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For hundreds of years now,

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the Islamic world has been awaiting for him,

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the blessed person who will be instrumental in people attaining guidance,

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restore the moral values of Islam,

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and unite Muslims by dispersing the darkness of the Muslim world.

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Our Prophet, peace be upon him, has personally imparted the glad tidings

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of the coming of Hazrat Mahdi .

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He has described a great many highly significant phenomena

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that are portents of the coming of Hazrat Mahdi .

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And just about all these have come about,

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one after the other, over the last few decades.

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The world is now preparing to welcome this holy person

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the Muslims have been awaiting for the last 1400 years.

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All Muslims are awaiting Hazrat Mahdi ,

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with great love, fervour, and longing.

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According to the Hadiths,

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the coming of Hazrat Mahdi ,

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will take place in this century.

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Hazrat Mahdi ,

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is active now.

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However, people still do not recognize him by his title.

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According to the Hadiths,

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the Islamic world will have the honour

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of becoming personally acquainted with Hazrat Mahdi ,

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within the next few decades.

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The Hadith of our Prophet, peace be upon him,

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contain thorough and detailed descriptions

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of the physical features of Hazrat Mahdi ,

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as well as of his moral virtues, life and activities.

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And our Prophet, peace be upon him,

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does not provide such detailed information about anyone else,

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or any other event that will take place in the centuries after him.

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In the Hadiths,

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our Prophet, peace be upon him,

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reveals separate details for each of Hazrat Mahdi's physical features,

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using separate descriptive terms for each.

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He sometimes refers to a mole,

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or a mark,

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a sign,

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or a seal,

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and likens these to a leaf,

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pearl, or star.

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In addition to all these,

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Hazrat Mahdi's complexion,

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hair and beard colour,

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stature,

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build,

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the general outline of his face,

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the shape of his head,

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and forehead,

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and features such as his eyebrows,

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nose,

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and teeth,

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are all described in detail.

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Putting all this information together,

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it is clear that these features have never been seen together in one person.

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Our Lord has revealed through the Prophet, peace be upon him,

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such great detail,

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in order to identify Hazrat Mahdi,

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to the entire world.

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This reveals how important it is for Muslims to be able to accurately recognize Hazrat Mahdi,

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alayhi salam.

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When Hazrat Mahdi, alayhi salam,

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is encountered,

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inshallah,

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all Muslims will personally see the accuracy of these astonishingly detailed descriptions of his physical characteristics.

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They will also be amazed to see how every stage of this holy individual's life,

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everything he does,

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everything that happens to him,

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and the moral values he displays in the face of them all,

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will be in complete agreement with the information revealed by our Prophet, peace be upon him,

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14 centuries ago.

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And as a result of all this,

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they will be able to identify Hazrat Mahdi, alayhi salam,

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and realize that he is the one who has been awaited with great longing and love for so many years.

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We'll be right back.

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Cheers.

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There is no doubt that the hadiths of our Prophet, peace be upon him,

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are the most important guides to Muslims as being able to identify Hazrat Mahdi, alayhi salam.

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As a blessing from Allah, the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,

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has made people acquainted with Hazrat Mahdi, alayhi salam,

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through the most flawless descriptions,

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as if he had seen and known him and witnessed his life.

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Our Prophet's, peace be upon him, descriptions of Hazrat Mahdi, alayhi salam,

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are so detailed and explicit that when Hazrat Mahdi, alayhi salam, appears,

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those who see him will, by Allah's leave, immediately be able to recognize him.

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Allah reveals in the Quran that the people of the Book recognize our Prophet, peace be upon him,

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sent to them as a Messenger in the same way they recognize their own sons.

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I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan.

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Those we have given the Book recognize him, the Prophet,

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as they recognize their own sons, yet a group of them knowingly conceal the truth.

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Surah al-Baqarah 146.

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In one respect, this verse also indicates how Hazrat Mahdi, alayhi salam,

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can easily be recognized by these details revealed in the Hadiths.

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in the Hadiths of our Prophet, peace be upon him,

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it is mentioned that Hazrat Mahdi, alayhi salam, will emerge from Turkey,

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and will never leave until the end of this intellectual struggle.

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Haz Mahdi, alayhi salam, will never leave Rome, the Turks,

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because Turkey used to be known as the region of Rome.

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Haz Mahdi, alayhi salam, will be born in a large city.

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In another Hadith, it is mentioned that Haz Mahdi, alayhi salam, will emerge from a big city.

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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said,

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a man of the people of Medina, a great city,

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Haz Mahdi, alayhi salam, will come to Mecca.

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Medina means big city.

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Thus, as our Prophet, peace be upon him, mentioned,

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Hazrat Mahdi, alayhi salam, will be born in Medina.

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In other words, in a big city.

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Haz Mahdi, alayhi salam, will come from the village of Qara.

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In one of the Hadiths of our Prophet, peace be upon him,

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it is mentioned that Haz Mahdi, alayhi salam, will be born in the village of Qara.

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Haz Mahdi, alayhi salam, will be born at home.

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In the Hadiths, it is also mentioned that the birth of Haz Mahdi, alayhi salam, will be hidden.

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In other words, his birth will be at home.

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Imam Zayn al-Abidin, alayhi salam, stated,

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Our Qaim, Haz Mahdi, alayhi salam, will resemble the messengers of Allah in various ways.

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He will individually resemble Noah, alayhi salam, Abraham,

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alayhi salam,

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Moses, alayhi salam,

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Jesus, alayhi salam,

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Job, alayhi salam,

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and Muhammad, peace be upon him,

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and the other Prophets.

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He will resemble Noah, alayhi salam, as being long-lived.

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Abraham, alayhi salam, in his birth being concealed at home,

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and away from the public eye.

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Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin, alayhi salam.

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His Haz Mahdi's alayhi salam birth will be hidden from people.

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His Haz Mahdi's alayhi salam name will be compatible with,

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but not identical to, that of our Prophet, peace be upon him.

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It is stated in the Hadith of our Prophet, peace be upon him,

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that Haz Mahdi's alayhi salam name will be compatible with that of our Prophet, peace be upon him,

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and that Haz Mahdi's alayhi salam, father's name will be compatible with that of the Father of the Prophet, peace be upon him.

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Abu Dawood and Tirmidhi report from Ibn Masood, radiAllahu anhu,

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that the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said,

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His name will be compatible with mine, and his father's name with my father's.

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In a Hadith narrated from Abu Huraira, radiAllahu anhu, our Prophet, peace be upon him, said,

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Even if only one day is left to the life of this world, Allah will certainly prolong that day

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until the coming of a man, Haz Mahdi, alayhi salam, from the A'la al-Bayt, whose name is compatible with mine.

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The Hadiths emphasize that these names will be compatible with one another.

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In other words, one must not expect Haz Mahdi's alayhi salam to be directly called Ahmad or Muhammad,

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nor his father to go by the name of Abdullah. Allah knows the truth.

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Ahmad Muhammad Haz Mahdi alayhi salam is the name the Prophet, peace be upon him, gave to one who will come in the end times.

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It is the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, who called him by that name.

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In other words, his birth name will not be Ahmad Muhammad Mahdi. This is a name given him by Allah.

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Our Prophet, peace be upon him, does not say, his name will be the same as mine.

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In the Hadiths, he says, it will be compatible with mine. In the same way he says, his father's name will be compatible with my father's name.

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There is a sign and a secret in this. Allah has selected the person he chooses in destiny, and has given him the name Ahmad Muhammad Mahdi.

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Some being given or not being given that name at birth cannot change the situation in the slightest.

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Our Prophet, peace be upon him, kept the name of Haz Mahdi alayhi salam secret.

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Jabir quotes from Abu Jafar. When Umar asked Hazat Ali about Hazat Mahdi alayhi salam, he, Umar, said,

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Oh, Ibn Abu Talib, Hazat Ali, tell me about Hazat Mahdi alayhi salam, what is his name?

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And Hazat Ali radiallahu anhu said, My dear close friend, our Prophet, peace be upon him, said,

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Allah had made me promise not to reveal his, Hazat Mahdi's name, to anybody until he would appear.

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His name is one of the knowledge which Allah entrusted upon his messenger.

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Hazat Ali radiallahu anhu asked our Prophet, peace be upon him, to reveal the name of Hazat Mahdi alayhi salam.

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But our Prophet, peace be upon him, stated that his name would be kept as a secret until Allah would have him emerged,

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and that this was confidential information that Allah had entrusted upon him.

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We therefore understand that Hazat Mahdi's name will be kept as a secret.

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In other words, will be unknown to people until it's time to come.

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That is, Hazat Mahdi's alayhi salam, name will not be one of the names of our Prophet, peace be upon him,

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such as Ahmed, Mustafa or Muhammad, but it would be known by people only when he emerges.

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And that is, anyways.

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And that is, again, from our notebooks.

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This Understood Statement

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The Last Twice

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We'll be right back.

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Hazat Mahdi will be descended from our Prophet peace be upon him.

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All the Prophets are related to one another.

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According to the Hadith, Hazat Mahdi will also be descended from that same line.

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People descended from the Prophet peace be upon him are known as Sayyid.

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Our Prophet peace be upon him reveals in the Hadith that Hazat Mahdi will be descended from him.

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In other words, a Sayyid.

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If there were only one day left for the world, that day would be lengthened until a man, Hazat Mahdi, from among my Al-Baits, will be sent.

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Days and nights will not end until one, Hazat Mahdi, from my Al-Baits, rules the entire world.

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Learn the glad tidings of Hazat Mahdi, alayhi salam.

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He, Hazat Mahdi, alayhi salam, is from the Quraysh and is one of my house.

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Hazat Mahdi, alayhi salam, is one of my children.

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His face is like a star shining in the sky.

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In the Qur'an, it is revealed that all Prophets are related to one another.

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I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan.

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Allah chose Adam and Noah, and the family of Abraham, and the family of Imran over all other beings.

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Descendants one of the other.

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Allah is all hearing, all knowing.

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Surah Al-Imran 33 and 34

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One characteristic that will establish Hazat Mahdi's alayhi salam identity is his descent from Hazat Hassan radiyallahu anhu.

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People descended from Hazat Hassan radiyallahu anhu, grandson of the Prophet peace be upon him, through his daughter Hazat Fatima radiyallahu anhu,

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are known as Sayeed in Islamic culture.

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In the Hadiths, our Prophet peace be upon him has revealed that Hazat Mahdi alayhi salam will have distinctive and distinguishing features so that the Muslims can recognize him.

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One of these is that Hazat Mahdi alayhi salam will be descended from Hazat Hassan radiyallahu anhu.

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We are told in detail in the Hadiths, and in the works of Islamic scholars who handed down the Hadiths, that Hazat Mahdi alayhi salam is a sayeed and a descendant of Hazat Hassan radiyallahu anhu.

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Some of these Hadiths read,

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Hazat Mahdi alayhi salam is a child of Fatima and descended from Hassan.

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Abd al-Ghafeer al-Farisi in his book Majma al-Gharib and Ibn al-Jawzi in Fi-Gharib al-Hadith and Ibn al-Athir in al-Nihaya have said this about the Hazat Ali radiyallahu anhu hadith.

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Hazat Mahdi alayhi salam is descended from Hazat Hassan.

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Tamam in his Fawait and Ibn al-Athir relate from Abdullah ibn Amr that he said,

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A child of Hassan, Hazat Mahdi alayhi salam, will appear from the east.

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According to another Hadith that has come down from Hazat Ali,

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he looked at his son Hazat Hassan one day and said,

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As named by the Prophet peace be upon him,

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This son of mine is a Sayeed.

