Khatamul Awliyā'

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the Dajjal will come out, and during his time, Jesus, AS, son of Mary, will descend."
Nua'im bin Hammad's Kitab Al-Fitān, Jalaluddin As-Suyuti's Al-Urf Al-Wardi fie
Akhbar Al-Mahdi

In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful

Appendix III
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Interpretations of Some of the Ahādith of the Prophet, SAAS
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1.) Black Flags Asking for Khair and The Three Sons of a Caliph

Abdullah Ibn Mas'ud narrated that the Prophet, SAAS, said, "A group of people will
come from the East with Black Flags, and they will ask for some "khair" (share of
power and wealth) but they will not be given what they asked for. So they will fight
and win against the people. Now they will be given them what they asked for, but
they will not accept it, until they hand it over to a person from the Ahlul Bayt (i.e.
the Imam Al-Mahdi) who will fill it (The Caliphate) with justice just as they filled it
with oppression. So whoever of you would be alive at that time should come to
them even by crawling over snow." Ibn Majah, Muhammad Al-Barzanji's Al-Isha'ah li
Ashrat As-Sa'ah

Thawban reported that the Prophet, SAAS, said, "(Before the Conquest of Az-
Zawra), three men will be killed at the place where your treasure (Imam Al-Mahdi)
is. Each of them will be the son of a caliph (Harith), but none of them (enemies)
will get hold (capture) of the treasure (Imam Al-Mahdi). Then the Black Banners
will come out of the East (and conquer Az-Zawra) and they will slaughter you in a
way that has never been seen before. If you see him (Imam Al-Mahdi conquering
Baytul Maqdis/Constantinople), give him your allegiance, even by crawling over
snow, because he is the Caliph, the Mahdi." Ibn Majah, Musnad Ahmad, Al-Hākim's
Sahiha, Ibn Kathir's Nihaya fil-Fitān wal Malahim, Nua'im bin Hammad's Kitab Al-
Fitān, Muhammad Al-Barzanji's Isha'ah li Ashrat As-Sa'ah

Before the Conquest of Zawra, the Black Flags will ask for some "Khair" from the
Ajam Romans. This "khair" is a "share of power and wealth". But they will not be
given what they asked for. The Ajam will instead strive to capture the Imam Al-
Mahdi and battles will ensue. The Imam is the "treasure" mentioned in the second
above hadith, and they wont be able to take hold of him: he will escape from their
entrapment. Then there will be abductions of people, until in the end, the three
sons of Harith are sacrificed and killed by his enemies. This is because he will
decide on a matter contrary to how the Imam Al-Mahdi decided on a similar
situation. Then Az-Zawra will be conquered, and the Ajam will be slaughtered the
like of which has never been seen before. The Ajam Romans will give them the
"share of power and wealth" that they asked for, but they will not accept it
anymore. Victory alone is by right of conquest. The Black Flags will rule by the
might of their Swords.

2.) Three Confrontations Against Constantinople

Abu Firas said he heard Abdullah bin Amr bin Al-Aas said, "You will confront
Constantinople (meaning the Romans) three times. In the first confrontation, you
will do well (Battles in Iraq before the conquest of Az-Zawra). In the second one,
you (after defeating the Ajam) will enter in a reconciliation treaty with them
(Romans) to the extent that the Muslims will build a mosque in it (Constantinople)
and invade (together with the Romans) an enemy located behind Constantinople
and then you will return to Constantinople. In the third (confrontation) Allah will
open it for you when you (Muslims) say Takbir (Allahu Akbar). One third of it
(Constantinople) will be destroyed (by war). Allah will burn one-third of it. You will
divide among you the wealth found in the remaining third." Nua'im bin Hammad's
Kitab Al-Fitān

There are three major confrontations mentioned in this hadith. The first one are
the Battles fought by Muslims against the Ajam Romans when they are asking for
some "khair" or "share of power and wealth" in Iraq. The second one are the Battles
of Zawra up to the First Battle of Ash-Shām. The third one are the Battles of Baytul
Maqdis until the Imam Al-Mahdi conquers it.

