The
Messiah (Hazrat Mahdi [pbuh]) whose coming is awaited in the Judaic
tradition—will be a spiritual leader who will establish world peace. Besides
being a guide to nations, he will be a just and honest judge who always makes
the most accurate decisions. He will have exemplary moral values and be a model
for the entire humanity, simply because of his fear and love of Allah. Since
Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) will fill the world with justice, neutralize all corrupt
societies and be a guide for all nations to follow, Jews refer to him using the
title "Yahev" or "Shahev" (The one who restores the people,
returns the people to God).
In
addition, Judaic tradition says that Hazrat Mahdi's (pbuh) personality and
beauty of soul will influence others, and that he will turn people in the
direction of faith with very wise words. However, this servant whom Allah
chooses and supports will very definitely not be any superhuman entity. He will
be an individual born normally to ordinary parents, but whom Allah supports in
every way physically and spiritually and bestows glory upon. Some of the characteristics
ascribed to Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) according to Jewish references are:
1. He will be
just:
With righteousness he
[Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)] will judge the needy... (Isaiah, 11:4)
... In judging,
[Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)] seeks justice... (Isaiah, 16:5)
... A scepter of
justice will be the scepter of your kingdom... (Psalms, 45:6-7)
Righteousness will be
his [Hazrat Mahdi's (pbuh)] belt, and faithfulness the sash around his waist.
(Isaiah, 11:5)
[Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)
is] righteous and having salvation, gentle ... (Zechariah, 9:9)
"The days are
coming," declares the Lord, "when I will raise up to David a
righteous branch [Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)]... who will... do what is just and right
in the land... (Jeremiah, 23:5-6)
2. He will
protect the rights of the oppressed:
With righteousness
shall he [Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)] judge the poor, with justice he will give
decisions for the poor of the earth... (Isaiah, 11:4)
3. He will
bring justice to the whole world:
Here is My servant,
whom I uphold, My chosen one in whom I delight!... He [Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)]
will bring justice to the nations. (Isaiah, 42:1)
... In faithfulness he
[Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)] will bring forth justice; he will not falter or be
discouraged till he establishes justice on earth. ... (Isaiah, 42:3-4)
Who has stirred up one
from the east, calling him [Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)] in righteousness to his
service... (Isaiah, 41:2)
4. He will be
honest and truthful:
You love righteousness
and hate wickedness... (Psalms, 45:7)
... With righteousness
shall he [Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)] judge the poor... (Isaiah, 11:4)
"In those days
and at that time I will make a righteous branch sprout from David's line; he
[Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)] will do what is just and right in the land."
(Jeremiah, 33:15)
One from the house of
David [Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)]... who in judging seeks justice... (Isaiah, 16:5)
... [Hazrat Mahdi
(pbuh)] shall reign in righteousness... (Isaiah, 32:1)
The Messianic age [the
Golden Age] will be ruled by the Messiah [Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)], a righteous and
honest king... (Maimonides, Mishnah Torah, Sanhedrin 10:1)
5. He will be
a savior:
... [Hazrat Mahdi
(pbuh) is] righteous and having salvation... (Zechariah, 9:9)
6. His message
will influence the world:
He [Hazrat Mahdi
(pbuh)] will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth [he will influence with
his words without having a weapon]; with the breath of his lips he will slay
the wicked [he will make them spiritually ineffective by his speech.] (Isaiah,
11:4)
... And he [Hazrat
Mahdi (pbuh)] will be called wonderful counselor. (Isaiah, 9:6)
You will rule them
with an iron scepter; you will dash them to pieces like pottery [that is,
Hazrat Mahd (pbuh) will demolish the irreligious systems by his ideas]. (Psalms,
2:9)
7. His words
will act on people's hearts:
Let your sharp arrows
pierce the hearts of the king's enemies [Hazrat Mahdi's (pbuh) words are so
wise and affective that he will make the irreligious ideologies ineffective]. (Psalms,
45:5)
8. He will
turn the whole world toward belief in Allah:
He [Hazrat Mahdi
(pbuh)] will [then] correct the entire world to serve God together, as is
written: "For then I shall turn to the nations a pure tongue, that all
shall call upon the name of God to serve Him shoulder to shoulder."
