THE TIME WHEN AL MAHDI WILL EMERGE
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from Enes Malik; the Messenger of Allah
(saas) said:
“The life of the world will be seven
days in the days of the Hereafter. Allah,
the Exalted, said, “One day is like
a thousand year in the sight of your Lord.”
From Enes b. Malik; the Messenger of Allah
(saas) said:
“For the one who meets a need of a
co-religionist on the way to Allah, Allah,
the Mighty, the Glorified, rewards him merits
during the seven-thousand-year life of this
world as if he had spent his days fasting
and nights worshipping.
Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir al-Zaman,
88
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The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, used similes while telling about the matters
relating to the past, future and the life in the Hereafter.
The purpose of “7 thousand years”
is not that the real life of the world is 7 thousand years.
At that time, the narrations relating to “7 thousand
years” may be based on an important event in the history
of mankind such as a beginning of a calendar, for example,
based on the time when people adopted settled-life and re-beginning
of life on earth with a clear direction after the Flood. In
other words, as if the history of mankind had been considered
to have almost restarted as from that date, the years might
have started increasing from zero.
Some doctors of Muslim Theology named the
period after Noah, praise and peace be upon him, as the re-beginning
of the history of mankind in the World. Just as the Christians
assume that an important event occurred 2000 years ago pertaining
to the Christian era, and determine the time by saying before
and after that time regarding it as a beginning, it may indicate
a calendar 7 thousand years before and after a specific point
in time in the history of mankind to determine the time. In
other words, if the life of the world were 7 thousand years,
and if one said that we are living on this or that date, then
a specific timing is being made. Imam Rabbani reported the
following narration in ‘Mektubat’:
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124 thousand prophets have come and gone.
Mektubat-i
Rabbani, 1/354
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As from Adam, total of 124 thousand prophets had passed until
our Prophet Muhammad (saas). According to another narration,
Imam-i Rabbani said:
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time when “1000 years” have
passed is the time when a prophet highest
in rank comes in the past communities…
Mektubat-i
Rabbani, 1/495
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Normally, there came a prophet every 100 years
and a prophet highest in rank came every 1000 years.
If we assume that one prophet came every 100
years, as from Adam (as), until our Prophet Muhammad (saas)
total of:
124.000 x 100 = 12.400.000 (Twelve million four
hundred thousand) years should have passed.
Therefore, by saying ‘7 thousand
years’, our Prophet (saas) did not mean the real life
of the world but the beginning of an important event in the
history of mankind. (Allahualem)
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| Ahmet
Ibni Hanbel’s narration:
Five thousand six hundred years have passed
on earth.
Al-Burhan
fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir al-Zaman, 89
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We have seen that the hadiths mentioned above
indicated that the life of the world is 7 thousand years.
Here, it is indicated that 5 thousand 600 years had passed
until our Prophet (praise and peace be upon him). According
to the above narration, the life of the People is until the
year 1400 according to the Muslim Calendar. (7000-5600=1400)
(Allah knows the best)
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from Abdullah (r.a.): The Messenger of Allah
(saas) said: “A man whose name is
like my name from the Family of my House
will govern…
Even if there remained only one day left
in the world, Allah, the Exalted, will prolong
that day until he governs.
Tirmizi
As narrated from Ali (peace be upon him),
the Messenger of Allah (praise and peace
be upon him) said:
“Even if there only remains but one
day left in the world, Allah, the Exalted,
will send a man from the Family of my House.”
Ebu Davud
Ibn-i Mace and Ebu Naim narrated from Abu
Hureyre; the Messenger of Allah (saas) said:
“If it were the last day of life,
Allah will prolong that day until He sends
a man from the Family of my House.”
Kitab-ul
Burhan Fi Alameti-il Mehdiyy-il Muntazar,
10
El-Kavlu-l Muhtasar Fi Alamatil Mehdiyy-il
Muntazar, 27
Olum-Kiyamet -Ahiret ve Ahir Zaman Alametleri
(Death, Judgment Day and Resurrection),
p. 437
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As far as we understand from the narrations
and conditions above, the year 1400 according to the Muslim
Calendar is also the year when Al Mahdi will emerge. Even
if there only remains 1 day(!) to the year 1400 according
to the Muslim Calendar, the Judgment Day will be delayed to
let Al Mahdi perform his mission. (Allah knows the best)
There is a narration correctly conveyed
from Ibni Abbas; He said that, ”The life of the Earth
is seven days, one day is like a thousand years and the Messenger
of Allah (saas) was sent by the end of it.”
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| Narrated
from Dakkak b. Zeyd-u Cuheni:
I told a dream I had had to the Messenger
of Allah (praise and peace be upon him).
Our Prophet (praise and peace be upon him)
was on the top step of a seven-step pulpit.
