Page 172 - The Glad Tidings of the Messiah

170 The Glad Tidings of the Messiah (pbuh)

Our Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him

peace) Announced the Good News of the Prophet
Jesus' (pbuh) Return

By the One in Whose hand is my self, definitely the son of Mary will
soon descend among you as a just judge. He will break the cross
[annul the worship of the cross], kill the pig [he will eliminate the
superstitious beliefs included in the Christianity during latter peri-
ods], and abolish the jizya (a head tax on free non-Muslims living
under Muslim rule). (Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim)

No Prophet shall come during the period between me and the
Prophet Jesus (pbuh). And the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) shall descend.
Recognize him when you see him. He is a man of medium height and
of a ruddy, fair complexion. He will be dressed in two pieces of a yel-
low garment. The hair on his head will appear as if water is trickling
out of it, although his hair would not be wet. He will struggle for the
cause of Islam… And the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) will make the dajjal
ineffective. He will live on this Earth for a period of forty years, and
at the end of this period he will pass away. The Muslims will offer
the funeral prayers of Jesus. (Abu Dawud)
Certainly, the time of prayer will come and then Jesus (pbuh), son of
Mary, descend and will lead them in prayer. When the enemy of
Allah see him, he will (disappear) just as salt dissolves in water.
(Sahih Muslim)
The world will be placed beneath his feet … His eyes will see the dis-
tance too … He will see the unbelievers' castles and villages… (Al-
Barzanji, Al-Isha'ah li-ashrat al-sa'ah, p. 244)

When their [believers'] Imam would come forward to lead them in