Mahdaviah Insight (A Publication of Islamic Center of Chicago )

March 2019 (Jamadi us-Thani/Rajab 1440 H) | Vol. 4, Number 9

Editorial: What’s Missing

In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.

SWT Inside this issue: Allah says in Qur’an, “Believers, whosoever of you turns from his religion (renegade=Irtidaad), Allah will bring a nation (Qaum) whom He loves and they love Him, humble towards the believers and stern towards the unbelievers, striving for the Path of Allah and fearless of anyone's blame. Such is the Bounty of Allah; He bestows it on whom He will. He is the Embracer, the Knower.” (Al Qur’an, 5:54) A few points emerge from the above verse.

1. In this verse, Allah SWT addresses directly to the believers (Mominen) and not to every human being. Editorial 1 2. If some or many of the believers renegade from their faith, Allah will bring a Community (Qaum). Allah’s words are not for What’s Missing a hypothetical situation. It means that Allah SWT is foretelling us that sometime in future this renegade will happen. 3. If that happens, Allah will bring a Community (Qaum). To understand the phrase “Allah will bring”, let’s take an example:

Shab-e-Mi’raj If your friend calls and said that he will bring your book to school, it means that your friend will also come to school with your 2& book. Similarly, when Allah says, “Allah will bring a Community, meaning, Allah will come with the Community, but it is not 4 the of Allah SWT to come with any Community, rather Allah sends the Community under the leadership of His Mes- senger or Caliph. To conclude what it means that the promised Community as described in this verse will be sent by Allah under the leadership of some chosen one. Prophet Muhammed SAS is the last in the chain of prophets; therefore, no other Our Virtuous Legends 3& Hazrat Sutoon-e-Deen RA prophet will bring this Community. There are only two Caliphs of Allah, AS and Isa AS, will come after Prophet 4 Muhammed. Since this would be the second coming of Isa AS, so naturally the leader of this Community should only be Imam Mahdi AS. Kids’ Section 3 Biography of Mahdi AHS This is the community (a) to whom Allah Loves and they love Allah. (b) They are humble towards believers and stern against disbelievers. (c) They will strive in Allah’s cause and do not fear the criticism of accusers.

Urdu Poetry 4 A review of Islamic history shows that Muslims have grown more and more as the spreads from Arabia to many other Qur’anic verse 2 countries in Asia, Africa, and Europe. There have always been more and more people praying Namaaz, paying Zakaat, 3 fasting, and performing . Then what is meant by Renegade as mentioned in this verse? When Muslims doing everything and in large and large numbers, what was missing? In fact, there is a clue in the verse itself about what was missing. Let’s Naql 3 look again the characteristics of this Community; the firm thing given in the verse is “Allah Loves them and they love Allah”. What it means that the element of LOVE OF ALLAH was missing in all the Ibadah and probably that is referred to here in the verse as going Renegade.

The focal point in the teachings of Imamuna Mahdi al-Ma’ud AS is nothing but Allah and this is what we call as the teachings

of Vilayath. Imamuna Mahdi AS has said “I have brought the religion of lovers (of Allah)” “MA MAZ’HAB E AASHIQAAN AWURDA AIM” (In Persian). Another version of the saying is “I have brought the religion of Insightful people.” “MA MAZ’HAB E BASEERAN AWURDA AIM”. Without the element of love, all the good deeds would become a futile exercise. It is the love of Allah that makes a lover passionate about seeing his/her beloved (Allah). Those who do not understand this element of love get mired in seeking things other than Allah from their good deeds. Some people may want a better and comfortable life and all the pleasures of this world, some may want Paradise (Jannah) and all their efforts are directed to- Editorial Team wards achieving paradise in the life Hereafter. The focal point for them is Jannah only. They do everything for the sake of 1. Zareen Syed Jannah and seeking Allah is completely absent from their objectives because they don’t have any vision to go beyond that Editor-in-Chief point. It is for this situation Iqbal said: Nammaz o Roza o Qurbani o Hajj

