Anti-Mason's Ghadab over the usurpers

Khums for poor? Or Khums for those who are claiming to be the Jaysh of Imam Mahdi? Those who are claiming to be the Sun rising from the West? They can't even take over USA and shine on the western hemisphere for Allah's Sake! Why don't you all prepare using the money of your own hard work and leave the khums to be distributed amongst the poor and the needy, e.g. Sudanese people in dire need !!!

Quran doesn't tell us to spend our khums on some folly! You can't pay the khums to poor and the needy yourself? Woe be unto thee for claiming to be what you can NEVER be!

You will be questioned for your waste of Khums appointed for Saadat (so that it is distributed amongst the poor and the needy!) Or better still, why can't you goto the poor themselves and give it directly to their hands? Is it hard for you to do? May be you don't like going to Graveyard either? One thing's for sure, this self-gratifying attitude won't work. Preparation for the Return is on Individual basis.

True Islamic Economy should be Applied

Through Socialism and Capitalism, we see that a new kind of servitude is imposed on all nations. A system were people are brought to belief that gold and power are the only thing that matter and freedom lays in acceptance of this fact, as they present it. A system that was set up to take away the people’s dignity and right. And despite the rich natural resources, fertile land becomes wasteland, waters and seas polluted, forests and treasures destroyed, humanity afflicted with poverty and wretchedness.

The Communists and the slaves of gold, the Capitalists, establish warm relations by which they have usurped and devoured the people’s right to live and to innovate. By forming monopolies and multi-billion co-operations, they hold the entire world economy in their hands, terminating all exportation, extraction, distribution, supply and demand, even pricing and banking, to themselves. With their forged ideas and false researches (widely spread out from their media centres) they made the masses believe that prosperity can only be found in the acceptance of their way. And it is by blind, en masse expectance of this that the poor are dying from hunger, while the rich (0.5% of the total population) die by gluttony, extravagance and diseases brought forth by their sexual perversity. Anyhow, this is a calamity brought about by the world-devourers upon humanity. And today the various countries, due to the weakness of their leaders and the countries affiliations, are afflicted with this regretful situations. It is upon us, the Taliyah of al Mahdi, to research and replace the incorrect economic system dominating the world of today with constructive plans and programs covering the interests of the deprived and the hungry, taking out the world of the mustad’afin (the oppressed) and the Muslims from their difficult lives and meager living.

Of course, enacting the Islamic objectives in the world, especially the economic programs, to encounter the sick capitalistic economy of the West and the strayed economy of the East, is not possible without the complete domination of Pure Islam, after uprooting the bad and evil effects of those economies. This requires some time after the establishment of a just system and the people's recognition and acceptance of the guided Imam (atfs).

Yet, offering plans and originally, explaining the direction of the Islamic economy, standing in defense of the deprived, expanding their general participation and Imam’s fight against the gold-amassers, is the greatest gift and tidings of man’s freedom from the fetters of wealth. The corrupt and oppressive regimes enjoy no distinction nor priority over the poor, and no preference will be granted to them, neither will their apologies be accepted once the Imam has risen. Death to them, while the way to the Rise is secured by the poor and the hungry.

Economy is not the Goal

Those who do unceasingly speak of economy and take wealth to be the goal of everything, do not know what man means. They think that man is like an animal, whose concern is but sleep and eating, yet with certain difference between this and the other animals. One takes care of his nafs in a “civil” way, while the other does so wildly, but both are animals. Those who take economy to be the basis of everything, take man to be an animal, and as animals they sacrifice everything for its economy.

Our basis is the tawhid, the true divine beliefs, not the fulfillment of nafs (self). Those who say that economy is the foundation have debased man and lowered him from the level of humanity to the level of an animal.

Islam Accepts Neither Capitalism nor Communism

One of the matters which need to be reminded is that Islam does not accept the despotic and inconsiderate capitalism suppressing the wronged masses. It rather seriously condemns it in the Book and in the tradition and regards it contrary to social justice, although some of the crooked thinkers and ill-informed, used to talk and write - and they are still doing so - in such a way as if Islam is unreservedly supports capitalism and backs ownership. In this way, by their incorrect understanding of Islam, they covered the luminous visage of Islam, opening the way for the ill-intentioned and the enemies of Islam so as to attack Islam to show it a regime like the capitalistic regimes of the West, such as America, England and other Western plunderers. Depending on the sayings and actions of these ignorants, the purposeful persons or the stupid ones, and, without referring to the true Scholars, have started opposing Islam. Islam also does not accept a regime like Communism or Marxism-Leninism, which oppose private land ownership and backs socialism.

