Commentator’s Foreword

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

Praise be to God, Lord of the worlds, and may the prayers and blessings of God be upon Muhammad and his progeny, the Imams and the Mahdis.

Commentator’s Foreward An introduction to the writer of the book and his divine call:

Imam Ahmed al-Hasan is Ahmed son of Ismail son of Salih son of Husain son of Salman son of Muhammad son of al-Hasan son of Ali son of Muhammad son of Ali son of Musa son of Jafar son of Muhammad son of Ali son of al-Husain son of Ali son of Abi Talib, peace be upon them all. He is the successor and messenger of Imam al-Mahdi Muhammad bin al-Hasan℗ to all people, the promised Yamani [lit. the righteous, not to be confused with Yemeni meaning from Yemen] to the Shia Muslims, and the Mahdi [lit. guided] whose birth at the end times was promised by the Messenger of God℗ to the Sunni Muslims, the Comforter to the prophets of God and His messengers promised by the prophet of God Jesus℗ as mentioned in the Gospel, the Savior whom the prophet of God Elijah℗ promised to send to the Jews. He set out with his great divine call in 1999 in Iraq (the East), the [future] capital of the State of Divine Justice, and from there it spread to the world. He came to the people using the proofs which the prophets of God and His messengers used for their people: the text (which he has made clear to the followers of religions according to the books in which they believe) and the knowledge with which he challenged the major clerics of all religions, and the call to the supremacy of God, in addition to Almighty God supporting him in the Kingdom of Heaven with thousands of honest visions of the prophets and the messengers that testify for him. And he has written a collection of books containing great aspects of the divine knowledge which he has started to transmit to the people, including: The Book of Monotheism, The Allegories, Enlightenments from the Calls of the Messengers, The Journey of Moses to the Junction of the Two

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Seas, The Sealing Prophethood, The Calf, Jihad the Doorway to Heaven, The Supremacy of God not the Supremacy of People and many others. As for the purpose of his call, it is the same as the purpose of the call of Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad, may the prayers of God be upon them all. The purpose of the prophets and the messengers is for monotheism to spread on every spot of this earth, and it is his purpose, as is the clarification of the Torah, the Gospel, the Quran and that upon which was disagreed, and for the earth to be filled with justice and fairness, just as it has been filled with tyranny and oppression; for the hungry to be fed and for the poor to not remain without shelter; for the orphans to find joy after their prolonged sadness; for the widows to find what fulfills their financial need with dignity and integrity; for … for … and for the most important matter in the jurisprudence to be applied: justice, mercy and honesty. And this blessed call was believed in by people from all over the world, and for more details you can refer to the official website of the supporters of Imam al-Mahdi, peace be upon him. Ahmed is the thirteenth from among the twenty-four elders in the texts of the religions: [1 After this I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven! And the first voice, which I had heard speaking to me like a trumpet, said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this.” 2 At once I was in the Spirit, and behold, a throne stood in heaven, with one seated on the throne. 3 And he who sat there had the appearance of jasper and carnelian, and around the throne was a rainbow that had the appearance of an emerald. 4 Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and seated on the thrones were twenty-four elders, clothed in white garments, with golden crowns on their heads. 5 From the throne came flashes of lightning, and rumblings and peals of thunder, and before the throne were burning seven torches of fire, which are the seven spirits of God.] Revelation 4:1-5. As for the one sitting on the throne, the texts of the Shia Muslims confirm that the Messenger of God Muhammad℗ is the one sitting on the throne. As for the twenty-four elders, they are his pure vicegerents (twelve Imams + twelve Mahdis) just as his sacred will stated: ﴾ … the Messenger of God℗ said to Ali bin Abi Talib on the night of his death, “O father of al-Hasan, bring me a pen and paper,” and

