Quranic Reference for Mahdist Project

 We have natural laws that preserve the social entity, and its balances, from any distortion that threatens its stability and safety. The semantic meanings of the innate humanity are soundness and integrity in the first creation, as Allah Almighty said in the Holy Quran: {the fitrah of Allah, upon which He has created all people. No change should there be in the creation of Allah.} [Al-Rum, verse: 30]. It is a standard for good and evil, as working in accordance with its guidance is good, and deviating from it is evil. The act of justice and benevolence is in keeping with human nature and instinct, so it is good, contrary to injustice and oppression, which human nature abhors, regardless of the position of al-Shari’ah towards it.

 As for the painful punishment that befell the people of Lot (peace be upon him), it was not because of the sexual anomaly that spread among them, but because of their disbelief, their highway robbery, and their assault on travelers!?

In this study, this suspicion is refuted by presenting and tracing everything mentioned in the Holy Quran, and the authentic hadiths and narrations regarding the crime of homosexuality, and what was mentioned in the story of the people of Lot (peace be upon him), and the reason for the severe punishment that was inflicted upon them.

Through this response, the clear and explicit Quranic position on homosexuality was revealed, that it is forbidden, criminalized and punishable in this world and the hereafter with the most severe punishments, and that the major crime that Lot's people (peace be upon him) committed was sexual anomaly, while the rest of the crimes are the repercussions and effects of this heinous crime.

The study also revealed the negative effects of this crime on the individual and society, and how to confront it in the Qur’an and through what was mentioned in the Noble Sunnah [Islamic laws].

 Sexual anomaly is considered one of the most dangerous types of anomaly, as it results in serious physical and psychological diseases, family disintegration, the cessation of offspring, and the destruction of social life in general.

In this study, the concept of obscenity in the Holy Quran was revealed, as well as the manifestations of sexual anomaly, the most important causes of this phenomenon, its dangerous consequences, its images, and the Quranic interpretation of it. This is through the characteristics of the people of Lot (peace be upon him) mentioned in the Holy Quran, and their relationship to this crime, and its repercussions on the individual and social levels, in addition to shedding light on the mechanisms of the West’s promotion of sexual anomaly, and ways to confront this phenomenon.

The first idea in the Quran is the generality of the law of duality for everything that Allah Almighty created, but it appears that it does not mean masculinity and femininity, but rather similarity and difference, or action and reaction. However, there are verses from which the generality of the law of biological duality is evident for the plant world, as well as the animal and the human being worlds. The one who studies the Quran verses notices several things:

First: Man is two types, male and female, without the existence of a third type, and it is one of the postulates of contemporary biology. However, gender ideology is based on sophistry that goes beyond biology and science, by believing in the existence of identities outside of masculinity and femininity, based on personal desire rather than formative reality.  

Second: The ability to become pregnant is limited to femininity. 

Third: Reproduction occurs through sexual relations between a male and a female, but the Quran limits it to legal marriage. On the other hand, gender ideology and sexual anomaly go beyond that, as it legalized same-sex marriage. Therefore, the Quran forbids any sexual relationship between a male and a female outside of legal marriage, or between females, or between two males, indicating that one of the destructive effects of this is the non-continuation of the human species. Therefore, gender ideology and sexual anomaly are a philosophy of death and nihilism.

Sexual anomaly has many social harms and risks, and its spread in any society indicates a serious state of social and moral decline. 

According to this study, one of the most important reasons for the spread of sexual anomaly in our societies is the Western media and cultural promotion process, and the Western political and legal support for this obscenity as well. 

The research addressed the proposed solutions to this phenomenon. There are two methods to treat those involved in this crime, and this ugly and shameful behavior, the first is method of deterrence by implementing the punishment specified by the Sharia texts, but in the present era this treatment cannot be implemented, due to many obstacles. The second: It is related to encouraging those afflicted with sexual anomaly to repent and return to sound innate humanity.