He said, “The seven-step pulpit represents
the 7 thousand years that is the life of
the world. And I will be in the last thousand
of it.”
Al-Burhan
fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir al-Zaman, 89
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As far as we understand from the narrations above,
the life of the people is until the year 1400 according to
the Muslim Calendar. In the year 1400 according to the Muslim
Calendar, that 1 day (that equals to one thousand years) will
have ended. Whereas, the people were waiting for Al Mahdi
(as) to emerge on that day. Then, that one day (of thousand
years) will be prolonged to allow Al Mahdi (a.r.) to perform
his mission.
Imam Rabbani reported that Al Mahdi would come
in the second thousand years after 1000 (one thousand) years
had passed upon the death of our Prophet (saas).
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what is expected is that; after one thousand
years have passed, this hidden state will
be renewed. He will be given superiority
to find water… Thus, the essential
virtues will befall and cover his abasement.
And let Al Mahdi come.
May Allah be pleased with him.
Mektubat-i Rabbani, 1/569
The Islamic Law’s strengthening merits,
its renewing the people will be in this
second thousand. The evidence for the truth
of this proposition is that Jesus (as) and
Al Mahdi (as.) will exist in that thousand.
The ones who are from the community of the
Messenger of Allah (saas) are highly dignified.
In other words, it does not matter if the
number of them is too low after one thousand
years have passed upon the death of the
Messenger of Allah (saas). The reason why
they are so dignified is that, the reinforcement
of the Islamic Law will be complete. And
the reason why Al Mahdi will come after
one thousand years have passed is this.
His blessed coming was heralded by the last
Messenger of Allah (saas). Also Jesus (as)
will descend after one thousand years have
passed.
Mektubat-i Rabbani 1/440
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The second thousand years starts after one thousand years
have passed upon the death of our Prophet (saas). According
to the explanations of Imam-i Rabbani, Al Mahdi (a.r.) will
come within the second thousand years. The most suitable time
for that is between 1400-1600. These years are the middle
of the second thousand years. Between 1400 and 1500 (according
to the Muslim Calendar) Islam’s domination will be expected
and between 1500 and 1600 corruption and the Judgment Day
will be expected.
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life of the people will exceed 1000 years,
but not exceed 1500 years.
Signs of the
Judgment Day, 299
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Beddiuzaman Said Nursi quoted from Celaleddin
Suyuti’s book titled “El-Kesfu Fi Mucazeveti Hazin
el-Ummeti El Elfe Ellezi Dellet Aleyh el-Asar" that the
life of the people would be until the year 1506.
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first sentence indicates with the figure
one thousand five hundred (1500) the final
times of a group of fighters of Islam in
the end of time; and the second sentence
indicates with the figure one thousand five
hundred and six (1506) the date of the victorious
fighting for Islam.
(…) it implies that it will continue
apparently and evidently and perhaps victoriously
until this date (i.e. 1506)"
Sikke-i
Tasdik-i Gaybi, 46
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Some doctors of Muslim theology, including Imam
Suyuti (as.), say that the life of the people will continue
until the year 1500 (according to the Muslim Calendar) and
that then corruption will start (Allah knows the best).
According to the hadiths, Al Mahdi (as) will
live 40 years after emerging. And in the hadiths regarding
Jesus (as), he will stay on earth for about 40-45 years. Al
Mahdi (as) and Jesus (as) will live together in some portion
of that period of time, and it is about 7-10 years. According
to the above information, after the death of Al Mahdi (as)
and Jesus (as), the year will be around 1475-1480. For 20-25
years as from these years to 1500, the people will try to
maintain the situation.
The following narration informs that Al
Mahdi will emerge by the beginning of the century:
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he (Al Mahdi) will come by the beginnings
of centuries.
Mektubat-i
Rabbani
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As explained above, according to the narration of Imam Suyuti,
the life of the Muslims will not exceed 1500 (one thousand
five hundred) years. Only one beginning of a century has remained
to the year 1500: that is the beginning of the 1400s according
to the Muslim Calendar.
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Messenger of Allah (saas) said:
“The Day of Judgment will not come
unless one hundred years through which Allah
is not worshipped have passed on earth.”
Al-Burhan
fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir al-Zaman, 92
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After a prosperous century has passed upon
the signs mentioned in the above narrations, and after a period
of approximately a hundred years during which cruelty and
blasphemy will dominate, the Judgment Day will be expected.
The calculation done will only be verified
if Al Mahdi emerges by the beginning of the 14th century according
to the Muslim Calendar. Since the life of the people will
not exceed the year 1500 according to the Muslim Calendar,
Al Mahdi should come by the beginning of 1400s according to
the Muslim Calendar.
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