THE HOLY APPEARANCE THAT WILL IDENTIFY HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) TO PEOPLE For hundreds of years now, the

Islamic world has been awaiting for him the blessed person, who will be instrumental in people attaining guidance, restore the moral values of Islam and unite Muslims by dispersing the darkness over the Muslim world Hazrat Mahdi (as ! "ur #rophet (saas has personally imparted the glad tidings of the coming of Hazrat Mahdi (as $ He has described a great many highly significant phenomena that are portents of the coming of Hazrat Mahdi (as $ %nd &ust about all of these have come about, one after the other, over the last few decades$ 'he world is now preparing to welcome this holy person the Muslims have been awaiting for the last ()** years$ %ll Muslims are awaiting Hazrat Mahdi (as with great love, fervor and longing

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%ccording to the hadiths, the coming of Hazrat Mahdi (as will take place in this century$ 'he whole Muslim world is e+periencing the e+citement of these great tidings, awaited for centuries, becoming a reality and of Hazrat Mahdi (as appearing in our own day$ Hazrat Mahdi (as is active now$ However, people still do not recognize him by his title$ %ccording to the hadiths, the Islamic world will have the honor of becoming personally ac,uainted with Hazrat Mahdi (as within the ne+t few decades$ 'he century we are living in is that of Hazrat Mahdi (as %ll Muslims are en&oying the e+citement of the coming of Hazrat Mahdi (as being so imminent$ 'he hadiths of our #rophet (saas contain thorough and detailed descriptions of the physical features of Hazrat Mahdi (as , as well as of his moral virtues, life and activities$ %nd our #rophet (saas does not provide such detailed information about anyone else or any other event that will take place in the centuries after him$ In the hadiths, our #rophet (saas reveals separate details !r ea"# ! Ha$rat Ma#di%s (as) p#&si"al eat'res( 'si)* separate des"riptive ter+s !r ea"#, He sometimes refers to a MOLE, or a MAR-, a SI.N or a SEAL and likens these to a LEAF, PEARL or STAR$ In addition to all these, Ha$rat Ma#di%s (as) "!+ple/i!)( #air a)d 0eard "!l!r( stat're( 0'ild( t#e *e)eral !'tli)e ! #is a"e( t#e s#ape ! #is #ead a)d !re#ead a)d eat'res s'"# as #is e&e0r!1s( )!se a)d teet# are all des"ri0ed i) detail, #utting all this information together, it is clear that these features have never been seen together in one person$ "ur -ord has revealed through the #rophet (saas such great detail in order to identify Hazrat

Mahdi (as to the entire world$ 'his reveals how important it is for Muslims to be able to accurately recognize Hazrat Mahdi (as $ .hen Hazrat Mahdi (as is encountered, insha/%llah all Muslims will personally see the accuracy of these astonishingly detailed descriptions of his physical characteristics$ 'hey will also be amazed to see how every stage of this holy individual/s life, everything he does, everything that happens to him and the moral values he displays in the face of them will all be in complete agreement with the information revealed by our #rophet (saas fourteen centuries ago$ %nd as a result of all this, they will be able to identify Hazrat Mahdi (as and realize that he is the one who has been awaited with great longing and love for so many years$ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, HOW WILL THE ISLAMIC WORLD RECO.NIZE HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)2 'here is no doubt that the hadiths of our #rophet (saas are the most important guides to Muslims/ being able to identify Hazrat Mahdi (as $ %s a blessing from %llah, the Messenger of %llah (saas has made people ac,uainted with Hazrat Mahdi (as through the most flawless descriptions, as if he had seen and known him and witnessed his life$ "ur #rophet/s (saas descriptions of Hazrat Mahdi (as are so detailed and e+plicit that when Hazrat Mahdi (as appears those who see him will, by %llah/s leave, immediately be able to recognize him$ %llah reveals in the 0ur/an that the #eople of the 1ook recognize our #rophet (saas sent to them as a messenger in the same way they 2re"!*)i$e t#eir !1) s!)s34 T#!se We #ave *ive) t#e 3!!4 RECO.NIZE HIM 5THE PROPHET6 AS THEY RECO.NIZE THEIR OWN SONS, Yet a *r!'p ! t#e+ 4)!1i)*l& "!)"eal t#e tr't#, (S'rat al73a8ara( 9:;) In one respect, this verse also indicates how Hazrat Mahdi (as can easily be recognized by these details revealed in the hadiths$ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, CHAPTER 9 3IRTH OF HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) WILL APPEAR FROM T<R-EY In a hadith of our #rophet (saas it is mentioned that Hazrat Mahdi (as will emerge from 'urkey and will never leave until the end of his intellectual struggle3 HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) WILL NE=ER LEA=E R<M( THE T<R-S 50e"a'se T'r4e& 'sed t! 0e 4)!1) as t#e re*i!) ! R'+,6 (5arrated from Is6afur 7aghibin in

'ilsimlar by 1ediuzzaman 8aid 5ursi, p$ 9(9 HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) WILL 3E 3ORN IN A LAR.E CITY In another hadith it is mentioned that Hazrat Mahdi (as will emerge from a big city3 'he Messenger of %llah (saas said3 2 a man of the people of MEDINA 5A .REAT CITY6 :Hazrat Mahdi (as ; will come to Mecca$ 4 (Mari/ bin <usuf =arami Hanbali, Fawaid Fawaid al>Fikr fil Mahdi al>Montazar >Medi)a? means >0i* "it&,? 'hus as our #rophet (saas mentioned, Hazrat Mahdi (as will be born in medina, in other words, in a big city$ HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) WILL COME FROM >THE =ILLA.E OF -ARA? In one of the hadiths of our #rophet (saas it is mentioned that Hazrat Mahdi (as will be born in the village of 2=ara43 IT IS SAID THAT HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) WILL COME FROM THE =ILLA.E OF -ARA, (7isalat al>=huru& al>Mahdi, p$ ?@ HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) WILL 3E 3ORN AT HOME In the hadiths it is also mentioned that the birth of Hazrat Mahdi (as will be hidden, in other words his birth will be at home3 Imam Aayn al>%bidin (as stated3 @O'r Aai+ 5Ha$rat Ma#di (as)6 1ill rese+0le t#e +esse)*ers ! Alla# i) vari!'s 1a&s, He 1ill i)divid'all& rese+0le N!a# (as)( A0ra#a+ (as)( M!ses (as)( Bes's (as)( B!0 (as) a)d M'#a++ad (saas) a)d t#e !t#er pr!p#ets, HE WILL RESEM3LE N!a# (as) i) 0ei)* l!)*7lived( A3RAHAM (AS) IN HIS 3IRTH 3EIN. CONCEALED 5AT HOME6 a)d a1a& r!+ t#e p'0li" e&e (0amal ud>din, p$ B99, Chapter B(, Hadith no$ B %li Ibn Hussain Aayn al>%bidin (as 3 @HIS 5HAZRAT MAHDI%S (AS)6 3IRTH WILL 3E HIDDEN FROM PEOPLE,,,? (1ihar al>%nwar, Dol$ E(, p$ (BE HAZRAT MAHDICS (AS) NAME HAZRAT MAHDI%S (AS) NAME WILL 3E COMPATI3LE WITH( 3<T NOT IDENTICAL TO( THAT OF O<R PROPHET (SAAS) It is stated in the hadiths of our #rophet (saas that Hazrat Mahdi/s (as name will be compatible with that of our #rophet (saas and that Hazrat Mahdi/s (as father/s name will be compatible with that of the father of the #rophet (saas $ %bu Fawud and 'irmidhi report from Ibn Masud (ra that the Messenger of %llah (saas said3 His )a+e 1ill 0e "!+pati0le 1it# +i)e( a)d #is at#er%s )a+e 1it# +& at#er%sD (%l>1arzan&i, %l>Isha6ah li>ashrat al>sa6ah, pp$ (E@>(?* In a hadith narrated from %bu Hurairah (ra , our #rophet (saas said3 Gven if only one day is left to the life of this world, %llah will certainly prolong that day until the coming of a +a) 5Ha$rat Ma#di (as)6 r!+ t#e A#l al73a&t 1#!se )a+e is

