Awaited Imam 1

The
Awaited Imm
Mahd ()
Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
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Co ntents
P reface
Se ction 1
Imm M ahd () is t he true Imm and is

from the family of F timah ()
15
Se ction 2
The D ay of J udgment w ill not arrive before

the caliphate of Imm M ahd ()
18
Se ction 3
Imm M ahd () and Economic J ust ice
22
Section 4
Imm M ahd () and the Saints
25
Se ction 5
Imm M ahd () as A llhs Caliph
29
Section 6
Imm M ahd () and Is lamic D ominance
32
Section 7
Economic Prosperity and F air Distribution of

Wealt h
37
Section 8
Imm M ahd () will be w elcomed w ith

Open Arms
43
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T he Aw ait ed Imm Mahd ( )
Se ction 9
P rophet s and Imm M ahd
46
Se ction 10
O bedience of Imm M ahd () w ill be

Compulsory
52
Se ction 11
Circumst ances Surrounding Imm M ahds

A rrival
54
Se ction 12
Imam M ahd () as t he Last Caliph
57
G loss ary
65
Bibliography
69
Index t o H adth and Athar (A rabic)
75
Index t o H adth and Athar (English)
79
G eneral Index
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Preface
T oday is 18 Dh ul-h ijjah ,1 th e day wh en the Prophet ()
st aye d at Gh a dr Kh um after h is ret urn from Ha jjat-ulwa d 2 to Me dina. Surro un de d by the Comp anion s (), he
de clare d while ra isin g the han d of Al a l-M urta d () :
.
Wh oev e r ha s me a s his maste r Al is
h is maste r.
T his wa s the dec lar ation o f Al s spirit ua l sove reignty
an d it s uncon ditiona l a cc eptance is bin din g on be liever s
till the Day of Judgem ent. It clear ly prov es that anyone
who den ie s Als spir itual sover eignty in fact denie s the
Prophet s sp ir itual sover eignty. T his most h um ble
fo llo wer of the Prophet ( ) fe lt that some peop le deny
this r ea lity partly o ut o f ignor anc e an d p artly o ut of
pr ejudice , wh ich is sp rea din g unne ce ssary ten sion an d
disun ity in the M uslim comm unity. Un der the
c irc umstan ce s I tho ught it nec e ssary to wr ite t wo
pamph let s on the issue of sover eignty an d lea der ship : one
title d a s Th e Ghad r Dec la ration an d the othe r title d The
A wa ited Imm Mahd (). T he fo rmer is de sign e d to
1.
2.
t he t wel ft h m ont h i n t he Is l am i c cal endar, and the month of

t he pi l gri m age t o M akkah
t he l ast or farewell pi lgri m age of the Prophet M uham m ad
() t he year (10AH /632A D ) before he l eft for his eternal
hom e.
1
c lar ify the stat us of Al () a s the op ener of the sp ir itua l

sover eignty an d the latter is de sign e d to descr ibe the
st atus of Im m M ah d ( ), the se al of sp ir itua l
sover eignty. T he m ain p urpo se is to r emove the do ubts
that have gathere d aro un d the issue an d to m ake the
M uslim s a war e of the rea lity. T he sp ir itual sover eignty of
Al an d M ah d ( ) a re p rove d by the a uthentic
had th- book s of Ah l- us- Sunn ah wa l- Jam ah, in the form
of contin uo us tr a dition s, (that is, the re is un interr upte d
ev iden ce to en dor se th e so un dne ss o f the tr a dition s). In
the f ir st p amphlet I h ave inc lude d 51 tra dition s wh ich a re
f ull a uthentic ate d an d ref eren ce d. T he rea son for this
n um be r is that this ye ar I h ave complete d 51 ye ars of my
lif e. T herefor e, in or de r to ga in ble ssin gs I hav e h um bly
use d th is r elat ionsh ip a s wa slah ( interme diation ) in the
pr esence of Al (), so th at this me a gre ef fort is
a cc epted. ( mn)
In this p refa ce I want to c lar ify the thre e type s of
le ga cy ( inher itance ) han de d do wn by the Ho ly Prophet
( ):
i.
T he
sp irit ua l
inher itanc e
of
un apparent
suc ce ssion (sp ir itual khilfah ).
ii.
T he politic al inh eritan ce of extern al ca liph ate.
iii.
T he gen era l inher itance of r eligio us ca liph ate.
T he fir st form of inher itance wa s giv en to the
mem ber s of the Prophets fam ily .
T he secon d form of inh eritan ce wa s given to the
r ightly- guide d ca liph s.
T he thir d form of inhe ritanc e wa s giv en to other
Compan ion s an d the Succe ssor s ().
T he unapp arent succ e ssion is that fo unta inhe a d of
Prophet M uh amma d s suc ce ssion which not on ly
saf e guar de d sp irit ua l ach ievem ents an d hidden ble ssin gs
of I slam , but also intro duce d the Umm ah to sp ir itua l
sover eignty, sa intly r ank of qu tb an d refo rmation thro ugh
wh ich the Umm ah ben efite d sp ir itually.
T he externa l c aliphate is that fo untainh ea d of
Prophet M uhamma ds succ e ssion wh ich le d to the
.
.
.
Pr ef ace
pr actic al domin anc e of I slam a s we ll a s it s e sta blishment

a s a pra ctic al sy stem . T his le a d to gov ernan ce an d
st a bility of the Prophet s d n. It p ave d the way for the
c reation of dif fer ent I slamic state s an d pr actically
introduce d the sha rah o f Prophet M uhamma d () a s a
wo rld sy stem.
T he gen era l c aliphate is the fo untainh ea d of Prophet
M uh amma d s succ e ssion wh ich promote d the I slam ic
tea chin gs an d prove d the importanc e o f r ighteo us dee ds in
the M uslim comm unity. It not on ly he lpe d in the
pr eservation of kno wle dge an d p iety amon g th e Ummah
but a lso in the spr ea d an d prop a gation of I slam ic mora lity.
T he three types of c aliphate m ay be summe d up a s:
i.
Suc c e ssion of sp ir itual sov ere ignty.
ii.
Ca liph ate of gov ernan ce.
iii.
Ca liph ate of guidan ce.
Sh h Wa l Allh ( ) , a gre at scho lar of the
In dian Subc ontinent, h as comm ente d on th is div ision of
Prophet s inh er itance in the follo win g wo r ds:

, ,

,
,
,

,
.
P eople who ha ve rec eived th e P roph et s
inhe ritanc e a re o f three kind s: Th e first
k ind is of tho se who rece iv ed wisdom, p ie ty
and inne r enlightenment from h im. Th e se

a re the membe rs o f his family and o the r
spe cific p ersona litie s. The se cond g roup is
o f those who rec eived th e inhe ritanc e o f
e xterna l enlightenment from him in the
form of v irtuou sne ss, and gu idance . Th e se
a re his sen io r Companion s, eg the fou r
ca liph s and the ten Companion s who
re ceived the great n e ws (of parad ise from
the P rophe t Muhammad ( )). The third
g roup is o f those who rec eived ind ividua l
b le ssing s from h im in the fo rm o f
kno wledg e and piety. Th ese a re the peop le
who we re ste eped in the v irtu e o f h sn
( se lfle ssne ss), like Ana s and Ab Hu ray rah
( ) , and the peop le who came
late r. Th e th ree fo rms of inhe ritanc e o we
their
o rig in
to
th e
finality
of
me ssenge rship .1
It may be note d that this division is ba se d on
conv enience an d sp ec ia l stat us whe rea s e ach c ate gory of
inher itance share s th e qua litie s of other inher itance s of the
Prophet (). Ea ch c atego ry ha s, in som e sh ape or form,
a re lation sh ip with the other.
v In govern ance , Ab Bakr a s- Siddq ( ) wa s the
imme diate dep uty of the Prophet ( ).
v In sp ir ituality an d sainthoo d Al al- M urta d () wa s
h is dir ectly appointe d dep uty.
v In guidanc e a ll o f his Compan ions an d Ca liph s ()
we re his imme diate dep utie s.
As a re sult, after the f ina lity of proph ethood, thr ee
hor izon s we re set up in or der to fa cilitate the eterna l
contin uity of the Proph ets () ble ssin g:
i.
T he first hor izon is for the politic al inher itanc e of
the Prophet ( ).
1.
S hh W al Al l h, at -T af h mt -ul -i l hi yyah (2: 8).
Pr ef ace
ii.
T he secon d hor izon is for the spir itual inh eritan ce

of the Prophet () .
iii.
T he th ir d horizon is for the e duc ationa l an d
pr actic al inh eritan ce of the Prophet ( ).
T he po litica l inh er itance of the Prophet () wa s
kno wn a s kh il fah rsh idah (the r ightly- guide d
c aliphate) .
T he sp ir itua l inh er itance of the Prophet () wa s
kno wn a s wilyah ( spir itual sover eignty) an d immah
( sp irit ua l lea der ship) .
T he e ducation al an d pr actica l inh er itance of the
Prophet () cam e to be kno wn a s guidanc e an d
hone sty.
T herefor e, the f ir st r ec ipient of po litica l inh eritan ce
wa s Ab Bakr a s- Siddq ( ), the f ir st r ec ipient of
spirit ua l inh er itance wa s Al a l-M urta d (), an d the f irst
r ecip ient s of e ducation al an d pra ctic al inher itanc e we re
the Comp anion s (). So all of th em wer e imme diate
c aliph s (h ea ds o f the ir p artic ular c ate gorie s). T her e is no
form of contr a dict ion or r iva lry bet ween the three .
T he se con d important po int to be noted is that the tr ue
st atus of the thr ee dif fer s with re gar ds to var io us issue s,
such a s:
1. Externa l c aliphate is the po lit ica l off ic e of Islam .
T he un appar ent ca liphate is exc lusiv ely a
spirit ua l off ice .
2. T h e externa l ca liph ate is an e le ctive an d
con sultative p roce ss.
T he unapp arent ca liph ate is an inher ent an d
se lect ive act.
3. T he externa l c aliph is e le cted by the p eople .
T he unapp arent ca liph is se lecte d by Go d.
4. T he po litica l c aliph is e lecte d.
T he spir itual ca liph is sele cte d.
5. T h is is the re ason that the fir st ca liph Ab Bakr a sSiddq () wa s e le cte d on the ba sis o f Um ar Fr q s
() p roposal an d the con sensus of the majo rity of the
p ublic . But the e le ction of the fir st Imm of sp ir itua l
sover eignty Al al- M urta d () re quir e d ne ither

any bo dy s propo sal nor a con sen sus.
6. Demo cracy wa s to be der ive d from the ca liph ate,
wh ich is why the Proph et ( ) did not anno unc e who
will be the c aliph after h im. Spir it ual le a der sh ip wa s
an act of a ssignm ent; there fore, the Proph et ( )
de clare d it in the va lley of Gha dr Kh um.
7. T h e Prophet ( ) le ft the e le ction of th e c aliph to the
will of the peop le , but the spir it ual lea der ( wal) wa s
se lecte d by himself by the will o f Allh.
8. Exte rna l ca liph ate is e sta blishe d to pe rfect the
wo rldly sy stem.
Sp ir itual lea der ship is e sta blishe d to bea utify it
with the he aven ly ch arm an d gra ce.
9. Ca liphate m ake s men just.
Sp ir itual lea de rsh ip m ake s them p erfe ct.
10. Ca liphate is conf ine d to the floor (e arth).
Sp ir itual le a der sh ip exten ds to the T hrone (of
Allh).
11. Ca liphate is in effe ctive witho ut off ic ia lly tak in g
off ic e.
Sp ir itual lea der ship is ef fectiv e even without
takin g off ice .
12. T h is is p ro ba bly th e re ason why c aliphate wa s
entr uste d to the Ummah, an d
Sp ir itual lea der sh ip wa s entr uste d to the fam ily of
the Prophet ( ).
T herefor e, ther e is no e scap in g (room
for th e den ia l of ) political lea dersh ip
( khilfah ; c aliphate) nor of sp ir itua l
sover eignty (wilyah). T he dire ct c aliphate
of Ab Bakr as- Siddq () wa s e sta blishe d
with the con sensus of the Comp anion s ()
an d is cate gor ica lly proven by history. T he
direct sp ir itual sov ere ignty of Al a lM urta d () wa s anno unc e d by the Prophet
( ) himself an d is cate gor ica lly p roven
by
muta wtir ( un broken
cha in
of)
Pr ef ace
tra dition s. T he proof of the ca liph ate is the

con sensus of the Co mpanion s () an d the
proof of sp irit ua l sove re ignty ( wilyah) is
the dec lar ation of the Prophet () . One
who denie s the ca liph ate in fa ct den ie s
h istory an d con sensus, an d on e who den ie s
the sp irit ua l sov ere ignty ( wilyah) den ie s
the Prophet s dec la ration. T here fore, both
the ca liphate an d the sp ir itua l lea dersh ip
a re ine sc apa ble rea litie s. Wh at is ur gently
ne e de d is a c le ar un der stan din g of the
r eality of the t wo in stitut ions in or de r to
pr esent conform ity r ather than diff eren ce
( cla sh) bet we en the t wo .
It sho uld be un der stood that just a s the externa l
c aliphate starte d with the right ly- guide d ca liph s an d its
ble ssin gs wer e pa sse d on to the r ighteo us an d just r uler s,
sim ilar ly the unapp arent c aliphate ( sp irit ua l sover eignty)
st arte d with Al a l-M urta d () an d it s ble ssin gs we re
pa sse d on to the me m ber s of the Prophet s fam ily an d
pe rfecte d sa ints of the Umm ah. By mean s of the
de claration ( who ever ha s m e a s his
ma ster Al is h is ma ster) an d ( Al
is yo ur sp ir itual le a der after me ) the Prophet ( )
p ublic ly dec lar e d Al () a s the op ener of sp ir itua l
sover eignty.
Sh h Wal Allh ( ) in the chapter of
wilyah say s:
.1
.
In th is Ummah th e first pe rson to open
the doo r o f spiritua l sov e re ignty ( wily ah)
is A l a l- Murtad () .1
1.
.2
.
The sec re t of th e sp iritual sove reign ty
( wilyah ) of the Lead e r (A l
)wa s pa ssed down to h is ch ild ren.1
.3
.
The re fo re, the re is no t a sing le sa int in
the Ummah who is no t d ire ctly or ind ire ctly
link ed to the family o f A l () ( to a tta in
spiritua l leade rship ).2
.4
,
,
.
The first pe rson in the P roph et s
Ummah who open ed the gate o f se lf-denia l
in ( the most supe rio r and po we rful catego ry
o f) spiritua l so ve re ign ty and who took the
first step on to this eleva ted spot is Al (
) . Tha t is why d ifferent o rde rs
( sa l sil) of sp irituality re turn to h im.3
5. Sh h W al Allh ( ) write s:
No w who soever rec eiv e s wilyah
( sp irit ua l sov ere ignty) from the Ho ly
Prophet M uh amma d ( ), it is e ither
r ece ive d thro ugh a re lation sh ip with Al
1.
2.
3.