Actually, Islam is a moderate regime, recognizing ownership and consumption, which, if really applied, will run the wheels of a sound economy, and will implement the social justice, which is a correlation to a sound regime.

Islam Restricts Ownership

Islam is more familiar with the poor than with the usurpers of wealth. Wealth in their case earned by illegal business. Houses of lust and game... Intoxication business, swine industry,... their wealth is najis (unpure) and was gained opposing the command of Allah, ta Ala. Such wealths are not officially recognized by Islam. In Islam wealth is restricted to certain limits. Suppose somebody has so much wealth which he has gathered legally, while others are starving. In this case it can be confiscated by the Imam of that area, and spend it for the interests of the Muslims. Ownership, much as it is respected and sanctified by Islam, can be limited by a righteous Imam according to his authority if he deemed it to be contrary to the interests of the Muslims and Islam, and it can be restricted to a certain limit, and the surplus can be confiscated according to his decree.

Islam Secures 'Adl (Justice)

Be assured that what is in the interest of the society concerning spreading justice, removing the unjust hands, securing independence, freedom, economic affairs and the adjustment of the wealths reasonably and according to intelligence and identification, all are existing in Islam in their perfect forms, and this does not need any illogical interpretations.

Islam Is to Establish the Government of Justice

Islam has come to establish a government for spreading justice, since in Islam the laws concerning financial affairs, such as the taxes, baytul mal(public treasury), the method of collecting the taxes from all classes of the community, are registered and arranged in a just way.

Islamic Judgments Are to Spread Justice

Basically, judgments are not wanted for themselves, but they are means and instruments used to correctly carry out the objectives of the lslamic government and to spread equity and justice in the society. On the long term everything we earn fisically or spiritually is to be offered in the hands of Imam e Zaman (atfs) and he shall "spread justice and equity whereas before was injustice and oppression."

Islam a Factor of Adjusting Wealth

It is Islam which blocks the shaytanic interests. It is Islam which prevents those ruffians from running extravagant lives they like to have. Islam adjusts.

The riches which these owners unjustifiably possess shall be seized and redistributed among the needy on the basis of equity and fairness.

The Prophets' Aim Was to Establish Equity

There are no loftier persons than the prophets. There are no loftier persons than the A'immah (as). These individuals sacrificed themselves for the sake of the Ummah (community). Allah, the Most High and Exalted, says: "We verily sent Our messengers with clear proofs, and We sent down with them the

Book and the Balance so that men might uphold justice." (al-Hadid: 25). The objective is that the people should act equitably, and social justice may spread among them. They should do away with wrongdoings and oppression, and the weak may be attended to and justice may he applied. Next Allahu says: "We revealed the iron" (al-Hadid: 25). What connection is there? The connection is that these are to be carried out by iron. by the clear signs, by Furqan (the criterion) and by iron, "in it there is great strength". That is, if somebody, or a group, wanted to drag the Ummah to destruction, to oppress the supporters of justice, they are to be talked to by clear signs. If they gave no ear, then by Furqan. If they did not bear, then by bullets.

Whoever looks into the history will see that it was the religions which instigated the weakened people against the Sultans.

"O 'Uthman! You have made the poor, poor and the wealthy, wealthy. This capital, wealth, gold and silver which you have hoarded must be equally divided among all Muslims. Everyone must share in the others' benefits in the economic and ethical system of Islam, in all blessings of life."

– Abu Dhar (as) to the greedy Sultan of his time.

The Prophets Mobilized the Needy Against the Plunderers

The history of the prophets is known. They had come to mobilize the needy people to go to stop the plunderers at their limits, and to establish the social justice.

The Prophets Encountered the Rich and the Powerful

The expeditions of the Prophet (sal) were many, and all were against the powerful, the rich and the wrongdoers. Before him Musa (as) took his staff and went fighting with Pharaoh, the Sultan of Egypt. He, with that very staff, and with his preachings, instigated the people against the sultan of his time. Notice Ibrahim (as), he picked up his axe and smashed the idols which belonged to the nobility, and quarreled with them for the sake of the interests of the masses, and in order to stop injustice against them.

