The Mahdi Times May 2012 | Page 45

T H (a.s), such as in "The Book of Monothiesm" written by him and all his writings and The Secret Manuscript of Imam Jafar Sadiq (a.s), which confirms further the truth of his coming and what he has shown us, they are actually all synonymous and are weaving together the fabric of the story of what is occurring, every time this number seems to appear in sacred texts and references, it is somehow an indicator of the reality of the hour. Imprints of 'Truth' interact with the heart, it is the language of the soul, measured not with facts and figures but with signs and symbols prompting. The 13th Tribe We are living in the era of the occurrence and the 13th spirit, the '13th Tribe'. Those who are present during the events that will come to pass and live to witness the Providence are the generation of the Thirteenth spirit, the 'Holy Generation' who would experience life in the 'State of Divine Justice' through the uprising of the 'Son of Man', who is sent as a warner to the nations before the trial and tribulation, it is he who has come with the proofs of being the executor E S T R A I G H T P of Elijah, Jesus and Imam Muhammad Al Mahdi (a.s), May Allah swt Hasten his return. We are the generation who is being guided by the 13th to the identity of the 12th, because at the time of the arrival of Imam Muhammad al Mahdi (a.s), May Allah Hasten his return, the battle will have already begun and the call from the heavens will have taken place, and prophecies of hardships and trials will have come to pass others still to come, the armies of the Sufyani (l.a) will already have tasted the wrath of the Riser and the cleansing of the earth will be underway as the path is being paved before the hour. History has an uncanny way of coming round again, the imprints of past footprints engrave the trails for the future, the influences of choices that have been made already and the unraveling of its finale. "And in the necks of each and everyone of you, know there is already a pledge taken upon you in the atom world. So I have already taken it from the atom world for the belief in there is no god but Allah, Muhammad is His messenger, Ali and the Imams from his sons are the proofs of Allah and Ahmad Al A T H Hassan and the Mahdis from his sons are the proofs of Allah, and upon him is the curse of Allah, the messengers, and angels, and the pious, for those who turn back, and every type of curse these are all degrees in hell fire.” So this is the matter that has been ordained already in the 'Thar' world [world of Atoms] and has been unfolding in cycles such as the ripples when a pebble is tossed into a calm pond, the resonance of songs that have been echoing through the chronicles of time. Each [believing] soul has already taken an oath, and giv