S hh W al Al l h, Hamat (p. 60).
Pr ef ace
a l-M urtad () or a r elation ship with the

Chief Help er ( Gh a wth- ul-A zam) Jlan
( ) . No one c an gain wilyah
( sp irit ua l sov ere ignty) by bypa ssin g this
pro ce ss.1
It sho uld be note d that the relation ship with the Chief
Help er ( Gha wth- ul-Azam ) is in f act a chapte r an d a r ay of
the r elation ship with Al al- M urta d ( ).
Sh h I sm l Dih la w h a s c lar if ie d this po int:
Al
al- M urta d
() a lso
ha s
super ior ity in a sin gle dimen sion over Ab
Bakr a s- Siddq () an d Umar Fr q ().
T his sup erior ity lie s, f ir stly, in the gr eater
n um be r of his fo llo wer s. Se con dly , all
c ate gorie s
of
wilyah
( sp ir itua l
sover eignty) fro m his day till the en d of
tim e ar e only po ssible thro ugh h im. He ha s
a say in the k in gdom of the kin gs an d the
lea der ship of the le a der s an d this is not
h idden f rom those who ar e f amiliar with the
wo rld of an ge ls Mo st sp ir itua l ch ain s a re
direct ly deriv e d from Al a l-M urta d ().
So , on the Day o f Judgement, Als army
includin g follo wer s of h igh stat us an d great
r ep utation, will o utnum ber an d o utsh ine
other s to be a so urc e of won der fo r a ll the
spe ctators. 2
Spirit ua l sove re ignty ( wil yah), within the Prophet
M uh amma d s () Umm ah, who se fo unta inhea d is Al
a l-M urtad (), is dire ctly sh are d by Ftim ah, Ha ssan an d
Husse in () an d then through them it wa s pa sse d do wn to
the t we lve Imm s ( spirit ua l lea de rs) , the la st lea der be in g
Im m Mah d ( ). Just a s Al a l-M urta d ( ) is the
1.
2.
S hh W al Al l h, Hamat (p. 62).

S hh Is m l Di hl aw , Si r t mus t aq m (p. 67).
) T he Aw ait ed Imm Mahd (
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open er of spir itual sove re ignty, Imm M ah d ( ) is the

se al o f spir itual sov ere ignty.
T he wor ds of Sh aykh M uja ddid Alf T hn Ahma d
) approp riately h igh light the ( Sa rh an d
po int:
:
,

,

:
,

,
,

,

,

Pr ef ace
11

,

.
And the re is anothe r way clo se to
spiritua l sov ereign ty and th is is th e way o f
a ll ca tego rie s of sa ints o f all leve ls. The
pa th o f mysticism (ta sa wwuf) sp rings from
this path and it also in volv e s the sta tu s o f
se lf-d enia l. In te rmedia tion is p ro ven in this
p roc ess b ecau se A l al- Mu rtad ( ) is the
founta inhead of from which the Sha ykh s o f
those on this path gain a ll their ble ssing s.
And th is grand office is re se rv ed for him.
On this pa th, th e fee t o f th e Ho ly P rophe t
( ) a re on A ls head wh erea s F timah,
Ha ssan and Hu sse in () share this statu s
with him. I b elie ve that he enjo yed this
po sition ev en be fore his ph ysica l b irth, a s
he did a fte r it. Who soev e r ha s rec eived the
d ivin e ble ssing s and guidan ce on this pa th,
ha s rece iv ed it through h im, be cau se he is
c lo se st to th e last po in t on th is path and the
c entre of this spo t be long s to h im. And
when A ls p eriod ended , the g rand office
wa s passed down to Ha ssan and Husse in
() . Th en it wa s passed do wn
to the twe lv e Imms in th e co rre ct o rde r
one by on e, the la st of whom will b e Imm
Mahd (). Who soe ve r re ce ived guidan ce
in their life and afte r the ir dea th, rec eived
it th rough th e se sa ints. The se Imms a re
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the sou rce of a ll b le ssing fo r e ven the h igh

rank ing sain ts ( such as qut ubs and n uja b
be cau se the y a re th e c entre of all sp iritua l
ac tivity ) and no one can survive without a
link with the h eadquarte rs.1
Sh aykh Ahma d Sarh an d ( ) be lieve s that
Im m Mah d ( ) will sh are spir it ual sove reignty
( wilyah ) with Al a l-M urta d ().
T he gist of the disc ussion is that the Proph ets
de claration at Gha dr Kh um p rove d forev er that Al s
spirit ua l sov ere ignty is in fact the Prophet M uh amma d s
spirit ua l sove re ignty. As the door of prophethoo d wa s
c lo se d after th e Ho ly Proph et () , Allh () ha s op ene d
ne w aven ues for the contin uation of the Proph ets
ble ssin gs till th e Day of Judgement. Som e were blesse d by
an extern al stat us wh ilst other s by an interna l status. T he
h idden aven ue is kno wn a s sp irit ua l sove reignty an d Al
a l-M urtad () wa s its f ir st Imm . T hen this cha in of
sover eignty wa s pa sse d do wn to the Prophet s fam ily an d
f ina lly to the t we lve Im ms. Beside s the t welv e Imm s
there ar e thousan ds of othe r pio us in div idua ls who
r each e d the stat us of sainthoo d. T hey h ave h eld high rank s
of sainthoo d ( such a s gha wth, qu tub) an d hav e enlightene d
the liv e s of million s of peop le thro ugh the intern al light of
wilyah , takin g th em o ut of ignoran ce an d a stray . Yet all
of th em ga ine d th eir spir itual st atus f rom the sp ir itua l
sover eignty of Al a l-M urta d (), be it directly or
in dir ectly. No one wa s se lf- suff icient an d in depen dent
from th e wilyah of Al a l-M urtad ( ) an d th is cha in
will contin ue up to the Day o f Judgement until the
app ear ance of the la st Im m ( sp irit ua l le a der ) an d the
c entre of sp ir itua l lea de rsh ip. He will be Imm
M uh amma d M ah d ( ), the t we lfth Im m an d the last
c aliph. In his pe rson , the exte rnal an d the un apparent
c aliphate s wh ich r an par alle l to e ach other will come
to gether. He will be the sp ir itual a s well a s the po litica l
1.
S haykh Ahm ad S arhand , Makt bt (9: 173#123).
Pr ef ace
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inher itor, an d h e will be the la st pe rson to ho ld the office s

of kh il fah an d wilyah . Anyone who denies I mm Mah d
( ) will deny both the externa l an d unappa rent form s of
I slam.
T his will be the climax of the expo sure an d disc losure
of the Prophet M uhamm a d s ble ssin g. T his is due to the
f act that, he will be nam e d M uhamm a d an d he will also
r esem ble the Ho ly Prophet ( ) in mora l exce llenc e. So
the wor ld sho uld kno w that this Imm is the r ec ipient of
both the externa l an d intern al inher itanc e o f the Proph ets
ble ssin gs. T hat is why th e Prophet ( ) said, Anyone
who den ie s M ah d will be a disbeliev er.
At that time, he will be th e fo c us of all saints on earth,
an d, bein g the lea der o f Proph et M uh amma d s Umm ah,
proph et s ( ) will offer his pr ayer beh in d him an d in
this way , he will anno unc e h is lea der sh ip to the who le
wo rld.
So we sho uld r ea lize that Al al-M urta d ( ) an d
M ah d ( ) o f the e arth an d h eaven s the father an d the
son ar e both Allh s fr ien ds an d the Proph ets
inher itors. It is therefor e comp ulsory on ev ery be liever to
a ckno wle dge their exc eptiona l status.
M ay Allh () giv e us the a bility to ga in ble ssin gs
from the se fo unta inhe a ds of wilyah . (m n! with the
interme diation o f the L ea de r of the Proph ets ( )).
M uhammad Ta hir- ul-Qad ri
On e of the servant s of Proph ets ( ) Fa mily
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Secti on 1
Imm Mahd ( ) is the true Imm and is

from the family of Ftimah ()
: .1
:
. , : ,
Sa d ibn M usayya b r elate s that he h ear d Umm

Sa lamah ( ) say: I h ear d the M essen ger of Allh
( ) m ention Mah d. He said: y es, M ah d is th e T ruth
(that is, his appear anc e is tr ue an d immin ent) an d h e will
be from the fam ily o f Ftimah .1
: , .2
:
Ana s ibn M lik () na rrate s: I he ar d the M essen ger

of Allh () say : we, the childr en of Abd- ul-M uttalib,
will be the ch ief s of the p eople of Par a dise , that is,
my se lf, Ham zah, Al, Ja far, Ha ssan , Husse in an d
M ah d. 2
: , .3
. : ,
1.
2.
Related by Hkim in al-Mustadrak (4:557 # 8671), while Dhahab

kept silent about it.
Ibn Mjah narrated it in as-Sunan, b. of fitan (turmoils) 4:455
(#4087); Hkim, al-Mustadrak (3:211 # 4940); Mizz, Tuhfat-ulashrf bi-marifat-il-atrf (1:86 # 195); and Hind in Kanz-ulumml (12:97 # 34162).
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Umm Salamah ( ) say s that Allh s

M essen ger () ment ione d Mah d ( an d h e sa id:) he will
be from the children of Ftim ah.1
, .4
:
.
ish ah ( ) re late s that the Prophet

sa id: M ah d will be f rom my children who will f ight (to
e sta blish) my sunnah a s I fo ught a ccor din g to the div ine
r evelation. 2
: , .5
: : ,
,
. ,
: ! :
,
, ,
. ,
Sulaymn ibn Ha bb say s that he he ar d Ab Um mah

() narr ate: T he Me ssen ge r of Allh said: ther e will
be pe ac e bet ween yo u an d Ro me fo ur time s an d the fo urth
tim e the lea de r of the Roman s will be a pe rson belon gin g
to the ch ildr en of Her ac lius. T his p ea ce will la st seven
contin uo us y ear s. A man from Abd a l-Qays, M usta wr id
1.
2.
Hkim related it in al-Mustadrak (4:557 # 8672); and Suyt in alHw lil-fatw (2:74).
Ibn Hammd narrat ed it in al-Fitan (1:371#1092); and Suyt
copied it in al-Hw lil-fatw (2:74).
17
ibn Khay ln, a ske d the Me ssen ger o f Allh : who

will be the Imm of the M uslim s at that time ? He ( )
r eplie d: that pe rson will be from (my) ch ildr en an d he will
be forty ye ar s o ld. His f ac e will be br ight like a star an d
there will be a black bea uty spot on his r ight che ek, an d
he will be dre sse d in t wo cotton go wn s an d it will seem a s
tho ugh h e is exa ctly like one of the Ch ildren of I sra el. He
will r ule for t en ye ar s, discov er tre asure s fro m ben eath the
e arth an d con quer the c itie s r ule d by the po lytheists. 1
, .6
. :
Abdullh ibn M as d ( ) h a s r elated it

from the Proph et : he sa id: T he n ame of Mah d will
be M uhamm a d.2
1.
2.
Tabarn narrated it in al-Mujam-ul -kabr (8:101#7495), Musnadush-shmiyyn (2:410#1600); and Haytham in Majma-uz-zawid
(7:318,319).
Related by Suyt in al-Hw lil-fataw (2:73).
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Secti on 2
The Day of Judgment will not arrive

be fore the caliphate of Imm M ahd ()
: , .7
:
. ,
Related by Abdullh ibn Ma s d ( ) that

the Me ssen ger o f Allh sa id: the wor ld will not
se ize to exist until someon e from my fam ily be come s the
k in g of Ara bia whose nam e will be the same a s my n ame
( ie M uhamm a d).1
, .8
. : ,
, :
, : ,
Abdullh ibn M as d ( ) narr ate s that the

Prophet said: one of my ch ildren will be the caliph
an d his n ame will be the same as min e.
1.
Tirmidh narrated it in al-Jmi-us-sahh, chapters of fitan

(turmoils) 4:85 (#2230); Ab Dwd, as-Sunan, b.of Mahd, 4:87
(#4282); Ahmad bin Hambal, al-Musnad (1:376, 377, 430, 448);
Ibn Hibbn, as-Sahh (13:284 # 5954; 15:237 # 6824); Ibn Ab
Shaybah, al-Musannaf (15:198); Bazzr, al-Musnad (5:204
#1803); Hkim, al-Mustadrak (4:488 # 8364); Tabarn, alMujam-ul-kabr (10:131, 133-137 # 10208, 10213-10230), alMujam-us-saghr (2:290 # 1181); Ab Nuaym, Hilyat-ul-awliy
wa tabaqt-ul-asfiy (5:75); Khatb Baghdd, Trkh Baghdad
(4:388); and Mizz in Tuhfat-ul-ashrf bi-marifat-il-atrf (7:23 #
9208).
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sim sa id: Ab S lih r elate d to us: Na rrate d by Ab

Hurayr ah () : even if only one day rem ain s befor e the
en d of the world, Allh will len gthen the day to the extent
that that per son ( ie Mah d) be come s the ca liph .1
: , .9
. :
Umm Sa lam ah ( ) say s: I hea r d the