The Hungry, the Bearers of the Banner of Pure Islam

"0 My dear fighters!” The only thing which you are to think about is the firmness of the pillars of Pure Islam; the Islam which

will humiliate the West, headed by the world-devourer, Amerikkka, and the East, headed under the one eye of ad-Dajjal (may his destruction be swift); the Islam whose standard carriers are those who walk in Pure Islam. The Islam of the hungry, the wronged and the poor of the world, whose enemies are the atheists, the infidels, the capitalists and the wealth devotees; the Islam whose real supporters have always been void of wealth and power, and whose bitter enemies are the treacherous gold accumulators, the influential politicians and the artless sanctimonious people.

The Borders Between the American Installed Islam and the Pure Islam

The way of struggling against American Installed Islam (Wahabi, Deobandi, Salafi) has a particular complication, whose different corners are to he spotlighted for the hungry Muslim fighters. But, it is much regretted that still many of the Islamic nations cannot clearly, distinguish the frontiers between the fake Oil Islam of King Fath and the Pure Islam, the Islam of the hungry and the deprived. The Islam of the petrified sanctimonious persons and the godless capitalists, the painless well-to-do complacents.

The Duty of the Taliyah in Fighting the Plunderers

The Taliyah al Mahdi is to fight against the monopolizers, the illegal profiteers, so as not to let so many people remain hungry and deprived, while next to them the wrongdoers, the plunderers and the eaters of the haraam live in comfort and ease.

The Pride of Our Revolution Is Protecting the Hungry

The more valuable one in the Taliyah is he who has Taqwa (piety), not wealth and power. All the fighters, students, leaders and the learned of the Taliyah are obliged to be more sociable and have social intercourse, more frequentation, more friendly association and familiarity with the poor, the needy and the hungry, than with the wealthy and the well-off people. Being beside the poor and the hungry, and regarding oneself along with them are a big pride which is of the godly men, and which practically puts an end to the doubts and suggestions.

Al Hamdu Lillah, in the Taliyah the basis of this thought and look is being established. Likewise we see in Iran, disregarding the severe economic blockades and the shortage in the income, they have done their best to ward poverty off the society. It is our desire and the objective of the Taliyah to see one day that there is no more poverty and indigence in our Ummah, and the dear, patient and zealous people of the Ummah enjoy comfort in their material and moral lives. Allah may forbid the coming of the day in which we turn away from defending the deprived and turn towards protecting the capitalists, and the rich get more prestige. We take refuge in Allah from this course which is quite contrary to the ways of the prophets, Amirul Mu'minin and the infallible Imams (peace be upon all of them). The pure garment of them is innocent from that, and must remain like them so for ever. We have not yet seen the glories and the blessings of our Group, manifest in the global world and the stomachs of the hungry. But by the hard work of all mu'minin the Revolution and Rise to protect the poor, reviving the slogan of defending the rights of the mustad'afin, shall become a FACT.

As combating deprivation is our belief, way and tradition, and our din (way of life), the world-devourers would not let us alone in this case, either, narrowing the rings of besiege around the individuals working within the Taliyah in order to weaken us, displaying their own hatred, grudge and fear of this popular and historical movement, in the form of thousands of political-economic conspiracies. Undoubtedly, just as the world-devourers are afraid of our people's tendency to Purity and to become Shuhada (witnesses), they are also afraid of the tendency and the Spirit within our Group. It is certain that the more our group tends to combat with poverty and defend the deprived, the more the despair of the world-devourers of us, and the more the inclination of the nations of the world towards Pure Islam.

The reader must pay deep attention to this principle and preserve this older than a thousand years historical pride of being the refuge for the deprived. The reader is to advise the nation's authorities and the people, that they may never forget the sincere inclination and attention of the deprived to the Revelation of Quran and the establishment of Islam, and not to leave them unresponded to.

Expediting the Laws in the Interests of the Mustad'afin

Speed up the construction of the Taliyah al Mahdi, particularly for the mustad'afin. In a revolutionary speed, join us in our work for the comfort of the wronged, and to reform the leaders backwardness in a speedy way.

