The strike from food: its causes and purposes \By Ali Al-Zaidi

The strike from food: its causes and purposes \By Ali Al-Zaidi

More we hear and read that what is the benefit from demonstration and sit-in and now the strike from work and food, the results are the same and the corruption grows more and more but in some times it was in shape of challenge for reformation steps publicly and directly as what happened in the interrogation session of minister of defense and what it revealed from haggle and theft of nation's money, it didn't happen in any country from countries of civil world in addition to uncivil countries
In fact the matter doesn't restrict in this scope of thinking and conclusion only but there are many points that we can conclude from this matter that issued from Al-Sayyid Muqtada Al-Sader we mention from them the following
The first: The strike from something is from the customary matters which the prophets and reformers like it and anyone who was created on the pure humanity nature. So it is complementary matter for the human person in his integrity whereas he moves through it to do his role in this side whenever its introductions and causes came that move its appearance on the surface. Therefore we find the one who didn't success to know the humanity demands and the stages of its growing in the societies he can't reach to this stage, so the oppressors, corruptors and tyrants in general can't perform any kind of strike unwillingly
The second: The strike in all its types can't be issued from the person just for acquirement and do hard matter without any aim or result but it always issued for something that can't be achieved just by type of strike and as a stage of mortal stages in its occurring that's mean it happened when there is no substitution which do the same role that the stile does
For example Virgin Mary (peace of Allah be upon her) when she brought Jesus and referred to him after she stroke from the speech as it was mentioned in the Quran (so eat and drink and be glad, and if you see any human being say; Verily I have vowed a fast unto the Most Gracious so I shall not speak to any human being this day, Then she brought him ( the baby) to her people carrying him . they said: O Marry indeed you have brought a mighty thing, O sister of Harun ( Aaron) ! Your father was not a man, who used to commit adultery, nor your mother was unchaste woman, then she pointed to him. They said: How can we talk to one who is a child in the cradle, He (Jesus) said: Verily I am slave of Allah, He has given me the book and made me a prophet) Maryam: 26-30
Whereas if she talked in this case and said "no man touched me and I'm innocent) it will not be enough and not be effective on the people therefore the strike from speech was the only way that lead to make Jesus speaks in the cradle then the defense on her was stronger and no one from them could speak
The third: Allah wants to give through (high souls in integration) a new example to face the oppressor and tyrant, no one can control in this example and prevent the oppressed to do it, the oppressor and corruptor may has power and high authority in which he can steal the material tools from the oppressed and feel that they can defeat him by this means. But Allah gave the human being many powers that he can use anyone from it instead of the origin one that does the purpose
The strike from food is one of the substitute powers to face the corrupted oppressor by direct material methods and in order not to defeat the powers of refusal the human being was supplied with power that the oppressor can't steal it in any case and this shows the Divine's graces which are accompanying to the person in the more sever hours that refer to the existence of many substitutes and means which help the person in the case of losing the material reasons and causes to find them
The fourth: We are connect with a subject that can't overlook it that is the subject of connecting with Al-Imam Al-Mahdi (peace of Allah be upon him) this subject required from the one who is waiting to pass in stages of breeding and trials in which the person has been tested to be supplied with elements that help him to endure the heavy orders of Al-Imam and the more important elements are the endurance and patience in hard conditions as enduring the hotness, hunger and thirst or even sacrificing by the work which is the main source of livelihood. Then such orders are to train and prepare to receive the more sever and strong matters and the person will be prepared practically for the next sever orders that lead to the final victory on any hostile side that hinders any movement of liberation and reformation. And from the clear examples of the nature of these orders are the strict orders of Taloot to his soldiers and preventing them from drinking water or say strike from drinking water as sign to reject the oppressors and corruptors whom Jaloot was their leader and the victory will be achieved by it and was hidden from more people that related in never drinking water from the river which the army thought it is the place where they take rest and drink from it to be ready to face the enemy but how far! How far! The matters don't be as the person's mind thinks in it apparently because there are secrets and demands in the universe can't be perceive them just the one whom Allah tested his heart by faith to see by the eye of discernment. Therefore discernment the victory achieved on the hand of few people that obeyed the first order in never drinking water, that obedience was from the reasons of final victory on Jaloot and his army
The fifth: in fact Allah Glory to Him legislated the strike, and from the clear shape of it is when Zakaria asked his Lord a sign which makes him reassured on achieving the bestow of son for him, and the verse explained that Allah took the ability of speaking from Zakaria for three nights, as He said: (He {the angel} said: so it is your Lord says: this is easy for Me that I Created you before this, at a time when you did not exist* He said, Your taken is that you will not speak to people for three nights, although in proper health) Surah: Maryam (Mary) 9-10 , there is an important thing achieved from this command from Allah whereas it explained the shape of strike on the speaking in a case that it seems for who see it or who lives its events is strange and doesn’t relate to the subject, we should see a matter here that’s indeed Allah is good and it doesn't not issued from Him just the good therefore God forbid! That His command has no wisdom and good, indeed there is thing will be achieved by silence of Zakaria and it may be related to one of following points
One: maybe nation of Zakaria doesn't deserve to hear his speech due to their sins, therefore never speaking with them for three nights is kind from kinds of refusing for their behaviors which don’t satisfy Allah, so this reply is suitable to feel with this level from dissatisfaction to pay attention for what they are from disobedience
Two: there is kind from kinds of the heart remembrance that Allah wanted for Zakaria to reach to it and it will not be achieved by its high degree only by never speaking with the society and staying far from any dialogue which cut that remembrance
Three: there is cause for happening the pregnancy for wife of Zakaria that Zakaria didn’t know it, this cause is never speaking for three nights and it is naturally according to the material causes that the causes which are over the causes of nature be hidden, and it is not strange whereas the human stays mostly affected by the nature and its law, and he cannot live in world of jump to reach to the high causes
The sixth: the benefit in a deed may be hidden on some prophets as it had happened for Musa (Moses) with Al-Khidhr in making a hole in the ship, killing of the boy and straightening of the wall, so if these benefits were hidden on a great prophet like Musa and there were invisible results which their achieving are assured and all of these are for benefit of person and society, so it is clear that there are invisible results which their achieving are assured and be hidden on us we from those who are low whereas it is not any measure between us and the prophets
The seventh: Allah maybe destroy kings and make others kings due to an invocation from a simple human who doesn’t have power only the sincerity in the intention and the way of salvation stopped, but some of us think that this strike will not change anything but they forgot the saying of Allah (…and you considered it light; and that in the sight of Allah is very great) Surah: Al-Noor (The Light) \15 , therefore maybe there is purity for hearts in this strike and sincere invocations from one or many of them ask the salvation from these corruptors then the response achieves or makes the ways and causes of salvation from the band of corruption
Ali Al-Zaidi
Seventh of Dhu Al-Hijja 1437 A.H
Nine of September 2016
This essay was written in mosque of the great prophet during the strike from the food in its first day