The Mahdi Times August 2011 | Page 11

Such an evident hatred of Shias on television by Zoghby and he makes no effort of hiding it there. However, when he is in the presence of the Ansari it's a totally different story. Zoghby and his clan greet the Ansari with warmth and love, and kisses on their cheeks. They laugh and talk to them as if they are good friends with them and wish nothing but love and peace for them. Zoghby is a master of disguise, in fact one can say this nasibi lizard is somewhat of a color changing chameleon. He even goes as far as to invite Showky and the other Ansari for Iftaar at his house! He insists that they spend an evening with him! Bearing in mind how the Ahlul Bayt (as) and the Shia of Ahlul Bayt (as) were treated by the enemies, and upon advice of other Ansaris, they declined Zoghby's offer. Zoghby called Mr. Showky's phone over thirty times in two days, him and his assistant, and were very aggressive, until finally Alhamdulillah, the matter was over. But that was not the only offer the Ansaris declined. When all their tactics failed they stooped so low as to try and bribe Abu Dhar Showky, telling him to allow them to win the debate and if he did this, they would give him an unimaginable amount of money, a car, and an apartment on the Nile in the most prestigious part of Cairo. Foolish move, they should know by now that faith does not come with a price, nor can it ever be bought. But let us think for a moment of what this means. Obviously if Safa was winning the debate hands down there would be no need for a bribe. Their shameless tactics only prove one thing, that they are threatened by the truth in this Call, hence and are in a panic. It is obvious throughout the show, when they consistently interrupt Showky from speaking, in a blatant attempt to prevent him from explaining the Yamani belief. They even cut the show's time, finishing the show one time 25 minutes before schedule. Behind the scenes, the Ansari even hear producers of the show shouting at each other to interrupt and stop Showky from speaking. Many believe Mr. Showky is debating Mohammad Saber (host) and Wasaby, but in fact he is battling many on the set, and back stage in the control room, who are feeding Saber and Wasaby information, and controlling every aspect of the show. However hard they try, the truth will get out InshaAllah, and by the Grace of Allah (swt) and His Mercy, Showky has fought valiantly MashAllah, and we are very proud of him. The Safa debate is watched by approximately 8 million viewers and is aired 3 times a day, so it reaches many, many homes and has the potential to really make a difference. In fact, the impact of the debates is evident when the Mahdyoon website www.mahdyoon.org had an influx of 6,000 visitors in one night after the debate was aired. Alhamdullillah, Showky has successfully delivered our Imam's message to the viewers of Safa and now it is up to them to decide what to do with this blessed knowledge. The topic alone is very thought provoking and has most certainly aroused the minds of many. At the start of the debate, there were many anti-Shia messages moving across the bottom of the screen, but now that we have reached the midway point, we have started to see the messages saying things like, "Tell us more about the will of the Holy Prophet (SAW)' and 'Who are the 12 Imams and 12 Mahdis?" So Alhamdullillah, Allah (SWT) has opened the hearts of some through this experience. Behind the scenes at the Safa studio, Abu Dhar Showky and the Ansar with him have been treated unjustly. At first meeting Mohammad Saber, the host of the show invoked the curse of Allah (SWT) upon them. Astagfarullah, Wasaby even went as far as to swear at the Imam a.s, Astagfarullah, calling him a dog and mocking him among many other things. May Allah (swt) Curse the Oppressors. They constantly swear and behave in a Jahil manner, as well as the crew at the studio have constantly tried to provoke and belittle the Ansar in every way possible. At first they were allowing the Ansar in the control room, but after they had seen how the Safa channel operated back stage, they made the Ansar watch the show in a restroom-like room. They Safa crew laugh at the Ansar, and mock Shia and Mr. Showky right in front of them, and they have also tried using fear tactics as a means to quieten them as well. In an interrogative manner, they asked all of the Ansars for their information, and questioned them regarding where they li ٔ