MICC has an Editorial Team Yeh sab baaqi hein, Tu baaqi nahin hai and a Review Board to “I was and I longed to be known. So, I created the Creation so that I may be known.” (Hadith Qudsi) It is ensure the quality of the said that this Hadith Qudsi is the Divine response to Prophet David (Dawood AS), when he asked about the purpose of crea- publication. tions. Thus, knowing Allah (Gnosis = ) is the primary purpose of the creation of Adam AS and his progeny. If the humans deviate from this primary objective, it amounts to renegade. It is for this purpose Imam Mahdi AS has taught us to seek Allah The Newsletter, being a collaborative from Allah (Khuda say Khuda ko Maango). This is the basic doctrine of Mahdaviah and Vilayath. If a Mahdavi is trying to project, will also be available at www.miccusa.org, seek anything other than Allah, it means he did not understand the teachings of Imam Mahdi AS or the teachings of Vilayath- www.promisedmehdi.com, promisedmehdi yahoo group, and e-Muhammadi. Promised Mehdi facebook page.

The authors are responsible for the Thus, the love of Allah is the indispensable element of a believer’s faith; its absence is referred to as the act of renegade in contents of their article; editorial the verse. Allah SWT sent a Community of Allah’s lovers under the leadership of Imam Mahdi AS. The mission of Imamuna board may or may not agree with the AS opinions expressed by authors. Mahdi is to explain and reinstate the love of Allah in the religion and its practices.

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The Episode of Mi’raj and Contemporary World Syed Ziaad Mujtehdi (UAE)

In the Name of Allah, The Most Beneficent; Most Merciful. AS and living evidence of this prophecy. Quote from the Glorified (and exalted) be He (Allah). Who took His Tall Buildings: Article) Servant ( SAS) for a journey by night from This is one of the signs of the end times, but sever- Al-Masjid Al-Haram to the Masjid Al-Aqsa (in Jerusa- al scholars consider it as a major sign. In a Hadith lem, Palestine), the neighborhood whereof We have recorded, the Holy Prophet told us that “you shall “There will be three blessed, in order that We might show him (Muhammad see barefooted, naked, penniless shepherds, vy- landslides before qiyamah SAS) of Our Ayat (Proofs, evidences). Verily, He is the like never before. One in the ing /competing in constructing high buildings east, one in the west and one All-Hearer, the All-Seer. 17:1 (Sahih Muslim Vol 1, Book 2:47) in Arabia. The Earth will swallow everything above it We have consistently listened to the story of Meraj. We 1. This is happening today. After Burj Khalifa in and as a result many people will die. are aware of the journey of the Prophet (SAS) on bu- Dubai, we are hearing of another one being con- The first landslide of East raq to Masjid-Al-Aqsa and then on the wings of the structed in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Arabia will be- happened in December 2004, angels to the seven skies. He met all the previous come a land of gardens and rivers (Sahih Muslim a massive underwater sinking prophets on different skies. He travelled to Sidratul of the ocean-bed in South- Book 5:2208). East Asia brought about an Muntaha on the wings of Hz Jibrael AS and then on raf earthquake, spawned a -raf to the abode of Almighty Allah. The two farayez We are again seeing this, so many artificial canals Tsunami which caused more (pillars of Islam), namaz and rozas, were made man- and gardens being constructed in the land of Ara- than 100,000 deaths.” datory on this holy night in the abode of Allah. bia. In Dubai they have constructed artificial islands – Palm Jumeriah, The World.

