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Portents of Jesus’ (pbuh)
Second Coming

Imam Rabbani:
In another hadith, our Prophet spoke thus: "The
Companions of the Cave will be the helpmates of
Jesus." Jesus will descend to Earth at the time of the
Mahdi. The Mahdi will join with Jesus to destroy the
Antichrist (Dajjal). During the time of his rule, the Sun
will be eclipsed on the fourteenth day of Ramadan, and
during the first part of that day, the Moon will grow dark.
These occurrences will be contrary to custom and the as-
trologers' calculations." (Maktubat [Letters of Rabbani],
vol. 2, p. 380; Maktubat [Letters of Rabbani], pp. 1162-63)

"Athousand years later, the coming of the Mahdi is for this.
Our Prophet gave the glad tidings of his holy coming. Jesus
will appear after a thousand years have passed." (Maktubat
[Letters of Rabbani], vol. 1, p. 209; Maktubat [Letters of
Rabbani], p. 440)
The Mahdi will appear shortly before Prophet
Jesus (pbuh) and wage an intellectual struggle within the
Islamic world. He will bring those Muslims who have
strayed from Islam's essence back to true faith and moral values.
According to the Hadith literature, Prophet Jesus (pbuh) will pri-
marily address the Christians and the Jews, free them from their su-
perstitions, and call them to live by the Qur'an. As Christians abide
by Prophet Jesus (pbuh), the Muslim and Christian worlds will come
together in a single faith. As a result, the world will enjoy a period of

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