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HARUN YAHYA - ADNAN OKTAR

rais ing their heads. Various polit i cal dif fi cul ties were
expe ri enced in 1997. In 1999, the earth quakes in the
Marmara region and all across Turkey led to the great -
est loss of life and prop er ty.

THE MAHDI'S WISDOM AND POWER OF
COMPREHENSION
The had iths reveal that Allah has bestowed a spe -
cial power upon the Mahdi:
He is called the Mahdi because he has a secret power
that can not be known by any one.
(Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi)

Ibn al-Arabi lists nine of his main attrib utes:
1. He has fore sight,
2. He under stands the Book,
3. He knows the mean ing of its vers es,
4. He knows the states and actions of those he will
appoint,
5. He will still be com pas sion ate and just even when
angered,
6. He knows the class es of beings,
7. He knows the intri cate aspects of affairs
A lead er who is aware of such things can make no
mis takes in his com mands. The Mahdi knows how to
avoid mis takes because of his com par a tive knowl edge,
for his deci sions will be direct ly inspired. In other words,
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