The Imam, Nasser Muhammad al-Yamani
1-Rabi' al-Awwal-1436 AH
December 23, 2014 AD
08:05 am
(According to the official time of Mecca, Mother of towns)
The Judgement of The Imam Mahdi Between The Disputants—Among Both The Supporters and All Mankind—And The Decision is for Allah, The One, The Overpowering, and He Shares His Authority with No One.
In the name of Allah, The Most Gracious, The Most Merciful. Peace and blessings be upon the seal of Allah’s prophets and messengers: Muhammad, the trustworthy illiterate prophet, and upon all the believers in every time and place until the Day of Judgement …
May the peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be upon you—my beloveds in Allah: the servants of the 'Greatest Bliss'. Indeed, whoever devotes his worship to fulfilling the pleasure within his Lord as a goal, then, let him know that this is absolutely the highest degree of worshiping the Lord. Yet, I declare with the truth that none shall attain that station save those who patiently endure and offer forgiveness—whose patience is only for the sake of their Lord; they forgive people for the sake of Allah. Therefore, Allah responds to them from behind His veil, saying: “You are not more noble in generosity than your Lord, indeed, your Lord is more Generous, and We have forgiven them for your sake as well.” Thus, Allah guides the oppressor to the right way, turning him from an enemy to a close and devoted friend, after guiding him to a straight path. Verily, the reason for the oppressor's guidance is that the one who has been calling him to his Lord’s path acted with wisdom: he restrained his anger for the sake of his Lord and did not take revenge for himself upon his brother. Rather, he says, “May Allah pardon you, my beloved in Allah.” so, he suppresses the volcano of rage and wrath in his heart and seeks no personal vengeance whatsoever—solely for the sake of Allah. For his purpose is guiding Allah’s servants; he desires no punishment from his Lord to befall them. Truly, those callers have reached the highest degree of devotion, for they call people to the way of their Lord, master their anger against those who offend them, and take no revenge for themselves. Moreover, they forgive those who wrong them, act with goodness with those who do them evil, and argue with people with the finest of words. Now, who does find within himself the will to embrace these conditions in calling to his Lord, seeking to realize guidance of people? And I know these are formidable demands, save for the servants of the 'Greatest Bliss'. And I reaffirm my verdict with the truth that the callers to the path of the Lord’s guidance will not be granted the supreme degree of servitude of the Self of Allah, unless they bear the affliction of the misguided with steadfastness and refuse to strike back at them. This is because their goal is far grander than taking revenge for themselves. Verily, they seek guidance of people to the end that they may realize the pleasure within the Self of Whom they are calling to. It is confirmed in the Word of Allah, The Exalted:
وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ قَوْلًا مِمَّنْ دَعَا إِلَى اللَّهِ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا وَقَالَ إِنَّنِي مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ (33) وَلَا تَسْتَوِي الْحَسَنَةُ وَلَا السَّيِّئَةُ ادْفَعْ بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ فَإِذَا الَّذِي بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَهُ عَدَاوَةٌ كَأَنَّهُ وَلِيٌّ حَمِيمٌ (34) وَمَا يُلَقَّاهَا إِلَّا الَّذِينَ صَبَرُوا وَمَا يُلَقَّاهَا إِلَّا ذُو حَظٍّ عَظِيمٍ (35)
[Qur’an, Surah: Fussilat , 41:33-35]
Meaning: no one reaches the highest rank of devotion of the Self of the Lord except those who endure patiently when hurt, who forgive people, and respond to the disputant in a better manner. However, this degree requires a steadfast patience. The caller must not invoke for their punishment, nor does he allow his chest to tighten, driving him to avenge himself upon those who mock him by repaying harm with harm—unless the aggressor is a cursed devil; for the continued patience with such people achieves nothing in their souls, as they will only increase in rebellion, arrogance, aversion, and delusion. You recognize them as the devils of mankind: as when such individuals wrong one of you, and the harmed forgives them, he finds within them no response to that pardon. Such are the worst of creatures: no good resides in them, neither for themselves nor for their community. But as for the misguided, forgiveness surely leaves its mark upon their souls—so much that the one who once opposed the caller becomes his devoted ally, in line with the Word of Allah, The Exalted:
وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ قَوْلًا مِمَّنْ دَعَا إِلَى اللَّهِ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا وَقَالَ إِنَّنِي مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ (33) وَلَا تَسْتَوِي الْحَسَنَةُ وَلَا السَّيِّئَةُ ادْفَعْ بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ فَإِذَا الَّذِي بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَهُ عَدَاوَةٌ كَأَنَّهُ وَلِيٌّ حَمِيمٌ (34) وَمَا يُلَقَّاهَا إِلَّا الَّذِينَ صَبَرُوا وَمَا يُلَقَّاهَا إِلَّا ذُو حَظٍّ عَظِيمٍ (35)
[Qur’an, Surah: Fussilat , 41:33-35]
O my beloveds, the Foremost Righteous Supporters, may Allah have mercy on whoever abandons disputation, even if he is in the right, who only leaves off arguing when he sees that it will lead to a harmful outcome, because the argument became rough and quarrelsome. Here, none of you should persist in disputing with his brother, lest he drives him away from the truth. For if the truth became clear to him during the argument, his pride might drive him to persist in sin. Then Allah's anger intensifies against him beyond what it was—He curses him, and turns his heart away, causing him to turn his back on his brother—all because he arrogantly rejected guidance after it has become evident to him that the truth lies with his brother. So take heed, O my beloveds in Allah, and be truthful with Allah and with yourselves when you engage in debate: If a person realizes that he is mistaken, truly, his acknowledgment of his error will not disgrace him; on the contrary, Allah will elevate his rank—both in Allah’s sight and in the sight of His servants. So, fear Allah, my beloveds in Allah. If you cannot pardon each other while you are the beloveds of Allah, how then will you ever pardon the misguided enemies of Allah? Do you not reflect? And over what do you quarrel so bitterly? Over mere opinions, where each of you regards his own view superior to his brother’s and remains insisting on this!
O my beloveds in Allah, it might happen that a man is deeply convinced of his viewpoint on a certain matter, whereas the Imam Mahdi is not. Yet, I must explain why I remain unconvinced by that notion. Let me give you an example—namely, the viewpoint of my beloved in Allah, Ahmed al-Wasaby. He has suggested that a specialized group of the Ansar to answer the questioners, rather than engaging all the Ansar in reply. Hence, we establish the proof with the truth to my beloved, Ahmed al-Wasaby, saying: “O delight of your Imam’s eye, do you not realize that when we have permitted all the Ansar to reply to inquirers with the true answer from the Book—quoting it from the statements of the Imam Mahdi—that therein lies a profound wisdom? It is the great benefit for the Ansar who search for the answer from within the statements of the Imam Mahdi Nasser Muhammad al-Yamani. Since their knowledge will expand because they search for the answer within the true clarifying statements of the Great Qur’an, and behold, they will discover more knowledge and clarifications that they had not previously encompassed. Thus, they will increase in knowledge through their searching in the statements to extract the answer for the inquirer. Also, the Ansar would compete—who among them will bring the answer to the questioner from the decisive true clarifications of the Qur’an, deducing it from the statements of the Imam Mahdi Nasser Muhammad al-Yamani. And due to the large number of questioners, the Ansar will be deeply rooted in the knowledge of the true clarification of the Qur’an, mastering its meaning by heart with profound comprehension. Consequently, their hearts will embrace the true clarification, and their eyes will shed tears at the Truth they have come to realize. But, O delight of my eye, Ahmed al-Wasaby, if we were to agree with your proposal and assign a specific group to respond to questioners, then none would become firmly grounded in the true clarification of the Qur’an except that particular group of Ansar alone. Meanwhile, the rest of the Ansar would not become firmly established in the discourse of the true clarification of the Qur’an, since they would no longer search for answers to the questioners within the statements of the Imam Mahdi, as there would be another group that have been exclusively entrusted with responding.
O my beloveds in Allah, our intent is to empower the Ansar at large in the knowledge of the statements; that is why I have kept the door wide open for them to provide the questioners with responses. By doing so, they shall navigate the true clarifying statements of the Great Qur’an, striving to deduce the answers for those who ask—with the truth. So, do not forget the benefit that returns to the Supporter in the form of more knowledge during his search. Furthermore, after the Era of Appearance—and due to this firm grounding in the knowledge of the clarification—they shall not be asked about any matter except that they will respond immediately owing to their deep-rooted mastery of the true clarification of the Great Qur'an.
