Christian prophecy awaits its prophesied Messiah, while Islamic prophecy does the same. Ill leave it to both theological schools to settle the issue. To tell the truth, I dont buy into any of this, but its interesting anyway ************************* EXCERPTS Among the Major Signs, the most anticipated and central sign that Muslims are awaiting is the coming of a man known as, “The Mahdi.” In Arabic, al-Mahdi means, “The Guided One”. The coming of the Mahdi is the central crowning element of all Islamic end-time narratives. In the simplest of terms, the Mahdi is Islam’s Messiah, or Savior. While there are some variations of belief between the Sunni and Shia’ sects of Islam and while certain quarters of Sunnis reject him altogether, general belief in the Mahdi is not a sectarian issue within Islam, but is universal among most Muslims. After reviewing the various Islamic traditions and opinions of the Muslim scholars, heres a list about the person and the mission of the Mahdi as he exists in the minds of many of the 1.3 billion Muslims worldwide. * The Mahdi is Islam’s primary messiah figure. * He will be a descendant of Muhammad and will bear Muhammad’s name (Muhammad bin Abdullah). * He will be a very devout Muslim. * He will be an unparalleled spiritual, political and military world leader. * He will emerge after a period of great turmoil and suffering upon the earth. * He will establish justice and righteousness throughout the world and eradicate tyranny and oppression. * He will be the Caliph and Imam (vice-regent and leader) of Muslims worldwide * He will lead a world revolution and establish a new world order. * He will lead military action against all those who oppose him. * He will invade many countries. * He will make a seven year peace treaty with a Jew of priestly lineage. * He will conquer Israel for Islam and lead the “faithful Muslims” in a final slaughter/battle against Jews. * He will establish the new Islamic world headquarters from Jerusalem. * He will rule for seven years (possibly as much as eight or nine). * He will cause Islam to be the only religion practiced on the earth. * He will appear riding a white horse (possibly symbolic). * He will discover some previously undiscovered biblical manuscripts that he will use to argue with the Jews and cause some Jews to convert to Islam. * He will also re-discover the Ark of the Covenant from the Sea of Galilee, which he will bring to Jerusalem. * He will have supernatural power from Allah over the wind and the rain and crops. * He will posses and distribute enormous amounts of wealth. * He will be loved by all the people of the earth. answering-islam.org/Authors/JR/Future/ch04_the_mahdi.htm *************************
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