The Mahdi Times April 2012 | Page 8

Comparison of T awheed by Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s) and Imam Ahmad al Hassan (a.s) By: Joseph D. McGowen Ahudu Bilahi minash Shaytan nir Rajeem, Bismillah Al Rahman, Al Raheem. Alhamduli'llah Rub 'alamin! La Howla wala Quwata ila Bilah al-Aliyul Athdeem. Allahuma salle ala Muhammad, wa ala Muhammad, al A'Emma, wal Madiyeen, wa salam Tasleeman Katheera. Assalamau Alaikum waRahmatullahi waBarakatu. Insha'Allah the focus of this article will be on the similarities in the teaching of Tawheed and the believer reaching the Degree of the free, as taught to us by our sixth Imam, Imam Ja'far Al Sadiq (a.s), and from Sayyid Ahmad Al-Hassan al-Yamani (a.s). Alhamduli'llah these are interesting comparisons and insha'Allah they will be of great benefit to those who are seeking to destroy the “I” within, and to reach closeness to Allah (swt), for those who want to exist in only what Allah (swt) wants for them. This is not an easy journey and it is one that many of us are moving through right now, and it has shown us that we are shortcoming on a scale we cannot understand, and defeating this great idol is a difficult and complex matter. However... Allah (swt) has given us a great blessing in guiding us to Imam Ahmad al-Hassan (a.s), and we would not have been guided without the extreme Mercy of Allah (swt), and the Blessings of resources in this age, and good company. May Allah (s