"!+pati0le 1it# +i)e$ (%hmad ibn Hanbal, Musnad %ccording to another account, the #rophet (saas said3 Gven if only one day remains from the life of this world, %llah will certainly prolong that day until He sends a +a) 5Ha$rat Ma#di (as)6 r!+ +& A#l al73a&t 1#!se )a+e is "!+pati0le 1it# +i)e, He will fill the world that was previously filled with cruelty and oppression with truth and &ustice instead$ (%t>'irmidhi, 8unan %bu Fawud, %n> 5asai, %l>1ayha,i and %bu 6%mr ad>Fani 'he hadiths emphasize that t#ese )a+es 1ill 0e >"!+pati0le 1it# !)e a)!t#er,? I) !t#er 1!rds( !)e +'st )!t e/pe"t Ha$rat Ma#di (as) t! 0e dire"tl& "alled >A#+ad? !r >M'#a++ad(? )!r #is at#er t! *! 0& t#e )a+e ! >A0d'lla#$4 (%llah knows the truth$ >A#+ad M'#a++ad Ha$rat Ma#di (as)? is t#e )a+e t#e Pr!p#et (saas) *ave t! !)e 1#! 1ill "!+e i) t#e E)d Ti+es, It is t#e Messe)*er ! Alla# (saas) 1#! "alled #i+ 0& t#at )a+e, I) !t#er 1!rds( #is 0irt# )a+e 1ill )!t 0e >A#+ad M'#a++ad Ma#di,? T#is is a )a+e *ive) #i+ 0& Alla#, O'r Pr!p#et (saas) d!es )!t sa& >#is )a+e 1ill 0e t#e sa+e as +i)e? i) t#e #adit#sE #e sa&s >it 1ill 0e "!+pati0le 1it# +i)e,? I) t#e sa+e 1a&( #e sa&s( >#is at#er%s )a+e 1ill 0e "!+pati0le 1it# +& at#er%s )a+e,? T#ere is a si*) a)d a se"ret i) t#is, %llah has selected the person He chooses in destiny and has given him the name 2%hmad Muhammad Mahdi$4 8ome being given or not being given that name at birth cannot change situation in the slightest$ O<R PROPHET (SAAS) -EPT THE NAME OF HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) SECRET Habir ,uotes from %bu Ha/far3 2.hen Imar asked Hazrat %li (ra about Hazrat Mahdi (as , he :Imar; said3 J" Ibn %bu 'alib :Hazrat %li;, tell me about Hazrat Mahdi (as $ .hat is his nameK/ %nd Hazrat %li (ra said3 JMy dear, close friend, our #rophet (saas said3 >ALLAH HAD ME PROMISE NOT TO RE=EAL HIS 5HAZRAT MAHDI%S (AS)6 NAME TO ANY3ODY <NTIL HE WO<LD APPEAR, HIS NAME IS ONE OF THE -NOWLED.E WHICH ALLAH ENTR<STED <PON HIS MESSEN.ER,?%? (I,mal ud Fin (=itab al>Lhayba, :1ihar al>%nwar, Dol$ E(;, %nsariyan #ublications, collected by3 Muhammad 1a,r al>Ma&lisi, Iran, 9**M Hazrat %li (ra asked our #rophet (saas to reveal the name of Hazrat Mahdi (as $ 1ut our #rophet (saas stated that his name would be kept as a secret until %llah would have him emerged and this was confidential information that %llah had entrusted upon him$ .e therefore understand that Hazrat Mahdi/s (as name will be kept as a secret, in other words will be unknown to people until its time to come$ 'hat is, Hazrat Mahdi/s (as name will not be one of the names of our #rophet (saas such as %hmad, Mustafa or Muhammad, but it will be known by people only when he emerges$ THE LINE OF HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) WILL 3E DESCENDED FROM O<R PROPHET (SAAS) %ll the prophets are related to one another$ %ccording to the hadiths, Hazrat Mahdi (as will also be descended from that same line$ #eople descended from the #rophet (saas are known as >sa&&id,?

"ur #rophet (saas reveals in the hadiths that Hazrat Mahdi (as will be descended from him, in other words, a sayyid3 If there were only one day left for the world, that day would be lengthened until A MAN 5HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)6 FROM AMON. MY AHL AL73AYT , will be sent (8unan %bu Fawud, EN@9 Fays and nights will not end until ONE 5HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)6 FROM MY AHL AL73AYT rules the entire world$ (%l>I,ayli, %n>5a&mu6s>sa,ib fi 1ayan %nna6l Mahdi min %wladi %li b$ %bu 'alib %le6t>'amam wa al>0amal -earn the glad tidings of Hazrat Mahdi (as , HE 5HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)6 IS FROM THE A<RAYSH AND IS ONE OF MY HO<SE, (%l>Mutta,i al>Hindi, %l>1urhan fi %lamat al>Mahdi %khir az>Aaman, p$(B HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) IS ONE OF MY CHILDREN, His face is like a star shining in the sky$ (%li Ibn 8ultan Muhammad al>0aari al>Harawi al>Hanafi, 7isalat Mashrab al Dardi fi Mazhabi 6l Mahdi In the 0ur/an it is revealed that all prophets are related to one another3 Alla# "#!se Ada+ a)d N!a# a)d t#e a+il& ! A0ra#a+ a)d t#e a+il& ! FI+ra) !ver all !t#er 0ei)*s G DESCENDANTS ONE OF THE OTHER, Alla# is All7 Heari)*( All7-)!1i)*, (S'ra# Al CI+ra)( HH7H:) ONE CHARACTERISTIC THAT WILL ESTA3LISH HAZRAT MAHDICS (AS) IDENTITY IS HIS DESCENT FROM HAZRAT HASSAN (RA) #eople descended from Hazrat Hassan (ra , grandson of the #rophet (saas through his daughter Hazrat Fatima (ra are known as >sa&&id? in Islamic culture$ In the hadiths, our #rophet (saas has revealed that Hazrat Mahdi (as will have 2distinctive and distinguishing features4 so that Muslims can recognize him$ "ne of these is that 2 Ha$rat Ma#di (as) 1ill 0e des"e)ded r!+ Ha$rat Hassa) (ra)$4 .e are told in detail in the hadiths and in the works of Islamic scholars who handed down the hadiths that Ha$rat Ma#di (as) is a sa&&id a)d a des"e)da)t ! Ha$rat Hassa) (ra) $ 8ome of these hadiths read3 HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) IS A CHILD OF FATIMA AND DESCENDED FROM HASSAN, (8unan %bu Fawud, Hazrat Mahdi (as , ( %bd al>Lhafir al>Farisi in his book Majma al-Gharaib and Ibn al>Hawzi in fi Garib alHadith and Ibn al>%thir in al-Nihayah have said this about the Hazrat %li (ra hadith3 HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) IS DESCENDED FROM HAZRAT HASSAN, (%l>Mutta,i al>Hindi, %l>1urhan fi %lamat al>Mahdi %khir az>Aaman, p$ 99 'ammam in his Fawa'id and Ibn al>%thakir relate from %bd>%llah ibn %mr that he said3 A CHILD OF HASSAN 5HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)6 1ill appear r!+ t#e east (%l> Mutta,i al>Hindi, %l>1urhan fi %lamat al>Mahdi %khir az>Aaman, p$ 99 %ccording to another hadith that has come down from Hazrat %li, #e l!!4ed at #is s!) Ha$rat Hassa) one day and said3 2%s named by the #rophet (saas , this son of mine is a 8ayyid$ S!+e!)e 5HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)6 4)!1) 0& t#e )a+e ! t#e Pr!p#et 1ill "!+e FROM HIS 5HAZRAT HASSAN%S6 LINE( a)d 1ill rese+0le #i+ 5t#e Pr!p#et (saas)6 i) +!ral virt'es4 (%l>'a& D, B?B

,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, CHAPTER II THE A.E OF HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) WILL 3E.IN WOR- 3ETWEEN THE A.ES OF HI AND :I In the hadiths, our #rophet (saas refers to the years when Hazrat Mahdi (as is still unknown to people but when he begins work to bring about the global dominion of Islamic morals$ Hazrat Mahdi (as , who is described as being in his B*s or )*s during this period, will attract people/s notice with his activities, and these will be the years when people follow what he does$ However, people will not know that he is Hazrat Mahdi (as during this time, and they will only realize the truth very much later$ 'he following information about the age of Hazrat Mahdi (as is provided in the hadiths3 HE 5HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)6 will be sent WHEN HE IS 3ETWEEN HI AND :I YEARS OLD,,, HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) is one of my children$ HE IS ARO<ND :I, (Ibn Ha&ar al>Haythami, %l>0awl al>Mukhtasar fi O%lamat al>Mahdi al>Muntadhar, p$ )( HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) is one of my line$ HE IS :I YEARS OLD, His face is like a bright star (Mari/ bin <usuf =arami Hanbali, Fawaid Fawaid al>Fikr fil Mahdi al> Montazar HE 5HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)6IS A YO<N. MAN, (Mari/ bin <usuf =arami Hanbali, Fawaid Fawaid al>Fikr fil Mahdi al>Montazar HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) WILL 3E OF AD=ANCED A.E WHEN HE IS RECO.NIZED 3Y THE P<3LIC( 3<T WILL LOO- YO<N. Hazrat Mahdi (as will age as time passes &ust like all other people$ <et %llah will preserve his youthful appearance, and he will look )* even in advanced years$ 'herefore, this will also be a distinguishing feature of Hazrat Mahdi (as $ #eople will recognize Hazrat Mahdi (as by the way he still looks e+traordinarily young, despite his advancing age, and maintains his physical beauty$ "ur #rophet (saas describes this characteristic of Hazrat Mahdi (as as follows in the hadiths3 %nd ONE OF HIS 5HAZRAT MAHDI%S (AS)6 SI.NS IS THAT HE WILL NOT A.E WITH THE PASSA.E OF DAYS AND NI.HTS, (-utfullah 8aafi Lulpaygani, Muntakhab al>%sar Fee %l Imam al>8aani al>%shar, p$ 9PE THE PROMISED AAIM 5HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)6 WILL ARISE AD=ANCED IN A.E( 3<T WILL HA=E A YO<THF<L APPEARANCE, (1ihar al>%nwar, Dol$ E9, p$ B9Q %l>Hurr al>%mili, Ithbat al>Hudat, Dol$ ?, p$ (@ HE WILL 3E LON.7LI=ED AND HA=E A YO<THF<L FACE, PEOPLE WHO SEE HIM WILL THIN- HE IS A MAN A.ED ARO<ND :I( AND HE WILL NOT A.E <NTIL ALLAH%S COMMAND ARRI=ES, (8heikh al>8adu,, =amal al>Fin, p$

