The coming of Mahdi
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I would like to introduce
myself. My name is Abdul Hamid Bin Ismail from far away land
the caliphs.
The two most welknown
Madhabs are :-
According to Agidah Islamic Madhab Sunni is also known as the true
follower of the Amirul muknini after the prophet and also known as Ahli Sunnah
Wal Jamaah. Strict base on the four Imams and true teaching of the Holy Quran
and the Hadiths the prophet way of life. My question they also believe the
coming of the Imam Mahdi as a savior of the last resort to face the uncontrol
world that we are facing and the doomdays are near. According to Aqidah Islamic
Madhab Syiah is also known the true follower of the Amirul mukminin after the
prophet also known as Muktadar. Strictly base on the true teaching of Holy
Quran and Hadiths. They have the break away sect up to twelve Imams after the
last Amirul Mukminin Ali bin Abi Talib ra. My question they also believe the
coming of Imam Mahdi the savior of the last resort to face the uncontrol world
that we are facing and the doomdays are near. These similarity at the last
resort of the last Imam Mahdi the savior will arrive and to safe the Muslims from
becoming more diversify between them and the human beings as whole. I quote
from the hadiths, prophet say' The will be someone like me from the decendant
of Ali bin Abi Thalib ra. Emerge in the middle of the uncontrol and conflict
world to save you to the path of Allah SWT'. My Muslims brother as what we had
seen the world today we are facing with the uncontrol and most conflict that we
Muslims are confronted. Not only between us but the human beings wholly looking
to us Muslims in different perception and angle toward the Muslims today. My
question agains on Imam Mahdi, If he is coming, from which parts of the world
will he be emerged, Is he coming as from a Holyman, ordinary peoples or powrful
rulers?
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The
coming of Mahdi
In the
name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness.
Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray,
none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is no one (no idol, no
person, no grave, no prophet, no imam,
no dai, nobody!) worthy of
worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad(saws) is His
slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
Your
Question: My question agains on Imam Mahdi, If he is coming, from which parts
of the world will he be emerged, Is he coming as from a Holyman, ordinary
peoples or powrful rulers?
Regarding
all the advents of events of the past,
present, and the future, we believe with certainty only in what is said by Allah Subhanah in the
Glorious Quran, and what is recorded in
the authentic narrations of the Messenger of Allah (saws).
Although
the Holy Quran is silent on this issue,
there are several authentic hadiths where the Messenger of Allah (saws)
has prophesized the advent of a Righteous Ruler near the end of time, who will unite the believers and rule the
world according to the guidance of the Quran and Sunnah. If we combine the hadiths, they reveal that this righteous person will
be from the ‘ahle-bayt’ or descendants of the Prophet (saws), and his name will be similar to the Last
Messenger of Allah (saws) and he will be known as Al-Mahdi or the Rightly
Guided. The scholars have opined that
his name will be either Mohamed ibn Abdulla,
or Abdulla ibn Mohamed. The era
of the anti-Christ and Liar Ad-Dajjal,
and the descent of Prophet Isa (a.s.) from the heavens, will also take
place during the time of Imam Mahdi.
We
absolutely and positively believe in the advent of this Righteous Ruler near
the end of time called Imam Mahdi;
because the Prophet of Allah (saws) told the believers about his coming
and reign; and we believe with certainty
in every word of Allah and His Messenger
(saws).
There are
several hadiths recorded regarding the era of Imam Mahdi, as related from the Messenger of Allah
(saws). Here are some of them:
Sunan of Abu-Dawood Hadith 4272 Narrated
by AbuSa'id al-Khudri
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: The 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 will be filled with oppression and tyranny, and
he will rule for seven years.
Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 5455 Narrated
by AbuSa'id al-Khudri
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said in the course of the story
about the Mahdi, that a man would come to him and say, "Give me, give me,
Mahdi," and he would pour into his garment as much as he was able to
carry.
Tirmidhi transmitted it.
Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 6278 Narrated
by Ja'far as-Sadiq
Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "Rejoice and
rejoice again. My people are just like the rain, it not being known whether the
last or the first of it is better; or it is like a garden from which a troop
can be fed for a year, then another troop can be fed for a year, and perhaps
the last troop which comes may be the broadest, deepest and finest. How can a
people perish of which I am the first, the Mahdi the middle and the Messiah the
last? But in the course of that there will be a crooked party which does not
belong to me and to which I do not belong."
Razin transmitted it.
Sunan of Abu-Dawood Hadith 4271 Narrated
by Umm Salamah, Ummul Mu'minin
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: The Mahdi will be of my
family, of the descendants of Fatimah.
The
current situation and position of the believers must be to strive to obey each
and every command of Allah and His Messenger (saws), and strive to make the word of Allah Supreme
in the world. Imam Mahdi will come
exactly at the time Allah has Decreed,
and the events will unfold exactly as prophesized by the Messenger of
Allah (saws). Allah has not made it
our duty to search for the Mahdi; he
will come when he comes. On the Day of
Judgment, Allah Subhanah will judge us
according to our deeds; neither will
Allah question us why we did not appoint a Mahdi, nor will He ask us why we did not wait for
Mahdi’s coming! Thus,
instead of waiting for Imam Mahdi to come and put things aright in this
world; we must strive to do whatever we
can to be better muslims, and declare
the Message of Allah to all those who care to listen to good caution.
And
besides, Imam Mahdi is not a Prophet of
Allah, but is a righteous slave of Allah
Subhanah. He will not come to mankind
and declare that he is the Mahdi, like
a Prophet of Allah comes to mankind and declares his appointment to Prophethood. Imam Mahdi will be a political and
religious leader of the believers, and
from his actions of righteousness the believers will recognize him to be the
Mahdi.
Whatever
written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance,
and whatever of error is of me. Allah
Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.
Your Brother in Islam,
Burhan
Wister