HAQEEQAT E MEHDI

(1) He, who did not recognize Lord (Imam) of his time, will be died in ignorance. (saying of Holy Prophet PBUH)

(2) Hazrat Ali (RA) narrates that Holy Prophet (PBUH) said: If last day of the world would stay (Allah will extend it) and will bring into being a person (Imam Mehdi) from my family, who will make the world full of justice and equality as it will be crammed with cruelty before his arrival. (Abu Dawood / Al Sannan)

(3) Huzaifa (RA) describes that Holy Prophet (PBUH) said: Imam Mehdi will be a man from my family whose face will be shining like a star. (Al-Haavi lil Fataawa)

(4) Abdullah Bin Umar (RA) tells that Holy Prophet (PBUH) said: Imam Mehdi will come in such a way that a cloud will be over his head and a caller will call “he is Mehdi, the Caliph of God, follow him”. (Al-Haavi lil Fataawa)

(5) Abu Saeed Khudri (RA) expresses that Holy Prophet (PBUH) said: Mehdi will be from me. His face will be very bright & shining while nose will be delicate and inspiring. He will fill the land with justice and equality such as it will be crammed with cruelty before his arrival. (Abu Dawood / Al Sannan)

(6) Jabir (R.A) narrates that Holy Prophet (PBUH) said: There will be a Caliph in the last period of my Uma, who will give the wealth in abundance and will not count it. (Sayyuti / Al-Haavi lil Fataawa)

(7) Jabir (R.A) tells another saying of Holy Prophet (PBUH): There will be a Caliph in the last period of my Uma, who will give the wealth in abundance and will not count it. (Haakam Al Mustadrak)

With reference to the above given 2 Hadiths, it is not necessary that wealth meant for only the world related property but it meant for wealth of heart as there is described in the Hadiths that rich by heart is the real richness and Imam Mehdi will divide the wealth of heart in abundance and every heart will be rich. Another proof of it is that world will have gone to ruin before his arrival and love with world will be finished from the hearts of people. They will also give their attention to Allah and Imam Mehdi will connect a lot of people with Allah entering them into the Religion of God. Words of countless, unlimited and overfilled have been used because no such example of connecting the people to Allah has been granted to any prophet or saint from Adam to the arrival of Imam Mehdi.

(8) Um-e-Salma (R.A) copies a saying of Holy Prophet (PBUH) that there will be a clash (in the matter of succession) on the death of a king. A man will go to Makkah from Madina. Few people of Makkah (recognizing him as Imam Mehdi) will come to him. Taking him out from home, they will take oath of him between Rukan-e-Yamani and Muqam-e-Ibrahim. Then a battalion will depart from Syria to fight with him and the same will be buried down in Baida, a flat ground between Makkah and Madina. Afterwards, Abdal of Syria and saints of Iraq will come to take oath of him. Then a man from Quresh having grandparents of Kalb (a tribe of Makkah), will send a battalion for fighting with Imam Mehdi and his companions. They (Imam Mehdi and his companions) will take over the attacking battalion. This is Kalb war. He, who will not join the boon got from Kalb (war), would gain loss. Imam Mehdi will divide wealth abundantly and move the people to their Prophet’s Sharia and Islam will completely be established throughout the world. Imam Mehdi will rule for seven years or according to some others for nine years? (Abu Dawood, Al-Sunnan)

Besides above, the narration about reappearance of Imam Mehdi from Kaaba has been found from several other Hadiths in which there is a description of taking his oath between Kaaba and Muqam-e-Ibrahim. Many narrators have told that the word “Rukan” used in Hadiths means Rukan-e-Yamani. Remember that the names of four corners of Kaaba are “Rukan-e-Iraqi, Rukan-e-Shami, Rukan-e-Yamani and Hajr-e-Aswad”. In all these Hadiths, it has clearly been described that place of undertaking will be between Rukan and Maqam. Meaning thereby, it has not only been described that the oath will be taken in Kaaba but mentioning of that specific place is repeated. So, it becomes very important to say that Rukan-e-Yamani and Muqam-e-Ibrahim will hold a special position in that period.

(9) Um-e-Salma (RA) narrates another Hadith that Holy prophet (PBUH) said: in between Rukan-e-Yamani and Muqam-e-Ibrahim, persons equal to Ghazwa-e-Badar (313) will take oath of a man from my Uma. Afterward saints of Iraq and Abdal of Syria will come to him. (Haakim, Almustadrak).