3.) The Perishing of the Nation of Islam

Narrated Abdullah Ibn Mas'ud: The Prophet, SAAS, said, "The mill of Islam will go
round till the year thirty-five, or thirty-six, or thirty-seven; then if they perish, they
will have followed the path of those before them, but if their religion is maintained,
it will be maintained for seventy years." I asked, "Does it mean seventy years which
remain or seventy years which are gone by?" He replied, It means (seventy years)
that are gone by." Sunan Abu Dawud, Book 35, No. 4241

From Jafar As-Sadiq that the Messenger of Allah, SAAS, said, "How can my
Ummah die (perish) of which I am the first, the (Imam) Mahdi the middle, and
Messiah the last?" Mishkat Al-Masābih, Kanzul Ummal

The righteous rule of the first Three Caliphs of the End Times will be up to the year
2037. In the year 2037, the Uthmani Sultan, Sufyāni II will rule, and because of his
evil reign, fears will arise and the Muslims will think that it might be the end of the
righteous rule of Islam. However, the Prophet, SAAS, in the next hadith reminds the
fearful heart that the rule of Islam will not perish as even the Prophet Jesus, AS,
will still be coming and rule with Islam. The Islamic rule will continue because
Allah, SWT, will send The Mawla, the Al-Jābir of the End Times who will save and
comfort the Muslims from the evils of Uthmani and of Zuhri, Sufyāni II & III. The
hadith states that if the religion is maintained, it will be maintained for seventy
years, that are gone by. If Uthmani Sufyani rules for two years six months, Az-Zuhri
rules for nine months, The Mawla rules for three years two months, Al-Qahtāni for
fourteen years, Al-Mansur for nine years and Prophet Jesus, AS, rules for forty
years, then that totals to seventy years of what remains from the year 2037. If
counted to what has gone by, the first Three Caliphs will rule for only eighteen
years to the year 2037. Then from the Uthmani Sufyāni to Al-Mansur for thirty
years, and that totals to forty eight years. Prophet Jesus will rule for forty years,
add forty eight years and that totals to eighty eight years of Islamic rule of what
has gone by and of what remains. Allah knows best.

4.) "My People are Just Like the Rain"

From Jafar As-Sadiq that the Messenger of Allah, SAAS, said, "Rejoice and rejoice
again! My people are just like the rain, it not being known whether the last or the
first of it is better, or it is like a garden from which a troop can be fed for a year,
then another troop can be fed for a year, and perhaps the last troop which comes
may be the broadest, deepest and finest. How can my Ummah die (perish) of
which I am the first, the (Imam) Mahdi the middle, and Messiah the last? But in the
course of that time there will be a crooked party which does not belong to me and
to which I do not belong." Mishkat Al-Masābih, Kanzul Ummal

When one will compare the lives and events of the last Six Rightly-Guided Caliphs
of the End Times and the Khilafa of Prophet Jesus, AS, to the lives and events of
the Sahaba (Companions) of the Prophet, SAAS, one cannot decide with certainty
as to which of the two is "better" as the hadith states, as the lives and events of
the End Times are also great in magnitude. The first garden can mean the Khilafa
of The Mawla, the second garden can mean the Khilafa of the Qahtāni, which can
be fed for a year (rule), and perhaps the last troop which comes, the Khilafa of Al-
Mansur,- may be the broadest, deepest and the finest, as the greatest of trials will
come upon them, and that is Al-Malhama Al-Kubra (Armageddon) and the Dajjal.
The first of this Ummah is the Prophet, SAAS, the middle is the Imam Al-Mahdi, the
Eighth Khalifa of the End Times, and Prophet Jesus, AS, as the last Khalifa of the
Ummah of Muhammad: the religion will not perish in this span of time. After the
rule of the Uthmani Sultan (whose name sounds like "Sadim") an evil party will
arise that will claim to belong to the Ahlul Bayt, and he is Az-Zuhri Ibn Al-Kulaiba,
Sufyāni III. The Prophet, SAAS, denies his claim to be false with the words, "a
crooked party which does not belong to me and to which I do not belong."
5.) Islam to Rule the World

