Appearance of Mahdii. Hadith about Last Day
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Appearance of Mahdii. Hadith about Last Day
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THE 'ULAMAA write that fitan [trials and tribulations that affect the
ummah, physically, spiritually, financially, emotionally or otherwise]
abound when a century draws to its end. The fitan of our times are
all-encompassing. Racial, geographical and religious barriers cannot
curb the flow of these on a global scale. The trials affecting those in
America equally affect those in Asia and Africa. Hence the spirituality
of the mujaddid [reformer] that will appear next will be of such a
tremendous nature, that his impact will be felt globally. None other
seem appropriate for this task save the promised 'Mahdii;.' [i.e. the
rightly-guided leader] Therefore, it was the view of certain pious
personalities that the imminent great reformation will be assigned to
the Mahdii.
Shaah Waliyullaah Muhaddith Dehlawii, rahimahullaah, says, <My lord has
shown me that qiyaamah is near, and that the Mahdii is preparing to make
his appearance>.' -Tafhimaat Ilaahiyyah, Vol. 2, page 123.
When Moulaanaa Rashiid Ahmad Gangohii, rahimahullaah, saw any person
intensely committed to the reformation of the ummah, he would say to
him, <Brother, continue your efforts for you will be rewarded, but do
not hope for much progress. Now, instead of reformation there will only
be further degeneration. An effective reformation will only be
accomplished by Imaam Mahdii>.' [An-Nuur monthly, Thaanah Bhawan, Dhul
Hijjah 1347]
The founder of Daarul 'Uluum, Hujjatul Islaam, Moulaanaa Muhammad Qaasim
Naanotwii, rahimahullaah, said: <Amiir Shaah, Presently, the Muslim
ummah is not suffering any humiliation and suppression. The time will
come, when they will be so debased and humiliated as one cannot even
imagine. That will be the time when the mercy of Allaah Ta'aalaa will
unlimitedly be showered upon the ummah and assistance will come from
that direction, and pointed towards Khuraasaan. (This means that the
Mahdii will make his appearance as interpreted by Shaykhul Hind,
Moulaanaa Mahmuud al-Hasan, rahimahullaah.)
Note: Ahaadiith inform us that the army of Imaam Mahdii will emerge from
olden-day Khuraasaan.
Thus in the view of Shaah Waliyullaah, 'Allaamah Rashiid Ahmad Gangohii,
and Moulaanaa Qaasim Naanotwii, rahimahumullaah, that only Imaam Mahdii
will be able to accomplish the next great reformation of the Muslim
ummah. -Discourses of Qaarii Muhammad Tayyib, rahimahullaah, page 136.
In his famous work, 'Alaamaat Qiyaamat, Shaah Rafii-uddiin Muhaddith
Dehlawii, rahimahullaah, writes, <maam Mahdii will make his appearance
[during the hajj season] in the sacred city of Makkah Mukarramah. Whilst
circumambulating around the Ka'bah, he will be identified by a group
between the Maqaam Ibraahiim and the Hajar Aswad [black-stone]. This
group of people will pledge allegiance to him>.
This great event will be preceded by a solar and lunar eclipse in the
Ramadaan prior to that hajj. At the time of the pledge, a voice will be
heard from the sky which will proclaim, <This is the vicegerent of
Allaah, the Mahdii, so listen to him and obey him>. All those who will
be present there will distinctly hear this voice.
He will be forty years old at that time. He will be a Sayyid, and will
be from the descendants of Sayyidah Faatimah Az-Zahraa, radiyallaahu
'anhaa. His name will be Muhammad, his father will be 'Abdullaah and his
mother Aaminah. He will be tall, full of vigour and vitality, and his
face will resemble the sacred face of Sayyidunaa Rasuulullaah,
sallallaahu 'alayhi wasallam. He will pass away at the age of 49.
Sayyidunaa 'Eesaa, 'alayhis salaam, will perform the janaazah salaah
(funeral prayer) and bury him. Thereafter all the affairs entrusted to
the Mahdii will be assumed by Sayyidunaa 'Eesaa, 'alayhis salaam. -
'Alaamat Qiyaamat.
The entire earth will be filled with justice and integrity of the
Mahdii. Injustice and oppression will be uprooted. During that time, all
people will be extremely devoted servants of Allaah Ta'aalaa, and they
will be pre-occupied in 'ibaadah [devotion]. The entire world will
consist of Muslims only. He will never taste defeat>.
[NB: According to the research that I conducted, once in every
twenty-three years a solar and lunar eclipse occurs in the month of
Ramadaan. In the Ramadaan of 2003, this phenomenon will take place.
Subsequently, on the 9th November 2003 there will be a lunar eclipse,
and on the 24th November 2003 there will be a solar eclipse. The hajj of
1424 will be in January 2004 is thus of crucial significance. And Allaah
Ta'aalaa knows best].
The following excerpt is taken from a sermon delivered by the late
rector of Daarul 'Uluum Deoband, Uttar Pradesh, India, Moulaanaa Qaarii
Muhammad Tayyib Saahib, rahimahullaah on the 1 st October 1974: <The
final sign before the appearance of the Mahdii will be that during a
particular hajj period, for some reason a severe war will break out
resulting in thousands of hujjaaj being massacred. The Jamarah 'Aqabah
will be drenched with blood>.'
If memory serves one correctly, the late Qaarii Saahib also mentioned
that 313 people will survive this carnage. <These people will decide to
look for some support and shelter. They will eventually be lead into
finding the Mahdii, and will pledge allegiance to him. The Mahdii will
thereafter settle in Syria>.
The entire Muslim world will unite under his banner. This event will be
followed by the anticipation for Sayyidunaa 'Eesaa, 'alayhis salaam.
Sayyidunaa 'Eesaa, 'alayhis salaam, will descend at the time of fajr
salaah when the congregation would be almost ready to commence their
salaah. He will request for the ladder as he will descend on the
minaarah of the Jaami' Masjid in Damascus.
Imaam Mahdii will request Sayyidunaa 'Eesaa, 'alayhis salaam, to perform
the salaah but he will decline saying, <The iqaamah has already been
said for you>.' In this particular salaah, Sayyidunaa 'Eesaa, 'alayhis
salaam, will follow the Mahdii, but thereafter all salaah will be lead
by him.
The Dajjaal will have already appeared. This will be a very great
calamity. The ummah will be in great fear during that period of time.
Some will follow him and regard him as a god. Sayyidunaa 'Eesaa,
'alayhis salaam, will eventually kill Dajjaal with his spear at Lydda
which is in Palestine. The Jews will be targeted and assassinated. Trees
and boulders will speak to the Muslims informing them of any Jew seeking
shelter and protection by them. The gharqad tree will however conceal
the Jew; hence this tree is being planted by the thousands in Palestine.
[In the bible, this battle has been referred to as Armageddon.]
Those Christians who will repent and accept Islaam will be saved from
any persecution or massacre. Others who choose to disbelieve, will be
put to death. Thereafter the entire world will be ruled by Muslims.
The ahaadiith of Sayyidunaa Nabii, sallallaahu 'alayhi wasallam inform
us that Islaam will surely be completed. This refers to both the
quantity and quality of Muslims. In the time of the sahaabah,
radiyallaahu 'anhum, Islaam was completed as far as quality of the
Muslims were concerned, as each sahaabii was a living example of the
Qur-aan. Towards the end of time, it will be completed as far as
quantity is concerned, and this refers to the era of as Sayyidunaa
'Eesaa, 'alayhis salaam, as the world will only consist of Muslims. In
this manner, the absolute dominance of Islaam will be manifested, and
the world will be governed by the system of khilaafah of the righteous
caliphs. [Hakiimul Islaam Qaarii Muhammad Tayyib Saahib and his
discourses with his Autobiography - by Moulaanaa Muftii Zafiiruddiin.
Published by Idaarah Ta-liifaat Auliyaa, Deoband]
Certain prominent Muslim scholars have refuted the coming of Imaam
Mahdii, and yet others have stated that Sayyidunaa 'Eesaa, 'alayhis
salaam, is the Mahdii. People who hold such beliefs should urgently
rectify them as Sayyidunaa `Eesaa, `alayhis salaam, and Imaam Mahdii are
two different personalities. All Muslims, of different persuasions,
believe in the coming of Imaam Mahdii, even though they differ on few
minor issues.
