Many events involving politics and across the world ever since the 1980s have been taking place in line with the systems of the Mahdi and the Messiah. Since 1980 (Hijri 1400) the Islamic world has been awaiting the explicit coming of Hazrat Mahdi (as) as foretold in the hadiths of our Prophet (saas), the verses of the Qur’an and statements by great Islamic scholars. In the light of information in the Torah and the Gospels, these same dates are when the Jews await the coming of the King Messiah (in other words, Hazrat Mahdi [as]) and Christians the return of the Prophet Jesus (as).
To date, and particularly involving certain evangelicals and misinformed Muslims, a most mistaken policy has been followed due to a belief that the movements of the Mahdi and the Messiah will shed blood and that there will be a great battle between Muslims and the People of the Book. The role of evangelicals in American foreign policy in particular led to the invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan in the time of the previous U.S. administration and to the shedding of the blood of millions of innocent Muslims as well as Europeans and Americans. Some evangelicals, Christians belonging to various denominations and a number of Jews, albeit a very low one, believe that this blood shed will grow and intensify and foresee a great battle between Muslims and the People of the Book. The way that some people with low levels of knowledge in the Islamic world depict Hazrat Mahdi (as) as someone who will shed blood and ruthlessly slaughter Shiites, Wahabbists, Jews and Christians will obviously further encourage such expectations.
The fact is, however, that everyone who expects bloodshed in the next part of the End Times are making a serious error. Neither the Prophet Jesus (as) nor Hazrat Mahdi (as) will ever shed blood. On the contrary, they will cause the moral values of the religion to prevail with love, affection, gentle words and compassion. On this subject, evangelicals and those Muslims who regard the People of the Book as the enemy are seriously mistaken.
It is impossible for Hazrat Mahdi (as) to engage in any conflict, encourage any fighting or shed any blood, BECAUSE ALLAH HAS COMMANDED HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) NOT TO SHED BLOOD. HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) WILL ACT IN THE LIGHT OF THE MORAL VALUES AND COMMANDMENTS REVEALED BY ALLAH TO OUR PROPHET (SAAS) AND WILL ABIDE BY THE QUR’AN AND THE HADITHS. Our Prophet (saas) has revealed in detail the path that Hazrat Mahdi (as) must follow, the methods he must apply in order to bring about the dominion of Islamic moral values, and how he must behave in what situations. It is Almighty Allah Who provided our Prophet (saas) with this information, by way of the angel Gabriel who imparted it. Therefore, Hazrat Mahdi (as) will act in the light of Allah’s commands in every step he takes, every decision he makes and everything he does. ALLAH'S COMMAND TO HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) IS "THAT HE SHOULD NOT PERMIT ONE DROP OF BLOOD TO BE SHED, THAT HE SHOULD NOT ALLOW ANYONE’S NOSE EVEN TO BLEED, THAT HE CANNOT WAKEN THE SLEEPER AND THAT HE MUST ACT WITH GENTLENESS, WARMTH AND KINDNESS.”
It is impossible, in the light of this explicit command of Allah’s to Hazrat Mahdi (as), for anything different, any fighting, to happen. Hazrat Mahdi (as) is a holy person who greatly loves and fears Allah. He will obey this command of Allah’s to the letter. With the support of Hazrat Khidr (as) and the Prophet Jesus (as), Hazrat Mahdi (as) will never permit any fighting. As Allah’s command requires, Hazrat Mahdi (as) will lovingly embrace and watch over Muslims from all sects and schools of thought and will also never permit the slightest harm to come to Christians or Jews. Just as in the time of our Prophet (saas) and of the Ottoman Empire, Hazrat Mahdi (as) will protect and watch over the People of the Book. He will tell Jews and Christians of the moral values of Islam with kindness and gentle words and will ensure, as Allah teaches in the Qur’an in the words "your religion to you, my religion to me,” that they can live by their own faiths as they please. In the time of Hazrat Mahdi (as) every Christian and every Jew will settle where they wish, worship in freedom, live as comfortably and safely as possible, openly express their opinions and be treated with respect under all circumstances. In the same way, in the Islamic world all Muslims will enjoy equal rights and live in comfort, no matter what their race, beliefs or nation. In the climate established by Hazrat Mahdi (as) as required by the moral values of the Qur’an and the attitude commanded to him by Allah, unbelievers, atheists, Buddhists and whoever else will all be treated as first class citizens.