Al-Miqdad Ibn Aswad said: I heard the Prophet, SAAS, saying, "Not a dwelling
(house) whether of brick or fur (tent or tepee) will remain on the surface of the
earth that Allah will not ensure that the word of Islam enters it, either honoring an
honorable person, or disgracing an abject person." Ahmad, Tabarani, Ibn Hibban,
and Al-Hākim

Prophet Jesus, AS, is the Mahdi of Religion. He is the Fourth and the last Mahdi.
He is a Mujahid Caliph, and he will wage Jihad in the Cause of Allah. He will
conquer the whole world and will break the cross and kill the pigs. He will not
accept Jizya. He who accepts Islam will be honored and will live while he who
rejects Islam is a disgraced and an abject person, and will be killed. His wars will
reach the White House of America, to the Vatican City of Rome. He will unearth the
relics and jewellery of Jerusalem, the Original Gospel, the Staff of Moses, Garment
of Adam, Ark of Covenant and the Holy Grail.

6.) Persia No More

The Messenger of Allah, SAAS, said, "Persia will take one or two thrusts, then there
will be no more Persia afterwards. But Rome has many generations, every time
one falls, another will replace them." Nua'im bin Hammad's Kitab Al-Fitān

If the above hadith refers to the End Times, then the Land of Turks is Persia, the
Land of the East from where the head of Satan will rise. Their first thrust is World
War III, their second is World War IV, Al-Malhama, together with the Romans, then
they won't be able to conquer out of their territories anymore. They will be killed
during the rule of Imam Al-Mahdi by Shua'ib Ibn Salih At-Tamimi. Their atheism
and atheistic rule will be totally exterminated, or as the hadith states, uprooted.

7.) Guidance in One Night

Ali related from the Prophet, SAAS, who informed him, "The Promised Mahdi will
be among my family. Allah will rectify him within a single night." Ibn Majah

There will be a knife duel between three persons: two against one who is bent on
murder, and he will almost succeed. The blade of his knife will wound the head of
Imam Al-Mahdi, and he will lay almost dead. He will fall into a state of comatose.
While in his state of unconsciousness in one night Almighty Allah will rectify him.
He will rise a changed man. His deadly head wound will heal.

8.) Who is Al-Jahjah?

Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah, SAAS said, "Night and day will
not cease until a man who is a freed slave called Al-Jahjah, gains power." Muslim

In another hadith, Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah, SAAS, said,
"Day and night will not come to an end until a man from the Mawali called Jahjah
rules.

He is Al-Mansur. He will be twice abducted and twice freed. The Mawali (singular
Mawla) are the Muslims of Non-Arab descent in general whether they are freed
slaves or not. Jahjah is from the Ajam. Jahjah is the surname of Al-Mansur, and of
The Mawla. The other report that mentions a variation of his surname is nearer to
the truth.

9.) Who is Luka' Ibn Luka'?

Anas narrated that the Messenger of Allah, SAAS, said, "Night and day will not
cease until the most fortunate of people on worldly affairs will be Luka' Ibn Luka'."
At-Tabarani in Al-Awsat

He, SAAS, said, "Soon Luka' Ibn Luka' will take over the world." Ahmad, At-Tahhāwi
in Mushkil Al-Athar

He, SAAS, said, "The world will not cease to be until it belongs to Luka' Ibn Luka'."
Ahmad

Luka' Ibn Luka' is Imam Al-Mahdi, Khalifatullah. The Romans, and especially the
Ajam of Baytul Maqdis (Jerusalem), will for a long time stigmatize him by calling
him this derogatory name.

10.) Forty Muslim Women for One Man

From Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari that the Messenger of Allah, SAAS, said, "The time will
come when a man will have gold to distribute but he will be unable to find anyone
to take it. Also a man will be followed by forty women desiring him due to the
scarcity of men and excess of women." An-Nawawi's Riyadh us-Saliheen, Bukhari,
Muslim

During the trial of Al-Malhama, one third of the Muslims' population of the
Caliphate will be martyred counting to millions. Many Muslim men will be
martyred, the number of women will exceed the number of men forty to one.

