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In the name of Allah, the most Merciful, the Intensely Merciful All praise is due to Allah (SWT) who makes what He wills and His will is just. “O Allah send your prayers upon Muhammed and the Family of Muhammed, the Imams and the Mahdis.” Welcome Truth Seeker! Articles in this Edition An Invitation Page 4 Who Are We? How did the Black Banners Call Start? Page 6 The Will of Prophet Muhammed (PBUHAP) Page 9 True Banner of the Qaim AS A Promise of GOD fulfilled Part 1 Page 14 Al Raj’ah the Return Part 1 Page 18 The 27 Letters of Knowledge Page 22www.black-banners.com/forum The Promise of GOD

End times In relation to this age Page 26 The Supremacy of God Part 1 Page 29 Death of King Abdullah From one of the Proofs of Imam Mahdi AS Page 33 Imam Ahmed Al Hassan AS Istikhara and Al Yamani AS Asking Allah SWTLeader of the Promised Black-Banners Page 37 The Law of Recognising the Hujjah AS Page 41www.black-banners.com/forum The Promise of GOD

An Invitation Allah SWT never misguides the Faithful ServantBy Sister Lisa, Brother Javed and Brother Noman Al Mahdi AS and Al Yamani AS; Imam Ah- med Al Hassan AS.In the Name of Allah, The Merciful, The Intensely Merciful And it is in this time, we see the fulfil- ment of the Promise of Allah SWT, theFrom the Holy Quran Appearance of Imam Mahdi AS (death of{Say: He is Allah, the One * Allah, the Ev- King Abdullah 23rd January 2015).erlasting/The Eternal * He did not givebirth, nor was He given birth* And there We are informed of his AS appearanceis none comparable unto Him} and commands through his messenger,{Surah Al Ikhlas (The Sincerity) 112:1, 2, the promised Yamani AS; Imam Ahmed Al3, 4)} Hassan AS.All praises belong to Allah, Lord of the Amongst the many proofs brought forth,Worlds. O Allah send Your Prayers upon is the claim from the Will of Prophet Mu-Muhammad and the Family of Muham- hammed PBUHAP, revealing what hasmad the Imams and the Mahdis. been hidden in plain sight for the truth seeker by the Will of Allah SWT.We invite readers to question and seekanswers pertaining to the most important Imam Ahmed Al Hassan AS, calls allof matters in this time, the Rise of ImamThe Promise of GOD www.black-banners.com/forum page 4

perfect embodiment of The Religion of Submission to Allah SWT; Islam. As such, we recognise that he PBUHAP left clear guidance to the seeker through the revealing of the Quran by the will of Allah SWT and fulfilment of the obligation on all Muslims, the writing of a Will. A will that commands the seeker in this time to give allegiance to Al Yamani AS. From the Holy Quran. Prescribed for you when death approach- es [any] one of you if he leaves wealth [is that he should make] a bequest for the parents and near relatives according to what is acceptable - a duty upon the righteous. {Surah Al Baqarah (the Cow) 2:180}seekers to recognise the Supremacy of Knowing the call of Imam Ahmed Al Has-Allah SWT and leave the supremacy of san AS is recognising that which Allahpeople. Indeed the Promised Black Ban- SWT has always called the believer toner that has been risen has written upon submit to.it “Allegiance is to Allah ”Abu AbdullahA.S. said:\"Verily we, Ahlul Bayt have a banner,whoever goes ahead of it have renegad-ed, and whoever is late to it have per-ished, and whoever follows it has fol-lowed [us], \"Allegiance is to Allah\" is writ-ten in it!Source: 250 Signs page 15The ONLY BANNER that has these exactwords written on it, is the one of the Ya-mani AS, unlike all other banners of falseclaimants.As such, the guidance that comes forthfrom the Imam AS guides to that whichthe Creator SWT calls the seeker to sub-mit to.We know that Prophet MuhammadPBUHAP is the Seal of All Prophets and isthe last Prophet. We know that hePBUHAP is the best of Creation, and theThe Promise of GOD www.black-banners.com/forum page 5

Who Are We? How did the Black Banners Call Start?By Sister Myrah, Sister Vas and Sister SawsanAuzobillahe minashaytaan nirajeem repeated it three times, give me the glad Bismillah Arahma Niraheem tidings of his death and I will give you the glad tidings of the APPEARANCE OF THEIn The Name of Allah, The Abundantly HUJJAH\"Merciful, The Intensely Merciful, All praiseis due to Allah (SWT) who makes what He 250 signs p.122\" 250 signs p.122.wills and His will is just. “O Allah sendyour prayers upon Muhammed and the The narration above indicates that thisFamily of Muhammed, the Imams and the hadith has been fulfilled as King Fahd ofMahdis.” Saudi Arabia whose name is that of an animal (leopard), looks cross eyed fromWho are we? How did the Black Banners far, but looks normal as you get close, hecall start? Have you ever wondered Whowe are? Or how this Call started? Andwhat the reason is behind this dawa?The information below seeks to answerthe important questions as to how thiscall started, who we are and to under-stand the prophecies that have been ful-filled.The Black Banners call started on January23rd 2015, the same day as the death ofKing Abdullah as it was promised byProphet Muhammed (PBUHAP):“Hijaz will be ruled by a man who has thename of an animal. If you looked at himyou will see that he is cross eyed fromfar and if you came close to him, you willnot see anything wrong with his eyes, Hisbrother who is called Abdullah will suc-ceed him. Woe unto the Shia from him, heThe Promise of GOD www.black-banners.com/forum page 6

died, then his brother king Abdullah suc- whoever realizes the Qa'im of my Ahlulceeded him and came to rule Hijaz and Bayt and follows his example before histhe Shia were extremely oppressed in his rise, supports his supporters and de-reign. The last part of the narration, he clares himself innocent from his enemy,(PBUHAP) said \"give me glad tidings of his and follows [the commands] of the guid-death and I will give you the glad tidings ing Imams before him, those are myof the appearance of the Hujjah\". Thus companions and the owners of my lovefulfilling one half of this prophecy, what and the most honourable creation of Al-was left was for the prophet (PBUH) to lah to me.\"bring \"glad tidings of the appearance ofthe Hujjah\", this was fulfilled that very Jafar Al-Sadiq (PBUH) said: \"The one whosame night when 12 men were taken to will arise (Al Qaim) will not come forthmeet the Hujjah of Allah SWT. until twelve of the Banu Hashim come forth before him, all of them summoning\"The Qaim will not rise until 12 men say men to themselves.\"that they have seen him, so the peoplewill belie them\" This hadith is from Imam Moreover, the reason as to why they areAl-Sadiq A.S. from the book Ghaybat Al- the first to give the glad tidings about theNoamani p277. emergence of the Hujjah A.S. after King Abdullah's death is because they estab-On that day the 12 men gave the glad lished evidence that the Imam A.S. is withtidings of the appearance of the Hujjah them and that they are truthful.A.S.. and announced that Imam Ahmed AlHassan A.S.. is the one who gave those For example, the following narration be-glad tidings and that they A.S.. have low is a miracle as it shows proof thatraised The Black Banners. This is men- this has happened! The Black Bannerstioned in the following narrations; emphasize that the first to give glad tid- ings about the appearance of the HujjahAbu Abdullah (PBUH) said: The Messen- must be truthful just like how Imam Ah-ger of Allah (PBUH) said; “Glad Tidings to med Al Hassan and Ahlul Bayt PBUT sayThe Promise of GOD www.black-banners.com/forum page 7

that the first one to claim the will is the over, and it will become the kingdom ofrightful claimant, because no one claims months and days. So I asked: Will it bethe will except its companion and there- long after that? He said: No. (Biharulfore, it is the same concept because in Anwar, Volume 52, page 21).the Hadith about the death of King Ab-dullah, the Messenger of Allah PBUHAP To conclude Imam Al Sadiq (A.S.), guar-says give me the glad tidings of his death antees us that the Hujjah (A.S.) will ap-and I will give you the glad tidings of the pear not long after King Abdullah's death.appearance of the Hujjah. So no one oth- And truly the 12 men emphasize that oner than Muhammad PBUHAP can give glad January 23rd when King Abdullah died,tidings about the appearance of the Hu- that very same day 12 men met the Imamjjah. A.S. and told them that the Black Banners have been raised which are mentioned inAlso in the narration of Imam AlSadiq the hadiths of Ahlul Bayt (A.S.). and that(A.S.). he is the one who gave the glad tidings of the appearance of the Hujjah Muhammadto Abu Baseer: From Abu Baseer who son of AlHassan.heard from Imam Sadiq (A.S.): \"Whoeverguarantees for me the death of Abdullah, In the narration of Imam Al Sadiq (A.S.) toI will guarantee for him the Qa’im. When Abu Baseer; from Abu Baseer who heardAbdullah dies, the people will not come from Imam Al Sadiq (A.S.)together nor acknowledge anyone afterhim, and this matter will not end except \"Whoever guarantees for the death of Ab-by your companion ‘The Qa’im’ A.S. in- dullah, I will guarantee for him theshallah, and the kingdom of years will be Qaim\" (Biharul Anwar, Volume 52, page 21). Allah guides to his light whom he will, Allah strikes parables for people, Allah has knowledge of all things. Holy Quran 24:35. All praise belongs to Allah the Lord of the Worlds. O Allah send your prayers upon Mu- hammed and the Family of Muhammed, the Imams and the Mahdis.The Promise of GOD www.black-banners.com/forum page 8

