Imam Mahdi (as),- Al-Imam Al-Mahdi (May Allah hastens his graciousappearance): Sun BehindThe Clouds

Al-Imam Al-Mahdi (May Allah hastens his graciousappearance): Sun
BehindThe Clouds
Huda has sat in front of her computer, and her love out of curiosity
has pushed her to search inside some Islamic Web sites . During that
time, she has faced some questions about Al-Imam Al-Mahdi (May Allah
hastens his gracious appearance). And this haspushed her to look
deeply in her readings, but she has found herselfpowerless to solve
them. Therefore, she has brought her private copybook about Al-Imam
Al-Mahdi (May Allah hastens his gracious appearance), and she
hasrecorded all the questions in order to get enough and satisfied
answers. After she has finished, she has closed her computer. Then,
she has begun to look for hermother inside the house, but she has not
found her. Thus, she has gone to the garden, and she has found her
grandmother sitting there.
Huda: Oh! My grandmother, where is my mother, I have been looking for her?
Grandmother: She has gone to the neighbor, and she will come soon.
Huda: Well, I will sit with you for awhile, until the return of my
mother. But you have to tell me "why are you sitting alone?"
Grandmother: I like to enjoy the Sun light, because our bodies need
this kind of light.
Huda: But the sky is covered with clouds, and cloud has kept the Sun.
Grandmother: This does not form an obstacle. Though, light can reach
us. But can you tell me about the copybook in your hand?
Huda: It is a note book about Al-Imam Al-Mahdi (May Allah hastens his
gracious appearance); you have made me remember to ask you, mydear
grandmother.
Grandmother: I am at your command, with pleasure.
Huda: There are people who say that the Shiites believe in a hidden
Imam. And he has disappeared for more than one thousand year. Until
now, they talk about him and mention his favors and they are
continually calling Allah (SWT) to support him. And they are waiting
his appearance to fill the earth with justice. But nowadays he is
hidden. What is the benefit whichpeople will get from this
disappearance? And I have seen some web siteshave dared to say that
there is no difference between the existence ofAl-Imam Al-Mahdi (May
Allah hastens his graciousappearance) and his absence. In both cases,
there is no difference. The grandmother has smiled after she has heard
that speech.
Huda: Why do you laugh?
Grandmother: I have laughed about the bats' speech.
Huda: The bats' speech?
Grandmother: Yes, my dear. This question has made me remember a tale I
have heard from myteacher; when I have been at your age.
Huda: What is that tale?
Grandmother: I will answer these questions, and then I will narrate
the tale of "blind bat".
Huda: Well my grandmother. I am eager to hear you, and my pen is ready
to record your answers.
Grandmother: Huda you have to know that the main reasons behind asking
these wicked questions is that those people have weak faith and lack
of knowledge intheir God and his Holy Book. What I want to say:Is it
reasonable to say that anything we can notsee is useless?
Huda: Are there things we can not see them, andwe can get benefits from them?
Grandmother: Yes, my dear. I will give a simple example. Can you tell
me that there is a person hasseen the air which is considered the main
element of life?
Huda: No one has seen it.
Grandmother: If we can not see it, can we deny its effect in the life
of human beings?
Huda: Absolutely not.
Grandmother: Therefore, there is a similarity between the existence
ofAl-Imam Al-Mahdi (May Allah hastens his graciousappearance) and the
existence of air. All beings depend in her existence upon Him, but he
is hidden. His disappearance dose not mean that beings become
independent, and not in need of him? Absolutely, they are in need of
him in every minute, because the earth must have a successor from
Allah (SWT). Otherwise, the earth will be filled with chaos.
Huda: I can say that this isthe first benefit.
Grandmother: Yes, my dear. The existence of Al-Imam Al-Mahdi (May
Allah hastens his graciousappearance) is a source of getting knowledge
and faith. Therefore, whodoes not know the Imam of his era, he will
die as those who do not believein Islam in the earlier ages.
Huda: This is the second benefit.
Grandmother: You know my dear that Al-Imam Al-Mahdi (May Allah hastens
his gracious appearance) is the right Imam who is chosen by Allah
(SWT) in our era to be a witness for us in the Hereafter. If he is not
existed in our world, who will be a witness for us in the Hereafter?
Huda: This is the third benefit.
Grandmother: His existence among us is considered a source of safety
and stability for ourselves, because his existence as the existenceof
the prophet of Allah (Allah's blessings be uponhim and his progeny).
