Certain features of Hazrat Mahdi (as) that resemble our Prophet (saas)

1.    "The Messenger of Allah (saas) was very handsome and attractive. His holy face shone like the full moon on the fourteenth of the month… HIS NOSE WAS VERY HANDSOME… He had a thick beard, large eyes and flat cheeks. His mouth was wide and HIS TEETH AS BRIGHT AS PEARLS… His neck was like a silver beam… THE SPACE BETWEEN HIS SHOULDERS WAS BROAD, and the ends of his shoulder bones were thick…” (Al-Rudani, Jam' al-Fawa`id, Vol. 5, p. 31)

2.    Anas bin Malik (ra) narrates:
“The Messenger of Allah (saas) was neither tall, nor short. HIS COMPLEXION WAS NEITHER PURE WHITE, NOR TOO DARK. HIS HAIR WAS NEITHER STRAIGHT NOR CURLY. ... When he bade farewell to this mortal world, there were not 20 white hairs in his hair and beard." (Sunan at-Tirmidhi, Yunus Emre Press, Istanbul, Vol. 4, p. 201)

3.    "THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH (SAAS) WAS WHITE, ATTRACTIVE AND TEMPERATE (slow and moderate)." (At-Tirmidhi, Imam Abu `Isa Muhammed ibn `Isa Tirmidhi, Shamail Sharif, Vol. 2, Hilal Press, Ankara, 1976, pp. 7-8)

4. Anas bin Malik (ra) relates: "Our Prophet (saas) was of MEDIUM STATURE; he was neither tall, nor short; he had an attractive appearance. His hair was neither curly, nor straight. THE COLOR OF HIS HOLY FACE WAS A LUMINOUS WHITE." (At-Tirmidhi, Imam Abu `Isa Muhammed ibn `Isa Tirmidhi, Shamail Sharif, Vol. 2, Hilal Press, Ankara, 1976, pp. 7-8)

5.    Al-Bara’ bin Azib (ra) relates: "I never saw anyone more BEAUTIFUL than the Messenger of Allah (saas). HIS HAIR WAS OVER HIS SHOULDERS. THE SPACE BETWEEN HIS SHOULDERS WAS WIDE. HE WAS NEITHER TALL, NOR SHORT." (Sunan at-Tirmidhi, Yunus Emre Press, Istanbul, Vol. IV, p. 210)

6.    Ibrahim bin Muhammad, one of the grandsons of Hazrat Ali, relates:
"My grandfather, Hazrat Ali, described our Prophet (saas) thus: ‘Our Prophet (saas) was NEITHER EXCESSIVELY TALL, NOR VERY SHORT; HE WAS OF MEDIUM STATURE AMONG THOSE IN HIS COMMUNITY. HIS HAIR WAS NEITHER CURLY, NOR STRAIGHT; IT WAS SLIGHTLY WAVY. HIS HOLY FACE WAS A PINKISH WHITE; HIS EYES WERE BLACK, AND HIS EYELASHES THICK AND LONG; THE TOPS OF HIS SHOULDERS WERE VERY SOLID. He was the most generous-hearted of all men, the gentlest and the friendliest. THOSE WHO SAW HIM UNEXPECTEDLY WERE COMPLETELY TAKEN ABACK BY HIS MAJESTY; THOSE PRESENT WHO KNEW HIS QUALITIES AND WERE PRESENT DURING HIS CONVERSATIONS loved him above all else..." (At-Tirmidhi, Imam Abu `Isa Muhammed ibn `Isa Tirmidhi, Shamail Sharif, Vol. 1, Hilal Press, Ankara, 1976, pp. 18-19)

7.    Hazrat Hassan (ra) narrates: "THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH (SAAS) WAS MAJESTIC AND GLORIOUS BY NATURE. HIS HOLY FACE RADIATED LIGHT LIKE THAT OF THE FULL MOON. HE WAS ABOVE AVERAGE HEIGHT, THOUGH SHORTER THAN TALL. His hair was between straight and curly; if parted in two it hang down on both sides of his head, if not, it would not. When allowed to grow it would pass his ear lobes. OUR PROPHET’S (SAAS) COMPLEXION WAS WHITE AND BRIGHT, A LUMINOUS WHITE. HIS FOREHEAD WAS CLEAR. HIS EYEBROWS WERE LIKE CRESCENTS, THICK AND CLOSE TO ONE ANOTHER. His neck was of the brilliance of statues made of pure marble. All the parts of his body were in proportion to one another, AND HE HAD A HANDSOME BUILD..." (At-Tirmidhi, Imam Abu `Isa Muhammed ibn `Isa Tirmidhi, Shamail Sharif, Vol. 1, Hilal Press, Ankara, 1976, p. 18-22-23)

8.     Abu Hurairah (ra) relates: "THE PROPHET (SAAS) WAS OF A LUMINOUS WHITE, AS IF MADE OF SILVER; HIS HAIR WAS LIGHTLY WAVY." (At-Tirmidhi, Imam Abu `Isa Muhammed ibn `Isa Tirmidhi, Shamail Sharif, Vol. 1, Hilal Press, Ankara, 1976, pp. 28-29)

