Understanding Islam — Page 75
73 In the A ḥā d ī th, it is also mentioned that the prophesied era of the Promised Messiah as would be such that religious fighting will come to an end with his appearance. 20 He will not use the sword or any earthly weapon for his cause. Instead, he will only pray to God for the success of his message and he will establish peace. In contrast, it is wrongly asserted that Islamic eschatology declares a violent bloodthirsty Mahd ī and Messiah who would kill all disbelievers. The Promised Messiah as has come to stop this cycle of violence which the so-called scholars of Islam have wrongly continued for their selfish reasons. He has made a declaration in his writings directly to all of the scholars of Islam and called on them to stop this wrong-headed preaching of violence: O Muslim scholars and maulav ī s! Listen to me. I tell you truly that this is not the time for Jihad. Do not disobey God’s Holy Prophet sa. The awaited Messiah has arrived and orders you to abstain from religious wars involving armed combat, killing and bloodshed. Not refraining even now from spilling blood and giving such sermons is therefore not the way of Islam. The person who accepts