Page 116 - Portents and Features of the Mahdi's Comingl

PORTENTS AND FEATURES OF THE MAHDI'S COMING

A voice will say from the skies: "The truth is in Al-i
Muhammad," and a voice will say from Earth: "The truth
belongs to the Al-i Isa and Abbas."
(Al-Suyuti, Portents of the Mahdi, p. 33)
When inno cent peo ple are killed and his broth er is killed
in Makkah, a voice will cry out from the skies: "This is
your com mand. This is the Mahdi, who will fill the world
with jus tice."
(Ibid., p. 35)
Widespread strife that seems unlike ly to ever end will
arise and last until the cry "The Mahdi is the lead er, that
is the truth" is heard three times from the skies.
(Al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar, p. 55)

The had iths state that a voice from the sky will
announce the Mahdi's appear ance. In other words, peo -
ple will learn of this event through radio and tel e vi sion.
This voice will reach every one, in both the east and the
west. Indeed, every soci e ty will hear this voice in its
own lan guage:

A loud voice will come from the skies to the peo ple of
Earth, in such a way that every one will hear it in his/her
own lan guage.
(Al-Suyuti, Portents of the Mahdi, p. 37)

114