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understanding our current spiritual evolution. To make things even more mind boggling I found out that AlHawwa' , is the name of a village in east-central Yemen, which is completely inline with everything else coming to light in this search! Number 13, is the numerical expression of completion or perfection. There are 13 moons in a calendar year. The Moon is associated with the Spiral of Life – birth, death, and rebirth – as it moves through the phases from dark to full. Remember, it is the moon that influences our planet and our psyche not directly the Sun, it is the interaction of the planets in relation to the Sun, and the moon transmits it in 13 phases. The scorpion and serpent symbolizes the 'antidote' and cure. Also the snake's unique ability to shed its skin embodies the concept of healing and regeneration. Once the 'Scorpionic snake medicine' is consumed and our healing journey initiated, we must battle (hardship) with the false ego and Self-will, where there can be no return to 'profane' consciousness, in which we lose innocence and awaken from ignorance into consciousness. If we try to escape from what we find, we project outside of us our inner demons, while also ignoring the inner guide/Hadi trying to communicate through us our higher purpose of healing and service. . On the authority of the Commander of the Faithful (a.s), he said: He will distinguish between Truth and Falsehood by sending the Beast of the earth/Daabbat-ulArd...He will call upon you to join your Imam and the right path, and whom the Commander of the Faithful (a.s) mentioned in his sermon: [… Know that if you follow the one who will come out from the east, he will walk you on the path of the Messenger (s.a.w), and you will then be cured from blindness, deafness, and muteness and relieved from the hardship of asking and oppression as well as from the heavy burden weighing down on your necks. It is the Yamani (a.s) who will come with the 'antidote' for the poisons of the world, to transform the deteriorating human condition and revive the dying heart by avenging the blood of Hussain (a.s) against the enemies of Allah (swt) bringing fourth the true life force reviving the heart, of the religion of Allah (swt), which is the Sacred and purified Qur'an and its purified guardians the Ahlul Bayt (a.s). The Prophet of Allah (s.a.w) said "Jesus the son of Mary (a.s) will descend at the break of day between "mihrodayn"[two colored clouds], and they are two yellow dresses from saffron, his body is white, his head is red, his hair split in half, as if his head is pouring oil/fat, in his hand is a spear, he will break the crucifix, kill the pig, destroy the Dajjal, collect the money of Al-Qa’im and the People of the Cave will walk behind him, and he is the right vizier [most trusted helper] of Al-Qa’im, his chamberlain and his deputy, )