The Will of Prophet Muhammed(PBUHAP)By Brother Husam and Sister NadaIn the name of Allah, the most Merciful, the Intensely MercifulAll praises belong to Allah the Lord of theWorld's O Allah, please send your prayers uponMuhammad and the family of Muhammad the Imams and the Mahdis, and your complete Peace.Leaving a Will is not something new, it is We can define these simply as:a known method that had been usedback in time and is being used now. This - The Tyrannical system (Supremacy ofmethod is a means for leaving instruc- People): lead by what we can label as thetions, therefore writing a Will is some- In-Darkened ones for obviousthing you would want to do, rather than reasons such as: greed for power andought to. In Addition, everything created world domination. Democracy is one,by Humans comes with a guide/Manual which after stripping away its beautiful,to direct the user correctly. Having said sparkly, idealistic delusions, and falsethat, Allah (swt) sent Mankind 124,000 promises of its corrupt politicians; weProphets beginning with Adam (A.S) with find that it is ruled by the same old sys-a clear guidance/Manual on how to live tem set up by the same type of people.according to the Almighty creator’s will. The different names such as DemocracyOne can agree that all organisms on or Rome or Communism are the masksEarth including Human beings, need a used to fool the majority that it is a Justleader to lead them. We can conclude system.that there are only two possible leader-ship systems on earth; The supremacy of - The Divinely Appointed systemGod and the supremacy of people. (Supremacy of Allah): Which is lead by theWhether you are a believer in God or not. In-Lightened ones, peace be upon themThe Promise of GOD www.black-banners.com/forum page 9

all. Prophets such as: Adam A.S, Abra- he wrote about me. But since you do notham A.S and Moses A.S appointed by the believe what he wrote, how are you goingAlmighty creator. A guide from God to to believe what I say?”Mankind is sent in many forms, perfectlysuitable for each time and age as the ( John 5:46-47)world is continually changing from old tonew. From the Bible: “And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate toAll the Prophets appointed by the Al- help you and be with you forever— themighty Allah swt predicted or knew Spirit of truth. The world cannot acceptabout the coming of the next Messen- him, because it neither sees him norger/successor after them. knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you.”For Example: (john 14:16-17)Allah swt said “Indeed, I will make uponthe earth a successive authority” Quran Notice that there is a clear guidance andSurah Baqarah 2:30 a divinely constructed system under the Supremacy of Allah. Whereas the Tyran-From the Torah: God says to Moses, “I nical system stands on votes from thewill raise up for them a Prophet like you people alone; without evidence or clearfrom among their brethren, and will put signs of reliability. Also the divinely ap-My words in His mouth, and He shall pointed system calls to one name alonespeak to them all that I command and that is the Almighty Omnipotent,Him.” (Deuteronomy 18:18) whereas the tyrannical system call to dif- ferent names each age and time. HavingFrom the Bible: Jesus A.S said “If you be- said that, it is correct to say the right-lieved Moses, you would believe me, forThe Promise of GOD www.black-banners.com/forum page 10

eous leaders had knowledge of the un- ful, the Bright Differentiator betweenseen, where as the false leaders did not. truth and falsehood, the trusted, and the Mahdi (the rightly guided). These namesThe most effective way to pass down may not to be truly attributed to otherknowledge and positions is through than you. O Ali, you are my successorwriting a Will. Allah (swt) says: over my family, their living and their de- ceased, and over my women. Whomever\"Prescribed for you when death ap- you affirm shall find me tomorrow, andproaches any one of you that he leaves a whomever you reject I am innocent ofWill for the parents and near ones ac- her. I will not see her and she will notcording to what is known, this is a duty see me on the Day of Resurrection. Andupon the righteous’(Holy Quran 2:180). you are the successor (Khalifa) upon my nation after me. If death approachesFrom the verse above you can see that It you, hand it over to my son Al-Hassanhas been enjoined upon everyone that the very beneficial. Then if death ap-when death is approaching you and you proaches him, let him hand it over to myare leaving behind your personal prop- son Al- Hussein, the martyr, the pure,erty and position; make a testament ac- the assassinated. Then if death ap-cording to law for your parents and oth- proaches him, let him hand it over to hisers close to you. This has been enjoined son, the master of the worshippers, Ali.upon all people including the pious and Then if death approaches him, let himrighteous people as a duty from Allah hand it over to his son, Muhammed Al-swt. Of course The Holy Prophet Mu- Baqir. Then if death approaches him, lethammad (PBUHAP) is the most righteous him hand it over to his son, Jafar Al-and pious and naturally left a Will. Sadiq. Then if death approaches him, let him hand it over to his son, Musa Al-The Will of Prophet Muhammad Kathum. Then if death approaches him,(PBUHAP) let him hand it over to his son, Ali Al- Retha. Then if death approaches him, let“O Father of Al-Hassan, bring me a pen him hand it over to his son Muhammad,and a paper”, and he dictated his will the trustworthy, the pious. Then if deathuntil he came to a position where he approaches him, let him hand it over tosaid, “O Ali, there will be twelve Imams his son Ali, the advisor. Then if deathafter me and after them there will be approaches him, let him hand it over totwelve Mahdis. You, O Ali, are the first of his son Al-Hassan, the virtuous. Then ifthe twelve Imams, Allah has named you death approaches him, let him hand itin his heavens Ali Al- Mortatha, The over to his son, Muhammad the Entrust-Prince of the Believers, the Grand Truth- ed 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 approach- es 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 (servant of Allah), Ahmad and the third name is The Mahdi (rightly guided). He is the first of the believ-The Promise of GOD www.black-banners.com/forum page 11

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ers.” (1- sources on page 13) In conclusion, the Will of prophet Mu- hammad (PBUHAP) has been with us forFrom this Will we can gather important over 1300 years and not a single personknowledge to guide and help the truth claimed or referred to it. Until Ahmad Alseekers to move towards the righteous Hassan (A.S) who claimed the Will andpath, leading to the Almighty Omnipo- that He is the Riser, and the leader of thetent. Black banners of the East, which the Prophet (pbuh) commanded to give alle-The First vital piece of information is that giance to even if by crawling on Ice.the progeny of Prophet Muhammad(PBUHAP) lives throughout Imam Ali ibn So, could anyone claim the Will? EvidentlyAbi Talib’s (A.S) lineage. Imam Ali (A.S) is not.the chosen successor by the Almighty “and they encompass not a thing of Hisbecause the prophet pbuh does not knowledge except for what Hespeak from himself, what he hears from wills.” (Surah 2:255).Allah he speaks.The Next vital piece of information arethe names Abdullah, Ahmad and Mahdi.Ahmad Al-Hassan (A.S) made clear thatthe name Abdullah in the Will refers toAbdullah Hashem (A.S) and the name Ah-mad refers to himself Ahmad Al Hassan(A.S) who is the Yamani, and the nameMahdi refers to Muhammad ibn AlhassanAlaskari A.S who's the promised saviour.Sources—Sheikh Al-Toosi, Al-Ghayba p.150—Sheikh Hor Al-Amili, Ithbat Al-Hodat Vol. 1 p.549—Sheikh Hor Al-Amili, Al-Iqath Min Al-Haj’a p.393-3—Sheikh Hassan bin Soulayman Al Hilli, Mokhtasar Al Bassair p.159—Al-Allama Al-Majlisii, Bihar Al-Anwar Vol. 53 p.147—Al-Allama Al-Majlisii, Bihar Al-Anwar Vol. 36 p.260—Sheikh Abd Allah Al-Bahrani, Al’awalim Vol. 3 p.236—Al-Sayyed Hashim Al-Bahrani, Ghayat Al-Maram Vol. 1 p.370—Al-Sayyed Hashim Al-Bahrani, Al-Insaf p.222—Al-Fayth Al-Kachani, Nawadir Al-Akhbar p.294-9—Sheikh Mirza Annouri, Annajm Al-Thaqib Vol. 2 p.71—Al-Sayyed Muhammad Muhammad Sadiq Al-Sadir , Tarikh Ma Ba’d Al-Thohoor p.641-11—Sheikh Al Mayanji, Makatib Arrassoul Vol. 2 p.96—Sheikh Al-Korani, Mokhtasar Mo’jam Ahadith Al-Imam Al-Mahdi p.301The Promise of GOD www.black-banners.com/forum page 13

