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PORTENTS AND FEATURES OF THE MAHDI'S COMING

will be among his assist ants. By the will of Allah, angels
will help him.
The Qur'an reveals that angels assist true believ ers.
For exam ple, Allah sup port ed our Prophet (saas) and
the com mu ni ty of believ ers with angels:
... and when your Lord revealed to the angels: "I am
with you, so make those who believe firm." (Surat al-
Anfal, 12)
... and when you asked the believ ers: "Is it not
enough for you that your Lord rein forced you with
three thou sand angels, sent down?" (Surah Al ‘Imran,
124)

HOW SOME PEOPLE PREPARE THE WAY FOR
THE MAHDI
Some peo ple will come from the east and pre pare the
Mahdi's sul tan ate.
(Al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar, p. 21)
A com mu ni ty will emerge from the east and assist the
Mahdi's sul tan ate.
(Al-Suyuti, Portents of the Mahdi, p. 60)
They will descend to Jerusalem and pre pare the sul tan -
ate for the Mahdi .
(Ibid., p. 47)

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