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Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)

sovereignty. People will say to the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) "Lead the
prayer," but he will respond, "The ameer is among you." He will
say, "This is a gift of Allah to the community of Muhammad."
(Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi `Alamat al-
Mahdi al-Muntadhar, p. 24.)
When Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) is performing the morning prayer
with the faithful at the Bayt al-Maqdis, the Prophet Jesus (pbuh)
will appear, and the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) will place his hands on
his shoulder and say, "The call to the prayer has been issued for
you, so you must lead it," and finally Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) will
lead the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) and the faithful in prayer. (Ibn
Hajar al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi `Alamat al-Mahdi
al-Muntadhar, p. 25.)
It is also revealed in authentic hadiths of our Prophet
(may Allah bless him and grant him peace) that the Prophet
Jesus (pbuh) and Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) will appear at the
same time and struggle together to spread Islamic moral val-
ues over the world. These facts, which appear in several au-
thentic hadiths, show that the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) and

Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) will meet in the End Times, and will
carry on their intellectual struggle together.
As mentioned above, the Messiah (Mashiach) awaited by
the Jews, on the other hand, is in fact Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh).
In Judaic texts, the term "Messiah" in a general way can also
be used to refer to kings and high priests, so that the meaning
is those "anointed to serve and close to Allah." However, the

specific Messiah awaited by the Jews is an envoy, a religious
leader who will be sent by Allah in the End Times, bring the
world under his dominion and, by the will of Allah, turn peo-

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