The leader of the deviant Ahle-Hadiith sect in India, Nawaab
Siddiiq-Hasan Khaan Qannojii writes the following in his book,
'Iqtarabatis Saa'ah':
<Imaam Mahdii will accept the oath of allegiance at the time of 'E-shaa
salaah between the Hajar Aswad and the Maqaam Ibraahiim. He will have
with him the sword, flag and kurtah of Sayyidunaa Rasuulullaah,
sallallaahu 'alayhi wasallam. 313 people will join him, who due to their
excessive devotion for 'ibaadah would be like monks during the night,
and due to their passion for jihaad, would be like knights during the
day. The Mahdii will be born in Madiinah Tayyibah. He would be from the
offspring of Sayyidah Faatimah, radiyallaahu `anhaa. His name will be
Muhammad ibn 'Abdullaah. He will have a slight stammer, and he will slap
his hands upon his thigh during the course of his speech>.
Sayyidunaa Thawbaan, radiyallaahu 'anhu, narrates that Sayyidunaa Nabii,
sallallaahu 'alayhi wasallam, said, <A time will dawn upon my ummah when
the forces of the world will call one another against you, just as how
hungry people gather around a plate of food>. The sahaabah, radiyallaahu
'anhum, enquired, <Will that happen because of our insignificant
numbers?> Sayyidunaa Nabii, sallallaahu 'alayhi wasallam, said, <No, you
will be in great numbers at that time, but you will be like the scum
that flows upon flood-waters. And Allaah Ta`aalaa will snatch awe for
you from the heart of your enemy, and he will instil a weakness in your
hearts>. The sahaabah, radiyallaahu 'anhum, enquired about the nature of
this weakness and Sayyidunaa Nabii, sallallaahu 'alayhi wasallam said,
<It will be love for the world and dislike for death>. - Sunan Abuu
Daawuud
Believe it or not! That time has arrived. Muslims have become cowardly,
and apprehensive due to the material might of others. The love of the
world has possessed their hearts, and they have an aversion for death
and jihaad. Instead of regarding Allaah Ta`aalaa as the supreme
authority, they have bowed to the material might of America. Whereas
America itself is controlled by the Jews and is helpless and disgusted.1
All the so-called leaders of the Muslim world are puppets of America and
for quite some time the enemy (Jews, Christians, Hindus and Communists
etc.) are spilling Muslim blood like water on all fronts under different
ruses.
1 According to news reports since 1973, Israel has cost the United
States about .6 trillion. If divided by today's population, that is more
than ,700 per person.
Sayyidunaa Nabii, sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam, said, <This ummah will
be a victim of such oppression that a person will find no place of
refuge. At that time, Allaah Ta'aalaa will create from my progeny, a
person who will fill the world with justice just as it had been filled
with injustice and corruption. Those in the skies as well as those on
earth will be pleased with his justness. Rain will be abundant and all
vegetation will abound, and those who will be alive would desire that
the dead Muslims lived to see the glory of that period>. - Mishkaat.
Sayyidunaa Abuu Sa'eed Khudarii, radiyallaahu 'anhu, narrates that
Sayyidunaa Nabii, sallallaahu 'alayhi wasallam, said, <The Mahdii will
be from my progeny. His face will be extremely luminous, and he will
have a high-bridged nose>. - Mishkaat.
Sayyidunaa 'Abdullaah ibn 'Abbaas, radiyallaahu 'anhumaa, narrates that
Nabii, sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam said, <That ummah will never be
annihilated whose advent was graced by me, whose ending period will be
graced by Sayyidunaa 'Eesaa, 'alayhis salaam, and whose middle period
would be graced by the Mahdii>. - Nisaa-ee, Abuu Nu`aym, Ibn Asaakir,
Al-Haakim.
Imaam Mahdii will engage in many battles with the disbelievers. One of
these has been dubbed as <Malhamah al-Kubraa> or <Malhamah al-'Uzmaa> -
the Great battle.
In this regard, Sayyidunaa Abuu Hurayrah, radiyallaahu 'anhu, narrates
that Sayyidunaa Nabii, sallallaahu 'alayhi wasallam, said, <Before
qiyaamah, the Romans [i.e. Christians] will gather at Aa'maaq, or
Sayyidunaa Nabii, sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam said, Waabiq. ['Umq is
the name of a place in Syria, which happens to be near Waabiq, and which
is situated between Halab and Antaakiyyah. The distance between Waabiq
and Halab is approximately four farsakhs - 12 miles]. A Muslim army will
advance towards them from Madiinah Tayyibah, who will be the best
Muslims on the surface of the earth at that time>.