?9EQ al>Muntakhab al>%sar, Dol$ 9, p$ 9P) From %bu 8aid3 Hassan ibn %li (as $$$ said3 2$$$ D<RIN. HIS 5HAZRAT MAHDI%S (AS)6 TIME OF OCC<LTATION ALLAH WILL EJTEND HIS LIFE( AND HE WILL THEN MANIFEST HIM WITH HIS POWER LOO-IN. YO<N.ER THAN FORTY and this will be so that people know of %llah/s "mnipotence$4 (8heikh al>8adu,, =amal al>Fin, Dol$ (, p$ B(E ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, CHAPTER III HAZRAT MAHDI%S (AS) .ENERAL APPEARANCE HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) IS OF MEDI<M STAT<RE( LI-E O<R PROPHET (SAAS) "ur #rophet (saas is described as being of medium height in accounts3 %nas bin Malik stated that3 @THE MESSEN.ER OF ALLAH (SAAS)WAS OF MIDDLIN. HEI.HT,@ (%t>'irmidhi, Imam %bu OIsa Muhammed ibn OIsa 'irmidhi, 8hamail 8harif, p$ (E Hazrat Mahdi (as , too, will be of average height, like our #rophet (saas 3 HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) WILL 3E OF A=ERA.E HEI.HT$ (Ibn Ha&ar al> Haythami, %l>0awl al>Mukhtasar fi O%lamat al>Mahdi al>Muntadhar, p$ )( %ccording to accounts by %bu %bdullah 5uaim Ibn Hammad from %bu Ha/far bin Muhammad bin %li al>1a,ir, Hazrat %li was asked about the attributes of Hazrat Mahdi (as and he replied3 >HE 5HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)6 IS OF MEDI<M HEI.HT AND A YO<N. MAN with a beautiful faceR (%l>I,ayli, %n>5a&mu6s>sa,ib fi 1ayan %nna6l Mahdi min %wladi %li b$ %bu 'alib %le6t>'amam wa al>0amal $$$ HE 5HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)6 IS ONE OF THOSE OF MEDI<M STAT<RE,,, (Muhyiddin Ibn%rabi, al>Hawab al>Musta,im amma 8eele anhu al>Hakim al>'irmidhi, 1ayazid, no3 BME*, leaf 9)9b HE 5HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)6 WILL 3E OF MEDI<M HEI.HT with a beautiful face and hair$$$ (%l>0irmani al>Fimash,i, %khbar al>Fuwal, p$ ((M > printed in (BP9 %H HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) IS =ERY MABESTIC AND ST<RDILY 3<ILT It is stated in the hadiths that Hazrat Mahdi (as will be ma&estic, sturdily built and have a striking appearance3 HE 5HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)6 IS A MABESTIC INDI=ID<AL with a broad brow$ (I,dud Furar %l>Harith ibn Mughirah al>5asri says3 .hen I asked Imam Haffar 8adik, >HOW WILL THE IMAM 5HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)6 3E RECO.NIZED2? he replied3 23Y HIS .RANDE<R AND DI.NITYD,? (8heikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim 5umani, al> Lhaybah al>5umani, p$ 9PB

$$$ %bu/l Harud says3 .hen I asked Imam Muhammad 1a,ir (as , >,,, HOW WILL THE IMAM 5HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)6 3E -NOWN2? he replied3 >3Y HIS 8#I7I'I%LIIF%5CG %5F .RANDE<R %5F 1< 'HG L7G%' MIH%MM%F/8 7G#G'I'I"5 "F HI8 :H%A7%' M%HFI/8 (%8 ; DI7'IG8$4 (8heikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim 5umani, al>Lhaybah al>5umani, p$ 9P) HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) RESEM3LES THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL IN APPEARANCE "ur #rophet (saas has revealed in the hadiths that Hazrat Mahdi (as will resemble the Children of Israel in appearance$ 'he reference in the hadiths to the 21/nai Israel4 means that Hazrat Mahdi (as will be physically 2powerful and ma&estic34 HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) IS LI-E ONE OF THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL, :His demeanor resembles theirs, it is ma&estic and wise$; (%l>Mutta,i al>Hindi, %l>1urhan fi %lamat al>Mahdi %khir az>Aaman, pp$ 9B, B* HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) is one of my grandchildren$ ,,, HIS 3ODY RESEM3LES THOSE OF THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL,,, (%bu %bdillah Muhammad bin <usuf Lan&i 8hafei, %l>1ayan Fi %khbar 8ahib az>Aaman HE 5HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)6 WILL RESEM3LE ONE OF THE ISRAELITES 5IN HIS EJTERNAL APPEARANCE6, (%l>I,ayli, %n>5a&mu6s>sa,ib fi 1ayan %nna6l Mahdi min %wladi %li b$ %bu 'alib %le6t>'amam wa al>0amal HAZRAT MAHDICS (AS) STAT<RE AND POST<RE RESEM3LE THOSE OF THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL, (Ibn Ha&ar al>Haythami, %l>0awl al>Mukhtasar fi O%lamat al>Mahdi al>Muntadhar, p$ B? HAZRAT MAHDI%S (AS) 3ODY IS 3ROAD "ne of the features of Hazrat Mahdi (as revealed by our #rophet (saas is that, &ust like the #rophet (saas , his whole body will be very broad, or in other works ma&estic3 He :Hazrat Mahdi (as ; is LAR.E OF 3ODY$ (%l>I,ayli, %n>5a&mu6s>sa,ib fi 1ayan %nna6l Mahdi min %wladi %li b$ %bu 'alib %le6t>'amam wa al>0amal HAZRAT MAHDI%S (AS) STOMACH IS WIDE Hazrat Mahdi (as is described as having a body that is entirely ma&estic and broad, and his stomach will be wide in proportion to the rest of his body3 HE HAS A WIDE STOMACH, his eyebrows are close, HIS LE.S ARE =ERY ENER.ETIC( HIS SHO<LDERS ARE WIDE (1ihar al>%nwar, pp$ P?>@( HIS 5HAZRAT MAHDI%S (AS)6STOMACH IS LAR.E( and the space between his thighs is open $$$ (Mari/ bin <usuf =arami Hanbali, Fawaid Fawaid al>Fikr fil Mahdi al> Montazar, p$ (B In another hadith, Hazrat %li (as again mentions about IMAM MAHDI (AS) in the following words3 >HE SHALL HA=E D A CLEAR AND WIDE 3ELLY , broad thighs 4 (<anabee/>al>Mawadda, p$ )9B His Gminence, %bu Ha/far, Imam Muhammad 1a,r (as through his forefathers has

narrated from the chief of %hl al>1ayt, His Gminence, Commander of the 1elievers (as that His Gminence proclaimed from the pulpit, >IN THE LAST A.E A MAN FROM MY PRO.ENY 5HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)6 WO<LD RISE ,,, HA=IN. A CLEAR AND WIDE 3ELLY,,,? (%llama 1a,ir 8harif al>0urashi, 'he -ife of Imam al>Mahdi (as , p$ )M It is related from Humran bin %6ayan that Imam Muhammad 1a,ir (as was told3 @,,, HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) WILL HA=E A WIDE STOMACH D@ (8heikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim 5umani, al>Lhaybah al>5umani, p$ 9EB HAZRAT MAHDI%S (AS) SHO<LDERS ARE WIDE %nother hadith notes that Hazrat Mahdi (as , whose whole body is broad and ma&estic, will also have broad shoulders in proportion to the rest of his body3 From <ahya bin 5ufal, indeed Musa ibn Ha/far (as raises his hands and supplicates after afternoon prayer, I in,uire from him saying, 2For whom did you offer prayerK4 He said3 2For %l>Mahdi (as among the family of Muhammad (saas 4 and continued3 2 D HIS SHO<LDERS ARE WIDE D? (1ihar al>%nwar, P?>@( HAZRAT MAHDI%S (AS) THI.HS ARE 3ROAD AND WITH A .AP 3ETWEEN THEM 8ince Hazrat Mahdi (as will have a wide stomach, his thighs will naturally be broad, as well$ In another hadith, Hazrat %li (as again mentions about Imam Mahdi (as in the following words3 >HE 5HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)6 shall have a wide forehead and a clear and wide belly, 3ROAD THI.HS D? (<anabee/>al>Mawadda, p$ )9B D THE SPACE 3ETWEEN HIS 5HAZRAT MAHDI%S (AS)6 THI.HS IS OPEN, ,,, (Mari/ bin <usuf =arami Hanbali, Fawaid Fawaid al>Fikr fil Mahdi al> Montazar, p$ (B His Gminence, %bu Ha/far, Imam Muhammad 1a,r (as through his forefathers has narrated from the chief of %hl al>1ayt, His Gminence, Commander of the 1elievers (as that His Gminence proclaimed from the pulpit, >I) t#e last a*e a +a) r!+ +& pr!*e)& 5HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)6 WO<LD RISE( $$$ having a clear and wide belly and HIS THI.HS WO<LD 3E 3ROAD AND HIS 3ONES SHALL 3E LON. (3I.) AND PROMINENT ,,,? (%llama 1a,ir 8harif al>0urashi, 'he -ife of Imam al> Mahdi (as , p$ )M HAZRAT MAHDI%S (AS) .AIT IS ALSO EJTRAORDINARILY MABESTIC 1ecause of the breadth of his thighs and the space between them, Hazrat Mahdi/s (as gait will also be e+ceedingly ma&estic, and his feet will point outward$ "ur #rophet (saas speaks of this characteristic of Hazrat Mahdi (as as follows3 ONE FEAT<RE OF HIS IS THAT AS HE WAL-S THERE IS A SPACE 3ETWEEN HIS THI.HS( AND THEY ARE AT A DISTANCE FROM ONE ANOTHER, (Ibn Ha&ar al>Haythami, %l>0awl al>Mukhtasar fi O%lamat al>Mahdi al> Muntadhar, p$ B9

HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) <SES HIS HAND TO EMPHASIZE WHAT HE IS SAYIN. Hazrat Mahdi (as will use his hands when he talksQ he will move his hand as he wishes to emphasize what he is saying and people will see those motions3 HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) WILL STRI-E HIS LEFT -NEE WITH HIS RI.HT HAND WHEN HE SPEA-S SLOWLY AND STEADILY, (Halaluddin as>8uyuti, =Syamet alametleri, "lum ve Firilis :#ortents of the Hudgment Fay, Feath and 7esurrection;, p$ (M) HAZRAT MAHDI%S (AS) COMPLEJION IS >ARA3IC(? LI-E THAT OF O<R PROPHET (SAAS)( IN OTHER WORDS( >A WHITE TENDIN. TO RED? "ur #rophet (saas had a reddish>white comple+ion, which is the %rab comple+ion$ However, the visible parts of his skin were nearer to dark because of the 8un and the wind$ .e understand from the traditions that Hazrat Mahdi (as will be the same color as the #rophet (saas $ 'he comple+ion of the Messenger of %llah (saas is described as follows in Islamic reference sources3 %nas ibn Malik said this about the #rophet/s (saas comple+ion3 HE WAS WHITE( 3<T A DAR-ISH WHITE, (Ibn =athir, 8hamail ar>7asul, p$ 9P IT WAS A L<MINO<S REDDISH7WHITE, (Ibn =athir, 8hamail ar>7asul, p$ 9P Hazrat Hassan (ra narrates3 @O<R PROPHET%S (SAAS) COMPLEJION WAS WHITE AND 3RI.HT( A L<MINO<S WHITE, $$$4 (%t>'irmidhi, Imam %bu OIsa Muhammed ibn OIsa 'irmidhi, 8hamail 8harif, Dol$ (, Hilal #ress, %nkara, (@M?, pp$ (P> 99>9B %nas ibn Malik (ra narrates3 RHIS 5THE PROPHET%S (SAAS)6 COMPLEJION WAS NEITHER P<RE WHITE( NOR TOO DAR-,$$$ 2 (8unan at>'irmidhi, Dol$ ), p$ 9*( O<R MASTER (SAAS) WAS A WHITISH PIN- IN COLOR, $$$ (Hazrat %li (ra , %hmad Fiya ad>Fin al>=amushkhanawi, 7amuz al>%hadith, Dol$ 9, p$ E(@N) ,,,,,,,,,,,,, 'he accounts show that Hazrat Mahdi (as has the same comple+ion as that of our #rophet (saas $ HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) IS ARA3 IN COLORIN.D (Ibn Ha&ar al>Haythami, %l> 0awl al>Mukhtasar fi O%lamat al>Mahdi al>Muntadhar, pp$ (E>ME HE 5HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)6 IS ARA3 IN COLORIN., (%l>Mutta,i al>Hindi, %l> 1urhan fi %lamat al>Mahdi %khir az>Aaman, p$ 9) His Gminence, %bu Ha/far, Imam Muhammad 1a,ir (as through his forefathers has narrated from the chief of %hl al>1ayt, His Gminence, Commander of the 1elievers (as that His Gminence proclaimed from the pulpit, >IN THE LAST A.E A MAN FROM

MY PRO.ENY 5HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)6 WO<LD RISE( HA=IN. A FAIR COMPLEJION THAT HAS SOME REDNESS (H<E) ,,,? (%llama 1a,ir 8harif al> 0urashi, 'he -ife of Imam al>Mahdi (as , p$ )M HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) is one of my grandchildren$ ,,, HIS COMPLEJION RESEM3LES THAT OF THE ARA3S 5REDDISH7WHITE6 and his body resembles those of the people of Israel$$$ :%bu %bdillah Muhammad bin <usuf Lan&i 8hafei, %l>1ayan Fi %khbar 8ahib az>Aaman

In this film, we have seen details regarding Hazrat Mahdi6s (as birth, name, line of descent, age and general appearance$ In the second part, we shall be looking at features on Hazrat Mahdi6s (as face and body that allow him to be recognized and have been given in astonishing detail$
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, CHAPTER I= CHARACTERISTICS OF HAZRAT MAHDI%S (AS) FACE( DESCRI3ED IN THE MOST AMAZIN. DETAIL

In the first part, we saw details regarding Hazrat Mahdi6s (as birth, name, line of descent, age and general appearance$ In this film, we shall be looking at features on Hazrat Mahdi6s (as face and body that allow him to be recognized and have been given in astonishing detail$
HAZRAT MAHDI%S (AS) FACE IS =ERY 3EA<TIF<L( 3RI.HT AS PEARL AND L<MINO<S HE 5HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)6 IS A 3EA<TIF<L YO<N. MAN( WITH A 3EA<TIF<L FACE, THE LI.HT OF HIS FACE RISES TO HIS HEAD AND THE 3LAC-NESS OF HIS HAIR, (Ibrahim 8uleymanoglu, Mehdilik ve Imamiye :Mahdism and Imamate;, p$ (EBQ I,dud Furar HE IS 3EA<TIF<L OF FACE, THE LI.HT OF HIS CO<NTENANCE 3ESTOWS .RANDE<R ON HIM, (Mari/ bin <usuf =arami Hanbali, Fawaid Fawaid al>Fikr fil Mahdi al>Montazar HE 5HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)6 IS A YO<N. MAN WITH A 3EA<TIF<L FACE$ $$$ THE LI.HT OF HIS FACE SHINES LI-E DAY over the blackness of his hair, beard and head, and gives him grandeur$ (%l>I,ayli, %n>5a&mu6s>sa,ib fi 1ayan %nna6l Mahdi min %wladi %li b$ %bu 'alib %le6t>'amam wa al>0amal It is related from Humran bin %6ayan that Imam Muhammad 1a,ir (as was told3 R$$$

