The Mahdi Times November 2011 | Page 11

B Y: L A I L A A L I ABU DARR A.S, A TRUE COMPANION ali  b y : l a i l a for the truth.  And the "truth is on the side of the Oppressed" as Malcolm X said.  ABU DHARR T his month marks the Martyrdom of the much loved Companion of Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w) Abu Dharr, who along with his wife and daughter was banished into the hot desert by Uthman, the Third Self Appointed Caliph of Islam. May Allah (swt) Curse the Thieves and Murderers of Ahlul Bayt (a.s), Inshallah, Mola Ali Waaris.  Abu Dharr was a loyal Companion of Muhammad (s.a.w) and the Ahlul Bayt (a.s), in fact he was so loyal to them that he was one of the four that supported Imam Ali (a.s) when the so called "Muslims" of the time went against him and supported the Appointment of Abu Bakr. Yes, after the death of Muhammad (s.a.w), only four people supported Imam Ali (a.s), Salman Muhammadi, Abu Dharr, Miqdad and Zubayr. And even after that, Zubayr left Ali (a.s) and joined the unjust ones in their love for the Dunya, forgetting Ali (a.s) is the Salvation in the Akhirat. Imagine the time that there was none to support Ali (a.s) except his wife and children and these four. Abu Dharr saw the injustice that our Master Ali (a.s) we