9.    "OUR PROPHET (SAAS) WAS BETWEEN WHITE AND PINK IN COLOR..." (Ahmad Diya ad-Din al-Kamushkhanawi, Ramuz al-Ahadith, Vol. 2, Gonca Press, Istanbul, 1997, p. 519/4)

10. "THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH (SAAS) HAD A BROAD BROW AND CURVED AND THICK EYEBROWS. The space between his eyebrows was clear, like pure silver... HIS BEARD WAS THICK. HIS NECK WAS VERY LOVELY, IT WAS NEITHER TALL NOR SHORT. THAT PART OF HIS NECK OPEN TO THE SUN AND WIND WAS VERY BRIGHT, SUCH AS TO REFLECT THE REDNESS OF GOLD AND THE WHITENESS OF SILVER LIKE AN EWER MADE OF GOLD AND SILVER. HIS CHEST WAS BROAD, AND THE FLATNESS OF HIS CHEST SUGGESSTED THAT OF A MIRROR AND THE WHITENESS OF HIS CHEST SUGGESTED THAT OF THE MOON. HIS SHOULDERS WERE BROAD. HIS ARMS AND SHOULDERS WERE LARGE. His palms were softer than silk." (Hujjat-ul-Islam, Imam Ghazzali, Ihya Ulum-id-din, Vol. 2, Huzur Press, Istanbul 1998, p. 820)

11. ..."He had a bright face AND WAS VERY ATTRACTIVE; HE WAS NOT THIN. ... His hair, eyelashes and mustache were thick. His voice was thick. When silent, he was majestic, WHEN HE SPOKE, HE WAS ALSO MAJESTIC. Looked at from afar he was the loveliest and most attractive of men; looked at from close up he looked sweet and pleasant. He spoke very sweetly. HE WAS OF AVERAGE STATURE; an onlooker regarded him as neither tall, nor short. HE WAS THE MOST ATTRACTIVE AND RADIANT AMONG THREE PEOPLE. ...." (Ibn Sa'd, at-Tabaqat-ul-kubra, I, 230-231; Tabarani, al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, IV, 49, no: 3605, VII, 105, no: 6510; Mustadrak al-Hakim, III, 9-10; Al-Bayhaqi, Dala'il al-Nubuwwa, I, 276-284; Ibn al-Athakir, Tarih al-Damascus, III, 314-336, Prof. Dr. Ali Yardim, Peygamberimizin Semaili [Shamail ar-Rasul], Damla Press, 3rd edition, Istanbul, 1998, p. 48)

12. Jabir ibn Samurah (ra) narrates: "I SAW THE SEAL OF PROPHETHOOD BETWEEN THE SHOULDER BLADES OF THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH (SAAS)..." (At-Tirmidhi, Imam Abu `Isa Muhammed ibn `Isa Tirmidhi, Shamail Sharif, Vol. 1, Hilal Press, Ankara, 1976, p. 36)

13. Abu Nadr (ra) relates: " I asked Abu Sa’id al-Khudri about the Messenger of Allah’s (saas) SEAL OF PROPHETHOOD. He said there was A PIECE OF FLESH ON HIS HOLY BACK, LIKE A ROSE BUD." (At-Tirmidhi, Imam Abu `Isa Muhammed ibn `Isa Tirmidhi, Shamail Sharif, Vol. 1, Hilal Press, Ankara, 1976, p. 42)

14. Abu Hurairah (ra) narrates: "I never saw anyone more attractive than the Messenger of Allah (saas); it was as if the Sun was shining in his face. I NEVER SAW ANYONE WALK FASTER THAN OUR PROPHET (SAAS); when he walked, it was as if the earth folded for him. WHEN WE FOLLOWED BEHIND HIM, WE HAD TO WORK HARD NOT TO BE LEFT BEHIND." (At-Tirmidhi, Imam Abu `Isa Muhammed ibn `Isa Tirmidhi, Shamail Sharif, Vol. 1, Hilal Press, Ankara, 1976, p. 157)

15. From Abu Ataba (ra): "HE WALKED WITH POWERFUL STRIDES." (Ahmad Diya ad-Din al-Kamushkhanawi, Ramuz al-Ahadith, Vol. 2, Gonca Press, Istanbul, 1997, 541/2)

16. The Messenger of Allah (saas) was the finest spoken of men, HE SPOKE PERFECTLY AND THE FINEST WORDS (honey dripped from his lips)! He said: "I am the finest speaker among the Arabs." (At-Tabarani, Al-Hakim; Hujjat-ul-Islam, Imam Ghazzali, Ihya Ulum-id-din, Vol. 2, Huzur Press, Istanbul, 1998, p. 800)

17. From Abu Umama (ra): "HE WAS THE MOST SMILING AND AGREEABLE OF MEN." (Ahmad Diya ad-Din al-Kamushkhanawi, Ramuz al-Ahadith, Vol. 2, Gonca Press, Istanbul, 1997, 545/4)