Dajjaal … Antichrist

Part 9

The arrogant and jealous Shaitan on his way to the depths of eternal Perdition- which he deserves due to his actions- does not wish to be alone … he has designed a tradition and plot to take as many humans as he can with him to Hell; as indicated in previous part, Amir al-Mo’menin has mentioned this goal of Shaitan and the evil jinns under his command:

“… Their wish is for you to be with them tomorrow in Hell when they are being tortured and they will be in Hell eternally and the flames of Hell will never be reduced.”

His plot has been to attack and tempt humankind- as Amir al-Mo’menin has said, “according to the level of the person’s obedience and disobedience”- from all directions to deviate him from AALAH-SPECIFIED STRAIGHT PATH TOWARD ETERNAL SALVATION:

Qur’an 7:16 … I (Shaitan) will certainly lie in wait for them in Thy (Allah’s) Straight Path. 7:17 Then I will certainly come to them from before them and from behind them, and from their right-hand side and from their left-hand side; and Thou shalt not find most of them grateful. 7:18 He [Allah] said: Get out of this [state], despised, driven away; whoever of them will follow you, I will certainly fill Hell with you all.

In Tafsir Jaame’, vol. 2, p. 394 and …, it is stated that Shaykh Tabresi has narrated from Imam Baaqer (SBUH) that “from before them” means through making them believe that hereafter is quite easy and simple; and “from behind them” means through making them gather wealth and property to be remained for their heirs, and not pay their obligatory dues; and “from their right-hand side” means through corrupting their religion by embellishing sins, and justifying doubts, suspicions and conjectures; and “from their left-hand side” means through making them love pleasures, and by prevailing passions and personal desires over them.

Additionally it has also been narrated that Imam Baaqer (SBUH) told Zoraarah, one of his special students, that this Shaitan’s behavior is specially for Zoraarah and the likes of him [being closely attached to the AhlulBayt (SBUT) and their teachings], for Shaitan does not need to come from the right and left sides of others to deceive them because they have already gone astray.

Let us ponder … the Wilayat of Hadrat Mohammad and AhlulBayt (SBUT) is undoubtedly the ultimate Allah-Bestowed blessing for which no one can be grateful enough; life is full of hardships … let us not be ungrateful due to problems rather let us, patiently and hopefully, be grateful for having this ultimate blessing in both times of trouble and ease … Shaitan wishes us to be ungrateful: “Thou shalt not find most of them grateful” …

And let us never forget: “O Kumail! Save yourself with our Wilayat …”

At this point let us review some of Shaitan’s innovated tradition, as being briefly discussed in this writing, which he has designed to oppose Allah’s Tradition; i.e. let us review some of what Shaitan, slowly but surely, has been doing to confuse humankind and to lead him astray; as Amir al-Mo’menin has said, “ to unfasten the knots of the Religion one by one and to cause division among you in place of unity”:

To oppose the fact of one unique God, he has introduced many mysterious false gods, and in the process he has introduced himself, implicitly and some times explicitly, as a good and even the best creation of God, and some times as even a god … (please refer to previous parts of this writing)

To oppose the Allah-Established Tradition that Salvation is achieved only through acceptance of the Wilayat of Hadrat Mohammad and the AhlulBayt (SBUT), he has distorted the truth regarding their beautiful personalities, and also distorted the many and clear Glad Tidings in regard to them by all Prophets of Allah … then has innovated many false so called paths to salvation, which in reality are paths to perdition … (please also refer to “Zebh ‘Azim (Grand Slaughter)”, and the E-books “Mohammad and AhlulBayt (SBUT), the Promise of Bible”, “Ghadir” Declaration of the Truth, from creation to eternity” in this site: kindfather.com)

To oppose the Allah-chosen Prophets and Successors (SBUT), he has misrepresented, tortured, killed and … them and their true followers, and has erected malevolent usurpers and liars … and, step by step, has distorted their pure monotheistic teachings … and has innovated many false schools of thoughts, some seemingly rational and logical, others mystical and intriguing … eventually and confusingly , implicitly and explicitly, all creations have been polytheistically presented as being of the same substance of God … as parts or images or reflections or manifestations or … of God thus destroying the true monotheism … (please also refer to “Repudiation of Philosophical and Irfani (Mystical) Fundamentals in Imam Riza (Salaam Be Upon Him)’s Monotheistic Teachings”)

