Arrival of Imam Mahdi

MileStone · Feb 1, 2011

Assalam Wa Alaikum,

I am starting this thread in order to search for the truth. I have been reading information regarding the arrival of Mahdi and there seems to be 2 different understandings and they both sides believe that they are right.

Please see below the different understanding in a Nut Shell. If needed we will discuss each in detail to find the truth.

1. The general understanding is and also, according to Dr. Israr Ahmed, Sheikh Imran Hosein and most of the Islamic scholars believe that Imam Mahdi will arrive and will lead the Army that will emerge from Khurasan (Areas includes Afghanistan, Western Pakistan, Eastern Iran and Southern area of Central Asian countries).
Later Hazrat Essa a.s will come and they will defeat Dajjal.
There are several signs that would exactly tell us the when Imam Mahdi would emerge that includes total domination of Israel in the world, Sea of Galilee getting dry and the most siginifcant sign is the total destruction of Army that will come to attack from Syria.
As per Sheikh Imran Hussein, we are about to enter the into a day of Dajjal that would be like a week and this would start when Israel take over from US and becomes the sole super power after the crash of US dollar.

2. On the other hand according to scholars like Al-Khaldun, Allama Iqbal, Dr. Javed Ghamidi, there is no evidence about the arrival of Mahdi in Quran or Sahih hadith.

For all of our benefit, I would like to request members on this forum discuss this in civilised manner and Insh'Allah that will help us wake up and prepare for the upcoming battle.

rajakhanmd · Feb 1, 2011

Praise be to Allaah.
Imam al-Mahdi will be a righteous man from among the descendants of Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), who will appear at the end of time, through whom Allaah will set mankind’s affairs straight, and will fill the earth with fairness and justice just as it was filled with wrongdoing and oppression. His name will be the same as the name of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), and his father’s name will be the same as that of the father of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). So his name will be Muhammad ibn ‘Abd-Allaah al-Mahdi, or Ahmad ibn ‘Abd-Allaah al-Mahdi. He will be descended from Faatimah the daughter of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), through al-Hasan ibn ‘Ali (may Allaah be pleased with him). The sign of his appearance will be widespread corruption and the earth being filled with wrongdoing and aggression.

There are a number of ahaadeeth which point to his appearance and attributes being as described above. When taken together these reports reach the level of tawaatur (i.e., narrated from so many people by so many people that it is inconceivable that they could all have agreed upon a lie). This is explained in more detail in question no. 1252.

With regard to the order in which the portents of the Hour will appear, there is some difference of opinion among the scholars, the reason being that no such order or events is narrated in the Sunnah. However the scholars have determined the order of some of the events, as follows:

1 – The appearance of the minor portents of the Hour, of which there are many which will not appear in any specific order. These include: the sending of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and his death; the plague of ‘Amwaas; the appearance of tribulations; the loss of honesty; the disappearance of knowledge; the spread of riba, musical instruments and alcohol; regarding these things as permissible; competition in erecting tall buildings; a great deal of killing; time passing more quickly; adornment of the mosques; prevalence of shirk; the spread of immorality; a great deal of stinginess; many earthquakes; landslides, transformations and pelting with stones from the heavens; disappearance of righteous people; believers’ dreams coming true; neglect of the Sunnah; a great deal of lying; a great deal of false testimony; a great deal of sudden death; a great deal of rain but little growth of vegetation; wishing for death; increase in numbers of the “Romans” and fighting them; and other signs which are narrated in saheeh ahaadeeth from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him).

2 – The appearance of the Mahdi, who will appear before the Dajjaal and before the descent of ‘Eesa ibn Maryam (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). This is indicated by the hadeeth of Jaabir (may Allaah be pleased with him) who said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “ ‘Eesa ibn Maryam will come down and their leader the Mahdi will say to him: ‘Come and lead us in prayer.’ But he will say: ‘No, one of them should lead the others in prayer, as a sign of honour from Allaah to this ummah.’: Narrated by al-Haarith ibn Abi Usaamah in his Musnad. And Ibn al-Qayyim said in al-Manaar al-Muneef (1/147): its isnaad is jayyid. The hadeeth is narrated with a mawsool isnaad in Saheeh Muslim, without naming their leader. Muslim’s report says: “… ‘And ‘Eesa ibn Maryam (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) will come down and their leader will say to him: ‘Come and lead us in prayer.’ But he will say: ‘No, one of them should lead the others in prayer, as a sign of honour from Allaah to this ummah.’” Narrated by Muslim, 225. So ‘Eesa (peace be upon him) will follow the Mahdi in prayer, which indicates that the Mahdi will appear before ‘Eesa, and ‘Eesa will kill the Dajjaal, which indicates that the Dajjaal will appear during the time of the Mahdi. See also question no. 10301.

