DECLARATION OF THE UNIVERSAL GUARDAINSHIP OF ALLAH IN THE LINE OF DAWUD (KING DAVID): THE COMPLETION OF THE RELIGION OF ALLAH
BY M.Y.M.
MONDAY 19TH AUGUST 2019 (18TH DHUL HIJJAH 1440)
IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE MOST EXALTED, THE MOST GLORIOUS!
“Today, I have perfected my religion for you, completed my blessings upon you, andchosen Islam (Submission) for you as a religion.” (Qur’an, Surah Ma’idah 5:3)
My Dear Brother and Honourable Friend, S.I.A.H.,
Assalamu alaikum warahmatullahi wa barakatuh!
As a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad and a great scholar of Islam, you will surely be aware that today, the 18th of Dhul Hijjah, is a very special day for Muslims as it marks the day when the religion of Islam was perfected by God by the declaration of the Prophet to the people the identity of his successor. On this day, the Prophet declared the guardian of the affairs of the Muslim community to all the Muslims. This was when the following verse of the Qur’an was revealed:
“Today, I have completed your religion for you, perfected my favour upon youand chosen Islam for you as a religion.” (Surah Al-Ma’idah 5:3)
On this day, in the 10th year of the Hijra, the Prophet while returning from his farewell pilgrimage and while there were only a few months left of his precious life, stopped at a place known as Khum. There, he gathered all his companions and announced that he was leaving two precious and weighty things behind for their guidance and protection. These were the Book of Allah and the Ahlul Bayt, meaning his family and descendants from the lineage of Ibrahim. (Sahih Muslim) He then held the hand of his cousin and son-in-law, Ali, and declared that he was the Guardian of the Believers. (Musnad Ahmad) This was the greatest and most ceremonious declaration the Prophet ever made besides the ones at Mount Safa and the Farewell Pilgrimage. Here, he made the declaration about the true spiritual leadership of the Muslims known as the wilayah or guardianship.
Today, on this day of Ghadir in the year 1440 AH, I am announcing to you and the world the glad-tidings of another guardianship which is Greater than the guardianship of the Ahlul Bayt of the Prophet Muhammad. It is the Universal Guardianship (Wilayah) of God in the line of Dawud. The line of Dawud stems from the line of the Prophet Ishaaq unlike the lineage of Muhammad which stems from the lineage of the Prophet Isma’il. Both Prophets, Isma’il and Ishaaq, were the sons of the Prophet Ibrahim and God chose Ibrahim and his lineage through both his sons to bless mankind through them. The lineage and Family of the Prophet Muhammad is known as the Ahlul Bayt but so is the lineage of the Prophet Dawud through the Prophet Ishaaq. The Qur’an says while addressing Ibrahim and his wife Sarah, who is the mother of the Prophet Ishaaq:
“The Mercy and Blessings of Allah be upon you, O Ahlul Bayt!” (Surah Hud11:73)
This shows that the lineage of the Prophet Ishaaq is also counted among the Ahlul Bayt. The Ahlul Bayt of Dawud is the lineage of the universal Kingship and caliphate of Allah. This is why it has been declared in the Qur’an as such. The Ahlul Bayt of Muhammad has not specifically been mentioned in the Qur’an as it is not the lineage of the Universal Caliphate and Guardianship of Allah. However, its importance can be understood through the Qur’an and Islamic tradition which show the importance of the family line of the Prophets. The Prophet said that there would be twelve leaders after him and these twelve leaders are well-known by both the Sunni and the Shiah as being from the Family and Descendants of the Prophet Muhammad.