With so little knowledge, Almighty Allah has provided us – we are able to travel long distances in a few 2. Another prophecy is the buildings of Makkah will hours, which in a different time, used to take months. rise higher than its mountains. Many of us who Recently Qantas Airlines covered a distance of 14500 have visited the Holy city have seen this another kms from Perth to London in just 17 hours. With the ———— prophecy fulfilled. knowledge provided by our Master, we are now able to Al-Qur’an make home in space, stay there for months, travel Sinking of the Earth: (Riba or Interest) back and forth from the galaxies, send satellites, There will be three landslides before qiyamah like spaceships far away from the solar system, communi- “ Those who eat Riba will never before. One in the east, one in the west and not stand (on the Day of cate with them, control them, receive photographs and one in Arabia. The Earth will swallow everything Resurrection) except like videos… through submarines we are able to reach the above it and as a result many people will die. the standing of a person ocean beds and scan them. beaten by Shaytan leading The first landslide of East happened in December him to insanity. That is Almighty Allah has tremendous power. There is 2004, a massive underwater sinking of the ocean- because they say: enough proof that our Prophet (SAS) travelled to the "Trading is only like Riba," bed in South-East Asia brought about an earth- whereas Allah has seven skies physically and had the privilege of meeting quake, spawned a Tsunami which caused more permitted trading and Almighty Allah in person. than 100,000 deaths. forbidden Riba. So whosoever receives an In this modern age, we are experiencing events which It is now a fact that the city of New Orleans sank by admonition from his Lord were unimaginable only a few years ago. Mankind has twenty feet (and is still sinking) before experiencing and stops eating Riba, reached great heights in such a short amount of time. shall not be punished for massive destruction in August 2005 by floods after the past; his case is for But the events of Meraj were told by our Prophet Hurricane Katrina. Allah (to judge); but (SAS) 1400 years ago. whoever returns (to Riba), Surely what you are promised will happen, When such are the dwellers of Below, I will try to present these occurrences in mod- the stars are obliterated, and the sky is fractured, the Fire they will Abide ern time and how other events will unfold scientifically And the Mountains are blown away (Surah Al Mur- therein. ." to culminate Qayamat as told by Almighty Allah numer- salit 7:10) (Al Qur’an, 2:275) ous times in the Holy . This will not happen in an instant, the process has already started as evident When the vision is dazzled, And the Moon is from the following occurrences that are already hap- eclipsed, And the sun and the sun and the Moon pening. are joined together, On that Day, man will say

“Where is the escape ? No indeed ! there is no The Mahdi (guided one), will appear and be the Imam refuge (Surah Al Qiyama 7:11) of the Muslims (Abu Daud book 36:4272).By the grace of Almighty Allah, we are Musaddaqin e Mehdi Moud (Contd on Page 4) Email: [email protected] | www.miccusa.org

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In the Name of Allah, the Most High. Hadith HIJRATH (migration) is one of the Faraiz e Vilayath Anas bin Malilk (obligatory). Imamuna AS migrated from Jaunpur in (RZ) reported present day state of Uttar Pradesh (India), and through Allah’s Messenger his migratory journey traveled through hundreds of (S) as saying: miles and finally reached Farah Mubarak in present day Afghanistan, where he departed from this material Three things world. This tradition was kept alive by his followers for a follow the bier of long time. Until about a hundred years ago, we see the a dead man. Two remnant groups migrating. of them come back and one is This tradition of Hijrath is one of the reasons that we find Mahdavia Dairas, Mahdavia pockets of populations left with him: the and Mahdavia shrines all over the Indian subcontinent members of his from all the way in the north in Balochistan, where we family, wealth and find a substantial population of Zikri Mahdavis to all the his good deeds. way in the south in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. The members of his family and One of the very eminent personalities doing the Hijrath wealth come back from Jalore in Rajasthan all the way to Modakpalli vil- lage in Nizamabad district of Telangana, (about a100 and the deeds miles from Hyderabd), is the pious and piteous person- alone are left with ality of Hazrath Bandagi Miyan Syed Sutoon e Deen him.” RA. The title sutoon e deen mean piller of faith or piller of religion. This title was endowed on him by his father and . He is a son and mureed of Hazrath Band- (Sahih Muslim # 2960) agi Miyan Syed Mahmood Syedanji Khatimul Murshideen RZ and grandson of Hazrath Badagi Miyan Syed Khundmir e Vilayath RZ, and great grand- son of Imamuna Mahdi al-Ma’ud AS through his daugh- Naql: ter Hazrath Bibi Fatima RZ. AS Hazrath Bandagi Miyan Syed Ali Sutoon e Deen RZ Imam Mahdi is was born in the year 965 Hijri (1558 AD). He is the narrated to have and Faqeer of his father Hazrath Bandagi Miyan said: “if a person Syed Mahmood Syedanji Khatimul Murshideen RZ. At tells a man trusting the time when his father passed away, he was about 30 in Allah years old. One of the faraiz e vilayath is Sohbat e (mutawakkil), that Sadiqeen (the company of the virtuous). Since his birth up to the time his father passed away from this material ‘Allah has sent 1.25 world, he stayed in the pious company of his father, and hundred thousand learned the intricacies of the maarifath (gnosis), and the gold coins to you. Bayan e Quran, thus nurturing and enhancing his spir- Please wait for an itual prowess in the very eminent company and guid- Marag is a Hyderabadi spe- cialty commonly found in hour, I will bing it ance of his father. to you’ If the weddings. mutawakkil waits After that, he stayed in Gujarat for a while, and migrated for the futuh, he is to different parts of Gujarat and Maharashtra and had not a mutawakkil.” his dairas at those places, serving the spiritual and