Our People Rightly Expect Removing Deprivations

The collection of demands and the Islamic expectations of the Taliyah, are removing the afflictions and Deprivations, and changes in the Dajjalic system by which the world is ruled today. These are of the demands rightly expected, and which must be seriously observed. Before attending to unnecessary bills, notes and articles, we are to think about some principal and key questions, and to move, on the basis of the Tawhid,- in a positive direction. We should work first towards solving the basic problems of the crisis we live in. And fundamental policies should concern educational, economical, social and political affairs. These should be recorded in the interests of the deprived and removing poverty and suppression, and then to be enacted.

Arm in Arm Let Us Uproot Poverty and Suppression

"0 My nation!" The brave fighting brothers and sisters, may Allah support us! We are now reaching a sensitive stage of our Revolution-the stage of construction, a stage through which our deprived and persecuted people should get the advantage of the coming Revolution, a stage in which you should touch the greatness of the just Islamic regime, a stage in which we must proceed arm in arm to uproot poverty and oppression. You, the people suffering under the Dajjalic development, your fight against imperialism and exploitation, has to win a great victory, and you could, by depending on Allah, the Exalted, and by your unity and general action, overcome the Ignorance of the time,

and make the Super Powers tremble. Now, too, you must muster your forces and co-operate in your struggle against poverty and deprivation and in resolving upon rescuing the people, with the help of Allah. During this hateful Dajjalic regime the problem of lodgings is one of the difficult social problems. Most people

are under the burden of getting a piece of land to build a nest. They often spent their whole life under the heavy loans of the banks, the profiteers and the looters in order to he able to have a shelter for themselves and their children. A great part of the mustad'afin of our Ummah are deprived from possessing a house, and are used to live in the corners of cave-like, dark, narrow

and ruinous rooms, and they often have to pay the larger portion of their meager income to rent such a room. Such ominous heritage has been left for the people of Afghanistan, and if the Muslims don't stop it we will soon see the same in Iraq. It's up to you to say "I not endure such an unjust and discriminating situation. It is the least of everybody's right to have a daily meal and a residence. The land problem is to be solved and all the deprived People of Allah should enjoy this divine gift. All the deprived must have their houses. No one in any part of the world may be deprived from having a house.

Caring for the Deprived Brings the Reward of this World and the World to Come

We advise all to act for the comfort of the deprived classes, as it brings you the good of this world and of the world to come. Since history there were people living under the injustice of the Sultans, the Kings and the Presidents. How well it would be if the well-to-do classes volunteer to prepare abodes for the

refugee camps, and let them be assured that they will find in that the good of this world and the world to come. It is unfair, however, that one should be homeless, while another possesses many flats.

The Taliyah's Financial Sources

Coordination of the Islamic Taxation System with the Development of the Country

The Islamic financial law, which is the basis of the Ummah's life, is founded, as we have formerly noted, in such a way that the more the Ummah advances in development, the more its taxes increases, a fact which can he realized by referring to the law of the public domains. Such a law with such elasticity and taking care of big demands, cannot he abrogated, rather it has been formed for all countries and is to remain for ever.

Normal and Extra Taxes

In the Islamic Law there are many kinds of taxes, some of which are obligatory (khums) and some are paid as charity (sadaqa), each of which is to be briefly explained.

Obligatory Taxes (Khums)

“And know that whatever thing you gain, a fifth (khums) of it is for Allah and for the Messenger and for the near of kin and the orphans and the needy and the wayfarer, if you believe in Allah and in that which We revealed to Our servant, on the day of distinction, the day on which the two parties met; and Allah has power over all things.” - (al-anfaal, ayat 41)

The payment of the khums (1/5^th) is wajib (obligatory) on the expendible income, wealth and spoils of war.

Please refer to: [put link of khums rules here] for an in depth explanation of the khums.

“believe in One God, establish prayer, pay zakat, fast in the month of Ramadhan, and pay khums (one-fifth) of whatever you gain.” – Prophet Muhammad (sal) (Daru 'l-`Arabiyyah p. 213; Abu `Ubayd, al-Amwal, p. 13.)

Charity (Sadaqa)

There are many verses in the Qur’an which command the Muslims to help others voluntarily. There are more verses dealing with voluntary charity than the obligatory dues. Every one is morally obliged to help others according to his or her own means and resources. Charity as overstood from Qur’an has different levels.