The hadiths that follow show the path that Allah has commanded, using our Prophet (saas) as His instrument, Hazrat Mahdi (as) to follow. Since we are told in the hadiths that not a single person’s nose will be made to bleed and that all weapons will be eliminated in that time and that he will treat everyone with love and affection, those who anticipate war are doing so in vain. In addition, it must not be forgotten that the Torah and the Gospels also describe how no blood will be shed and how peace will rule the whole world in the time of Hazrat Mahdi (as) and the Prophet Jesus (as). Therefore, under the destiny ordained by Allah for this final age of the world, there will be complete peace, love, friendship and brotherhood under the leadership of Hazrat Mahdi (as) and the Prophet Jesus (as) and the world will enjoy such beauty, enlightenment, well-being, security, quality and modernity that have never been seen before.
NO BLOOD WILL BE SHED IN THE TIME OF HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)
People will seek refuge in Hazrat Mahdi (as) as honey bees cluster around their sovereign. HE WILL FILL THE WORLD THAT WAS ONCE FULL OF CRUELTY, WITH JUSTICE. HIS JUSTICE WILL BE AS SUCH THAT HE WILL NOT WAKE A SLEEPING PERSON OR EVEN SHED ONE DROP OF BLOOD. THE EARTH WILL RETURN TO THE AGE OF BLISS. (Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi `Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntadhar, p. 29)
Hazrat Mahdi (as will follow the way of the Prophet (saas). He will not wake up a sleeping person or SHED BLOOD. (Al-Barzanji, Al-Isha'ah li-ashrat al-sa'ah, p. 163)
In the time of [Hazrat Mahdi (as)] no one will be woken up from their sleep OR HAVE A BLEEDING NOSE. (Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi `Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntadhar, p. 44)
Those swearing allegiance to him [Hazrat Mahdi (as)] will swear allegiance between Rock and Pillar (around Ka’bah). They never wake a sleeping person, NEVER SHED BLOOD. (Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi `Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntadhar, p. 24)
HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) WILL CAUSE ISLAM TO RULE THROUGH THE TAKBIR, CALLING ON THE NAME OF ALLAH, KNOWLDEGE, AND LOVE
Our Prophet (saas) stated: “They WILL [SPIRITUALLY] CONQUER CONSTANTINOPLE WITH TASBIH AND TAKBIR, and they will obtain booty the like of which has never been seen…” (Ibn Majah, Kitab Al-Fitan, p. 35)
Narrated from Hazrat Amr ibn Awf (ra):
The Day of Judgment will not come until Constantinople of the Rome IS CAPTURED BY MUSLIMS WITH TASBIH (PRAISING OF ALLAH) AND TAKBIR (proclamation of the greatness of Allah). (Ahmad Diya ad-Din al-Kamushkhanawi, Ramuz al-Ahadith, p. 478)
The Hour will not come until Almighty Allah ensures the [SPIRITUAL] CONQUEST OF CONSTANTINOPLE [ISTANBUL], THE CENTER OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE, BY HIS BELIEVING SERVANTS WITH TASBIH [PRAISE ALLAH] AND TAKBIR [declaration of the greatness of Allah]. (Ahmad Diya ad-Din al-Kamushkhanawi, Ramuz al-Ahadith, p. 478)
The Hour will not come until Almighty Allah ensures the [SPIRITUAL] CONQUEST OF CONSTANTINOPLE [ISTANBUL] AND THE ROMAN (LANDS) FOR BELIEVERS THROUGH TASBIH AND TAKBIR. (Daylami, al-Firdaws, 5/82, no: 7524; at-Tabarani, al-Mu`jam al-Kabir, 17/15,21)
In a hadith narrated by Imam Muslim from Abu Hurairah, our Prophet (saas) one day addressed the companions thus:
“… When these strugglers come and settle in that land they will not wage war with weapons, and they will not fire arrows. They will recite the takbir by saying La ilaha illallahu akbar.
