The Mahdi Times July 2011 | Page 30

STRAIGHTPATH July 26, 2011 THE ROLE OF THE ANSARI IN THE MISSION OF YAMANI Continued... By Fayez Al-Hakeem and Labbayk Ahmed Al-Mahdi  a.s, just as those heirs are not guardians. So the meant by this inheritance is that they are the proof of the real inheritor of land, who is the Guardian Al-Mahdi a.s upon people. As their inheritance is in the view of the fact that they are proofs of the Proof of Allah, and the successors of the Successor of Allah on this land. Just as how his a.s inheritance, in the view of the fact that he is the Proof of Allah and the Successor of Allah. Whereas the reason for this new state in the law of inheritance is that even though the preceded dispatched Prophets (a.s) were the Proofs and Successors of Allah and the heirs of land in their era, but they were not able to practice their entitled authority from Allah, by being the heirs of land. So these saints; the companions of the Mahdi (a.s) are Messengers from those dispatched Prophets (a.s) as their inheritance to this earth and enablement of practicing the authority of inheritance is the same as the inheritance and enablement of the dispatched Prophets (a.s) who dispatched those virtuous saints; the companions of Al-Mahdi (a.s). Therefore, this verse is conformed:{And verily Our word went forth of old unto Our bondmen sent (to warn) (171) That they verily would be supported, (172) And that Our soldiers, they verily would be the victors}.[11] As the inheritance, enablement and supporting the companions of Al-Mahdi (a.s) is the inheritance, enablement and supporting of who dispatched them; i.e. the preceded dispatched prophets (a.s). Whereas the Mahdi (a.s) is the one who pledges to apply the Sharia of the preceded dispatched prophets on the earth, by which their patronage is fulfilled, as the Al-Mighty said: (He hath ordained for you that religion which He commended unto Noah, and that which We inspire in thee, and that which We commended unto Abraham and Moses and Jesus, saying: Establish the religion, and be not divided therein. Dreadful for the idolaters are that unto which thou callest them. Allah chooseth for Himself whom He will, and guides unto Himself him who turneth  (toward Him)).[12] Hammad bin Uthman said: I said to Abi Abdullah (a.s), the narrations we get from you vary. So he said: (The Qur’an descended in seven letters, and the least the Imam can do is to give advisory opinion on seven possibilities), then he said: {This is Our gift, so bestow thou, or withhold, without reckoning} [13]).[14]   b)      Virtuous slaves:It has been cleared that the virtuous slaves are the preceded dispatched prophets (a.s) and that this attribute and great compliment from All Z