?” [27] Daniel answered the king and said, “No wise men, enchanters, magicians, or astrologers can show to the king the mystery that the king has asked, [28] but there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and he has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will be in the latter days . . . (Daniel 2). The One who inspires the messengers with the interpretation of visions is God Almighty, which is what the Almighty has said in relation to Joseph: {And thus will your Lord choose you and teach you the interpretation of narratives . . .} Quran Chapter “Joseph” 12:6. Others cannot interpret and explain visions because the ability to interpret, as previously mentioned in the Quran, is one of the ways of recognizing the truthfulness of the vicegerents and messengers [that distinguishes them] from everyone else.
In addition to all the evidence we have previously shown proving the rightful claim of the Savior and Riser Ahmed Al-Hasan, we see that the truthful vision and its interpretation is also one of these evidences that God is supporting the Riser with today, just as He used them to support the previous vicegerents as per the Quran, Gospel and Torah.
Since Daniel'sPBUH interpretation of the king's vision was related to the end times and the day of deliverance, “and he has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will be in the latter days” (Daniel 2), the promised messenger and Riser Ahmed was undoubtedly mentioned. In fact he is the pivotal figure in the vision, and this is what we will see next.