True Banner of the Qaim AS A Promise of GOD fulfilled Part 1By Sister Sara and Sister Noor banner of the Qaim is a Divine ordinance. In this article we will look at the trueIn The Name Of Allah The Abundantly banner of the Qaim (as), what makes the Merciful The Intensely Merciful All banner of the Qaim (as) the true bannerPraise belong to Allah Lord of the Worlds. and the differences between this bannerO Allah Send Your Prayers upon Mu- and false banners that have been raisedhammed and the Family of Muhammed claiming to be truthful.the Imams and Mahdis The Banner of the Qaim (as) was raisedAssalamu alaykum waRahmtullah by the Qaim (as) through ImamwaBarakatuh. Muhammed ibn Al Hassan AlAskari (as). This banner matches what is mentionedThroughout history many banners have in the hadiths of Ahlulbayt (as) regardingbeen raised calling to different ends, yet the description of the banner of the Qaimthe only banner the people have been (as).commanded to obey is the banner of theHujjah (rightly guided guide). Therefore The hadiths give clear indications aboutthe true banner of the Qaim (as) is the banner of truth and state that theimportant to recoginse, as the Qaim is banner of the Qaim (as) is black and on itthe Hujjah of Allah swt and obedience to is written “Allegiance is to Allah”. It is ob-him (as) is obligatory. Following the ligatory to follow the banner and it gives a title to whoever is shaded by it. The on-The Promise of GOD www.black-banners.com/forum page 14

ly person to raise the banner is the true justice and equity as it has been filledclaimant, and the banners were raised by with oppression and injustice.”Imam Ahmed Al Hassan (as). He (as) is Mo’jam Ahadith Imam Mahdi v1 p382the first Mahdi as mentioned in the will ofthe Prophet Muhammed (PBUHAP) (For Imam Ali (as) said: \"O Amer, if you hearthe will of the Prophet (PBUHAP) please the black banners coming, then breakvisit www.black-banners.com). this lock and this box, until you are killed underneath them, so if you couldn't, thenWhite Banner roll until you get killed underneath them.\" Mo’jam Ahadith Imam Mahdi v3Before the raise of the Black Banner of p79the Qaim (as) there was a different Ban-ner of the Qaim (as) and it was the colour The significance behind the black colourwhite. It has been mentioned by the of the banners is explained further byProphet (PBUHAP) that the Qaim (as) will Imam Ahmad Al Hassan (as) in the Bookhave two banners. of Monotheism: \"As for the Black colour with which Allah willed to cover thisThe Prophet (PBUHAP) said in a hadith Stone, it indicates towards the sins of theabout the Qaim (as): “He has knowledge servants, and it reminds them of theirand if it is time for his emergence, that sins, for perhaps they may repent andknowledge spreads from itself and Allah seek forgiveness while they are in TheSWT makes it pronounce and the House of Allah, and it is the same as theknowledge calls him and says: Emerge O colour of the Banners of the Qa'im of theVicegerent and kill the enemies of Allah Truth, the black [banners] of the Qa'im ofand he has two banners and signs.” the Family of Muhammad. So the black banners indicate to The Stone, and TheThe Black Banners Stone indicate to the banners, and bothThe hadiths clearly state many specificdetails, including the colour of the ban-ner, in order to guide us so that we mayrecognise the true banner when we see it.The Messenger of Allah PBUHAP said:“Until Black Banners are raised from theEast. They will ask for the Truth/Rightbut they will not be given it. Then theywill ask for it, but they will not be givenit. Then they will ask for it, but they willnot be given it. So they will fight, andthey will be victorious. So whoever realiz-es him from you, or from your descend-ants, then let him go to the Imam of myAhlul Bayt, even if crawling on ice, forthey are Banners of Guidance. They willpush it to a man from my Ahlul Baytwhose name matches mine, and his fa-ther’s name matches my father’s name.So he will rule the Earth and fill it withThe Promise of GOD www.black-banners.com/forum page 15

of them indicate, with their black colour, The Messenger of Allah PBUHAP said: \"Oto the sin of violating the Testament and Ali, even if what remains from this worldThe Covenant which were from the crea- is only one day, Allah SWT will lengthention in the Atom World, and they also in- this day until a man from your progenydicate to the suffering/effort which the rules. He will be called The Mahdi (thecarrier of this sin bears - and the carrier guided). He guides to Allah (SWT) and theof the black banner which indicates to Arabs will be guided through him, likethe sin - the servant who was assigned you guided the disbelievers and polythe-with the book of The Testament and The ists from misguidance\" Then he said:Covenant, and he is the Black Stone, and \"And on his banner is written pledge al-he is the Qa'im (Riser) of The Family of legiance to him for Allegiance is to AllahMuhammad.\" (SWT).\" Mo'jam Ahadith AlMahdi (as) V.1 P.178Words on Banner of the Qaim (as) And these words are written on the ban-The narrations mention that the true ner raised by Imam Ahmad Al Hassan (as)banner it will have written on it and no other banner has the same de-‘Allegiance is to Allah’. scription, proving that this is the true banner of the Qaim (as) that appearedAbu Abdullah (as) said: “Verily we, Ahlul exactly as it was described in the hadithsBayt have a banner, whoever goes ahead and it is obligatory for every person toof it have renegaded, and whoever is late follow this banner.to it have perished, and whoever followsit has followed [us], \"Allegiance is to Al- Imam Ali (as) said: \"We have the Bannerlah\" is written in it!” 250 Signs page 15 of the Truth, whoever is shaded by it, it will give him a title. And whoever goes forth to it will win, and whoever fails toThe Promise of GOD www.black-banners.com/forum page 16

go to it will be destroyed, and whoever black banners, the ones who are op-gets separated from it will collapse/fall, pressed, Allah shall give them glory andand whoever holds tight to it will be res- send down victory upon them, they willcued.\" defeat everyone they fight.\" Al Malahim wl Fitan, Al-Mumahidoon by AlkoraniBihar Al-Anwar by al-Majlisi, Volume 10, p103Page 111 End of part 1The title of the followers of Ahmad al InshaAllah in the next issue we will con-Hassan (A.S) is taken from the name of tinue to look in to why is this the trueour banner, which is \"The Companions of Banner andthe Black Banners of the East\". The Companion of the Black Banners, with the proofs.Narrated from Ahlul Bayt (as) \"So Allahwill send upon them (meaning upon theSufyani) a youth from the east, callingthem towards the Ahlul Bayt of theProphet, they are the companions of theThe Promise of GOD www.black-banners.com/forum page 17

Al Raj'ah The Return of the Soul Part 1By Brother Aun ation is actually true in the time of the Qa’im (PBUH), and if it is, is it going to beAl Raj'ah (The Return), is a topic which through birth. many are confused with and many ofthe nonworking scholars and many others Al Raj'ah (The return) by birthhave completely misunderstood. So how do we find out if reincarnation isSo most of them, each according to their true? And if so is it through birth? Well ifown whims interpreted the sayings of the we look into the Bible we can see clearlyAhlul Bayt (PBUT) and the Holy Quran this verse is talking about the concept ofcompletely wrong because the Quran is reincarnation:allegorical meaning It may have many {Generations come and generations go,meanings so we can't exactly pin point. but the earth remains forever. The sunThankfully, we have the Ahlul Bayt (PBUT), rises and the sunsets, and hurries back toas they are the translators sent by Allah where it rises. The wind blows to the(SWT). south and turns to the north; round and round it goes, ever returning on itsSome have even taken the words accord- course. All streams flow into the sea, yeting to their own desires and have actually the sea is never full. To the place thebelieved that the dead ones will come streams come from, there they returnforth out their graves wrapped in their again… What has been will be again,shrouds just as the Wahhabis have taken what has been done will be done again;the words according to their own desires there is nothing new under the Sun.}and have literally believed that the Al- (Ecclesiastes 1:49)mighty actually has physical hands:{See they not how Allah originates crea- Also if we look into the Quran we can findtion, then repeats it. Verily, that is easy from the story of prophet Hizkeel thefor Allah}) Holy Quran 29:9). concept of reincarnation which is found very easily “Himran Ibn A’ayun narrated: ISo through this article we will see what asked Abu Jaafar (PBUH):the Ahlul Bayt (PBUT) and the Holy Quran(the 2 weighty things) and the Bible and \"Is there anything that took place in Theso forth have said regarding Al Raj'ah Children of Israel, which will not take(The Return), and we will see either if it is place here?\" He (as) said: \"No.\" Then Iclear or ambiguous if the return of Al- asked: \"So tell me about the saying of Al-Hussein (PBUH) and the return of the bestof creation with him and the worst of cre-The Promise of GOD www.black-banners.com/forum page 18

