The Mahdi is the savior to come at the time of the Last Judgement

[Guest guest]

>

> " So, now a New Age has started which is called the Age of

> Aquarius, (Kumbha) meaning the pitcher carrier of spiritual holy

> water that is the work of Kundalini. The activity of the Kundalini

> is like the sap of the tree that rises and nourishes all parts of

> the tree and does not get stuck at one flower (subtle centre).

>

> Moreover these are special times. This is the Resurrection Time

> (Al-Qiyamah). The Last Judgment is done by the Kundalini. On the

> fingertips one can feel oneself and can judge oneself. Moreover

> the All-pervading power has become very activated, so the Kali

> Yuga (these modem times or Age of Darkness) is passing into Krita

> Yuga of Brahma Chaitanya (activated All-pervading power). This is

> helping the en-masse enlightenment and self realisation.

>

> After this will be Satya Yuga (Age of Truth). We have to take

> advantage of this activity of the Brahma Chaitanya by all the time

> being corrected with the All-pervading Power and achieving our

> realisation and establishing it. After such a state a person

> becomes very dynamic and compassionate. His race, sex, nationality

> and age do not hamper his dynamic life. "

>

> Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi

>

 

 

MUSLIM ESCHATOLOGY

 

Baffled television audiences in the west scramble to come to terms

with the notion of Jihad. It is hard to come to grip with the notion

of British born Muslims dropping bombs in the tube. grimacing

shopkeepers, They look with disbelief at shopkeepers running in the

streets of Karachi in support of fundamentalist terrorists. With a

stubbornness that history made sadly predictable, Hate is keen to

sow its seeds and slowly hate crimes in countries affected by

terrorism are on the rise. Brain washed and emotionally manipulated,

terrorists are trying to pick up again the coveted mantle of self-

appointed doomsday makers. Since Attila and Gengis Khan many have

lived such fantasies but, in the context of Islam, where do they

come from?

 

It may be worth to review Islam's expectations from history. To

make sure, Islam is not a monolithic religion and counts about 72

main currents, branches or sects. Before breeding Bin Laden's crazy

claims, the rigid Sunni Wahabites promoted expansionist warfare and

misogynic repression. Like the roman pope and his crusaders, the

caliph killed in the name of God. But wahabism does not give the

measure of Islam. According to many eminent Muslim scholars, it

represents only a dogmatic and limited understanding of the Koran.

Its main achievement may have been the manipulation of religion for

the purpose of political supremacy. The mystical depth of Islam is

more vested in the Sufis and its historical consciousness in the

lineage of the Imams.

 

The Mahdi (the name of the last of the twelve Imams, the first being

Ali; son in law of Muhammed,) according to Islam, and in particular

its Shiite branch, is the savior to come at the time of the Last

Judgement to save the world. His function is similar to those

attributed to the Kalki of the Hindus, the Maitreya of the Buddhists

or the Christ King of the Christians. The return of the Mahdi

constitutes the most frequent prediction of the Imams. Al-Kultani

and al-Nu'mani consecrated an entire chapter and Ibn Babunye passed

down in thirteen chapters the predictions of the Prophet, Fatima and

of the eleven Imams on the subject of the Twelfth Imam.

 

The universal precursory Sign of the return of Mahdi, " He who

Guides " , consists of the general invasion of the earth by Evil, the

victory of the forces of Evil over those of Good. This dire

condition demands the manifestation of an ultimate and final Savior.

Without such a manifestation, the entirety of humanity would be

engulfed by darkness.

 

The following are some enlightening quotes, courtesy Majid Golpur, a

scholar of Islam.

 

We find extracts from the eulogies of Ali Abi Talib describing

various components of the " Sign " - announcing the return of Mahdi :

The " Sign " consists of the following traits: the people will neglect

prayer, squander the divinity which is conferred on them, legalize

untruths, practice usury, accept bribes, construct huge edifices,

sell religion to win this lower-world, employ idiots, consult with

women, break family ties, obey passion and consider insignificant

the letting of blood. Magnanimity will be considered as weakness and

injustice as glory, princes will be debauched and ministers will be

oppressors, intellectuals will be traitors and the readers of the

Koran vicious. False witness will be brought openly and immorality

proclaimed in loud voices. A word of promise will be slander, sin

and exaggeration.

