Khilafat Centenary Souvenir 1908-2008 — Page 26
K h i 1 a f a t C e n t e n a r y _ _ _ _ - _:-. . . . ·:. . ~ ___ ___ _ ed Oneas is to Appear as 'Isa lbn Hadhrat Abdullah bin Umar 'a narrates that the Holy Propher aw said: are everal visions and dreams of the Holy reco rded in books of Ahadith about future I saw in a dream, while I was standing by the Ka'aba, a fair colored beautiful man with shoulder-long, straight hair from which water dripped. He had his two hands on the shoulders of two men, and was making circuit tnQF WISDOM C I ~aw in a dream, _while I wa~ standing by the Ka'aba, a ~ farr colored beautiful man with shoulder-long, straight hair. . . . . from which water dripped. He had his two hands on the rounds of the Ka'aba. I inquired as to who he was. They replied, "He is Al-Messiah Ibn-Maryam. Bukhari Kitabul Anlbiya Bab Wazkur Filkitaab Maryam Izzintabazat Min Ahliha; Musnad Ahmad Vol 2 Page 39 0 sh~ulders _of ~o men, and was making circuit r_ounds of the Ka aba. I mqurred as to who he was. They replied, "He is > Al-Messiah Tun-Maryam. Although the name Isa bin > Holy Prophet•aw Bukhari Kitabul Ambiya Bab Wazkur Filkitaab Maryam Izzintabazat Min Ahliha; Musnad Ahmad Vol 2 Page 39 Maryam has been mentioned in these two visions of the Holy Propher aw yet the description of events. Hadhrat Abu Huraira 'a narrates the Holy Propher aw said, "What will be your condition when the son of Mary is raised among you while he will be your Imam from among yourselves?" (Bukhari, Kitabul Arnbiya Bab Nozool Isa bin Maryam [book on Prophets, chapter on descent of Jesus son of Mary]) This hadith mentions the Promised Messiah as as the son of Mary but tells us in a very subtle way that he is not the Israelite Prophet son of Mary; rather he would be an Imam from among you, meaning from among the followers of the Holy Propheraw , and shall not be an outsider. To dispel any doubts that some people may still entertain about the identity of the Promised Messiah, (as,) the following two Hadith should suffice: Hadhrat Ibn Umar'a narrates that the Holy Propher aw said: I saw Isa, Musa and Ibrahim in a vision. Isa had a reddish complexion with curly hair and wide chest, but Musa was of a heavy built with fair complexion and straight hair like the people of the Zut tribe. Bukhari Kitabul Anlbiya Bab Nozool Isa Bin Maryam; Muslim; Musnad Ahmad bin Humbal Vol 2 Page 336 the person bearing that name in each case is completely different. The first narration describes Isa bin Maryam who appeared fourteen hundred years after Moses as a man with reddish complexion, curly hair and expanded chest - an exact picture of an Israelite Prophet, while the latter gives a full description of the Promised Messiah as - a beautiful man with fair complexion, long and straight hair - distinguishing him vividly from the Israelite, Isa bin Maryam so that every one can recognize the Promised One easily. Importance of the Mahdias It has been narrated by Hadhrat Abdullah '\ that the Holy Propher aw said that even if one day were left from the end of the world, Almighty Allah would stretch it to such a length so as to raise a person from my Ahl-e-Bait (household) or me. His name would be my name and his father's name would be my father's name. He would fill the earth with justice and fairness in the same measure as it had been filled with oppression and inequity. (Abu Dawood, Kitabul Mahdi) This hadith has also been mentioned in Tirmidhi, Musnad Ahmad, and Ibn Majah. However, Musnad Ahmad bin Hanbal and Tirmidhi have mentioned "Ismuhu Ismi," meaning that his name would be my name only and the words Ismu Abeehi Ismu Abi -