M essen ger of Allh say: M ah d will be from my
f amily an d he will be f rom the ch ildren of Ftimh .2
: , .10
: ,
, . : : .
: :
.
: :
. :
Ab Na dr ah narr ates that we we re with J bir ibn

Abdullh ( ) when h e sa id: T hat time is ne ar
wh en ne ither dinar s nor gra in will be bro ught to the
nativ e s of Syr ia. We a ske d: who will impose this
r estr iction? J bir () sa id: T he Rom ans. T hen he kept
1.
2.
Tirmidh graded it Hassan (fair) sahh (sound) in al-Jmi-ussahh, (chapters of fitan (turmoils) 4:85 (#2231); Ibn Mjah, asSunan, b. of jihd (holy war) 3:354 (#2779); Ibn Hibbn, as-Sahh
(13:283 #5953); and Mizz in Tuhfat-ul-ashrf bi-marifat-il-atrf
(9:428 #12810).
Ab Dwd related it in as-Sunan, b. of Mahd, 4:88 (#4284); Ibn
Mjah, as-Sunan, b. of fitan (turmoils) 4:454 (#4086); Hind,
Kanz-ul-umml (12:264#38662); and Suyt in ad-Durr-ulmanthr fit-tafsr bil-mathr (6:58).
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quiet for a wh ile an d sa id: Allh s Me ssen ger ha s

sa id that a Ca liph (ie M ah d) will appea r in th e la st day s
of my Ummah an d h e will give we alth in va st quantitie s
witho ut keep in g a reco r d of it.
Jur ayr, the sub-narr ator, sa id: I a ske d Ab Na drah
an d Ab Al : in yo ur op inion is Um ar ibn Abd- ul Az z, the Ca liph m entione d in the had th ? T hey rep lie d:
No (this Caliph will be someon e othe r than Uma r ibn
Abd- ul- Az z ).1
: , .11
:
,
.
Nar rate d by Ab Sad Kh udr () that the

M essen ger of Allh said: T he Day of Judgm ent will
not com e until the e arth is fille d with tyranny, explo itation
an d r e bellion. Later, a pe rson (M ah d) will be born from
amon g my ch ildr en who will f ill the ea rth with justice an d
e quity. (It me ans that the Day of Judgm ent will not come
be fore the appe aran ce of th e Ca liph Mah d) as it wa s f ille d
with tyranny an d re bellion .2
1.
2.
Muslim narrated it in as-Sahh, b. of fitan wa ashrt-us-sah

(turmoils and the conditions of the Last Hour) 4:2234 (67/2913);
and Bayhaq in Dalil-un-nubuwwah (6:330, 331).
Ahmad bin Hambal narrated it briefly in al-Musnad (3:38,
333).
Hkim graded it sahh (sound) according to the conditions of
Bukhr and Muslim in his al-Mustadrak (4:557 # 8669), while
Dhahab confirmed it.
Ahmad narrated it in al-Musnad (3:36); Ibn Hibbn, as-Sahh
(15:236 # 6823); and Ab Yal in al-Musnad (2:274 #987).
Haytham transmitted it in Mawrid-uz-zamn (6:132 # 1880)
with a sound chain of transmission.
21
: , .12
, , :
. ,
,
.
Ab Sad Kh udr () narr ate s that the Me ssen ger of

Allh sa id: Mah d will be from my fam ily, his no se
will be po inte d an d high an d h is fo rehe a d will be bright
an d sh inin g. He will f ill the e arth with justice an d e quity,
just as ( be fore it) it ha d been fille d with tyranny an d
tran sgre ssion. T he Prophet ( ) said, he will live for ,
then h e stretch e d o ut h is left (h an d), t wo fo ref in ger s an d
th um b of his r ight han d an d jo ine d the thre e (mean in g
M ah d will live for eight ye ar s).1
, .13
: ,
. ,
Al () ha s r elate d it from the Prophet () : he

sa id: If on ly on e day wa s to rem ain for th is wor ld to
st ay in tact ( Allh will len gthen th e day an d) a p er son,
( calle d Mah d) from my fam ily , will be born who will f ill
the wo rld with justice an d e quity just a s ( be fore h im) it
ha d been fille d with tyranny an d oppre ssion.2
1.
2.
Haytham copied it in Majma-uz -zawid (7:313, 314) also,

and declared the men of Ahmad and Ab Yal thiqah
(trustworthy).
Muslim in al-Mustadrak (4:557 # 8670).
Ab Dwd related it in as-Sunan, b. of Mahd, 4:87 (#4283); Ibn
Ab Shaybah, al-Musannaf (7:513 # 37648); Hind, Kanz-ul-
22
Secti on 3
Imm Mahd ( ) and Economic Justice

: , .14
, :
, :
.

Allh sa id: Mah d will be from m e (ie from my
f amily), his fa ce will be br ight an d shin in g an d his no se
will be po inte d an d h igh. He will f ill the e arth with justice
an d fa irne ss just a s before him it wa s f ille d with tyranny
an d opp re ssion. ( Me anin g that befor e the ca liphate of
M ah d, ty ranny an d exp lo itation sha ll re ign suprem e in the
wo rld an d the re will not be the slightest trac e of justice
an d e quity.)1
: , .15
, :
, ,

Allh sa id: (Ne ar to the en d of tim e) the earth will
be f ille d with tyranny an d oppre ssion an d a pe rson will be
1.
umml (14:267 # 38676); and Suyt in ad-Durr-ul-manthr fittafsr bil-mathr (6:58).

Ahmad bin Hambal related it with a little bit difference of
words in al-Musnad (1:99).
Ab Dwd narrated it in as-Sunan, b. of Mahd, 4:88 (#4285);
Khatb Tabrz, Mishkt-ul-masbh, b. of fitan (turmoils) 3:171
(#5454); and Suyt in al-Hw lil-fatw (2:58).
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born from amon g my ch ildren, an d he will r ule as Caliph

for sev en or n ine ye ar s. (Durin g h is ca liph ate) he will f ill
the earth with justice an d fa irne ss just a s it wa s prev io usly
f ille d with tyranny an d injustice. 1
) : , .16
( ,
,
, ,
,
,
, ,
Ab Sa d Kh udr ( ) say s that the Me ssen ger of

Allh mention e d a gr eat te st that will f ace this
Ummah. A time will come when oppre ssion will be at
such a pe ak that there will not be any ref uge for any
M uslim. T hen Allh will r aise someon e from amon gst my
ch ildren who will ref ill the earth with justic e an d fa irne ss
just a s it wa s f ille d with tyranny an d oppr e ssion befor e it.
All those livin g in the h eaven s an d e arth will be ple a se d
with h im. T he e arth will pro duc e as m uch a s possible, an d
Allh will po ur do wn torrent ial ra in f rom the sky. Mah d
will liv e in this e ra (of pro sper ity, e quity an d just ice) for
sev en, e ight or n ine y ear s. Pro spe rity will be on such a
h igh that the peop le at the tim e will wish that on ly if tho se
1.
Related by Ahmad bin Hambal in al-Musnad (3:70).

Muslim in al-Mustadrak (4:558 # 8674), while Dhahab kept quiet
about it.
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who ha d pa sse d befo re them an d exp erienc e d m isery an d

oppr ession were alive .1
: .17
:
, ,
, ,
, ,
. ,
Nar rate d by Abdullh ibn M a s d ( ) that

M essen ger o f Allh sa id: if th ere wa s on ly on e night
left for this world to stay in ta ct, Allh will len gthen it
until a mem ber of my fam ily becom es the r uler who se
nam e will be the same as my n ame an d the nam e of his
f ather will be the sam e a s the nam e of my f ather. He will
f ill the world with justic e an d f airne ss just a s it wa s f ille d
with tyranny an d explo itation. He will distribute thin gs
e qually amon g the peop le an d Allh will also fill the
he arts o f the Umm ah with content. He will r ule for seven
or n ine ye ars. T hen a fter the ca liph ate of Mah d, ther e will
be a total en d to goo dne ss ( an d v irtue).2
1.
2.
Hkim narrated it in al-Mustadrak (4:465 # 8438); Azd, al-Jmi

(11:371); Ibn Hammd, al-Fitan (1:359 # 1041); Dn, as-Sunanul-wridah fil-fitan (5:1049 # 563, 564); and Khatb Tabrz in
Mishkt-ul-masbh, b. of fitan (turmoils) 3:171 (#5457).
Suyt narrated it in al-Hw lil-fatw (2:64); Tabarn, alMujam-ul-kabr (10:133, 135 # 10216, 10224); Dn, as-Sunanul-wridah fil-fitan (5:1055 # 572); Haytham, Mawrid-uzzamn (6:129 # 1877); and Hind in Kanz-ul-umml (14:269 #
38683).
Haytham also narrated it through Ab Hurayarah () in
Mawrid-uz-zamn (6:128 # 1876).
Suyt narrated it with a di fference of words at another place
in al-Hw lil-fatw (2:58).
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Section 4
Imm Mahd ( ) and the Saints

: , .18
. ,
Umm Sa lamah ( ) n arrate s that M essen ger

of Allh sa id: P eople exact ly e qual in n um be r to the
Compan ion s of Ba dr (ie 313) will tak e the oath of
a lle gianc e on the han d of a pe rson from my Ummah
(M ah d) bet ween the Black Ston e an d the Station of
I br hm (maqm Ib rhm). Later on, the saint s o f I ra q an d
the abd l ( Substit ute s) of Syria will also com e to him (to
give the o ath of a lle gianc e).1
.19
: , ,
,
, , ,
, ,
,
, ,
, ,
, ,
1.
Hkim narrated it in al-Mustadrak (4:431 # 8328); Ibn Ab

Shaybah, al-Musannaf (7:460 # 37223); Tabarn, al-Mujam-ulkabr (23:296, 390 # 656, 930); Manw, Fayd-ul-qadr (6:277);
Hind, Kanz-ul-umml (4:271, 272 # 38696); and Suyt in adDurr-ul-manthr fit-tafsr bil-mathr (5:241).
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,
, ,
. : :
. :
Nar rate d by Umm Salamah ( ) , the wife of

the Prophet ( ), who says that the Me ssen ger of Allh
( ) sa id: at the de ath o f a Caliph there will be a
differ enc e of op inion ( bet we en the M uslim s of Me dina
ove r the e le ction of the n e w Ca liph). One pe rson (that is,
M ah d, r ea lisin g that the peop le might elect h im as the
c aliph) will leav e Me dina for Makk ah. Some of the
r esident s of Makk ah ( who will reco gn iz e him a s Mah d)
will com e to him, an d br in g him o ut (of h is hom e) a ga inst
h is will; they will tak e the o ath (o f ca liph ate) on h is han d
bet ween the Bla ck Stone an d the Station of I brh m
(maqm Ibrh m). (Wh en the n e ws of his ca liph ate will
spre a d), an army will set o ut fro m Syria to wa ge war on
h im ( but befor e rea chin g him) it will be p ushe d do wn into
the (tree le ss) gro un d at Bay d bet ween M akkah an d
M e din a. T he abd l ( Substit utes) of Sy ria an d the Sa ints of
Ir a q will take the oath o f caliphate on his han d. L ater, a
Quray sh (that is, Sufyn ) per son, whose materna l
r elat ive s will be from the Ka lb tr ibe, will sen d an a rme d
for ce a ga in st them. T hey will p reva il over the inva din g
a rmy an d this will be the Battle o f Ka lb. One who ( doe s
not tak e p art in the Battle of Ka lb) ha s noth in g to do with
the booty will be in lo ss. (After this con que st) the Caliph
M h d will gen ero usly donate wea lth amon g the peop le
an d make th em fo llo w th e sunnah of the ir Prophet .
I slam will be f ully e sta blishe d on ea rth (ie Islam will be
dom inant an d a ccepte d all over the world) . Mah d will
r ema in ( as Ca liph ) for sev en y ear s, then h e will die, an d
the M uslim s will atten d his f uner al.
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Ab D wd said: som e tran sm itted from Hishm

nine year s an d som e seven y ear s. 1
: , .20
, :
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, ,
, ,
, ,
, , , ,
, ,
, ,
. : ,
Umm Sala mah ( ) re late s: she hear d the

M essen ger of Allh s say: ther e will be diff eren ce
of op inion over the de ath of the c aliph (ie diff eren ce on
who sho uld be appointe d a s the next Ca liph . On see in g
this) a p er son from th e tr ibe o f H shim (fe arin g he may be
se lecte d to take the bur den o f the Caliphate) will le ave for
M akkah from Me dina. Som e p eople will come an d t ake
h im o ut of his ho use a lthough h e will r e sist it. T hen they
1.

Ahmad bin Hambal, al-Musnad (6:316); Abd-ur-Razzq, alMusannaf (11:371 # 20769); Ibn Ab Shaybah, al-Musamaf (7:460
# 37219); Ab Yal, al-Musnad (12:369 # 6940); Tabarn, alMujam-ul-kabr (23:390 # 931); Dn, as-Sunan-ul-wridah filfitan (5:1083, 1084 # 595); Haytham, Mawrid-uz-zamn (6:133
# 1881); Khatb Tabrz, Mishkt-ul-masbh, b. of fitan (turmoils)
3:171 (#5456); Hind, Kanz-ul-umml (14:265 # 38668); Suyt,
ad-Durr-ul-manthr fit-tafsr bil-mathr (6:58); and Ibn Askir
in Trkh Dimashq al-kabr (1:215, 216).
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will take the oath (of ca liphate ) on his h an d bet we en the

Black Ston e an d the Station of I brh m (maqm Ib rhm).
( On h ear in g the n e ws of their alle gianc e) an a rmy will set
o ut to war ds them from Syr ia but it will be cr ushe d into the
gro un d a s it r each es Bay d ( a p la in bet we en Makk ah an d
M e din a). After this, the saints of Ir a q an d the abd l
( Subst itute s) of Sy ria will ca ll on him . T hen a ( Sufyn )
pe rson will come from Sy ria, h is m aterna l r elative s
be lon gin g to th e Ka lb tribe, h e will de spatch his army to
wa ge war on him. Allh will def eat them, r e sultin g in
them fa cin g a cata strophe. T his is the Battle o f Ka lb. So
anyon e who ( doe s not take part in the Battle of Kalb an d
a s a re sult) doe s not share in the booty, will be in lo ss.
T hen the ca liph Mah d will discover tr ea sure s an d
distr ibute them genero usly ( amon g the people). I slam will
be f ully e sta blishe d on e arth. Peop le will live ( in this state
of pro sper ity an d comfo rt) for seven or n ine ye ar s (that is,
peop le will live in pe ace an d co mfort until the death of
M h d) .1
: , .21
. :
Al () re late s that the Me ssen ger o f Allh

sa id: Mah d will be from my fam ily . Allh will t urn h im
ove rnight into a r ighteo us per son (that is, thro ugh His
guidanc e, He will ra ise h im to the high e st leve ls of
sa inthood) .2
1.
2.
Tabarn related it in al-Mujam-ul-awsat (2:90 # 1175), alMujam-ul-kabr (23:390 # 930); Ab Dwd, as-Sunan, b. of
Mahd, 4:89 (#4287); Ibn Hibbn, as-Sahh (15:158, 159 # 6757);
Hkim, al-Mustadrak (4:431 # 8328); Azd, al-Jmi (11:371); and
Haytham in Mawrid-uz-zamn (6:133 # 1881).
Haytham said in Majma-uz-zawid (7:315) that Tabarn
related it in al-Awsat and its men are those of (sahh) sound hadth.
Ibn Mjah rel ated this Hassan (fair) hadth in as-Sunan, b. of fitan
(turmoils) 4:454 (#4085); Ahmad bin Hambal, al-Musnad (1:84);
Bazzr, al-Musnad (2:243 # 644); Ab Yal, al-Musnad (1:359 #
29
Secti on 5
Imm Mahd ( ) as Allhs Caliph

: , .22
, :
, ,
: ,
. ,
T hawbn () narr ate s that the Me ssen ger of Allh

sa id: T hre e per son s will wa ge war nea r yo ur
trea sur e. All thr ee will be son s of the ca liph an d yet this
trea sur e will not be tran sf erre d to anyone of them . T hen
black f la gs will appea r fro m the ea st an d they will wa ge
wa r on yo u with such inten sity that no nat ion ha d wa ge d
wa r with such a ggre ssion befor e.
(T ha wbn ( ) say s:) then the M e ssen ger of Allh
sa id som ethin g ( wh ich I co uld not rem em ber .) T hen
the Prophet () said: when yo u p eople see h im, yo u
sho uld take the oath of a lle gian ce on his han d ev en if yo u
hav e to come dr a ggin g on sno w. In de e d h e will be the
Ca liph of Allh, Mah d.1
1.
465); Ibn Ab Shaybah, al-Musannaf (7:513 # 37644); Daylam,

al-Firdaws (4:222# 6669); and Suyt in ad-Durr-ul-manthr fittafsr bil-mathr (6:58).
Ibn Mjah narrated it in as-Sunan, b. of fitan (turmoils) 4:453
(#4084) with a sound chain of transmission and its men are
trustworthy.
Ahmad bin Hambal related it in al-Musnad (5:277); Ruyn,
al-Musnad (1:417#637); Dn, as-Sunan-ul-wridah fil-fitan
(5:1032 # 548); Daylam, al-Firdaws, (2:323#3740); Kinn,
Misbh-uz-zujjah (4:204, 205 # 2440); Hind, Kanz-ul-umml
(14:263 # 38658); Suyt, ad-Durr-ul-manthr fit-tafsr bil-
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Ne cessary
Clarifi cation : I bn Ha jar Asqaln

comm ents in Fa th-ul-b r (13 :78, 79) wh ile quotin g this
tra dition: If the trea sur e mention e d in this tra dition is the
one ref erre d to by Ab Huray rah ( ) in this tra dit ion:
T he Me ssen ger of Allh () sa id: T he t ime

is n ear when the r iver E uph rate s (hav in g drie d up)
will reve al a tre asure of gold. 1
T hen th is tra dition c le arly in dicate s that the se ev ents
will o cc ur at the time of M ah ds appe aran ce.
: , .23
, , :
, ,
,
1.
mathr (6:58); and Bayhaq in Dalil-un-nubuwwah (6:515,

516).
Bukhr and Muslim in al-Mustadrak (4:463, 464 # 8432), while
Hkim also narrated it with some different words at another
place in al-Mustadrak (4:502#8531).
Bukhr narrated it in as-Sahh, b. of fitan (turmoils) 6:2605
(#6702); Muslim, as-Sahh, b. of fitan wa ashrt-us-sah
(turmoils and the conditions of the Last Hour) 4:2219 (#30/2894);
Tirmidh, al-Jmi-us-sahh, chapters of sifat-ul-jannah (the
description of Paradise) 4:326 (#2569); Ab Dwd, as-Sunan,
book of malhim, 4:98 (#4313); Ahmad bin Hambal, al-Musnad
(5:139, 140); Ibn Hibbn, as-Sahh (15:87,88#6693,6694);
Baghaw, Sharh-us-sunnah (15:34#4239); Hind, Kanz-ul-umml
(14:203#38398); Suyt, ad-Durr-ul-manthr fit-tafsr bil-mathr
(6:61); and Ibn Askir in Trkh Dimashq al-kabr (7:234).
31
Nar rate d by Hudh ayfah () that the Me ssen ger of

Allh said: M ah d will be from my fam ily . His
comp lex ion will be of an Ara b an d a physic al str ucture of
the children of Israe l. T her e will be a bea uty spot on his
r ight che ek. His app ear ance will be simila r to a lumino us
st ar. He will fill the e arth with justic e just a s it wa s f ille d
( before h im) with injustice. T hose in the earth an d the
he aven s will be plea se d with h is ca liph ate. T he bir ds in
the sk ie s will also be plea se d.1
, .24
, :
.
Ab Sad Kh udr () r elates fro m the Prophet

that he sa id: Near to the en d of tim e, a Ca liph (Mah d)
will com e who will give the ir due r ights to the peop le
witho ut re cor din g it (ie witho ut k eepin g a r ecor d of who
ha s rec eiv e d wh at).2
1.
2.
Suyt related it in al-Hw lil-fatw (2:66); Daylam, al-Firdaws

(4:221#6667); and Ajlawn in Kashf-ul-khif wa muzl-ul-ilbs
(2:381#2661).
Suyt narrated it in al-Hw lil-fatw (2:64); Ibn Ab Shaybah,
al-Musannaf (7:513 # 37640); Daylam, al-Firdaws (5:501 #
8918); Ibn Hammd, al-Fitan (1:357 # 1032); and Suyt in adDurr-ul-manthr fit-tafsr bil-mathr (6:58).
32
Section 6
Imm Mahd () and Islamic Dominance

: , , .25
, ,
: , , :
, ! ! : ,
, ,
,
,
: . : : :
! , : .
. .
Ab T ufay l r elates from M uh amma d ibn Hanaf iyyah

that he said: We we re sitting in th e comp any of Al ()
that a p er son a ske d him a bo ut M ah d. Al ()
(p lea santly) sa id: go a way. T hen , co untin g seven on his
han d, he sa id: M ah d will appe ar in the la st day s an d (the
dom inanc e of non-re ligio us for ce s will be at such a leve l
that) anyone m entionin g the n ame of Allh will be kille d.
( At the tim e o f Mah d s appe aran ce) Allh will gather a
pa rty aro un d h im, just as the separ ate piec es of c lo ud a re
joine d to gether an d Allh will c reate love (an d unity)
amon g th em. T hey will n either fe ar anyone nor will they
unne ce ssar ily favo ur anyone (m ean in g that they de al with
ev ery bo dy e qua lly). T he peop le who will gather ro un d the
c aliph will n um ber the Companion s who h a d tak en part in
the battle of Ba dr (that is, 313). T h is party will have a
33
spe cia l super ior ity which was not po sse sse d by anyone
be fore them no r will anyon e po sse ss it after them. T he
n um be r o f the p eople in this party will be the same a s the
Compan ion s of T lt who ha d cro sse d th e ( Jor dan) cana l
in the comp any of T lt.
Ab T uf ayl say s that M uhamm a d ibn Hanaf iyyah
a sk e d the a udienc e: Do yo u inten d to jo in th is party? I
sa id: ye s. He sa id, po intin g to war d the t wo p illars (of
Ka bah ): T he appe aran ce o f c aliph Mah d will tak e p la ce
bet ween them. At this, Ab T uf ayl said: By Go d! I shall
not leave them durin g my whole life . (T he n arr ator says) :
a ccor din gly , the death of Ab T uf ayl took p la ce in
M akkah. 1
, .26
! :
, ,
Al a l-Hill ( ) n arrate s that the Prophet sa id

to Ftim ah ( ) : I swear by the One who ha s sent
me with the T ruth! Sure ly, the Mah d of this Um mah will
be from amon g (the ch ildr en o f) the se t wo, that is, Ha ssan
an d Hussein . At a t ime when the wor ld will be subje ct to
ch ao s an d tur moil, roa ds will be c ut off an d peop le will
attack one another, no e lder ly will sho w lov e to the
1.

Bukhr and Muslim in al-Mustadrak (4:554 # 8659), while
34
yo un ge r an d no yo un gster will re spe ct the elderly , then

Allh will sen d a pe rson from amon g the se t wo who will
con quer the fort s of disbelief an d open clo se d h earts. He
will e stablish I sla m in th e last days of the Ummah a s I
hav e e sta blishe d it in the ear ly day s (o f this Umm ah). He
will fill th e earth with justic e just a s it was form erly f ille d
with tyranny an d per se c ution. 1
, .27
:
, ,
,
,
. ,
Ab Sa d Kh udr ( ) h as nar rate d: I hea r d the
M essen ger of Allh say: A per son will appea r from
my fam ily who will pre ach my sunnah. Allh will po ur
do wn ra in for h im from the sk ie s an d the earth will
disclo se (an d thro w o ut) its tr ea sure s for h im. T he earth
will be f ille d with justice an d f airn ess be ca use of him just
a s it wa s f ille d be fore h an d with tyranny an d per se c ution.
He will r ule th is Umm ah fo r sev en ye ar s an d he will
de scen d at the Ho ly Ho use ( Bayt- ul- M uqa ddas) .2
: , .28
:
1.
2.
Suyt narrated it in al-Hw lil-fatw (2:66,67); Tabarn, alMujam-ul-kabr (3:57, 58 # 2675), al-Mujam-ul-awsat (7:276,
277 # 6536); and Haytham in Majma-uz-zawid (9:165).
Suyut transmitted it in al-Hw lil-fatw (2:62); Tabarn, alMujam-ul-awsat (2:47# 1079); and Haytham in Majma-uzzawid (7:317).
35
:
. :
Ab Hur ayrah () ha s na rrate d: My be love d Ab a lQ sim sa id to me : T he Day of Judgement will not
com e until a p er son appe ar s from my fam ily who will
con front the peop le until they t urn to the tr uth. I said:
Ho w lon g will he r ule for ? He said: Fiv e an d t wo
(y ear s). 1
, .29
: ,
. ! :
Nar rate d by J bir ibn Abdullh ( ) that
M essen ger of Allh ( ) sa id: T here will be a c aliph in
my Umm ah who will genero usly distribute wea lth without
ke epin g a re cor d of it. An d I swear by the One who
contro ls my life! Certa inly th at the dom inanc e (of I slam)
1.
Suyt narrated it in al-Hw lil-fatw (2:62); Ab Yal, alMusnad (12:19 # 6665); and Asqaln in al-Matlib-ul-liyah
(4:343 #4554).
Haytham says in Majma-uz-zawid (7:315) that Ab Yal
narrated it and Ab Zurah decl ared the sub-narrator, Marj bin
Rij, trustworthy, while Ibn Mun weakened him, and its other
men are trustworthy.
36
will r eturn (that is, I slam will r ec aptur e it s lo st glo ry an d

r etriev e it s status dur in g h is re ign). 1
1.

about it.
Haytham said in Majma-uz-zawid (7:316) that B azzr had
related it, and its men are those of (sahh) sound hadth.
Ibn Hammd narrated it in al-Fitan (1:362 # 1055); Suyt,
ad-Durr-ul-manthr fit-tafsr bil-mathr (6:56); and B ayhaq in
Dalil-un-nubuwwah (6:330,331).
Muslim related it with di fferent words in as-Sahh, b. of fitan
wa ashrt-us-sah (turmoils and conditions of the Last Hour)
4:2234 (#67/2913); Ahmad bin Hambal, al-Musnad (3:317); Hind,
Kanz-ul-umml (14:263 # 38659); and Ibn Kathr in al-Bidyah
wan-nihyah (4:599; 10:44).
37
Section 7
Economic Pros perity and Fair

Distribution of We alth
: .30
Ab Sad Kh udr () ha s narr ate d that the

M essen ger of Allh ( ) sa id: Mah d will be bo rn dur in g
the la st day s of my Ummah . Allh will po ur do wn h eavy
r ain durin g his ca liphate an d the e arth will gro w it s
pro duce in a bun dance , an d h e will distr ibute thin gs
e qually amon g the peop le. Dur in g his reign there will be
p lenty of cattle an d th e Ummah will be he ld in great
e stee m. (After becom in g the caliph) he will liv e for seven
or eight y ear s.1
: .31
:
,
, ,
.
, : :

1.
Hkim graded it sahh (sound) in al-Mustadrak (4:558 # 8673),

while Dhahab confirmed it.
Hind transmitted it in Kanz-ul-umml (14:273 # 38700); and
Albn in Silsilat-ul-ahdth-is-sahhah (2:336 # 711).
38
: ,
: ,
: , : .
: .
: ,
, : ,
, ,
. :
Ab Sad Kh udr () ha s narr ate d that the