lah (on the Children of Israel): {Have you Also look at the following narration,not considered those who went forth Imam Al-Sadiq (PBUH) was asked aboutfrom their homes, for fear of death, and the saying of Allah (SWT):they were thousands, then Allah said to {And the Day when We will gather fromthem, Die, an d then He again gave them every nation a group of those who denylife} – (Holy Quran 2:243). Our signs, and they will be [driven] in rows} (Holy Quran 27:83).So did Allah bring them back to life untilthe people looked at them and then He So he (as) said: \"What do the people saySWT caused them to die again? Or He regarding it?\" So I said: They say it is(SWT) brought them back to this world?\" about the Day of Resurrection. So heSo he (PBUH) said: (PBUH) said: \"Would Allah gather on the Day of Resurrection one group from eve-\"Rather, He (SWT) brought them back to ry nation and leave the rest?! Rather in-this world and they lived in houses and deed it is about the Raj'ah (The Return).ate food and married women, and they As for the verse of the Day of Resurrec-remained alive after that until Allah tion then this it is the following:willed, then they died after fulfilling their {And We will gather them and not leaveage.\" Bihar Al-Anwar by Al-Majlisi, v12 behind from them anyone * And they willp381, Mukhtasar Basa'r AlDarajat23 and be presented before your Lord in rows,24. [and He will say], \"You have certainly come to Us just as We created you theSo this clearly proves that there is a re- first time. But you claimed that we wouldturn of those people whom Allah has tak- never make for you an appointment.}en from this world and then Allah hasresurrected them in this world (where (Holy Quran18:4748.) Bihar Al-Anwarthey lived in homes and ate food and page 40 volume 5.married women, and they stayed in this In conclusion, {we will resurrect a groupcondition as long as Allah wanted, then from each nation.} =Means the Minorthey died)The Promise of GOD www.black-banners.com/forum page 19

Resurrection = means the rise of the Ris- tween the Mahdi’s and the ones who re-er (PBUH) = means the return of the turn. And only Imam Ahmed Al HassanRighteous Ones =means \"reincarnation\" (PBUH), who raised the prophesied Blackhad been presented to us with its code Banners and has come on the day ofname \"Raj'ah\"! And every Muslim knows death of the King Abdullah, clarified to usthat Yawm AlQiyama will happen for each the connection between those four mat-and every soul, so it is not possible that ters, in a way matches the Holy Quranonly some will be gathered for that day. and the Family of Muhammad (PBUT). And as such he (PBUH) has removed theSo we can know for a fact now that rein- contradictions, which were faced by thosecarnation had always been present with who call themselves Shia and the Samiristhe Muslims under its code name of the office of Najaf, whom were all try-\"Raj'ah\". Indeed, it had been foretold by ing to find a connection between thosethe Ahlul Bayt (PBUT) that the interpreta- four important matters.tion of the great matter of Raj'ah wouldcome at its time. Thus meaning, that we believe in the RajaZurarah said “I asked Abu Abdullah (The Return) from birth because Ahmed(PBUH), meaning Imam AlSadiq (PBUH), Al Hassan (PBUH) has proved his Imamateabout these great matters such as the Al and has told us when he (PBUH) wasRaj'ah (The Return) and its likes”. So he asked:(PBUH) said: “Verily, this thing you areasking about, its time has not arrived yet, “Is reincarnation or the returning of therather they have denied that which they soul back to this life with another bodydo not encompass in knowledge and true”?which its interpretation has not yet comethem”. – Al-Bihar40/53 To which he (PBUH) replied: “In the Name of Allah, The AbundantlyTherefore, only the Qa’im of the Family of Merciful, The Intensely Merciful All prais-Muhammad himself is entitled to answer es belong to Allah the Lord of thethe question how Al-Raj'ah (The Return) World's, O Allah send your prayers uponhappens, and what the connection is be- Muhammad and the Family of Muham- mad the Imams and the Mahdi’s. It isThe Promise of GOD www.black-banners.com/forum page 20

true, the soul never dies.” And if we do not believe that Imam Ali (PBUH) lived for many hundreds of years,Also the truth Ahmed Al Hassan (PBUH) then how is it possible for Imam Alithe leader of the Blessed Black Banners of (PBUH) to be the companion of various ofthe East has said: “This world of Raj'ah the Prophets who lived in very different(Return) is not a different from this world times?of ours. Now we are in a Raj'ah (Return),and every time had a Raj'ah (Return), and It is because Ali ibn Abu Talib (PBUH)the returning has not stopped. But this proved his Imamate, due to Prophet Mu-time the returning will be different. And hammad (PBUHAP) declaring Ali's (PBUH)this matter will not be repeated again, for rank. Likewise, is Ahmed Al Hassanthe Prophets and Messengers and Vice- (PBUH), has also proved himself and hisgerents and Pure ones are gathered in it”. Imamate with many proofs such as; The Will and last testament of Prophet Mu-So we cannot deny the saying of Imam hammad (PBUHAP); Knowledge; Suprema-Ahmed Al Hassan about Al-Raja (The Re- cy of Allah; Black Banners of Ahlul Baytturn) why? Ask yourselves why didn’t you (PBUT); Mubahala against the enemies;question or deny Imam Ali (PBUH) when Dreams; Istikhara; Many prophecies ofhe said: Ahlul Bayt that have been fulfilled in this Dawa; The appearance of the Hujah on“I am the Best Names of Allah which the the day that King Abdullah (may Allahpeople have been commanded to make curse him) died; 12men claiming thatDua’ with, I am that Light from which they have seen Imam Al Mahdi (PBUH);guidance was taken. I am the owner of Companion of Egypt (PBUH); The return ofThe Trumpet, I am the one who brings Prophets and Messengers (PBUT); Rajaout the ones in the graves, I am the own- [the Return]; 313 and 50; all which cannoter of the Day of Resurrection, I am the be denied unless out of ignorance as theycompanion of Noah and I am the one who are clear signs from the Lord of all being.rescued him, I am the companion ofAyyub (Prophet Job) the afflicted, and I End of part 1am the one who cured him, I am the onewho established/rose the Heavens by the InshaAllah, Part 2 will be published in thecommand of my Lord, I am the compan- next issue.ion of Abraham…”The Promise of GOD www.black-banners.com/forum page 21

The 27 Letters of Knowledge From one of the Proofs of Imam Mahdi ASBy Brother Noman knowledge) and he will spread these among the people and add these to theSo we come to one of the Proofs From previous two letters (parts) such that he Imam Mahdi AS. The Spreading of the will have imparted the twenty-seven let-27 letters of knowledge. The knowledge ters (of knowledge) to them.”that is today disseminated through Imam Wasa’il ash-Shi’a, Volume 7, Page 326,Ahmed Al Hassan AS includes within it hadithsome of the letters mentioned in the fol-lowing Hadith: In the apparent the knowledge may, to some, appear ‘alien’, ‘strange’ orImam Sadiq (A.S) says: “Knowledge is ‘troubling’. This is due the dilution andcontained in twenty-seven letters (parts) corruption of divine truth in the hands ofand everything which all of the (previous) the oppressors and non working scholarsmessengers brought was merely two of which has resulted in the religions andthese letters and until the day (when al- sects of today.Mahdi makes his advent), the people willnot be given knowledge except of these In this day of confusion and uncertainty,two letters. So then when our Qa’im the seeker should feel ease when themakes his advent, he will bring with himthe other twenty-five letters (ofThe Promise of GOD www.black-banners.com/forum page 22

Islam started as something Imam Mahdi in the End Time and the strange, and it will return as Imam is the only one who knows it com- something strange, so glad plete.\" tidings to the strangers. Hasan Zadeh Amoli, Hasan, Uyun Masa'il Ghaybat Al-No’mani P336, Bihar Al- al-Nafsheart recognises the truth and leads one The truth regarding the soul and reincar-to unfamiliar or seemingly strange beliefs nation revealed by Imam Ahmed Al Has-for the sake of submission to Allah SWT. san AS is an example of knowledge which is unique and previously incomprehensi-Imam Al-Baqir (as) said: \"When our Qa’im ble in the monotheistic context.rises, he will call the people to a newmatter, as the Messenger of Allah Imam Ahmed Al Hassan AS said(PBUHAP) called. And verily, Islam started \"My believing sons and daughters, Allahas something strange, and it will return promised the believers relief and victoryas something strange, so glad tidings to very soon InshaAllah… amongst you arethe strangers.\" the Prophets, Preferred ones, Righteous ones and believers…\"Ghaybat Al-No’mani P336, Bihar Al-Anwar V52 P366 First statement after his absenceThe knowledge from the Imam AS is sup- In this statement, the Imam AS is inform-ported by numerous references in holy ing us regarding the matter of the Raj'ahbooks (including the Quran and Bible) and or the return. This is a tradition that in-traditions of the Prophets PBUT. Indeed, forms us of the return of the Pure Soulsthe knowledge revealed is a proof of the to this life to give victory to Al Qaim ASrequirement of a Hujjah who correctly in-terprets the communicated words fromAllah SWT to mankind.The spreading of these letters ofknowledge heralds a time of glad tidingsto the truth seeker. The Glad tiding ofthe imminent emergence of Imam MahdiAS:\"Our knowledge is a hidden book on apatulous sheet… that is in the possessionof us, Jafr Abyad, Jafr Ahmar, Jafr Akbarand Jafr Asghar who will accompanyThe Promise of GOD www.black-banners.com/forum page 23