HIS 5HAZRAT MAHDI%S (AS)6 FACE WILL 3E 3EA<TIF<L$R (8heikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim 5umani, al>Lhaybah al>5umani, p$ 9EB Imam Hussain (as is reported as saying3 2.hen Hazrat Mahdi (as appears, people will not recognize him$ 'hen HE 5HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)6 WILL COME HA=IN. A 3EA<TIF<L =ISA.E,,,? (I,dud Furar, p$ )( HE 5HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)6 IS A temperate YO<N. MAN WITH A 3EA<TIF<L FACE D (%bd al>Malik al>8hafi6i al>Makki al>6Isami, 8imt al>5u&um al6awali, Dol ), p$ (BPQ %bdullah 'uran, Hz$ Mehdi %leyhisselam :Hazrat Mahdi (as ;, %l>i 'aha #ress, p$ (EM Hazrat Mahdi (as is a man of )* from my line$ HIS FACE IS LI-E A STAR SHININ. IN THE HEA=ENS$ (%li Ibn 8ultan Muhammad al>0aari al>Harawi al> Hanafi, 7isalat Mashrab al Dardi fi Mazhabi 6l Mahdi HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) is an individual from my line$ HIS FACE IS LI-E THE PEARL STAR, (8unan %bu Fawud, Mahdi (Q %l>1arzan&i, %l>Isha6ah li>ashrat al>sa6ah, p$ (EE HIS 5HAZRAT MAHDI%S (AS)6 FACE IS RADIANT LI-E A SHININ. STAR$ (Ibn Ha&ar al>Haythami, %l>0awl al>Mukhtasar fi O%lamat al>Mahdi al>Muntadhar, p$ BBQ %l>Mutta,i al>Hindi, %l>1urhan fi %lamat al>Mahdi %khir az>Aaman, p$ 99 'his information in the hadiths about the beauty and brightness of Hazrat Mahdi/s (as face bears a close similarity to the #rophet Hoseph (as $ %s we know, our #rophet (saas says in the hadiths >T#ere 1ill 0e si+ilarities 0et1ee) t#e lives ! Ha$rat Ma#di (as) a)d t#e Pr!p#et B!sep# (as)?3 Muhammad 1akr said3 @THE OWNER OF THIS TAS- 5HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)6 WILL HA=E A RESEM3LENCE TO THE PROPHET BOSEPH (AS),? (8heikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim 5umani, al>Lhaybah al>5umani, p$ (P@ Hust like the #rophet Hoseph (as , Hazrat Mahdi (as will have a beautiful and radiant face that has a profound impact on people and inspires great admiration$ 'he beauty of the #rophet Hoseph (as is revealed as follows in the 0ur/an3 $$$ W#e) t#e& sa1 #i+( t#e& 1ere a+a$ed 0& #i+ a)d "'t t#eir #a)ds, T#e& said( >Alla# preserve 'sK T#is is )! +a), W#at "a) t#is 0e 0't a )!0le a)*el #ereK? (S'ra# Y's' ( H9) HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) HAS A PEACEF<L AND CALMIN. CO<NTENANCE %nother characteristic of Hazrat Mahdi (as is how with his lofty moral virtues, depth, powerful personality and the perfection of his behavior, all stemming from faith, he inspires calm and trust in people around him$ 'his important characteristic is also reflected in his face$ Hust by looking at his face, people will be able to see Hazrat Mahdi/s (as profound faith in and submission to %llah$ Inder the effect of this faith>inspired calm reflected in his face, everyone will find peace with him$ 'his attribute of Hazrat Mahdi (as is described in this hadith3 'he prominent and acknowledged poet, %gha 8ayyid Hasan has thus mentioned about His Gminence :Hazrat Mahdi (as ;3 >THE ELE.ANCE CAME <P (AROSE) THRO<.H HIS CLEAR FACE, THE MORNIN. 3REEZE SPREAD FROM HIS

CALMIN. CO<NTENANCE,? (Minanur 7ahman, 9N9BM HAZRAT MAHDI%S (AS) S-IN IS =ERY 3EA<TIF<L AND 3RI.HT Many hadiths reveal that Hazrat Mahdi (as , who will appear to be aged around )*, will have very bright, beautiful and healthy skin3 THE COLOR OF HIS FACE IS DESCRI3ED =ARIO<SLY AS SHININ. LI-E A .OLD73RONZE COINE SO 3RI.HT THAT IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSI3LE TO RECO.NIZE THE REAL COLOR, (1ihar al>%nwar, Dol$ (B, p$ 9?B %ccording to the information in the hadith, Hazrat Mahdi6s (as face will sometimes be suntanned, bright and dark in color, and at others light, %rab in color, in other words a reddish white, and still bright$ HIS 5HAZRAT MAHDI%S (AS)6 FACE IS SOMETIMES LI.HT IN COLOR AND 3RI.HT AS .OLD AND SOMETIMES DAR- IN COLOR AND 3RI.HT LI-E THE MOON, (1ihar al>%nwar, Dol$ (B HIS 5HAZRAT MAHDI%S (AS)6 COMPLEJION IS =ERY 3RI.HT, (1ihar al> %nwar, Dol$ (B, p$ 9)B :Farsi translation; HAZRAT MAHDI%S (AS) HAIR IS 3LAC%ccording to accounts narrated by %bu %bdullah 5uaim Ibn Hammad from %bu Haffar ibn Muhammad ibn %li %l>1a,ir, Hazrat %li (as was asked of the characteristics of Hazrat Mahdi (as and he answered as follows3 THE LI.HT OF HIS 5HAZRAT MAHDI%S (AS)6 FACE RISES TO HIS HEAD AND THE 3LAC-NESS OF HIS HAIR, (Ibrahim 8uleymanoglu, Mehdilik ve Imamiye :Mahdism and Imamate;, p$ (EBQ I,dud Furar HE 5HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)6 HAS 3LAC- HAIR, (Mari/ bin <usuf =arami Hanbali, Fawaid Fawaid al>Fikr fil Mahdi al>Montazar THE LI.HT OF HIS 5HAZRAT MAHDI%S (AS)6 FACE SHINES LI-E DAY O=ER THE 3LAC-NESS OF HIS HAIR( 3EARD AND HEAD( AND .I=ES HIM .RANDE<R, (%l>I,ayli, %n>5a&mu6s>sa,ib fi 1ayan %nna6l Mahdi min %wladi %li b$ %bu 'alib %le6t>'amam wa al>0amal HAZRAT MAHDI%S (AS) HAIR IS THIC- AND STRI-IN.LY 3EA<TIF<L Hazrat Mahdi (as will attract people/s attention by the thickness and beauty of his hair, as well as by his bodily ma&esty and the loveliness of his face$ 'he hadiths reveal this feature of Hazrat Mahdi/s (as hair thus3 HE 5HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)6 HAS THIC- HAIR$$$ (1ihar al>%nwar, Dol$ (B %l>0irmani al>Fimash,i ((*(@ , a famous 8unni scholar, writes in his Akhbar al-Duwal3 >D HE 5HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)6 will be of medium height with a 3EA<TIF<L face and HAIR,,,? (%l>0irmani al>Fimash,i, %khbar al>Fuwal, p$ ((M > printed in (BP9 %H %bd al>Malik al>6Isami ((((( is a well>known historian residing in Mecca$ In his four> volume work of history known as Simt al-Nujum al'awali he says3 R$$$ HE 5HAZRAT

MAHDI (AS)6 IS A temperate YO<N. MAN WITH a 3EA<TIF<L face and HAIR, a fine nose and broad face$R (%bd al>Malik al>8hafi6i al>Makki al>6Isami, 8imt al>5u&um al6awali, Dol ), p$ (BPQ %bdullah 'uran, Hz$ Mehdi %leyhisselam :Hazrat Mahdi (as ;, %l>i 'aha #ress, p$ (EM HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) HAS A 3ROAD FACE 'he hadiths describe how Hazrat Mahdi/s (as whole body is very broad and splendid$ In parallel to these details provided about his body, the hadiths also say that Hazrat Mahdi/s (as a"e is als! 0r!adL $$$ HE 5HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)6 IS A temperate YO<N. MAN WITH a beautiful face and hair, a fine nose and 3ROAD FACE$ (%bd al>Malik al>8hafi6i al>Makki al>6Isami, 8imt al>5u&um al6awali, Dol ), p$ (BPQ %bdullah 'uran, Hz$ Mehdi %leyhisselam :Hazrat Mahdi (as ;, %l>i 'aha #ress, p$ (EM HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) HAS A CLEAR( WIDE 3ROW 'he hadiths state that Hazrat Mahdi/s (as whole body and face will be broad, and >1ill als! #ave a 1ide 0r!1,? %ll these details about his face and forehead show that, like the holy head of our #rophet (saas , Hazrat Mahdi/s (as head will also be large$ 8ome of the hadiths referring to the width of Hazrat Mahdi/s (as brow are as follows3 HE 5HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)6 is a ma&estic individual $$$ 1it# a 0r!ad 0r!1$ (I,dud Furar HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) has descended from me$ HIS 3ROW WILL 3E 3ROAD$ (8unan %bu Fawud, )9PE HE WILL HA=E A 3ROAD 3ROW D ('irmidhiQ %l>7udani, Ham6 al>FawaOid, Dol$ E, p$ B?E HE 5HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)6 IS 3ROAD OF 3ROW $$$ (%l>1arzan&i, %l>Isha6ah li> ashrat al>sa6ah HE 5HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)6 HAS A CLEAR 3ROW$ (Mari/ bin <usuf =arami Hanbali, Fawaid Fawaid al>Fikr fil Mahdi al>Montazar ALLAH WILL SEND A SON OF MY LINE 5HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)6( WITH A CLEAR 3ROW, who will fill Garth with &ustice and distribute goods and property in abundance$ (Ibn Ha&ar al>Haythami, %l>0awl al>Mukhtasar fi O%lamat al>Mahdi al> Muntadhar, p$ 9B Certain it is that ALLAH WILL SEND A PERSON 5HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)6 FROM MY LINE WITH A CLEAR 3ROW, (Mari/ bin <usuf =arami Hanbali, Fawaid Fawaid al>Fikr fil Mahdi al>Montazar, p$ (( HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) HAS A CLEAR 3ROW, ('his hadith is narrated in 8unan %bu Fawud and Mustadrak al>Hakim$ HIS 5HAZRAT MAHDI%S (AS)6,,, 3ROW IS WIDE, ('he hadith indicates that Hazrat Mahdi/s (as head will also be large$ (%l>Mutta,i al>Hindi, %l>1urhan fi %lamat al>Mahdi %khir az>Aaman, p$ 99

