Introduction

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In the Name of God, the Abundantly Merciful, the Intensely Merciful.

Praise be to God, Lord of all worlds, Master of sovereignty, Mover of the heavens, Subduer of the winds, Splitter of the dawn, Judge of religion, and Lord of all worlds.

Praise be to God, whose awe makes the heavens and their inhabitants shake, the earth and its inhabitants tremble, and the seas and what swims in their depths surge.

O God, send Your blessings upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, the ark moving over the tumultuous seas. Whoever boards it is safe, and whoever abandons it drowns. Whoever proceeds without them is a renegade, whoever lags behind them perishes, and whoever accompanies them survives.

"Whenever a messenger brings you something your souls do not desire, you become arrogant, denying some messengers and killing others."¹

Many narrations from the Prophet^P and his family^P confirm that there will be individuals who pave the way for Imam Al-Mahdi^P, setting the stage and preparing to support him and his rule. The Commander of the Faithful² said in a long narration: "When the Riser rises in Khorasan, takes control of the lands of Kufa and Multan, and crosses the island of Bani Kawan, and a riser from us rises in Gilan supported by the people of Abr and Deylaman... Then, the awaited Riser-the unknown Imam-will rise. He is honorable and virtuous. He is from your descendants, O Hussain, and is unlike any other.”³

Imam Abu Abdullah^P said: "The Riser will not rise until twelve men rise, all of whom will say they have seen him, but people will not believe them."⁴

Sheikh al-Korani, in his book Al-Mumahidun lil-Mahdi [Those Who Pave the Way for the Mahdi’s Appearance], quoting from Bisharat al-Islam [Glad

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Tidings of Islam] says: "A man from the Mahdi's^P family will emerge before him from the east. He will carry a sword on his shoulder for eight months, fighting and being fought. He will head towards Jerusalem but not reach it before he dies."

Ali^P said: "When the reign of the sons of a certain lineage ends, God will grant the family of Muhammad a man from our household who will act with piety and his work will be guided. He will not accept bribes in his decisions. By God, I know him by his name and his father's name...Then, a man known for his fairness and trustworthiness, adorned with a mole and two beauty marks, will come to us and establish justice and equality worldwide.”⁵

The Messenger of God^P said: "Three [men] will wage war near your treasure, each of them a son of a [particular] caliph. But [the treasure] will not go to any of them. Then, the black banners will appear from the east and fight them in a way no one has ever fought before." Then he mentioned a young man and said: "When you see him, pledge allegiance to him because he is the vicegerent of the Mahdi.”⁶

In a lengthy narration, Abu Basir reported that Abu Jafar al-Baqir^P said:

The Riser^P will say to his companions: “O people, the inhabitants of Mecca do not want me, but I am sending someone to them to debate them in an appropriate way for someone like me.” He will instruct one of his companions to go to Mecca and say: “O people of Mecca, I am the messenger of so-and-so to you, and his message to you is as follows: ‘We are the family of mercy, the source of the prophetic message and the vicegerency, Muhammad's^P descendants, and the prophets' lineage. We have been wronged, oppressed, and overpowered. Our right has been usurped since our Prophet was taken from us until this day. We seek your support, so support us.’”⁷

For more information, refer to Ghaybah al-Numani [The Occultation by al-Numani], Bisharat Al-Islam [Glad Tidings of Islam], Bihar Al-Anwar [Seas

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of Lights], Ilzam Al-Nasib [Holding to Account the Enemy of the Prophet’s Household], and other books of narration.

I want to point out some facts about the messenger of Imam al-Mahdi^P, Ahmed Alhasan. He was sent by Imam al-Mahdi^P about two years ago to all people.⁸ He brings glad tidings of the near emergence of the Imam^P and warns his enemies. He calls for unity of humanity in order to hasten the rise of the Imam^P through righteous work that focuses on advocating for the Riser of the family of Muhammad^P and abandoning the advocacy of other personalities, which have led to the division of people into unnecessary groups and sects.

From the outset, Ahmed Alhasan directed his message specifically to scholars and broadly to the public, imploring them to demand any evidence from him that they needed to validate his claims or to carefully heed his words to understand the message he brings from Imam Al-Mahdi^P, which would enable them to discern between truth and falsehood. However, this request went unanswered.

We should all be cautious not to end up like the ones in this verse: "But the most eminent among the disbelievers said, 'We see you only as a human being like ourselves, and we see your followers as the lowliest among us who follow without thinking. We do not see in you any merit over us; rather, we think you are liars."⁹

I wanted to present some evidence that may benefit truth-seekers as it proves the legitimacy of Ahmed Alhasan's claim that he is a messenger from Imam Al-Mahdi^P. I call upon all believers, as their servant, to reflect on this and not let Satan, the obstructer of all guidance, mislead them.

We will address this issue from five perspectives: