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PORTENTS AND FEATURES OF THE MAHDI'S COMING
HE HAS BLACK HAIR

The light of his face rises to his head and the black of his
hair.
(Mahdisim and Imamate, p. 153)
He has black hair. His beard is black.

(Fera Idu Fevaidi'l Fiqr,)
The radi ance of his face shines like day in his hair,
beard, and the black ness of his head, and gives him
great ness.
(Al-Uqayli, Al-Najmu al-Saqib,)

HE HAS A MOLE ON HIS FACE
The Mahdi has a thick beard, bright front teeth, a mole
on his face, and a broad fore head.
(Fera Idu Fevaidi'l Fiqr,)
He has a mole on his face.
(Al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar, p. 41)

HE HAS THE SIGN OF THE PROPHET (SAAS) ON
HIS SHOULDER
The Mahdi will have the sign of our Prophet (saas) on
his shoul der.

(Ibid., p. 41)

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