Two Notes of Caution

Two Notes of Caution

First, The first movement of Abraham (which started in Iraq with Abraham, the father of the prophets pbut, and was also sealed in Iraq with Ali and his descendants the Imams pbut) was, from a certain aspect, exactly like the surveying before construction, as the signs and determining factors for this sacred path were founded by the efforts and the blood of the prophets pbut in order for this sacred path to be established by the Second Movement of Abraham (The Great Revolution of Al-Mahdi).

Though I do not want to elaborate, but I say, what happened during the surveying, planning, and mapping must be repeated during the execution [of these plans], so the Iraq which has expelled the father of the prophets Abraham pbuh, the call of Abraham, and whoever believed in Abraham (Sarah pbuh and Lot pbuh), and did so in the beginning of his call and movement, must repeat the same thing with Al-Mahdi.

And Egypt and North Africa, which embraced the children of Israel and the call of Abraham, must have a similar stance towards Al-Mahdi, his call, and his global revolution. And Al-Sham^[1] as well; the same thing which had happened in the beginning of time shall be repeated by and with Al-Sham. That is why they pbut emphasized that the elite Ansar are the Finest of Iraq, the Precious ones of Egypt, and the Replacements of Al-Sham. Jabir Al-Jofi said that Abu Jafar pbuh said,

Al-Qaim is given allegiance between the Corner and the Station by three hundred and some, the same number as the soldiers of Badr, within them are the Precious Ones of Egypt, the Replacements of Al-Sham and the Finest of Iraq, so he stays for as long as Allah wishes for him to stay.^[2]

And do not believe that these namings are random, as the finest are from Iraq in particular, to indicate that those who face them, and they are the evil ones, are in it and from it as well. And the replacements are from Al-Sham to demonstrate that those who are replaced are also in it and from it, as those who are replaced are thought by people to be the first ones to support Al-Mahdi at his appearance. That is why the most important attribute of the real Ansar of Al-Sham is that they are replacements. As for the precious ones of Egypt, it is because they were sifted from amongst a nation which is in opposition to the fathers of Al-Mahdi (the progeny of Muhammad pbut) and they have an essential and major role in the blessed global revolution of Al-Mahdi.

And the Media role by the precious ones of Egypt, which has been mentioned by the Prince of Believers Ali pbuh, is not hidden. Abaya Al-Asady said,

I heard the Prince of Believers pbuh saying, “Verily I shall build a platform in Egypt.” I said, “O Prince of Believers, it is as if you are saying that you will rise after your death.” He pbuh said, “How far-fetched, O Abayah! You went into a different sect, a man from me does that.”^[3]

And also narrated by him pbuh, in a narration mentioning Al-Mahdi and his companions,

…and the Grand Truthful walks with the banner of guidance…he then walks to Egypt and steps up on his platform and preaches to the people…and throws knowledge in the hearts of believers, so no believer needs what his brother possesses from knowledge, at that time the interpretation of the verse occurs:

130. ﴾Allah will enrich each from His abundance﴿^[4]

-Surat An-Nisa (The Women) 4.

And in this narration, he clarified that the platform of Al-Mahdi has preceded Al-Mahdi to Egypt, meaning it is a platform which has been prepared beforehand by the precious ones of Egypt.

Second, Aaron pbuh was the successor of Moses pbuh, but he died before Moses pbuh, therefore the mission of Aaron pbuh was during the life of Moses pbuh, and not after his death as is the usual case for the successor. And this is an essential matter which refutes the sayings of the misleading ones that the successor does not receive the mission of leading the nation except until the death of the Khalifa of Allah in His land. These ignorant ones, the Quran has not passed beyond their collarbones, that is if they read it. Otherwise let them ponder well where Aaron’s succession was, and where Aaron’s succeeding of Moses pbuh was. Was it not in the lifetime of Moses pbuh, and never after the death of Moses pbuh, because Aaron died before Moses pbuh?