The Prophet Dawud is the only person who was designated by Allah in the Qur’an as caliph and the Qur’an clearly says that his son, Sulaiman, succeeded him. This shows that this is the true line of the Universal caliphate of Allah. The Qur’an says:
“O Dawud! We have made you a caliph on earth, so judge among people with justice…” (Surah Saad 38:26)
It also says:
“Sulaiman inherited from Dawud..” (Surah Naml 27:16)
Today, we are living in the Promised Day of Allah when the universal government of Allah has been established in the world. The Universal spiritual government of Allah established in the world today is known as the Universal House of Justice (Bayt Al- Adl) and it exists in the Rocky Mountains of the USA. Its president is Neal Chase Ben Joseph Aghsan who is a descendant of Dawud (AS). He is the Guardian of the Baha’i Faith and the Universal Guardian of Allah for mankind. He has been foretold in the Qur’an by his name “Na’im” and the “Son of Mary”. He is the only Sign of the Hour (the Day of Judgement) designated by Allah in the Qur’an. The Qur’an does not describe anything as a “Sign of the Hour” besides the “Son of Mary”. Therefore, this is the most important sign. Neal Chase is the “Son of Mary” as his mother is called Maryam. His Hebrew name is Nahum which is equivalent to Na’im in Arabic, meaning comfort. The Qur’an says:
“When you look there, you shall see “Na’im” and a Great Kingdom.” (Surah Al-Dahr 76:20)
And it says:
“Surely, he (The Son of Mary) is a sign of the Hour…” Surah Zukhruf 43:61)
The Day of Judgement is the Day when God’s Kingdom is established. Allah says:
“The Kingdom on that Day belongs to Allah…” (Surah Hajj 22:56)
And:
“To Whom does the Kingdom belong Today? To Allah, the One and All- Powerful!” (Surah Ghafir 40:16)
Today is the Day of Judgement. The signs mentioned in the Qur’an for the Day of Judgement have all come to pass. Unlike what many people believe, the Day of Judgement is not the day when people are physically resurrected from their graves. It is the Day of Spiritual Resurrection for mankind. It is the Day when God Himself comes with His Universal Revelation to judge mankind. It starts with two Trumpet Blasts that succeed one another at short intervals. These Two Trumpet Blast symbolize the advent of two Great Revelations which announce the Day of Judgement and the establishment of God’s Kingdom. The prophecies in the Qur’an for the Day of Judgement and the Two Trumpet Blasts were fulfilled in the late nineteenth century by the coming of the Bab and Baha’u’llah. Today, a descendant of Baha’u’llah, Neal Chase, is the Head of the Divine Universal Government of God established by Baha’u’llah.
The way we can recognize the government of God and the Promised Ones who have Brought God’s Revelations for mankind today is by proofs from the Qur’an and Heavenly Scripture. The Qur’an describes the names, addresses, dates and missions of these people. The Qur’an says:
“The Trumpet shall be sounded and all those in the heavens and the earth shall pass out except those whom God wishes to spare. Then, it shall be sounded again, then they shall all of a sudden be standing and looking on. And the Earth shall shine with the Light (Glory) of its Lord and the Book will be placed..” (Surah Zumar 39:68-69)
The First Trumpet Blast represents the Revelation of the Bab, a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad, whose actual name was Mirza Ali Muhammad. He is known in the West as the Bab, meaning the Door or Gate, as he was the Door and Gate to a New Era of Divine Revelation. He came from Shiraz to Mecca in 1844. He was theForerunner of Baha’u’llah, the Great Manifestation of God for THIS AGE and the Founder of the Universal Religion of God known as the Baha’i Faith. The Bab is the Imam Mahdi the Sunni Muslims await and the Qa’im foretold by the Twelve Imams accepted by Shiah Muslims. Baha’u’llah is the Christ and the Second Coming of Jesus awaited by the Muslims and Christians. The Qur’an gives us the name of the First Promised One, the Bab, after drawing attention to the disappearance of the Twelfth Imam for a period of time. It says:
“He (the disbeliever) asks when is the Day of Resurrection (Qiyamah)?” When the eye is dazed and the moon is eclipsed and the sun and the moon are brought together, man shall say Where can I escape?” (Surah Qiyamah 75:6-10)
According to Imam Ja’far Sadiq, the Sun and Moon represent two great personalities who are the sources of illumination for the Muslims. When Imam Ja’far Al-Sadiq was asked the meaning of the first two verses of Surah Al-Shams (Surah 91), i.e., “By the Sun and its brightness; By the Moon when it follows the sun”, he explained that the sun meant Muhammad while the moon meant Ali who came after and succeeded him. This is because Muhammad was the original source of the light, while Ali and the Ahlul Bayt of Muhammad reflected that same light like the moon.