At this takbir, one of the ramparts on either side of the city will fall. Then they will recite a second takbir. Subsequently, the other side of the city will fall. THEY WILL THEN RECITE A THIRD TAKBIR. AT THIS, BREACHES WILL OPEN UP IN THE RAMPARTS AND THE ARMY OF ISLAM WILL ENTER AND CAPTURE THE CITY. (Ash-Sharani, Mukhtasar Tazkirah al-Qurtubi, pp. 445-446)
Muslims will not fight when they come to this city. THE SEA SIDE OF THE CITY WILL FALL WHEN THEY RECITE THE TAKBIR, and the other side will fall when they recite the takbir again, when they recite the takbir for the 3rd time, the whole city will be captured. (Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi `Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntadhar, p.30)
THERE WILL BE NO WAR IN THE TIME OF HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)
All grudges and mutual hatred will be lifted (removed)... Earth will be filled with peace, just as a vessel is filled with water; the word will become one [i.e., there will be only one religion], and only Allah will be worshiped THE (COMPETENTS OF) BATTLE WILL ABANDON ITS LOAD (ARMS AND EQUIPMENT). (Sunan Ibn Majah, 10/334)
(THE COMPETENTS OF) WAR WILL ABANDON ITS LOAD (namely, arms and the like). (Al-Sharani, Mukhtasar Tazkirah al-Qurtubi, p. 496)
PEACE AND SECURITY WILL REIGN IN THE TIME OF HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)
Hazrat Mahdi (as) … WILL WALK IN PEACE. (Al-Barzanji, Al-Isha'ah li-ashrat al-sa'ah, p. 173)
Thanks to him [Hazrat Mahdi (as)], Allah will extinguish blind corruption. PEACE AND SECURITY WILL REIGN ON EARTH... (Al-Barzanji, Al-Isha'ah li-ashrat al-sa'ah, p. 164)
... EVERYWHERE WILL BE SAFE... (Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir az-Zaman, p. 58)
... IN HIS TIME, THE WOLF WILL GRAZE ALONGSIDE THE SHEEP, CHILDREN WILL PLAY WITH SNAKES AND SCORPIONS... (Imam Suyuti, Kıyamet Alametleri, Olum ve Dirilis, [Portents of the Last Day, Death and Resurrection], pp. 179, 1699)
If there were only one day left for the world, that day would be lengthened until a man from among the people of my household, was sent; JUST AS THE EARTH IS FILLED WITH CRUELTY, HE WILL FILL THE EARTH WITH JUSTICE. (Sunan Abu Dawud, 5/92)
One [Hazrat Mahdi (as)] from my Ahl al-Bayt will emerge. HE WILL FILL THE EARTH WITH JUSTICE, JUST AS IT WAS PREVIOUSLY FILLED WITH OPPRESSION AND ENMITY. (Sunan Abu Dawud, 5/93)
This (Amr) [Hazrat Mahdi (as)] WILL FILL THE EARTH WITH JUSTICE, just as people previously filled it with cruelty. (Sunan Ibn Majah, 10/348)
THE EARTH, which is full of cruelty and oppression, WILL OVERFLOW WITH JUSTICE AFTER HIS [HAZRAT MAHDI’S (AS)] COMING. (Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi `Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntadhar, p. 20)
THERE WILL BE SUCH GREAT JUSTICE IN THE TIME OF HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) THAT everything taken away by force will be restored to its true owner. (Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi `Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntadhar, p. 23)
... In the same way that Almighty Allah began Islam with us, so He will bring it to an end with him [Hazrat Mahdi (as)]. IN THE SAME WAY THAT THEY WERE FREED FROM POLYTHEISM AND ENMITY AND THEIR HEARTS WERE FILLED WITH FRIENDSHIP AND LOVE THROUGH ME, SO IT WILL BE AGAIN WITH THE COMING OF HAZRAT MAHDI (AS). (Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir az-Zaman, p. 20)