First level of sadaqa:

“They ask you (O Muhammad) as to what they should spend (in way of charity). Say, "Whatever can be spared (from your wealth after your own expenses).” - (al-baqarah:219)

Second level of sadaqa:

“...The pious (are) those who...spend (in charity) from whatever We have given to them.” - (al-baqarah:3)

Third level of sadaqa:

“The pious people (are) those who spend (benevolently) in good and bad days.” - (al-Imraan:134)

In all these levels, one must remember to follow the path of moderation: “neither keep your hand shackled to your neck (out of greed), nor outspread it completely open -- otherwise you will sit reproached and denuded.” (al-Israa:29)

Someone asked Imam Ja`far as-Sadiq (as) about a group of people who are prosperous while their Muslim brothers are in severe need. Is it right for the rich people to eat and drink satisfactorily while their brothers are hungry, specially during the difficult days? The Imam (as) said, "Surely a Muslim is brother of a Muslim; he does not oppress his brother, neither abandons him nor deprives him. The Muslims are obliged to work hard for their brother, to relate to him, to help him, and to be charitable towards the needy people."(Dar Ihya'i 't-Turathi 'l-`Arabi, p. 597.)

The Khums and Sadaqa Are for the Establishment of Imam Mahdi's Government

The taxes which are imposed by Islam and the suggestion of the budget show that they are not merely to supply provision for the poor but for the establishment of the government and for meeting the necessary expenditures of a big government. One that is under control of the last Imam Mahdi (atfs). For example, the khums is one of the huge incomes which is deposited to the public treasury, forming a portion of the budget. According to the

instructions of the A'immah (as), it is imposed on all agricultural and commercial profits and incomes, as well as on the underground and surface sources. Generally speaking, it is taken from all kinds of income and profits, levied in an equitable method such that it covers even the greengrocer sitting al the door of the mosque, and the sailor or the miner. They have to pay one-fifth of the surplus of their income after expending their usual expenditure, in accordance with the precept of Islam, to be deposited with the public treasury. Naturally, such an

enormous income is for the management of the Ummah and to meet its financial needs. If we count the khums of the Islamic countries-or the whole world if they come under Islam-it will be realized that by imposing such a tax it is not intended just to satisfy the needs of the sayyids and the ulama. It is intended to meet the financial needs of one big organization, making way for Al Mahdi (atfs) and Masih (as). Each Islamic group established must be managed by means of these taxes, that is the khums and the zakát (this latter is not so much) and the jizyah and the kharáj (land tax). The sayyids can never be in need of such budget. The khums of the profits of only Baghdad's markets are sufficient for all the sayyids, all the scientific centers and all the poor Muslimin, let alone the profits of the markets of Tehran, Istanbul, Cairo and other markets. The assignment of a budget so enormous denotes that it is intended for establishing a government and managing the Ummah, to cover the people's needs, such as public services, health, education, defense and construction. It is more so due to the arrangement prescribed by Islam for collecting, keeping and spending it such

that there can be no waste and embezzlement in the public treasury, none have priority in making use of the public income and funds over the common individuals. All are equal in their shares, too.

But what should be done with the people’s share prior to the Rise of our Imam (atfs)? Who should collect it? What should it be used on? Should this large budget be thrown into the sea? Should it he buried until the Imam.(A.S.) comes out of occultation? Or was it to satisfy, then, some fifty sayyids, or, nowadays some half a million acclaimed sayyids, who would never know what to do with it?

In short, whoever contemplates the purpose of the (relevant) áyah and the narratives related to that will realize that all the shares of the khums belong to Imam Mahdi (atfs) and Allah.

Of all khums collected by us one half shall thus be given in the hands of Imam (atfs) and one half shall be spend on preparing his vanguard (taliyah) in accordance with his wishes and commands.

For anyone wishing to prepare himself in this way he/she can write [email protected] where he shall be given guidelines to fulfil his/her Islamic obligation of khums.

“By the Din of Islam we are justified, and by the Shariah brought by Muhammad al-Khatam al-Anbiyah (sal) we fulfil our obligations to Allah. We serve no man, but we pay Taqlid to the Imam that is appointed by the Hands of Allah. This is the only Sayyid which we are obligated to follow in this Zaman. We have Allah to answer to. We will certainly not stand before any `alim on the Yawm ad-Din. May those who speak vainly of the distribution of Khums be judged most severely on That Day, unless they turn on their heels towards the Path that is unchanging.” – ‘Isa Adam Naziri

“If we have on our table a bread of barley, it will be better than living in large parks with extending our hands to others.”

– Ayatollah Khomeini (ra)