11.) "You Will Turn Into Snakes"

"I swear by Allah Who holds my soul in His hands, that when that time of fitnah
comes, you will turn into snakes rising to twist each other's necks." Mukhtasar
Tadhkirah Al-Qurtubi, p. 386, no. 672
The fitnah referred to here refers to Al-Malhama. The Muslims' faith will be tested.
People will sell their religion for a small price of the world: they will work as
informers and spies for the Romans. They will betray their fellow Muslims and they
will be averse to them. They and the Muslims will kill each other twisting their
necks (as in martial arts).

12.) From Madina to Baytul Maqdis

From Yunus Ibn Maysurah Al-Jiblani that the Messenger of Allah, SAAS, said, "This
matter will be in Al-Madina, then in Ash-Sham, then in the Jazeerah, then in Iraq,
then in Al-Madina, then in Baytul Maqdis, then it will be in its homeland. And it will
never go away from a people and afterwards return to them." Nua'im bin
Hammad's Kitab Al-Fitān

The rise of the Khilafa Rashida of the last Six Quraishi Caliphs of the End Times 
will begin with the conquest of Az-Zawra. It will be renamed to City Fort Madina.
It's people will call it as Ghootah (Kut). This is the matter of Al-Madina mentioned
in the above hadith. Then in the third year of rule of Caliph Harith, the war of the
Black Flags Army of General Mansur will be fought in Ash-Sham. The First Battle
of Ash-Shām will be fought and the Ajam Romans will be defeated and they will
withdraw into Baytul Maqdis for a last defense of their Capital City. This is the
matter of Ash-Shām. When General Mansur is just about to launch his final
assault, The Turks invade the Caliphate by bombing Azerbaijan from behind their
ranks and followed by ground invasions into Armenia, Iraq, Azerbaijan, Egypt and
Damascus. The Romans will mediate with the Muslims for the Ajam and a Peace
Treaty will be signed, uniting the Muslims, Ajam and Romans to repel the Turks
invasion. So they attack Egypt under the rule of the Turks in the middle of the
Jazeera (see map). This is the Jazeera mentioned in the hadith, the middle of Ash-
Shām Caliphate. The Turks are defeated and killed in Egypt. Then the United
Forces will attack Iraq, especially Kufa City, which is under Turks rule after
invasion, and the Turks will be killed and defeated. This is the matter brought to
Iraq mentioned in the hadith. Then the war will be fought in Turks lands which is
Persia of the End Times. They will surrender and after that will treacherously
attack Madina together with the Romans. This is Malhama. This is Madina
mentioned the second time in the hadith. Then after the Muslims will attack Baytul
Maqdis: the Third wave army of General Mansur, the last Twelve Thousand Army
into Baytul Maqdis, and its conquest by the Imam Al-Mahdi. This is the matter of
Baytul Maqdis mentioned the second time in the hadith. When the Imam Al-Mahdi
rules in Baytul Maqdis, the rule of Righteous Khilafa will be in its homeland. It will
become the Capital City of Ash-Shām Caliphate. The last line of the hadith "And it
will never go away from a people and afterwards return to them" could mean one
of the three: 1.) Righteous Khilafa will never go back to the Arab lands and to the
Arab race, 2.) After the Rule of the Quraish (from the Ajam, the last of which is Al-
Mansur) the leadership of the Ummah will go to the Non-Quraish, and it will never
go back to them, and 3.) The Ajam Romans will never rule again from Baytul
Maqdis after its conquest by the Muslims. Allah knows best.

13.)  Khilafa to be Taken Away from the Quraish

Reported from the hadith of Dhi Mikhbar the son of the brother of An-Najashi, from
the Prophet, SAAS, that he said, "This matter used to be among the red-skinned
people but Allah removed it from them and placed it amongst the Quraish, but it
shall return to them." Ahmad

The matter of Righteous Leadership of the Believers, or Khilafa Rashida, used to

belong to the red-skinned people. Then it was given to the Quraish. The last
Quraish Caliph from among the Ajam is Al-Mansur, then he will turn it over to
Prophet Jesus, AS, from the "red-skinned" people. Righteous leadership of the
believers will return to them.

14.)  Why Are They Called as Ahlul Kahf (People of the Cave)?