The aim of the study is to show the evils and dangers of this heinous phenomenon, by reviewing the verses of the Holy Quran related to the subject, especially in the story of the Prophet Lot (peace be upon him) with his people, and revealing the relationship between sexual anomaly and corruption on earth. This phenomenon is the key to many of the moral, social and ethical corruptions that the Holy Quran warned against.

 Its importance also lies in the connection between the achievement of the desired goals of human succession on earth, and the manifestations of divine legislation in human demands.

In this research, an attempt is made to clarify the meaning of legislative miracle, its features, and characteristics, and how this miracle is manifested in various divine laws, and then to clarify its benefits, and the results of adopting it without other legislations. 

The research concluded with a set of results, the most important of which are: the manifestation of legislative miracles in the comprehensiveness of divine legislation of all human requirements, their harmony with them, and their integration with each other, while human legislation failed to reach this matter. The research also recommended continuing research into other aspects of Quranic legislation, emphasizing the importance of returning to the Book of Allah, in all areas of legislation that we need today, working according to its approach, and not being satisfied with theoretical reading without act.

 It also addressed the cognitive and research efforts made by Orientalists in Europe in particular, in their dealings with the Quran regarding the history of the Quran, revelation, translation of the Quran, investigation, indexing and documentation, etc.

The author revealed the religious, political and ideological backgrounds and motives that controlled the direction of these studies, which made them often stray from the scientific and objective state, and fall into multiple scientific mistakes.

The author in the book also addressed many of the doubts promoted by Orientalist writings related to the Quran, and responded to them with a scientific methodology, revealing their weakness at all levels, especially with regard to their perception of revelation, and their attempts to translate the Quran. The author also praised the respectable scientific efforts made by Orientalists in the field of investigation, indexing and documentation, as well as the studies that dealt with specific Quranic topics.

One of the most notable aspects of the interpretive role of Prophet (peace be upon him) is represented at two levels: The first is the general one, which he explained to the public according to their needs, the requirements of the situation, and the level of their understanding and reception. This led some to believe that the Prophet (peace be upon him) explained only a limited number of verses from Qur'an, as in the narration reported by al-Bazzar: "The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) did not explain anything of Qur'an, except a limited number of verses that Gabriel had taught him." This perspective contradicts what Allal, Almighty, said in Qur'an, which explains the Prophet's mission: {And We revealed to you the message that you may make clear to the people what was sent down to them, and that perhaps they will reflect} [Al-Nahl, verse: 44]. Qur'an makes it clear that the explanation of Prophet (peace be upon him) was comprehensive.

 which have inherent and unchanging characteristics that ensure the realization of Allah's justice, wisdom, and greatness.

From this point, the study highlights the strong connection between the inheritance of the Earth, referred to in the research as the "Mahdist project," and the appearance of Islam over all religion, an interconnected relationship of cause and effect, which the research seeks to explain and demonstrate.

One should reflect on the context and form in which this divine clarification is mentioned, because it is clear that many divine truths are not explicitly stated in the apparent words and phrases of the Qur'an. Therefore, it should be searched for in other means. They are conveyed within the framework of the objectives behind the missions of the prophets, and the purpose of human creation. Furthermore, presenting the study of Mahdism and the future of the world in this context highlights many verses that address this issue, and we will not find a practical application for those verses without the realization of Mahdism, as this matter supported by many hadiths and narrations, as well as the writings of both Shia and Sunni commentators.

In this study, the theory of Mahdism will be proven by revealing the objectives of divine succession of humanity on Earth, and the relationship between Mahdism and the future of the world in the Qur'an.

 However, this matter has not been agreed upon by the various Islamic sects. The Imami school, for example, approaches it from an existential ontological perspective linked to the concepts of monotheism, the creation of the world, and its purpose. Thus, the concept of the Imam’s existence is connected to the perspective of the perfect human, and is not merely a matter of general leadership or governance, as is the case in some other schools.