From www.black-banners/forum From www.black-banners/forum Imam Ahmed Al-Hassan was asked: Imam Ahmed Al-Hassan was asked: \"Is reincarnation or the returning of the \"Is reincarnation or the soul back to this life with another body returning of the soul back to this life with another body true?\" true?\" He (as) answered: He (as) answered: \"In the Name of Allah, The Abundantly Merciful, The \"In the Name of Allah, The Abundantly Intensely Merciful Merciful, The Intensely Merciful All praises belong to Allah the All praises belong to Allah the Lord of the Lord of the Worlds Worlds. O Allah send Your prayers upon O Allah send Your prayers Muhammad and the Family of Muhammad upon Muhammad and the the Imams and the Mahdis Family of Muhammad the It is true. The soul never dies.” Imams and the Mahdis It is true. The soul never dies.” Imam Ahmed Al Hassan AS has informed us of knowledge that awaits circulation.(the riser Al Yamani AS). This divine knowledge from the 27 letters affects the seeker in a number of ways.From http://en.ahmedalhassan.wiki: One effect of this knowledge entering theIt is well known in most religions, that heart is a cleansing through testing of thecertain enlightened souls will return in believer's faith.The End Times - to assist the Comforter,the Saviour, the Mahdi. But Imam Ahmed When a person turns to face Allah SWTAl-Hassan informed us, that this is the and walks towards the omnipresent, theytime in which those souls of Prophets, must leave all opinions, understandingsMessengers, companions of Prophets, and teachings that contradict or opposeand pure believers, who died or were ele- the truth entering the heart.vated, are returning to this world in orderto give victory to this Riser (Qaim) (as). This choice forms within the individual a sharp focus that separates the divine lightThe Imam AS informed us regarding the inspired for submission to the creatortruth of reincarnation through an answer SWT at any cost, from the darkness into a question raised on the black-banners one's ego that loves the illusion that isforum this duniya (knowledge, money, children). This then becomes the test where the one who sincerely seeks to know the creator SWT, works to overcome the darkness inThe Promise of GOD www.black-banners.com/forum page 24

“Not Everything that fights Darkness is Light. But Everything that fights Light is Darkness. Know the Light and you will know the Darkness.” Imam Ahmed Al Hassanthe ego so that only Allah SWT can re- Him. People say we are the Ansar of somain. and so. As for you, say that we are the Ansar of Allah.”Through this test the cleansing or the It is incumbent on everyone who hearssifting of the believers takes place. At all this news, to research the proofs of thistimes the covenant of no compulsion in divine call. Imam Ahmed Al Hassan AS isreligion is upheld and the seeker under- calling the people anew to Islam and it isstands the clear choice before them - To the clear path, the divine truth that can-submit to the truth revealed and its de- not be overcome by darkness.liverer, or to leave the religion of Submis- From the Holy Quransion to Allah SWT O you who have believed, if there comes to you a disobedient one with infor-From the Holy Quran mation, investigate, lest you harm a peo- ple out of ignorance and become, overDo the people think that they will be left what you have done, regretful.to say, \"We believe\" and they will not be {Surah Al Hujurat (the Rooms) 49:6}tried? But We have certainly tried thosebefore them, and Allah will surely make “Not Everything that fights Darkness isevident those who are truthful, and He Light. But Everything that fights Light iswill surely make evident the liars. Darkness. Know the Light and you will{Surah AL-'ANKABUT (THE SPIDER) know the Darkness.”[29:1,2]} Imam Ahmed Al Hassan ASWhen people turn away from the Dark- Imam Al-Sadiq (as) said, \"when our Qa'imness in the ego, they leave the labels and rises he shall call people anew to Islam andideologies that seek to divide and rule shall guide them to the things that were an-man. They turn in support of divine truth nihilated and from which people had turnedand its Deliverer Al Yamani AS. away. He is called Mahdi because he will guide people to the thing from which theyThe supporters of the Qaim AS are ad- have been separated. He is called Al-Qa'imvised by Imam Ahmed Al Hassan AS to because of his rise for the truth.\"give allegiance to Allah and to refer tothemselves as Ansar Allah. Al- Irshad, v2, p383; Bihar al-Anwar, v51, p30,From Sermon of Hajj by Imam Ahmed Al hadith 7Hassan AS. The invitation is delivered and the matterAs for now after you knew the Truth I tell now rests with the reader.you do not be the Ansar of Ahmad Al-Hassan, the servant who dies and is una-ble to do anything, but be the Ansar ofthe Living Who never dies and Who is ca-pable upon everything. Be the Ansar ofAllah because He is the Generous Whogives Himself to who genuinely supportsThe Promise of GOD www.black-banners.com/forum page 25

End timesIn relation to this ageBy Sister Nesrine peace.B ismillah Al-Rahman Al-Raheem End So we see that the world religions no time – Apocalypse – End of the world matter how much they differ, at leastThese terms are often used in movies for have this point in common. But what doentertainment. We all know the movies: the end times really mean? Will humanity“2012”, “the day after tomorrow” or just disappear like the dinosaurs? Or is“Independence Day.” there really a saviour and something that is called a “golden age”, where a divineToday, the majority of People when hear- justice is established. Since even theing these words imagine that Planet Earthwill simply be destroyed by nature,through wars, a virus or aliens. On theother hand we see religious leaders fromdifferent sects claiming that we live inthe End times already and that the “hour”or “Judgement day” is a reality which willoccur very soon. While the Jewish visionis that there will be no destruction, onlythe appearance of a Saviour, Elijah (A.S.),who will spread Peace on Earth and unitePeople under monotheism. The Chris-tians according to the Bible believe thatbefore the return of Jesus (A.S.) manysigns will occur describing chaos and ca-lamities. The Muslims believe in some-thing similar and also wait for Jesus (A.S.)and the Saviour Imam Mahdi (A.S.) whowill spread justice on earth as it wasfilled with injustice before. In Buddhism,Buddha (A.S.) said in one of his sermonsthat nothing will remain and the earthwill be destroyed by 7 suns and the leg-end talking about the appearance of theHoly King who turns the Wheel and willbring everything back to harmony andThe Promise of GOD www.black-banners.com/forum page 26

Mayas never said that the world will end times. For people will love only them-together with their calendar at the 21 st selves and their money. They will beDecember 2012, in reality it was initiating boastful and proud, scoffing at God, dis-a transition into a new awareness of time. obedient to their parents, and ungrateful.And we can witness many changes from They will consider nothing sacred. They2012 to 2015. Till this day the term will be unloving and unforgiving; they will“apocalypse” has been misinterpreted and slander others and have no self-control.is associated with infernos and destruc- They will be cruel and hate what is good.tion. In fact its origin is Greek and liter- They will betray their friends, be reckless,ally it means “uncovering”, “lifting of the be puffed up with pride, and love pleas-veil or revelation”. ure rather than God. They will act reli- gious, but they will reject the power thatSo what are the signs and predictions could make them godly. Stay away frommade by all the major religions and do we people like that!”need to take them serious? More descriptions and prophecies can beBuddhists say that one of the major signs found in Islamic traditions made by therelated to the appearance to the Holy last Prophet Mohammed (PBUHAP) and hisKing, is the “udumbara flower” which is a family (as) about signs with which theflower that appears every 3000 years and “hour” is known and also signs about thefirst time it returned in South Korea 1997 saviours.and other sources say in 2003 and it hasspread all over the world ever since then. For example in a long conversation to his companion Salman, the Prophet Moham-Looking at the Christianity we find the med PBUHAP narrates in astonishing de-prophecies about wars, earthquakes and tails about how the End time will lookhunger crises in Matthew 24 6-8 like: […]“And you will hear of wars and threats of \"At that time the evil shall be consideredwars, but don't panic. Yes, these things to be good and the good considered to bemust take place, but the end won't follow evil and the traitor shall be trusted andimmediately. Nation will go to war the trustworthy shall be considered aagainst nation, and kingdom against traitor and the liar shall be believed andkingdom. There will be famines and the truthful shall be called a liar\" […]Atearthquakes in many parts of the world. that time, the shopping places shall con-But all this is only the first of the birth verge. \"At that time men will be fulfilledpains, with more to come.” by men and women with women […]and the rows (of prayer) become many withAnd in Timothy 3: 1-5 we find a remark- hardened hearts and different tongues.able description about our world today: And religion shall be set aside and the“You should know this, Timothy, that inthe last days there will be very difficultThe Promise of GOD www.black-banners.com/forum page 27