HAZRAT MAHDI%S (AS) FOREHEAD IS 3RI.HT 'he hadiths describe Hazrat Mahdi (as as having a very bright and beautiful skin, and as a reflection of this characteristic, his brow will also be bright and striking3 %bu 8a/id al>=hudri narrates from the Messenger of %llah (saas that he said, 2INDEED( ALMI.HTY ALLAH WILL RAISE FROM MY PRO.ENY AND AHL AL73AYT A MAN( WHO WO<LD ,,, HA=E A 3RI.HT FOREHEAD so that he may fill the earth with &ustice, welfare and economic e,uality$4 (I,dud Furar, p$ (*( HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) HAS A SLI.HT CONCA=ITY ON HIS FOREHEAD 'he hadith notes the presence of a small concavity on Hazrat Mahdi/s (as broad forehead3 HIS 5HAZRAT MAHDI%S (AS)6 hair is thick, his forehead is broad and THERE IS A SLI.HT CONCA=ITY ON HIS FOREHEAD, D (1ihar al>%nwar, Dol$ (B HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) HAS A MOLE ON HIS FOREHEAD %bu 1ashir says3 Imam Muhammad 1a,ir (as or Haffar 8adik (as said3 R'here are two signs of the 0aim :Hazrat Mahdi (as ;$ THERE WILL 3E A MOLE and a mark ON THE HEAD D? (8heikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim 5umani, al>Lhaybah al>5umani, p$ 9EB HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) HAS A MAR- (SCAR) ON HIS FOREHEAD "ther hadiths report that there will be 2A MAR-? on Hazrat Mahdi/s (as brow3 Humran bin %6ayan ,uotes Imam Muhammad 1a,ir (as that he said3 R$$$ HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) WILL HA=E A MAR- ON HIS FOREHEAD , and his face will be beautiful$$$R (8heikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim 5umani, al>Lhaybah al>5umani, pp$ 9E9> 9EB %bu 1ashir says3 Imam Muhammad 1a,ir (as or Haffar 8adik (as said3 R'here are two signs of the 0aim :Hazrat Mahdi (as ;$ 'here will be a mole and A MAR- ON THE HEAD 4 (8heikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim 5umani, al>Lhaybah al>5umani, p$ 9EB 'his mark on Hazrat Mahdi/s (as brow is probably % 8C%7$ In addition, the use of the word 2mark4 in the hadiths, instead of 2mole,4 suggests that the mark will be lighter in color than a mole$ HAZRAT MAHDI%S (AS) EYE3ROWS ARE C<R=ED "ne of the characteristics that will identify Hazrat Mahdi (as to people is that his eyebrows are curved3 HIS 5HAZRAT MAHDI%S (AS)6 EYE3ROWS ARE C<R=ED, (%l>1arzan&i, %l>

Isha6ah li>ashrat al>sa6ah, p$ (?B HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) HAS A DIP 3ETWEEN HIS EYE3ROWS In this hadith narrated from our #rophet (saas , it is said that Hazrat Mahdi (as .I-- H%DG % 5%'I7%- FI# (I5 'HG F"7M "F % 8I5L-G -I5G between his eyebrows3 HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) D WILL HA=E A SMALL DIP 3ETWEEN HIS EYE3ROWSD (1ihar al>%nwar, Dol$ (B, p$ 9)B :Farsi translation; HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) HAS SLANTED EYES %nother of the astonishing details about Hazrat Mahdi/s (as face provided in the hadiths is that he has slanted eyes3 Humran bin %6ayan says3 I asked Imam Muhammad 1akir (as 3 ,,, HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) WILL HA=E SLANTED EYES,,, (8heikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim 5umani, al> Lhaybah al>5umani, p$ 9E9 HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) HAS .REEN EYES Hadiths transmitted from our #rophet (saas provide important information about Hazrat Mahdi/s (as e+ternal appearance$ %ccording to hadiths concerning Hazrat Mahdi (as , he will have green eyes$ HE 5HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)6 IS A YO<N. MAN WITH .REEN EYESD (7eports coming in about the Mahdi, (5urul Gbsar 'he %hl %l>1ayt and the 'welve Imams, Chiefs of the 8aints and 8tories of the Imams of the 8chools ((9E* , 'ranslated by3 8aim Lungor, (#amuk #ublications, %pril 9**), Dol3 ?9P MM @B pp$ EPP>EP@ HAZRAT MAHDI%S (AS) NOSE IS HANDSOME AND THIN "ur #rophet (saas has informed us in the hadiths about the beauty of Hazrat Mahdi/s (as face$ "ne feature of the beauty of his face is that he has a small, fine and thin nose3 He 5HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)6 will have a broad brow, HIS NOSE WILL 3E THIN, ('irmidhiQ %l>7udani, Ham6 al>FawaOid, Dol$ E, p$ B?E HE 5HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)6IS SOMEONE WITH ,,, A SMALL NOSE ,,, (%l> 1arzan&i, %l>Isha6ah li>ashrat al>sa6ah, p$ (?B ,,, HE 5HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)6 IS A temperate YO<N. MAN WITH a beautiful face and hair, A FINE NOSE and broad face$ (%bd al>Malik al>8hafi6i al>Makki al>6Isami, 8imt al>5u&um al6awali, Dol ), p$ (BPQ %bdullah 'uran, Hz$ Mehdi %leyhisselam :Hazrat Mahdi (as ;, %l>i 'aha #ress, p$ (EM %ccording to %bu 8a/id al>=hudri/s (ra account, the Messenger of %llah (saas said3 RHAZRAT MAHDI (AS) is from my line$ He will have a clear brow and A FINE NOSE,,, (%hmad ibn Hanbal II>9@(, (((>(MQ 8unan %bu Fawud, 8amil #ress, ()N)*B> )*)

