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A Call for Unity

Judgment Day. In addition, all believers have a major re-
sponsibility to make everyone aware of this vital issue and to
be the spiritual supporters of this holy person.
The Messiah Awaited by the Jews and Hazrat Mahdi
(pbuh) Awaited by Muslims are One and the Same Holy
Personage
The term "Messiah," also known as the "awaited savior"
in the revealed faiths, is manifested as Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)

in Islamic belief. The system of Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) in Islam
appears as the period of "Messiah" in Judaic scriptures. The
Messiah whose coming the Jews anticipate for the salvation
of mankind in the End Times is the same Hazrat Mahdi
(pbuh) awaited by Muslims.
However, the Prophet Jesus (pbuh), whose second com-
ing as the Messiah is awaited by Christians, is not Hazrat

Mahdi (pbuh). Muslims also believe that the Prophet Jesus
(pbuh) will return to earth during the End Times; however,
when the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) does return, he will do so as a
follower of Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) – with whom, by Allah's
leave, he will help Islamic moral values to prevail across the
world.
According to reliable reports handed on from our
Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace), "The
Prophet Jesus (pbuh) will perform the prayer behind Hazrat Mahdi

(pbuh)." (Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi
`Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntadhar, p. 24.)
This report appears as follows in other hadiths:
The Prophet Jesus (pbuh) will appear from the sky and accept his

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