If we are assured of his existence, even if he is absent. We will know
that torture will be away from us and mercy will include us. And his
existence has to be a reliable source of safety and stability.
Huda: This is another great benefit.
Grandmother: The existence of Al-Imam Al-Mahdi (May Allah hastens his
gracious appearance) is a kind of mercy for us, he helps poor people,
guide the lost people, and save the believers. Do you see how many
sick man was recovered by the blessings of Al-Imam Al-Mahdi (May Allah
hastens his gracious appearance).
Huda: Are there any otherbenefits?
Grandmother: The benefits of Al-Imam Al-Mahdi (May Allah hastens his
gracious appearance) existence can not be counted, his existence is
giving hope to those who waiting him. Also, there are another
benefits, he is taking care of his Shiites and call Allah (SWT) to
send His blessings on them. Therefore, people will get great benefits
from his call which Allah (SWT) will never disappoint him at all.
Huda: I wonder how I forget all these benefits.
Grandmother: I have not finished until now. His existence is giving
vitalityto the message of Islam and continuing its existence and
keeping itssacred rules.
Huda: I have never imagined all these benefits.
Grandmother: And those who believe in his Imamate and wait for thelast
moment in their life, they will get Allah's blessings absolutely.
Huda: Praise be to Allah (SWT) for all these benefits and blessings.
Grandmother: I will end my speech with another great benefit. The
benefitwhich we get it from his existence as the benefit which we get
it from Suneven if it is covers by clouds. All beings like trees,
human beings, plants, lands need sun light. And if it is beyond
clouds: If night is continuing for ever, can we say that life will
continue in this world? The existence of Al-Imam Al-Mahdi (May Allah
hastens his gracious appearance) gives brightness to this world and
without him the world will be dark. Without him there is no light,
stability, etc. Can we live without the existence of sun?
Huda: I think I have got acceptable answer. Now, I am eager to hear
the tale of "The Blind Bat."
Grandmother: I have been told that there has been a blind Bat, who
flew during the brightness of the day to hunt insects to eat them.
Huda: How can this blind bat hunt them?
Grandmother: The bat has an unbelievable high sensitive ability to
hear. The bat produces ultrasound and when it hits certain things,
this ultrasound will go back to him. Thus, the bat will be able to
know the place of this thing and attack on it swiftly, and this bat
hates high sounds because these sounds will disturb him. Whenever the
feast has come, children group around the swings, and they have been
laughed loudly; therefore, the bat has disturbed from that.
Huda: What the bat has done to them.
Grandmother: The bat has cried loudly, don't play here. Go to your
home. I hate loud sounds.
Grandmother: But the children have not pay attention to him or obey
his order. The bat has decided to cut the swingsropes because they
have been an obstacles restrain his flying.
Huda: Has the bat done that?
Grandmother: Yes, the bat has cut the swing ropes into small pieces in
order to prevent them from playing with swingsand not tie them again.
Huda: This bat is an animal without heart or conscience.
Grandmother: Yes, my dear. This is the habit of wicked people.
Huda: Surely, the childrenhave become sad.
Grandmother: Off course my dear. But fortunately sun was seeing what happened.
Sun: I have to do something to prove for those children that I love
their laugh and their playing.
Huda: What can sun do?
Grandmother: Sun has cried loudly.
Sun: Do you think I will be silent without punishing you. Oh, blind bat.
Huda: What has sun doneto bring back happiness for children again?
Grandmother: Sun has sent its ropes of light to all children in order
to make new swings. The children have become very happy. The blind
bathas feared a lot when thelaughs of children have spread again and
the bat has wondered. Thus the blind bat has decided to cut sun ropes
also. But the blind bat can not do that because they have been very
strong. Whenever the bat has been flown and hits one of the sun ropes,
the bat has become very tired and fallen on the ground and had no
longer able to control himself.
Huda: What has happened then?
Grandmother: When the children have finished their play and sun has
set, the bat has got up and it has begun to fly without hearing their
laughs. Therefore, the bat has decided not to flyduring the brightness
of the day and the blind bathas begun to tell the animals about sun.
The bat has told them that sun is useless and harmful and many other
lies about sun. From that day whenever I hear someone talks about our
sun Al-Imam Al-Mahdi (May Allah hastens his gracious appearance) I
remember this tale.