The Mahdi Times November 2011 | Page 17

(Isaiah 5:29) Their roar is like that of the lion, they roar like young  lions; they growl as they seize their prey and carry it off with  no one to rescue. (Isaiah 5:30) In that day they will roar over it like the roaring of the sea.  And if one looks at the land, he will see darkness and distress;  even the light will be darkened by the clouds. For Mawla it is mentioned in several narrations as an identity alongside the companion of the matter (in this case companion of the matter is Imam Al Mahdi a.s). From Abi Ja'afer (as) he said, "'Isbiro' means to be patient from sinning, 'Sabero' means Taqya, 'Rabito' means to be firm with the Imams (as)" and then he said, "Do you know what 'Al Bido Ma Labadna' means?  It means if a mover makes a move, move with him.."  (Kafi v.1 p.535) From Zur son of Jaysh he said, "Ali (as) gave a sermon in Nahrawan: Until he said, 'Look at the Prophets family, if the mover makes a move, move with him, if they shout at you, support them for victory, you will be rewarded, and do not ever race and go before them, or the calamities will shock you', and then he mentioned the appearance by the emergence of the companion of the matter (as)." (Jame' Ahadeeth AlShia AlBuroojerdi v.13 p.73) This tells us that a mover will make a move, and that person is someone who comes before Imam Al Mahdi (as). As it says "and then he mentioned the appearance of the companion of the matter (as)." So the mover and the companion of the matter are two people coming out in two different times. And we are obliged to follow the mover before the companion of the matter (as) emerges. From AlBaqer (as) he said: "There will be for the companion of the matter an occultation in a few of these regions, and then he pointed his finger over at (Thi Tiwa) until before his emergence, the Mawla (Master) that was with him will arrive, and he will then meet with a few companions"  (Kitab Gaibat AlNumani p.187) Before his emergence will be a Mawla that was with him.  No doubt that this Mawla is the first of the true believers, the Yamani (as), the harsh servant with a lineage that seeds doubt (Khamel Al Asel) to the people.  He is Ahmad, Abdullah and the Mahdi in the Prophets' will. From AlBaqer (as), when he was talking about the Mahdi's move, "Until when he reaches AlThalabya, a man will stand from the lineage of his father, and he is one of the m