 

" The sacred Books will be ornate, the mosques disguised, the

minarets extended. Criminals will be praised, the lines of combat

narrowed, hearts in disaccord and pacts broken. Women, greedy for

the riches of this lower world, will involve themselves in the

business of their husbands, the vicious voices of man will be loud

and will be listened to. The most ignoble of the people will become

leaders, the debauched will be believed for fear of the Evil they

will cause, the liar will be considered as truthful and the traitor

as trustworthy… They will resort to singers and musical

instruments...and women will horse ride, they will resemble men and

the men will resemble women. The people will prefer the activities

of this lower-world to those of the Higher-World and wilt cover up

with lambskin the hearts of wolves. " Kamal, bab 47, n° 1,II/525-28

 

The Qa'im (Mahdi) comes to re-establish the lost sense of sanctity.

Firstly he will re-establish Islam to it's original purity and

integrity. al-Nu 'mani, op cit pages 333-59 " The Qa 'im)

 

The obscure expectation for the return of the Madhi dominates

totally the religious conscience of Imamism during the period of

the disappearance of Ali until the return of the awaited Saviour.

But, here and there, throughout the prophetic texts, there are hints

of an esoteric knowledge.At the moment of birth a light pierced the

top of the child's head (a possible reference to the opening of the

seventh chakra) and reached into the depths of the sky. This child

is the Mahdi, he who will fill the earth with equality and justice

just as it is now filled with oppression and injustice.*

(* " Guide divine " - Amir Moizzi - Paris - 1/E.P.H.E. - Paris en

Sorbonneal-Kulayni, UsGl K K. al-Hujjan, Bab MS JS a fi 1-ithna'

ashar, 11/468-485; al-Nu'Mani, K al-Ghayba,bablo, pages 201-281Ibn-

Babflyne, Kamal al-Din, Bab-5 24 - 38, pages 256 -385, see also Id,

Hal, Bab 12; Nahj al-Balagha,pages 295,424-25,458,1158,1180 and 1222)

The Imam is described also as energy giving. The Imam says: " As to

the way of benefiting from my presence (literally - " to benefit of

me " ) during my disappearance, it is similar to the profit we gain

from the sun while it is hidden from sight by the clouds. " bab 45, n°

4, 11/485. Ibn- Babunye

 

An Iranian scholar, Majid Golpur, who is also familiar with sahaja

yoga has thoroughly researched the subject. According to him, some

language seems to refer to new cognitive powers that may be

associated with the rise of the Kundalini and collective

consciousness. All the faithful joining the ranks of Mahdi will be

gifted with special miraculous powers, in particular those of super

sensitive communication with the Imam. At the time of the Advent of

our Qa'im, " says Ja'far, " God, may He be exalted and glorified, will

develop the hearing and sight of our faithful in such a manner that,

without there being a messenger between the Qa'im and themselves. He

will speak with them, and they will hear and can see him without him

having left the place where he is. " Al-Kulyni, al-Rawda, 11149

More specifically, we can recognize a mention of the vibratory

consciousness of the chakras which correspond to specific location

in the hands. " For decisions which they have difficulty in taking,

they will receive instructions and direction from the Imam who will

write on the palms of their hands, they need only look and then

execute the orders. " al-Nu 'mdni, op. cit, bob 214

 

The following language could possibly indicate succession of Imams

or the collectivity of realized souls, through the reference to the

wind. But, without the subtler spiritual experience, it can also

easily feed the delusion of self appointed elect fanatics. " God

speaks : " O Muhammad. These are My friends, My pure elect, and My

proof after you for mankind. They are your legatees and your priests

and the best of My creatures after you. By My Glory and My Majesty I

will manifest through them My religion and I will raise through them

My Word; by the last of them (Mahdi) I will make the earth pure of

My enemies. I will establish him from the sunrise to the sunset

throughout the entire earth; I will confer to his power the wind and

will lower for him the stubborn clouds. I will help him with My Army

and aid him with My Angels until he raises My Name and the creatures

acknowledge My uniqueness, and then I will prolong his reign and I

will ensure the succession of My Friends over the time until the Day

of Resurrection. " Ibn Babunye, 'Ilal, bab 7, pages 6-7, Kamal, bab

23, n°4,I/256, 'Uyan, I/bob 26, n° 22, page 263

 

In this way the awaited Imam (al-Muntazar) Mad-hdi, Qa'im, will

prepare the earth for the Last Judgement and the Resurrection. The

battle of Qa'im will mark the ultimate victory of the " believers "

against their " enemies " and the universal and final establishment of

the " religion " of the Imams. The community of the faithful is a

familiar theme of all eschatologies.

