The Battle of the Holy Emergence

Between Satan and his soldiers of mankind and Jinn, and between Allah and His soldiers of mankind, angels and Jinn.

The soldiers of Iblis (Allah curse them) are from the tyrants. Therefore, Pharaoh, Nimrod and every tyrant must be present. So the presence of their likeness is actually their presence. Just as the presence of the likeness of Iblis amongst mankind is his presence amongst them. Similarly, the presence of the messengers from the prior dispatched prophets is actually the presence of the prophets pbut in this Holy Battle. Just as the presence of the Image of Allah, and His face, and His attributes, and the successor of Allah who is the proof of Allah upon His creation in the era of the Holy Mahdi Appearance and Emergence is actually the presence of Allah swt in this battle, fighting with His soldiers, thus was mentioned in the Torah:

“Therefore the Lord Himself shall give you a sign. Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.”^[1]

And the meaning [Immanuel (Allah Ma’na)] is “Allah is with us.” Also a similar passage and meaning of “Allah is with us” was mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew, in the first Chapter.

In the Dua of Semat:

“…And I ask you my Lord…by Your rise which appeared in Seir (i.e. Jesus represented the rise of Allah) and Your appearance in the Mount Faran (i.e. Muhammad represented the appearance of Allah...)”^[2]

This battle is a “Battle of Guidance” according to the perspective of Al-Mahdi pbuh, not a battle of murdering and bloodshed, as Iblis (Allah curse him) wants to take the largest number possible with him to throw them in Hell and accomplish his promise in seducing them, whereas Al-Mahdi pbuh wants to take the largest number possible with him to Heaven by guiding them to the truth and the pure monotheism of Him swt.

Thus at first the battle is a verbal doctrinal battle. As Al-Mahdi pbuh is Ali pbuh and he [Al-Mahdi] is Al-Hussain. And Ali pbuh did not start his battle of the Holy Military Emergence, which started from the Battle of the Camel, until he had sent a young man carrying the Quran to the people, those who mobilized an army against him to kill him. So the response of Satan’s soldiers was to kill the young man and to tear up the Quran. As well as Al-Hussain pbuh who did not start his battle of the Holy Military Emergence until he and his companions spoke to the people and advised them. But they responded to him and his companions with spears. So he said to his companions,

“Rise up, may Allah have mercy upon you! As these are the messengers of the people to you.”^[3]

Hence Ali and Hussain pbut started with talking and giving proofs to guide the people. But the soldiers of Satan, due to their incapability, failed to find a response to the wisdom of Ali pbuh and Hussain pbuh except for the spears.

It is the same with Al-Mahdi pbuh, the son of Ali pbuh and the son of Hussain pbuh. He starts with speech and with the doctrinal debate to guide the nation, but because of their incapability they fail to find a response to the wise word and intense proof except for the spears. At that time, Al-Mahdi pbuh would not find a thing to say except the saying of Ali pbuh,

“We fight them for this blood that they have shed,”

and the saying of Al-Hussain’s pbuh,

“Rise up, may Allah have mercy upon you! As these are the messengers of the people to you.”

Ahmad Al-Hassan

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