Abdullah ibn Ata says: I asked Imam Abu Jaafar Bakr: SPEAK TO US OF MAHDI, HE SAID: HE WILL FOLLOW THE PATH OF THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH (peace and blessing be upon him); HE WILL ELIMINATE OLD AND COME WITH NEW THINGS.(Sheikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Numani, al-Ghaybah al-Numani, p. 216) And -then he will reluctantly accept their oaths of allegiance. If you witness this, take the oath of allegiance to him, -because he is Mahdi in heaven and on earth (May Allah bless him). (Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi -Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir az-Zaman, p. 35) Imam Muhammad Bakr (as) has said: WHEN our Qaim (MAHDI (AS)) APPEARS he will rub his hands on the heads of servants and will concentrate their disparate ideas in one place. He will direct them toward an objective AND WILL LEAD THEM TO THAT STATE OF MORAL PERFECTION WHICH IS APPROVED OF. (Bihar al-Anwar, Vol. 52, p. 336) Dont you know that except the Qaim (Mahdi (as)), behind whom Prophet Jesus (as) son of Mary, will perform the prayer, all of us from the Ahl al-Bayt will have the oath of allegiance to that times taghoot (every entity, power, demon that do not recognize the domination of Allah) on them (irreligion will prevail during the time of Mahdi (as), almost everyone will fall under this system)?. Almighty Allah will conceal his appearance and hide his person. THUS WHEN HE APPEARS NOBODYS OATH OF ALLEGIANCE WILL LIE ON HIM., (Sheikh al-Saduq, Kamal al-Din, Vol.1, p. 305) Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: It was asked, O Messenger of Allah (pbuh)! Who is the most honorable among mankind? He (pbuh) said, The most honorable of them is one who is the most pious of them. They said, We are not asking about this. He said, Then, the most honorable of men was Yusuf (Joseph), the Prophet of Allah, the son of Allahs Prophet, who was the son of the Prophet of Allah, who was the son of Khalil of Allah (Ibrahim (pbuh), Allahs friend), They said, -We are not asking you about this. He enquired, --Are you then asking me about the classes of the Arabs? The best of them in the Pre- Islamic Period of Ignorance are the best of them in Islam, provided the religious knowledge they comprehend. (Bukhari and Muslim). The days and nights will not end until a man from the Family of my House (Al Mahdi), for whom preventing the disorders will not be difficult and who will not be dissuaded from doing so even by killing, appears. (Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir al-Zaman, 12) Allah, the Mighty, the Glorified, granted me a great power, so much as that, if I turn my attention to a dead tree, that dead tree will sprout immediately. (Mektubat Imam Rabbani, 1/18) Al Mahdi will settle his account swiftly and will never break his promise. (Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir al-Zaman, 24 ) MAHDI WILL BETTER KNOW WHAT IS TRUE AND WHAT IS FALSE. HE WILL DO AWAY WITH FALSE LAWS. HE WILL PREVENT DANGERS, NEUTRALIZE YOUR UNJUST RULERS AND WILL CLEANSE THE WORLD OF THOSE WHO ARE NOT HONEST. HE WILL ACT WITH EQUITY AND BUILD A MERCIFUL SCALE OF JUSTICE AMONG YOU... If you wait, you will be rewarded and YOU WILL REALIZE THAT HE IS DEFINITELY THE ONE WHO WILL SALVAGE YOUR RIGHTS and take revenge for the injustice inflicted upon you. -I swear by the name of Allah, that Allah is with the truly devout and those who do good. (Kitab al Ghaybat, [Bihar al-Anwar, Vol. 51], Ansariyan Pubcations, collected by: Muhammad Baqr al-Majlisi, Iran-Qum, 2003, p. 182) THE STANDARD GIVEN TO MESSENGER OF ALLAH (pbuh) DURING THE BATTLE OF BADR BY ARCH-ANGEL-GABRIEL (JIBRIL) WILL -ALSO BE GIVEN TO IMAM AZ-ZAMAN (AL MAHDI). THE SPECIAL ATTRIBUTE OF THIS STANDARD IS THAT IT WILL CAST FEAR TO THE HEARTS OF ENEMIES ALL AROUND (HIM) AT FAR AWAY OFF A MONTH DISTANCE JOURNEY. WITH EQUAL MEANS AS MUCH, IT WILL INCREASE THE CONTENTMENT AND HEALTH IN BELIEVERS HEARTS. (Bihar al-Anwar, Vol. 51, p. 135; Vol. 52, p. 328 from Kaamil Al-Ziyaaraat; Vol. 52, p. 360; Sheikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Numani, al-Ghaybah al-Numani, Vol. 78, p. 391; Yawm al-Khalaas, p. 288; Mikyaal al-Makaarem, Vol. 1, p. 241) A NATION will BE HONED AS A METALSMITH HONES THE TIP OF AN ARROW, THEIR EYES will BE ENLIGHTENED WITH REVELATION, THEIR EARS FILLED WITH ANALYSIS