To oppose the Allah-Ordained acts of worship i.e. Shari’at, he, partly or fully, has called it unnecessary, and has killed it by taking away its spirit, i.e. the Wilayat which is the key to acceptance, and also innovated many easy false ways to make humankind believe that he is worshipping … (remember Amir al-Mo’menin said, “he will order you to perform acts of obedience that you enjoy, so you will think he is an honourable angel, but he is really the accursed Shaytan. And once you trust him he will order you to commit the greatest of sins, the sins from which you cannot be saved.” “They will make you overoptimist regarding Allah, thus making you very hopeful; an excessive hope which will make you proud, and you will be seduced.”)

To oppose the truth regarding the benevolent and obedient angels who help humankind , he has used the evil and malevolent jinns misled by him to harm humankind …

To oppose magnificent and heart-warming miracles, he has used deceiving and destructive magic …

Let us read together the following Verse:

Qur’an 2:102 And they followed what the Shaitans chanted of sorcery in the reign of Sulaiman, and Sulaiman was not an unbeliever, but the Shaitans disbelieved, they taught men sorcery and that was sent down to the two angels at Babel, Harut and Marut, yet these two taught no man until they had said, "Surely we are only a trial, therefore do not be a disbeliever." Even then men learned from these two, magic by which they might cause a separation between a man and his wife; and they cannot hurt with it any one except with Allah's permission, and they learned what harmed them and did not profit them, and certainly they know that he who bought it should have no share of good in the hereafter and evil was the price for which they sold their souls, had they but known this.

Imam ‘Askari (SBUH) in regard to this verse and the previous related verses has said that those Yahuds (jews) and Nawaaseb [uncompromising adversaries of the AhlulBayt pretending to be muslims] have followed sorcery and magic which Shaitans (devils …) used to recite, and have speculated that these matters were from the Prophet Solaymaan using which he had attained kingdom; they (those jews and Nawaaseb) have used sorcery and magic to obstruct the Pat of the Book of Allah for people. And when they heard the virtues of Hadrat ‘Ali (SBUH) from Hadrat Mohammad (SAWA) and when they observed miracles manifested at both their hands, some of them said to others that Mohammad (SAWA), just like Solayman son of Dawud (SBUT), had wished to take control of the world using sorcery and magic; so they said if they learned sorcery and magic too they could  claim miracles as Mohammad had done, and thus they could be free of following Mohammad and ‘Ali (SBUT). Allah here has censured and rebuked them saying that they have thrown the Book of Allah, Mohammad and ‘Ali (SBUT) behind their backs and instead have been following Shaitans’ heresies such as sorcery and magic, and have been claiming that Solayman was a disbeliever and skilful sorcerer, and that the reason he gained power and kingdom it was due to the sorcery which he knew.

The Imam (SBUH) continues that Allah in this verse asserts that Solayman did not disbelieve and did not do sorcery as those disbelievers claim, rather the Shaitans disbelieved and taught people the sorcery which they have imputed to Solayman, and that which was sent to the two angels Harut and Marut.

Imam Sadiq (SBUH) has said that after the Prophet Nooh- Noah- (SBUH) sorcery and believing in superstitions were becoming prevalent; Allah sent the two angels Harut and Marut to the Prophet of that time so that the two of them would express for him the actions of the sorcerers, and in addition so that the two of them would give him information regarding nullification of their sorceries and elimination of their deceits. That Prophet learned such matters from the two of them and, by command of Allah, taught people how to recognize the sorcery of sorcerers and to nullify them using what they were learning; at the same time the people were strongly commanded not to ever perform sorcery themselves. This teaching of sorcery by that Prophet is like teaching a person about some toxic material then showing the person its antitoxin, and telling him if he sees a poisoned person, to feed him the antitoxin and save him, and forbidding him to ever give the poison to and kill any one.

