The Mahdi Times The Mahdi Times, Issue #30, May 2015 | Page 20

and not under the authorisation of Ahmad al Hassan (a.s). Who is the source of this claim? Well, on 23rd January 2015, 12 men state that they were visited by the Mahdi (a.s) himself and he enlightened them with this information. 23rd January 2015 is the same day King Abdullah died and this is one end time sign which many Shia followers have been seeking, as it has been said in several narrations that the death of this man will herald good news for many, for it is after his death that the Mahdi (a.s) will rise. From the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w), “Hijaz (Saudi Arabia) will be ruled by a man whose name is the name of an animal (Fahad/leopard), when you see him from a distance, you would think he has a lazy eye and if you get close to him, you do not see anything (wrong) in his eyes. He will be succeeded by a brother of his, named Abdullah. Woe to our Shia (followers) from him! Woe to our Shia (followers) from him! Woe to our Shia (followers) from him! – He repeated it three times – Give me the good news of his death, and I shall give you the good news of the appearance of the Hujjah (Imam Mahdi a.s)”. Reference: Two Hundred and Fifty Signs, sign number 122 Now, the purpose of this article is not to go into great detail about the objectives and analysis of the call, because firstly all the information is already widespread on the internet and especially social media for all to see and secondly, the black banner movement is completely brand new and should be able to share its beli