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of Man is?” 14 They replied, “Some
say John the Baptist; others say
Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or
one of the Prophets.”
Nothing in the Bible (or anywhere)
tells us the 'Son of Man' is Jesus (a.s)
as reflected in John 16:7 where Jesus
(a.s) said before his ascension "But I
tell you the truth: It is for your good
that I am going away. Unless I go
away, the Counselor will not come to
you; but if I go, I will send him to
you."
In John 16 it also states “In a little
while you will see me no more, and
then after a little while you will see
me.” 17 Some of his disciples said to
one another, “What does he mean by
saying, ‘In a little while you will see
me no more, and then after a little
while you will see me,’ and ‘Because I
am going to the Father’?”
And Matthew 26 When Jesus had
finished saying all these things, he
said to his disciples, 2 “As you know,
the Passover is two days away—and
the Son of Man will be handed over
to be crucified.” Son of man is not
Jesus (a.s), he is the Thirteenth Spirit.
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back to Allah (swt) and is still
practiced today. Kabbalists
introduced the custom of also reciting
the 13 Attributes of Mercy before
taking the Torah from the ark during
Passover, Shavuot and Sukkot.
I ask you, is it just ANOTHER
coincidence that Imam Ahmad Al
Hassan (a.s) has been the first who
has given us in his book 'The
Labyrinth or Path to Allah', a key to
unlock the mystery behind the
predicament the Samari nation who
were the Isrealites [lead by Moses]
who fell into trial and testing, after
they refused to enter Palestine?
And explaining to us that the
muslims have been living the same
fate since they were sent into the
Labyrinth because they had picked
Umar ibn Khattab (l.a) over Ali Ibn
Abu Talib (as.) because of their
misguidance in failing to recognize
'The Supremacy of Allah vs The
Supremacy of the people'?
Ahmad Al Hassan (a.s) tells us how
to get out of the Labyrinth by turning
back to Allah (swt) in repentance and
the purpose of the Labyrinth as a Trial
and punishment for rejecting the
"And they sang a new song: "You are
commands of Allah (swt) and a
worthy to take the scroll and to open
means through which we would find
its seals, because you were slain, and
our way back to Him (swt). The
with your blood you purchased men
importance of seeking repentance as a
for God from every tribe and
prerequisite and developing Taqwa
language and people and nation. You
and the means in which we are
have made them to be a kingdom and
prescribed by the Ahlul Bayt (a.s) and
priests to serve our God, and they
particularly makes continuous
will reign on the earth."
reference to the Holy Attributes of
Allah (swt)- Rahman and Raheem
On a side note there is also reference
to Thirteen tribes at the core of Judaic Compassion and Intense Mercy. There
traditions are the Selichot prayers and are a plethora of synergistic
connections so I should mention
the 13 Attributes of Mercy, words
another at this point.
taught to Moses (a.s) taught to the
repentant children of Israel seeking
It should be noted that there is an
mercy and compassion through
important set of philosophies for the
repentant prayer when they were sent
followers of Moses (a.s) that came
into the Labyrinth to find their way
from the 13 scrolls, that are known as
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'The 13 Foundations of Judaism' or
'The 13 Principles of Judaism'.
These are constructed of 13 principles
that are the pillars of faith and
commandments to be followed in
order to be considered a believer or
Jew, I think it is remarkable
considering we have been engulfed
by the number 13 symbology and its
re-occurring presence within the
Signs and events passing through the
cycle of cosmic synchronicities. It
seems the more we study its mystery
and placement within the cosmic
scheme of things, the more it opens
new doors of understanding and
discovery for the seeker.
Lets examine closer the connection of
the 13 principles that are mentioned
that makes them another signpost in
recognizing the companion of the
matter the Yamani (a.s) through the
parallels that are appearing in our
search.
The 13 Principles known as
'Maimonides’
Principle I
To Know the Existence of the Creator
"To believe in the existence of the
Creator, and this Creator is perfect in
all manner of existence. He is the
cause of all existence. He causes them
to exist and they exist only because of
Him. And if you could contemplate a
case, such that He was not to exist
then all things would cease to exist
and there would remain nothing. And
if you were to contemplate a case,
such that all things would cease to
exist aside from the Creator, His
existence would not cease. And He
would lose nothing; and oneness and
kingship is His alone.
HaShem of strength is His name
[attribute], because He is sufficient
with His own existence, and sufficient