3 – The appearance of the Dajjaal – for more detail about his emergence see Questions no. 8806, 171, 8301.

4 – The descent of ‘Eesa ibn Maryam and his killing the Dajjaal (see question no. 10302).

5 – The appearance of Ya’jooj and Ma’jooj (Gog and Magog). One indication that Ya’jooj and Ma’jooj will emerge at the time of ‘Eesa (peace be upon him) is the hadeeth of al-Nawaas ibn Sam’aan, which says that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) told them about the Dajjaal, and said: “Whilst he is like that, Allaah will reveal to ‘Eesa: ‘I have released slaves of Mine whom no one will be able to fight. Take My slaves to safety in al-Toor (Sinai),’ and Allaah will send Ya’jooj and Ma’jooj, who will come swarming down from every mound. The first of them will pass by Lake Tiberias and will drink the water in it, and the last of them will pass by it and will say, ‘There was water here once.’” Narrated by Muslim, no. 2937.

See also questions no. 171 and 3437.

Then the signs will come quickly, one after another. According to a hadeeth of Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him), the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The signs will come one after another, like beads falling from a string”. Narrated by al-Tabaraani in al-Mu’jam al-Awsat; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami’. Then the sun will rise from the west, the Beast will emerge, and there will be landslides and other major signs. We ask Allaah to make us steadfast unto death. And Allaah knows best.

For more information see: al-Mahdi al-Muntazar by Dr. ‘Abd al-‘Aleem al-bastawi, 1/256; Ashraat al-Saa’ah by Yoosuf al-Waabil, p. 249. see also question no. 3259.

Islam Q&A

rajakhanmd · Feb 1, 2011

All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.

Dear questioner, we are greatly pleased to receive your question, which shows the confidence you place in us. May Allah reward you abundantly for your interest in knowing the teachings of Islam.

There were many Hadiths narrated concerning Al-Mahdi, ranging between being fabricated, weak, sound, and authentic. However, the authentic Hadiths narrated in that respect are very few. Contemplating over such Hadiths, Muslim jurisprudents concluded what should be believed in that regard: that is, the emergence of Al-Mahdi is a fact that should not be denied; he will be born before the end of this life and will grow up to fill the earth with justice as it has been filled with oppression. This does not require Muslims to wait anxiously for the emergence of Al-Mahdi because his emergence will not abrogate any ruling in the Islamic Shari`ah.

Accordingly, he who neglects fulfilling his duties, on the ground that he is waiting for Al-Mahdi to follow in his footsteps, has deviated from the straight path that Muslims are to follow.

Responding to the question, the prominent Saudi scholar Sheikh Salman Ibn Fahd Al-`Udah, states the following:

"More than one hundred Hadiths were narrated about Al-Mahdi. Those Hadiths ranged between being fabricated, weak, sound, and authentic; the authentic ones are very few.

Of such Hadiths are the following:

1. `Ali Ibn Abi Talib quoted the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) as saying: “Al-Mahdi is one of us, the clan of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Allah will reform him in one night.” (Reported by Imam Ahmad and Ibn Maqah).

2. There were three Hadiths narrated on the authority of Abu Sa`id Al-Kudri (may Allah be pleased with him). Such Hadiths were reported by Al-Hakim; and some of them were reported by Abu Dawud, At-Tirmidhi, Ibn Maqah, Imam Ahmad, and others. Of these Hadiths, At-Tirmidhi reported that the Prophet said: “Al-Mahdi is from my Ummah; he will be born and live to rule five or seven or nine years. (If) one goes to him and says: ‘Give me (a charity), he will fill one’s garment with what one needs.’”

3. Abu Dawud also reported a Hadith about Al-Mahdi that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Al-Mahdi will be of my stock, and will have a broad forehead, a prominent nose. He will fill the earth with equity and justice as it was filled with oppression and tyranny, and he will rule for seven years.”

4. There is also the Hadith narrated by Thawban (may Allah be pleased with him) in which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “If you see the black banners emerging from Khurasan, seek to join their supporters even if creeping, because among them will be caliph Al-Mahdi.” That Hadith was reported by Al-Hakim and Ahmad. But the chains of narration of that hadith were all unauthentic, though some Hadith scholars rendered it sound in general.