The eclipse of the moon in the above verse refers to the disappearance of the twelfth imam in 260 AH which is well-known by both the Shiah and the Sunnis. The next verse says “the sun and moon are joined together”. This shows that after this disappearance, once again both Prophethood represented by the sun and the guardianship or imamate represented by the moon will be joined together. It also shows the name of the first Promised One, the Bab, whose name Ali Muhammad is a combination of both Ali and Muhammad. The verse “The sun and the moon are joined together” is a clear prophecy for his name.
The Second Trumpet Blast represents the revelation of Baha’u’llah who is the New Christ and Messiah from the Ummah of Muhammad and is a descendant of the Prophet Dawud (AS). He came from Tehran to Palestine where he passed away in 1892. The Muslims wrongly expect the same person of Jesus Christ to return although the Prophet Muhammad only used the name of Jesus as an allegory to show that the person who comes will come with a similar mission to Jesus. This is why the Qur’an clearly says that God made Jesus to die before raising him up. (Surah Aal Imran 3:55) This shows that he was raised to God spiritually and not physically. Baha’u’llah is the second coming of Jesus and he has brought the Universal Revelation of Allah to unify mankind. He gave mankind twelve principles to establish justice and unity in the world. They are as follows:
- The Oneness of Humanity
- Independent,Unfettered Investigation of the Truth
- Religion is Progressive, All have a Common Foundation
- Religion must be the Source of Unity
- True Science and True Religion must Correspond
- The Equality of Men and Women
- Removal of all Prejudice
- Universal Peace upheld by a Spiritual World Government
- Universal Compulsory Education
- A Spiritual Solution to the Economic Problem
- A Universal Auxiliary Language
- Universal House of Justice with the Davidic King
The Qur’an says that following the second Trumpet Blast, mankind will be stood looking. This shows that mankind will come back to life after its death through this second Revelation. Then, it gives us the name of the Promised One who brings this New Revelation. It says:
“The Earth will shine with the Light (Glory) of its Lord”
This is a prophecy for the name of Baha’u’llah. The Word Baha’u’llah means the Light, Splendour and Glory of Allah. Baha means glory which means brightness such as the brightness of the sun. It also means Light in other languages such as Sanskrit. Baha’u’llah is called by this name because he is the centre and place of Manifestation of the Light and Glory of Allah. The Light of Allah appears in him just as the Light of Allah appeared in the Blazing tree before Musa (AS). Then, a call came from inside the tree, saying:
“Surely, I am Allah, there is no God except me!” (Taha 20:14)
Baha’u’llah is the only person in the world who raised the call “Surely, I am God! There is no God except me!” like the Tree from which Moses heard God’s call. This phrase is repeated over and over again in the Revelation of Baha’u’llah. Was Baha’u’llah mad or an imposter as some people believe? No! God Forbid! He was the Manifestation of the Light of Allah, the Glory of Allah and the promised one of Allah for mankind.
The Qur’an clearly says that Muhammad was the final and last Prophet of God. It does not speak about anybody else coming after him until the Day of Judgement. However, the Qur’an says that on the Day of Judgement God will appear Himself. It says:
“And your Lord shall come with the angels assembled in rows.” (Suratul Fajr 89:22)
This shows that the Day of Judgement is the Day when God Himself comes. The coming of Allah cannot mean His coming in His essence as the essence of Allah is beyond characteristics such as coming and going or ascending and descending. Therefore, it can only refer to the coming of a person or Messenger whom God sends with His Power. The event of his coming is so great that it is described as the coming of Allah himself. It fulfils the prophecy for the coming of Allah on the Day of Judgement and mankind’s standing before Allah for judgement. Therefore, the Revelations of the Bab and Baha’u’llah represent the Revelations of Allah Himself. This also shows that they are not subservient to any previous Revelation such as Islam as it is falsely believed by the Muslims. The way Muhammad was the final Prophet of Allah is that he was the final prophet who foretold the Universal Day of Resurrection when Allah would appear in His New Revelation in the person of His New Promised Ones.
