Belief in the coming of Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)—Mashiach
(Messiah) as Jews call him—is one of Judaism's fundamental beliefs. Ever since
the 12th century, the Jews have regarded Rabbi Maimonides (or in Arabic, Ibn
Maimun) as one of the greatest scholars of the Torah. Maimonides stated that of
the 13th fundamental principles of Judaism, the 12th was "to believe in
the coming of the Messiah [Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)]." According to these
principles, Jewish belief regarding Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) is set out as follows:
"I
sincerely believe in the coming of the Messiah [Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)], and even
if his coming is delayed, I await his coming every day."
The Mishnah, the authorized explanation of the
Judaic scriptures, describes the position of those who deny the coming of the
Messiah—that is, of Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh):
Whoever
does not believe in him, or does not await his coming, denies not only [the
statements of] the other Prophets, but also [those of] the Torah and of Moshe
(Moses [pbuh]), our teacher... (Maimonides, Mishnah Torah, Laws of Kings 11:1)
In addition, the Shmoneh Esrei prayer, which Jews
perform three times every day, also includes the prayer for the coming of
Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) to be close at hand. They recite this prayer in the
expectation of Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh), for the restoration of justice as a requirement
of religious moral values, for immorality, sin and evil to come to an end, and
for the truth to prevail. This section contains those parts of the Torah that
concern Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) and that agree with the verses of the Qur'an and
the hadiths of our Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace).
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