M essen ger o f Allh ( ) sa id: I am givin g yo u the goo d
ne ws of the co min g of Mah d who will be sent do wn at a
tim e wh en my Ummah will fa ll prey to disp utes an d chao s.
He will f ill the earth with justic e an d f airne ss just a s it
wa s fille d ( befor e him) with oppre ssion an d per se c ution.
T hose in the e arth an d h eaven s will be ple a se d with h im.
He will distribute thin gs e qua lly amon g the peop le ( ie he
will not discrim inate a gain st anyon e). Allh ( durin g his
c aliphate) will fill the hea rts o f my Umm ah with
gen ero sity. He will prov ide justic e to a ll ( witho ut any
discrim inat ion or pref eren ce). He will ask h is anno unc er
to anno unc e that if anyone re quir e d anythin g (they sho uld
com e to Mah d. On he ar in g this anno un cement) no one
from amon g the M uslim s ex cept on e p er son will stan d up.
M ah d will a sk h im to go to the tre asur er an d tell h im that
M ah d h as o r der e d yo u to give me som e goo ds. (T he man
will go to the tr ea surer ), the tre a sure will say to him : take
a s m uch a s yo u want. He will take (a s m uch a s he wishe s)
an d will come o ut of th e trea sury . He will, at that moment,
be a sh ame d (of his act) an d ( will say to him se lf) , am I the
gr ee die st per son in M uhamma ds Ummah, or he will say
to h im se lf that wh ich is eno ugh for other s is not eno ugh
for me . ( Fe elin g guilty of his act) he will want to ret urn
39
the goo ds but it will not be tak en back . He will be told

that, onc e we have given som ethin g we do not tak e it
ba ck. So Mah d will live for sev en, eight o r nin e y ear s
with this justice an d fa irne ss an d distribution of we alth.
T hen after h is ( death) ther e will be no goo dne ss
( comforta ble lif e) for the liv in g to en joy.1
: , .32
: ,
. ,
Ab Huray rah () h a s na rrate d that the M e ssen ger of

Allh ( ) sa id wh ile m entionin g Mah d: At min im um,
the duration of the ca liph ate of M ah d will be sev en ye ar s.
It c an a lso be e ight o r nin e year s. He will fill the earth
with justic e an d f airn e ss just as it wa s f ille d with tyranny
an d oppre ssion befor e it. 2
, .33
:
. ! :
the M essen ger of Allh ( ) sa id: T here will be a caliph
in my Um mah who will genero usly distribute wealth
witho ut k eep in g a r ecor d of it. An d I swe ar by the One
1.
2.
Ahmad bin Hambal relat ed it in al-Musnad (3:37, 52); and Suyt

in ad-Durr-ul-manthr fit-tafsr bil-mathr (6:57).
Haytham said in Majma-uz-zawid (7:313,314) that
Tirmidh had narrated it briefly, while Ahmad copied it through his
chain of transmission, and Ab Yal also narrated it briefly and
the men of Ahmad and Ab Yal are trustworthy.
Haytham said in Majma-uz-zawid (7:316) that Bazzr had
narrated it, and his men are trustworthy.
40
who controls my life! Certa inly , the dom inan ce (of I slam)
will r eturn (that is, I slam will r ec aptur e it s lo st glo ry an d
r etriev e it s status dur in g h is re ign). 1
, .34
, :
, ,
,
: . ! : , ,
Ab Hurayr ah () ha s relate d that the Me ssen ger of

Allh ( ) sa id: ther e will be Mah d in my Ummah . If
(the dur ation of his caliphate is a) short (per io d) then it
will be seven y ear s, other wise, it will be e ight or n ine
ye ar s. T he pro spe rity of my Umm ah will be at such a h igh,
the lik es of which not exper ien ce d by it in the pa st. Ra in
will po ur do wn from the sky ( a s nee de d), the earth will
gro w a s m uch crop a s po ssible an d there will be no
shorta ge of we alth. A p er son will stan d an d say: O Mah d!
Give me somethin g. M ah d will say him : tak e it yo ur se lf
(fro m the trea sury ac cor din g to yo ur de sire s). 2
1
2.

about it.
wan-nihyah (4:599; 10:44).
Tabarn related it in al-Mujam-ul-awsat (6:193 # 5402).
41
, .35
, :
, ,
, , ,
. : . ! :
Ab Sad Kh udr ( ) h a s re late d that the M essen ger

of Allh () said: T here will be Mah d in my Ummah
who will be th e c aliph for at lea st seven year s, other wise
for n ine y ear s. My Um mah will be so pro spero us in his
pe rio d that it wo uld not have exper ien ce d such p rosp erity
be fore it. T he ea rth will gro w every form of crop an d ho ld
ba ck nothin g. Durin g this p erio d goo ds will be in such a
h igh quantity as a h eap of gr ain on th e thre sh in g f loor.
So meone will stan d up an d say: O Mah d! Give me
somethin g. He will say : T ake (a s m uch yo u like ).1
: , .36
: , ,
: . : : :
: . , ! : ,
.
1.

narrated it in al-Awsat and his men are trustworthy.
Ibn Mjah narrat ed this Hassan (fai r) hadth in as-Sunan, b. of
fitan (turmoils) 4:453 (#4083); Ibn Ab Shaybah, al-Musannaf
(7:512, 513 # 37638); Hkim, al-Mustadrak (4:558 # 8675); Dn,
as-Sunan-ul-wridah fil-fitan (5:1035, 1036 # 550); and Ibn Kathr
in al-Bidyah wan-nihyah (10:37).
42
Ab Sa d Kh udr () narr ates: W e a sk e d the Prophet

( ) a bo ut happen in gs a fter h im. We a ske d him : What
will h appen after yo u? He sa id: T here will be Mah d in my
Ummah who will r ule for fiv e, o r seven or n ine , (the
na rrator is do ubtful a bo ut the corr ect per io d). I a ske d:
wh at is meant by this figur e? He sa id: (this f igure m ean s)
ye ar s. He said: (his p erio d will be a pe rio d of ble ssin g an d
pro sper ity.) A p er son will com e over to him an d a sk him :
O M ah d! Give m e someth in g, give me som ethin g. So
M ah d will giv e h im a s m any goo ds a s h e will be a ble to
c arry. 1
1.
Tirmidh related this Hassan (fai r) hadth in al-Jmi-us-sahh,

chapters of fitan (turmoils) 4:86 (#2232); Ahmad bin Hambal, alMusnad (3:21, 22); Hind, Kanz-ul-umml (14:262 # 38654); and
Ibn Kathr in al-Bidyah wan-nihyah (10:37).
43
Section 8
Imm Mahd ( ) will be welcomed with

Open Arms
: ,
.37
,
, ,
,
,
.
(T he famo us tab i ( Suc ce ssor)) M ujh id h as na rrate d

that a Comp anion sa id: (T he ca liph) M ah d will appe ar
a fter the m ur der of Naf s Zak iyyah . When Naf s
Z akiyy ah is m ur der e d, those in the heav en s an d the earth
will be an gry with the m ur derer s. Later, the p eople will
com e to Mah d an d br in g him ( with gr eat pomp an d sho w)
a s the br ide is carr ie d to her groom on we ddin g night. He
will fill th e e arth with e quity an d justice . ( Durin g his
c aliphate) the ea rth will gro w it s crop s as the sk ie s po ur
do wn p lenty o f rain . Dur in g h is r ule my Ummah will be
ble sse d with so many favo ur s that it ha s nev er been
ble sse d before. 1
Ne ce ssary Clarification: A m an kno wn as Naf s
Z akiyy ah wa s M uhamma d ibn Abdullh ibn
Husse in ibn Al ibn Ab T lib who r evolte d
a gain st Abbasid c aliph M an sr in 145 AH an d wa s
ma rtyre d. T he tra dit ion do es not r efer to h im. He re
Naf s Z akiyy ah stan ds for some other sa int who
will come befor e Imm Mah d.
1.
Related by Ibn Ab Shaybah in al-Musannaf (7:514 # 37653).
44
.38
, :
, ,
,
: . ! : , ,

Allh said: ther e will be Mah d in my Ummah who
will r ule fo r sev en y ear s if the pe rio d is short, other wise
for eight or nine yea rs. Dur in g M ah d s p er io d, my
Ummah will be so p rosp ero us that it will not h ave
exp erienc e d such pro sper ity before it. T he sky will po ur
do wn tor rential rain an d the ea rth will y ield it s entire
pro duce. Goo ds will be ly in g like a he ap of gra in s on the
thre shin g f loor. One man will stan d up an d say: O Mah d:
give m e somethin g. So he will say: t ake ( a s m uch a s yo u
like ).1
! : : ,
.39
, , :
,
,
,
Narr ated by Al () , he sa id: I sa id (to the Prophet

( )) : O M e ssen ger of Allh ( !) W ill
1.
Tabarn related it in al-Mujam-ul-awsat (6:193 # 5402).

narrated it in al-Awsat and his men are trustworthy.
45
M ah d be from us, the fam ily of M uh amma d or from

other s? He said: no, but h e will be from amon g us, Allh
will re-e sta blish I slam thro ugh h im as he did so ( in the
be ginnin g) through us. T he se peop le will be re sc ue d from
m ischief thro ugh us (Mah d) a s they h ave been save d from
po lytheism. An d thro ugh o ur mean s (M ah d) Allh will
c reate lov e in their he arts after the h atre d of m isch ief a s
He cre ate d love in the ir hea rts after the hatre d of
po lytheism. An d thro ugh o ur me ans peop le will be come
brother ly amon gst e ach othe r after th e r iva lry of t urmo ils
a s they have done so in I slam after the riv alry of
po lytheism." 1
1.
Suyt narrated it in al-Hw lil-fatw (2:61); Tabarn, alMujam-ul-awsat (1:136 # 157); Ibn Hammd, al-Fitan (1:370,
371 # 1089, 1090); and Haytham in Majma-uz -zawid (7:316,
317).
46
Secti on 9
Prophet s and Imm M ahd

: ,
.40
, :

Allh said: what will be the state (o f yo ur joy ) at
the time wh en s ibn Mary am will descen d (from the
he aven s) an d yo ur Imm will be f rom amon g yo u.1
Ex planation: It me ans that s ( ), at the t ime
of descent, will o ffer h is pray er s in con gr e gation
but he himself will not be the Imm but a mem ber
of the Um mah, that is, c aliph M ah d. Acco r din gly,
I bn Ha jar Asqaln with refe renc e to Ab a lHa ssan burr s Manq ib a sh-Shfi wr ite s: the re
a re contin uo us tr a dition s in its support an d s
will offe r one praye r beh in d c aliph M ah d.2
: ,
.41
:
1.
2.
Bukhr related it in as-Sahh, b. of ambiy (prophets) 3:1272

(#3265); Muslim, as-Sahh, b. of mn (faith) 1:136 (#155); Ibn
Hibbn, as-Sahh (15:213#6802); Ahmad bin Hambal, al-Musnad
(2:336); Abd-ur-Razzq, al-Musannaf (11:400#20841); Ibn
Mundah, al-mn (1:516 # 415, 416); Ab Awnah, al-Musnad
(1:99#315); Baghaw, Sharh-us -sunnah (15:82#4277); Asqaln,
Fath-ul-br (6:491), al-Isbah f tamyz-is-sahbah (4:766),
Taghlq-ut-talq (4:40); Qurtub, al-Jmi li-ahkm-il-Qurn
(4:101; 16:106); Ibn Kathr, Tafsr-ul-Qurn al-azm (1:578); and
Suyt in ad-Durr-ul-manthr fit-tafsr bil-ma thr (2:242).
Asqaln, Fath-ul-br (6:493, 494).
47
, : ,
, , : . ! :
.
Nar rate d by I bn Jurayh : Ab Z ubayr r eporte d to me :

He he ar d J bir ibn Abdullh ( ) say in g: I
he ar d the M e ssen ger of Allh ( ) sayin g: A section of
my peop le will not cea se f ightin g for the T ruth
suc ce ssf ully till the Day of Re surr ection. He said: s ibn
M aryam wo uld then de sc en d an d the le a der of the
M uslim s will say : come an d le a d us in pray er, but he will
say : No, som e amon gst yo u are le a der s over other s. T his
is th e hono ur from Allh for this n ation (ie proph et s
( ) will de cline the off er of le a din g the pr ayer due to the
h igh status given by Allh to this Umm ah).1
: ,
.42
:
:
! : ,
, , :
: ! , : , ,
: , , ,
1.
Muslim narrated it in as-Sahh, b. of mn (faith) 1:137 (#156);

Ahmad bin Hambal, al-Musnad (3:345,384); Ibn Hibbn, as-Sahh
(15:231,232#6819); Ab Yal, al-Musnad (4:59#2078); Ibn
Mundah, al-mn (1:517#418); Ibn Jrd, al-Muntaq (1:257
#1031); Ab Awnah, al-Musnad (1:99 # 317); and Bayhaq in
as-Sunan-al-kubr (9:180).
48
J bir ibn Abdullh ( ) narr ates that the

M essen ger of Allh () sa id: wh en I slam (ie the state of
the Ummah) becom e s weak, Da jj l will appea r an d
a fter givin g details a bo ut Da jjl h e sa id: After some
tim e, s ibn Ma ryam will de scen d (from the heav en) an d
in the mo rnin g (that is, at pre - da wn ) h e will c all o ut: O
peop le! What is stoppin g yo u f rom f ightin g with th is evil
pr etender (Dajj l)? Peop le will say: h e appea rs to be a
supern atur al cr eation (jinn), but a s they will move for war d
they will see s . T hen it will be time for pr ayer, so
their lea der will say: O Allhs Sp irit: come fo r war d (an d
lea d the pray er). He will say : Your I mm sho uld lea d
yo u (an d at that time the Im m will be M ah d) . Wh en the
peop le will f inish the ir Da wn p rayer , they will le ave
( un der the lea der ship of s ) to f ight Dajj l. When
s will se e the L iar (Dajj l), he ( ie Dajj l, o ut of fe ar)
will start me ltin g a s sa lt melt s in water.1
, ,
.43
! :
:
,
,
, , ! : ,
.
1.
Ahmad bin Hambal related it in al-Musnad (3:367,368); Haytham,

Majma-uz-zawid (7:343,344); Hind, Kanz-ul-umml (14:325,
326#38819); and Suyt in ad-Durr-ul-manthr fit-tafsr bilmathr (2:242,243).
Hkim gradid it sahh (sound) according to the conditions of
Muslim in al-Mustadrak (4:530#8613).
49
Ab Ummah Bhil () ha s re late d (a lon g

tra dition) from the Me ssen ge r o f Allh in which a
f ema le Compan ion Umm Shar k bint Ab a l- Akar (
) said: O M essen ger o f Allh (!)
Wher e will the Ara bs be at that time, ( why will the Ara bs
not come o ut in support of the Ummah )? T he M essen ger
of Allh said: the Ara bs will be in sma ll n um ber,
an d mo st o f these will be in the Sacr e d Ho use an d the ir
Im m will be a high ly p io us p er son (n ame d Mah d). When
their Im m will co me for war d for Da wn pr ayer, at that
tim e s will de sc en d (f rom the heav en). T he Imm will
r etreat an d give way to h im so that s can lea d people in
the pray er. s p la cin g h is h an d bet we en the Imm s
sho ulder s will say : step for war d an d le a d the pray er
be ca use the iqmah was sa id fo r yo u. T hen the ir Imm
(M ah d) will lea d the pray er. 1
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.44
: ,
: . ! ,
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Uthmn ibn Ab a l- s () dir ectly n arrate s that the

M essen ger of Allh sa id: prophet s ibn Ma ryam
will de scen d (from th e h eaven ) at the t ime of Da wn pray er
( fajr) an d the lea de r of the peop le will re quest him : O
Allh s Sp ir it! ( Com e for war d an d) lea d us in pr ayer . s
will say : yo u are the peop le of M uh amma d s Umm ah.
So me amon gst yo u ar e le a der s ov er other s. So move
1.
Related by Ibn Mjah in as-Sunan, b. of fitan (turmoils) 4:446,447

(#4077).
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for war d an d lea d us in praye r. T he lea der of the M uslim s

will come for war d an d lea d the p rayer .1
: ,
.45
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Abdullh ibn Amr () says that s will

de scen d after M ah d an d will o ffer (on e) pr ayer beh in d
h im.2
: ,
.46
. :

Allh sa id: ther e will be a per son from this Ummah
an d s ibn M aryam ( ) will pr ay beh in d h im.3
: ,
.47
:
. ! : ,
. :
Hudhayf ah ( ) r elate s th at the M essen ger o f Allh

sa id: When M ah d will appe ar s ibn M aryam will
de scen d an d it will seem a s tho ugh water is droppin g from
1.
2.
3.
Hkim narrated it in al-Mustadrak (4:478#8473); Ahmad bin

Hambal, al-Musnad (4:217); and Tabarn in al-Mujam-ul-kabr
(9:60#8392).
Haytham said in Majma-uz-zawid (7:342,343) that Ahmad
and Tabarn had related it and the men of Ahmad were those of
sound hadth.
Ibn Hammd narrat ed it in al-Fitan (1:373#1103); and Suyt in
al-Hw lil-fatw (2:78).
Ibn Qayyim transmitted it in al-Manr-ul-munf (1:147 # 337); and
Suyt copied it in al-Hw lil-fatw (2:64).
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h is h air. At that tim e Mah d, a ddr e ssin g him , will say :

p lea se come for war d an d le a d the peop le in pray er.
Prophet s will say : the iqmah wa s sa id for yo u;
there fore, yo u will lea d the pr ayer. Ac cor din gly, s will
off er this pr ayer beh in d a m an from my f amily (M ah d).1
, : ,
.48
I bn Srn r elates that (Imm ) Mah d will be from this

Ummah an d will le a d s ibn Mary am ( ) in
pr ayer. 2
1.
2.
Related by Suyt in al-Hw lil-fatw (2:81).

Ibn Ab Shaybah narrated it in al-Musannaf (7:513#37649); and
Ibn Hammd in al-Fitan (1:373#1107).
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Secti on 10
Obedience of Imm Mahd ( ) will be

Compulsory
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: :
, ,!
.
Shah r ibn Ha wsha b () n arrate s that the M essen ger

of Allh () said: In (the month of) M uh arra m, an
anno un cer will ca ll o ut from the heav en: be ware ! Sure ly,
( be inform e d that) such a pe rson h as be en cho sen by
Allh, so listen to h im an d o bey him dur in g the ye ar of
upro ar an d turmo il.1
: ,
.50
, :

M essen ger of Allh () said: whoeve r den ie s (the
com in g of ) Dajj l, h as sure ly comm itted disbe lief, an d
who ever denie s (the com in g of) Mah d ha s ( also)
comm itte d disbelief. 2
: ,
.51
, :
. , :
1.
2.
Ibn Hammd related it in al-Fitan (1:226,338#630,980); and

Suyt copied it in al-Hw lil-fatw (2:76).
Related by Suyut in al-Hw lil-fatw (2:83).
53
Abdullh ibn Uma r ( ) n arr ates that the

M essen ger of Allh () said: Mah d will come an d the re
will be a t ur ban on h is hea d. T here will be an anno unc er
who will pro claim : this is M ah d, Allh s c aliph, so fo llo w
an d o bey h im. 1
1.
Suyt transmitted it in al-Hw lil-fatw (2:61); Tabarn,

Musnad ash-shmiyyn (2:71#937); and Dayl am in al-Firdaws
(5:510#8920).
54
Secti on 11
Circumstances Surrounding Imm

M ahds Arrival
:
.52
Related by Sulaymn ibn s () : I wa s

informe d that the Ark of the Covenant will eme r ge from
T a bar iyyah Sea thro ugh the efforts of Imm Mah d. It will
be p lac e d befor e him at the Sa cre d Ho use. When the Je ws
will se e this (Ark) , a ll of them except a f e w will em bra ce
I slam. 1
: ,
.53
. ,
Ka b () h a s nar rate d: A comet with a br ight tail will

app ear from th e e a st befor e the appe aran ce of Imm
M ah d. 2
: ,
.54
Sha rk () ha s re late d: I wa s inform e d that befor e the

app ear ance of M ah d there will be lun ar ec lipse t wic e in
the month of Rama dn.1
1.
2.
Ibn Hammad transmitted it in al-Fitan (1:360#1050); and Suyt

copied it in al-Hw lil-fatw (2:83).
Suyt transmitted it in al-Hw lil-fatw (2:82); and Ibn
Hammd in al-Fitan (1:229#642).
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.55
, :
. ,
Al () said: when the anno unce r will anno un ce that

the tr uth is in the fam ily of M uh amma d , at that t ime
ev eryone will be talk in g a bo ut M ah d s a rriv al an d his
love will be f e d into them ( in such a mann er) that they
will ta lk of nothin g e lse but h im.2
, : ,
.56
,
,
Ab Jala d () n arrate s: a disr uption will ar ise wh ich

will be fo llo we d by anothe r disr uption. T he fir st will be
r elate d to the se con d disr uption a s the lac e is jo ine d to its
wh ip (me anin g they will be c lo se ly r elate d, either the
se con d will imm e diate ly fo llo w the fir st o r their content
will be similar ). T hen ther e will be the ( disr uption of)
swor ds. It will be fo llo we d by another disr uption in wh ich
a ll for bidden th in gs will be dec lar e d pe rmissible . T hen the
c aliphate will come a bo ut, thro ugh the be st per son
amon gst the peop le. If will come a bo ut wh ilst he is sittin g
at hom e.3
1.
2.
3.

Ibn Ab Shaybah narrated it in al-Musannaf (7:531#37754); and
Suyt in al-Hw lil-fatw (2:65).
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,
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,
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Abdullh ibn Amr () n arrate s: peop le will pe rform

the p ilgr ima ge together an d will gather at Ar aft without
the Im m. So at M in dur in g the ir de sc ent a r evolt will
po unc e upon the m like a do g ( due to wh ich) th e tribe s will
po unc e on on e another . T hey will k ill one another until
the v alley be gin s to flo w with in bloo d. (In this worr ie d
st ate) they will go to the be st p er son a mon gst them to seek
h is ref uge while he will be cry in g with h is fa ce to uch in g
the kabah a s (the narr ator say s) I am lookin g at h is te ar s.
So th ey will re quest h im: plea se come! We want to take an
oath of loya lty on yo ur han d. He will say: it is very sa d
that yo u have broken so m any promises an d hav e she d so
m uch bloo d. So, un willin gly, he will a cc ept their o ath. So
wh en yo u fin d th at per son, yo u sho uld t ake the oath on his
han d bec a use he will be Mah d on e arth a s we ll a s Mah d
in the he aven s. 1
1.
Hkim narrated it in al-Mustadrak (4:503,504#8537); Ibn

Hammd, al-Fitan (1:227, 341, 342 # 632, 987); Dn, as-Sunanul-wridah fil-fitan (5:1044, 1045 # 560); and Suyt in al-Hw
lil-fatw (2:76).
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Secti on 12
Imam Mahd ( ) as the Last Caliph

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It is narr ate d by J bir ibn Sam urah () : I h ear d the

M essen ger o f Allh say : I slam will rema in
e sta blishe d until t we lve ca liph s h ave r ule d over yo u. T he
Ummah will be un ite d on all of them .
T hen I hear d the Prophet say (som ethin g)
wh ich I co uld not un der stan d. I a ske d my f ather: wh at is
he sayin g? He told m e that he h a d sa id: a ll (the t we lve
c aliph s) will be from the Qur ay sh.1
: ,
.59
:
, : .
. : ! : ,
J bir ibn Sam urah () ha s na rrate d that he he ar d the

M essen ger o f Allh say : I slam will rem ain do minant
until t welv e ca liph s hav e p a sse d. J bir () sa id: ( at this)
peop le sa id ( lo udly:) Allh is the greate st an d it bec ame
1.

Asqaln, Fath-ul-br (13:212); and Bayhaq in Dalil-unnubuwwah (6:520).
Ahmad bin Hambal transmitted it with different words in alMusnad (5:93, 92, 98).
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no isy a ll aro un d. T hen the Prophet sa id so methin g

quietly. I a ske d my father : O father! What did h e say?
(My f ather told me :) he said, All those (t welv e ca liph s)
will be from the Qur ay sh.1
Im am Suy t comments on Ab D wd s
na rration in a l-H w lil-fa t w (2 :85) :
,
,
:
: . ,
,
.
:
.
Ab D wd ha s devote d a chapter to Imm
M ah d in his book a s-Sunan (4 :86). In the
be ginnin g of the ch apter a nar ration of J bir ibn
Sa m ur ah () is given . T he M essen ger of Allh
said: unt il t welv e ca liphs h ave p asse d, on
who m th is Ummah will un ite. Ac cor din g to
another tra dition, this dn will r ema in do minant
till the t welv e ca liphs h ave p asse d an d all of them
will be from the Qur ay sh.
1.
Ab Dwd narrated it in as-Sunan, b. of Mahd, 4:86 (#4280,

4281); Ahmad bin Hambal, al-Musnad (5:93, 97, 98, 101); and
Asqaln in Fath-ul-br (13:211).
Muslim related it with some different words in as-Sahh, b. of
imrah (emritage) 3:1453 (#7/1821).
59
In this ch apter Ab D wd ha s r eferr e d to the

op inion of scho la rs who be lieve that Imm Mah d
is one of those t we lve caliph s.
T he conc lusion Suy t ha s dra wn from this is that
Im m Mah d will be the t we lfth an d la st Im m on this
e arth.1
Ab D wd, after intro ducin g the chapter with the se
t wo tra dition s, h as in clude d the fo llo win g narr ation:
: ,
. :
Nar rate d by Umm Salamah ( ) that she
he ar d the M e ssen ger of Allh () say in g: M ah d will be
from my fa mily an d from the children of Ftim ah.2
Befo re it he ha s de scribe d the tra dition which say s that
ev en if on ly one day r ema ins in the arr iva l of the Day of
Judgment, Allh will sen d a per son (na me d Mah d) from
the Prophet s f amily who will f ill the earth with justice
an d fa irne ss just a s it was forme rly fille d with tyranny an d
a ffect ion.
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:
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Ab Sa d () ha s narr ate d that the Prophet

sa id: In the last day s when so many disr uption s will
app ear , at that tim e ther e will be a per son ca lle d Mah d.
His contr ibution s will be (ve ry) p lea sant. 3
1.
2.
3.
Suyt, al-Hw lil-fatw (2:85).