The Imam (SBUH) continued that the Prophet of that time commanded those two angels to appear in form of two humans and teach people what Allah had given them. Those two angels told people that they were the means to test servants of Allah so that it might become evident who would be obedient to Allah in regard to learning sorcery and recognizing magic and deceits in order to nullify the actions of sorcerers and to make manifest the Truth, and who would disbelieve and through performing these sorceries, magic and deceits would tell people to believe that they would bring the dead to life and the living to death and do the things only possible by the powerful hand  of Allah.

The Imam (SBUH) then said that Allah SWT has asserted that people learned from those two angels and from the book that Shaitan had hidden beneath the throne of Solayman, things which caused separation between husbands and wives such as tale-bearings, burying talismans, amulets and charms, and different deceptions for the purpose of arousing anger of men and instigating hearts of women, thus causing separation between them which is an instance of harming others and is Haraam (religiously prohibited). Allah SWT has said that they, with these things, do not harm any one unless with Our Permission [i.e. the Omnipotent Allah does not take away the doers’ free will and power]; through performing sorcery and deception, they do harm their religion and do not gain any benefit, and they cause people to leave the Religion of Allah; and they know that those learning sorcery and harming others using sorcery have indeed sold their religion for their world and will not have any reward in the Hereafter; if they comprehend what an evil trade they have done with their souls they regret but indeed their regret shall not be beneficial for them, for the real belief of sorcerers is that there is no God, no Resurrection and no Prophets. To sum up, sorcerers for the price of their worlds have sold their eternal lives and have performed a strange trade which its only result is loss.

In another precious Hadith Imam Sadiq (SBUH) has clarified that when Hadrat Solayman (SBUH) passed away Shaitan organized sorceries in a book and in it wrote that the book was set for the king Solayman by Aasef son of Barkhiya [Minister and Successor of the Prophet Solayman] in which there were treasures of knowledge for people who wished to do such and such, they should do such and such; then Shaitan hid the book under the throne of Solayman and hinted them to take it out and read it; they said that if Solayman did not have this book he could had never prevailed over us. But the Believers said that Solayman was a servant and Prophet of God and he had never performed sorcery and magic.

(From: Tafsir Noor al-Thaqalain; Tafsir Jaame’; …)

Now let us remember that in part 2 of this writing when discussing Hadrat Haaroon and his two sons (SBUT), we had mentioned:

“Here it is important to remind that Shaitan’s malevolent and planned misrepresentation occurred for each and every Prophet and Successor; as other examples, in parts 12 and 16 of “Names of Mohammad and ‘Ali (SBUT) in the Bible” we have already looked at how Prophets Ayyub (Job) and Daawood (David) (SBUT) have no longer been represented as Prophets but have also been misrepresented as sinners in the bible …”

Here it is also noteworthy to mention that although there still are jewish and christian writings, not usually referred to by most people, which vaguely refer to these Chosen and Infallible personalities with the word prophet, but it is essential to keep in mind that as another part of Shaitan’s tradition and plot to destroy the Truth, the meaning of the holy word Prophet itself has been distorted from Infallible and Allah-Chosen individuals, and has been reduced down to even regular fallible and sinful persons. The following is one of the definitions of prophet in the Webster Unabridged Dictionary: One of a band of ecstatic visionaries claiming divine inspiration and, according to popular belief, possessing magical powers.

As just read in precious Hadiths of the Infallible Imams (SBUT), we see that the same Shaitanic plot has been applied to the Infallible Prophet Solayman (SBUH). Let us briefly look at a few jewish and christian sources to realize once again what the Infallible Imams (SBUT) have divulged has exactly been what the jews and christians, who have distorted the Truth, have been doing; remember what Hadrat ‘Ali (SBUH) has said: “O Kumail! Nasaara (Christians) did not deny Allah, neither did Yahud (Jews). They did not even deny ‘Eesa or Moosa. O Kumail! What they did was they added, removed and changed things. By doing so, they denied Allah, disbelieved, became accursed, resented and they did not repent. That is why they are not accepted. O Kumail! Allah accepts only from the pious ones.”:

“[Although] According to the Talmud, Solomon is one of the 48 prophets (Rashi, to Megillah, 14a). The Hebrew Bible … portrays him as great in wisdom, wealth, and power beyond any of the previous kings of the country, but ultimately as a human king who sinned. His sins included idolatry and turning away from Yahweh … ( Leithart, Peter J (2000). A House for My Name. Canon Press. p. 157.). (As cited in the English Wikipedia.)