O my beloveds in Allah, we do not blame you for disputing, but we only find fault when you indulge in it—until the disputant becomes angry with his brother. From there arise malice and hatred, and hearts drift apart, subsequently, that sublime and magnificent goal vanishes from the heart.
O assembly of a people whom Allah loves and who love Him, strive to achieve your goal: pardon each other and forgive those who have wronged you—only then shall you attain the highest rank of devotion ordained in the Book, in line with the Word of Allah, The Exalted:
وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ قَوْلًا مِمَّنْ دَعَا إِلَى اللَّهِ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا وَقَالَ إِنَّنِي مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ (33) وَلَا تَسْتَوِي الْحَسَنَةُ وَلَا السَّيِّئَةُ ادْفَعْ بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ فَإِذَا الَّذِي بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَهُ عَدَاوَةٌ كَأَنَّهُ وَلِيٌّ حَمِيمٌ (34) وَمَا يُلَقَّاهَا إِلَّا الَّذِينَ صَبَرُوا وَمَا يُلَقَّاهَا إِلَّا ذُو حَظٍّ عَظِيمٍ (35)
[Qur’an, Surah: Fussilat , 41:33-35]
So, be servants of Allah, brothers loving one another in Allah—for you have united in the love of Allah, declaring: "We will not be satisfied until our Lord, the Beloved of our hearts, is pleased". Therefore, if you disputed over something, what loss would it be if one of you withdraws from the argument and falls silent before his brother— even if the truth is on his side, and even if he is right in his opinion?
O my beloveds in Allah, it is strictly prohibited for you to interfere in each other’s affairs from this day forward. for example, my beloved Ibrahim has no business with what my beloved Ahmed al-Wasaby does on Facebook. likewise, Ahmed al-Wasaby has no business with what my beloved Ibrahim does in organizing and managing the Global Dialogue Table website. However, you have the right to offer observations to one another. And if the person concerned accepts the advice, then fine; if not, no issue, for the advisor has given his advice and is absolved of responsibility. But forcing others to adopt his view is unacceptable.
Furthermore, the head administrator, Dir’ al-Imam al-Mahdi, has the full authority to impose whatever he wants on Ibrahim, and Ibrahim has the full authority to impose whatever he wants on all members of the administrative team, since Ibrahim is the site’s specialized engineer. For you do not know how much he toils, and how he keeps waking night and day to safeguard the website of the Imam Mahdi Nasser Muhammad al-Yamani—the Islamic Bushra and Glad Tidings Forum. But I do blame my beloved in Allah, Ibrahim, for seekers send messages to us through the Ansar, lamenting and complaining that they have been unable to register in the Global Dialogue Table. Many of them strive night and day, then, they break down in tears after failing to register in the website of the Imam Mahdi Nasser Muhammed al-Yamani! Indeed, this harms the Mahdist Call.
O my beloveds in Allah, I swear by Allah that if registration were made easy, the website would reach hundreds of thousands of members. Yet, we do not stop you from deleting the accounts of the doubters if it became evident to you that they were seeking only to distract the Ansar from Truth. However, we put our blame on all the admin team: why do they put excessive barriers for registering under the justification of protecting the website? Thus, we say to them: O my beloveds in Allah, we have nothing but to rely on Allah—indeed, nothing would befall us or our website except what Allah has already decreed for us. So, do not let people have an excuse against us that they tried night and day to register but could not. Rather, we command you to make registration accessible to all people, putting your trust in Allah. However, we allow you to deal with whoever you see coming to stir up chaos on the website, seeking to cast doubt among the Ansar and to turn seekers away from the Truth. We have given you authority over such individuals—rightfully, without injustice. But, for you, to treat the wicked and the righteous alike is not justice or fairness at all, O my beloveds in Allah.
Also, O you who are the delight of the Imam Mahdi’s eyes, if you are sincerely devoted to the ‘Greatest Bliss’, then do not pay attention to distributing positions or tasks—lest any of you say: “why does the Imam favor this one and that one, while I have given more support and exerted more effort than them?” Hence, we respond to him in truth and say: “is your effort and support for Nasser Muhammad meant to compete over him personally, for his love and nearness?” perhaps my beloved Supporters would like to say:
“Allah forbids! We know that you, our Imam Nasser Muhammad, are but a servant of Allah, just like us. If it was not purely for our great love for Allah, we would not have loved you, and if it was not for our supporting the Truth for Allah’s sake, we would not have supported you. Verily, we have only supported you and strengthened your back for the sake of Allah, seeking neither recompense nor gratitude from you, so be among the witnesses to that.”
