The Mahdi Times July 2011 | Page 13

STRAIGHTPATH July 26, 2011 GEMS FROM PARADISE By Mumenah Imam Ahmad al Hassan said : "I came to witness the truth, and I am the truth , I came for that and I will die for that ... and you , if you want to witness for the truth then do, but if you see it to be sour, then know that the false is light and sweet, but the truth is heavy and sour." The truth speaks for itself and look at the truth that Ahmed a.s testiļ¬es! Everything that he a.s lives for is only for the truth to be revealed. The truth has to come out and it is by the Will of Allah SWT that the truth will prevail on the Earth of Allah SWT! So if you only accept the truth then you have to follow what is truthful, and it is the truth, that our Imam a.s is here on Earth and he a.s wasn't chosen by the people just like Adam a.s wasn't chosen by the people. He a.s was chosen by the will of Allah SWT. The truth is heavy and sour because there will be people who don't want to agree with you no matter what, but if we are telling you the truth, then it is incumbent upon you that 13 you accept and follow only what is truthful, and our Leader (Imam) a.s is truthful. Imam Ahmad al Yamani A.S. said: "Know God by God, or know God by His successor on his earth , who is Imam al Mahdi a.s , and he is the picture of Allah SWT on earth , and he is the picture of the names of Allah SWT on earth .. and he a.s. is the face of Allah SWT and the hand of Allah SWT." We believe that Allah SWT created everything from the beginning to the end, included in which are the Heavens and the Earth. And Allah SWT also creates us inside the wombs of our mothers. It is Allah SWT who chooses also what we are supposed to look like, He places us where He wants us to be, in which family He wants us to be in, He chooses the time we are born and when we die. So with that being said, then it is only right that Allah SWT chooses the one to be the successor on His Earth, and that is Imam (Leader) Ahmed Al-Hassan a.s.