This issue was clearly reflected in the issue of the presence and occultation of the Imam. The occultation was not as strong as the non-existence of the Imam, because the purpose of his existence is not limited to his mere presence, even though presence is the greatest manifestation of the effectiveness and existence of the Imam. However, his occultation, or concealment from people, does not contradict the necessity of his existence in the world of creation.

In this study, an attempt is made to shed light on this issue, to understand its causes, reasons, and philosophy, and to explore whether it is a law of existence. This is done by comparing the occultation of Imam Mahdi (PBUH) with the occultation of Prophet Musa (PBUH), which is considered a brief form of occultation compared to that of the Imam. Through this comparison and reflection on the Quranic stories that mention the absence of several prophets from their people, lessons and insights can be drawn, and morals can be learned. Consequently, this helps us understand the outcomes reaped by these peoples, including the Children of Israel, from the absence of their prophets, to reflect on the results of such absences, and how to deal with the occultation of Imam Mahdi (PBUH) today, in a way that benefits humanity while waiting for the world savior.

This was done through an analytical study of the verses and narrations related to the Mahdist issue. It has reached important results that pertain to the aspects of the Mahdist project, and its connection to the purifying movement of afflictions in human society, since the earlier prophets up to the present day.

 This data concerned with discussing a moral topic, in terms of its concepts, components, the ways in which it is linked to reality, the types of its formations and its goals. This is what the objectives of this research have outlined. 

Comparing the subject by Qur’anic perspective is considered an interpretation that consists of interpreting the Qur’anic verses, by referring to what the narrations of the Mahdi’s appearance refer to in terms of facts and events, in addition to the Quranic verses that the infallible ones interpreted as the emergence of al-Qaim [Imam Mahdi] (peace be upon him).

The advantage of these supplications is that they contain Quranic verses, thus enhancing the ability to bring images and represent meanings. They are, dye to what they include, an approach to life, because they are based on a relationship between Allah, Almighty, and mankind within this world. 

Undoubtedly, the research in such topic is both an arduous and exciting job. 

The Quranic impact - that Imam (peace be upon him) let it in the supplication, in which he called for establishing the pillars of the true Islamic religion - had a great impact in establishing and consolidating those pillars, because it has a profound impact on the recipient in particular, and the Islamic community in general, and the positive results it reflects.

 They ended up denying it and considering it an alien belief to Islam, and from previous religions. This position has no scientific basis, and does not take into account the foundational texts transmitted in succession regarding these beliefs.

In this research, the positions of a number of orientalists (Jews and Christians), regarding the Mahdist thesis, will be reviewed and discussed, in two independent titles. In a third title, in which their Quranic authenticity was investigated, we reviewed a number of verses interpreted in Imam Mahdi (PBUH), which were addressed by interpretive encyclopedias for both Sunnis and Shiites.

Regarding the position of Western Orientalism about the doctrine of Mahdism and salvation, this study shed light on the positions of major European orientalists, such as: The Dutch Orientalist Gerolf van Volten, the Hungarian Goldziher, and the French Henry Corbin. We presented and discussed their perspectives in general, revealing their religious, ideological and political backgrounds, and the weakness of what these Orientalists promoted, especially the claim that the Islamic Mahdist doctrine is plagiarized from religions prior to Islam, while scientific and historical truth confirms the authenticity of this doctrine, and its roots in the texts of Islamic revelation.

 He also reviewed a group of hadiths, narrations of the Imams of Ahl al-Bayt, which were mentioned in the text on the Imamate of the Twelve Imams in general, and Imam Mahdi (PBUH) in particular, in addition to the sayings of the scholars of the famous Islamic sects, and the rational evidence of the necessity of the Imamate. That it is a divine matter, in which the Prophet, or the people, have no role in choosing him. Meanwhile, the author, in the second part, discussed the matter Imam Mahdi (PBUH), doubts related to his birth, occultation [al-Ghayba], and the philosophy of waiting for him.

The author concluded that belief in Imam Mahdi (PBUH), the issue of his occultation, and waiting for his appearance to fill the earth with justice and equity, are among the Islamic beliefs agreed upon by Muslims and their theological sects.