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PORTENTS AND FEATURES OF THE MAHDI'S COMING
In his time, the[Muhammad's] com mu ni ty, both the
good and the bad, will pos sess bless ings the like of
which have never been seen before. Although much rain
falls, not a drop will be wast ed, and the soil will be fer -
tile and abun dant with out ask ing for a sin gle seed.
(Al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar, p. 20-21)
(In the Mahdi's time) the sky will begrudge none of its
rain and will cause rain to fall gen er ous ly. The ground
will hold back none of its plants and will give them forth
to per fec tion…
(Mukhtasar Tazkirah al-Qurtubi, p. 437)
EARTH WILL BE FILLED WITH JUSTICE
Even if no more than a day remains until Doomsday,
Allah will send an indi vid u al from my com mu ni ty, and
he will fill Earth with jus tice, in the same way that it is
now filled with cru el ty.
(Sunan Abu Dawud, 5:92)
The Mahdi is one of my peo ple, and he will fill Earth with
truth and jus tice, just as it is now filled with cru el ty and
tor ture.
(Sunan Abu Dawud, 5:93)
This Mahdi will fill Earth with jus tice, just as peo ple pre -
vi ous ly filled it with cru el ty.
(Sunan Ibn Majah, 10:348)
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