There will be no caliph (spiritual leader of Muslims) when the Mahdi appears

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27 December, 2008

Morality of the Qur'an and Deep Thinking

It is revealed in the hadith that in the period prior to the appearance of the blessed Mahdi “Muslims will have no individuals to assume their spiritual leadership.”

Abu Said relates that the Prophet (saas) said: In the End Times, my community will suffer tribulations from their rulers. Such a scourge that the like will never have been seen before. So much so that the world will be like a prison and full of oppression. BELIEVERS WILL BE UNABLE TO FIND A REFUSE AND A SAVIOR TO ESCAPE THIS OPPRESSION...

(Al-Bayan, p. 72, Al-Sawaiq Al-Muhariqa, p. 161, Yanabi Al- Mawadda, Vol. 2, p. 177)

IN THE YEAR IN WHICH HE (MAHDI) WILL EMERGE, PEOPLE WILL PERFORM HAJJ WITHOUT AN AMR (CALIPH) LEADING THEM.

(Narrated By `Amr Ibn Shu`Ayb, Al-Hakim And Nu`Aym Ibn Hammad)

PEOPLE MAKE PILGRIMAGE WITHOUT AN IMAM (CALIPH) (Muslims’ spiritual leader) LEADING THEM…

(Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir al-zaman, p. 35)

The term “nobody’s oath of allegiance will be on the Mahdi” in accounts indicates that there will be no caliph to lead Muslim, to be their spiritual leader, in other words, in the time of the Mahdi, and that the Mahdi will therefore not be bound by any caliph.

…Don’t you know that except the Qaim (Mahdi) behind whom ‘Isa, son of Maryam will perform the prayer, all of us from the Ahl al-Bayt will have the oath of allegiance (Irreligion will prevail during the time of the Mahdi, almost everyone will fall under this system) of that time’s tagut (every entity, power, demon that do not recognize the domination of Allah) on them? Almighty Allah will conceal his appearance and hide his person. THUS WHEN HE APPEARS NOBODY’S OATH OF ALLEGIANCE WILL LIE ON HIM...

(Kamal'ud-Din, Vol.1, p. 305)

Hassan ibn Munzir narrates from Zurara that Imam Jaffari Sadiq stated: “I swear that your owner will eventually appear AND WILL HAVE NOBODY’S OATH OF ALLEGIANCE ON HIM..

(Sheikh Muhammad bin Ibrahim Nomani, al-Ghaybah al-Nomani, p. 402)

Ibrahim ibn Omar Yamani says: Imam Abu Abdullah stated: “When the Qaim (Mahdi) comes, HE WILL APPEAR WITH NO-ONE’S OATH OF ALLEGIANCE ON HIM.”

(Sheikh Muhammad bin Ibrahim Nomani, al-Ghaybah al-Nomani, pp. 218-219)

Hisham ibn Salim says: Imam Abu Abdullah stated: “When the Qaim [Mahdi] appears THE VOW, PROMISE OR OATH OF ALLEGIANCE OF NONE WILL LIE ON THE MAHDI.”

(Sheikh Muhammad bin Ibrahim Nomani, al-Ghaybah al-Nomani, p.219)

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There will be no caliph (spiritual leader of Muslims) when the Mahdi appears