AND BOWLS OF KNOWLEDGE will BE RAISED TO THEM NIGHT AND DAY. (Kitab al-Ghayba [Muhammad Baqir Majlisi, Bihar al-Anwar, vol.51], p. 186) Everybody shall sit round him like affectionate father to his dear children, or sitting of a merciful king with those under him, showing the introduction to the cheerful verses and glad tidings in the everlasting house of felicity that -those present shall witness for those absent. (Sayyid Murtada Mujtahidi Sistani, Selected Supplications from al-Sahifah al-Mahdiyah Selected Supplications, Nashr Almas, p. 257) When Al Mahdi plants a dead tree, that tree will immediately be fresh and produce leaves. (El-Kavlul Muhtasar Fi Alamet-il Mehdiyy-il Muntazar, Mahdi will point to a -flying bird, and the bird will -fall into the -palm of -his hand. He will plant a dry twig in the dry soil, and it will suddenly give off shoots. (Portents of Doomsday, p. 173) Salama Ibn Zufar (ra) says: One day, when someone said, Mahdi (as) has appeared in the hearing of Hudhayfa, he replied: If Mahdi (as) has appeared, -you are near the time of the Messenger of Allah and the companions are still living among you. You are therefore really happy people. But, no, this is not true. MAHDI (as) will APPEAR AT A TIME WHEN PEOPLE ARE SICK OF EVIL, CRIME AND OPPRESSION and when nobody living in reclusion is as saintly or as loved as him. (As-Suyuti, Al-Hawi Lil-Fatawi, Vol. 2, p. 159) Yes, ALMIGHTY ALLAH WILL SEND THE GREAT PURIFIER (Mahdi), WHEN STRIFE AND ENMITY ENFOLD THE WORLD, WHEN EVERYWHERE IS FILLED WITH OPPRESSION, RUINATION AND PILLAGING, TO TEAR DOWN THE BASTIONS OF DEPRAVITY AND DEVIATION (to intellectually neutralize the circles that deviate towards falsehood leaving the truth behind), TO UNIFY HEARTS OF STONE AND DARKNESS AND ENLIGHTEN THEM WITH HUMANITY AND THE LIGHT OF JUSTICE. (Al-Mahdi Al-Mawud, Vol. 1, p. 310) A man will be called by name from the sky, -and proof will not deny him and the despicable will not hinder him. (Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi -Akhir az-Zaman, p. 52) A voice will come from the sky, and no evidence will deny him nor will he be prevented from being evidence. (Al-Barzanji, Al-Ishaah li-ashrat al-saah, p. 200) He -then listed the attributes of Al-Mahdi (as) and said: HE IS YOUR GREATEST REFUGE, THE ONE WHO HAS THE MOST KNOWLEDGE AMONG YOU AND THE MOST CONCERNED FOR HIS FRIENDS AND THOSE HE LOVES.- My Allah! -Make his appearance a virtue for the elimination of sorrows and bring the fragmented community back together through him! If Allah grants you success, --RUN TO SWEAR ALLEGIANCE [TO -JOIN] HIM AND NEVER ABANDON HIM. IF SUCCESSFUL, IF YOU REACH HIM AND ATTAIN THE PATH TO SALVATION, NEVER GIVE UP ON HIM. -And pointing to his chest, he said: How I wish to see him., (Sheikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Numani, al-Ghaybah al-Numani, p. 252) He said: -O Commander of the Faithful! From whom does Mahdi (as) come? He said: He is from Bani Hashim, from the peak of the Arabs great mountain. He is such an ocean that anyone whom entering to it is lost., He is a mercy for those who shelter in him, he makes people pure, when they are filled with hate, when death appears he is not afraid, when death comes he is not shaken and he never withdraws from the field of struggle. HE IS EXPERIENCED, VICTORIOUS, INVINCIBLE, A LION, SOUND, THE PILLAR OF HIS PEOPLE, COURAGEOUS, he is the wisdom sword of Allah, the leader, everyone gathers around him, he grew at home as a source of greatness and honor, and his greatness stems from the most noble greatness. (Sheikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Numani, al-Ghaybah al-Numani, p. 251) PEOPLE will SEEK REFUGE IN MAHDI (AS) AS HONEY BEES CLUSTER AROUND THEIR SOVEREIGN. He will fill the world that was once full of cruelty, with justice. His justice will be as such that he will not wake a sleeping person or even shed one drop of blood. The Earth will return to the Age of Bliss. (Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi `Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntadhar, p. 29) Ibn al-Munadi (ra) said: -He will hold the clouds in his right hand, extend to where the Sun sets, walk on the ocean, and yet the water will come only up to his heels. There will be smoke in front of him and a green mountain behind. He will issue such a shout that all those between the