Review Of the Law of Knowing the Divine Proof
توسط: Dar al-Hidaya :The ‘Law of Knowing the Divine Proof’ is one of the concepts that Aḥmad al-Baṣrī uses to mislead people.
The Law of Recognition According to the Claimant
He defines the ways to recognize divine proofs in three aspects and bases his self-made law solely on these, claiming that he possesses them:
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Claim of knowledge
(A knowledge that has been refuted hundreds of times and that anyone can claim to have).
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Claim of a will (Wasiyyah)
‘No one claims it except its true owner’ — Since he does not have a will in its exact text and form, he is forced to say that a will means merely claiming to have one.
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Claim of calling for God’s rule
All claimants claim to invite people to God’s rule, not Satan’s rule. This invitation is just a claim, as false caliphs from the Umayyads and Abbasids to ISIS and others have all claimed to uphold God’s rule — even Hindu cow-worshippers who consider the cow a manifestation of God.
Thus, a false claimant is forced to turn everything into mere claims rather than proven and true matters.
Necessity Precedes the Law of Knowing the Divine Proof
First, it must be noted that some of Ahmad’s claims are inherently false and do not require discussion or examination, such as:
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Claiming divinity
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Claiming prophethood
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Claiming to be the Yamani
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Claiming to abrogate divine law
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Claiming to be the promised Qa’im
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Claiming reincarnation and belief in transmigration of souls
These are inherently false claims that automatically invalidate the claimant’s invitation.
For example, we cannot say, ‘What is the law for recognizing God?’ and then discuss whether Ahmad al-Baṣrī is God or not!
Similarly, we cannot say, ‘What is the law for recognizing a prophet?’ and then discuss whether Ahmad al-Baṣrī is a prophet or not.
Since these claims are false by nature, anyone who makes them is automatically a liar.
The same applies to Imamate, because, with certainty, Islam acknowledges only twelve Imams until the Day of Judgment. Any claim of Imamate beyond this number is inherently false.
The only Twelfth Imam is Imam al-Mahdī (may God hasten his reappearance), and there is no need for him to prove his Imamate or present a will. Just as we believe in the eleven Imams before him, we believe in him in exactly the same manner.
Conclusion
The only thing unknown about him is his blessed face, which, like the previous eleven Imams, was not widely recognized. However:
When he reappears, we will, God willing, witness his face.
Moreover, the signs of his reappearance serve as clear indicators that remove any doubts.
A sign is meant to guide, not to be obscure and ambiguous.
Thus, numerous explicit and clear signs have been provided for both before and during his uprising. His movement will be:
“As clear as broad daylight,”
— as stated in narrations,
“and there will be no ambiguity about it.”
Finally, the narration that Aḥmad al-Baṣrī and his followers use to justify their fabricated law will be analyzed from multiple perspectives:
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Interpretational Analysis
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Comparison of the Covenant, Weapon, and Banner with the Will, Knowledge, and Divine Rule
