As the Islamic month of Rajab comes to a close, we wonder if this was the
Rajab seeing the emergence of the evil Sufyani in Syria predicted in the
prophecy of the Ahlul Bayt (as), the Purified Household of the Prophet Muhammad
(sawaws). A “Free Syrian Army” (FSA) commander known by the nom de guerre Abu
Sakkar, who is said to have founded the Farouq Brigade, was filmed eating the
corpse of one of his victims. While the incident seems to have occurred a
little prior to the beginning of Rajab, his first public interview admitting to
the cannibalistic act was released this Rajab (May 2013). He clarifies that he
was attempting to eat his victim’s liver (though experts who have reviewed the
footage on YouTube say he actually ate his victim’s lung). This act of eating
an opponent’s flesh has no basis in Islam, which outright forbids it, but
immediately harkens back to the act of the infamous Liver Eater, Hind, the wife
of Abu Sufyan, who put a hit on Hamza, the beloved uncle of Nabi Muhammad
(sawaws), and subsequently upon hearing of his assassination, proceeded to
desecrate his body and eat his liver (the scene is rendered vividly in the one
major film chronicling the life of the last Prophet of God, The Message,
starring Anthony Quinn as Hamza). It is precisely this family of Abu Sufyan and
Hind from whom the Sufyani is descended, either literally or spiritually.
In some narrations from the Purified Imams (as), the emergence of the
Sufyani is associated with that of two other figures, the Yamani (Yemeni) and a
Khorasani (Khurasani) (I use the indefinite article because there seem to be at
least two if not more personalities from the region of Khorasan (Khurasan),
Iran, to whom the riwayat refer – an issue explored by the writings of the now
defunct Taliyah group). The following are a couple of representative narrations regarding the Sufyani, Yamani, and Khorasani, taken from the Shiachat
website:
"There will be three appearances in one
year, one month and one day. The Sufyani, the Khurasani and the Yamani. The
standard of guidance will not be among them, except the standard of the Yamani,
because he will summon (people) to the truth." Imam Ja'far as-Sadiq
The risings of as-Sufyani, al-Yamani and al-Khurasani will be in the same year, in the same month and on the same day. They
will be like the beads of a rosary; one following the other. Sufferings will be
on every side. Miserable will be whoever resists them. From among the three
banners, only the banner of al-Yamani will be a banner of guidance because he
will invite to the mission of your man (al-Qaim). When al- Yamani rises, he
will forbid selling weapons for all of the people and for the Muslims as well.
When al-Yamani rises, you are to join him because his banner will be a banner
of guidance. It is not permissible for any Muslim to turn away from him and
whoever does so, will be in Hell, because al-Yamani will invite to the truth
and the straight path" [ar-Raja by al-Astrabady p.157 and Mojam Ahadeeth
al-Imam al-Mahdi, Vol 3, pg 253]
Who are these other two individuals, the Yamani and Khorasani?
As for the Yamani, it should be noted that there is a cult which claims its
leader, to whom they refer as Imam Ahmad al Hassan (احمد الحسن), is
the awaited Yamani (alternatively they also claim that he is one of 12 Mahdis,
or that he is a son or descendant of the 12th Imam, the real Mahdi
(atfs)). This individual is in all likelihood backed by Western intelligence,
as the main activity of his organization seems to be stirring fitnah and
clashing with the Mahdi Army (Jaysh al Mahdi (JAM)), and has been known to use
the star of David as one of its symbols in Iraq and elsewhere. It should also
be noted that the supporters of Ahmad al Hassan are using events in Syria for
their own agenda in promoting their cult (see, for example, a link below to one
representative posting on the board of Hashem Studios, a forum run by a
one-time collaborator on the popular online End Times video series, The
Arrivals). I am not in any way entertaining the possibility that Ahmad al
Hassan could be the Yamani, but rather another figure, a heroic figure who has
rallied the Muslim Ummah against the Zionist entity, and who has emerged
decisively this Rajab as a defender of Syria from Salafi/Wahhabi/Takfiri
Western-back terrorists: Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah.
Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the
leader of the anti-Zionist Islamic movement Hezbollah, is a strong candidate
for the Yamani. His wise move this Rajab to act decisively and defend Syria and
the greater Middle East against the burgeoning Al Qaeda terrorist movement in
Syria, which is threatening to envelope the entire region, including Iraq and
the Arabian Peninsula, in a sectarian war, makes it all the more likely that he is in fact the prophesied rightly guided Yamani. The theory that Sayyed Nasrallah is the
Yamani has been proposed by media in Lebanon and Iran, and his recent victory
in Qusair alongside the Syrian Arab Army over the Western-backed rebels further
confirms the possibility.
So who is the Khorasani? As
I mentioned earlier, the ahadith speak about at least two, if not more, apparently
distinct individuals referred to as Khorasani. While one of them referred to in
other accounts is a supporter of the Mahdi (atfs), the one referred to in the
context of the emergence of the Sufyani and Yamani seems to be less than
guided, as amongst the three figures mentioned, only the banner of the Yamani
is “a banner of guidance.” The first round of the Iranian Presidential elections
will take place on 14 June 2013. Amongst the candidates is one from the
province of Khorasan, current Tehran Mayor Muhammad Baqir Qalibaf. Some polls
in the past few days indicate he has surged to a front runner position. Insha’Allah,
I plan on voting for Iran-Iraq war veteran Dr Saeed Jalili, because of the principled
stands he has taken on, amongst other issues, Syria. Dr Jalili’s campaign rallies
have featured the flags of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Palestine, Hezbollah,
and the two starred Syrian flag flying side by side. Whether or not Qalibaf
will emerge to be the next Iranian President, and possibly the unguided or
misguided Khorasani, should become clearer within the next couple of weeks. The
Iranian Presidential election will probably move in to a second round on 21
June 2013, since none of the six canidates will likely receive the outright
majority in the first round necessary to take the Presidency.
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