The Friday on Which the Thirteenth Disciple Was Crucified

Friday the 13th of April, 2012 occurred a few months ago, and it is called Black Friday by a great number of Christians, namely the Orthodox. And in general, whoever views the journey of millions of humans today and of previous times shall find that the Friday that occurs on the 13th of the month is considered a bad omen, and on this day they behave in an unusual manner in that they do not travel or shop, so what is the story of the people concerning this international phenomenon? And before exploring the answer from the words of the disciple Imam Ahmed al-Hasan℗, we should consider the outlook of the people concerning it: For Westerners, they generally consider a Friday that occurs on the 13th to be a bad omen, and their fear of the day is quite strange. According to Donald Dossey, founder of the Stress Management Center and Phobia Institute of Asheville, North Carolina, this phobia affects up to twenty-one million people in the United States. Symptoms range from mild anxiety to panic attacks, and people may reshuffle schedules or miss an entire day of work due to their fear of this day.^[1] And according to Dossey, it has been estimated that over $800 million is lost in business on this day because people will not fly or do business they would normally do. Moreover, a great percentage of skyscrapers and hotels in the United States skip the 13th floor and jump from 12 to 14. And sometimes the number 13 is replaced with 12A. And

in hospitals, there commonly is no room that carries the number 13. As for airports, many of them skip the 13th gate. So what is the truth concerning this phenomenon (the sadness of people on Friday the 13th) and what is the reason behind the deep sorrow and grief on this day? First, let us consider examples of the days of sadness to the Muslims; for instance, we mention the 10th of Muharram, which is the day of the martyrdom of al-Husain℗, the vicegerent of God on His earth and the beloved of His chosen prophet℗, and it has been narrated from the progeny of Muhammad that it is a day of sadness and on that they advised the people not to be preoccupied with the matters of this world. A similar sadness is found upon remembering the killing of John son of Zachariah, the prophet of God℗, and the detachment of his head from his noble body. So what happened on Friday the 13th that was similar to what happened on the 10th of Muharram and similar to the killing of John son of Zachariah? And was that day also covered with the blood of a vicegerent from the vicegerents of God, so that it would cause sadness to prevail within the heart of a person, as the blood of his father was spilled on the earth of corruption and disobedience? I do not believe that the answer remains hidden from the reader, as the number 13 became a clear matter in all religions. In regards to the Muslims, we find it connected to the 13th Successor from among the successors of Muhammad℗ mentioned in his sacred will, and he is the successor Ahmed. And in regards to the Christians, it is connected to the 13th Disciple, to the slaughtered sheep who was centered among the twenty-four elders and the one on the throne as in the visions of John the Divine, so their total is twenty-five elders (the Messenger of God Muhammad℗ + the twelve Imams and the twelve Mahdis) and the one who is centered among them is the 13th Successor. And in the words of Jesus℗ addressing the crucified one in the Gospel of Judah, [“But you will exceed all of them. For you will sacrifice the man that clothes me.”] And it has been clarified within this book that Judah the crucified one is not the same as the Iscariot traitor, and whoever says that the Iscariot traitor’s number was 13 is mistaken because Judas was not the 13th. It is clear that the disciples were 12 and

after Judas left and committed his betrayal, and after the crucifixion occurred, a new disciple was chosen to complete the number of 12, and this means that there is no such thing as a Judas Iscariot being the 13th in the first place, and such a saying would be incorrect. Thus the 13th is the righteous Judah (Judah = Ahmed in Arabic). Thus he is the 13th Successor and the thirteenth disciple Ahmed, as this book has made clear. This is in regards to the number 13, but what about the Friday? The Friday is the Friday of sadness or pains, and it is the one in which the crucifixion occurred. It is known by many names such as Black Friday or Good Friday or the Friday of Sacrifice, and it is a prominent religious occasion in Christianity and it is a public holiday in most countries around the world. On this day the crucified one, his death, and his burial are remembered as most Christians believe that the crucifixion occurred on a Friday, according to the texts they believe in. And because Friday is the day on which the look-alike of Jesus℗ was crucified, and because the look-alike is the 13th Successor and the Riser of the progeny of Muhammad and the first Mahdi Ahmed as this book has clarified, the day of Friday is therefore connected to the call of Imam al-Mahdi℗ and connected to the rising of the Riser as known among the Shia. In order to know the truth behind the matter of Friday the 13th, I had asked Imam Ahmed al-Hasan℗ so his answer was, ﴾“Today nearly millions of humans consider the Friday that falls on the 13th to be a bad omen; as known, most people are experiential, meaning if they had experienced something and found truth in it they would believe in it. Thus, as a result of their experiences they found that on the Friday that falls on the 13th perhaps sometimes their tasks would go strikingly unaccomplished, so they believed in this. And this is a matter narrated even from the Imams℗ concerning the day of Ashura, and that a believer should not go out to perform a task or something similar. And in spite of the people’s sadness on Friday the 13th or their considering it a bad omen, they might be unaware of the reason. For people do many things while they are negligent of their truth and their origin; for instance: when people want to take refuge from envy they

knock on wood, and the origin of this matter is taking refuge in the cross upon which the look-alike to Jesus℗ was crucified because it was made of wood. And concerning what we are speaking about (Friday the 13th), I believe that the number 13 has become clear in Islam and Christianity. As for Friday, there is the Black Friday on which the crucifixion occurred, so for the 13th Successor to be crucified on Friday, is this not a sensible reason for people to consider this day to be a disturbing day given that it is a sad day? And we do not take this matter as proof, but it is a statement that we clarify for those who believe in it without understanding the origin of their belief and discomfort for Friday the 13th. Of course, there are those who went too far and considered that the number 13 was a bad omen, and this is a matter irrelevant to us, for we are speaking about a belief that millions of humans believe in which is that the Friday that falls on the 13th is an uncomfortable day for them, or they fear it or consider it a bad omen, and the reason has been now clarified: that it is a day on which the crucifixion of the 13th Successor occurred, meaning exactly like how the day of the 10th of Muharram is a day of sadness because it is the day in which the third successor was killed (al-Husain, peace be upon him) and the only difference is that Friday the 13th took a wider scope and both the religious and the non-religious believed in it.”﴿ And therefore it has been shown that Friday the 13th means the Friday of the crucifixion of the 13th Disciple and Successor, as it is the day of his killing and the spilling of his pure blood, and verily the son’s heart is overwhelmed with sadness and grief due to the spilling of his father’s blood. And here is the father (the 13th Successor) and (the 13th Disciple), he has returned to prevail and raise the banner to the nations and fill the earth with justice and peace like the prophets of God and His messengers promised, and to call out to his children on this earth to wake up before it is too late, so is there anyone to remember? And praise be to God Lord of the Worlds.