Indeed, those are the ones endowed with restraining intellect—who restrain their souls from low desires. They are the possessors of the exalted ranks, occupying a lofty position before The Omnipotent Sovereign. Truly, we are obliged to bring certain Supporters forth into prominence before all mankind after the Appearance, even though they were hardly mentioned among the Supporters during the pre-Appearance Era of Dialogue. And do you know why? This is because—out of their great devotion to their Lord—they keep themselves hidden from the Supporters; for this reason, the Supporters scarcely give them any consideration.
O my beloveds in Allah, I swear by Allah, besides whom there is no deity, that the most deserving of striving for their satisfaction are Allah and His Caliph; verily, the right of the Imam Mahdi over you is just like the rights of the prophets: The Imam Mahdi is more worthy of the believers than they are of themselves, their fathers, their mothers, their children, and all mankind.So, be among the grateful, since Allah has placed you among a community whom He loves and who love Him. By Allah, besides Whom there is no other God, Allah’s grace upon you has indeed been great. So, compete with one another for the love and nearness of the Loving Lord and be rivals to the Imam Mahdi in loving Allah and being close to Him.
And here is a Truth that I declare in truth, confirming it with an oath: I swear by Allah The Great, that whoever prefers for Nasser Muhammad al-Yamani to be the servant more beloved and closer to Allah than himself—on the grounds that this is the Imam Mahdi—has indeed associated partners with Allah. For in such a case, the love for the Imam Mahdi has surpassed the love for his Lord in his heart. For if his love for his Lord was the greatest, he would never accept anyone to be more beloved or closer to his Lord than himself. There is only one exception: if he willingly steps down from the highest degree of Allah’s love and nearness to fulfil the ‘Greatest Bliss'—the Pleasure of Allah’s Self. Here, he sacrifices one thing of Allah for another thing of Allah too, for the sake of Allah Himself. But as for those who give up the highest degree of Allah’s love and nearness out of their great love for the Imam Mahdi, verily, they have associated others with Allah—and I wash my hands of their deeds. Indeed, I have not called you to make me the worthiest of the highest rank of Allah’s love and nearness, rather, I have called you to compete with me in loving Allah and drawing near to Him. So, let each one of you aspire to be the servant most beloved and nearest to the Lord, just as what the prophets and their followers did. For they were in a race—each nation along with its own prophet—each striving to be the most beloved and nearest to the Lord, in line with the Word of Allah, The Exalted:
يَبْتَغُونَ إِلَى رَبِّهِمُ الْوَسِيلَةَ أَيُّهُمْ أَقْرَبُ
[Qur’an, Surah: al-Isra’, 17:57]
Do you find them preferring for their prophet to be the most beloved and nearest to the Lord? Not at all! For each one of them desires to be the servant most beloved and nearest to the Lord. Verily, the right to Allah is one and the same for all servants, and He is the Worshiped Lord. Indeed, Allah has not taken a son from among His servants so that he would be the worthiest of his father. Glory be to Allah! He is highly Exalted above such things! Would you not then reflect?
Know then that the door of competition for Allah’s love and nearness remains wide open. So, come! Compete with the prophets, the messengers, and the Awaited Mahdi, Nasser Muhammad al-Yamani, in the love of Allah and in His nearness. But if you refuse, O scholars of the Islamic nation, and say: “O Nasser Muhammad al-Yamani, how can you expect us to compete with Allah’s prophets and messengers for His love and nearness, while they are the worthiest of Allah’s love and closeness?” Therefore, the Awaited Mahdi, Nasser Muhammad al-Yamani, responds to you, saying: "wait then; I too am waiting with you. And you who refuse to appreciate Allah the way He deserves, you shall surely know which of us is on the Straight Path, and which of us is on the crooked one. Indeed, the Decision is for Allah and He is The Swiftest in taking account; the Decision is for Allah and He is The Best of Judges; the Decision is for Allah and He is The Almighty, The All-Wise."
Peace be upon the messengers, and all Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds...
The Caller upon all the servants to compete for the love and nearness of the Worshiped Lord,
His servant, Imam Mahdi Nasser Muhammad al-Yamani.
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