IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, MOST GRACIOUS, MOST MERCIFUL.
IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, MOST GRACIOUS, MOST
MERCIFUL.
AL-QAUL AL-MAHMOOD
AN INTRODUCTION TO MAHDAVI BELIEFS
by Hazrat Syed Ali Yadullahi
Praise be to Allah, who has shown us the straight path and guided us to a strong Faith. We send our salutations to Muhammad (PBUH), the Seal of the Prophets (AHS), his pious Caliphs and companions (RA), and particularly to our Master Hazrat Mahdi Al-Mauood (AHS), eminent among the Firsts and the Lasts.
This tract, complete and categorical, about the life and teachings of lmam Mahdi Al-Mauood Syed Muhammad (PBUH) (of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India), Khaleefatullah (the Vice-regent of Allah), is written by Syed Ali, son of Syed Sharif, son of Syed Ali, son of Syed Yadullah, son of Syed Musa. son Syed Jalal, son of Syed Khundmir, son of Syed Yaqoob, son of Syed Mahmood (RA), son of Syed Muhammad, Mahdi-Al-Mauood (AHS).
BROTHERS: Understand this well that whenever a Vice-regent (Caliph) of Allah is sent into the world, differences crop up among the people and three groups emerge:
The first group accepts him as Allah's Vice-regent and reposes Faith (Iman) in him. The second rejects him. And the third does neither and looks for justification to accept or reject him.
This is what happened when lmam Mahdi (AHS) came and proclaimed his identity as commanded by Allah. The Muslim Ummah got divided into three groups. The first group was ours who accepted him. The second group rejected him, started quarrelling and threw doubts upon his claim. The third group kept quiet and continued its search for the proof of Mahdi's claim.
In this tract, we address the third group which is in search of the truth. It is like a patient seeking medication or the thirsty person in search of sweet water at noon.
We now bring the truth to the notice of the seekers. These sacred facts are about and in proof of Imam Mahdi (AHS). After studying them, if the seeker comes to the conclusion that we are against the Ahl-e-Sunnat, it is his duty to guide us (to the right path). Otherwise, it is his duty to help us.