And Aaron’s pbuh missions were in the periods in which Moses pbuh was absent. And this is clear and obvious in the Quran, but only to those who have hearts with which to ponder.

Therefore, he was the successor of Moses pbuh and the one sent before Moses pbuh in the land of the first message of Moses (Egypt):

10. ﴾And your Lord called Moses, saying, “Go to the unjust people,

11. the people of Pharaoh. Will they not become pious?”

12. He said, “My Lord, I fear that they deny,

13. and that my chest would narrow, and that my tongue will not speak, therefore send for Aaron.

14. And they have a guilty charge against me, so I fear that they will kill me.”

15. He said, “No, so both of you go with our verses. We shall be with you, listening.

16. And go to Pharaoh and say, I am a messenger of the Lord of the worlds.”﴿

-Surat Ash-Shuara (The Poets) 26.

And it is known that these words of Allah to Moses pbuh came before he reached the land of the message which is Egypt. And Moses pbuh had asked for Allah to send his brother Aaron pbuh with him and Allah had answered his dua as it is clear from the verses, since Allah sent Aaron pbuh the successor, just like he sent Moses pbuh.

And Aaron was the sent successor in the land of the message which is Egypt, before Moses pbuh reaches it. And he was the successor of Moses pbuh when he [Moses] went to speak to Allah pbuh:

142. ﴾And when We made an appointment with Moses for thirty nights and completed them with ten, and he completed the appointment of his Lord of forty nights; and Moses said unto his brother Aaron, “Succeed me among the people. Do right, and do not follow the way of the wrong-doers.”﴿

-Surat Al-Araf (The Heights) 7.

And Aaron pbuh was the successor of Moses pbuh when he and Joshua went to learn from the Virtuous Servant.

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60. ﴾And when Moses said to his lad, “I will not give up until I reach the junction of the two seas or I spend years and years in search of it.”﴿

Moses pbuh is very concerned about this journey.

This meeting is of great importance to Moses pbuh as he decided that he either finds the Virtuous Servant or remains wandering until he perishes.

The great concern of Moses pbuh about this journey reveals to us the importance to Moses pbuh of meeting the Virtuous Servant and the importance to Moses pbuh of the knowledge that Moses pbuh would receive in this meeting.

A very important matter in these words for every person walking towards Allah swt is that Moses pbuh restricted himself to just two options, and they are:

First, that he reaches the junction of the two seas. Second, that he spends years and years in search of it.

And if the second option was not possible then it would not have been wise for Moses pbuh to mention it as a possible option, keeping it in the same vein as the first option. This means that Moses pbuh set out to reach the junction of the two seas, but there is a possibility that he will not reach the junction of the two seas, so there is nothing guaranteed for Moses pbuh that he will reach the junction of the two seas. And for Moses to reach the junction of the two seas depends on the sincerity of Moses pbuh. This means that the test of Moses did not start when he met the Virtuous Servant, but rather, it started since Allah directed him to find the Virtuous Servant and follow him in order to learn from him.

And this clearly explains to us the first incident of the journey being that Moses pbuh passed by the Virtuous Servant, or the junction of the two seas, bypassed him and then returned to him, and even though the Virtuous Servant knew Moses pbuh and was waiting for him in this place but he did not declare to him who he was when Moses passed by him, he rather let Moses bypass him without speaking to him. This is because Moses pbuh is tested with the matter of reaching the Virtuous Servant pbuh and recognizing him. And that is why that when this verse occurred,

﴾they forgot their fish﴿,

which led him to the Virtuous Servant, Moses pbuh said,

﴾That was what we were seeking﴿,

which led him to the Virtuous Servant pbuh.

So it was the sincerity of Moses pbuh which led him to the Virtuous Servant pbuh and which qualified him to hear the words of Allah even though the loss of the fish; his sincerity which had appeared clearly before when he said,

﴾“…or I spend years and years in search of it.”﴿.

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