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Someone Hazat Mahdi alayhi salam known by the name of the Prophet will come from his Hazat Hassan's line

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and will resemble him, the Prophet peace be upon him, in moral virtues.

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Hazat Mahdi alayhi salam will begin work between the age of 30 and 40.

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Hazat Mahdi alayhi salam will begin work between the age of 30 and 40.

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In the Hadiths, our Prophet peace be upon him refers to the years

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when Hazat Mahdi alayhi salam is still unknown to people

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when he begins work to bring about the global dominion of Islamic morals.

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Hazat Mahdi alayhi salam, who is described as being in his 30s or 40s during this period,

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will attract people's notice with his activities.

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And these will be the years when people follow what he does.

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However, people will not know that he is Hazat Mahdi alayhi salam during this time

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and they will only realise the truth very much later.

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The following information about the age of Hazat Mahdi alayhi salam is provided in the Hadiths.

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He, Hazat Mahdi alayhi salam, will be sent when he is between 30 and 40 years old.

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Hazat Mahdi alayhi salam is one of my children.

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He is around 40.

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Hazat Mahdi alayhi salam is one of my line.

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He is 40 years old.

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His face is like a bright star.

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He, Hazat Mahdi alayhi salam, is a young man.

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Hazat Mahdi alayhi salam, will be of advanced age when he is recognised by the public, but will look young.

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Hazat Mahdi alayhi salam, will age as time passes just like all other people.

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Yet, Allah will preserve his youthful appearance and he will look 40 even in advanced years.

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Therefore, this will also be a distinguishing feature of Hazat Mahdi alayhi salam.

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People will recognise Hazat Mahdi alayhi salam by the way he still looks extraordinarily young,

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despite his advancing age, and maintains his physical beauty.

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Our Prophet, peace be upon him, describes this characteristic of Hazat Mahdi alayhi salam as follows in the Hadith.

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And one of his, Hazat Mahdi alayhi salam, signs, is that he will not age with the passage of days and nights.

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The promised Qayyim, Hazat Mahdi alayhi salam, will arise advanced in age, but will have a youthful appearance.

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He will be long-lived and have a youthful face.

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People who see him will think he is a man aged around 40, and he will not age until Allah's command arrives.

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From Abu Sa'id, Hassan ibn Ali alayhi salam said,

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During his, Hazat Mahdi alayhi salam, time of occultation, Allah will extend his life,

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and he will then manifest him with his power, looking younger than 40.

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And this will be so that people know of Allah's omnipotence.

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Hazat Mahdi alayhi salam, time of occultation, Allah's omnipotence.

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Hazat Mahdi alayhi salam, is of medium stature, like our Prophet peace be upon him.

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Our Prophet peace be upon him is described as being of medium height in accounts.

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Anas bin Malik stated that,

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The Messenger of Allah peace be upon him was of middling height.

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Hazat Mahdi alayhi salam, too, will be of average height, like our Prophet peace be upon him.

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Hazat Mahdi alayhi salam will be of average height.

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According to the accounts by Abu Abdullah Nuaim ibn Hamad from Abu Jafar bin Muhammad bin Ali al-Bakir,

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Hazat Ali was asked about the attributes of Hazat Mahdi alayhi salam, and he replied,

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He, Hazat Mahdi alayhi salam, is of medium height, and a young man with a beautiful face.

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He, Hazat Mahdi alayhi salam, is one of those of medium stature.

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He, Hazat Mahdi alayhi salam, will be of medium height, with a beautiful face and hair.

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Hazat Mahdi alayhi salam is very majestic and sturdily built.

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It is stated in the Hadith, that Hazat Mahdi alayhi salam will be majestic, sturdily built, and have a striking appearance.

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He, Hazat Mahdi alayhi salam, is a majestic individual, with a broad brow.

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Al-Harith ibn Mughira al-Nasri says,

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When I asked Imam Jafar Sadiq, how will the Imam Hazat Mahdi alayhi salam be recognized?

