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Title: The Last Luminary and
Ways to Delve into the Light
Author: Sayyid Ridha Husayni
Mutlaq
Translator: Saleem Bhimji
Binding: Perfect Bound
Trim: 6 x 9
ISBN: 978-0-9809487-0-7
Pages: 312
Sample Pages
A figure more legendary than that of
Imam al-Mahdi, The Awaited Saviour, has not been seen in the
history of mankind. The threads of the world events have
woven many a fine design in human life, but the pattern of
The Mahdi [The Guided One] stands high above every other
pattern. He has been the vision of the visionaries in
history; he has been the dream of all dreamers of the world,
and for the ultimate salvation of mankind, he is the Pole
Star of hope on which the gaze of humanity is firmly fixed.
Indeed, it is only Islam that has given the abstract idea of
an “Awaited Saviour” a concrete shape. The Mahdi is not to
be born in the distant future. He is already living amongst
us and shares our joys and sorrows. His appearance will not
only mean the materialization of an Islamic aspiration, but
will also be the realization of a hope cherished by the
entire humanity - regardless of race, nationality or
religion.
As the late Henry Corbin so eloquently stated: “In the
meantime, it is the duty of all Muslims, especially the
Shi’a, to strive steadfastly for the creation of the proper
atmosphere and the right climate for the establishment of a
world order based on justice, virtue and piety. They should
not only mould their individual lives according to the
teachings and high ideals of Islam, but they should also
bend their efforts to set up the Islamic order on the
collective and communal level. They should devote themselves
to the service of the faith and be prepared to receive the
Awaited Saviour. That is what was meant by the Imams when
they exhorted the Muslims to keep on waiting for the Mahdi.”
The realization of the final victory of the forces of
righteousness, peace and justice over those of evil,
oppression and tyranny, of the world-wide spread of the
Islamic faith, the complete and all-around establishment of
high human values, the formation of the utopian society and
lastly the accomplishment of this ideal at the hands of a
noble and eminent personality called, according to the
Islamic traditions, al-Mahdi, is a goal which we must all
work for in every step of our lives…
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