World shall be raised. At that time Di- human hands, provided that some of thevorce shall increase […] \"And they deny people are ready to implement to im-forbidding of evil and enjoining of good prove their condition.until the believer in that time is madehelpless.” As all the religions point out that the good ones will be saved and bad onesThe whole conversation can be found in will be punished / lost, and good and badthe book: Mashareq AlAnwar and in other will be differentiated through deeds. Ifhadith books. all works and doings of people would not make any difference, morals and mannersThere are many more signs which have would lose their meaning and purpose.been taking place and cannot be denied Therefore the world gets purified by peo-nor ignored. It is for sure after examin- ple changing themselves into better, it’sing the similarities of the different reli- not upon the awaited saviour alone togions about the end time that these pre- rescue mankind. Some after witnessingdictions made by saints in former times the signs of the end times took it as ashould serve us as a guideline how to reason and a motivation to improveovercome all this misery the humanity is themselves by increasing their awarenessfacing. Another astonishing fact is that and becoming better human beings.all these religions are awaiting the sav-iour who will lead them and who will Otherwise the \"free will\" of any individualbring peace and harmony back to the would lose its purpose, for today we seeearth. Also that the similarities of all the that it (the free will) got manipulated andreligions show that they have one origin, controlled to create a mass of slaves whoand their truths are matching each other are distracted by Entertainment and ma-similar to a mosaic. terialism.And if we follow the branches of the reli- This hidden tyrannical system ends whengious texts, we find that they all lead to people decide to wake up, for this is thethe awaited Saviour \"Ahmad al Has- goal of the promised Saviour.san\" (A.S.). For He (A.S.) reforms any sin-gle matter which has been corrupted by And after the end time, there will be an- other time if God wills. For He (SWT) is above time and all praises due to Allah Lord of the Worlds.The Promise of GOD www.black-banners.com/forum page 28

The Supremacy of God Against the ideologies of supremacy of man Part 1By Brother Faraz and Brother JamesIn the Name of Allah, The Abundantly alted High above all, as opposed to the Merciful The Intensely Merciful, all supremacy of fallible people. It meanspraises belong to Allah the Lord of the the divine appointment of a leader cho-worlds, O Allah send Your prayers upon sen by God and bestowed with divineMuhammad and the Family of Muham- knowledge to run the affairs of his crea-mad the Imams and the Mahdis. tion the kingdom of God as everything in creation runs in perfect order by divineWhat does the supremacy of God mean? design.It means the sovereignty of Allah, theOne, the Creator of all creation, the most Say, “Oh Allah, Owner of Sovereignty, YouWise and Knowledgeable. It means that give sovereignty unto whom You will andsupremacy and absolute authority to You withdraw sovereignty from whomchoose a leader belongs to Allah the Ex- You will. You exalt whom You will andThe Promise of GOD www.black-banners.com/forum page 29

You humiliate whom You will. In Your archy or from the non-working scholar ishand is the good. Verily, You are able to it not obvious to us that these systemsdo all things.” Holy Quran 3:26 are failing?This verse clearly indicates that rulership Democracy is presented as the solution is for Allah and He the to these systems and the world’s prob- glorious takes whom He lems today. The common reality is poli- wills as a successor. ticians present a manifesto to attract voters with reform in welfare, education \"Thine, O Lord, is the and the health system etc. but fail to greatness, and the pow- keep their promises and often fail toer, and the glory, and the victory and the represent all groups. They also leavemajesty: for all in the heaven and all in many of the disadvantaged and minoritythe earth is Thine; Thine is the Kingdom, groups of society without a voice. MostO Lord, and Thou art exalted as Head commonly they serve the interests of theabove all… And Thou reignest over few not the majority. In the apparentall.\" (1 Chronicles 29:11, 12) you are given a choice of who you elect through campaigns (that are prone toSo why then is the condition of the world corruption, due to contributions etc. thatthe way it is today? Some might say it allow influence on the officeholders) butdoesn't concern them because it doesn’t their underlying agenda remains theaffect their lives directly but have you same. Millions of people have protestedever wondered why there is so much in democratic nations condemning colo-poverty and injustice, wars, global cor- nial wars and corporate control such asruption, pollution, diseases, etc. that af- Occupy Wall Street, discrimination suchfect the lives of millions around the as racism etc. but without affecting theworld? decision of governments at all. This only leads us to conclude that Dictatorship isWith so many tried and tested laws of well rooted in the core of Democracy.governance, dictatorship, socialism, rulership governance from illegitimate mon-The Promise of GOD www.black-banners.com/forum page 30

‘Our great industrial nation is controlled {When your Lord said to the angels: “I willby its credit. We have become one of the create a Caliph (Successor) on earth.”worst ruled, completely controlled and They said \"Will You place upon it one whodominated governments in the world. causes corruption therein and sheds blood, while we declare Your praise andNo longer a government of the majority sanctify You?\" Allah said, \"Indeed, I knowbut a government of the opinion and du- that which you do not know.} - Holyress of a small group dominant men’ Quran 30:2- Woodrow Wilson 28th President of USA.In addition, restraints are imposed upon And in this verse we see the bestowal ofreligion, also in the Promotion of Virtue divine knowledge upon Adam.and Prevention of Vice, leading to abreakdown in social and family values {And He taught Adam the names - all ofand increased crime and prohibitions of them. Then He showed them to the an-the laws of Allah. Hence the man made gels and said, \"Inform Me of the nameslaws often contradict the divine laws, of these, if you are truthful.\"} - Holywhich leads to Quran 30:31chaos. The driving forces behind corrup-tion are greed and self-interest and as And here the command to obey Him.such the world's governments are corruptand unjust therefore so too becomes hu- {When I have fashioned him (in due pro-man society. portion) and breathed into him of MyQuestion: So what's the solution? Answer: spirit, fall down to him in prostration”} ­Divine rule and law (supremacy of Allah) Holy Quran 15:29As mentioned we find in scripture sincethe time of Adam (PBUH) Allah has creat- In turn Adam A.S handed over successor-ed a divine authority and bestowed upon ship by divine appointment to his sonhim divine inspiration and wisdom to be Abel then Seth and so on until Muham-a leader of Mankind. mad (PBUHAP) and His Family. We find inIn the following verses from the holy the history that all Prophets of God ap-Quran we see the appointment of the first pointed their successors and this worlddivine authority on earth; has never been void of one of them. Imam al­Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Certainly the earth cannot exist without an authority [of Allah’s] therein. In fact, mankind can only prosper through him, and the earth can only prosper through that.’ [Bihar al­ Anwar, v. 23, p. 51, no. 101] Unfortunately, the Messengers and right- fully appointed leaders of God have gen- erally been rejected by the majority of the people of their time. Occasionally the people accepted some and rejected oth- ers even though they all represented and spoke of the same truth (supremacy of Allah). Bear in mind that some matters of jurisprudence may have changed to bet- ter suit the condition of the nation. Only a few prophets such as David A.S and Solomon A.S were accepted by theThe Promise of GOD www.black-banners.com/forum page 31

people in a golden age which flourished ems. He discoursed about trees, fromunder their divine rule. Solomon (PBUH) the cedars of Lebanon to the hyssop thatruled as king for 40 years -- the best grows from the wall. He also discoursedyears in all of Israel's history -- 40 years about animals, birds, creeping things andof peace and prosperity. He is known as fish.chacham mi'kol ha'adam, \"wisest of all Men of all nations came to hear Solo-the men.\" The Bible relates that kings mon's wisdom, as did all the kings of thefrom all over the world came to hear his earth who had heard of his wisdom. (1wisdom, which included not only Torah Kings 5:11-14)wisdom, but also wisdom in secularknowledge and science. His fame spread End of part 1through all the surrounding nations. He InshaAllah, Part 2 will be published in thecomposed 3,000 parables and 1,005 po- next issue.The Promise of GOD www.black-banners.com/forum page 32