Related by Ab Dwd in as-Sunan, b. of Mahd, 4:88 (#4284).
Ibn Hammd transmitted it in as-Sunan-ul-wridah fil-fitan
(5:1057, 1061 # 575, 581).
Dhahab graded it marf (traceable) in Mzn-ul -itidl fi
naqd-ir-rijl (3:126).
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! :
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Z uhr ha s na rrate d: when Sufyn s (a rmy) an d

M ah d s army will f ac e e ach other fo r battle, on th at day a
vo ice will be h ear d fro m the sky: be ware! Sure ly, the
fr ien ds of (Im m) M ah d are the fr ien ds of Allh .
An d Asm bint Um ay s sa id: the sign of that day
will be that a han d will be se en h an gin g f rom the sky
wh ich (a ll) the peop le will see .1
! : : ,
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, , :
,
,
,
Narr ated by Al () , he sa id: I sa id (to the Prophet

( )) : O M e ssen ger of Allh ( !) W ill
M ah d be from us, the fam ily of M uh amma d or from
other s? He said: no, but h e will be from amon g us, Allh
will re-e sta blish I slam thro ugh h im as he did so ( in the
be ginnin g) thro ugh us, an d the se peop le will be re sc ue d
from mischie f thro ugh us ( Mah d) as th ey h ave been save d
from polythe ism . An d thro ugh o ur mean s (Mah d) Allh
will cr eate lov e in their he arts a fter the hatr e d of m ischief
1.
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a s He cr eate d lov e in their h eart s after the hatre d of

po lytheism. An d thro ugh o ur me ans peop le will be come
brother ly amon gst e ach othe r after th e r iva lry of t urmo ils
a s they have done so in I slam after the riv alry of
po lytheism." 1
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,
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Arth h as narr ate d that a pe rson (Mah d) will appe ar

from the Proph ets fam ily who will fight in the c ity of
Rome an d h e will be the la st le a der (Imm ) of
M uh amma d s Umm ah. Da jjl will appe ar in his t ime an d
in his tim e a lso s will de scen d (from the
he aven) .2
Imam Suy t in a l-H w lil-fa t w (2 :80) after
listin g the sign s of th e arr ival of Imm Mah d,
comm ents:
" "
. , ,
All these signs wh ich I have summar ise d
from the book al-F itan by Nu aym ibn Hamm d
who wa s a hfiz (of hadth) an d on e of th e tea cher s
of Imm Bukh r.
1.
2.
Suyt narrated it in al-Hw lil-fatw (2:61); Tabarn, alMujam-ul-awsat (1:136 # 157); Ibn Hammd, al-Fitan (1:370,
371 # 1089, 1090); and Haytham in Majma-uz -zawid (7:316,
317).
Ibn Hammd narrated it in al-Fitan (1:402,408#1214,1234); and
Suyt in al-Hw lil-fatw (2:80).
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, :

Prophet said: In my Ummah, soon, there will be a
c aliph who will distribute goo ds gen ero usly without
ke epin g a r ecor d of who ha s r ece ive d what. 1
, .64
: ,
. ! :
the M essen ger of Allh ( ) sa id: T here will be a caliph
in my Um mah who will genero usly distribute wealth
witho ut k eep in g a r ecor d of it. An d I swe ar by the One
who controls my life! Certa inly that the dom inan ce (of
I slam) will r eturn (that is, I slam will r ecapt ure its lost
glory an d retrieve its stat us dur in g his re ign).2
1.
2.
Related by Suyt in al-Hw lil-fatw (2:60, 61).

about it.
wan-nihyah (4:599; 10:44).
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: .65
:
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Nar rate d by Abdullh ibn M a s d ( ) that

M essen ger o f Allh sa id: if th ere wa s on ly on e night
left for this world to stay in ta ct, Allh will len gthen it
until a mem ber of my fam ily becom es the r uler who se
nam e will be the same as my n ame an d the nam e of his
f ather will be the sam e a s the nam e of my f ather. He will
f ill the world with justic e an d f airne ss just a s it wa s f ille d
with tyranny an d explo itation. He will distribute thin gs
e qually amon g the people an d Allh will also fill the ir
he arts with content. He will r ule for sev en or nin e ye ar s.
T hen a fter the ca liph ate of Mah d, ther e will be a total en d
to goo dne ss ( an d virtue ).1
Suyt narrated it in al-Hw lil-fatw (2:64); Tabarn, alMujam-ul-kabr (10:133, 135 # 10216, 10224); Dn, as-Sunanul-wridah fil-fitan (5:1055 # 572); Haytham, Mawrid-uzzamn (6:129 # 1877); and Hind in Kanz-ul-umml (14:269 #
38683).
Haytham also narrated it through Ab Hurayarah (rt a) in
Mawrid-uz-zamn (6:128 # 1876).
Suyt narrated it with a di fference of words at another place
in al-Hw lil-fatw (2:58).
Glossary
:
rad iya llhu anhu Allh be plea se d with h im: use d

a fter the na me of Comp anion of the Prophet ( ).
: radiyallhu anh Allh be p lea se d with

he r: use d a fter the n ame of a f ema le Comp anion of the
Prophet ( ).
: rad iya llhu anhum Allh be ple a se d

with all of them : use d after the nam es of mor e than t wo
ma le Co mpanion s o f the Prophet ( ).
: radiya llhu anhum Allh is ple a se d

with both of them; use d after the name s of t wo
Compan ion s of the Proph et (), irre sp ectiv e of the ir
gen der.
ala yh-is- sa lm ( May Allh sho wer His) pea ce on

h im: use d a fter the n ame of Allh s m e ssen ger , prophet
an d an ge l.
: ala yhim-a s- salm (M ay Allh sho wer

His) p ea ce on both of them: use d after the n ame s of t wo
me ssen ger s, proph ets an d an gels.
sallallhu alayh i wa lih wa sa llam Allh ble ss

an d sen d pea ce on h im an d h is ch ildren : use d afte r the
nam e of the La st M essen ger of Allh ( ).
abdl: pl. of badal. lit. Substit ute s. A per son by whom

Allh contin ue s the wor ld in existenc e as mention e d in the
tra dition s. T heir n um ber is seventy, of whom fo rty liv e in
Sy ria an d thirty e lse wh ere. Wh en one die s another take s
h is place , be in g appo inte d by Allh .
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66
athar: p l. th r. lit. re latin g. Gener ally use d for a

na rration r elate d from one of the Compan ions, rather than
from the Prophet ( ), which is kno wn a s hadth.
cali ph ate : khilfah . T his is the po litica l sy stem of I slam,

it s h ea d the ca liph /kha lfah is the succ e ssor of the Prophet
( ) in this r e gar d.
dn: it is an Ar a bic wor d use d for I slam. It is mo re

spe cif ic ia lly use d for the re ligion an d rev ea le d book s of
the prophets an d the me ssen ger s. It is a comp rehen sive
term cove rin g not only re ligio us pr actice s an d r ituals but
a lso app lie s to all a sp ects of lif e an d prov ide s guidan ce
for it. While madhab (re ligion) is r e stricte d to man s
spirit ua l life an d dea ls with its r elation ship with Go d
a lone .
din ar: an an cient go ld coin.

fajr: da wn or e arly morn in g be fore sunr ise ; morn in g
pr ayer.
ghawth: lit. on e to whom we can cry for h elp . A

me diator ; a title given to a sa int of the h ighe st or der .
h adth : p l. ahdth. lit. tra dition. T he say in gs, pr actice

an d approv e d tra dit ions of the Prophet M uh amma d () .
h fiz : lit. a guar dian or protector. (1) on e o f the name s of

Go d, a l-Hfiz. (2) a governor , guar dian of the M akkan
temp le. (3) one who ha s memo riz e d the whole of the
Qurn. (4) one who h a s memo rize d on e h un dr e d tho usan d
tra dition s.
h asan: a hadth, na rrate d by a re lia ble ch ain of n arr ators

tho ugh not r each in g the gr a de o f sahh ( so un d) hadth, but
r ecor ds a comp lete cha in of nar rators up to the Prophet
( ).
Imm: (1) on e who lea ds p eople in pr ayer s; (2) an

em inent I slam ic scho la r; (3 ) spir itual lea der of the
M uslim s. T her e will be tota l of t welv e such Im m s, the
f ir st bein g Imm Al () an d the la st Imm Mah d ( ).
Gl os s ar y
67
iqmah : a ca ll sim ilar to the adhn (the c all to p raye r),

sa id imme diately befor e a con gr e gationa l pr ayer .
s (): nam e o f Allah s pen ultimate m essen ger, Je sus.

He will come do wn from the he aven s durin g the time of
Im m M ah d ().
kabah: a c ube- shap e d buildin g at the centre of a lM asjid- ul- Har m (the gre at mo sque at M akkah) to war ds
wh ich a ll M uslims fa ce in pray er. It is a lso kno wn a s the
Ho use of Allah.
maqm Ibrh m: th e stone at Makkah with in the

bo un da ry of al- Ma sjid- ul-Harm , wh ich ha s the
impre ssion of the footprint s of th e Prophet I brh m ( ).
T his is the stone on which I br hm () stood wh ile he
an d h is son, the Prophet Ism l ( ), were buildin g the
ka bah.
Maryam: the mother of p rophet s ; M ary.

sah h: so un d. A had th with an un brok en chain of
na rrator s ran gin g f rom the Prophet M uh amma d () an d
app roach in g an er a thro ugh re lia ble narr ators without
be in g shdh (o dd) or mualla l (f a ulty) in bet ween the t wo
c ross relater s.
sh arah : lit. roa d. It is a le ga l sy stem of a nation ba se d

on the rev elation of their p rophet/m essen ger. T he last
sha rah is that of I slam that r eplace s a ll pr evio us
sha rah s.
s pi ritual leade rshi p: immah. T his status will be he ld

by t we lve Imm s, the f ir st of wh ich was Al al- M urta d
( ), an d the la st Imm Mah d () .
s pi ritual sove reignty: wil yah; sainthoo d. A spe cia l

spirit ua l stat us wh ich ra ise s the per son a bove that of
norm al peop le. T her e are var io us leve ls an d gra des of
wilyah such a s gha wth, qu tb, etc.
su nnah : pl. sunan. lit. the path, way o r a form, the

c ustomary pra ctic e of a p er son or a gro up of peop le. It ha s
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com e to ref er almo st ex clusive ly to the le ga l way o r way s,

or ders, statement s an d act s of wor sh ip, etc., o f the Prophet
M uh amma d () wh ich hav e become th e mo dels to be
fo llo we d by M uslim s.
tbi: so meone who h as met a Comp anion o f the Ho ly
Prophet ( ) in the state of mn (fa ith) an d die d as a

be liever .
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Index to Hadth and Athar

Arabic
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37
: .
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43
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41
39
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16
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30
19, 59
51
28
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21
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22
15
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15
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16
15
, , : .
32
! .
33
25
56
77
78
47
52
61
34
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Englis h
A com et with a bright ta il will app ear from
the ea st.
A disr uption will ar ise which will be
fo llo we d by another disr uption.
A per son will appe ar f rom my f amily who
will p rea ch
A per son, Mah d, will appe ar fro m the
Prophet s fa mily.
A section of my p eople will not c ea se
f ightin g for the T ruth.
A time will com e wh en the intensity of
oppr ession.
Al is yo ur spir it ua l lea de r.
At m inim um the dur ation of the ca liph ate of
M ah d.
At the death of a Ca liph there will be a
differ enc e of op inion .
Ev en if only one day rem ain s befor e the en d
of the wor ld.
He will be from the ch ildren of Ftimah.
s will de scen d after Mah d an d will
off er.
I am givin g yo u the goo d n e ws of the com in g
of Mah d.
I swea r by the One who ha s sent me with the
T ruth!
I wa s inform e d that befor e the app ear anc e of
M ah d.
I wa s inform e d that the Ark of the Coven ant
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61
47
22
7
39
26
19
16
50
38
33
54
54
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will emer ge.

If only on e day wa s to rema in for this wor ld
to stay in tact.
If there wa s on ly one night left for th is wor ld
to stay in tact.
In (the month of) M uh arr am, an anno un cer
will ca ll o ut.
In my Umm ah soon there will be a ca liph
who will distr ibute.
In the last days when so many disr uption s
app ear .
I slam will rem ain dom inant until t we lve
c aliph s
I slam will rem ain e stablish e d until t we lve
c aliph s.
M ah d will app ear after the m ur der o f Naf s
Z akiyy ah.
M ah d will app ear in the la st day s.
M ah d will be bo rn dur in g the la st day s of
my Ummah.
M ah d will be from m e.
M ah d will be from my children .
M ah d will be from my fam ily.
M ah d will be from my p ro geny.
M ah d will be from this Ummah an d will
lea d s
M ah d will com e an d there will be a tur ban
on h is he a d.
Near to the en d of time, a Caliph (M ah d)
will come.
No , but he will be from amon g us.
On e of my ch ildr en will be the ca liph.
Peop le exactly e qua l in n um ber to the
Compan ion s of Ba dr.
Peop le will perform the pilgr ima ge together.
Prophet s ibn Mary am will de scen d.
T hat time is ne ar wh en ne ither dinar s no r
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24, 63
52
62
59
57
57
43
32
37
22
16
19
21, 28,
31, 59
51
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22, 31
60
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25
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gr ain.
T he Ar a bs will be in small n um ber.
T he Day of Judgement will not com e until a
pe rson .
T he Day of Judgm ent will not come until the
e arth is f ille d with tyranny.
T he e arth will be fille d with tyranny an d
oppr ession.
T he nam e of Mah d will be M uha mma d.
T he sign o f that day will be that a han d will
be seen.
T he time is n ear when the riv er E uph rate s.
T he wor ld will not seize to ex ist unt il
someon e from my fam ily.
T here will be a c aliph in my Ummah who
will genero usly.
T here will be a pe rson from this Ummah an d
s
T here will be diff eren ce of opin ion ove r the
de ath of the caliph.
T here will be Mah d in my Um mah.
T here will be p ea ce bet ween yo u an d Rom e
fo ur time s.
T his dn will r ema in domin ant till the t welv e
c aliph s
T hree p er son s will wa ge wa r ne ar yo ur
trea sur e.
Unt il t welv e c aliph s hav e pa sse d on whom
this Ummah will unite.
We , the ch ildren of Abd- ul-M uttalib.
What will be the state (of yo ur joy) at the
tim e wh en s
When Islam (ie the state of the Umm ah)
be come s weak .
When Mah d will appea r.
When Sufy n s (a rmy) an d Mah d s a rmy
will fac e e ach other .
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49
35
20
22
17
60
30
18
35, 39,
62
50
27
40, 41,
42, 44
16
58
29
58
15
46
48
50
60
82
When the anno unc er will anno unc e.