HIS 5HAZRAT MAHDI%S (AS)6 NOSE IS SMALL (1ihar al>%nwar, Dol$ (B %ccording to what Imam %bu <a/la and %l>Fiya6 al>Ma,disi narrate in al>Mukhtara from %bu 8a/id, the #rophet (saas said3 2'he Hudgment Fay will not take place until SOMEONE FROM MY AHL AL73AYT, with straight hair, a clear brow and A FLAWLESS NOSE fills the world, that was filled with oppression before him, with &ustice instead$4 (Muhammad ibn <usuf 8alihi, 8ubul al>huda wa>al>rashad fi sirat =hayr al>Ibad :al>8irah al>5abawiyah;, p$ 9*9 THERE IS A SLI.HT PROTR<SION ON THE CENTER OF HAZRAT MAHDI%S (AS) NOSE "ur #rophet (saas has reported that Hazrat Mahdi (as will have a slight protrusion on the center of his nose3 His :Hazrat Mahdi/s (as ; hair is thick, his forehead is broad and there is a slight concavity on his forehead$ HIS NOSE IS SMALL( AND THERE IS A =ERY SMALL PROTR<SION RI.HT ON THE 3RID.E, (1ihar al>%nwar, Dol$ (B THERE IS A MOLE ON HAZRAT MAHDI%S (AS) CHEE"ne of the very detailed pieces of information about Hazrat Mahdi/s (as face in the hadiths is that he will have a mole on his cheek$ It appears from the accounts that the mole on his cheek will resemble a pearl and be as bright as a star, in other words very light in color3 THERE IS A MAR- ON HIS 5HAZRAT MAHDI%S (AS)6 CHEE-( REMINISCENT OF A PEARL( ILL<MINATIN. HIS FACE LI-E A STAR, (%l>1arzan&i, %l>Isha6ah li>ashrat al>sa6ah Hazrat Mahdi (as has a thick beard, bright front teeth, A MOLE ON HIS FACE, and a broad forehead$ (Mari/ bin <usuf =arami Hanbali, Fawaid Fawaid al>Fikr fil Mahdi al> Montazar HE 5HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)6 WILL HA=E A MOLE ON HIS FACE $ (Ibn Ha&ar al> Haythami, %l>0awl al>Mukhtasar fi O%lamat al>Mahdi al>Muntadhar, p$ )( THERE IS A MOLE ON HIS 5HAZRAT MAHDI%S (AS)6 FACE$ (%l>Mutta,i al> Hindi, %l>1urhan fi %lamat al>Mahdi %khir az>Aaman, p$ 9B 'he presence on Hazrat Mahdi/s (as cheek of A SI.N ENLI.HTENIN. the face LI-E A STAR( REMINISCENT OF A PEARL has been reported in the hadiths$ 5ot only the word >+!le? is used for this feature of Hazrat Mahdi (as , as all the features of this mole have been described$ 'erms such as >re+i)is"e)t ! a pearl(? >li4e a star? and >ill'+i)ati)*? provide great detail about its shape and color$ %ll this information shows that THIS MOLE IS THE COLOR OF S-IN and not dark$ THE MOLE ON HAZRAT MAHDI%S (AS) CHEE- PROTR<DES FROM IT It is also reported in the hadiths that the mole on Hazrat Mahdi/s (as cheek protrudes from it3 His :Hazrat Mahdi/s (as ; hair is thick, his forehead is broad and there is a slight concavity on his forehead$ His nose is small, and there is a very small protrusion right on

the bridge$ A SMALL MOLE PROTR<DES ON HIS CHEE-, (1ihar al>%nwar, Dol$ (B THE MOLE ON HAZRAT MAHDICS (AS) CHEE- RESEM3LES THAT OF THE PROPHET MOSES (AS) 'he hadith notes that the #rophet Moses (as had a similar mole on his cheek to the light> colored one on the cheek of Hazrat Mahdi (as $ Hazrat Mahdi (as descended from our #rophet (saas and comes from the same line as all the prophets$ %llah has used this blood bond to create similarities between the other prophets and Hazrat Mahdi (as $ 'he similarity between the moles on the face of Hazrat Mahdi (as and that of the #rophet Moses (as is described thus in the hadiths3 AS WITH THE PROPHET MOSES (AS)( THE MOLE ON HIS 5HAZRAT MAHDI%S (AS)6 CHEE- WILL PROTR<DE SLI.HTLY AND 3E 3RI.HT LI-E A STAR, D (1ihar al>%nwar, Dol$ (B, p$ 9)B :Farsi translation; HAZRAT MAHDI%S (AS) 3EARD IS 3LAC%nother piece of information that identifies Hazrat Mahdi/s (as face is that, like his hair, his beard is black3 $$$ He 5HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)6 has black hair$ HIS 3EARD IS 3LAC-, (Mari/ bin <usuf =arami Hanbali, Fawaid Fawaid al>Fikr fil Mahdi al>Montazar HAZRAT MAHDI%S (AS) 3EARD IS COPIO<S AND THICHazrat Mahdi/s (as beard is strikingly attractive and thick3 HIS 5HAZRAT MAHDI%S (AS)6 3EARD IS THIC-, (%l>1arzan&i, %l>Isha6ah li>ashrat al>sa6ah, p$ (?B ,,, THE LI.HT OF HIS 5HAZRAT MAHDI%S (AS)6 FACE SHINES LI-E DAY O=ER THE 3LAC-NESS OF HIS hair, 3EARD and head, AND .I=ES HIM .RANDE<R, (%l>I,ayli, %n>5a&mu6s>sa,ib fi 1ayan %nna6l Mahdi min %wladi %li b$ %bu 'alib %le6t>'amam wa al>0amal HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) HAS A THIC- 3EARD,,, (Mari/ bin <usuf =arami Hanbali, Fawaid Fawaid al>Fikr fil Mahdi al>Montazar HIS 5HAZRAT MAHDI%S (AS)6 3EARD WILL 3E COPIO<S AND THIC-, (Ibn Ha&ar al>Haythami, %l>0awl al>Mukhtasar fi O%lamat al>Mahdi al>Muntadhar, p$ 9B HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) HAS A LI.HT 3EARD( THIN AT THE SIDES AND LON. AT THE FRONT "ne of the details our #rophet (saas supplies about Hazrat Mahdi/s (as appearance is to do with his beard$ "ur #rophet (saas has said in several hadiths that Hazrat Mahdi (as will be bearded, and in this hadith he provides detail about the shape of that beard$ He says that the te+ture of his beard will be light, and that the sides will be thin down the cheeks while the

lower part is long$ HE 5HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)6 IS A YO<N. MAN D 3EARDLESS TOWARD THE RI.HT CHEE-, (7eports coming in about the Mahdi, (5urul Gbsar 'he %hl %l>1ayt and the 'welve Imams, Chiefs of the 8aints and 8tories of the Imams of the 8chools ((9E* , 'ranslated by3 8aim Lungor, (#amuk #ublications, %pril 9**), Dol3 ?9P MM @B pp$ EPP>EP@ 5HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)6 IS A MAN ,,, MACTH<M (WITH A LI.HT C<T 3EARD) AND -AWSEB (WITH A 3EARD FEWER IN THE SIDES( LON. AT THE FRONT) ,,, (%l>Fatawa al>Hadithiyyah, %bul %bbas 8hahabuddin %hmad Ibn Ha&ar al>Haytami, )( .ith the term >+a"t#'+(? meaning >3EARD LON.ER WHEN COMPARED TO THE SIDES 3<T SHAPED(@ the shape of Hazrat Mahdi/s (as beard is understood and with the term >4a1seM? it is understood that >HIS 3EARD IS THIN DOWN THE SIDES AND ALSO THIN TEJT<RED,? %t the same time with the term >4a1seM? mentioned in the hadith, it is understood that >Ha$rat Ma#di%s (as) 0eard 1ill )!t 0e 1it# "!arse t!'*# #air? but >1it# t#i) #air? &ust like our #rophet/s (saas $ HAZRAT MAHDICS (AS) TEETH ARE =ERY 3RI.HT "ne of the distinguishing features of our #rophet (saas was the brightness of his teeth3 THE MESSEN.ER OF ALLAH (SAAS) was very handsome and attractive$ His holy face shone like the full moon on the fourteenth of the month HIS TEETH 5WERE6 AS 3RI.HT AS PEARLSD (%l>7udani, Ham6 al>FawaOid, Dol$ E, p$ B( 'he hadiths note the brightness of Hazrat Mahdi/s (as teeth, like those of our #rophet (saas 3 HAZRAT MAHDI%S (AS) TEETH ARE 3RI.HTD (Halaluddin as>8uyuti, =Syamet alametleri, "lum ve Firilis :#ortents of the Hudgment Fay, Feath and 7esurrection;, p$ (M) In another hadith, Hazrat %li (as again mentions about Imam Mahdi (as in the following words3 $$$ HIS FRONT TEETH ARE 3RI.HT $$$$ (<anabee/>al>Mawadda, p$ )9B HIS 5HAZRAT MAHDI%S (AS)6 TEETH WILL 3E 3RI.HT$ (5uOaym ibn Hammad, E9aQ Ibn Ha&ar al>Haythami, %l>0awl al>Mukhtasar fi O%lamat al>Mahdi al>Muntadhar, p$ )( HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) has a thick beard, 3RI.HT FRONT TEETH (Mari/ bin <usuf =arami Hanbali, Fawaid Fawaid al>Fikr fil Mahdi al>Montazar ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, CHAPTER = DISTIN.<ISHIN. FEAT<RES ON HAZRAT MAHDI%S (AS) 3ODY( DESCRI3ED IN ASTONISHIN. DETAIL