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he dictated his will until he came to a position where he said, “O Ali, there will be twelve Imams after me and after them there will be twelve Mahdis. You, O Ali, are the first of the twelve Imams, God has named you in his heavens Ali “the one who is chosen and contented”, “the Prince of the Believers”, “the Grand Truthful”, “the Bright Differentiator between Truth and Falsehood”, “the Trusted”, and “the Guided”. These names may not to be truly attributed to other than you. O Ali, you are my successor over my family, their living and their deceased, and over my women. Whomever you affirm shall find me tomorrow, and whomever you reject I am innocent of her. I will not see her and she will not see me on the Day of Resurrection. And you are the vicegerent [khalifa] upon my nation after me. If death approaches you, hand it over to my son al-Hasan “the Very Beneficial”. Then if death approaches him, let him hand it over to my son al-Husain “the Martyr”, “the Pure”, “the Assassinated”. Then if death approaches him, let him hand it over to his son “the Master of the Worshippers” Ali. Then if death approaches him, let him hand it over to his son, Muhammad al-Baqir. Then if death approaches him, let him hand it over to his son, Jafar al-Sadiq. Then if death approaches him, let him hand it over to his son, Musa al-Kathum. Then if death approaches him, let him hand it over to his son, Ali al-Retha. Then if death approaches him, let him hand it over to his son Muhammad, “the Trustworthy”, “the Pious”. Then if death approaches him, let him hand it over to his son Ali “the Advisor”. Then if death approaches him, let him hand it over to his son al-Hasan “the Virtuous”. Then if death approaches him, let him hand it over to his son Muhammad “the Entrusted of the Holy Family of Muhammad”, peace be upon them. So these are the twelve Imams. Then after him, there will be twelve Mahdis. So if death approaches him, let him hand it over to his son, the first of the close ones, he has three names, one like mine and my father’s: Abdullah [lit. servant of God], Ahmed, and the third name is al-Mahdi. He is the first of the believers.”﴿^[1] And these twenty-four Imams were mentioned by the Sunni Muslims as well: Kab al-Ahbar said, “They are twelve, so at the time they pass away, in the place of the twelve there will be twelve like them, and that is what God promised for this nation, ﴾God has promised those

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who have believed among you and have done righteous deeds that He will surely grant them vicegerency in the earth just as He granted it to those before them.﴿ Quran Chapter “The Light” 24:55. And likewise He has done with the Children of Israel.”^[2]

The Book of The Thirteenth Disciple:

The writer of this book is the Thirteenth Successor just as the Messenger of God Muhammad stated in his sacred will, and he is the Thirteenth Disciple whose return was promised by Jesus at the time when the minor resurrection is near as is mentioned in the Gospel, and he is the one who returns again and raises the banner for the nations like the Torah states. Therefore, he is the Comforter and the promised Savior whom all the followers of religions are waiting for. And given that the plan of Almighty God for the Man of Salvation of His promised day is very discreet, as Fr. Paul Feghali says concerning the seals in the Book of Revelation, “And the seven seals are the number of perfection, they indicate that the plan of God is very discreet and that nothing replaces it,”^[3] and given that the Muslims, or at least their Shia, are in agreement that the plan of God is discreet, just like the Imams of guidance clarified: Malik al-Jahni said, ﴾“I said to Imam Abu Jafar℗ that we recognize the man of this matter by the attribute which none of the people possess, so he said, ‘No, I swear by God that never occurs until he is the one who presents it as a proof for you and calls you to it.’”﴿.^[4] I say, if this is the case, then the revealing of the secret by this man (the Savior) will certainly be a sign that leads and guides us to him, and thus our salvation and our survival are by believing in him and boarding his ark before the calamity of the second flood, which is drawn near if God wills to implement His command.The statements which this book contains - from the “knowledgeable one” and the “virtuous servant”, as the Quran described him, and the “faithful and wise servant”, as the Gospel described him, Imam Ahmed al-Hasan, revealing the

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sealed secrets which no one would have reached if not for his relationship with God - are a clear proof of his righteousness and the honesty of his blessed call. And although his words℗ are clear and his proof in this book is evident, for further clarification there are some brief and necessary comments throughout the book. Some of them mention the statements of the clerics of both the Catholic and the Orthodox Church because these statements obligate their owners and their followers. Moreover, presenting and comparing these statements with what Imam Ahmed al-Hasan℗ has clarified demonstrates their falsehood and invalidity and that their owners attempted to interpret these secrets in ignorance. And in commenting on this book, I benefited greatly from the comments of brother Tawfiq Muhammad al-Maghribi which he made on the same answers that I compiled in this book, so may God reward him with good and seal our lives and his with good. Lastly, we ask God to empower the Riser of the progeny of Muhammad and grant him a great victory, and that He by His favor guides to him whoever of His creation that He wishes, and that He forgives our shortcomings toward him. And praise is to God, Lord of the worlds.

Alaa al-Salim April 15th, 2012