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PORTENTS AND FEATURES OF THE MAHDI'S COMING

       est pos si ble role model for true believ ers:
         You have an excel lent model in the Messenger of
         Allah, for all who put their hope in Allah and the Last
         Day and remem ber Allah much. (Surah al-Ahzab, 21)


         HE IS COMBATIVE AND VALIANT
        The days and nights will not end until a man from the
        Family of my House (the Mahdi), who will eas i ly pre vent
        dis or der and who will not be dis suad ed from doing so
        even by threat ned to be killed, appears.
                        (Al-Suyuti, Portents of the Mahdi, p. 13)
        The Mahdi will take the mat ter seri ous ly.
                                (Barzanji, Al-Isha'ah, p. 175)
        He will con tin ue his (intel lec tu al) strug gle until all peo -
        ple return to Allah.
                     (Al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar, p. 23)
        The Mahdi will set tle his account swift ly and will never
        break his prom ise.

              (Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi, p.
                                                   24)
        If he faces the moun tains, he will destroy them by mak -
        ing a pas sage through them.
                     (Al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar, p. 39)


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