earth and the skies will hear it. He will command the soil and it will grow crops. (Al-Barzanji, Al-Ishaah li-ashrat al-saah, p. 219) -However, what is anticipated is this; the renewal of this concealed state AFTER ONE THOUSAND YEARS HAVE PASSED. His being given superiority, finding water and increase. The original of such virtues (perfections) will appear and cover its abasement… AND -LET MAHDI, who values devotion -might COME!. -May Allah be pleased with him. (Imam Rabbani, The Letters of Rabbani, 1/569) The Master of believers (saw) said: HE (MAHDI) will follow the example of the most virtuous -IN ORDER TO LEAD THE CAPTIVE TO FREEDOM, FREE THE SLAVE, DISPERSE A MISLED NATION and UNIFY THE FOLLOWERS OF TRUTH. (Kitab al-Ghayba, [Bihar al-Anwar, Vol. 51], Ansariyan Publications, Collected by: Muhammad Baqr al-Majlisi, Iran-Qum, 2003, p. 186) MAHDI IS THE -SUN WHO WILL DO AWAY WITH ALL TROUBLES AND -OPPRESSION. -When he bestows goodness he is fertile -rain. (Al-Barzanji, Al-Ishaah li-ashrat al-saah, p. 188) Due to the holy being of Imam az-Zaman goodness and BLESSINGS WILL INCREASE MANIFOLD. (Saafi Gulpaygani, Muntakhab al-Asar, p. 157) He (Al Mahdi) will remain seven, eight or nine years then, there is no goodness left in life nor yet in living after him. (Reported by Abi Said Al Khudri in the reference of Abi Dawood, Al Hakim, At-Tirmizi, Ahmad, ibn Hibban, Muslim, Al Tabaran) This will last for 7 years, but one year for him will be like 20 for you. (Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi `Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntadhar, p. 44) Mahdi (as) is one of my children…He will bring forth -treasures from under the -ground and conquer the -lands of polytheism. (Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi `Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntadhar, p. 25) He will send a radiant person as both the GREATEST INTERPRETER OF THE LAW, and the GREATEST RENEWER, and -RULER, and the MAHDI, and as GUIDE, and SPIRITUAL POLE, and that person will be from the Family of the Prophet (peace and blessing be upon him) (Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, Letters / Twenty - Ninth Letter - Seventh Section, p. 515) Hazrat Reza (as) replied to Rayyan Ibn Salti when he asked whether he were the commander of the faithful: Yes, I am also the commander of the faithful. But I am not the commander of the faithful who will fill the world with justice. The promised Qaim [Mahdi (as)] will arise advanced in age, but will have a youthful appearance. HE will BE SO POWERFUL THAT IF HE STRETCHES HIS HAND OUT TO THE LARGEST TREE IN THE WORLD HE will UPROOT IT AND CAST IT AWAY, AND IF HE SHOUTS AMONG THE MOUNTAINS, HARD ROCKS will TURN INTO POWDER. He will have Moses (as) staff and Solomons (as) -ring. Allah will keep him hidden from sight until He wills. He will then appear and will fill the world with justice where it was formerly filled with oppression. (Bihar al-Anwar, Vol. 52, p. 32; Al-Hurr al-Amili, Ithbat al-Hudat, Vol. 6, p. 19) -MAHDI IS A PERSON WHO IS APPROVED TO SPEAK THE LANGUAGE OF BIRDS AND OTHER ANIMALS. (Al-Barzanji, Al-Ishaah li-ashrat al-saah, p. 188) Nuaym narrates from -Tawus (ra): -I begged not to die before seeing Mahdi (as). Because the goodness of good people will grow in his time, and -even the bad will be treated well. (Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir az-Zaman, p. 17) From Salim al-Ashal: WHEN THE PROPHET MOSES (AS) SAW MIGHTY BESTOWED ON AND THE VIRTUE OF THE QAIM OF MUHAMMAD (pbuh) IN THE FIRST PART OF THE TORAH, HE SAID MY LORD, MAKE ME HAZRAT MAHDI (AS). He was told: --The truth is that Mahdi (as) is from the line of Ahmad ( i.e Muhammad (pbuh)). THEN HE LOOKED AT THE SECOND PART OF THE TORAH AND HE SAW THE SAME THING. HE REPEATED THE SAME WORDS AND WAS GIVEN THE SAME ANSWER. AND WHEN HE SAW THE SAME THING IN THE THIRD PART HE AGAIN REPEATED THE SAME WORDS AND WAS AGAIN GIVEN THE SAME ANSWER.(Sheikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Numani, al-Ghaybah al-Numani, p. 280) -All these will BE REALIZED IN A PERIOD WHEN COUNTRIES will CHANGE, HUMAN BEINGS will FALL INTO A DECLINE AND ABANDON ALL HOPE FOR THE COMING OF MAHDI (as). Then QAIM (MAHDI (as)) who is from by my descent, -will EMERGE -WITH A -NATION- AND ALLAH will MAKE THE TRUTH PREVAIL THROUGH THIS NATION AND -CRUSH THE SUPERSTITIOUS BY SWORDS OF KNOWLEDGE… -Oh people, joy with the coming of the Mahdi (as). Because the word of Allah is true, it does not come to anything. His Command is not averted. He does everything with wisdom and He knows everything. ALLAHS CONQUER IS CLOSE. (Yanabee al-Mawadda, p. 440) -O you who believe! whoever from among you turns back from his religion, then Allah will bring a people, He shall love them and they shall love Him, lowly before the believers, mighty against the unbelievers, they shall strive hard in Allahs way and shall not fear the censure of any censurer; this is Allahs Face, He gives it to whom He pleases, and Allah is Ample-giving, Knowing. Quran, Surah: The (table spread with) Food, Ayah 54. O Abu Hurairah (ra)! This community will achieve the degree of the prophets by embarking on a hard and difficult road. THEY WILL CHOOSE HUNGER ONCE ALLAH HAS FED THEM, NAKEDNESS AFTER HE HAS CLOTHED THEM, AND THIRST AFTER HE HAS GIVEN THEM TO DRINK; THEY WILL PLACE THEIR HOPES IN ALLAH AND ABANDON THESE. THEY WILL EVEN ABANDON WHAT IS LAWFUL OUT OF FEAR OF HIS RECKONING. THEY WILL SHOW INTEREST IN THIS WORLD ONLY WITH THEIR BODIES, AND THEY WILL OCCUPY THEMSELVES WITH NOTHING BELONGING TO IT. Even the angels and the prophets will be amazed at their obedience to our Lord. -How happy they are! How happy they are! -How I would have wished to see Allah unite me and them! (Ibn al-Arabi, Al-Wasaya , no: 198/2, p. 486) The Prophets Family has raised hundreds of sacred heroes, and produced thousands of spiritual leaders of the community, and has been nurtured with the leaven of the reality of the Quran and the light of belief and honor of Islam, and has thus been perfected. It is therefore totally reasonable that through reviving the SUNNAH OF MUHAMMAD (pbuh) AND THE REALITY OF QURAN at the end of time, and proclaiming them and putting them into practice, THEY SHOULD DISPLAY THE PERFECT JUSTICE AND VERACITY OF GREAT MAHDI TO THE WORLD, HE WHO IS THEIR COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF. This is also both necessary and essential and demanded by the principles of human society. (Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, Rays / The Fifth Ray - Second Station - p. 113) At the end of time two currents of irreligion will gain strength: One of them: Under the veil of duplicity, a fearsome individual named the Sufyan will deny the messenger-ship of Muhammad (pbuh), and coming to lead the dissemblers, will try to destroy the Islamic Law [way of belief and practice]. To oppose him, a luminous individual called -MUHAMMAD AL MAHDI from the family of the Prophet (pbuh) will come to lead the people of sainthood and perfection, who are bound to the luminous chain of the Family of the Prophet (pbuh), and HE WILL NEUTRALIZE THE CURRENT OF HYPOCRITES, which will be the collective personality of the Sufyan, and scatter it. (Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, Letters, The Sixth Sign, Fifteenth Letter - p. 79) The Mahdi then moves forward to Syria, where he fights the armies of the Sufyaani who has the backing of the tribe of Kalb. He too will send an army against the Mahdi - who will yet again, through The Grace of Allah, inflict heavy defeat on his enemies. This will be known as the Battle of Kalb. The Prophet of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) -actually castigated those who do not participate in this battle against Kalb. The -inhabitants of the heavens and the inhabitants of the earth will be pleased with him (Mahdi). -It will be compulsory upon all Muslims who hear about (coming of) Mahdi to -pledge their allegiance and -give full support to him. The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) says; THERE IS ALWAYS SOMEONE JUST FROM MY AHL AL-BAYT FOR MY COMMUNITY. THEY WILL KEEP THE CORRUPTIONS OF THE DISTORTER, THE SUPERSTITIONS OF THE SUPERSTITIOUS AND THE INTERPRETATIONS OF THE IGNORANT AWAY FROM THE RELIGION; -hear the truth that your imams are the -messengers who will lead you to Allah, and so look and see who your messengers are. (Sawaiq al-Muhriqa, Ibn Hajar, p. 148, Muhammadiyya mat. and p. 90, Maymaniya mat. Misir. / Yanabee-al-Mawadda, al-Qunduzi al-Hanafi, pp. 226, 326, 327, Haydariye mat. pp. 191, 271, 273 and 297, Istanbul. / Dhahir al Uqba, Muhibbiddin Tabari Shafii, p. 17)
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