Ibn Marduwayh narrates from Ibn Abbas, "Ahlul Kahf (People of the Cave) will be
the Mahdi's Helpers." Muhammad Al-Barzanji's Al-Isha'ah li Ashrat As-Sa'ah

They are called as Ahlul Kahf (People of the Cave) because like the Ahlul Kahf
mentioned in the Qur'an, they are: 1.) From the Ajam, and they as a people would
rather choose to fight for their religion of Islam than be ruled by the disbelievers,
and that they will be hidden from the knowledge of the people; their existence only
becomes clear when they are allowed by Allah to go out to conquer and rule. 2.) In
their true origins as primitive people, they are actually called as the "People of the
Cave".

15.) The Twelve Thousand Armies

Ali Ibn Abi Talib said, "The Mahdi does not appear until one-third (of people) are
killed, one-third dies and one-third remains." Nua'im bin Hammad's Kitab Al-Fitān

The first killed is actually massacred, referring to the first Twelve Thousand Army
of The New Army Chief of the Black Flags. The Second one-third as killed is the
second Twelve Thousand Army of Caliph Harith who are martyred outside the city
walls of Baytul Maqdis, and the last third that remains is the Twelve Thousand
Army of General Mansur that conquers Baytul Maqdis.

There is this hadith that states that "twelve thousand will never be defeated 
because of their small number", the one below:

"The best of the companions are four (like Harith, Mansur, Shua'ib and Sheikh
'Adeel?), and the best small army units (Sarāya) are four hundred (400) (like the
313 from the Pitipur Taliqan?), and the best army is four thousand (like the Black
Flags Army of Shua'ib Ibn Salih At-Tamimi?), and twelve thousand (12,000) will
never be defeated because of their small number (like the 12,000 Black Flags
Army of General Mansur?)." Sahih Al Jamee As-Sagheer, #3278

Some people say that a Muslim nation must have at least twelve thousand army,
and they will never be defeated by the enemy nations because of their small
number. They must have taken this belief from the hadith above. I say that the
hadith above mentioning twelve thousand army that will never be defeated
specifically refers to the Black Flags Army of General Mansur that will attack
Baytul Maqdis and will conquer it, and not to be taken that a Muslim nation must
have at least twelve thousand army for it to become invincible. Allah knows best.

16.) Makkah Deserted

Umar Ibn Al-Khattab reported that he heard the Prophet, SAAS, said, "The people of
Makkah will leave, and only few people will pass through it. Then it will be resettled
and rebuilt, then the people will leave it again and no one will ever return."

The first time people leave Makkah will be at the time of Malhama. It will be
destroyed by the Romans. When the Imam Al-Mahdi rules, he rebuilds the city and
it will be resettled again by the people. Then during the Malhama Al-Kubra,
Armageddon, Makkah will be attacked by the Roman General Dhu Suwayqatayn
and he will totally devastate it, leveling the city to the ground. People will leave it
again and no one will ever return. It will not be rebuilt by Caliph Isa Ibn Maryam,
and it will not be resettled again. The Makkah of the Ash-Shām Caliphate of the
End Times is not the Makkatul Mukarramah that we know of present day Saudi
Arabia. It will be a city with a name similar to the meaning of "Pillar and Stone" and
no hajj will be performed in it. During the Battles of Malhama Al-Kubra it will have
tunnel defenses under the city and the wealth of the Caliphate will be kept in a
Square Treasury building which Dhu Suwayqatayn will capture and destroy.
Makkah of present-day Saudi Arabia will remain safe from outside invasion, as the
hadith states: "Makkah will not be invaded after today (by foreign invaders) until
the day of Resurrection." Saheeh Al-Jaamih As-Sagheer

17.)  The Last Curses the First

"The Hour will not begin until the last of this Ummah curses the first."  End of the
World, p. 226

This will happen to the Muslims of the Caliphate during Malhama, as even the
mentioning of the name of the Prophet wherein we say "May the peace and
blessings of Allah be upon him", will be changed by the Romans to that of a curse
which the Muslims will do and utter if only to survive, and later on will really believe
in it and curse truthfully with his heart .
18.) Imam Al-Mahdi's Doubtful Lineage and the People of Sibal

