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9 (2) َ ً یُوشِك ُ مَن ْ عَاش َ مِنْكُم ْ ٔاَن ْ یَلْقَى عِیسَى ابْن مَرْیَم َ إِمَامًا مَھْدِیًّا حَكَمًا و َ عَدْل Those who will be alive from among you will surely meet Jesus as son of Mary as as Imam Mahdi (the Promised Mahdi) and Hakam ( Judge) and Adal ( Just Arbiter). (Masnad Ahmad Bin Hanbal Kitab Baqi Masnad-ul-Mukathireen) (3) ْ کَیْف َ ٔاَنْتُم ْ إِذَا نَزَل َ ابْن ُ مَرْیَم َ فِیْكُم ْ وَإِمَامُكُم ْ مِنْكُم (Saheeh Bukhari Kitab Ahaadees-ul-Anbiya chapter Nuzool Isa ibne Maryam) What shall be your state when the son of Mary ( Jesus as ) descends among you and he will be from amongst you. These traditions tell us that the Promised Reformer is only one. He is the Imam Mahdi (Promised Mahdi) and metaphorically Jesus as , son of Mary as. As has been mentioned, Jesus as , son of Mary as , was a messenger unto the children of Israel and he has died. There is no ques- tion of his descending on earth again. 2: One of the proofs of the truthfulness of a prophet of Allah is that he, with complete certainty and firmness, presents God as a witness in testimony of his claim, as God is well aware of who is honest and who is a liar. A liar can never receive Almighty God’s help and assistance and according to