Imam Mahdi

[Mr.Popat]

Re: Imam Mahdi

@lethal_kamikaze

:salam2:

My questions are:

1- How to tell/explain others that who is “Imam Mahdi”?
2- How one came to knows that who is the true “Imam Mahdi”?
3- If real name of that person will be “Imam Mahdi” or the people of that time will call (name him as) “Imam Mahdi”

Walikum Assalam,

1. ‘the Mahdi is no other than the Messiah’ (Ibn e Maja)
   Another one states : "How would it be with you when the son of Mary will descend among you and you will have a leader raised from among you " (Bukhari Kitabul anbiya).

2. short answer.. look for solar and lunar eclipse in the month of ramadan

3. Since I said Messiah and Mahdi are one and same person, the ahadith mentioning about His name etc is to show that He a.s will act and preach the exact same teachings of Islam taught by Muhammad PBUH. Hence, His name being called Muhammad, His father name being called same as Him, and its also said that he will be buried in my grave, pointing at total submission to the holy prophet Muhammad PBUH.

If everything is mapped for us and we take everything literally then there is no imaan bil ghaib. As Muslim, we are told not to follow the steps of jews.