Some people stated that the aforementioned Hadith is cited to support that Al-Mahdi will emerge from among the Abbasid State. That Hadith might be fabricated altogether or its words might be distorted so as to support the Abbasid State.

Added to the above, I would like to say that there are Hadiths reported about Al-Mahdi that are true in general, but most of them do not reach the degree of authenticity. It may be only one of these Hadiths that is regarded authentic. Moreover, it is only a few of them that are considered sound, while most of them are weak.

Many scholars tackled the subject of Al-Mahdi, among whom was Na`im Ibn Hamad. He wrote about Al-Mahdi in his book Al-Fitan. Although Na`im was an Imam of Sunnah, Ad-Darqatani, Adh-Dhahabi and Ibn Hajar mentioned that there were some weak and fabricated Hadiths reported by him.

Others who wrote about Al-Mahdi are Abu Na`im Al-Asfahani and Yusuf Ibn Yahyah As-Salami, whose book is named “`Uqad Ad-Durar. Ibn Khaldun also wrote about that subject in his well-known book Al-Muqaddimah. He stated: “It is known among the majority of Muslims that Al-Mahdi is a fact.” He further stated that the majority of scholars and Imams emphasized the Hadiths reported about Al-Mahdi in general, though many of these Hadiths were controversial.

There are also many recent scholars who believed in the truthfulness of the Hadiths reported about Al-Mahdi in general.

However, some scholars denied all the Hadiths reported in that regard. Of those scholars was Mujahid, who claimed that Al-Mahdi would be Jesus, Son of Mary. In that respect, Ibn Maqah and Al-Hakim reported a weak Hadith to the effect that Al-Mahdi would be Jesus, Son of Mary.

Among the recent scholars who believe the Hadiths about Al-Mahdi in general are Sheikh Muhammad Rashid Rida, Sheikh `Abdullah bin Zayd Aal-Mahmud, Muhammad Muhi Ad-Din `Abdul-Hamid and others.

Muslims who are of Ahl-us Sunnah (mainstream Muslims) believe that a man of the Prophet’s clan will be born before the end of this world and lead an ordinary life as any other one; he may commit mistakes and will need to be reformed like any other one. Then Allah will choose him to reunite the Muslims and guide them to the right path.

This is all what should be believed about Al-Mahdi. There is no religious text to the effect that it is a religious duty to wait anxiously for him. Moreover, Muslims should not believe anyone claiming that he is Al-Mahdi unless there is clear evidence to that effect, as many people have claimed to be so.

Thus, Muslims are required not to hasten to believe anyone claiming to be Al-Mahdi; they are to investigate and make sure of such a thing.

There is no ruling in the Islamic Shari`ah that has to do with the emergence of Al-Mahdi. That is to say, Muslims are not to delay fulfilling religious duties like the congregational prayers or Jihad or applying penalties prescribed in Shari`ah, etc., until Al-Mahdi comes and guides them in that respect. Muslims are to lead their lives normally — worship Allah, go to work, reform their society, learn, teach, etc., and if Al-Mahdi appears and they make sure that he is truthful, they are to follow him. This was the attitude of the Companions and those who truly followed in their footsteps."

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rajakhanmd · Feb 1, 2011

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.

Dear questioner! Thank you very much for your good question that reflects deep insight and true search for knowledge. May Allah increase you in knowledge and grant you success in this world and in the afterlife.

Coming to the question of Mahdi, we would like to start with the words of the prominent Muslim scholar Dr. Taha Jabir Al-`Alwani, president of the Graduate School of Islamic and Social Sciences and president of the Fiqh Council of North America, that go as following:

"I think we should not wait for somebody to give us hidayah (guidance). Allah has given us all the hidayah that we need in the Qur'an. He, Glory be to Him, says: "Lo! this Qur'an guideth unto that which is straightest, and giveth tidings unto the believers who do good works that theirs will be a great reward." (Al-Isra': 9) We should read the Qur'an and take its hidayah and see how the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, implemented the teachings of the Qur'an in his actual example, by which he became the Qur'an in his ethics and way of life. With this, we are all responsible before Allah and accountable before Him. We can't say that we didn't do our job because we were waiting for the Mahdi or for somebody else to lead us to the straight path."