 

Imam Ja'far recounting a vision he had about the coming of Mahdi

says that at one moment : " 9000 angels descend from the sky and then

313 more angels (the first), those who accompanied Noah in the Ark,

and 'Abraham when he was thrown into the fire, and Moses when the

seas of the ocean were parted for him, and with Jesus when he was

lifted up by God to be with Him " .

 

The number of Companions of Qa'im-Mahdi (ashab al-Qa'im), " the men

of sincerity " (ahl al-ikhlas), " the sincere devotees " (al-khullas)

is, as the number of fighters de Badr, 313. Each one of these 313

companions carries a sword on which are written " a thousand words

each one giving access to a thousand more " . At the moment of the

Advent, these 313 men will be dispersed in different parts of the

world.The fifth Imam says : good works (al-kayrat) represents the

faithful love towards the Imam (al-walaya); " where ever you may be

God will gather you all together " . He describes the Companions of

Qa'im, the 313 who will gather together within one hour just as the

clouds rush together in Autumn. Al-Kulayni, al-Rawda, II/145

All or some of them (according to the different traditions) will be

sent by the Imam to different places on the earth where they will

dominate everything, even the birds and wild animals will obey

them.Ibn Babuye, op. cit, bab58, n° 25,11/673...some amongst them

will walk upon the clouds. Their names as well as the names of

their fathers, their qualities (hilya) and their ancestry (nasab)

are known to us. al-Nu'mani, op. cit, bob 20, page 445sq; Ibn

Babuyne, op. cit, bab 58, n° 24,11/672.

 

It is interesting to note that these texts imply a profound

criticism of Islam as some parts of the Arab world seem to know it.

The returned Mahdi will do as did the Prophet, destroying that which

was before, just as the Prophet destroyed the rituals of the period

of ignorance, and he will establish once again Islam. Our Qa'im will

repair the Mosque and will reconstruct his Mecca. The Qa " im will

bring a new Order, a new Book, a new Legislation and a new

Tradition. (Yaqumu I-qa im bi-amrin jadid wa Qada'im jadid wa

sunnatus jadiida.) al-Numani - bab 13 page 336, bab 14, pages 36 ad

378

 

Of course the primary ambiguity of these prophecies is that they may

refer to more spiritual and ethical realities or be understood as a

militant call for a violent upheaval. But there are texts indicating

that these prophecies do not invite the fight of Islam against other

religions but rather, the fight of all religions for their inner

renewal. Mahdi will equally reestablish the other religions, also

abandoned and disfigured, in their original Truth and Purity. Ibn-

Babuyne, bab 129, 1/161; Ibn-Ayyash, Mugtad-Ab 18159

 

Indeed the Mahdi will extract the Torah and the other Divine Books

from their caverns and will judge amongst the faithful of the Torah

according to the Torah, amongst the faithful of the Evangiles

according to the Evangiles, amongst the faithfuls of al-Zabur (the

book of David) according to the al-Zabur and amongst the faithfuls

of the Koran according to the Koran. It is the universal initiation

by the Imam for all men into the secrets of existence and of their

own religions, and this is without doubt the meaning which must be

understood by the term " Mahdi " given by the fifth Imam al-

Bagir : " Mahdi ( " the Guide " ) is named as such because it is he who

will guide (Yahdi) us in the secret teachings " . al~Nu 'mani op, cit,

page 342

 

If so, the prediction of the Mahdi does not announce the victory of

zealot warriors who will wipe out non-believers understood to be

other folks, races or religions. Rather the prophecies talk of the

power of love, not the might of hate. They would than refer to the

fight against ignorance and stupidity, no doubt the most formidable

of all battles. But if Allah is indeed the Merciful and the

Compassionate, such is the most likely meaning of the predictions of

the Imams. The real jihad is an internal fight for our own

purification, so that our full spiritual potential might finally

manifest.

 

http://www.sakshi.org/sakshi/misc_artemis/MuslimEs.htm