Will an Israeli Attack on Iran Provoke
the Emergence of Another False Mahdi?
This essay was written in March 2011
while I was in Buenos Aires in Argentina on my way to the Second International
Islamic Retreat in Cape Town.
This essay suggests that an Israeli attack on Iran (and
Pakistan), expected at any time now, is likely to provoke the emergence of yet
another such person who would claim to be the Imam al-Mahdi. This is a matter of much more than passing importance for the
followers of Prophet Muhammad (sallalahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) since the advent of Imam al-Mahdi occupies a position of supreme
importance in Islamic eschatology – both Shia as well as Sunni.
Prophet Muhammad (sallalahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) prophesied the advent of an Imam who would emerge by Divine decree to lead the world of
Islam at that time when the true Messiah, Jesus the son of Mary (peace and
blessings of Allah Most High be upon them all), was about to return. The Prophet (sallalahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) declared of that end-time Imam that he would arise from within the ranks of the Muslims:
“How would you be”, he said, “when the son of Mary descends amongst you and your Imam would be from your own ranks!” (Sahih Bukhari).
“How would you be”, he said, “when the son of Mary descends amongst you and your Imam would be from your own ranks!” (Sahih Bukhari).
An Imam in the religion of Islam is both a religious as well as a
political leader; hence the office of the Imam is synonymous with that of Amir or Khalifa (Caliph). The Hadith therefore prophesied that one (Islamic)
government would eventually rule over the entire world of Islam, and that the Imam would be both the political as well as the religious head of
that government.
This prophecy anticipated the present
sorry status
quo in which the Islamic Khilafah (Caliphate) has been replaced by republican so-called
Islamic States based on petty tribal nationalisms – Egyptian, Saudi, Pakistani,
Arab, Malay, Punjabi, Bengali, Persian (Iranian) etc. African-American Muslims
have even embraced Louis Farrakhan’s ‘black Muslim nationalism’. Some of them, such as Turkey and
Bangladesh have even imposed secular constitutional bans preventing Islam from playing
any political role in the affairs of the State.
In addition, these so-called Islamic
republican States are all required to be members of international organizations
such as the United Nations Organization, and to submit to the authority of
those (non-Muslims) who control power in these organizations. Hence Muslims now live in a state of submission
to non-Muslim authority. The political authority which ultimately controls the
affairs of Muslims is no longer located within their own ranks. Rather, that
political authority is located in secular governments which themselves are subservient
to the authority of the Security Council of the UN and the governing board of
the IMF, etc.
But the prophecy also gave the assurance of an end-time restoration of that Islamic Khilafah (Caliphate). This is a matter of supreme importance for contemporary international affairs since the Islamic Khilafah (Caliphate) represents Islam’s conception of a State which recognizes Allah’s Sovereignty, in contrast to Europe’s secular model of a State which recognizes (blasphemously so) the people to be sovereign. The Islamic Khilafah is also located at the very heart of Islam’s conception of an international order which respects religious freedom and recognizes tribal diversity while tolerating no oppression on Allah’s earth. The present European system of secular nation-States based on territorial sovereignty, national citizenship, etc. which has effectively destroyed the unity of the Muslim world, would therefore have to come to an end and Dar al-Islam would have to be restored with the advent of Imam al-Mahdi.
But the prophecy also gave the assurance of an end-time restoration of that Islamic Khilafah (Caliphate). This is a matter of supreme importance for contemporary international affairs since the Islamic Khilafah (Caliphate) represents Islam’s conception of a State which recognizes Allah’s Sovereignty, in contrast to Europe’s secular model of a State which recognizes (blasphemously so) the people to be sovereign. The Islamic Khilafah is also located at the very heart of Islam’s conception of an international order which respects religious freedom and recognizes tribal diversity while tolerating no oppression on Allah’s earth. The present European system of secular nation-States based on territorial sovereignty, national citizenship, etc. which has effectively destroyed the unity of the Muslim world, would therefore have to come to an end and Dar al-Islam would have to be restored with the advent of Imam al-Mahdi.
It is far-fetched to presume that such
a momentous transformation of the world of Islam which would extricate Muslims
from the paralyzing grip of the United Nations Organization, the International
Monetary Fund, the World Bank, etc., and which would restore the Gold Dinar and silver Dirham as money, can be achieved without an armed struggle for
liberation. That armed struggle is confirmed in a Hadith narrated by Ali (radiallahu ‘anhu) in which the Prophet declared that
the Imam, who would be his descendent, and hence an Arab, would
emerge not only to restore the Islamic Khilafah but also to restore peace and justice to a world that would at
that time be filled with injustice and oppression. He would therefore defeat
all the forces of injustice and oppression prevalent in the world at that time:
“Even if only a day remains for
Qiyamah to come, yet Allah will surely send a man from my family who will fill this
world with such justice and fairness, just as it initially was filled with
oppression.”
Abu Dawud
The advent of Imam al-Mahdi will herald the restoration of the Islamic Khilafah (Caliphate) and a Pax Islamica in which power in the world would rest on foundations of faith (in Islam) and would be used to punish the oppressor and come to the aid of the oppressed. The sunlight of freedom and justice, peace and happiness will therefore reach the Holy Land, as well as Kashmir, Singapore, Haiti, and elsewhere. It would also herald a new dawn in which the entire world of Islam would have to submit to the rule of an Arab who would be a resident of the city of Madinah in Arabia where Prophet Muhammad (sallalahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) is buried and where Jesus would eventually be buried (next to him).
