قَالَ رَسُولُ اللٌّه: طُوبـى لِمَنْ أَدْرَكَ قَائِمَ أَهْلِ بَـيْـتِيْ وَ هُوَ مُقْتَدٍ بِهِ قَبْلَ قِـيَامِهِ. يَتَوَلَّـى وَلِـيَّهُ يَتَبَرَّأُ مِنْ عَدُوِّهِ وَ يَتَوَلَّى الأَئِمَّةَ الْهَادِيَةَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِ. أُولٌئِكَ رُفَقَائِيْ وَ ذُو وُدِّيْ وَ مَوَدَّتِيْ وَ أَكْرَمُ أُمَّتِيْ عَلَـيَّ.
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) has said: “Congratulations to the person who meets the Qa’im [one who will rise] from my Ahlul Bayt and has firm belief in him before his advent. He will have love for his friends, and will distance himself from his enemies and will have love for the leaders of guidance (the Imams) who came before him. Indeed these are my true friends, those whom I have love and affection for and (they) are the noblest of people from my nation.”

Biharul Anwar, Volume 52, Page 129; al-Ghaybah of Shaykh Tusi

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Published by Sheikh Mateen Charbonneau

Sheikh Mateen Charbonneau is of French-Canadian descent. He was born in the United States to a Christian family, and later chose to convert to Shi’a Islam in 1999 at the age of 17, having studied both faiths. He started studying Islamic Seminary classes (Howza) in March 2013 at Imam Ali Center in Springfield, Virginia and studied abroad in Najaf al-Ashraf and Karbala and received his ‘amama (turban) from the esteemed marja’ Ayatollah Sayed Muhammad Taqi al-Modaressi in 2018. He earned a certificate from Harvard University in Islamic Studies, has filmed many documentaries about his journey to Islam, authored several books, taught in the Islamic Seminary (Howza), and is the founder of the nonprofit organization 2nd Chance Books (2014). He has lectured throughout the United States and various other countries spreading the message of Ahl ul Bayt (as). Since 2022 he has been residing in Antalya, Türkiye where he is the resident scholar of the local community and continuing his work with 2nd Chance Books.

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