When the two armies will meet, the Romans will say to the Muslims,
<Leave us to deal with those of our people who were taken captive by you
and have now reverted to your faith, so that we may take them to task>.
The Muslims will say, <By the oath of Allaah, we will never hand our
brothers over to you>. This will spark off the fight.
The statistics of this battle are as follows. One-third of the Muslim
army will flee the battle-filed, whose repentance will never be accepted
by Allaah Ta'aalaa. One-third will be martyred, and they will be
regarded as the most superior martyrs. The last third will gain victory,
and subsequently they will remain protected from future trials due to
their victory. -Sahiih Muslim
Further discussion regarding the battle with the Romans
Once Sayyidunaa Nabii, sallallaahu 'alayhi wasallam, asked the sahaabah,
radiyallaahu 'anhum, if they knew a city which was bordered on the one
side by water and on the other by land. The sahaabah, radiyallhu 'anhum,
replied positively. Sayyidunaa Nabii sallallaahu 'alayhi wasallam, then
said, <Qiyaamah will not occur until seventy thousand people from the
progeny of Sayyidunaa Ishaaq, 'alayhis salaam (inhabitants of Shaam -
Syria) [or according to Imaam Nawawii, and Qaadii 'Iyaad,
rahimahumallaah, from the progeny of Sayyidunaa Ismaa-eel, 'alayhis
salaam] wage war against the inhabitants of this particular city.
When this army draws close to the city, they will not attack with any
weapons or artillery. [Instead they will conquer the city by the divine
unseen help of Allaah Ta`aalaa]. When they will recite the slogan of
<Laa ilaaha illallaahu wallaahu akbar>. for the first time, one side of
the protective wall will collapse. When they will recite the slogan of
<Laa ilaaha illallaahu wallaahu akbar>. for the second time, the other
side of this great wall will collapse. They will recite this takbiir for
a third time, and they will enter the city victoriously.
[This event will openly prove to the world the falsehood of the trinity
and Christianity, and the truthfulness of Islaam]. The army will then
busy itself in distributing the spoils of war when the rumour will
spread that Dajjaal has made his appearance. Hearing this they will
leave what they were engaged in and set off once again. -Sahiih Muslim.
The author of Mirqaat has written that this city is Rome, which has
incorrectly been ascertained as Constantinople by some researchers.
Constantinople was conquered by Sultaan Muhammad Faatih on the 29th of
May 1453 AD. He changed the name of the city to Islaambul, which in time
changed to Istanbul. It is regarded as an historic city and it has a
famous port. It is bordered by two oceans.
The hadiith of Sahiih Muslim explicitly points to the fact that this
city will be bordered by water on the one side and by land on the other
side. This is actually a reference to Rome, which is the capital of
Italy. Imaam Mahdii together with his army of seventy thousand Muslims
will conquer this city with the slogan of <Laa ilaaha illallaahu
wallaahu akbar>. The city of the Vatican is also in Rome, which is the
home of the Pope, who believes in the doctrine or Trinity, the divinity
of Sayyidunaa `Eesaa, `alayhis salaam, and the concept of the original
sin. The pope is regarded as the representative of Sayyidunaa 'Eesaa,
'alayhis salaam, and this place is the headquarters of the Roman
Catholic faith.
The famous French Christian predictor <Nostradamus> also affirmed that a
Muslim conqueror will not only conquer Europe but the entire world, and
the flag of Islaam will flutter proudly on the entire earth. The Muslim
army will take control of Rome, and the Pope will be banished. He will
eventually die in exile.
In the era of Sayyidunaa Sayyidunaa Rasuulullaah, sallallaahu 'alayhi
wasallam, the world was ruled by two superpowers, i.e. The Romans and
the Persians. All minorities were affiliated to one of these two. The
Muslims conquered these two superpowers in a short period of time after
the demise of Sayyidunaa Nabii, sallallaahu 'alayhi wasallam. As if this
period was the period of the first Muslim World Order. In the ahaadiith
pertaining to the appearance of Imaam Mahdii, it is mentioned that the
forces of the East and West will be annihilated during his able reign.
The entire world will then be ruled by Islaam. As if this will be the
second Muslim World order. In-shaa-Allaah.
by Muhammad 'Abdul Majiid Siddiiqii
Advocate High Court, Pakistan
Translated by Moulaanaa 'Abdurrahman Hussein Kolia
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