Even though Jesus has not as yet
returned, and indeed cannot return until Dajjal the false Messiah or Anti-Christ has completed his mission of
impersonation of the true Messiah, there have already been several claimants to
the office of Imam al-Mahdi. The last of these false Mahdis made
his appearance in Sudan, and prior to that in Qadian in India, more than 100 years ago. The false Qadiani Mahdi went on to make the ludicrous claim that he fulfilled in
his person the prophecy concerning the return of the true Messiah, Jesus the
son of Mary. Mirza Ghulam Ahmed Qadiyani established a mysterious sect known as
the Ahmadiyyah Movement which has consistently found favor with those who have
been waging war of Islam ever since a European Pope launched the European
Crusades.
This essay suggests that an Israeli
attack on Iran (and Pakistan), expected at any time now, is likely to provoke
the emergence of yet another such person who would claim to be the Imam al-Mahdi. This is a matter of much more than
passing importance for the followers of Prophet Muhammad (sallalahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) since the advent of Imam al-Mahdi occupies a position of supreme
importance in Islamic eschatology – both Shia as well as Sunni.
Since the mysterious emergence from
within Europe’s bosom of Pax Britanica, and its successor Pax Americana, the world has experienced unprecedented political economic
cultural racial and military oppression and injustice. While Muslims have
always remained the primary target of these awesomely powerful forces of
oppression, they have not been their exclusive target. The primitive peoples of
the world, resident in particular in such “ethnically-cleansed” lands as USA, Canada, many parts of South and Central
America, Australia, New Zealand and elsewhere have been literally wiped out
like cockroaches. Muslims are now preparing themselves for the greatest
oppression of all which they expect from the Pax Judaica that is about to replace Pax Americana. Indeed this writer recognizes Israel’s Pax Judaica to be the Daabatul Ard (or beast of the land) which is one of
the major Signs of the Last Day prophesied by Prophet Muhammad (sallalahu ‘alahi wa sallam).
This writer is of the view that anyone
who claims at this time to be the Imam al-Mahdi, would have made a false claim, and this essay attempts to
explain why this is so. The Imam alMahdi will emerge only at that time, and not a moment before, when Allah
Most High ordains that he emerge. And so
the question we need to answer is, when will Allah Most High ordain that the Imam should emerge? The advent of the Imam cannot occur randomly but rather, must fit into a Divine
plan. What can be that plan?
Since Allah Most High created Dajjal the false Messiah or Anti-Christ and programmed him to
impersonate the true Messiah, it follows that Dajjal would not successfully complete his mission of impersonation
until he rules the world in person from Jerusalem. It is only at that time when
he has successfully completed his mission of impersonation that he can make a declaration
to the effect that he is the true Messiah, and only then can he hope that
members of the Zionist Judeo-Christian alliance would accept his fraudulent
claim. It is only at that time – and not a moment before – that Jesus will
return. And since Prophet Muhammad has informed us that that the advent of Imam
al-Mahdi will be contemporaneous with the return of Jesus it follows that the
Imam can emerge only shortly before the return of Jesus.
(For an explanation of this subject
readers should kindly see my book entitled Jerusalem in the Qur’an, available on my website).
In addition, the members of the Zionist
Judeo-Christian alliance are well aware about the prophecy concerning Imam al-Mahdi. Hence if the Imam were to emerge before Dajjal makes his claim to be the true Messiah, the implication would be
that such Jews and Christians could experience such a crisis of faith as could
deter them from embracing Dajjal as the true Messiah. It follows therefore that the Divine
wisdom would ordain the advent of the Imam only at that time when such an event would not jeopardize Dajjal’s effort to successfully complete his mission.
Those like the present Iranian
President who expect the Imam’s imminent emergence should know that he cannot emerge until Dajjal has established his rule (from Jerusalem) over the world,
and has declared himself the true Messiah. The fact is that Dajjal has not as yet even emerged as ruler of Israel, and that Pax Judaica has not as yet replaced Pax Americana. The world may still have to wait for
another two or three decades for these events to occur.
When Israel does launch an attack on
Iran’s and Pakistan’s nuclear plants, it is certain that the Judeo-Christian
Zionists would respond by placing unbearable pressure on USA, UK and NATO to
join in the war in support of Israel. That war, as well as other possible wars
to follow, would ultimately realize for Israel the status of ruling state in
the world. Israel will then attempt to impose Pax Judaica upon mankind. Only when that has been achieved – and it
does seem possible that it can be achieved, can we expect Dajjal to appear in person in our world of space and time.
This essay warns of the possible loss
of faith by many Muslims if and when Israel does launch an attack on Iran and Pakistan,
and either Sunnis
or Shia are subsequently deceived into embracing a false Imam al-Mahdi. That traumatic loss of faith can occur
when the false Imam is eventually killed or assassinated, or he becomes a willing
client (Saudi-style) of those now waging war on Islam.
Post Script:
When Imam al-Mahdi does emerge, and proclaims himself to be the Mahdi, Muslims would be required to pledge
their allegiance to him (Baiyah) and join him even if they have to crawl over ice to do so. A
refusal to pledge allegiance to the Imam would entail dire consequences in this world as well as the next.
But Muslims have to beware that thry do not pledge their allegiance to a false Mahdi since the consequences of such a
mistake will also be severe.
Note:
The terms Pax Britanica, Pax Americana and Pax Judaica refer to world orders over which Britain, USA and Israel
ruled. Pax Islamica on the other hand is comprised of Dar al-Islam or the world which submits to Allah’s
sovereignty and which is ruled in accordance with Allah’s final law as revealed
in the Qur’an. It is also comprised of Dar al-Ahd or the world which lives in a state of contractual peace
and non-aggression with Dar al-Islam, and Dar al-Harb or the world of injustice and oppression which must eventually be
liberated from oppression.
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