VARIOUS HADITHS REVEAL THAT THE QUR'AN REFERS
TO THE MAHDI
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will rule Earth, just like Dhu'l-Qarnayn
and Sulayman.
(Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar
fi `Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntazar, p. 29)
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This hadith indicates that we should examine the
stories of the prophets Dhu'l-Qarnayn and Solomon in the Qur'an
as being linked to the subject of the Mahdi.
The following hadiths reveal that there are important
references to the final times in the stories of Kahf and Talut.
Our Prophet (saas) could have set out his hadiths regarding
the final times and the Mahdi in any number of different ways.
As can be seen from these examples, however, the way that
he specially relates them in a manner linked to stories from
the Qur'an represents strong evidence for our interpretation
of the subject. Our Prophet (saas) says:
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Companions of the Cave (Ahl al-Kahf) will
be the Mahdi's helpers. (Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi,
Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir al-zaman,
p. 59)
The number of the Mahdi's helpers
will be as many as those who crossed the
river with Talut. (Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi,
Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir al-zaman,
p. 57) |
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Looked at in this light, it can be seen that that
there are many verses in the Qur'an that indicate the existence
of a time when the morality of Islam will come to rule the
world.
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