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He replied, by his grandeur and dignity.

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Abu Jarud says,

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When I asked Imam Muhammad Bakir alayhi salam, how will the Imam Hazat Mahdi alayhi salam be known?

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He replied,

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By his spiritual guidance and grandeur, and by the great Muhammad's repetition of his, Hazat Mahdi alayhi salam, virtues.

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Hazat Mahdi alayhi salam resembles the children of Israel in appearance.

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Our Prophet, peace be upon him, has revealed in the Hadith,

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that Hazat Mahdi alayhi salam will resemble the children of Israel in appearance.

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The reference in the Hadith to the Benayi Israel,

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means that Hazat Mahdi alayhi salam will be physically powerful and majestic.

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Hazat Mahdi alayhi salam is like one of the people of Israel.

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His demeanor resembles theirs.

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It is majestic and wise.

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Hazat Mahdi alayhi salam is one of my grandchildren.

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His body resembles those of the people of Israel.

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He, Hazat Mahdi alayhi salam, will resemble one of the Israelites,

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in his external appearance.

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Hazat Mahdi's, alayhi salam, stature and posture,

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resembles those of the people of Israel.

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Hazat Mahdi's, alayhi salam, body is broad.

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One of the features of Hazat Mahdi, alayhi salam, revealed by our Prophet, peace be upon him,

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is that, just like the Prophet, peace be upon him,

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his whole body will be very broad,

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or in other words, majestic.

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He, Hazat Mahdi alayhi salam, is large of body.

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Hazat Mahdi's, alayhi salam, stomach is wide.

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Hazat Mahdi, alayhi salam, is described as having a body

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that is entirely majestic and broad,

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and his stomach will be wide in proportion to the rest of his body.

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He has a wide stomach.

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His eyebrows are closed.

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His legs are very energetic.

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His shoulders are wide.

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His, Hazat Mahdi's, alayhi salam, stomach is large,

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and the space between his thighs is open.

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In another hadith, Hazat Ali, alayhi salam, again mentions about Imam Mahdi, alayhi salam,

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in the following words.

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He shall have a clear and wide belly, broad thighs.

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His eminence, Abu Jafar, Imam Muhammad Bakr, alayhi salam,

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through his forefathers has narrated from the chief,

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Aval al-Bayt, his eminence, commander of the believers, alayhi salam,

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that his eminence proclaimed from the pulpits.

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In the last age, a man from my progeny, Hazat Mahdi, alayhi salam, would rise,

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having a clear and wide belly.

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It is related from Humran bin Ayan,

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that Imam Muhammad Bakr, alayhi salam, was told,

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Hazat Mahdi, alayhi salam, will have a wide stomach.

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Hazat Mahdi, alayhi salam, shoulders are wide.

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Another hadith notes that Hazat Mahdi, alayhi salam,

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whose whole body is broad and majestic,

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will also have broad shoulders in proportion to the rest of his body.

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From Yahya bin Nufal, indeed, Musa ibn Jafar, alayhi salam,

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raises his hands and supplicates after afternoon prayer.

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I inquire from him, saying,

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For whom did you offer prayer?

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He said,

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For al-Mahdi, alayhi salam, among the family of Muhammad, peace be upon him.

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And continued, his shoulders are wide.

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Hazat Mahdi, alayhi salam, thighs are broad and with a gap between them.

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Since Hazat Mahdi, alayhi salam, will have a wide stomach,

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his thighs will naturally be broad as well.

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In another hadith, Hazat Ali, alayhi salam,

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again mentions about Imam Mahdi, alayhi salam,

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in the following words.

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He, Hazat Mahdi, alayhi salam,

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shall have a wide forehead,

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and a clear and wide belly,

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broad thighs.

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The space between his, Hazat Mahdi's, alayhi salam, thighs,

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is open.