... The good become even better, and even the wicked ones are treated well. (Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir al-zaman, p. 17)
ALL OPPRESSION OF AND CRUELTY TOWARD WOMEN WILL BE ELIMINATED IN THE TIME OF HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)
... Security will permeate all over earth and EVEN A FEW WOMEN WILL BE ABLE TO FULFILL THEIR HAJJ WİTHOUT THE COMPANY OF MEN. (Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi `Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntadhar, p. 47)
A woman will even be able to go on the Hajj with five other women with no man accompanying them. (Imam Suyuti, Portents of the Judgment Day, Death and Resurrection, p. 179)
PEOPLE WILL BE VERY HAPPY IN THE TIME OF HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)
314 people, including women, will swear allegiance to Hazrat Mahdi (as), and all tyrants will be overthrown before him. HIS TIME WILL BE SO JUST THAT THE DEAD IN THE TOMB WILL ENVY THE LIVING... (Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi `Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntadhar, p. 22)
Hazrat Mahdi’s (as) services will be so significant and very great that IT IS SAID THAT NOT JUST OTHER PEOPLE, BUT ALL THE DWELLERS IN THE EARTH AND SKY WILL BE CONTENT WITH HIM. (Muhammad ibn Ali al-Sabban, Is'afur Raghibin, p.146; As-Suyuti, Al-Hawi Lil-Fatawi, 2:66, 67)
HIS COMING WILL BE A SOURCE OF JOY, NOT JUST FOR BELIEVERS, BUT FOR ALL THE PEOPLES OF THE EARTH AND SKY. So much so that even birds, wild animals and the fish in the sea will rejoice. (Al-Barzanji, Al-Isha'ah li-ashrat al-sa'ah, pp. 162, 163)
Everybody shall sit round him like affectionate father to his dear children, or sitting of a merciful king with those under him, showing the introduction to the cheerful verses and glad tidings in the everlasting house of felicity that those present shall witness for those absent. (Sayyid Murtada Mujtahidi Sistani, Selected Supplications from al-Sahifah al-Mahdiyah Selected Supplications, Nashr Almas, p. 257)
[Hazrat Mahdi (as)] will follow the way of the Prophet (saas). He will not wake up a sleeping person or shed blood.... The world with be filled with justice instead of oppression and torture. He [Hazrat Mahdi (as)] will distribute all things with equal measures of truth and justice. THUS IN THE SAME WAY THAT THE INHABITANTS OF THE EARTH AND SKY BE PLEASED WITH HIM, SO THE BIRDS IN THE AIR, SAVAGE ANIMALS IN THE FORESTS AND EVEN FISH IN THE SEA WILL BE DELIGHTED WITH HIM. (Al-Barzanji, Al-Isha'ah li-ashrat al-sa'ah, p. 163)
In the time of Hazrat Mahdi (as), as in the Age of Felicity, WITHERED EMOTIONS WILL FLOURISH ONE BY ONE AND FLOWER. (Al-Hawi al-Fatawa, pp. 67, 68; Rahbavi, Portents of Doomsday, pp. 162, 163)
BY ALLAH’S LEAVE, HE [HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)] WILL BE ABLE TO SOFTEN HEARTS THAT HAVE BECOME HARDENED, MAKE DIAMONDS OUT OF SOULS THAT ARE LIKE COAL and resurrect the dead with the radiance of his faith... (Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi `Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntadhar, p. 24; Saban Dogen, Mehdi ve Deccal [The Mahdi and the Antichrist], pp. 194-195)
There will remain no individual WHO WILL NOT BE PLEASED within the Community of Muhammad (saas). (Al-Barzanji, Al-Isha'ah li-ashrat al-sa'ah, p. 163)