Imam Ali on the pulpit of Kufa said, "There has to be a mill that crushes and when
it's axle begins to start it Allah will send a harsh servant (slave of His) whose
lineage is doubtful. Victory will be with him. His companions will have long hair, the
people of Sibal, their clothes are black, people with black banners. Woe unto
whoever will fight them, they will be killed atrociously, by Allah as if I am looking at
them, and their works, and what the evil-doers will see from them and the ill-
mannered Arabs. Allah will make them revolt against them without any mercy.
They will kill them in their own city, on the shore of Euphrates, the sea region and
the desert region." Ghaibat Al-Numani, p. 265, Shi'ite source

The harsh servant of Allah that He, SWT, will send during the great trials in the End
Times will be the Imam Al-Mahdi. People will see him and think well of him to be
the possible Imam Al-Mahdi yet they cannot ascertain for sure as he will not
mention anything about his lineage from the Ahlul Bayt. He will even deny it and
because of this his lineage will remain doubtful. Confirming his lineage to the Ahlul
Bayt is the last thing that people should expect from him. He will be known to be
the Imam Al-Mahdi only if he conquers Baytul Maqdis/Constantinople. He will be
victorious in his wars. His Companions will be long-haired people wearing black
uniforms carrying Black Flags. The people of Sibal will comprise the Kanani and
the Azdi tribes and the Muhajirun from all over the world. "Sibal" is the actual name
of the Yaman/Damascus of the End Times. As for their works, as explained in
Appendix I, they are the People of Slaughters.

19.) The People of the East and the People of the West

The People of the East are the People of Iraq/Khurasan, and the People of
Sibal/Yaman/Damascus/Busayra/Basra/Andalusia/Aden-Abyan. The main people
of Iraq are the People of the Cave, while the main people of Sibal/Yaman are the
people of the Kanani/Azdi tribe.

The people of the West (Maghrib) are the people who belong to the land mass of
the Caliphate that looks like the African continent. It's people are the Kinda tribes,
the Barbars, the Fahris, and others.

20. The Lineage of the Imam Al-Mahdi

Three ahādith exist that state that Imam Al-Mahdi's lineage is from Hassan,
another from Hussain, and the third is from the two of them.

a. Descent from Hassan

Abu Ishaq told that Ali looked at his son Al-Hassan and said, "This son of mine is a
sayyid (master/chief) as named by the Prophet (SAAS), and from his loins will
come forth a man who will be called by the name of your Prophet (SAAS) and
resemble him in conduct, but not in appearance." Abu Dawud

b. Descent from Hussain

Hudhaifa says that the Messenger of Allah, SAAS, addressed us and recounted
things that will happen in the future. Then he said, "If there should not remain from
the world but a single day, Allah, the Exalted, will prolong that day until He sends a
man from my progeny, whose name is my name." Salman stood and asked, "O
Allah"s Messenger, which of your sons?" The Prophet, SAAS, said, "This son of
mine." So saying, he placed his hand on Al-Hussain.  Abu Dawud, Ibn Hibban,
Tabarani's Al-Mu'jam Al-Kabir, Nua'im bin Hammad's Yanabi al-Mawaddah, Ibn
Hajar Al-Haythami's As-Sawaiq Al-Muhriqa ala Ahl-Ar-Raja wadh-Dhalal waz-
Zandaqa, p. 249, Abu Na'eem's Sifat Al-Mahdi

c. Descent from Hassan and Hussain

In addressing his beloved daughter the Prophet, SAAS, said, "I swear by Allah who
has chosen me in truth! Verily the Mahdi of the Ummah is from the progeny of Al-
Hassan and Al-Hussain. At the time when anarchy and confusion would envelop
the whole world (the Caliphate); when fitān (strifes) would arise (one over the
other); when highways and roads would become insecure and groups attack each
other, when neither would the old have mercy on the young nor the young respect
the old. At that time Allah would let a person from the progeny of these two
(Hassan and Hussain) rise up to capture (and destroy) the strongholds of
misguidance and conquer hearts that have been covered by the veil of ignorance
and unawareness (and have been deprived of recognizing the truths). He will rise
up at the end of time just as I rose at the beginning of time, and fill the world with
justice and equity just as it has been full of injustice and oppression." Iqdud Durar,
p. 152, (Abu Na'eem) Dhaka'ir Al-Uqba, p. 135, Yanabi Al Mawaddah, p. 426

