The Mahdi Times August 2011 | Page 37

The Artist Aliwaley, by Laila Ali  Aliwaley is a 14 year old sister from Pakistan who contacted me recently in regards to helping out in the magazine. I was absolutely blown away when I saw her work. I am sure you will all agree that there is a lot of potential in her work. Alhamdolillah we have had an artist in our midst and we are proud to present the work of Aliwaley. My Journey by Moonlitknight and Aliwaley  Bismillah ar-Rahman, ar-Raheem, My username on Hashemstudios is aliwaley, I am 14 years old, and an Ansari of the Yamani Ale Muhammad (PBUHAHP). Being born in a Twelver Shia family, all my life I have loved and revered Muhammad and his Pure family (pbuta). I have made choices by the help of Allah between right and wrong, and my parents have always been there for me to help me understand the Path of Allah (swt) and have always given me freedom of choice. It was on Shab e Baraat, the 15th of Shabaan, that I wrote an Areeza to Imam Muhammad Mahdi (A.S.) I told him that I was unsure of the situation in this world and I felt that something was wrong, and it bothered me. It’s hard to explain how, but I felt I needed direction, so I asked him for it. I asked my Imam (A.S.) to give me the direction I needed in life, since I felt there was a certain guidance that my life was lacking, although I could not point my finger at what exactly that was and A few days later, my cousins came over to our house. We spoke about a lot of things, and then they spoke of a new topic I had never heard of before. They told me about a man called “Yamani”, who was to appear before the reappearance of Imam Mahdi (A.S.) It was interesting, as I had never heard of this Hujjat of Allah before. They gave me relevant Ahadith and explained how the world would be before and during the End Times, and my brother and I listened to them with great interest, and later that same night, they spoke to me in private. They informed me that Allah had decided on a serious matter, and that I should know of it. It was then that they revealed the news that changed my life forever: They told me the Yamani (A.S.) had appear