Page 59 - Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) is a Descendant of the Prophet Abraham (pbuh)

Belief in the coming of Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)—
Mashiach (Messiah) as Jews call him—is one of Judaism's
fundamental beliefs. Ever since the 12 th century, the Jews
have regarded Rabbi Maimonides (or in Arabic, Ibn Maimun) as one of
the greatest scholars of the Torah. Maimonides stated that of the 13 th fun-
damental principles of Judaism, the 12 th was "to believe in the coming of the
Messiah [Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)]." According to these principles, Jewish belief
regarding Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) is set out as follows: "I sincerely believe in the
coming of the Messiah [Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)], and even if his coming is delayed, I
await his coming every day."
The Mishnah, the authorized explanation of the Judaic scriptures, de-
scribes the position of those who deny the coming of the Messiah—that is,
of Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh):
Whoever does not believe in him, or does not await his coming, denies not
only [the statements of] the other Prophets, but also [those of] the Torah and
of Moshe (Moses [pbuh]), our teacher... (Maimonides, Mishnah Torah,
Laws of Kings 11:1)

In addition, the Shmoneh Esrei prayer, which Jews perform three times
every day, also includes the prayer for the coming of Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) to
be close at hand. They recite this prayer in the expectation of Hazrat Mahdi
(pbuh), for the restoration of justice as a requirement of religious moral values,
for immorality, sin and evil to come to an end, and for the truth to prevail.This
section contains those parts of the Torah that concern Hazrat
Mahdi (pbuh) and that agree with the verses of the
Qur'an and the hadiths of our Prophet (may
Allah bless him and grant him peace).