By indicating, some 1,400 years ago, various signs that will be
manifested in the present day, our Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him
peace), has told us of a time when people will turn their backs on the moral
values of the Qur'an, when there will be terrible, worldwide corruption,
strife, disorder and degeneration. He has also revealed that in the wake of
this, Allah will use a holy servant, bearing the title of the
"Mahdi," to bring Qur'anic moral values to prevail across the world,
and to replace the existing spiritual degeneration with virtue, peace,
security, happiness and well-being. Our Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him
peace) has also described how during this time the Prophet Jesus (pbuh), who
had previously been raised into the presence of Allah, will once again return
to earth. By the will of Allah, the system of the antichrist (dajjal) will be
brought to a spiritual end and totally neutralized by the Prophet Jesus (pbuh)
and Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) during this holy age.
The great majority of the signs discussed in this book have already
taken place, and by the will of Allah this age we are living in will be one of
great well-being, in which the system of the antichrist is defeated, and in
which believers and the moral virtues of the true faith prevail across the
world. Our Lord reveals how He will impose the moral virtues of the true faith
through the light of faith:
They desire to extinguish
Allah's light with their mouths. But Allah refuses to do other than perfect His
light, even though the unbelievers detest it. It is He Who sent His Messenger
with guidance and the religion of Truth to exalt it over every other religion,
even though the associaters detest it. (Surat at-Tawba, 32-33)
This promise of Allah's will very definitely be made good within the
destiny appointed by Him. Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) will fulfill all the services
promised by our Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) and will, by
the will of Allah, impose the moral values of the Qur'an across the world. An
age which, because of its abundance and plenty, the comforts of all kinds it
will bestow on mankind and its general atmosphere of peace, will be one that
all Muslims will wish to live to see, is a most sublime blessing for the
faithful in the life of this world.
Our Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) has revealed the
glad tidings of the coming of Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) in the words "Hear the glad tidings of Hazrat Mahdi
(pbuh). He is one of the Qureysh and is of my line." (Al-Burhan fi 'Alamat
al-Mahdi Akhir az-Zaman, p. 13.), and he has revealed how believers must
follow this worthy personage sent by Allah:
... He (Hazrat Mahdi
[pbuh]) will possess land and will fill the earth, which before him was full of
oppression and cruelty, with justice. Whoever lives to see him after you, let
him join him even if he has to crawl over the snow. Let him join him, because
he is Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh). (Hadiths from Jalaluddin al-Suyuti's Classification:
Signs of the Mahdi of the End Times p. 14.)
Signs of the Coming of Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) and the Dominion of Islamic
Moral Values, According to the Qur'an
Signs in the Qur'an of the Coming of Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)
Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) has been described in the hadiths of the Prophet
Muhammad (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) in considerable detail, with
his name, attributes, helpers, the features of his time and his activities. So
clear and detailed are our Prophet's (may Allah bless him and grant him peace)
descriptions of Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) that anyone seeing him in person will
immediately be able to recognize him.
It is related in a Qur'anic verse that the People of the Book will
recognize our Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) "as they recognize their own
sons":
Those We have given the
Book recognize him as they recognize their own sons. Yet a group of them
knowingly conceal the truth. (Surat al-Baqara, 146)
Metaphorically, this verse also refers to the recognition of Hazrat
Mahdi (pbuh). When he appears, people will recognize him, in the light of our
Prophet's (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) descriptions, as they do
their own sons. And Allah knows the truth.
One of the verses in the Qur'an pointing to the coming of Hazrat Mahdi
(pbuh) refers to "a messenger who will appear after the Prophet Muhammad
(may Allah bless him and grant him peace)."
Through this verse, Allah tells us that He has made a covenant with the
Prophets that they would believe in and help a messenger who will come after
them:
Remember when Allah made
a covenant with the Prophets: "Now that We have given you a share of the
Book and Wisdom, and then a messenger comes to you confirming what is with you,
you must believe in him and help him." He asked, "Do you agree and
undertake my commission on that condition?" They replied, "We
agree." He said, "Bear witness, then. I am with you as one of the
witnesses." (Surah Al 'Imran, 81)
The names of the Prophets referred to in this verse, those reported to
have made that covenant, are revealed in another verse:
When We made a covenant
with all the Prophets—with you and with Noah and Abraham and Moses and Jesus
son of Maryam—We made a binding covenant with them. (Surat al-Ahzab, 7)
It is revealed in the verse that a covenant has been made with Prophets
"Noah, Abraham, Moses and Jesus" (peace be upon them) and with
"the Prophet Muhammad (may Allah bless him and grant him peace)," as
the term "with you" implies.
This revelation in the
verse shows that "this messenger whose coming is described is not the
Prophet Muhammad (may Allah bless him and grant him peace), but is a messenger
who will come after our Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him
peace)." And Allah knows the truth. This messenger, whom Allah reveals
will come after the Prophet Muhammad (may Allah bless him and grant him peace),
may well be "Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)," the glad tidings of whose coming
are related also in the sayings of our Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant
him peace). And Allah knows the truth.
