Mahdiism and the deviant sects

Introduction:

Shiites are like birds, having two wings; green and red. the green wing is the very Mahdiism and Advocacy of justice. Shiites are hopeful, so they are invincible.

Now the red wing, it’s the call for martyrdom. It originates from Karbalā and Huṣaynī Ashūrā. Well, this issue has made Shiites irremovable.

The head of Communication college in the United States says that, by examining the cultures and nations in the world, he has reached the following conclusion:

Shiites have the greatest soft power in the world. And that refers to nothing but, Ḥusayni’ [pbuh]s Religious delegations. The people in wo months of mourning [Muḥarram and Ṣafar months], are wearing black and 20 million people participate in the Arbaˈeen March/walk.

Mahdism Therefore, it is natural to see some deviations in this regard. (Sometimes a self- seeker pretends to be the Imām (mgehr)!!!!)

 

Approaches to Mahdiism are of two types:

1-    Definite

2-    Indefinite

 

1-In this thought, the Promised savior1 “Mahdī” (mgehr) is the only specific Imām (The twelfth Imām (mgehr)]. And no one owns such a spiritual rank.

2-In this thought, the Promised savior changes according to the time, like Ṣufī Movement (Ṣufism)2. In the late first AH, Haṣan al-Baṣrī3 was the first, who founded Ṣufism. But he didn’t believe in Imām Alie (pbuh)’s caliphate! Also Abu Hāshim Kufī4, established Ṣufism and formed this movement during the time of Imām Sadīq (pbuh).

[Mind That] Imām Riḍā (pbuh) stated, “Whoever hears about Ṣufism, but does not is not of us! And whoever denies Ṣufism, it’s like s/ he fought with disbelievers, in the presence of The Messenger of God [Prophet Muḥammad (pbuh&h)] and on the path of God. (Safīnat al-Biḥār, Volume 2, Page 57)

 

Shāh Ni’matullāh Walī4, was the first person in the world who tried to add Ṣufism to Shia beliefs. Hence, Iranian Ṣufis have been so called “Ni’matullāhi”.

 

The features of the deviant sects:

(The claimers’ typology):

1-    They promise the people, that the path is easy and fast.

2-    They speak in something like street talk [but politer than it] (which convinces the addressees).

3-    They have the power to recognize the needs of the people.

4-    Their characters are charismatic (unique and unrepeatable).

5-    They are deconstructive.

 

Also according to Martyr Mutahhari, “Populism is worse than being stricken by floods, earthquakes, and bitten by snakes and scorpions.”

Generally, communities that are overly emotional or communities that don’t just show up; This is the difference.

*When other people see how nicely and truly the religious behave, they will learn too. *

 

Likewise, God has stated to His Excellency Moses (pbuh),

“Go, both of you, to Pharaoh, for he has indeed transgressed all bounds;

But speak to him mildly; perchance he may take warning or fear [Allah]. (Surah Ta Ha, Verses 43-44)

 

 

1-    After Imām Mahdī (mgehr), prophet Jesus the Christ (pbuh) will emerge.

2-    It is variously defined as Islāmic mysticism, the inward dimension of Islām or the phenomenon of mysticism within Islām, is mysticism in Islām, characterized … [by particular] values, ritual practices, doctrines and institutions which began very early in Islāmic history and represents the main manifestation and the most important and central crystallization of mystical practice in Islām Practitioners of Ṣufism have been referred to as “Ṣufī”.

3-    was an early Muslim preacher, ascetic, theologian, exegete, scholar, judge, and mystic. Born in Medina in 642, Haṣan belonged to the second generation of Muslims, all of whom would subsequently be referred to as the tābiʿūn in Sunni Islāmic piety. In fact, Haṣan rose to become one of “the most celebrated” of the tābiʿūn. enjoying an “acclaimed scholarly career and an even more remarkable posthumous legacy in Islāmic scholarship.

4-    The first person to be called a Sufi among Muslims, was Abu Hāshim Kufī al-Shāmī, and no one has been called by this name before him. He was one of the famous Ṣufis of the late second century AH.

5-    Shāh Ni’matullāh Walī was a Persian Sufi Master and poet from the 14th and 15th centuries. He was revered by Sunni Islām as a saint and by the Ni’matullāh tariqa, who considered him their founder.

 

 

 

Teacher: Haji Aghazadeh

Subject: Mahdiism and the deviant sects

The Summary and abstract of the materials, presented in the educational classes of Mahdiism education

Prepared in Mahdavīat unit of Masāf Institute, Mahdiaran. @Mahdiaran(Telegram)