In this book we stated that Imam Al-Mahdi is from the lineage of Hussain.
However, we would like to state here that there exists an issue that some
authorities say that somewhere along the line no male rulers of the emirate was
left from the lineage of Hussain to rule thus a male from the line of Hassan was
asked to come to rule the emirate and he married a woman from the lineage of
Hussain, and their male offsprings became the new rulers of the emirate. This can
be verified in the official records of a country ruled by the descendants of Hassan.
If this is true, then this could be the reason why the Imam Al-Mahdi is from the
lineage of Hassan and Hussain. Allah knows best.

21. The Body Marks of the Imam Al-Mahdi

Some of the body marks of the Imam Al-Mahdi took years to come about. When he
was young there was no mole on the palm of his right hand, no dip in between his
two eyebrows just a half inch above and in the middle of it, no scar mark on the
bridge of his nose, and no myrtle leaf-shape mark on the base of spine. As time
went by things happened and those marks were left on his body, as can be seen
today. At present there is no mark of the seal of the Prophet on his shoulder, and
there is no mark yet of that bullet scar mark on his right leg. So these might come
in the future we cannot describe it as these do not exist yet. The seal might even
be found on Al-Mansur, and that he too might even have a mole on his right cheek
in the future. But at present time there's none. The reader needs to know this as an
explanation why the seal of the Prophet on the shoulder is mentioned only in the
article without any definite description. We thought maybe the seal is the small
scar mark found on the back of his lower right scapula, or the black mole in-
between his shoulders. Allah knows best.

22. The Revelation of The Imam Al-Mahdi

The Messenger of Allah, SAAS, said, "Even if but a single day remains in this world,
Allah will certainly prolong that day so that one from my family (Imam Al-Mahdi)
can take possession of Mount Daylam and the City of Constantinople." Al-Burhan
fie Alamatil Mahdi Akhir Az-Zaman, p. 74

"Al-Mahdi will conquer Constantinople and Mount Daylam." Al-Haythami's Al-Qawl

Al-Mukhtasar fie Alamatil Mahdi Al-Muntadhar, p. 27

Aban bin Al-Walid Al-Mu'ti heard Ibn Abbas talking with Muawiya and asked him
about the End of Time, so he told him, "A man (Caliph Harith) from them (Banu
Hashim) at the End of Time will rule for forty (40) years (i.e. the length of time
Caliph Harith fights and rules as a Caliph). The Battles [Al-Malahim (with the
Romans)] will be in the last remaining seven (7) years of his (Caliph Harith's) reign.
He dies in the Aamaq (the second wave 12,000 Army of Caliph Harith) then a man
(Imam Al-Mahdi, Khalifatullah) with two small marks [on his face (i.e. a small dip
an inch above and in between his two eyebrows and a small scarmark on the
bridge of his acquiline nose)] will succeed him (Caliph Harith). He (Imam Al-Mahdi)
is the one who will conquer (Baytul Maqdis/Constantinople)." Nua'im bin
Hammad's Kitab Al-Fitān

Reported by Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudriy: "A man from my nation will come who speaks
with my Sunnah and Allah, the Mighty, the Glorified, will send showers of rain from
the heavens so that the earth will produce its blessing. Through him the earth will
be filled with fairness and justice just as it has been filled by oppression and
injustice. He will govern this nation for seven years, and go to Baytul Maqdis
(Jerusalem, to rule the Caliphate from it)." Abu Dawud, Tabarani, Al-Hākim,
Tirmidhi, Ahmad, Ibn Hibban, Muslim, Al-Barudi and Abu Nua'im

The Imam Al-Mahdi will become The Caliph by default as no other leader will be
able to rise that time to unite the Muslims, lead the Black Flags Army, conquer
Baytul Maqdis (Jerusalem) and defeat the enemies' armies. It is also important to
understand that it is only by conquering Baytul Maqdis that it becomes clear to all