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Mahdaviah Insight (A Publication of Mahdavia Islamic Center of Chicago ) Mahdaviah Insight (A Publication of Mahdavia Islamic Center of Chicago ) JANUARY 2017 (Rabi ul Awwal/Rabi us-Thani, 1438 H) | Issue 19 Editorial: Need for a Centralized Institution In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. Inside this issue: Only those communities would survive in the long run who have the ability to set up strong institutions. As people come and go, the institutions remain active in serving the community. There was a time when Mahdavis used to live in a Daira or around the Daira and they were well connected with the head of the Editorial 1 Daira (Murshid). As the time passes, Dairas and Mahdavis migrated to new places and settled down in a few major locations such as Hyderabad, Channapatna, and some places in Gujarat, though small number of Mahdavis are also spread over in other cities. Currently Mahdavis are spread over globally with signifi- Advent of Mahdi 2-3 cant numbers in, Pakistan, Middle East, Europe, Austrialia, and North America. (A.S.) - A Reli- gious Necessity One of the major institutions that was serving the religious needs of Mahdavis was the institution well known as the Majlis e Ulema e Mahdavia e Hind (MUMH). Whenever, we had any issues, or any ques- Qur’anic verse 2 tions, Mahdavis used to approach this institution to get their issues resolved. Hazrat As’ad ul Ulema Mou- lana Abu Sayeed Syed Mahmood Tashrifullahi RA (Murshid Miyan Sahab) was a dynamic personalitiy Kids’ Story 3 and was the General Secretary of the MUMH and Hazrat Afzal ul Ulema Moulana Syed Najmuddin Sa- hab Mujtehdi (Ahl e Bichpudi) RA was the president. The MUMH issued Fatawas wherever necessary and provided guidance to the community on many religious matters. The work this institution did was enor- mous. Hazrat Murshid Miyan Sahab RA passed away in 1982 and Hazrat Najmuddin Sahab RA probably Hadith and Naql 3 in 1985. Since then the organization has lost its luster and reputation, leaving a void for the Mahdavis when they need scholarly help. Although some Murshideen are doing constructive and concrete work individually. However, it does not have the same effect had it been initiated at the institutional level. Terminology 4 Today when Mahdavis are spread out in different regions of the world, we don’t have such a robust organ- ization to guide them on the different issues that are arising due to changes in time, society, technology, language, and the human behavior. The current MUMH is an inactive organization and nobody knows if Urdu Poetry 4 this MUMH has done any important work in the recent past. Since we have Mahdavi scholars Recipe of the 4 (Murshideen) in other parts of India too, there is a need to include them in the MUMH and allow repre- sentation from other cities and states of India. Why not the current MUMH include competent Mahdavi Month scholars from Karnataka, Gujarat and other places. A collective effort through the MUMH will have more effect on the community and it also shows the UNITY and consensus among the scholars and that will eventually bring the entire community on one platform. The community wants to see this organization to be more active and dynamic in resolving many of the challenges that Mahdavis face today. Here are a few suggestions and we respectfully ask the members of the current MUMH to implement them: Editorial Team 1. Zareen Syed 1. MUMH should set up a research wing to study, analyze, and evaluate the current status of Mahdavis Editor-in-Chief and their religious needs. 2. Set up a separate wing to create Mahdavia literature in other languages, particularly in Englsih. We cannot thank enough our Murshideen and scholars who have translated our literature into Urdu from MICC has an Editorial Team Persian and recently some who did from Urdu to English. and a Review Board to 3. We should have an English translation of Commentary of Qur’an (Tafseer) ensure the quality of the publication. 