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PORTENTS AND FEATURES OF THE MAHDI'S COMING
WHERE THE MAHDI WILL BE RECOGNIZED

Then the cal i phate will pass to the Mahdi, the most aus -
pi cious of men, as he sits at home.
(Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi, p. 26)
In Makkah, they will find him at the Rukun and will say:
"If you do not accept our oaths of alle giance, if you do
not pro tect us from the army of the Sufyan that is
search ing for us and led by one from Haddam, then let
our sins be upon you and our blood on your hands." At
this, the Mahdi will sit between the Rukun and the
Maqam and hold out his hand to accept their oath of
alle giance.
(Al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar, pp. 39-40)
The oath of alle giance will be taken to him between the
Rukun and the Maqam. The Mahdi will be so mer ci ful
that in his time nobody will be woken out of sleep and
nobod y's nose will bleed.
(Ibid., p. 42)

THE MAHDI'S NAME
O People, it is cer tain that Allah has for bid den to you
the oppress ors, the hyp o crites and those who abide by
them, and has made the Mahdi, the most aus pi cious of
Muhammad's com mu ni ty, and who is in Makkah and

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