The Day of Judgement is the Day when the Light of Allah illumines the earth as mentioned in the Qur’an. Allah says:
“Allah is the Light of the Heavens and the Earth.” (Surah Nur 24:35)
Later, in the same verse, it says:
“Allah guides whomever He wills to His Light.” (Surah Nur 24:35)
This Light of God appeared in Baha’u’llah. It was the Light (Nur) and Splendour (Baha) of God. However, it is difficult for many people to accept his revelation. This is because they do not know the real significance of his revelation. When they are called to prostrate to the Nur (Light) of Allah manifest in Baha’u’llah just as the angels were asked to prostrate themselves to Adam (Surah Baqarah 2:34), they fail to do this. This has also been foretold in the Qur’an. The Qur’an says:
“The Day when the shin will be revealed and they will be called to prostrate and they will not be able to.” (Surah Qalam 68:42)
The Shin has been interpreted by scholars as a great column of Light and it has been linked to the coming of Allah with his kingdom. This is the Light of God that is revealed through Baha’u’llah. However, this does not mean that Baha’u’llah is God. Can anybody say that the tree from which Musa heard the call of God was God himself? No! Similarly, the person who comes from God and Manifests His Most Great Light is not God but the place of God’s Most Great Manifestation. Just as Moses heard the voice of God from the Tree, mankind today can hear the voice of God from the Person of Baha’u’llah.
The Qur’an has concealed the knowledge about the Hour and the Day of Judgement in its symbolic language. This was to test mankind to see who is pure of heart and can accept the new revelation of God and who is not pure of heart and cannot accept it. Of all the claimants in the world, only the Bab and Baha’u’llah fulfil the above prophecies of the Qur’an. By their coming, all the events of the Day of Judgement have been fulfilled according to their deeper meaning which is the real intended meaning. Allah says in the Qur’an:
“The Hour is coming; I almost hide it so that every soul may be rewarded for its efforts”. (Surah Taha 20:15)
It also says:
“When the Hour is established, the sinners will swear that they had only remained for a short while. However, the people who have been given knowledge and faith will say “You have remained in the Book of Allah until the Day of Resurrection. This is the Day of Resurrection but you did not know it.” (Surah Rum 30:55-56)
Both the above verses show that it is not easy for people to recognize the Day of Judgement as it has been hidden by Allah to test the people. They need to make an effort to know it. If the Day of Judgement had really been of a physical nature, then everybody would have been able to recognize it. The Qur’an on the contrary says that the sinners will deny it until the people who have been given knowledge and faith will tell them the reality about that day being the Day of Judgement. Today, I am telling the world: “THIS IS THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT BUT YOU DID NOT KNOW IT!”
Although the two great Promised Ones of Allah have come and gone, they have left us their teachings in the form of revelations. Baha’u’llah has also left us a Spiritual World Government which he established through his teachings and which is his successor. He did not just leave us with an individual to guide us but left us a council and a body with a president. This president today is Neal Chase who is the Universal Guardian of the Kingdom of God and the President of the Universal House of Justice. Neal is an ordinary human being and not a prophet but he is the great- great adopted grandson of Baha’u’llah and a biological descendant of the Prophet Dawud. He is the present caliph of God and the Universal Guardian of God for mankind.
The Qur’an also shows that the Two Promised Ones will bring New Books from Allah. After mentioning the second Trumpet Blast, the Qur’an says:
The Earth will shine with the Glory of its Lord (Baha’u’llah) and the Book will be placed” (Surah Zumar 39:69)
It also says in another verse:
“The Day when some of the Ayaat (Signs/Verses) of your Lord will come, a person will not benefit from his faith… (Surah An’aam 6:158)
The Book in the first verse is generally understood to mean the Book of records of good and bad deeds. However, the real meaning of the Book in this verse is a New Universal Book of Revelation from God for mankind. The name of the BookRevealed through Baha’u’llah is the Kitab Al-Aqdas. The “Ayaat” mentioned in the second verse is generally understood to mean a specific sign mentioned in a tradition of the Prophet Muhammad, which is the sun rising from the West. However, another meaning of Ayaat is the verses of Divine revelation such as the Qur’an. The Sun mentioned in Islamic tradition is an allusion to the Sun of Revelation which is Baha’u’llah, the Glory of God. The above verses show that God will send a New Book and New Verses for mankind. This is one way of recognizing the New Promised Ones.