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His eminence, Abu Jafar, Imam Muhammad Bakr, alayhi salam,

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through his forefathers,

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has narrated from the chief of al-al-bayt,

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his eminence,

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commander of the believers, alayhi salam,

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that his eminence proclaimed from the pulpit.

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In the last age,

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a man from my progeny, Hazat Mahdi, alayhi salam,

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would rise,

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having a clear and wide belly,

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and his thighs would be broad,

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and his bones shall be long,

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big and prominent.

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Hazat Mahdi's, alayhi salam, gate,

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is also extraordinarily majestic.

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Because of the breadth of his thighs,

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and the space between them,

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Hazat Mahdi's, alayhi salam, gate,

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will also be exceedingly majestic,

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and his feet will point outward.

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Our Prophet, peace be upon him,

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speaks of this characteristic of Hazat Mahdi, alayhi salam,

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as follows.

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One feature of his,

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is that,

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as he walks,

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there is a space between his thighs,

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and,

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they are at a distance from one another.

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Hazat Mahdi, alayhi salam,

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uses his hand,

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to emphasize what he is saying.

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Hazat Mahdi, alayhi salam,

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will use his hands when he talks.

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He will move his hand,

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as he wishes to emphasize what he is saying.

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And people will see those motions.

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Hazat Mahdi, alayhi salam,

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will strike his left knee,

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with his right hand,

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when he speaks slowly,

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and steadily.

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Hazat Mahdi's, alayhi salam,

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complexion is,

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Arabic,

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like that of our Prophet,

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peace be upon him.

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In other words,

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a white,

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tending to red.

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Our Prophet, peace be upon him,

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had a reddish white complexion,

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which is the Arab complexion.

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However,

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the visible parts of his skin,

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were nearer to dark,

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because of the sun,

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and the wind.

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We understand from the traditions,

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that Hazat Mahdi, alayhi salam,

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will be the same color,

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as the Prophet, peace be upon him.

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The complexion of the Messenger of Allah,

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peace be upon him,

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is described as follows,

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in Islamic reference sources.

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Anas ibn Malik,

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said this about the Prophet,

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peace be upon him,

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complexion.

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He was white,

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but a darkish white.

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It was a luminous reddish white.

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Hazat Hassan,

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radiallahu anhu,

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narrates,

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Our Prophet, peace be upon him,

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complexion was white,

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and bright.

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A luminous white.

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Anas ibn Malik,

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radiallahu anhu,

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narrates,

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His,

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the Prophet's,

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peace be upon him,

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complexion,

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was neither pure white,

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nor too dark.

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Our Master,

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peace be upon him,

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was a whitish pink,

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in color.

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The accounts show,

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that Hazat Mahdi, alayhi salam,

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has the same complexion,

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as that of our Prophet,

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peace be upon him.

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Hazat Mahdi, alayhi salam,

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is Arab in coloring.

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He, Hazat Mahdi, alayhi salam,

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is Arab in coloring.

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His eminence,

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Abu Jafar,

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Imam Muhammad Bakir, alayhi salam,

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through his forefathers,

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has narrated,

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from the Chief of Al-Bayt,

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his eminence,

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Commander of the Believers,

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alayhi salam,

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that is eminence,

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proclaimed from the pulpit.

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In the last age,

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a man from my progeny,

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Hazat Mahdi, alayhi salam,

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would rise,

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having a fair complexion,

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that has some redness hue.

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Hazat Mahdi, alayhi salam,

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is one of my grandchildren.

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His complexion resembles,

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that of the Arabs,

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reddish white,

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and his body resembles,

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those of the people of Israel.

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In this film,

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we have seen details,

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regarding Hazat Mahdi's,

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alayhi salam,

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birth,

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name,

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line of descent,

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age,

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and general appearance.

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In the second part,

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we shall be looking at features,

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on Hazat Mahdi's,

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alayhi salam,

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face,

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and body,

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that allow him to be recognized,

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and have been given,

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in astonishing detail.

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Zidra,

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a man from