THERE ARE TWO MOLES ON HAZRAT MAHDI%S (AS) 3ODY( 3OTH THE SAME COLOR AS THOSE OF O<R PROPHET (SAAS) "ther information about Hazrat Mahdi (as imparted by our #rophet (saas is that he will have two separate moles, both the same color as those of the #rophet (saas 3 His Gminence, %bu Ha/far, Imam Muhammad 1a,ir (as through his forefathers has narrated from the chief of %hl al>1ayt, His Gminence, Commander of the 1elievers (as that His Gminence proclaimed from the pulpit, >IN THE LAST A.E A MAN FROM MY PRO.ENY 5HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)6 WO<LD RISE,,, AND HE WO<LD HA=E TWO 3EA<TY SPOTS THE COLOR OF THE PROPHET, HE SHALL RISE <P,? (%llama 1a,ir 8harif al>0urashi, 'he -ife of Imam al>Mahdi (as , p$ )M HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) HAS THE >SEAL OF THE PROPHETHOOD? ON HIS SHO<LDER 'hose accounts that describe the appearance of our #rophet (saas speak of a sign on his back, between his shoulders$ In Islamic reference sources and accounts, this sign between the #rophet/s (saas shoulders is known as 2the 8eal of #rophethood$4 It is related by al>Mustadrak from .ahb ibn Munabbih (ra that other prophets have had a mark of prophethood similar to that of our #rophet (saas , but that his is different3 %llah has sent no prophet without his having the mole (mark of prophethood on his right hand$ 1ut our #rophet Muhammad (saas represents an e+ception$ 3ECA<SE HIS MAR- OF PROPHETHOOD IS 3ETWEEN HIS SHO<LDER 3LADES (NOT ON HIS RI.HT HAND), .hen our #rophet (saas was asked about this, he said3 @THIS MAR- 3ETWEEN MY SHO<LDER 3LADES is li4e t#at ! t#e pr!p#ets 0e !re +e 4 (From the translation of at>'irmidhi/s 8hamail 8harif, #rof$ Fr$ %li <ardim, #eygamberimizin 8emaili :8hamail ar>7asul;, Famla #ress, Brd Gdition, Istanbul, (@@P, p$ MB 8ome of the accounts describing our #rophet/s (saas mark of prophethood are as follows3 Habir ibn 8amurah (ra relates3 >I SAW THE SEAL OF PROPHETHOOD 3ETWEEN THE MESSEN.ER OF ALLAH%S (SAAS) SHO<LDER 3LADES,? (%t>'irmidhi, Imam %bu OIsa Muhammed ibn OIsa 'irmidhi, 8hamail 8harif, Dol$ (, Hilal #ress, %nkara, (@M?, p$ B? %bu al>8aib bin <azid relates3 @MY EYE SAW THE SEAL OF THE PROPHET (SAAS) 3ETWEEN HIS SHO<LDERS,@ (8unan at>'irmidhi, ?3(9? Ibrahim bin Muhammad, one of the grandsons of Hazrat %li, relates3 2In describing the characteristics of our #rophet (saas , my grandfather Hazrat %li would relate all the hadiths about the physical appearance of the Messenger of %llah (saas at length and say3 JTHERE WAS THE SEAL OF PROPHETHOOD 3ETWEEN HIS SHO<LDER 3LADES, A)d #e is t#e last ! t#e pr!p#ets $/4 (%t>'irmidhi, Imam %bu OIsa Muhammed ibn OIsa 'irmidhi, 8hamail 8harif, Dol ($ Hilal #ress, %nkara, (@M?, p$ BP .e are also told in the hadiths that, like the #rophet Muhammad (saas , Hazrat Mahdi (as will have this clear sign, the @seal ! pr!p#et#!!dL@ HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) WILL HA=E THE SI.N OF PROPHETHOOD ON HIS SHO<LDER AS THE PROPHET (SAAS) DID, (Ibn Ha&ar al>Haythami, %l>0awl al>

Mukhtasar fi O%lamat al>Mahdi al>Muntadhar, p$ )( THE SI.N OF THE PROPHET (SAAS) IS ON HIS 5HAZRAT MAHDI%S (AS)6 SHO<LDER, (%l>1arzan&i, %l>Isha6ah li>ashrat al>sa6ah, p$ (?EQ %l>Mutta,i al>Hindi, %l>1urhan fi %lamat al>Mahdi %khir az>Aaman, p$ 9B THE MAR- OF THE PROPHET (SAAS) IS ON HIS 5HAZRAT MAHDI%S (AS)6 SHO<LDER, (%l>1arzan&i, %l>Isha6ah li>ashrat al>sa6ah, p$ (?B THE SEAL IS DAR- IN COLOR and CO=ERS THE S<RFACE$ In addition, this mark on Hazrat Mahdi/s (as back is fully described in terms of location by giving a certain measure$ 'he way the hadiths described Hazrat Mahdi (as as having the seal of prophethood of our #rophet (saas on his shoulder s#!1s t#at Ha$rat Ma#di (as) 1ill als! #ave >A DAR-( WIDE MAR- AT THE LE=EL OF THE HEART ON HIS LEFT SHO<LDER 3LADE,? HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) HAS ANOTHER MOLE SHAPED LI-E A LEAF ON HIS SHO<LDER 3LADE %nother hadith refers to a second mark on Hazrat Mahdi/s (as back3 %bu 1ashir says3 Imam Muhammad 1a,ir (as or Haffar 8adik (as said3 2 ,,, THERE IS A LEAF 3ELOW AND TO THE LEFT OF HIS 5HAZRAT MAHDI%S (AS)6 LEFT SHO<LDER 3LADE( B<ST LI-E THE LEAF OF THE MYRTLE,? (8heikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim 5umani, al>Lhaybah al>5umani, p$ 9EB 'he hadith provides detailed information about the location of this mole on the back of Hazrat Mahdi (as 3 that it is 3ETWEEN HIS SHO<LDER 3LADESE3ELOW AND TO THE LEFT OF HIS LEFT SHO<LDER, %nd this mark is described as resembling >A MYRTLE LEAF,? 'he comparison with a >LEAF? #ere s'**ests t#at >t#e +!le 1ill rese+0le a tree lea 1it# disti)"t ed*es a)d raised a0!ve t#e level ! t#e s4i)? a)d t#at >it 1ill 0e t#e "!l!r ! a aded lea ? i) !t#er 1!rds a &ell!1is# !r s4i) t!)e, HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) HAS A 3LAC- MAR- ON HIS RI.HT LE. In one hadith our #rophet (saas says >Ha$rat Ma#di (as) 1ill #ave a 3LAC- MAR- !) #is RI.HT le*,? In the hadith, our #rophet (saas does not &ust speak of a mark, but provides distinctive detail, saying it will be 3LAC- and on his RI.HT LE.3 5HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)6 WILL HA=E A 3LAC- MAR- ON HIS RI.HT LE., (8heikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim 5umani, al>Lhaybah al>5umani, p$ 9E( HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) HAS A MOLE ON HIS RI.HT THI.H In another hadith, Hazrat %li (as again mentions about Imam Mahdi (as in the following words3 2He shall have A MOLE ON HIS RI.HT THI.H $4 (<anabee/>al>Mawadda, p$ )9B

,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, CHAPTER =I CONCL<SIONL HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) WILL COME IN THIS CENT<RY AND ALL PEOPLE WILL -NOW HIM FROM THE SI.NS IN THE HADITHS 'he information about Hazrat Mahdi (as in the hadiths is highly detailed$ "ur #rophet (saas provides no such detailed description of anyone else in the hadiths$ 'he fact that such detailed information about Hazrat Mahdi/s (as physical appearance is provided, as well as about his life, is a most important sign for Muslims awaiting Hazrat Mahdi (as with great love and wishing to recognize him, and also a most e+citing blessing$ 'he fact that the hadiths tell us that, > > Hazrat Mahdi (as will assume the spiritual leadership of all Muslims, 'hat he will be instrumental in uniting the whole Islamic world,

> 'hat he will cause Islamic morality to rule the world by neutralizing all ideologies based on irreligion, > 'hat he will come together with the #rophet Hesus (as and act as his imam in the prayers, > > 'hat he will be instrumental in the whole Christian world converting to Islam and 'hat he will intellectually neutralize the da&&al together with the #rophet Hesus (as ,

%s well as giving us all the other signs and the details of his physical appearance, will leave no doubt as to Hazrat Mahdi/s (as identity when, by %llah/s leave, he finally appears$ (%llah knows the truth$ In the wake of that, and under the leadership of the #rophet Hesus (as and Hazrat Mahdi (as , the whole world will attain the peace, calm and happiness that has been so longed for ever since the %ge of 1liss$ %nd the Lolden %ge in which all these &oys come about will take place, insha/%llah, in the century in which we are living $$$ 'here are many verses in the 0ur/an indicating the end times and that the moral values of the 0ur/an will prevail across the world$ In 8urat as>8aff, our -ord reveals that the believers will certainly succeed3 T#e& desire t! e/ti)*'is# Alla#Cs li*#t 1it# t#eir +!'t#s( 0't Alla# 1ill per e"t His li*#t( t#!'*# t#e ')0elievers #ate it, It is He W#! se)t His Messe)*er 1it# *'ida)"e a)d t#e Reli*i!) ! Tr't# t! e/alt it !ver ever& !t#er reli*i!)( t#!'*# t#e ass!"iaters #ate it, (S'rat as7Sa ( N7O)