Delving into the issue of the coming of Mahdi, Sheikh Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjid, a prominent Saudi lecturer and author states the following:

"There are more than one authentic hadith indicating that the Mahdi, may Allah be pleased with him, will appear at the end of time. His appearance is one of the portents of the Last Day. Among the hadiths are the following:

1- Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri, may Allah be pleased with him, reports that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "At the end of the time of my Ummah, the Mahdi will appear. Allah will grant him rain, the earth will bring forth its fruits, he will give a lot of money, cattle will increase and the Muslim Ummah will become great. He will rule for seven or eight years."

2- `Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, says: "The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "The Mahdi is one of us and a member of my family. Allah will guide him in a single night." (Reported by Ahmad)

3-Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri states that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon, said: "The Mahdi is of my lineage, with a high forehead and a long, thin, curved nose. He will fill the earth with fairness and justice as it was filled with oppression and injustice, and he will rule for seven years." (Reported by At-Tirmidhi)

4- Jabir, may Allah be pleased with him, says that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: ‘‘Jesus, son of Mary, will descend, and their leader, the Mahdi, will say, 'Come and lead us in prayer.’ But he will say, ‘No, one of them should lead them as an honor to this Ummah from Allah." (Reported by Muslim)

You should be aware that some people have lied and fabricated hadiths about the Mahdi. Some of those "false Mahdis" have tried to deceive the servants of Allah for some worldly gain and distort the picture of Islam. Some have started movements and revolutions and gathered support from the people they deceived. But they were destroyed, and their lies and falsehood were exposed."

Editor's Note:

Regarding Mahdi, we can say that we have a firm belief in all the previously mentioned hadiths. However, such hadiths have nothing to do with legislation and Islamic rulings pertaining to Halal and Haram.

A Muslim should strive hard to adhere to the teachings of Islam amidst all these material trappings and temptations.

We can not expect a Muslim to suffer humiliation and failure in facing the realities of life, and then anxiously await the appearance of the Mahdi who may appear after 1,000 years or more. No one knows the exact time of his appearance except Allah. If Salahud-Deen, `Imadud-Deen Zenki, Qutuz , Nourud-Deen Mahmoud and Muhammad Al-Fateh had adopted the same policy of retreat, the Muslim Ummah would have been subjected to endless suffering at the hands of Crusaders, Tartars and others.

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babadeena · Feb 1, 2011

2. On the other hand according to scholars like Al-Khaldun, Allama Iqbal, Dr. Javed Ghamidi, there is no evidence about the arrival of Mahdi in Quran or Sahih hadith.

There is no direct or indirect reference in Quran. As is being portrayed this will be going to be the
biggest event in the history of mankind and non-description of this event in any form in Quran,
is something to ponder at!!!. Anyhow Allah is the best Aleem and Khabeer!!!

islamabadi2 · Feb 1, 2011

MileStone said:
Assalam Wa Alaikum,

I am starting this thread in order to search for the truth. I have been reading information regarding the arrival of Mahdi and there seems to be 2 different understandings and they both sides believe that they are right.

Please see below the different understanding in a Nut Shell. If needed we will discuss each in detail to find the truth.

1. The general understanding is and also, according to Dr. Israr Ahmed, Sheikh Imran Hosein and most of the Islamic scholars believe that Imam Mahdi will arrive and will lead the Army that will emerge from Khurasan (Areas includes Afghanistan, Western Pakistan, Eastern Iran and Southern area of Central Asian countries).
Later Hazrat Essa a.s will come and they will defeat Dajjal.
There are several signs that would exactly tell us the when Imam Mahdi would emerge that includes total domination of Israel in the world, Sea of Galilee getting dry and the most siginifcant sign is the total destruction of Army that will come to attack from Syria.
As per Sheikh Imran Hussein, we are about to enter the into a day of Dajjal that would be like a week and this would start when Israel take over from US and becomes the sole super power after the crash of US dollar.

2. On the other hand according to scholars like Al-Khaldun, Allama Iqbal, Dr. Javed Ghamidi, there is no evidence about the arrival of Mahdi in Quran or Sahih hadith.

For all of our benefit, I would like to request members on this forum discuss this in civilised manner and Insh'Allah that will help us wake up and prepare for the upcoming battle.

You got it wrong again. There is another understanding and that is that the Mahdi already appeared in the world in the 9th century (the Shia view) and is in hiding.