[Zephaniah, 3:9] (Maimonides, Mishnah Torah, Laws of Kings 11:4)
9. He will
spiritually cleanse mankind:
But who can endure the
day of his [Hazrat Mahdi's (pbuh)] coming? Who can stand when he appears? For
he will be like a refiner's fire or a launderer's soap. He will sit as a
refiner and purifier of silver; he will purify... and refine them like gold and
silver. (Malachi, 3:2-3)
... I will... make you
[Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)]... a light for the nations, to open eyes that are blind,
to free captives from prison and to release from the dungeon those who sit in
darkness. (Isaiah, 42:6-7)
10. He will
succeed with the power of faith, without resorting to force:
"Not by might nor
by power, but by My Spirit," says the Lord Almighty. (Zechariah, 4:6)
11. He will
possess power and success:
See, My servant
[Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)] will act wisely; he will be raised and lifted up and
highly exalted. (Isaiah, 52:13)
"Here I will make
a horn grow for David [Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)] and set up a lamp for My anointed
one. I will clothe his enemies with shame, but the crown on his head will be
resplendent." (Psalms, 132:17-18)
Through the victories
You gave, his glory is great; You have bestowed on him splendor and majesty.
Surely You have granted him eternal blessings and made him glad with the joy of
Your presence. For the king [Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)] trusts in the Lord; through
the unfailing love of the Most High he will not be shaken. (Psalms, 21:5-7)
... He [Lord] will
give strength unto His king [Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)], and exalt the horn of His
anointed. (1 Samuel, 2:10)
... A son
is given unto us; and the government is upon his [Hazrat Mahdi's (pbuh)]
shoulder... That the government may be increased, and of peace there be no
end... (Isaiah, 9:6-7, Targum and Debarim Rabbah)
12. He will be
a spiritual leader to nations:
The Messiah [Hazrat
Mahdi (pbuh)] will be a very great king... (Maimonides, Mishnah Torah,
Sanhedrin 10:1)
He [Hazrat Mahdi
(pbuh)] was given authority, glory and sovereign power. All the peoples,
nations, and languages should serve him... (Daniel, 7:14)
[He] will stand as a banner for the peoples;
the nations will rally to him [Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)]... (Isaiah, 11:10)
All the nations will
come to listen to him [Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)]... (Maimonides, Mishnah Torah,
Repentance 9:2)
In his [Hazrat Mahdi's
(pbuh)] law, the islands will put their hope. (Isaiah, 42:4)
Nations will come to
your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn. Lift up your eyes and
look about you: All assemble and come to you... (Isaiah, 60:3-4)
... Until Shiloh [sent
by God] comes, and to him [Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)] will be the obedience of
peoples. (Genesis, 49:10)
13. People
will be subjected to Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh):
May the king's [Hazrat
Mahdi's (pbuh)] name endure for ever; may his name be continued as long as the
Sun; may men also bless themselves by him; may all nations call him happy. (Psalms,
72:17)
His [Hazrat Mahdi's
(pbuh)] great righteousness and the wonders that he will bring about will cause
all peoples to make peace with him and all lands to serve him... (Maimonides,
Mishnah Torah, Sanhedrin, 10:1)
... Let the nations
fall beneath your feet [All the people will be subjected to Hazrat Mahdi
(pbuh)]. (Psalms, 45:5)
14. He will
possess hegemony:
... There was given
him [Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)] dominion, and glory, and a kingdom. All the peoples,
nations, and languages should serve him. His dominion is an everlasting
dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be
destroyed. (Daniel, 7:14)
... He [your king]
will proclaim peace to the nations. His [Hazrat Mahdi's (pbuh)] rule will
extend from sea to sea and from the River [Euphrates] to the ends of the earth.