4. Set up a Darul Ifta within MUMH so that people can approach for Fatawas as Mahdavis used to do with the old MUMH. We had competent Murshideen who used to issue Fatawas as Muftis. The Newsletter, being a collaborative 5. MUMH should have a broader representation and some Mahdavi observers from other countries. project, will also be available at www.miccusa.org, 6. Today, a majority of our kids even in Hyderabad have no skills in reading and writing Urdu, nonethe- www.promisedmehdi.com, less the kids residing in other countries. It is important that our scholars, irrespective of age, should promisedmehdi yahoo group, and learn English to remove any language barriers from the message giver and the message receiver. Promised Mehdi facebook page. 7. Using technology MUMH can set up a web site or have an active email address of MUMH. The authors are responsible for the contents of their article; editorial 8. We hope that an initiave will be taken in this regard on the sacred occasion of the Milad of Imamuna board may or may not agree with the Mahdi Al-Ma’ud Alahis-Salaatu Wassalaam. opinions expressed by authors. We are pleased to present the January issue of Mahdaviah Insight. You will find an article The advent of We wish our readers a Mahdi—A Religious necessity (Part I), a kids’ story, a thoughtful poetry in Urdu, recipe of the month, and Blessed New Year! Terminology. We welcome your comments and suggestions. Editorial Team Email: [email protected] | www.miccusa.org Mahdaviah Insight JANUARY 2017 page 2 Advent of Imam Mahdi (A.S.) – A Religious Necessity In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful Prophet S.A.S. said: The Mahdi will be of my fami- Quote from the ly, of the descendants of Fatima. Abdullah ibn On the subject of the advent of Mahdi, we find the Ja’far said: I heard AbulMalih praising Ali ibn Article) Muslim Ummah divided into 3 groups: Nufayl and describing his good qualities. (Sunan “The first group, who Abu Dawud, Book 37, Hadith 4271) 1. The people who have completely rejected the doc- has rejected the trine and the opinion that there is no need for the Besides presenting the words of the Prophet S.A.S, advent of Mahdi. doctrine of the we are presenting a few logical reasons for the advent of Mahdi: advent of Mahdi, is in 2. The people who believe in the advent of Mahdi but do not accept Hazrat Syed Muhammad Jaunpuri Reason 1: The advent of Mahdi is necessary to direct contradiction A.S. as the Promised Mahdi and are waiting for their transmit the teachings of Wilayat and Baseerat: with the sayings of Mahdi to come. RZ Prophet Muhammad Narrated Abu Huraira : I have memorized two 3. The third group is ours, who believe that Hazrat kinds of knowledge from Allah's Apostle. I have propa- A.S. (S.A.S.). The Ahadith Syed Muhammad Jaunpuri is the Promised gated one of them to you and if I propagated the sec- Mahdi, who came, completed his mission, and left (plural of Hadith) on ond, then my throat would be cut (i.e. Killed).” (Sahih this world for heavenly abode. Bukhari, Vol. 1, Book 3, Number 121) this subject have The first group, who has rejected the doctrine of the reached the level of The reason for the second type of knowledge advent of Mahdi, is in direct contradiction with the that was hidden by Hazrat Abu Huraira shows S.A.S Muthawatira, sayings of Prophet Muhammad . The Ahadith that the people at that time were not mentally (plural of Hadith) on this subject has reached the meaning that there ready to absorb this knowledge. This level of Muthawatira, meaning that there are so knowledge relates to the teachings of Wilayat-e- are so many Ahadith many Ahadith on the advent of Mahdi that it cannot Muhammadi. This knowledge is important to be reasonably denied or ignored. SWT on the advent of know Allah or to have His Irfan. As far as the second group is concerned, they believe Mahdi that it cannot in Ahadith about the advent of Mahdi, but most of In a Hadith Qudsi, Prophet Muhammad S.A.S. them are still waiting for such a figure to appear. be reasonably denied described that Allah said “I was a Treasure but was not known. So I loved to be known, and I created the or ignored.” Now the question is “Why Advent of Mahdi A.S. is creatures and made Myself known to them. Then they a religious necessity? ——————— came to know Me.” (The Sufi Path of Knowledge, page 66 by William Chittick, who took it from Al-Qur’an Before we look into this question of “Why”, let’s Futuhatul Makkiya, chapter146). make a few observations: (Desire for this 1. It is not for us (human beings) to decide whether It is clear from this Hadith Qudsi that the basic or not there is a need for the advent of Imam Mahdi purpose of our existence in this World is to World) in the Ummah of Prophet Muhammad S.A.S. know our Creator, which is possible through the teachings of Wilayat. “ Whoever desires the SWT 2. It is Allah Who holds absolute authority over life of this world and its when and where to send a Prophet, a Messenger, or If we look at the facts, in the progeny of Ibrahim His Caliph for the guidance of mankind. A.S. adornments - We fully most of the prophets are descendants of Is’haq A.S.
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