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of this life?" He (PBUH) answered, "Following those who are in power. Thus, if they do so guard your religion against them." Usul Al Kafi, vol. 1, p. 46 – Bihar Al-Anwar, vol. 2, p. 110. As it has been made clear that the scholars of the end days will indeed oppose Imam Al Mahdi (a.s), would it be logical to look towards the scholars in pursuit of guidance for the identity of the Promised Yamani (a.s) who appears And it is no secret that the before Imam Al Mahdi (a.s)? And scholars in Iraq issued Fatwas in in the same time frame as Imam favour of the people voting for Mahdi (a.s)? So it would be incordemocratic leaders who are Ameri- rect to conjecture that the scholars can puppets (the great Dajjals pup- in the Era of Yamani (a.s) would be pets). Thus, verily, they have guided while the scholars in the interfered in the matters of life. Is time of the era of Imam Al Mahdi there any doubt left about which (a.s) would be misguided, as the age of scholars these Ahadith are Blessed Banner of Yamani (a.s) and pointing towards? the Blessed Banner of Imam Mahdi (a.s) are the same, and Imam Mahdi Imam Ahmad Al Hasan (a.s) appears in the lifetime of Ya(a.s): "Blinded is the eye that mani (a.s), according to Ahadith. doesn’t see the Truth or neglects It. Then why is it that the message of What is this trap they have made Sayyid Ahmad Al Hasan (a.s) and you fall into, Oh People? Is it logihis claim to being the Yamani (a.s) cal that you are driven each time is denied by many people just betowards killing a prophet or succescause many scholars do not agree sor or a righteously working scholthat he is the Yamani (a.s)? ar and walking by the side of the deviant Clerics of Misguidance, And after lengthy discusthen if they eliminate him you beat sions with many Muslims, if you your chests and shed the tears of ask them how they will identify the your eyes and show remorse for Mahdi (a.s), their answer turns out your abominable hideous act. Then to be a claim, “When the scholars you repeat the same thing again tell us who Imam Mahdi (a.s) is, time after time, and you follow the then we will know.” deviant Clerics of Misguidance and the same snake stings you from the Have not the Imams (a.s) same hole every time. Awaken Oh before Imam Mahdi (a.s) warned Sleepers. Awaken Oh Dead." Serthe Muslims about the scholars in mon of Hajj. the days of Imam Mahdi (a.s)? So if the Muslims do not pay heed to the 28 Imams (a.s) before Imam Mahdi (a.s) will they correctly identify Imam Mahdi (a.s) himself, or his promised Yamani (a.s)? Do not be mistaken, the Ansar Allah do believe that a time will come that the whole world knows who Imam Mahdi (a.s) is, but we are instructed by the Prophet (s.a.w) and the Ahlul Bayt (a.s) to follow the Yamani (a.s) and Imam Mahdi (a.s) at the beginning immensely, or we will go astray. The Prophet (s.a.w) took the hand of Al-Abbas and the hand of Ali (a.s) and said, "There shall be a man from the offspring of this man (Abbas) who shall fill the earth unjustice and tyranny, and there shall be from this man (Ali) who shall spread the earth with justice and tranquility, so if you see this happening, on you is to go with the man who is a Y[Y[