Maseeh ibne Maryam ^AS

مسيح ابن مريم

Maulatana Maryam al Azraa ^AS and Maulatana Hurratul Maleka ^RA are two venerated and noble women in our history – separated in history by nearly one thousand years, both Maulaat were steadfast in their service of Imam al Zaman ^AS and devout servants of Maulatana Fatema ^AS and Ahl Bayt ^AS. And, they were both mothers – the mother of Eesaa Nabi ^SA and the mother of Duat Mutlaqeen ^RA.

Maulatana Maryam al-Azra ^AS, the mother of Eesaa Nabi ^AS, was given good tidings by Allah Ta’ala as the birth of Eesaa Nabi ^AS drew closer – who conveyed to her that her son will become a maseeh, one who will be a sign to mankind and mercy from Allah Ta’ala. She was directly responsible for the tarbiyat and upbringing of Eesaa Nabi ^AS, who was then appointed by the Imam to lead. During his lifetime, Eesaa Nabi ^AS and his Apostles (Hawaariyeen) established a new faith and called the Children of Israel (Bani Israel), toward sirat-al-mustaqeem. Maulatana Maryam’s ^AS piety was instilled in her son Eesaa Nabi ^AS.

Similarly, in the history of our dawat, Maulatana Hurratul Maleka ^RA stands out prominently in her role as the mother of Duat Mutlaqeen ^AS, a hujjat of Imam Amir ^AS, the Queen of Yemen, and a learned scholar and writer. She too was a servant of the mother of Aimmat Tahereen ^AS, Maulatana Fatema ^AS, who swept the floors of Maulatana Fatema’s ^AS home. Most notable was her leadership in the establishment of the seat of Dai al-Mutlaq to ensure that each Dai and his appointed successor was equipped and ready to lead and protect the dawat of Ahl Bayt ^AS.

Maseeh ibne Maryam ^AS was one of the names given to Eesaa Nabi ^AS; he had the divine ability to prepare his successor to take the helm of dawat and continue to call people toward Allah. The Quran states:

Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin ^RA explained the essence of this aayat: with the raza of Allah Ta’ala, I [Eesaa Nabi ^AS] will prepare one of my followers, breathe into him the ruh of succession and ready him to lead the people. This is the shaan of Maseeh, son of Maulatana Maryam ^AS.

Duat Mutlaqeen ^RA epitomize the brilliance of maseeh; Maulatana Hurratul Maleka ^RA – the mother of Duat Mutlaqeen ^RA – embodies the luminosity of Maulatana Maryam ^AS – Maseeh’s mother. Maultana Hurratul Maleka ^RA groomed her children and prepared them to run the dawat of Ahl Bayt in the Imam’s ^AS stead, and to continue to lead mumineen until such time that the Imam ^AS performs zuhoor. The first of the Dai-al-satr Syedna Zoeb ^RA– in the same light as Maseeh ibne Maryam ^AS, identified one amongst his followers that he prepared and appointed as his successor – Syedna Ibrahim ^RA. Each Dai, one after another, embodies the shaan of maseeh; by the ilhaam – divine direction – of Imam al Zaman ^AS, he prepares his successor, breathing into him the ruh of succession (nass), to ensure that the chain of continuity, the passage, and the protection of Ahl Bayt’s ^AS knowledge and dawat, remains unbroken. Today, we see the shaan of maseeh brought to life by Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin ^RA in his mansoos, Syedna Aali Qadr Mufaddal Saifuddin ^TUS. Through our Maula ^TUS, we receive the invaluable bounties of Ahl Bayt’s ^AS knowledge; and, especially during Ashara Mubaraka, the divine calling toward Imam Husain’s ^AS lamentation.