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The World Reformer will Appear in the East (Iraq)
Ahmed the Promised One · Alaa Alsalem
7. The World Reformer will Appear in the East (Iraq)
The scriptures available to the followers of the Divine Messages all show that the universal divine call of the savior and redeemer will begin from the East. The East that Prophet Muhammad and his progeny, Moses, JesusPBUT, and other guardians of God talked about is Iraq, which is to the east of the location that they spoke from.
For Muslims, the start of the Mahdi'sPBUH movement and his leadership of the Eastern black banners is very clear. Prophet MuhammadPBUHAP said: “People will come from the East and pave the way for the MahdiPBUH, meaning for his rule."67
And hePBUHAP said: God Almighty has chosen the hereafter for us, Ahl al-Bayt, over this temporal life. After me, my Ahl al-Bayt will face trials, displacement, and exile, until the time people will appear from the East with black banners. They will ask for their right, but will be denied. They [opponents] will fight, applying pressure, and will be given what they asked for. They will reject it [giving them their right] until they hand it over to a man from my Ahl al-Bayt. He will fill the earth with justice just as it was filled with injustice. Whoever is alive then should join them, even if you have to crawl on ice."68
Imam AliPBUH said: “A man from my Ahl al-Bayt will emerge from the East before the MahdiPBUH. He will carry the sword on his shoulder for eight months. He will fight excessively, heading towards Bayt al-Maqdis.”69,70
What is meant by a man from the Ahl al-Bayt of the ProphetPBUHAP and Imam Al-MahdiPBUH is his son, his messenger and successor-the Riser Ahmed. This will become more clear when we present the Holy Will of his grandfather Prophet Muhammad and the religious accounts from his purified progeny.
Imam AliPBUH also said: “Know that if you follow the one who rises from the East, he will guide you to the ways of the MessengerPBUHAP. You will be cured of blindness, deafness and muteness, and you will be spared the trouble of searching.”71
In the Gospel: [27] For as the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man (Matthew 24:27).
The beginning of his appearance has been stated as being from the East toward the West. The East, relative to the location of JesusPBUH, is Iraq. The lightning that comes from the East and shines in the West was AbrahamPBUH since he left Iraq and appeared in the Holy Land.
In the Torah it says: [7] Thus says the LORD of hosts: Behold, I will save my people from the east country and from the west country, [8] and I will bring them to dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. And they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in faithfulness and in righteousness” (Zechariah 8:7-8). This means the redeemer starts from the land of the East.
Regarding the Redeemer (the Lord of hosts), the Torah also states:
[10] That day is the day of the Lord GOD of hosts, a day of vengeance, to avenge himself on his foes. The sword shall devour and be sated and drink its fill of their blood. For the Lord GOD of hosts holds a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates (Jeremiah 46).
The Euphrates is in Iraq, as is clear. As for the redeemer having a sacrifice [avenging those killed] by the Euphrates River, the redeemer himself is the Riser of the progeny of Muhammad as clarified earlier. The Riser, who is also the Comforter that JesusPBUH promised as mentioned earlier, seeks to avenge all the prophets. But the sacrifice that is dear to his heart and whose blood he seeks to avenge is the blood of his grandfather, Al-HussainPBUH, who was murdered in Karbala near the Euphrates river.
That is why Imam Al-MahdiPBUH teaches us to mourn his son, the Riser, Ahmed, by saying: "Where is the one who seeks vengeance for the prophets and their descendants? Where is the one who seeks to avenge the blood of the one murdered in Karbala?" as stated in Al-Nudba, ”The Supplication of Mourning”.72
Because Karbala lies north of Basra, it means that the starting point and residence of the redeemer will be south of Karbala. Here is the text that specifies his residence:
[1] Who is this who comes from Edom, in crimsoned garments from Bozrah, he who is splendid in his apparel, marching in the greatness of his strength? “It is I, speaking in righteousness, mighty to save” (Isaiah 63).
It should be Basra with an “a”, not Bosra with an “o”, which is what the falsifiers have done deliberately.
Imam AliPBUH had named the first of those close to Imam Al-MahdiPBUH: "Their first one is from Basra and the last of them is from Abdal."73,74 It is not a coincidence that we see Imam Al-SadiqPBUH mentioning the name of the first follower as: "And from Basra . . AhmedPBUH."75 That is because Ahmed is the closest one to Imam Al-MahdiPBUH; he is his vicegerent, and his messenger to the people as per the Holy Will of Prophet MuhammadPBUHAP, which will be presented shortly. He is also a Mahdi. We saw earlier, in Section 5, that the leader of the Eastern black flags is the vicegerent of the Mahdi and his name is Ahmed. Likewise, the slogan of the conquering army that paves the way is: "Ahmed, Ahmed".
We may now understand the secret reason why both the Old and New Testaments focus on Iraq (Babylon). In fact, we can understand the importance of the Middle East region for the leaders of the arrogant countries, specifically America. How is this the case, considering it is the Iron kingdom that the savior will throw into the fuel of Hell, as Prophet Daniel says in the Torah?
There are also events that take place in other “East countries”. Religious texts have mentioned the following:
The first country is Egypt. In the first sign of Section 6, “Signs of the Promised Day of the Riser”, Egypt's destruction was mentioned on the authority of Kaab Al-Ahbar. Additionally, Imam AliPBUH said: “The ruler of Egypt is one of the signs. His sign is remarkable and has several indicators: His core is Hassan, his head is Muhammad, and he will change his grandfather’s name. If this ruler is removed [from power], then know that the MahdiPBUH will knock on your doors. Before he knocks, fly to him in domes of clouds, or go to him crawling on ice.”76
The name of Egypt's ruler is Muhammad Hosni Mubarak. He had changed his grandfather’s name from “Sayed” to “Mubarak”. "His core is Hassan” refers to the middle name, that is “Hosni”. "His head is Muhammad" refers to the first name. He was removed from government, and Egypt's destruction and weakness became evident. And here is the call of the Riser-Ahmed-resonating around the world.
As for the mention of Egypt's destruction as a sign that the Day of Deliverance is close, this is an example of it in the Torah:
[3] For the day is near,
the day of the LORD is near;
it will be a day of clouds,
a time of doom for the nations.
[4] A sword shall come upon Egypt,
and anguish shall be in Cush,
when the slain fall in Egypt,
and her wealth is carried away,
and her foundations are torn down (Ezekiel 30).
The second eastern country is Al-Hijaz [Saudi Arabia]. Prophet Muhammad said: "A man will rule Al-Hijaz, and his name is an animal’s name. If you see him from a distance, you will think he is cross-eyed. But upon coming close to him, you won’t see anything wrong with his eyes. He will be succeeded by his brother, whose name is Abdullah. Woe to our followers (Shia) because of him." The prophet repeated this three times, then said: "Give me news of his death and I will give you news of the appearance of the Proof (Hujja)."77 The ruler of Al-Hijaz is Fahad.78 He was succeeded by his brother Abdullah, just as the ProphetPBUHAP had stated.
And Imam Al-Sadiq said: “Whoever can guarantee me that Abdullah has died, I guarantee him the appearance of the Riser.” Then he said: "If Abdullah dies, people will not agree on anyone after him, and it will not end without your companion (the Riser), God willing."79
A third eastern country is: Al-Sham (Syria and the regions nearby). It is another region that was mentioned in religious texts. For Muslims, it is the origin of the Sufyani's banner.80 Also, the
events that take place there are clear in the Old and New Testaments and are currently happening.
I will now get back to the connection between the clouds and the Riser and World Savior.