(Zechariah, 9:10)
Of the increase of his
government and peace there will be no end establishing and upholding it with
justice and righteousness from that time on and forever... (Isaiah, 9:7)
Here I will make a
horn grow for David [Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)]... I will clothe his enemies with
shame, but the crown on his head will be resplendent. (Psalms, 132:17-18)
He [God] gives His
king [Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)] great victories. He shows unfailing kindness to His
anointed. (2 Samuel, 22:51)
In future time, the
King Moshiach [Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)] will arise and renew the Davidic dynasty,
restoring it to its initial sovereignty... (Maimonides, Mishnah Torah, Laws of
Kings 11:4)
He [Hazrat Mahdi
(pbuh)] will rule from sea to sea and from the River [Euphrates] to the ends of
the earth. (Psalms, 72:8)
15. He will
rule the world from his own base:
... Son of David
[Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh), like the the Prophet Solomon (pbuh)]... reigned only over
his couch... (Talmud, Sanhedrin 20b)
16. He will
rule the world through his helpers:
... Son of David
[Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh), like the Prophet Solomon (pbuh)]... reigned only over his
staff [helpers]. (Talmud, Sanhedrin 20b)
17. He will
establish world peace:
I will take away the
chariots... and the battle bow will be broken... He [Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)] will
proclaim peace to the nations... (Zechariah, 9:10)
His [Hazrat Mahdi's
(pbuh)] great righteousness and the wonders that he will bring about will cause
all peoples to make peace with him... (Maimonides, Mishnah Torah, Sanhedrin
10:1)
(In the
days of the Messiah [Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)])... battles and wars will cease...
"They will not lift a sword, nation against nation." (Maimonides,
Mishnah Torah, Sanhedrin 10:1)
18. He will be
chaste:
... And the glory of
the Lord rises upon you... and His glory appears over you. (Isaiah, 60:1-2)
Through the victories
You gave, his [Hazrat Mahdi's (pbuh)] glory is great; You have bestowed on him
splendor and majesty. (Psalms, 21:5)
19. He will
trust in Allah and rely on Him:
... For the king
[Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)] trusts in the Lord; through the unfailing love of the
Most High he will not be shaken. (Psalms, 21:7)
20. Allah will
support Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) in every way:
Here is My servant,
whom I uphold, My chosen one in whom I delight; I will put My Spirit on him
[Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)]... (Isaiah, 42:1)
I, the Lord, have
called you in righteousness; I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and
will make you... a light to the nations ... (Isaiah, 42:6)
And the Spirit of Lord
shall rest upon him [Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)], the spirit of wisdom and
understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of
the fear of Lord. (Isaiah, 11:2)
You welcomed him
[Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)] with rich blessings and placed a crown of pure gold on
his head. He asked You for life, and You gave it to him... (Psalms, 21:3-4)
Our Rabbis taught, The
Holy One, blessed be He, will say to the Messiah, the son of David [Hazrat
Mahdi (pbuh)]: "Ask of Me anything, and I will give it to you."
(Talmud, Sukkah 52a)
This is what the Lord
says: "In the time of my favor I will answer you, and in the day of
salvation I will help you; I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant
for the people..." (Isaiah, 49:8)
The spirit of the God
is upon me... (Isaiah, 61:1)
O Lord, the king
[Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)] rejoices in your strength. How great is his joy in the
victories You give! You have granted him the desire of his heart and have not
withheld the request of his lips. (Psalms, 21:1-2)
21. He will be
intelligent and wise:
"The days are
coming," declares the Lord, "when I will raise up to David a
righteous branch, a king [Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)] who will reign wisely and do
what is just and right in the land." (Jeremiah, 23:5)
That king who will
arise from the descendants of David [Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)] will be even wiser
than Solomon... (Mishnah Torah, Repentance 9:2)
The Messianic age
[Golden Age] will be ruled by the Messiah [Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)]... outstanding
in wisdom... (Maimonides, Mishnah Torah, Sanhedrin 10:1)
Rabbi Nahman said: If
he (the Messiah [Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)]) is of those living today... he would be
our holy master. (Talmud, Sanhedrin 98b)
22. He will be
a servant beloved of Allah:
He gives His king
[Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)] great victories; He shows unfailing kindness to his
anointed ... forever. (2 Samuel, 22:51; Psalms, 18:50)
... Through the
unfailing love of the Most High, he [Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)] will not be shaken. (Psalms,
21:7)
Here is My servant
[Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)], whom I uphold, My chosen one in whom I delight...
(Isaiah, 42:1)
23. He will be
filled with the fear of Allah:
... The spirit of the
fear of Lord shall rest upon him [Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)]... His delight shall be
in the fear of Lord... (Isaiah, 11:2-3)
24. He remains
close to Allah:
The Messianic age
[Golden Age]... will be ruled by the Messiah [Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)]...