According to 1 Kings 11:4 Solomon's "wives turned his heart after other gods", their own national deities, to whom Solomon built temples, thus incurring divine anger and retribution … 1 Kings 11 describes Solomon's descent into idolatry, particularly his turning after Ashtoreth, the goddess of the Sidonians, and after Milcom, the abomination of the Ammonites … According to 1 Kings 11:30–34, it was because of these sins that God punishes Solomon …

“This tradition of Solomon's control over demons appears fully elaborated in the early pseudographical work called the Testament of Solomon with its elaborate and grotesque demonology.” ("Solomon, Testament of". Jewish Encyclopedia. As cited in the English Wikipedia.)

The following is from “SOLOMON - JewishEncyclopedia.com”:

“Solomon, having been the wise king par excellence, was regarded later as the author of various works treating of all the sciences and particularly of magic. The legend of Solomon and Asmodeus (see Solomon in Rabbinical Literature) was current as early as the time of Josephus …”

[Josephus, Webster Unabridged Dictionary: Joseph ben Matthias, A.D. 37?–c100, Jewish historian and general.]

 “The following is a list of the pseudo-Solomonic works, beginning with those which are better known: (1) "Sifra di-Shelomoh Malka," or "The Book of King Solomon," quoted in the Zohar (i. 76b et passim, iii. 10b et passim) […] (2) "Sifra de-Ashmedai," a work quoted in the Zohar under various titles signifying respectively "The Book of Asmodeus, Which He Gave to King Solomon" (Zohar iii. 194b), "The Book of Asmodeus the King (ib. 77a), "The Magic Book of Asmodeus" (ib. iii. 43a), "The Magic Book Which Asmodeus Taught King Solomon" (ib. ii. 128a), and, finally, "The Book Which Asmodeus Left for King Solomon" (ib. iii. 19a). This work is supposed to be the book of magic containing formulas for subjugating demons and the authorship of which is so often ascribed to Solomon; it may be identical with the"Kitab al-Uhud," mentioned by D'Herbelot in his "Bibliothèque Orientale" (comp. Wolf l.c. iii. 1035).”

Jewish Encyclopedia also introduces Asmodeus as the chief of the demons, Ashmedai or Asmodeus, who, according to this encyclopedia, was captured by Benaiah, Solomon's chief minister.

It is noteworthy to mention that the name of Hadrat Solayman (SBUH)’s Minister and Successor, based on the teachings of the AhlulBayt (SBUT), was Aasef son of Barkhiya. As we mentioned in “Names of Mohammad and ‘Ali (SBUT) in the Bible” part 5, as part of the E-book “Names and characteristics of Mohammad, ‘Ali, … and Mahdi (SBUT) in Jewish, Christian and Islamic documents” in this site kindfather.com, Aasef son of Barkhiya had possessed “one portion of the Knowledge of the Book of Allah” (Qur’an 27:40); i.e. his Knowledge was from Allah, and definitely not from jinns and demons …

And as we see in Qur’an 27:39 an ‘Efrit (audacious, …) of the jinn who was present offered to bring the throne before Hadrat Solayman were to rise up, but Hadrat Solayman (SBUH) wishing to make evident the Allah-bestowed Knowledge and Power of his Allah-Chosen Successor let Aasef son of Barkhiya bring the throne in less than the time required for the return of a wink; showing that Allah-Bestowed benevolent Knowledge of Prophets and Successors (SBUT) is incomparable and beyond the power of even the most powerful of the jinns, and showing that miracle is incomparable to magic and sorcery, and  …

Again let us not forget that while the Successor of Solayman (SBUT) had possessed “one portion of the Knowledge of the Book of Allah”, Hadrat Mohammad and his Allah Chosen Successors, the AhlulBayt, (SBUT) have possessed “علم الکتاب the entire Knowledge of the Book of Allah” …

To be continued …