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Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) is a Descendant of the
Prophet Abraham (pbuh)

According to reliable reports handed on from our Prophet (mayAllah bless

him and grant him peace), "The Prophet Jesus (pbuh) will perform the
prayer behind Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)." (Al-Qawl Al-Mukhtasar Fi ala-
mat Al-Mahdi Al-Muntazar, p. 24.)

This report appears as follows in other hadiths:
The Prophet Jesus (pbuh) will appear from the sky and accept his sovereign-
ty. Peoplewill say to the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) "Lead the prayer,"
but hewill respond, "The ameer is among you." He will say, "This is
a gift of Allah to the community of Muhammad."(Al-Qawl Al-Mukhtasar
Fi alamat Al-Mahdi Al-Muntazar, p. 24.)
When Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) is performing the morning prayer with the
faithful at the Baytal-Maqdis, the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) will appear, and the
Prophet Jesus (pbuh) will place his handsonhis shoulder and say,
"Thecall to the prayer has been issuedfor you, so you must lead it,"
and finallyHazrat Mahdi (pbuh) will lead the Prophet Jesus (pbuh)
and the faithful in prayer. (Al-Qawl Al-Mukhtasar Fi alamat Al-Mahdi
Al-Muntazar, p. 25.)
It is also revealed in authentic hadiths of our Prophet (may Allah
bless him and grant him peace) that the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) and Hazrat
Mahdi (pbuh) will appear at the same time and struggle together to
spread Islamic moral values over the world. These facts, which appear in
several authentic hadiths, show that the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) and Hazrat
Mahdi (pbuh) will meet in the End Times, and will carry on their intel-
lectual struggle together.
As mentioned above, the Messiah (Mashiach) awaited by the Jews, on
the other hand, is in fact Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh). In Judaic texts, the term
"Messiah" in a general way can also be used to refer to kings, high priests
and even a foreign king, so that the meaning is those "anointed to serve
and close to God." However, the specific Messiah awaited by the Jews is
an envoy, a religious leader who will be sent by Allah in the End Times,
bring the world under his dominion and, by the will of Allah, turn people
towards His path. And this description fits Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) in Islam.

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