A’udhu Billahi Minashaytani Rajeem (“I Death of seek refuge from Allah from the out- King Abdullah cast Satan”) From one of the Proofs ofBismillah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim (“In the Imam Mahdi ASName of Allah The Abundantly MercifulThe Intensely Merciful”) By Brother Ali H, Sister Attika and Sister AlmasAllahumma salli 'ala Muhammad wa aleMuhammad al Aimmah wa al Mahdiyeenwa sallim tasliman kathira (“O Allah sendYour Prayers upon Muhammad and theFamily of Muhammad the Imams and theMahdis”)We live in an interesting time, a time ofprophecy and redemption in which one ofthe greatest predictions that the holyprophet (PBUHAP) foretold and came truein every part of the narration. Where theprophet (PBUHAP) said“Hijaz will be ruled by a man who has thename of an animal (i.e. king Fahd(leopard)). If you looked at him you willsee that he is cross eyed from far and ifyou came close to him, you will not seeThe Promise of GOD www.black-banners.com/forum page 33

anything wrong with his eyes. His broth- to the Shia of Ale Mohammed which leader who is called Abdullah will succeed them to oppress and kill the Shiahim. Woe unto the Shia from him, he re- throughout the years. This hadith is apeated it three times, give me the glad true and is a miracle, and contemplatingtidings of his death I will give you the is of upmost importance. It is one of theglad tidings of the APPEARANCE OF THE greatest signs of the End Times and it isHUJJAH”- 250 signs p.122. a proof that Ahmed Al Hassan (PBUH) us- es to prove his Imamate and he (PBUH) isFirstly, reading the death of King Abdul- the only one to stand and give the gladlah straight away tells us that no one tidings to the whole world raising theapart from prophet Muhammed (PBUHAP) prophesied banner about which Imam Alican give glad tidings or someone who A.S. saidrepresents prophet Muhammed (PBUHAP)in that time and age because the prophet “Verily we, Ahlul Bayt have a banner,(PBUHAP) said “give me the glad tidings whoever goes ahead of it have renegad-of his death I will give you the glad tid- ed, and whoever is late to it have per-ings of the APPEARANCE OF THE HUJJAH) ished, and whoever follows it has fol-so whoever gives the glad tidings is the lowed [us], it is written in it: ‘Allegiancerightful owner because if not then god is to Allah’!” (250 Signs Page 15)forbid the prophet (PBUHAP) the best ofcreation of Allah ((SWT)) would have had And there is only one banner to claimno wisdom in it.” After his death, his such a claimant and raising the prophe-brother Abdullah succeeded him precise- sied banner which has allegiance to Allahly as the hadith has mentioned, even on and that is the banner of Ahmed Although it is very rare that a king is suc- Hassan PBUH, thus clearly meaning he isceeded by his brother. Furthermore, the rightful owner and companion. Thesethese men were followers of the Wahhabi signs are here to awaken those who arereligion and therefore staunch enemies asleep. Those who have still not found the Yamani or Imam Al Mahdi (PBUT).The Promise of GOD www.black-banners.com/forum page 34

The Black Banners emphasize that the will not gather/agree on anyone afterfirst to give glad tidings about the ap- him, and this matter will not end exceptpearance of the Hujjah must be truthful, by your Companion (The Qaim A.S) in-just like how Imam Ahmed Al Hassan shallah, and the kingdom of years will bePBUT and Ahlul Bayt PBUT say that the over, and it will become the kingdom offirst one to claim the will is the rightful months and days as this is happeningclaimant, because no one claims the will now already. So I asked: “Will it be longexcept its companion. So it is the same after that?” He said: “No”. (Biharul Anwar,concept, why? Because in the Hadith Volume 52, page 21).about the death of King Abdullah, theMessenger of Allah (PBUHAP) says “give So Imam Al Sadiq A.S guarantees to usme the glad tidings of his death and I will that the Hujjah A.S will appear not longgive you the glad tidings of the appear- after King Abdullah's death.ance of the Hujjah.” So no one other thanMuhammad (PBUHAP) can give glad tid- Imam Ahmed Al Hassan A.S. has raisedings about the appearance of the Hujjah. the Black Banners which are mentionedImam Ahmed Al Hassan (A.S) whose in the hadiths of Ahlul Bayt A.S. and thatname matches the Prophet's name and he is the one who gave the glad tidingswhose father's name matches the of the appearance of the Hujjah Muham-prophet's father's name. Also in the nar- mad son of AlHassan. Imam Ahmedration of Imam Al Sadiq A.S to Abu AlHassan PBUH quotes in his book “AnBaseer: From Abi Baseer who heard from Advice to the students of the AcademicImam Sadiq (A.S). Hawzas and to all truth seekers”:\"Whoever guarantees for me the death of Imam Al-Baqir (PBUH): “The companionAbdullah, I will guarantee for him the of this matter will go into occultation inQa’im”. When Abdullah dies, the people some of these passes” and he pointed out with his hand to the direction of Thee -Towa. Then he said: “Until before he comes out, the Mawla who was with him will come forth until he meets some of his companions and ask: ‘How many of you are there?’ They will reply: ‘We are forty people.’ Then he will ask: ‘what will you do if you see your Companion of the Matter (PBUH)’ they will reply: ‘By Allah, if he goes from here and takes refuge at any mountain, we will also be with him.’The Promise of GOD www.black-banners.com/forum page 35

Then he will come to them and say: treasure is. Each of them will be the son‘Point to ten of your leaders or the best of a Khalifah, and none of them will getof you,’ then they point to them for him, hold of the treasure. Then black bannersso he takes them and brings them to will come out of the east...' If you seetheir Companion (Imam Mahdi). He will him, go and give him your allegiance,promise them the coming night (or he even if you have to crawl over ice, be-meets them the coming night). Ghaibat cause he is the Khalifah of Allah, theAl-Noa'mani, P. 187, Tafsir Al-Ayashy, V. Mahdi.'\"2, P. 56, Bihar Al-Anwar, V. 52, P. 341,Mu'jam Ahadith Al-Imam Al-Mahdi, V. 5, Overall the death of king Abdullah is oneP. 2. of the biggest proofs of the glad tidings and there are many hadiths that abide byImam AlSadiq A.S said: \"The Qa'im will it.not rise until 12 men say that they haveseen him, so the people will believe All praise belongs to Allah the lord of thethem\" Ghaybat Al-Noamani p277 worlds. O Allah send your prayers upon Muhammed and the Family of Mu-Thawban said, The Prophet said: “Three hammed, the imams and the Mahdis.men will be killed at the place where yourThe Promise of GOD www.black-banners.com/forum page 36

Istikhara and Asking Allah SWT Allah SWT never misguides the faithful servantBy Sister Gohareh tions, what would stop one from seeking advice from the Creator himself? Is itIn the Name of Allah The Abundantly fear? Fear of what might be, or what fate Merciful The Intensely Merciful might lie ahead; or is it pride? BelievingAll praises belong to Allah the Lord of that we are exempt from divine interven-the World's tion? Would we really leave the truth of God's message to our own intuition or toO Allah send Your Prayers upon Muham- our own understanding?mad and the Family of Muhammad theImams and the Mahdis. In the Torah it is written: \"Depend on me with all your heart, and do not depend onOften in life we are in situations in which your own understanding; In every waywe have to make a major decision, it can know me, and I will make your pathsbe from something small to something straight. Do not consider yourself wise.life changing. So how do we know what Honour me, and discipline yourself withthe right decision is? How do we know my speech.\"what's best for us? How do we determinewhat path will lead us closer to God the The call of the Black banners is the ulti-Almighty? mate divine message to humanity and it invites all of mankind to the truth of the\"Then you will take delight in the Lord, successor of God upon the earth, Imamand he will answer your prayers. Commit Ahmad al Hassan. He (AS) tells us to seekyour future to the Lord! Trust in him, and guidance from our Lord and ask if he (AS)he will act on your behalf.\" - Psalm 37:4- is truthful through making istikhara. Isti-5, khara is a way of asking God to guide you; and is one of the clearest and mostWhen facing difficult matters such as di- direct paths to know the truth.vine truth, we tend to seek advice fromthe closest person to us, whether it be Imam Ja’far As-Sadiq (PBUH) narrates,our parents, teachers or our close “Pray two Rakats and make Istikhara fromfriends, sometimes even not knowing Allah, for by Allah, there has not been awhere or who to turn to. In such condi-The Promise of GOD www.black-banners.com/forum page 37