Only the Bab and Baha’u’llah’s fulfil the above prophecies as they both brought revelation from Allah. As mentioned above, the Book of Baha’u’llah is known as theKitab-i-Aqdas. The Central Book of the Bab is known as the Bayan. Both the Bab and Baha’u’llah revealed many other books, letters and writings. This shows that the Bab and Baha’u’llah are authentic according to the Holy Qur’an. It sets them apart from all other claimants such as Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadyani and Shakeel Bin Haneef who only base their claims on the Hadith rather than the Qur’an. They have not introduced a New Religion or Brought a New Book or New Verses from God. Because they do not prove themselves from the undoubted book of Allah, the Qur’an, their claims are doubtful and cannot be accepted. Only the Bab and Baha’u’llah have fulfilled Qur’anic prophecies and brought new revelations and Books from Allah. They are both Manifestations of the Great Light of God and their Coming is considered the Coming of God on the Day of Judgement. “THIS IS THE DAY OF RESURRECTION BUT YOU DID NOT KNOW IT.”
The true Prophecies for the Coming of the Two Promised were kept hidden by Allah in the Qur’an so that mankind may realize the truth regarding them on the Day of Judgement when these two individuals appear. This is to protect these prophecies so that nobody but the true Promised ones could claim to fulfil them. Others would not even know that these prophecies exist in the Qur’an. The Qur’an is the main source of Islam. No Muslim can be required to accept anything that goes against the Qur’an. The Hadith is a secondary source which consists of the recorded traditions of Muhammad, including his sayings, stories about him and certain other teachings that he gave. They may help people understand the Qur’an but they cannot be accepted if they contradict the Qur’an.
Many Muslims may object to the interpretation given above of the verses of the Qur’an related to the coming of the Two Promised Ones of Islam. Muslim understanding of the topic generally relies on Hadith. However, there is no doubt that the Qur’an takes precedence over the Hadith in all matters. Many Muslims went astray by following the Hadith when it clearly contradicted the Qur’an, e.g., in the issue of the method of performing the Islamic Ablution for the Formal Prayer (Salah). While the Qur’an clearly says that the Feet are to be wiped over with wet hands during ablution (Surah Ma’idah 5:6), most Muslims have misunderstood this and considered washing the feet as obligatory during the ablution. This was based on certain Hadith traditions which state that the Prophet had washed his feet during the ablution. The verse outlining the method of Wudu is contained in the same Surah as the verse mentioned at the beginning of this letter regarding the completion of Religion. It is only three verses after that verse. Similarly, the main source for the coming of the Two Promised Ones of Islam is the Qur’an and Not the Hadith. However, this fact has been hidden from many people until the coming of the Two Promised Ones, the Bab and Baha’u’llah. They have both shown how they fulfil prophecies in the Qur’an.
It is also important to know that the Greatest Authority to explain the Prophecies for the Promised ones can only be the Promised Ones themselves as they are the most knowledgeable people alive in the world during their time. Therefore, the Explanations of the Qur’an by the Bab and Baha’u’llah are reliable as they are the Promised Ones of God. They have come with Two Great Revelations of God for Mankind Announcing the Day of Judgement. The Qur’an also says that on the Day of Judgement, God will raise witnesses from every community to testify to the Truth of the Day to the People. (Surah Nahl 16:89) This is what has led me to announce before the world the Universal Guardianship in the Line of Dawud during last year’s Hajj Gathering in the USA as well as in this letter. I have been given the Faith and knowledge (Surah Rum 30:56) to guide my community to the Kingdom of Allah. Today, God has provided mankind the solution to all its problems through this New Revelation and the Universal Guardianship and Caliphate.
Please watch the video in the link below which shows my proclamation to the world during the Universal Hajj gathering of 2018 in the USA of the importance of the Universal Guardianship of God and the Newly Arranged Qur’an in a Unique Order. After a brief introduction by Neal Chase, Ross Campbell, an illustrious Baha’i scholar well-grounded in Biblical Studies delivers a presentation showing that Christ has returned through proofs from the Bible. This is followed by a presentation by Neal Chase about the importance of the Quran and Islam. This is followed by my presentation about the Newly arranged Qur’an, the Declaration of the Universal Guardianship of God in the Line of Dawud and the Great New Hajj which I took part in. Through this Declaration, the Religion of God has once again become Complete.
I hope you find this letter inspiring. May God Bless you and protect you in the shade of His loving Care!
With Love, Light and Blessings, Your Brother,
Y.
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