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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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