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10-04-03, 21:40
SIGNS BEFORE HIS APPEARANCE AS THE MAHDI

The world will be filled with a great amount of injustice and oppression. There will be widespread evil in which all people will become heavily involved. Muslim countries and their people will have become so weak that even animals would defeat them in battle. Muslims would be totally disunited, hence their state of weakness. On the other hand, the Kuffaar (Jews and Christians) of the whole world would be united under one leader. Their rule would spread over the entire world, and would reach as far as Khaibar, a mere hundred miles from Madina Shareef(.....Groot Israel....? Only Allah (SWT) knows Best!). Such would be the dominance of kuffaar during that era.

The Muslims would also be under severe persecution and oppression from the Khaleefa of that time and they will have no place to run. The Ahle Bait (family of Nabi Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wasallam) will experience difficulties and persecution. Throughout the world earthquakes would occur frequently. Innocent people will be put to death.

A man by the name of Haarith bin Harrath will emerge from beyond the Euphrates river, and before him will be another by the name of Mansoor. The former (i.e. Haarith) will be preparing the minds of Muslims to accept Imam Mahdi when he comes. He will perform the same task for Imam Mahdi, which the Quraish performed for Rasoolullah sallallahu alaihi wasallam in Madina before Hijrat. Mansoor will aid him in this direction. It is wajib upon every Muslim to help this Haarith, or to respond to his call.

The Abdaals and pious leaders will all be on the lookout for Imam Mahdi, knowing that only he could bring final succour to the failing Ummat. There will be a fight in Makka between three people, each one being the son of a khaleefa, over leadership of the Muslims. But none of them will gain the khilafat. This fight will take place in the month of Zhul-Qa’dah, and even in Mina during Hajj, there will be continuation of hostilities. All this will occur in the same year as Imam Mahdi’s election.

An army will come from the East towards Arabia. The East here refers to Khurasan, i.e. northeastern Iran, which includes the borders of Russia and Afghanistan. They will pave the way for the establishment of Imam Mahdi’s kingdom. This army will carry black banners. Nothing shall halt their onward march, and eventually they will plant their flag on the soils of Baitul-Maqdis (Jerusalem). (This is a clear sign that Al-Quds will eventually be liberated and conquered by the forces of Islam.)

This army will seek the leadership of Arabia. The current leader will refuse to hand over the khilafat.

A tremendously fierce battle will ensue, the likes of which Muslims had never yet experienced. The army from Khurasan will be victorious and will eventually assume the leadership.

IMAM MAHDI'S EMERGENCE AS THE NEW KHALIFA

Having gained the right to appoint the new Khalifa, they will nominate a member of their army, a man from The Holy Prophet's family, for this position. This man will be The Mahdi, who had also joined the ranks of this army when they entered Arabia.

He will not accept this post and will flee from Madina Munowwara to Makka Mukarrama. (The purpose of him fleeing to Makka will be to evade the burden of Khilafat, but it may also be to perform Hajj since we have learnt that his election will coincide with the Hajj period.) However, his people will be convinced that this is the only man for the job. And so consequently, a group of people from Makka will look for him in The Holy City and find him making tawaaf. They will force him to accept the post of Khilafat. Imam Mahdi will reluctantly agree to this offer. They will actually lead him by the hand towards the Hajare Aswad, where people will then formally pledge their allegiance to him as the Khalifa. This pledge will take place in front of The Holy Ka'ba, between the Hajare Awad and the Maqaame Ibraheem, during or just after the days of Hajj.

At the time of this Bay 'at a voice will call out from the heavens:

"This is the appointed Khalifa of Allah, the Mahdi!"

Initially the number of people to take the bay 'at (pledge of allegiance) at his hands will be 313, which is the number of Sahaaba that took part in the battle of Badr.

He will be forty years old at the time of his appointment.