outstanding in wisdom, close to God. (Maimonides, Mishnah Torah, Sanhedrin
10:1)
25. He is
good-looking:
Your eyes will see the
king [Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)] in his beauty... (Isaiah, 33:17)
You are the most
excellent of men... (Psalms, 45:2)
26. Allah's
glory will be upon him:
Arise, shine, for your
light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you... Nations will come
to your light. (Isaiah, 60:1-3)
27. His speech
is wise:
... And your lips have
been anointed with grace... (Psalms, 45:2)
28. He will teach and call people to Allah's
path:
... That king who will
arise from the descendants of David [Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)]... will therefore [be
able to] teach the people the ways of God and to fear them. (Maimonides,
Mishnah Torah, Repentance 9:2)
If a king [Hazrat
Mahdi (pbuh)] will arise from the House of David... and repair the breaches [in
the observance of Allah's Laws]... (Maimonides, Mishnah Torah, Laws of Kings
11:4)
... He [Hazrat Mahdi
(pbuh)] will then perfect the entire world, to serve God together...
(Maimonides, Mishnah Torah, Laws of Kings 11:4)
29. He will
have majesty and splendor:
... You have bestowed
on him [Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)] splendor and majesty. (Psalms, 21:5)
30. His
dwelling will be magnificent:
... His [Hazrat
Mahdi's (pbuh)] resting-place shall be glorious. (Isaiah, 11:10)
31. He will
have humility:
... He [Hazrat Mahdi
(pbuh)] is triumphant, and victorious, lowly... (Zechariah, 9:9)
32. He will
act in accord with Allah's approval:
If a king [Hazrat
Mahdi's (pbuh)] will arise from the House of David... and if he will fight the
wars of God [if he wages intellectual struggle for Allah]; we may, with
assurance, consider him Mashiach [Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)]. (Maimonides, Mishnah
Torah, Laws of Kings 11:4)
33. He will
rule not superficially, but with the knowledge of the hidden (ladun):
... He [Hazrat Mahdi
(pbuh)] shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither decide after the
hearing of his ears... (Isaiah, 11:3)
He [Hazrat Mahdi
(pbuh)] smells [a man] and judges, as it is written, and he will not judge by
what he sees with his eyes, or decide by what he hears with his ears; but with
righteousness he will judge the needy, with justice he will give decisions for
the poor of the earth. [Isaiah, 11:3-4] (Talmud, Sanhedrin 93b)
34. He will
possess love and compassion:
For he [Hazrat Mahdi
(pbuh)] will deliver the needy who cry out, the afflicted who have no one to
help. (Psalms, 72:12)
He [Hazrat Mahdi
(pbuh)] will have pity on the poor and needy, and the souls of the needy he
will save. (Psalms, 72:13)
He [Hazrat Mahdi
(pbuh)] will redeem their soul from oppression and violence, and precious will
their blood be in his sight. (Psalms, 72:14)
He [Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)]
will defend the afflicted among the people, and save the children of the
needy... (Psalms, 72:4)
35. He will be
good-natured:
He [Hazrat Mahdi
(pbuh)] shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the
street. (Isaiah, 42:2)
A bruised reed he
[Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)] will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff
out. (Isaiah, 42:3)
36. He will be
courageous:
... He [Hazrat Mahdi
(pbuh)] will not falter or be discouraged till he establishes justice on
earth... (Isaiah, 42:4)
O mighty one [Hazrat
Mahdi (pbuh)]; clothe yourself with splendor and majesty. (Psalms, 45:3)
37. He will be
given abundance:
He [Hazrat Mahdi
(pbuh)] grew up before Him [the Lord] like a tender shoot, and like a root out
of dry ground... (Isaiah, 53:2)
He [Hazrat Mahdi
(pbuh)] will be like rain falling on a mown field, like showers watering the
earth. (Psalms, 72:6)
Surely You have
granted him [Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)] eternal blessings... (Psalms, 21:6)
38. He will
impart glad tidings:
How beautiful... are
the feet of those... who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim
salvation... (Isaiah, 52:7)
39. He will
epitomize Allah's title of the Salam (Peace):
... And he [Hazrat
Mahdi (pbuh)] will be called... prince of peace. Of the increase of his
government and peace there shall be no end... (Isaiah, 9:6-7)
40. He will
have human form, and be a genuine human being:
In my vision at night
I looked, and there before me was one like a son of man [Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)],
coming with the clouds of heaven... (Daniel 7:13)
Rabbi Nahman said: If
he [Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)] is of those living [today], it might be one like
myself, as it is written. And their nobles shall be of themselves, and their
governors shall proceed from the midst of them. [Jeremiah, 30:21] (Talmud,
Sanhedrin 98b)
41. He will
rule the world without working miracles:
Do not consider it
possible that the King Messiah [Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)] must make signs and
wonders and make new things in the world or revive the dead and the like, as
the matter is not so... (Maimonides, Mishnah Torah, Laws of Kings 11:3)
Let no one consider
that in the days of the Messiah [Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)] anything of the customary
way of the world will be defunct, or that there will be anything new in Creation,
rather the world will remain as it is. (Maimonides, Mishnah Torah, Laws of
Kings 12:1)
Do not think that the
ways of the world or the laws of nature will change in the era of the Messiah
[in the time of Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)]... The world will continue as it is.