religious needs of the people and followers, finally arriv- ing at Modakpalli village, where he established his dai- Hashia Insaf Nama. # 52) ra. He passed away at Modakpalli on 4th Rajjab 1026 AH (July 8th 1617 CE) (Contd. on page 4)

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When the sun is rolled up, when the stars are dimmed, when the mountains are set in motion, when the oceans are set aflame, when the sky is peeled away, when the fire is set ablaze (Surah

Al Takwir 1-12) Kids Section:

Global warming is a term we hear almost daily. Global warming is the increase in temperature of the Earth and the melting of ice. As temperatures increase, we take out water and minerals from the earth, the earth crust will become hollow, weightless, planets will lose gravity and the forces holding the planets will lose the balance and collide.

Astronomers state that the speed of mars is decreasing and its movement stopped going towards the East direction and changed its course and now moves in opposite direction, so the sun on Mars is rising from West. Scientists state that this phe- nomenon called Retrograde motion will occur to all the planets once and our Earth is one of them.

The Earth will move in an opposite direction someday and the sun will rise from west.

Then when Allah will order the day of judgement and Hz. Israfil will blow the trumpet, the ultimate effect will happen. This is inevi- table, we will be raised and accounted for our deeds.

Prophet SAS informed us the signs of Qiyamat in so much great- er details as there is no Nabi to come after him and his Umma are the closest to the advent of qiyama, hence they need to pre- pare for it by refining their spiritual selves.

In the end I pray to Almighty Allah to keep us on the right path, the path HE has chosen for the pious – Aamin.

Apoll fish is a Hyderabadi specialty. Marinated fish fil- lets are dp fried and lightly tossed in a masala seasoning. Serve as an etizer or with the The level of spirituality and as practiced by Hazrat Sutoon e Our Virtuous Legends main course. Deen RA is evident from the following incident: Hazrat Sutoon-e-Deen RA OnceIngredients: there was a Faqha (starvation) in the Daira for three days. Bibi (Hazrat Sutoon e Deen’s wife) told him that the kids are getting desperate Fish 250gms (Contd. From page 3) dueA tocup starvation of curry andleaves she asked him to pray Allah SWT for their patience. Meanwhile,4-5 green someonechillies, chopped came to Daira and provided provision for food in the where his tomb is situated. There are quite a few families in his name1 teaspoon of Allah. chopped All the peoplegarlic of Daira ate the food but Hazrat Sutoon e descendants spread across India, and there are several Deen¼ tsp did turmericpowder not eat it. He said today I was also having an urge (Sawaal) for in his , spreading the religion and serving the the1 foodtsp chilli in my powder heart. Therefore, it is not appropriate for me to eat this food. 1 tsp ginger garlic paste community with their spiritual guidance. His Bahr e Aam is per- Alhamdulillah, this is the level of Tawakkul that was there. formed on 3rd Rajjab in the dairas of his silsila. 1 egg 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour

1 tsp corn starch 1 ½ tsp chilli paste

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