The way that the
messenger whose coming has been promised has also received a promise of
assistance from the Prophet Jesus (pbuh), as reported in verse 7 of Surat
al-Ahzab, further reinforces this view. That is because as we know, the Prophet
Jesus (pbuh) is reported in the hadith of our Prophet (may Allah bless him and
grant him peace) as returning to earth in the End Times and following and
supporting Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh):
And when Jesus son of
Maryam said, "Tribe of Israel, I am the Messenger of Allah to you,
confirming the Torah which came before me and giving you the good news of a
messenger after me whose name is Ahmad." When he brought them the clear
signs, they said, "This is downright magic." (Surat as-Saff, 6)
The Prophet Jesus (pbuh) imparts the tidings that this messenger who
will come after him will be called "Ahmad." Examination of the Qur'an
as a whole shows that those verses referring to the Prophet Muhammad (may Allah
bless him and grant him peace) either use the name "Muhammad" or else
just the term "Prophet." Nowhere in the Qur'an is the name
"Ahmad" used for our Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him
peace). The name appears only once in the Qur'an, in a verse revealing the glad
tidings of a messenger. This supports the idea that the name "Ahmad"
may well refer to Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) who will come in the End Times, as well
as our Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace). And Allah knows the
truth. In addition, as in the previous verse, the fact that it is the Prophet
Jesus (pbuh) who imparts the name of the messenger is another piece of evidence
reinforcing this interpretation.
In his hadiths our Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace)
also provides the following information about the name of Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh):
... He has made Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh), whose name is AHMAD, and whose
father's name is Abdullah, a ruler over you. Follow him. (al-Qawl al-mukhtasar
fi alamat al-mahdi al-muntazar, p. 31.)
... Follow him, he is Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh). And his name is AHMAD bin
Abdullah... (Alamat al-Qiyama, Madina Allama Muhammad bin Rasul al-Hussain
al-Barzanji, Pamuk Publishing, 8th ed., p. 165.)
Ibn Masood (ra) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless
him and grant him peace) said, "His name will be similar to my name and
his father's name to my father's name." (Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi)
Some Verses Indicating the Coming of Hazrat Mahdi
(pbuh) and the Global Dominion of Islamic Moral Values
And other things you
love: support from Allah and imminent victory. Give good news to the believers!
(Surat as-Saff, 13)
We wrote down in the
Psalms, after the Reminder came: "It is My servants who are righteous who
will inherit the earth." (Surat al-Anbiya', 105)
Allah has promised those
of you who believe and do right actions that He will make them successors in
the land as He made those before them successors, and will firmly establish for
them their religion with which He is pleased and give them, in place of their
fear, security... (Surat an-Nur, 55)
Our Word was given before
to Our servants, the messengers, that they would certainly be helped. It is Our
army which will be victorious. (Surat as-Saffat, 171-173)
Allah has written,
"I will be victorious, I and My messengers." Allah is Most Strong,
Almighty. (Surat al-Mujadala, 21)
Do not imagine that Allah
will break His promise to His messengers. Allah is Almighty, Exactor of
Revenge. (Surah Ibrahim, 47)
It is He Who sent His
Messenger with guidance and the Religion of Truth to exalt it over every other
religion, though the idolaters hate it. (Surat as-Saff, 9)
It is He Who sent His
Messenger with the Guidance and the Religion of Truth to exalt it over every
other religion and Allah suffices as a witness. (Surat al-Fath, 28)
It is He Who sent His
Messenger with guidance and the Religion of Truth to exalt it over every other
religion, even though the idolaters detest it. (Surat at-Tawba, 33)
"We will leave you
the land to live in after them. That is the reward of those who fear My station
and fear My threat." They asked for Allah's victory, and every obdurate
tyrant failed. (Surah Ibrahim, 14-15)
When Allah's help and
victory have arrived and you have seen people entering Allah's religion in
droves, then glorify your Lord's praise and ask His forgiveness. He is the
Ever-Returning. (Surat an-Nasr, 1-3)
Truly We have granted you
a clear victory, so that Allah may forgive you your earlier errors and any
later ones and complete His blessing upon you, and guide you on a Straight Path
and so that Allah may help you with a mighty help. (Surat al-Fath, 1-3)
... He knew what you did
not know and ordained, in place of this, an imminent victory. (Surat al-Fath,
27)
... The unbelievers will
soon know who has the Ultimate Abode. (Surat ar-Ra'd, 42)
... Except those who
believe and do right actions and remember Allah repeatedly and defend
themselves after they have been wronged? Those who do wrong will soon know the
kind of reversal they will receive! (Surat ash-Shu'ara', 227)
Then We will rescue Our
messengers and those who believe as well. It is incumbent upon Us to rescue the
believers. (Surah Yunus, 103)
Say: "Truth has come
and falsehood has vanished. Falsehood is always bound to vanish." (Surat
al-Isra', 81)
Then We appointed you
after them to be successors on the earth... (Surah Yunus, 14)
And We bequeathed to the
people who had been oppressed the easternmost part of the land We had blessed,
and its westernmost part as well... (Surat al-A'raf, 137)
They desire to extinguish
Allah's Light with their mouths. But Allah refuses to do other than perfect His
Light, even though the unbelievers detest it. (Surat at-Tawba, 32)
They desire to extinguish
Allah's Light with their mouths but Allah will perfect His Light, though the
unbelievers hate it. (Surat as-Saff, 8)
He bequeathed their land,
their houses and their wealth to you, and another land you had not yet trodden
on. Allah has power over all things. (Surat al-Ahzab, 27)
Say: "Everyone is
waiting expectantly so wait expectantly. You will soon know who are the Companions
of the Right Path and who is guided." (Surah Ta Ha, 135)
Allah will give security
those who had piety in their victorious Safe Haven. No evil will touch them and
they will know no sorrow. (Surat az-Zumar, 61)
Rather We hurl the truth
against falsehood and it cuts right through it and it vanishes clean away! Woe
without end for you for what you portray! (Surat al-Anbiya', 18)
Allah confirms the Truth
by His words, even though the evildoers hate it. (Surah Yunus, 82)
Those who, if We
establish them firmly on the earth, will perform the prayer and give the alms,
and command what is right and forbid what is wrong. The end result of all
affairs is with Allah. (Surat al Hajj, 41)
Do not give up and do not
be downhearted. You shall be uppermost if you are believers. (Surah Al 'Imran,
139)
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