The Last Savior

Mahdi (as) is a messianic figure in Islamic eschatology who is believed to appear at the end of times to rid the world of evil.

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Striving for the Imam (AJ)

 

Numerous traditions are quoted from the Prophet of Islam (S) that prophesize the advent of His Eminence, Imam Mahdi (a.s.):

a. Huzaifah (a.r) has narrated from the Messenger of Allah (S) that he said, “If only a single day remains from the tenure of this world, the Almighty Allah (SwT) in that same day, will raise a person from my descendants whose name and manners shall be like mine and his patronymic shall be Abdullah, and people would pay allegiance to him between Rukn and Maqam and the Almighty Allah (SwT) will revive the religion through him and give him victories and all the people on the earth shall be the reciters of the formula ‘La ilaaha Illallaah’ (There is no God except Allah (SwT)).”

Salman asked: O Allah’s Messenger (S), which of your sons?

The Holy Prophet (S) said, “This son of mine. So saying, he placed his hand on Husain (a.s.).”1

This tradition means that the reappearance and advent of His Eminence, Imam Mahdi (a.s.) is from the confirmed and certain matters that it will indeed come to pass even if a single day remains for the world to end.

b. Abdullah bin Umar has narrated from the Holy Prophet (S) that he said, “In the last age a man from my descendants, whose name is same is mine, shall arise and fill the earth with justice and equity just as it would be fraught with injustice and oppression.”2

According to this tradition, the Master of the Age (a.s.) shall spread truth and justice among the people and destroy oppression and injustice from the world.

c. Amirul Momineen (a.s.) has quoted the Prophet of Islam (S) that he said, “Mahdi (a.s.) is from my progeny and he has an occultation that many from the communities shall be misguided and deviated and in the end the treasures of the prophets (a.s.) shall become apparent through His Eminence (a.s.), the remnant of Allah (Baqiatullah). He would establish justice and equity just as it would be fraught with injustice and oppression.”3

This tradition proves that His Eminence, the Master of the Age (a.s.) shall have an occultation and that a group of people would deny him and another group shall have faith in him. When he reappears he would be having with him the relics of the prophets (a.s.) and their successors and he would establish justice and truth.

d. Jabir bin Abdullah Ansari (a.r) has related from the Prophet of Islam (S) that he said, “Mahdi (a.s.) is from my progeny and his name and patronymic is same as mine. He shall have an occultation; during which the communities would be lost and deviated. At last, like a brilliant moon he would shine and fill the earth with justice and equality just as it would be fraught with injustice and oppression.”