QaiserMirza · Feb 1, 2011

Before we discuss this topic.
One question pops up in my mind.

"How much I am ready for that day, what is my preparation." ?

adnan_younus · Feb 1, 2011

prepare for what battle.. the only battle is our life. Prepare for death which can be tomorrow. Her namaz aise parho ke woh akhri namaz ho. Jab ye armagedon ka waqt ayegaa tab ayegaa.. abhi ke liye prepare for after life rather than fantasizing about final battle.

molson4u · Feb 1, 2011

Imam Mehdi will Inshallah come. All sunni and shia faith agree on that. I agree with brother Qaiser Mirza for the first time. How ready are we? Can we invite him to our house? Can we fight in his army of the momineen? Imam Mehdi is the 12th and the last Imam from the desendents of Phophet and Ahylabaat-e-Muhammad. His arrival will bring justice on this earth as Allah wished and we all muslim are waiting for that day...Question is are we prepared?

I know few will say why its not in Quran but refuse to tell us Why 5 salat are not in Quran, why Travee is not in Quran, why death penelty for adultry is not in quran? why Namaz-e Janaza is not in Quran? They don't have any answer for that and they llok for everything in Quran. Pretty nieve people.

ASQR1 · Feb 1, 2011

Here are some references about Imam Mahdi for Sunni readers.

Sunni Documentation on Imam al-Mahdi (AS)

For the Sunni brothers, there are six major collections of traditions based on the Sunni standards for verifying the authenticity of a tradition. These six books are: Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Sahih al-Tirmidhi, Sunan Ibn Majah, Sunan Abu Dawud, and Sahih al-Nisa'i. I just quote few traditions from these six books to prove that a knowledgeable Sunni brother/sister can NOT deny that:

al-Mahdi (AS) will come in the last days to make a universal Government,
al-Mahdi (AS) is from the Ahlul-Bayt of the Prophet (PBUH&HF),
al-Mahdi (AS) is from the progeny of Fatimah (AS), the daughter of the Prophet (PBUH&HF),
al-Mahdi (AS) is different than Prophet Jesus (the Messiah),
Prophet Jesus (AS) will come as one of the followers of Imam al-Mahdi and will pray behind him in congressional prayer.
Another undeniable fact is that many leading Sunni scholars have written books after books exclusively about Imam al-Mahdi (AS) which I included some of their names at the end of this article.

Moreover, Insha Allah in the next article, I will give a list of Sunni scholars who believe that Imam al-Mahdi (AS) is son of Imam Hasan al-Askari (AS), and is alive and went into occultation. In that article will also discuss the special specifications of Imam al-Mahdi which are the points of disagreement between the Shia and the Sunni.

The following are only some of the traditions about Imam al-Mahdi which Sunnis admit to their authenticity and existence:

The Prophet (PBUH&HF) said: "Even if the entire duration of the world's existence has already been exhausted and only one day is left (before the day of judgment), Allah will expand that day to such a length of time, as to accommodate the kingdom of a person from my Ahlul-Bayt who will be called by my name. He will fill out the earth with peace and justice as it will have been full of injustice and tyranny (by then)."
Sunni References:

Sahih al-Tirmidhi, v2, p86, v9, pp 74-75
Sunan Abu Dawud, v2, p7
Musnad Ahmad Ibn Hanbal, v1, pp 84,376; V3, p63
al-Mustadrak ala al-Sahihayn, by al-Hakim, v4, p557
Jami' al-Saghir, by al-Suyuti, pp 2,160
al-Urful Wardi, by al-Suyuti, p2
al-Majma', by al-Tabarani, p217
Tahdhib al-Tahdhib, by Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, v9, p144
Fat'h al-Bari fi Sharh Sahih al-Bukhari, by Ibn Hajar Asqalani, v7, p305
al-Sawa'iq al-Muhriqah, by Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Ch. 11, section 1, p249
al-Tathkirah, by al-Qurtubi, p617
al-Hawi, by al-Suyuti, v2, pp 165-166
Sharh al-Mawahib al-Ladunniyyah, by al-Zurqani, v5, p348
Fat'h al-Mugheeth, by al-Sakhawi, v3, p41
Kanz al-Ummal, v7 P186
Iqd al-Durar Fi Akhbar al-Mahdi al-Muntadhar, v12, Ch. 1,
al-Bayan fi Akhbar Sahib al-Zaman, By Ganji al-Shafi'i, Ch. 12
al-Fusool al-Muhimmah, by Ibn Sabbagh al-Maliki, Ch. 12
Arjahul Matalib, by Ubaidallah Hindi al-Hanafi, p380
Muqaddimah, by Ibn Khaldoon, p266
and also in the works of Ibn Habban, Abu Nua'ym, Ibn Asakir, etc.
Also:

The Prophet (PBUH&HF) said: "al-Mahdi is one of us, the members of the household (Ahlul-Bayt)."
Sunni reference: Sunan Ibn Majah, v2, Tradition #4085

for the whole story follow the link as noted here.

http://www.al-islam.org/encyclopedia/chapter2/2.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5GcClyjDHc&feature=related

mrcritic · Feb 1, 2011

I suggest all of you listen to lectures of Sheikh Imran Hosein.

BTW Ghamidi is NOT a scholar! He is a "deen-twister"

Pakistani1947 · Feb 1, 2011

Quraan (39:30): Truly thou wilt die (one day), and truly they (too) will die (one day)

islamabadi2 said:
You got it wrong again. There is another understanding and that is that the Mahdi already appeared in the world in the 9th century (the Shia view) and is in hiding.

Is Shia's Imam Mehdi immortal? He appeared in 9th century and still hiding since last 1000 years. Why is he hiding? Wouldn't it be better that instead of hiding he would have exposed himself 1000 years ago so that the Muslim Umma wouldn't have divided into so many sects??

(Quraan 39:30) إِنَّكَ مَيِّتٌ وَإِنَّهُم مَّيِّتُونَ

Yusuf Ali 30: Truly thou wilt die (one day), and truly they (too) will die (one day)

بے شک آپ کو بھی مرنا ہے اور ان کو بھی مرنا ہے

(Quraan 29:57) كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ذَائِقَةُ الْمَوْتِ ۖ ثُمَّ إِلَيْنَا تُرْجَعُونَ

Yusuf Ali 57: Every soul shall have a taste of death in the end to Us shall ye be brought back.

ہر جاندار موت کا مزہ چکھنے والا ہے پھر ہمارے ہی پاس پھر کر آؤ گے

Thanks to rajakhanmd for quoting following Hadeeths:

rajakhanmd said:
"There are more than one authentic hadith indicating that the Mahdi (may Allah be pleased with him) will appear at the end of time. His appearance is one of the portents of the Last Day. Among the hadiths are the following:

1- Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri, may Allah be pleased with him, reports that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "At the end of the time of my Ummah, the Mahdi will appear. Allah will grant him rain, the earth will bring forth its fruits, he will give a lot of money, cattle will increase and the Muslim Ummah will become great. He will rule for seven or eight years."

2- `Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, says: "The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "The Mahdi is one of us and a member of my family. Allah will guide him in a single night." (Reported by Ahmad)

3-Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri states that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon, said: "The Mahdi is of my lineage, with a high forehead and a long, thin, curved nose. He will fill the earth with fairness and justice as it was filled with oppression and injustice, and he will rule for seven years." (Reported by At-Tirmidhi)

4- Jabir, may Allah be pleased with him, says that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: ‘‘Jesus, son of Mary, will descend, and their leader, the Mahdi, will say, 'Come and lead us in prayer.’ But he will say, ‘No, one of them should lead them as an honor to this Ummah from Allah." (Reported by Muslim)

You should be aware that some people have lied and fabricated hadiths about the Mahdi. Some of those "false Mahdis" have tried to deceive the servants of Allah for some worldly gain and distort the picture of Islam. Some have started movements and revolutions and gathered support from the people they deceived. But they were destroyed, and their lies and falsehood were exposed."

QaiserMirza · Feb 1, 2011

islamabadi2 said:
You got it wrong again. There is another understanding and that is that the Mahdi already appeared in the world in the 9th century (the Shia view) and is in hiding.

Isnt it sad, the "Mahdi" the leader of all the Ummah, hiding in a dark cave for centuries and centuries, enjoying his life with Bats.

The whole Muslim ummah is suffering, experiencing hard time with no leadership and guidance and this guy is still hiding.

Does Quran or any hadeeth tells us about a human who can survive for thousand years by himself ????? (other then Ashab Kehf).

Its not true. Its not true. Its absolutely not true.

So I will say that man who is hiding, may be afraid to come out as he may not be having clothes on him. That figure is imaginary and the religious scholars of that religion are making their followers fool and gaining benefit from it.