In spite of above, narration of undertaking of an alliance between Rukan-e-Yamani and Muqam-e-Ibrahim, after recognizing Imam Mehdi, has been found in many Hadiths. The quantity of that alliance has been told as 313. Be in mind that only he, who has already seen him, will recognize him. Actually, this is only for those who have gained knowledge from Imam Mehdi before his occultation, quantity of whom after decreasing will be 313 or 40. They will be the real followers and awaiting persons of comeback of Imam Mehdi. They will quickly recognize Imam Mehdi on his reappearance and will take oath of him. Similarly, it has described that only a group, not all the people present in Kaaba, will take oath of him.

Since other people presented in Kaaba will not be connected with Imam Mehdi afore, therefore, they will not be able to recognize him as Imam Mehdi and it might also be happened that, in spite of undertaking group, other people presented in Kaaba will not be able to know about the arrival and oath of Imam Mehdi, because only a group or alliance has been described in Hadiths for taking oath of Imam Mehdi.

(10) Soban (R.A) narrates that Holy Prophet (PBUH) said: three men will fight near your treasure. All three will be the sons of caliph. Yet, none of them will get the treasure. Then, black flags will appear from East and will fight against you as inhumanly as none had fought before. (Narrator says that) Then Holy Prophet (PBUH) described something (which he couldn’t understand); then Caliph of Allah, Imam Mehdi will appear. Then Holy Prophet (PBUH) said: When you would be able to see him, take oath of him though you will have to come by creeping on ice for that undertaking. No doubt he will be Mehdi the Caliph of Allah. (Ibn-e-Maja, Al-Sunnan)

(11) Hazrat Irta (R.A) tells: Then Mehdi, a very beautiful character, will appear from the family of Holy Prophet (PBUH) who will fight in the city of Quasar-e-Rome and will be the last ruler of Holy Prophet’s (PBUH) Uma. Then Antichrist will appear in the period of Imam Mehdi and Jesus will also come back in his period. (Naeem Bin Hamaad)

In this narration, city of Quasar means some city of Europe. So, Imam Mehdi will fight religious war in Europe also. There are two types of religious war: Jehad-e-Asghar (small religious war or war with infidels by sword) and Jehad-e-Akbar [big religious war or war with Nafs (self)]. There is no clarification in the Hadiths that what type of religious war he will make? May be both of them, firstly with Nafs (self) and then with infidels by sword. It means, initially he will go there and teach spiritualism and Religion of God which consists of purification of heart and Nafs. Afterwards, he will fight religious war with infidels by sword to finish them from Europe (like the other parts of world).

(12) Huzaifa (R.A) narrates that Holy Prophet (PBUH) said: Mehdi is a man of my family. He will have brown skin and by body will be non-Arab. There will be a mole on his right cheek like shining star. He will fill the earth with justice as it will be full of injustice afore. Earthly and unearthly beings as well as birds will be agreed with his deputyship. (Sayyuti, Al-Haavi lil Fataawa)

(13) Hazrat Ali (R.A) narrates that Holy Prophet (PBUH) said: Imam Mehdi is from me (means from my family). Allah will confer the power on him just in one night. (Ibn-e-Maja, Al-Sunnan)

Meanings of this Hadith are that Imam Mehdi will change the map of the world within a night and on getting up, people will see the world changed and system of the earth will not be as same as they have seen before going to sleep.

(14) Salman bin Issa tells: it reached me that the Ark of Covenant will be appeared by Imam Mehdi from the sea of Tiberias until it will be lifted up and placed in front of him. Jews, after seeing it, will believe in him except few. (Sayyuti / Al-haavi-lil-Fatawa)

It is well-known for the Ark of Covenant that it is a box containing pictures and blessings of some Prophets e.g. Moses, Aaron (Haroon) and Jesus etc.; a gown, sword and a flag, are also included. As said by some saints, secrecy of this box is locked in Black Stone which will be opened up to view for world at the reappearance of Imam Mehdi.

Allah says in Quran: “And their Prophet said to them: ‘The sign of his kingdom (to be Allah’s bestowal) is that a box, carried by angels, shall come to you from your Lord, containing things for tranquility of heart, and some sacred relics left behind by children of Moses and Aaron. Surely there is in it a great sign for you if you are believers.” (Sorah Al-Baqra, Verse: 248, Chapter 2, Par 16)

(15) Holy Prophet (PBUH) said that Imam Mehdi will reappear as the Caliph of Allah and the religion will be ended by Imam Mehdi as it started by me in the beginning. (Kanuz-ul-Haqaiq)

It is a sign that all the religions appeared by Prophets will be merged with the Religion of God (a real one) which is also called as Religion of Nature, Religion of Purity etc.