(Maimonides, Mishnah Torah, Sanhedrin 10:1)
The Sages did not ask
him [Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)] for any signs or wonders. (Maimonides, Mishnah Torah,
Laws of Kings 11:2)
42. He will be
known throughout the world:
He [Messiah (Hazrat
Mahdi [pbuh])] will achieve great fame, and his reputation among the nations
will be even greater than that of King Solomon... (Maimonides, Mishnah Torah,
Sanhedrin 10:1)
43. He will
appear in the End Times:
... And in the last
jubilee* the son of David [Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)] will come. (Talmud, Sanhedrin
97b)
*Jubilee: a
period that the Jews regard as holy and occurs once every 50 years.
44. He will
appear unexpectedly:
(In calculating the
time of the Messiah's [Hazrat Mahdi's (pbuh)] coming)... Three come unawares...
Messiah [Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)], a found article and a scorpion. (Talmud,
Sanhedrin 97a)
45. He will be
Allah's blessing upon humanity:
... What is his (the
Messiah's [Hazrat Mahdi's (pbuh)]) name?... His name is Shiloh [sent by God]...
His name is Yinnon [His name shall endure for ever]... His name is Haninah
[blessed by God]... His name is Menahem [the comforter]... Because Menahem [the
comforter], that would relieve my soul... Surely he has borne our griefs, and
carried our sorrows... (Talmud, Sanhedrin 98b)
46. His value
was unknown at first:
He was despised and
rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from
whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. (Isaiah,
53:3, Messianically quoted in Targum, Talmud Sanhedrin 98b)
47. He will be
tested with hardships:
In the generation in
which the son of David [Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)] will come there will be
prosecution against scholars. When I repeated this statement in the presence of
Samuel, he exclaimed, [there will be] test after test... (Talmud, Kethuboth
112b)
The Messiah [Hazrat
Mahdi (pbuh)]—as it is written, and the spirit of the Lord
shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of
counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge of the fear of the Lord... Rabbi
Alexandri said: "This teaches that He loaded him [Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)]
with good deeds and suffering as a mill [is laden]. [Isaiah, 11:2] (Talmud,
Sanhedrin 93b)
Why do the nations
conspire and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth take their stand
and the rulers gather together against the Lord and against His anointed one
[Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)]. "Let us break their chains," they say,
"and throw off their fetters." (Psalms, 2:1-3)
48. His
helpers' main task will be to serve Allah:
And you will be called
priests of the Lord, you will be named ministers of our God. (Isaiah, 61:6)
49. Hazrat
Mahdi's (pbuh) being is predestined:
The world was created
only on David's account; Samuel said: On Moses account; Rabbi Johanan said: For
the sake of the Messiah [Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)]. (Talmud, Sanhedrin 98b)
Seven things were
contemplated (by the Holy One, Blessed be He) before Creation: The Torah,
repentance, the Garden of Eden and Gehinnom, the Throne of Glory, the Holy
Temple and the Messiah's [Hazrat Mahdi's (pbuh)] identity. (Talmud, Pesachim
51a)
Seven things were
created before the world, viz., the Torah, repentance, the Garden of Eden,
Gehenna, the Throne of Glory, the Temple, and the name of the Messiah [Hazrat
Mahdi (pbuh)]... The name of the Messiah [Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)], as it is
written, his name shall endure forever, and [has existed] before the Sun!
[Psalms 72:17] (Talmud, Nedarim 39b)
50. Hazrat
Mahdi (pbuh) will have a serving period of 40 years:
It has been taught:
Rabbi Eliezer said: The days of the Messiah [Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)] will last
forty years, as it is written, forty years long shall I take hold of the
generation. (Talmud, Sanhedrin 99a)
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