Veila Mast · Feb 1, 2011

QaiserMirza said:
Isnt it sad, the "Mahdi" the leader of all the Ummah, hiding in a dark cave for centuries and centuries, enjoying his life with Bats.

The whole Muslim ummah is suffering, experiencing hard time with no leadership and guidance and this guy is still hiding.

Does Quran or any hadeeth tells us about a human who can survive for thousand years by himself ????? (other then Ashab Kehf).

Its not true. Its not true. Its absolutely not true.

So I will say that man who is hiding, may be afraid to come out as he may not be having clothes on him. That figure is imaginary and the religious scholars of that religion are making their followers fool and gaining benefit from it.

Isn't it sad that "Mirza Ghulam Ahmad" the so called Mahdi of all the Qadiani, has met his fate since a century therefore "enjoying" his life with Musilma Kazzab!

The whole Qadiani community is suffering, experiencing hard time with no leadership and guidance and this guy can't survive even himself!

Does Mirza's any book tell us when his disciples shall get rid of all calamities!

Its true. Its true. Its absolutely true that is not going to happen!

So I will say that man was a cheat but Qadiani may be afraid to tell that he was utterly wrong. That figure is fraud and the Qadiani scholars are making their followers fool and gaining benefit from it.

Kaleem_ch · Feb 2, 2011

Veila Mast said:
Isn't it sad that "Mirza Ghulam Ahmad" the so called Mahdi of all the Qadiani, has met his fate since a century therefore "enjoying" his life with Musilma Kazzab!

The whole Qadiani community is suffering, experiencing hard time with no leadership and guidance and this guy can't survive even himself!

Does Mirza's any book tell us when his disciples shall get rid of all calamities!

Its true. Its true. Its absolutely true that is not going to happen!

So I will say that man was a cheat but Qadiani may be afraid to tell that he was utterly wrong. That figure is fraud and the Qadiani scholars are making their followers fool and gaining benefit from it.

Here we go again. Talking crap and know nothing. hahahahahaha

Veila Mast · Feb 2, 2011

Kaleem_ch said:
Here we go again. Talking crap and know nothing. hahahahahaha

Sir if you know then please let me know as well!

babadeena · Feb 2, 2011

we(present age People) leave this thing for that generation who might be present
at that time if Mahdi comes, and concentrate more on our immediate and more
pressing problems. After all there is no time set for this incident, no description
in Quran in any form, will it not be a better option?

molson4u · Feb 2, 2011

Prepration is nessasary as the day ca come any time and we must prepare ourself for that day. Quran also don't say to stone people if the commit adultry or say travee or do 5 salat a day. Quran alone is not enough to have a correct Islamic life without Suunah.

babadeena · Feb 2, 2011

Quran alone is not enough to have a correct Islamic life without Suunah.

Let us see from Quran:
ثُمَّ آتَيْنَا مُوسَى الْكِتَابَ تَمَامًا عَلَى الَّذِي أَحْسَنَ وَتَفْصِيلًا لِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةً لَعَلَّهُمْ بِلِقَاءِ رَبِّهِمْ يُؤْمِنُونَ [FONT=verdana,arial,helvetica]{154**[/FONT]
[SIZE=-1][Pickthal 6:154] Again, We gave the Scripture unto Moses, complete for him who would do good,
an explanation of all things, a guidance and a mercy, that they might believe in the meeting with their Lord.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1][Yusufali 6:154] Moreover, We gave Moses the Book, completing (Our favour) to those
who would do right, and explaining all things in detail,- and a guide and a mercy, that they
might believe in the meeting with their Lord.[/SIZE]
وَهَٰذَا كِتَابٌ أَنْزَلْنَاهُ مُبَارَكٌ فَاتَّبِعُوهُ وَاتَّقُوا لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ [FONT=verdana,arial,helvetica]{155**[/FONT]
[SIZE=-1][Pickthal 6:155] And this is a blessed Scripture which We have revealed. So follow it
and ward off (evil), that ye may find mercy.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1][Yusufali 6:155] And this is a Book which We have revealed as a blessing: so follow it
and be righteous, that ye may receive mercy:
IF TIME ALLOWED TO COME OUT OF THE GRIP OF ZAKIRS QASEEDA AND NOOHAS, AND
CONCENTRATION ON QURAN, WILL ENSURE SOMETHING. Just like a tape recorder
repeating the same thing, "Quran is not enough" will not get anyone to anywhere.
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