Muslim who asks Allah what is best (by Countless believers from around theIstikhara), except that He chooses what world put their faith in God and trustedis best for him.”[Wasa’il Al Shia / Door of Him with utmost sincerity and asked GodPrayer and Istikhara]. through Istikhara whether the call of the blessed Black Banners is with the truth,Most of us have experienced a time when and they were all guided to the rightfulwe thought we were on the right path in vicegerent of humanity and the Riser oflife and that we were making the right the Black Banners, Imam Ahmad al Has-decision for ourselves, but in fact we had san. The very same believers are nowjust made a critical mistake; leading us asking you to do the same; sincerely in-to regret, frustration and worst of all voke the Lord, ask to know the truth; askmisguidance. We should ask ourselves, in Him to lead you to a path that is mostsuch cases, had we have asked God for pleasing to Him, unquestionably you willguidance, for sure we would have been be answered. Verily this is an undeniablemore content with the outcome. The proof upon mankind.companions of the Black Banners urgeeveryone to ask God and make an Isti- \"Ask and it will be given to you; seek andkhara about us: you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you\" Matthew 7:7Imam Ja’far As-Sadiq (PBUH) narrates,“Whomever does Istikhara while being Call to me and I will answer you, and willcontent/satisfied with whatever He tell you great and hidden things that youchooses, then Allah certainly chooses have not known. Jeremiah 33:3what is best for him [Wasa’il Al Shia /Door of Prayer and Istikhara]. Prophet Mohammad PBUHAP said: \"If youThe Promise of GOD www.black-banners.com/forum page 38

wanted to seek a good omen (Tafa'ol) by er established an official office and satel-the book of Allah The Almighty, then re- lite channel in Iraq in the name of thecite Surat Al-Ikhlas 3 times, then send Imam (AS); yet somehow the Iraqi regimeprayers upon Muhammad and the Family turned a blind eye! That in itself raisesof Muhammad 3 times, then say \"O Allah questions - besides the many contradic-I have sought good omen by Your Book, tions and nonsense they were feeding theand I have depended on You, so show me people as knowledge.from Your book that which is hiddenfrom Your saved goodness in Your un- The companions of the Black Bannersseen\" then open the book without count- say, and will always say: \"Ask God abouting the papers or lines\" - Mafatih Al Ji- us\" unlike the office and its followers.nan, Al Baqiyat Al Salihat. One should ask, if they are honestly claiming to be with God's truth then whyUnfortunately for mankind, time and time are they so reluctant for the believers toagain vice leaders usurp the position of ask God?the rightful successor of God upon theearth, as did the so called \"close com- Another proof that they are people ofpanions\" of Imam Ahmad al Hassan (AS). falsehood is the mubahala, a challenge ofAfter the Imam went into occultation imprecation. When the Prophet of Allahfrom the year 2006, these imposters be- debated the Christians of Najran thelieved him to be dead, but still claimed to Prophet called for a mubahala to invokebe in contact with him (AS), rather they the curse of God upon the liars:had their own agenda of worldly inter-ests. One of the hypocrites openly de- “Then whoever argues with you about itclared himself innocent from the call of after [this] knowledge has come to you -the Imam (AS) after he was tortured by say, \"Come, let us call our sons and yourthe Iraqi government, although years lat-The Promise of GOD www.black-banners.com/forum page 39

sons, our women and your women, our- is faith and absolute belief in the unseen.selves and yourselves, then supplicate It really boils down to, do we care? Do weearnestly [together] and invoke the curse care enough about our souls to searchof God upon the liars [among us.” Verily, for the truth or are we content livingthis is the true narrative. There is no god blindly with aimless lives without anyexcept Allah, and verily, God is the Al- concern of one's destiny or one's pur-mighty, All-wise. But if they turn away, pose. We have to be, we need to be trulythen, verily, God knows the mischief- sincere to ourselves and sincere in askingmakers.” [Ali `Imran, 3:61-63] God for verily all our matters are between His hands:Just like the Prophet, the Black Bannerscalled for one of the members of the Of- The rightful successor of Prophet Mo-fice to do a Mubahala but until now not hammed Imam Ali PBUH said \"...and beone of the office members have accepted sincere in asking your Lord, for givingthe challenge. This is just another proof and depriving are in His hands, and makethat they are falsifying and indoctrinating a lot of Istikhara...\" [Nahjul Balagha] AndGod's truth. So BEWARE of them, for they true sincerity is willing to submit to thewill certainly lead you to misguidance just will of God:as the Samari mislead the children of Is-rael into worshipping the Calf. \"Say, 'My Prayers, my worship practices, my life and my death, are all devoted toBesides the deceitful office, there are God, the Lord of the world's. He has nocountless imposters around the world partner. This is what I was commandedthat claim they have been sent by God with, and I am the first to submit.'and they are with the truth. So how do we \" [Quran: 6:162-163]distinguish the truth from falsehood? -by asking God! Istikhara is the most reli- “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, andable way of knowing where the truth lies, do not lean on your own understanding.because in the end we have no real In all your ways acknowledge him, and heknowledge of the unseen, and true belief will make straight your paths.” Proverbs 3:5-6The Promise of GOD www.black-banners.com/forum page 40

The Law of Recognising the Hujjah AS Submission is to Allah SWT and not ones own EgoBy Sister Sarah A divine text is one of the major part of recognizing the caliph of Allah and manyWe live in a world where the 'Supremacy traditions mention the Hujjah being rec-of People' is made out to be freedom ognized by this text.when in fact it is the biggest illusion cre-ated by man. It hides behind the mask of We could never differentiate falsehoodfreedom when in fact it is pure imperial- from truth without someone who is sentism and evil. by God and knows the illusion from the reality.Supremacy is only for God for he is theone who knows what is best for his crea- The world is a mysterious place and ation. And he gives authority to whomever grand illusion. It is made for trials andhe wills. tribulations so the human being can ele- vate to places unimaginable. For we are inThe Most Merciful has gifted mankind a poverty and darkness and the Hujjah oflaw in which man can recognize the Hu- Allah is the face of God who we turn to-jjah of Allah SWT on Earth. For our very wards so we may sustain our shortcom-existence is to seek the proof of God onearth and submit to him.The Promise of GOD www.black-banners.com/forum page 41

ings and return to our Lord pure. asked, he will not say I do not know. So we have this criteria that one of the peo-Mankind is not ordered to follow anyone ple in the long occultation can answerfallible such as a cleric or political leader you about the greatest things and mys-or even himself for he does not know teries once you ask him.what is best for himself. We are orderedto seek the Infallible and if his infallibility Third being the Banner of the Supremacyis proven to us we submit to him for in it of Allah (God's sovereignty): A messengeris goodness and guidance from God for of God speaks in God's name. He doesus. not call the people to himself unlike the non working scholars, but rather mustAllah the exalted is above the minds and lead people to true monotheism and toif it wasn't for him sending ‘Proofs’ no not associating anything with Allah.one would no him. Therefore, by recog- From Abi Baseer I said to Abi AlHassannizing Allah's Hujjah, Allah (SWT) is (A.S) may Allah make me a ransom forknown. you, how do we know the Imam? So he said:The law for recognizing the 'The Proof ofGod' upon the earth - \"With qualities: The first of them it is by something passed from his father to him which has an indication about him, so that it will be a Proof on them, and so he is asked and he will answer\" Kafi v.1 p.280 'The Law of Knowing the Hujjah' (The Proof of Allah) is mentioned in the Quran The verses which talk about the appoint- ment of the first caliph of Allah (SWT) on earth Prophet Adam (as) in the Holy Quran:First being 'The Will' No divine vicegerent {When your Lord said to the angels: “I willpassed away without appointing his suc- create a Caliph (Successor) on earth.”cessor. The claimant must therefore be They said \"Will You place upon it onementioned in a divine text. who causes corruption therein and sheds blood, while we declare Your praise andSecond being God-given knowledge: Eve- sanctify You?\" Allah said, \"Indeed, I knowry prophet and messenger has God-given that which you do not know.} - Holyknowledge, which enables him to admin- Quran 30:2istrate the earth. according to one of thenarrations of Ahlul Bayt it is said that a And the fact that this caliph is the mostHujjah/Caliphate of Allah once he is knowledgeable has been clarified in the following verse:The Promise of GOD www.black-banners.com/forum page 42

{And He taught Adam the names - all of The law applied to all the prophets andthem. Then He showed them to the an- messengersgels and said, \"Inform Me of the names Moses PBUH elected Joshua PBUH, Davidof these, if you are truthful.\"} - Holy PBUH appointed Solomon PBUH, ElijahQuran 30:31 PBUH appointed Elisha PBUH, Jesus PBUH prophesied Prophet Muhammed PBUH,And the command to obey that caliph is Prophet Muhammed PBUH appointedfound in the following verse, which says: Imam Ali PBUH and so forth.{When I have fashioned him (in due pro- All the prophets and messengers that hadportion) and breathed into him of My come through time all came forth withspirit, fall down to him in prostration”} - knowledge of the unseen, the SupremacyHoly Quran 15:29 of God and where appointed by Allah SWTSo he is known by his knowledge and and they would then appoint their suc-that he is appointed by Allah SWT and not cessors.the Ummah. The law is a mercy upon us so that weThe successor of Imam Muhammed Mah- may be guided back to the straight pathdi A.S Ahmed Al Hassan A.S is the only that takes us back towards God. Or elseone who meets all this criteria and re- we would have been lost or would havequirements therefore it is upon the peo- deviated from the path due to the leadersple to submit to him. and clerics of the world who follow their own desires and call people to them- selves and not to Allah SWT.The Promise of GOD www.black-banners.com/forum page 43