The Mahdi Times
August 28, 2011 The English Version of the Straight Path
Welcome Message by Laila Ali
Bismillah Al Rahman Al Raheem, Ya Ali!
Allahumma Salle Ala Muhammad wa Ale Muhammad Al A'ima wal Mehdiyeen wa Sallim Tasleeman Katheera
Asalaam alaykum wa rahmatullah wa barakatu
Dear Readers,
path. He was the beacon of hope that pulled us from the depths of
darkness and we owe him everything. Everything we have found on
the Path of Ahlul Bayt a.s, we owe to Ali a.s. We found our Imam
a.s, through following Ali a.s.
Welcome to this months issue of The Mahdi Times. Thank you for
such an amazing response to the first edition of the magazine.
Alhamdolillah! For some of the readers, this is their first Ramadan
as Ansaris, Mashallah! Iblees and his minions are locked away in
Ramadan, along with the sixty shayteen that are assigned to each
ansari, and this Mercy from Allah swt can definitely be felt in the
air. I pray that this Ramadan brings all the Ansari's many blessings,
and by the Grace of God it already has done for six of the twenty
four Ansari that were unjustly arrested by the tyrant Iraqi
oppressors have been released. Our Creator is Most Merciful! Let
us pray that for the sake of this month, May Allah swt Release our
remaining brothers from the clutches of the enemies of Ahlul Bayt
a.s, Inshallah, Mola Ali Waaris. Most of you are familiar with the
debates that are happening on
Egyptian satellite channel,
Safa between Abu Dharr
Showky and Wasaby. If
anyone wishes to see the
Akhlaaq of the Ansari and the
Nasibi's, I recommend you to
point towards this debate. The
difference between the
manners of the followers of
Ahlul Bayt a.s and the
followers of Banni Ummayah are evident for all to see. Those of
you that have been following the debates will agree that Showky
truly is a lion amongst shrieking hyenas. And he has handled
himself with the utmost honor in representing this Dawah. May
Allah swt Protect him and all the other Ansari, Inshallah, Mola Ali
Waaris. This months issue of The Mahdi Times is dedicated to Our
Master Ali a.s on his Shahadat. The same Ali, that is only second to
the Prophet Muhammad s.a.w.
Sacrifice is something the Ahlul Bayt a.s
know all too well
and Imam Ali a.s is someone who's sacrifices are countless. As
protecting Islam goes beyond raising the flag of religion. Ali
sacrificed his wealth for the poor and sacrificed his rest for the
people. No one would leave Ali's house empty handed if they came
to ask for something. Ali was the first in line when it came to
battles, is that not a sacrifice in itself? He would put the Religion of
Allah swt before his own life while others stayed back. The Hijrah,
and Ali protecting the Fatimas pbut, was arguably the most difficult
journey Ali went on. The enemies of Islam would not back away on
the journey, and when the Prophet s.a.w was out of sight, they
would try and get to Ali a.s
and when he arrived at
Medina he was covered in
blood. His rights and
inheritance was taken away
and the thieves openly stole
from him, yet he sacrificed
his own will and put the Will
of Allah swt before
everything. He saw the
oppression against his wife
and the murder of her and
their unborn child, after all of this, even his silence is a
sacrifice! Do you not think Ali with his Zulfiqaar could have
finished the usurpers?! He was silent on command of the Prophet
s.a.w, for the Command of Muhammad is the Command of Allah
swt. Ali's sacrifices are innumerable. Without any doubt, his death
is his sacrifice. We call it the Severest Oppression against Ali, but
Ali welcomed death, "Death to me is more agreeable than water to
a thirsty man".
And what a person to be second to! Ali is the one that only Allah
swt and the Prophet s.aw. can understand, and is a mercy for
mankind. For many of us that come from Sunni/Wahabi/Non
Muslim backgrounds, Ali was the light that guided us onto this
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