Asr Zahoor - Description of the events related to the Advent of the Savior of Humanity Imam Mahdi (as)

Description

This valuable book written in 1983, provides a detailed description of the events surrounding the appearence of Savior of Humanity, Imam Mahdi (as). It is the testimony to the divine knowledge of Prophet Muhammad (swas) and his holy family, the Ahlul Bayt (as). I read this book in 1992 and couldn’t believe that all that is mentioned in it will happen – except for the Islamic Revolution of Iran which successfully took place in 1979 and it was mentioned in it. Then, this book was on the shelf and never opened. Years passed and in 2012, when Islamic awakening took momentum in Arab countries, it occurred to me that I have read these events in a book. Thus, it was then read again, and I found that the events that were unfolding especially in the Middle East were predicted in hadiths from Prophet Muhammad (swas) and Ahlul Bayt (as) about 1400 years ago. With the emergence of ISIS and Daesh in Syria and the support it had from Western-Zionist coalition and their Wahhabi and Arab allies, it became clear that whatever mentioned in this book about Sufyani, and its movement is becoming reality. Then, with the events in Yemen and rise of Ansarullah movement and its anti-Zionist and anti-USA hegemonic ideology, its support for the oppressed Palestinian people and its united voice with the Islamic Revolution of Iran – the movement of Khorasani mentioned in hadiths, it became finally evident to me that the events predicted by Prophet Muhammad (swas) and holy Imams of Ahlul Bayt (as) about the time nearing the appearance of the Savior of Humanity, Imam Mahdi (as) are true and based on their divine knowledge and are not mythological stories. The issue of Palestine and recent heinous crimes against the innocent population of Gaza and the silence of world powers and hopeless, helpless and inert role of UNO, further strengthened the view that a divine response will soon be coming in the form of a Savior of Humanity who will end the injustice in the world and liberate the oppressed from the clutches of oppressors and punish them. Though, I started translation of this book in April 2014, however due to work overload, it was left after few months and was being worked on occasionally, especially during COVID-19 pandemic. However, in the month of July this year, on the insistence of a close friend and considering the heart-breaking situation of Palestinians in Gaza, I prioritized it and worked almost every day to complete it in nearly two months. Thanks to God for His special grace and help from good a student and a colleague.