Whoev er den ie s (the com in g of) Da jjl, ha s
sure ly committe d disbelief .
Whoev er ha s me as his m aster .
Ye s, M ah d is the T r uth.
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abd l, 25, 26, 28
Abdullh ibn Amr ( ), 50, 56
Abdullh ibn M a s d () , 17, 18, 24, 63
Abdullh ibn Umar ( ) , 53
Abd- ul- M uttalib (), 15
Ab Al , 20
Ab Bakr as- Siddq (), 4, 5, 6, 9
Abu a l-Hasan burr, 46
Ab Hur ayrah (), 4 , 30, 35 , 39, 40 , 44, 46
Ab Jala d () , 55
Ab Na drah, 19, 20
Ab Sa d Kh udr (), 20, 21, 22, 23, 31 , 34, 37, 38 , 41,
42, 50, 59
Ab Slih, 19
Ab T ufay l, 32, 33
Ab Um mah Bh il (), 16 , 49
Ah ma d Sarh an d, see M uja ddid Alf T hn
Ah l- us- Sunnah wa l- Jam ah, 2
ishah ( ) , 16
Al a l-M urta d (), 1, 2, 4 , 5, 6, 7 , 8, 9, 11, 12, 15 , 21,
28, 32, 44, 55, 60
Al a l- Hil l (), 33
An a s ibn M lik (), 4, 15
Artt, 61
sim, 19
Asm bint Umay s, 60
Ba dr , 32
battle of, 26 , 28, 32
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Bay d, 26 , 28
Black Stone, 25 , 28
Ca liph , 5, 6, 18, 19, 20, 23, 26, 27 , 29 , 31, 32, 33, 35,
39, 43, 53, 57, 58, 59, 62, 63
Ca liph ate, 2 , 5, 6, 7, 18 , 24, 26, 27 , 28, 37, 38, 39 , 40,
55
Compan ion s, 2, 4, 5
con sensus, 5
Dajj l, 48 , 52, 61
Day of Judgement, 1, 20, 35, 46, 59
Democr acy, 6
E le ction, 5
E uphr ates, 30
Ftim ah () , 11, 15, 16, 19, 33, 59
Fin ality of me ssen ger ship, 4
gen era l inher itance , 2
Gh a dr Kh um , 1, 6
Gh a wth- ul-A zam, 9
Hamz ah () , 15
Ha ssan () , 11, 15 , 33
H shim, 27
Hera clius, 16
Ho ly Ho use ( Bayt- ul-M uqa dda s), 34
Hudh ayfah (), 31, 50
Husse in ( ), 11, 15, 33
I bn Jur ayh, 47
Im m, 5 , 11, 12, 13, 18, 22 , 25, 43, 46, 48, 49 , 54, 56,
59, 60, 61
immah, see spir itual Le a der ship
interme diation, 2, 11
iqmah, 49, 51
Ir a q, 25
s ibn Mary am () , 46 , 47, 48 , 49, 50 , 51
I slamic dom inan ce, 32 , 35, 40 , 45, 57 , 60
Jaf ar ( ), 15
J bir ibn Abdullh ( ) , 19, 35, 39, 46, 48,
62
37,
43,
58,
52,
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J bir ibn Sam ur ah (), 57, 58

Jurayr , 20
ka bah, 33, 56
Kalb, 26, 28 , 54
tribe, 26, 28
kh il fah, see ca liph ate
M ah d (), 2 , 11, 12 , 13, 15 , 16, 17 , 18, 19 , 20, 21 , 22,
23, 24, 25 , 26, 28, 29, 30 , 31, 32, 33 , 37, 38, 39, 40, 41,
42, 43, 44 , 45, 46, 48, 49 , 50, 51, 52 , 53, 54, 55, 56, 57,
59, 60, 61
M akkah, 26, 27, 33
M e din a, 1, 26, 27
M in, 56
M uh amma d ibn Hana fiyy ah, 32, 33
M ujh id, 43
M uja ddid Alf T hn , 10
M usta wrid ibn Khay ln, 16
muta watir, 6
Naf s Z akiyy ah, 43
po litica l inh eritan ce, 2, 4
Quray sh, 26 , 57, 58
Quray sh, 26
Ram a dn, 54
Rome , 16
Sa d ibn M usayy a b, 15
Sh h W al Allh M uh a ddith Dih la w, 3, 7, 12
Sh h I sm l Dih la w, 9
Sh ahr ibn Ha wsh a b () , 52
spirit ua l inh eritan ce, 2, 4
spirit ua l lea dersh ip, 5, 6, 8
spirit ua l sover eignty, 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
St ation of I brh m, 25, 26, 28
Suf yn , 26, 28
Suf yn s (army) , 26, 60
Sula ymn ibn s ( ) , 54
Sula ymn ibn Ha bb, 16
Suc c e ssor s, 2
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Sy ria, 19, 25, 28

T lt, 33
tasa wwu f, 11
T ha wbn (), 29
Umar F r uq () , 5, 9
Umar ibn Abd- ul-Azz, 20
Umm Salamah () , 15 , 16, 19 , 25, 26 , 27, 59
Umm Sh ar k bint Ab al-Ak ar () , 49
Ummah, 2 , 20, 23 , 24, 25, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38 , 40, 41 , 44,
46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 58, 61, 62
Uthmn ibn Ab a l- s (), 49
wa slah, se e interme diation
wal, 6
wilyah , see sp ir itual sov ere ignty
Z uhr , 60
Authors Arabic and English Books

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a t-Ta ssa wa r-ul- Islm li- tab at- il-basha riy yah
Nahj-ut- ta rbiyyat-il-ijtimiyyah fil- Qurn
a t-Ta ssa wa r-ut- ta sh r lil-hukm-il-I slm
Fa lsafa t-ul-ijtihd wal-lim-ul-mu sir
a l-Ja rmah fil- fiqh- il-Islm
Minh j-ul-khu tbt lil- dayn wa l- jumut
Qa w id-u l-iq tisd fil- Islm
a l-Iqtisd-ul-arba w wan-n izm-u l-misr fil- Islm
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S ra t-u r-Ra s l, vo l.1
The Ghadr Dec la ration
B esee ching fo r Help (I stighthah)
I slamic Conc ept of Inte rmed iation (T a wassul)
R eal Islamic Faith and the P rophets Sta tu re
Gree ting s and Sa luta tions on th e P rophe t ( )
Sp iritua lism and Magne tism
I slamic Ph ilo soph y of Human Life
I slam in Va rious Pe rspe ctive s
I slam and Ch ristianity
I slam and Criminality
Qu rn ic Con cep t o f Human Gu idanc e
I slamic Conc ept of Human Na tu re
Div ine Plea sure
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I slam and Freedom of Human Will
I slamic P enal Sy stem and its Ph ilo sophy
I slamic Conc ept of La w
Ph ilo sophy of Ijtihd and th e Mode rn Wo rld
Qu rn ic Ba sis o f Con stitu tiona l Theo ry
I slam Th e S tate Re lig ion
Lega l Chara cte r of I slamic Punishmen ts
Lega l Stru ctu re o f I slamic Punishments
Cla ssifica tion o f I slamic Punishments
I slamic Ph ilo soph y of Punishmen ts
I slamic Conc ept of Crime
Qu rn on Creation and Expan sion of Unive rse
Crea tion and Evo lution o f th e Unive rse
Crea tion o f Man
I slam on preven tion of Hea rt Disea se s
The Author
D R. T A HI R -U L-Q AD RI is i n need of no introducti on to thos e
affi li at ed to t he many fi el ds, whi ch he has m as t ered duri ng a
s m all peri od of t im e. He is the founding l eader of M i nhaj-ul Quran Int ernat ional (MQ I ), whi ch i s bas ed i n over 80 countri es
of t he worl d. It s m ain aims are working for global peace and
hum an rights, revivi ng Is l ami c values, t eachi ngs and tradit ions
and s t riving for t he unit y of t he Umm ah t hrough a s oci al,
educati onal and polit i cal st ruggl e.
As Dr. T ahi r-ul -Qadri is pres ent ing the t rue peaceful
m ess age of Is l am pure from i nnovations added int o i t and
i nt ernal and ext ernal politi cal i nfl uences, his work, m es s age
and call are accept ed wit h open arm s. The m ai n reasons bei ng
t hat he has port rayed Is l am as a t ruly moderat e fai th i n i ts
origi nal form, free from any form of extremis m, fanati cis m and
t errori sm. As part of hi s vast s t ruggl e for equalit y, equit y and
equal hum an ri ghts for all, he has writt en over t wo hundred and
fi ft y books on all ki nds of m odern, rel igi ous, s pi rit ual and
s ecul ar is sues in Engl is h, Urdu and Arabi c.
Dr. T ahir-ul -Qadri i s accept ed as one of t he hi ghest
authoriti es in t he worl d on Isl am, Isl am and the W est, Isl am
and S ci ence and m any ot her s ubj ects, whi ch is why he has
delivered thous ands of l ectures i n i nt ernat ional conferences,
uni versit i es and insti tut ions all over the world on all t ypes of
i ss ues. Alt hough he i s a s chol ar and a reli gi ous l eader for
whom t here i s no m at ch, his educati onal, s oci al and poli ti cal
effort s have als o penet rat ed s oci et y. He is l eading a peaceful
m ovem ent i n P akis t an t o liberat e t he poor from the corrupt
ruling eli te, whi ch has ruled t he count ry over t he l as t hal f
century. He is l eading t his revolt by get ti ng the poor and
downtrodden s egm ents of s oci et y behind him. In doi ng s o he
form ed hi s own polit ical party i n 1989 by t he nam e of
Pakist an Awami T ehreek (P akist an Popul ar M ovem ent ),
which has been carrying out t his s truggl e in t he politi cal and
el ect oral arenas. Unli ke any other reli gi ous or poli ti cal
personalit y, Dr. T ahi r-ul -Qadri and his mi ssi on have at tract ed
peopl e from varyi ng s ects and religions. He and his
organis ati on are the sol e hope for i nt er-s ect and int erfai th
peace, harmony and unit y. His i mm ens e achievem ents in the
fi el d of education and wel fare have been i nt ernati onal ly
recogni s ed by the m any int ernati onal awards he has received.
In a growi ng int ernati onal atm os phere of ant i-Isl ami sm,
pol iti cal confli ct s bet ween W est ern and M usl im count ri es and
t he dis t ance bet ween t he W es t and Isl am s eem ing to be
i ncreasi ng, Dr. T ahi r-ul -Qadri is t he one m an who can bri dge
t he gap bet ween t he W est and Isl am. Not onl y can he sol ve the
probl ems of t he Musli m worl d but i n doi ng s o he will al so
s ol ve the probl ems faced by W est ern nati ons. If you wish to
l earn m ore about hi m and hi s organi s ati on or woul d l ike to join
his peaceful movem ent t hen do not hesi t at e t o cont act us on the
cont act det ai ls given bel ow:
Dr. Tahir-ul-Qadri
B orn :
PhD:
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F eb. 19, 1951 in Jhang, P akis tan

F rom Punj ab Universit y, P aki st an in 1986.
F ounded Mi nhaj -ul -Quran Int ernat ional i n 1981.
F ounded the poli ti cal party, P akist an Awam i
T ehreek (PA T ) in 1989.
Over 250 publ ished.
Over 5000 avai l abl e on Vi deo/ Audi o cas s ett es
and VC Ds.
Minhaj-ul-Q uran Inte rnational (MQ I) :

365-M, M odel Town, Lahore, P akist an
P hone: 0092-42-111-140-140 F ax: 0092-42-5168184
htt p:// www.mi nhaj. org htt p:// www.pat. com.pk
Em ail : t ehreek@minhaj. org
Dire cto rate of Fo reign Affairs MQ I:

T el: 0092-42-5171404, F ax: 0092-42-5169114,
Em ail : dfa@mi nhaj. org
Dr. Tahir-ul-Q adri:

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Copyr ight 2003 by Minh aj- ul-Quran Intern ationa l,

Printe d in Pak istan by M inha j- ul-Qur an Printin g Pre ss.

Imm M ahd () is t he true Imm and is

The D ay of J udgment w ill not arrive before

Imm M ahd () and Economic J ust ice

Imm M ahd () and the Saints

Imm M ahd () as A llhs Caliph

Imm M ahd () and Is lamic D ominance

Economic Prosperity and F air Distribution of

Imm M ahd () will be w elcomed w ith

T he Aw ait ed Imm Mahd ( )

P rophet s and Imm M ahd

O bedience of Imm M ahd () w ill be

Circumst ances Surrounding Imm M ahds

Imam M ahd () as t he Last Caliph

Index t o H adth and Athar (A rabic)

Index t o H adth and Athar (English)

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t he t wel ft h m ont h i n t he Is l am i c cal endar, and the month of

T he Aw ait ed Imm Mahd ( )

c lar ify the stat us of Al () a s the op ener of the sp ir itua l

pr actic al domin anc e of I slam a s we ll a s it s e sta blishment

T he Aw ait ed Imm Mahd ( )

and inne r enlightenment from h im. Th e se

S hh W al Al l h, at -T af h mt -ul -i l hi yyah (2: 8).

T he secon d hor izon is for the spir itual inh eritan ce

T he Aw ait ed Imm Mahd ( )

sover eignty Al al- M urta d () re quir e d ne ither

tra dition s. T he proof of the ca liph ate is the

S hh W al Al l h, at -T af h mt -ul -i l hi yyah (1: 103).

T he Aw ait ed Imm Mahd ( )

S hh W al Al l h, at -T af h mt -ul -i l hi yyah (1: 103).

a l-M urtad () or a r elation ship with the

S hh W al Al l h, Hamat (p. 62).

) T he Aw ait ed Imm Mahd (

open er of spir itual sove re ignty, Imm M ah d ( ) is the

T he Aw ait ed Imm Mahd ( )

the sou rce of a ll b le ssing fo r e ven the h igh

S haykh Ahm ad S arhand , Makt bt (9: 173#123).

inher itor, an d h e will be the la st pe rson to ho ld the office s

T he Aw ait ed Imm Mahd ( )

Imm Mahd ( ) is the true Imm and is

Sa d ibn M usayya b r elate s that he h ear d Umm

Ana s ibn M lik () na rrate s: I he ar d the M essen ger

Related by Hkim in al-Mustadrak (4:557 # 8671), while Dhahab

T he Aw ait ed Imm Mahd ( )

Umm Salamah ( ) say s that Allh s

ish ah ( ) re late s that the Prophet

Sulaymn ibn Ha bb say s that he he ar d Ab Um mah

T he Aw ait ed Imm Mahd ( )

ibn Khay ln, a ske d the Me ssen ger o f Allh : who

Abdullh ibn M as d ( ) h a s r elated it

T he Aw ait ed Imm Mahd ( )

The Day of Judgment will not arrive

Related by Abdullh ibn Ma s d ( ) that

Abdullh ibn M as d ( ) narr ate s that the

Tirmidh narrated it in al-Jmi-us-sahh, chapters of fitan

T he Aw ait ed Imm Mahd ( )

sim sa id: Ab S lih r elate d to us: Na rrate d by Ab

Umm Sa lam ah ( ) say s: I hea r d the

Ab Na dr ah narr ates that we we re with J bir ibn

T he Aw ait ed Imm Mahd ( )

quiet for a wh ile an d sa id: Allh s Me ssen ger ha s