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A Call for Unity

ple towards His path. And this description fits Hazrat Mahdi
(pbuh) in Islam.
In addition, an examination of the Torah and other
Judaic scriptures shows that the individual described as the
Messiah possesses the characteristics of Hazrat Mahdi
(pbuh), and that their activities and changes these two will
bring about in the world are exactly the same. For that reason,
the Messiah awaited by the Jews is actually Hazrat Mahdi

(pbuh).
In the hadiths of our Prophet (may Allah bless him and
grant him peace), Hazrat Mahdi's (pbuh) resemblance to the
People of Israel, the descendants of the Prophets, is highly
significant. Some of the hadiths on this subject read as fol-
lows:

Hazrat Mahdi's (pbuh) stature and posture resemble those of the
People of Israel. (Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar
fi `Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntadhar, pp. 36-29.)
His [Hazrat Mahdi's (pbuh)] body is an Israelite one. (Al-
Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir az-
Zaman, p. 24.)
Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) is like one of the People of Israel. (His de-
meanor resembles theirs, it is majestic and wise.) (Al-Muttaqi al-
Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir az-Zaman, pp. 23-
30.)
Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) has an Israelite body. He resembles one of
the greatest of the People of Israel. (Ibn Hajar al-Makki)
His [Hazrat Mahdi's (pbuh)] body is like that one of an Israelite.
(Mar'i ibn Yusuf al-Maqdisi, Fera Idu Fevaidi'l Fiqr Fi'l Imam
al-Mahdi al-Muntadhar)

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